I do want Teddy to have a chance this time, in my other version he didn't.
It was nearly noon, and Ginny was just starting to clean the lunch dishes while Harry was at the table with Lily and Albus.
"But, Dad, you knew Wood, obviously you think he is the best Quidditch player!" Albus was saying.
"Now, that's not true. I think your Mum is the best Quidditch player. I said that Oliver is one of the best."
"I thought you didn't support Puddlemere?" Ginny asked from the sink.
"I don't support the team, but I do support Oliver. He's doing fantastic." Harry explained.
"Ah, I've heard." Ginny said. "I had to write an article on how Puddlemere defeated the Harpies last week. Not my best work, I might add."
"So you're still a bit biased, are you?" Harry asked.
"No, Lily kept distracting me with her dungbombs." Ginny said, turning to face them.
"I wasn't anywhere near the living room!" Lily said defensively. "I was setting them off in Al's room!"
"I know." Albus said. "But the smell carries, Lil."
"And that is exactly why Lily has the chore of raking the leaves today. Isn't that right, Lily?" Ginny asked, raising her eyebrows at her daughter.
"Yes, Mum." Lily grumbled.
"But if Lily was the one who got into trouble, why do I have to help her?" Albus asked.
"Because I said so." Ginny said simply.
"But-"
"Al, don't argue." Harry said. "Or you won't be going to the Burrow this evening to play Quidditch with Roxy and Lucy."
"It should only take about an hour for you two to rake the leaves." Ginny said. "Why don't you get started?"
Lily and Albus both sighed before grabbing their jackets and heading outside. "Harry, I wanted to ask you about next week." Ginny said, when the kids were outside.
"What about next week?" Harry asked.
"It's Halloween."
"Oh."
"Mum's invited us over for dinner that night, everyone will be there. I told her I would let her know, I wasn't sure if you wanted to or not. Or will you be working?"
"No, I've given myself the day off." Harry said. "I wasn't really planning anything, other than visiting my parents. No, I'll come to the Burrow. Us adults haven't all been together since summer, I'm sure Molly will be excited."
"I'm just going to check to make sure that Al and Lily are actually raking the leaves and not just wasting time, then I'll come back and let Mum know that we'll all be there." Ginny said, heading for the door as well.
Harry rubbed his eyes under his glasses. He glanced at the clock on the wall. He stood, heading down the hall to Teddy's room. He had checked on Teddy just before dawn, leaving pajamas on Teddy's bed and telling him to come into the kitchen when he felt up to it. It had been hours now, and Harry wanted to heal his shoulder. Teddy had continued to not allow Harry near his shoulder throughout the night, but Harry wasn't sure if it was Teddy or the wolf that demanded Harry back off when he tried to get close. After all, the one time Harry had been face to face with a werewolf, the werewolf had been incredibly dangerous. Harry had never been face to face with one that had taken Wolfsbane.
Harry opened the door quietly, peering into the dark room. Teddy was laying on his bed, back to the door. He had ignored the pajama shirt that Harry had dropped onto his bed, but Harry couldn't blame him. Harry had his fair share of arm injuries and getting a shirt on over an injury was rarely worth the struggle. Blood had dripped into the pants he was wearing, making Harry certain that his shoulder had been bleeding recently, or was still doing so. Harry was glad to see the pain potions that Ginny left were now empty.
"Ted?"
Teddy rolled over, accepting Harry's hand to help him sit up.
"Are you in pain?" Harry asked, flicking his wand to open the curtains and allow sunlight into the room. Teddy winced against the brightness.
"Not too much, the pain potions Ginny left earlier helped a lot." Teddy said.
"Can I take care of your shoulder now?" Harry asked, gesturing to the bottle of Dittany on Teddy's bedside table.
"I'm sorry about that." Teddy said. "I was in a lot of pain, and I couldn't really control that reaction-"
"Teddy, it's fine. I understand." Harry said, picking up the Dittany. "Has it been bleeding all morning?"
"I don't think so. It did bleed when I was trying to get dressed, but I think it's stopped."
Harry nodded, leaning over his shoulder. Using his wand, he cleaned away the excess blood to reveal the wound itself, and dripped a few drops of Dittany onto it. Once the green smoke vanished, Harry was satisfied with the mostly healed wound.
"Come on." Harry said, placing the bottle on Teddy's table and gathering the empty potion bottles. "You should eat some lunch."