I know I'm a bad person for not updating for so long but I have study for exams and I hate exams and I have lots so I have lots of study meaning no time to write stories. So bare with me until the 30th of November which is my last exam after that I'm free, at least until I start my last year of school and all that jazz.
Rant over, on with the story.
Andromeda's house was in the small wizarding village of Puddlemere. As I Apparrated, a stray cat hissed at me and jumped into the salvation of a nearby bush. I looked around; it looked similar to Godric's Hollow, with little cottages with high sloping roofs that the rain was sliding off, and a small cemetery that sat at the end of the long saturated street. I pulled my hood over my head and advanced towards the small cottage that sat on the corner. The rain bounced off the pavement as I splashed my way to the front door of Andromeda's house. I raised my hand and knocked heavily on the door. I pulled my coat closer around me and ducked my head further into my hood.
"Hello?" said Teddy as he slowly opened the door. He saw me standing in the pouring rain and threw the door open.
"Ginny!" he exclaimed and threw his arms around my legs "Hey Ted" I said, picking him up and hurrying inside out of the rain. Andromeda reached the door, greeted me and closed the door.
"Ginny how are you?" she said cheerfully. I set Teddy back on the ground and Andromeda took my coat off me.
"Awful weather isn't it?" she said hanging up my coat and walking into the kitchen, I could hear the rain pounding on the roof, "Coffee?" she called
"Thanks" I called back. Teddy took my hand and led me into the kitchen. He looked behind me curiously
"Harry's not here, he's busy Ted" I said. The little boy's face dropped dramatically and I felt a hint of satisfaction, knowing that Teddy was really missing Harry and Andromeda was lying about something.
"I know why you're here Ginny" She said over the whistle of the kettle. It didn't take me by surprise and I took this as a queue to explain why I had come. However she began for me
"I don't think it's the appropriate time for you and Harry to be caring for Teddy. I mean Harry almost died and then he does and what? Just comes back to life? How do you think that affects Teddy? His parents haveā¦" she trailed off and stared and the kettle intensely. I took this time to state my opinion.
"Andromeda Teddy needs Harry" I said quietly, she turned around and looked at me intently.
"And you think he doesn't want me?" she said. At this moment Teddy stared up at Andromeda expectantly and she picked him up and sat him on her lap. I could see the conflict in Teddy's eyes and used it to my advantage.
"Andromeda he needs all of us and I think it would be wrong to take someone else away from Har- Teddy" I said blushing at my slip up, thankfully she didn't seem to take notice.
"Thank you Ginny for making me out to be the bad person!" she shouted. I swore silently to myself, I was just making this worse and the urge to leave rose inside me but I resisted. "I'm not trying to take Teddy away from Harry. I know that he would do anything for Teddy but Harry's job is highly dangerous! I mean look at what just happened I know it was a mistake but what if that was real Ginny?" she said glaring at me. Her glare reminded me of Tonks whenever she became angry, they had the same angry pout and I felt a ting of sadness. My mind wandered back to what Andromeda had just said and I felt myself go cold whenever I thought of never seeing Harry again. The feeling was a familiar one.
"Believe me I know what that's like Andromeda" I said
"But he came back! You don't understand how amazing that is" she shouted tears welling in her eyes; she wiped them and looked at the table, trying to hide her face. I felt I needed to remind her that he never had to come back from the dead because he never died but the sympathy I felt for her brushed it away.
"I know it's dangerous but if it happens then it happens. Taking Teddy away from Harry won't cushion the blow for Teddy if it does. You can't think that removing Harry from his everyday life will stop the emotional blow because it won't" I said firmly. She continued staring at the table but I knew she had heard. After a moment she looked up at me. Teddy was looking at both of us looking confused. He decided now would be a good time to add his input into the conversation.
"I want to see Harry" he said casually. Andromeda sighed and nodded. I silently thanked Teddy and sipped my coffee waiting for her reply.
"Okay listen when I saw Harry after the war he was a mess" she said rubbing her temples. Unexplained anger rose up inside me. "Why do you think I tried desperately to keep Teddy from him?" She finished, she looked startled, as if she had meant to keep that to herself. The anger grew,
"How dear you judge him on that! He had just lost so many people he cared about. He was exhausted and you kept the one thing from him that would make him happy?!" I said desperately trying to control my voice so I wasn't shouting at her.
"No I'm sorry you're right" she said quietly. She looked down to Teddy who was playing with the edge of his sleeve.
"Teddy what would you like to do? Would you like to stay here or go back with Harry and Ginny?" she said. I felt my heart leap in anticipation and I held my breath.
"Is it okay if I go back with Ginny? I want to give Harry my drawing I did of everyone" he looked up at Andromeda, almost to make sure he had said the right thing. She smiled at him before sighing quietly and looking back at me.
"I'll go upstairs and help him pack" she said pushing her chair back. Teddy jumped off her lap and crawled on to a chair keeping his eyes trained on me.
"Thank you Andromeda" I said catching her arm before she walked away. She smiled at the ground although I could see tears sliding down her cheek. I gulped the rest of my coffee. It was horribly cold and I choked on it as it went down.
"I don't want Harry to hate me" Teddy said I a small voice. I was slightly taken back by this, why would Teddy think Harry hated him?
"Teddy, Harry doesn't hate you, what makes you think he does?" I said. Teddy shifted uncomfortably in his chair.
"He was mad at me because I didn't go home with him that night but I was scared because Andomeno told me he was dead and I thought he was a ghost or one of those zombies in the story he read me" Teddy explained "He didn't say goodbye" he finished sadly. Tears were spilling down his cheeks now.
"Teddy Harry doesn't hate you, he loves you very much and he wants you to come home" I said softly. Teddy's face brightened "you better go help Andromeda with all your stuff." He nodded and ran from the kitchen. I was impressed with myself at the moment; Hopefully Harry would be waiting at home like I had told him to. I couldn't wait to see the look on his face.
Sorry if this chapter wasn't very good *sigh*
