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Written for Clever Ink Slingers' Holiday Spirit: Halloween Boot Camp Challenge! Wish me luck as this will be my first time writing for a boot camp!

Prompt Used: Ghost

Pairing: None

Candle Boats

The stars twinkled above them brightly as they walked along the river bank, neither one spoke as they simply allowed their emotions to guide them. Laughter and screams echoed loudly from the local town they were staying at temporarily through neither of them took any notice as they walked further down the river.

"Don't worry Teddy, everything will be alright," Harry said softly as he held his Godson protectively, "Your mum and dad will love your gift for them?"

"You think?" Teddy asked shyly as he burrowed his face in Harry's chest, "Will it really work?"

"I know it'll work," Harry replied as he placed a loving kiss on Teddy's forehead, "We'll find a nice quiet spot for you to set your boat down in."

"And candles!" Teddy cried out with a determined glint in his eyes, "We can't forget the candles! If we do forget the candles they'll be lost forever!"

"Right, I'm sorry Teddy I forgot that detail," Harry said softly soothing his Godson's nerves, "Let me know when you spot a good place for us to put your boat into the water."

Nodding his head Teddy turned and scanned the river edges while judging each and every little bit of ground, Harry simply smiled softly and continued to walk down the river edge not minding just how far he walked. The wind rustled through the bright multicoloured leaves as creatures of the night came out to play through all Harry did was to hold onto Teddy tightly and keep alert.

"There!" Teddy cried out excitedly after a while, "I want to set my boat down there! Right there where there is a little area for us to get to the river!"

"Alright then, we'll do it here," Harry said in agreement as he carefully placed Teddy down on the ground, "Have you still got the bag Teddy?"

"Hu uh, I've been looking after it really good," Teddy said proudly as he held up a black material bag, "I've made sure to hold it really carefully too!"

"Good boy," Harry said proudly as he ruffled Teddy's hair, "Let me sort the boat out alright? I don't want you being hurt by the fire or falling into the river."

"Okay Uncle Harry," Teddy replied with a nod of his head, "But I get to pass you the boat and the candles right?"

"Right," Harry replied with a smile as he took hold of Teddy's hand, "Now remember to do as I say, I don't want to see you get hurt."

"I know what to do Uncle Harry," Teddy said dramatically as he rolled his eyes, "You've already told me what to do, all the dangers and what is going to happen six times in the last half an hour."

"Alright," Harry answered chuckling at Teddy, "Give me the boat and the candles."

Nodding his head Teddy fished out a handmade boat made out of lollypop sticks with the single sail made out of two photographs, on one side of the sail was Remus and Tonks while on the other side of the sail was a picture of Lily and James. Handing it carefully over to Harry Teddy made sure to hold the boat as if it was made of glass, as Harry took it he too held it in the same way. As Harry knelt down and placed the boat down on the ground he watched as Teddy pulled out two candles from the bag with writing on them. One candle had the words 'Love you mummy and daddy' in Teddy's childish handwriting while the other candle had 'Love you mum, love you dad' written on it in Harry's chicken scratch handwriting.

Taking the two candles from his Godson Harry placed them carefully down on the boat and carefully placed it down into the water of the river while making sure to keep a light yet tight hold on the boat. Then with a flick of his wrist Harry's wand appeared in his hand and with another flick of the wrist the two candles where lit.

"Ready Teddy?" Harry asked as he put his wand away, "Ready to send our Halloween gift to our parents?"

"Yes!" Teddy cried out with a determined nod of his head, "I hope that mummy and daddy like their Halloween gift."

"I know they will," Harry said kindly, "After all you've done a great job of eating all those lollypops and sticking the lollypop sticks together."

"T-Thank you but I couldn't do it without you," Teddy said shyly looking down at his feet, "You helped me to put the finishing touches on it and you helped me with writing on the candle and you made the sail."

"It was a team effort," Harry said softly with a sad smile, "Are you ready to show our parents what we made for them?"

Teddy returned Harry's smile with a sad yet happy smile of his own, "Yeah, let's help our parents find their way to where ever they are going, you can never be to careful, espically on Halloween night. There are lots of ghosts and spirits moving about tonight so we have to help our parents out."

With that Harry released the small handmade boat and watched it sail down the river with a sad yet happy smile on their faces. Teddy remembered those loving arms that he had laid in, the feeling of warmth and love and comfort, the loving smiles of happiness and pride smiling down on him and his parent's soft yet distant voices as they talked softly and sung him a lullaby. Harry sighed and watched the boat disappear, flashes of his mother and father trying to protect him from Voldemort appeared in his mind along with the flash of green light and the voice of his mother begging for the Dark Lord to spare Harry.

"Teddy, do you want to go back into town and see how that Halloween party at The Burrow is coming along?" Harry asked without taking his eyes off of the boat.

"Yeah and I can help Grandma Molly get rid of any leftover junk food and sweets," Teddy replied with a large smile on his face.

Chuckling Harry stood up and walked back towards Teddy, once in front of his Godson Harry scooped him up and walked back down the path they had came, neither of them spoke a single word as they allowed themselves to dream what their parents might think of their boat. If they had just looked back they would not have to dream as floating above the lollypop stick boat was four glowing orbs with the ghostly outlines of Remus, Tonks, James and Lily around the orbs. Their eyes were filled with two simple and pure emotions as they lovingly caressed the boat below them with ghostly hands while looking at the backs of their children.

Love and Pride.

Until the next prompt...