Silent Tears Chapter 21 Author Note:

Hello again! I know I know! Its been eons since I posted and I apologise for that! Like I said before I have things coming up and this is going to probably the last update for quite some time! Explain why at the bottom!

I just wanted to thank you all for reaching Chapter 20 and giving it all your support! I really appreciate it!

A special thanks to Tom for your amazing review! :)

Song Dedication : Hmm *dramatic thinking pose :P* I have absolutely no clue what I am doing but OneRepublic's All the Right Moves seems to appeal to me as a good song dedication to this chapter :P If you figure out why, PM me so that I too get to know :P

Well thats it for now! See you at the bottom!

~ASP~

Previously on Silent Tears:

"We'll see! Now get the tables back in order!" she told as Bill and Charlie scurried off to arrange the tables properly again. Neville helped them get it done, though trying to look as though he wasn't. Everyone seated around the tables after they were finished for the official Weasley Christmas Dinner of the Year.

The clatter of plates and spoons was dominated by the sounds of happy laughter. The children tended to huddle into their own part of the table while the adults talked with the other on the other end.

"I am excited for Hogwarts next year!" Molly exclaimed.

"Don't remind me! As it is, I cant stop wishing my letter would hurry up already!" Lucy exclaimed, "Are you excited too Louis?" Louis smiled and nodded.

"Would you look at that! Show some interest Louis!" Dominique sniggered. It was known he talked rarely. In comparison to his sisters, he was the quiet, silent thinker. Dominique, the loud and confident one, never hesitates to do something she believes in. Victoire, Dominique's copy, except her doings had a childish, innocent touch to them, despite the age.

"Let it pass Dom! You should show interest yourself! You are getting in with Molly at the same time next year you know!" Victoire said laughing. Did he say they were copies of the other? Scratch that.

"Away from Hogwarts you lot! The kids are going to become crazy!" Teddy exclaimed as they turned to look at the Troublesome Trio and Albus and Rose giving them looks. The Troublesome Trio, as it so befits them, were positively glaring, while Rose was a degree lesser in comparison, as Albus begged silently to change the topic. Dominique, Lucy and Molly burst out into peals of laughter as Louis tried to suppress a smile. Victorie gave them a look that screamed 'Shut up!' and turned back to them.

"You guys want to go to see Hogwarts right?" Albus nodded tentatively while Rose kept control of her resolve.

"Well think about it this way! If you love it without seeing it, then you'll love it even more when you actually see it!" Albus smiled while the Trio relaxed. Rose was stubborn as ever. Teddy chuckled internally before turning to her.

"You know, it's a good thing you are coming in late Rosie. Otherwise, you are going to steal all the fame from us, what with you being so intelligent!" She was cracking, he could see it in her eyes. Soon she broke into a small smile. Teddy laughed as Victoire smiled at the two of them.

"What did I tell you? The Pacifier Duo!" Dominique said smirking though there was a true smile in her eyes. The others laughed at that. Teddy joined then, let his glance slide to the adults for a moment as he noticed something that made his face frown. Victoire noticed it.

"What is it Teddy?" she asked. Teddy just shook his head. She looked over to the where he was looking and saw the adults quiet and deep in conversation as serious looks passed between them. Harry looked tired while Ron looked frustrated. Charlie, Bill and Percy looked interested in something Neville was saying. But a face was missing. He looked further to see George behind, his face scrunched up in thought.

"You know, I have been having this weird feeling every time Harry is here… It's foreign feeling, completely new to me… But now I think I know what it is…" Anger a voice said in the back of his mind. And why was that? He didn't know. Victoire looked confused but she let it pass.

"Whatever it is, I am sure it will pass soon." Teddy looked up and saw what Dominique was talking about. She really was a pacifier.

The sound of metal clashing with glass came across the table. Arthur Weasley, with grey hairs weaving in strands across his once ginger hair, stood up holding his glass.

"Before the night is over, I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!" he said.

"Merry Christmas!" they all replied back in unison. He stood smiling and sat back, before continuing his previous conversation. The night was still young as Teddy trudged back to the room he stays in the Burrow. Before he entered, he saw Harry standing at the doorway. He was looking older than ever, frown lines creasing his forehead.

"Oh Teddy! I was just wishing to talk to you, seeing as I have so less time these days!" Teddy smiled back, but a monster kept clawing at his heart, telling his to throw the worst spell he knew.

"True indeed Harry! Hows work?" He didn't really mean to ask that but it just came out. Harry, if possible, looked even wearier.

"Hard! So many cases! So much to take care of! I don't know what would happen if Ron wasn't there! On top of that, the Derk case is still hanging by a thread!" he said.

"Derk case? Isnt that the kidnapper one? The one where Nathan's dad was also gone?" Harry looked surprised at his remembering it after all this time. He sighed.

"The very same…"

"But wasn't the trial supposed to be held last summer?" Harry shook his head.

"The trial was… not quite in our favour. We have a small clue that we need to work on. Until that's taken care of, the case isn't over, not for us…" Looking back, Teddy couldn't remember a time Harry would complain about work. He loved it passionately, like everything else that he did. But right now, he looked like someone who would give up at first shot. He was deep in his thoughts again.

"I am sure it will pass soon…" he said, remembering Victoire's words. That seemed to shake him out of his thoughts. He smiled back at Teddy.

"Oh and I wanted you to have this! I picked it up from Muggle London!" he said, handing over a small chain with a pendant shaped like a teardrop. "Ginny and I have another gift ofcourse but I thought I will just give you this. Its shaped like a teardrop, which symbolizes penance. You can give it to someone special!" He said winking as Teddy laughing. He felt as though a small weight was lifted.

"You do realize Ginny is going to kill you if she finds out don't you?" Harry guffawed at that.

"The girl who made a Valentine song in her first year? Nah I don't think so!" he said laughing as Teddy gaped at him.

"First year?! I am so going to tease her with that!" he said chuckling while Harry motioned him to lower his voice.

"Don't let her hear that now!" They both were holding their stomachs from laughing so much. The air was much livelier after that.

"Really Harry, you are terrible at picking gifts!" Teddy said jokingly as Harry grinned.

"I don't try to be terrible or something! It just happens!" he said grinning, "Now go get some sleep! Wouldn't want Ginny to kill me now because I kept you up now do we?" Teddy chuckled at that.

"Merry Christmas Harry!" he said cheerily as Harry smiled.

"Merry Christmas Teddy!"

He found himself not long after in the small room on the top, looking over in his trunk for any pictures he could find. Surprisingly, there was a huge collection of them. He picked up the Memoir Holder and traced a small T on the cover, watching the gold design come in place and felt it click open. In it, there were holders for pictures with a small place for text beneath it in each page. He leafed through them, relishing the crinkle of pages beneath his finger tips.

He placed each picture one by one in order, as he saw an invisible quill scrape across the page, writing down all it could. He saw the picture of his pancake prank on his grandmother and laughed at the furious look she had on her face. He saw the next where Harry and he were standing on the backyard of Grimmauld Place, a small broom in his hand. They were laughing out heartily, both younger than ever before. He smiled and placed the next picture, one with Lewis, Jenna and him and Hogwarts in the background. He continued doing so reading each text as he leafed by.

First flying lesson…

Christmas Dinner…

Teddy and Timothy have a fight…

He stopped at that and saw the picture. It was the one on April Fool's Day, an accidental addition to his collection of picture. He saw Lewis pulling a prank on Nathan. But the thoughts of the day were his. They were things he put to the back of his mind and forgot altogether. It was like the muggle diary, except with things that even he didn't remember happened.

He then picked up the picture with Lewis waiting for his Quidditch trial. He saw himself standing beside him, happy and glad. He wondered who had taken all of these pictures. Sure, he remembered one or two from here and there, but he didn't remember the one about the Quidditch Trial. Maybe Nathan or Liam had taken it.

He placed it and was distracted by the next picture of Lewis's birthday when suddenly he thought he saw something.

Harry…

He put the picture back and searched for where he had seen Harry's name, looking for it so intently that he didn't think he was able to concentrate so well. That day had a lot to say. He was just reaching the part where he and Lewis were walking away from the Pitch after the trial with Jenna on their trail when a black owl, sinister looking with its unnaturally red eyes landed on his lap. He pushed away the Memoir, looking at its leg where a small piece of parchment was attached. He picked it up as the owl moved away. It was a really small parchment and he opened it to read it.

Teddy. Dad is gone… Help…

There was no name signed at the bottom but he knew who it was from. He tried remembering Nathan's address from any of their encounters. But his problem was solved at the bottom of the parchment.

Follow the owl…

It was a strange instruction. Surely he didn't think he could keep up with the flying owl at any rate. The owl peered at him curiously. But he wanted to try, so he turned to the owl.

"Show me the way…" It peered at him and he felt like staring back at the deep red eyes. And then something seemed to dawn to him in his mind, a picture of a place he had never seen before. The owl continued to peer at him. It forced him to say something, something he didn't know. He opened his mouth and found his voice.

"Funesto…" The owl flew across the room to a small fireplace that hadn't been there before. Teddy walked tentatively to the fireplace. Bright green flames danced around the fireplace as he stepped through it. He tried out the word that had come from his mouth not long before.

"Funesto!" he tried and felt himself spin, following a pace that normal fireplaces lacked. His Memoir Holder, or more importantly, the page he was looking at so intently, lay forgotten on the floor.

Author Note:

A random fact! All of you who know or speak Spanish might decipher that Funesto is a spanish word to Ill fated or disatrous. nathan lives a truly miserable life behind all the gold and glitter of Hogwarts. And why is that? Well you will get to know in the chapters to come. And yes, the owl was a symbolic representation of tamed evil!

Now I know you are looking for answers but before you ask them, let me pose a few questions.

a) What happened to Nathan's dad?

b) What happened to Nathan's dad?

And c) What happened to Nathan's dad?

Now you might be wondering, "Why is ~ASP~ giving so much emphasis to Nathan's dad?" Frankly speaking, that will be answered in the chapters to come but I shall give you a little clue.

You know not what lies behind the mask that hides what you see.

Yeah, I came up with that. *sigh* Explains why its so bad :P if you can find out what might happen with that kind of a clue, then you truly deserve to know it all!

Poll Question! The last poll was one of my favourites! So lets make this one count!

The next chapter of Silent Tears, whenever it comes, would probably not be Teddy's POV. If so, Who's POV would you prefer? (POV is Point of View for those who dont know!)

a) Harry Potter

b) Ron Weasley

c) Oliver Wood( This is a first for Old Olly but I want to give a small visit to Oliver's life!)

You know what to do! Say a, b or c and thats enough! As for my answer to the previous poll, Charlie Weasley seems like a pretty great Badass :P I dont know why, maybe because he deals with dragons, but I found him to be the perfect not-so-popular prankster. But then someone came by and opened my eyes saying, "Look at Neville! How could you NOT say yes to that one?!"

True indeed Neville could be a pretty successful prankster seeing as no one is going to suspect him much! But then again Bill too is a not so suspicious character. Head Boy,Cursebreaker, those kind of things have an impression on people. But I guess I will side with Neville for now!

Now coming to my previous revelation, this may or may not be the last up date for about 2-3 weeks because:

1. I have my Exams coming up and this year's exams count a lot for my future career.

2. I have no more chapters at hand.

3. I am an idiot.

So I advice on voting for the poll because though it might not have immediate results, it will definitely give me something to work on.

So well thats it for now! Check out my Profile for things about me. And also for the other stories I have worked on. And oh yes, I almost forgot! Silent tears is now available on Wattpad for all you Wattpadders out there. Now I know the story isnt going to be different but there is limited things I can do on here as far as the Multimedia department is concerned! So check out the Wattpad version of Silent Tears for Pics and ofcourse, the book trailer! :p I am in dire need of a banners so if anyone can make me one, that wouldbe appreciated! (You-know-what = dot)

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Well thats it for now! If you liked this chapter, drop in a review! I appreciate those a lot! They help me to keep going! As of now, its time for goodbyes! Love life and Peace Out!

~ASP~