Pass the Fic

Pass the Fic

This chapter was written by HorcruxFinder.

Remus and Teddy held James back until Severus was safely in the building and then let him go, so that he lunged for Lily instead.

"He's not going to hurt her, is he?" Teddy asked Remus as they followed behind James.

"No, he'd never hit Lily," Remus said assuredly.

"That's not what I asked," Teddy said and Remus threw him a glance. They were both thinking the same thing: what was James about to say to Lily.

"What the hell was that?" they heard James yell across the courtyard, and they sped up so that they were next to him in an instant, Peter waddling along behind them.

"What the hell was what, Potter?"

"You—Snape—what is your fucking problem, Evans?"

"I don't have a fucking problem!"

"This isn't going well," Remus muttered to Teddy.

"Well, it's going better than if I was the one kissing Lily," Teddy replied.

"True," Remus replied.

"He's a Slytherin!" James cried.

"What does that matter? We've always been friends!"

"Lily," Remus interjected, "have you even talked to him since fifth year?"

When no answer came, James seemed to understand what was going on and threw a brief glance at Teddy before turning his eyes once again to Lily. "Why can't you understand, lily? I'm in love with you—always have been. But I can't wait any longer, so Teddy, you can have her." At that, James turned on his heel and headed back to the castle as tears once again gathered in Lily's eyes.

"James," Teddy cried when he realized Lily wasn't going to stop him. "James, come on, mate," he said, running after his friend. "I don't want her—James, goddammit, James—" He disappeared into the castle, leaving Remus and Peter with a crying Lily.

"Lily, listen," Remus said, moving closer to put his arm around her. "They didn't it, they—" He stopped dead in his tracks when he got sight of Sirius, running around like a madman, stripped to his boxers, with Madam Pomfrey hot on his heels.

"You've got to be kidding me" Remus mutters and took off after his friend, forgetting Lily entirely.

"Hola, Mr. Tonks," Ryan Morgan, Lily's friend, greeted, sitting down across from him.

"Hey, Ryan." They sat in an awkward silence for a minute and then, "Not to be rude or anything, but why are you here?"

"Okay, here's what happened," she said in a rush, obviously just wanting to get it out. "Lily had totally and completely lost her mind and until she gets her head back on straight, I'm having nothing to do with her—"

"Is that a little harsh?"

"—Sirius is out of the hospital wing, so hanging out with the Marauders is out. So, out of people I talk to on a daily basis, that leaves you and Regan. And I need t talk to you." She was friends with Regan? Great.

"What about?"

"Regan."

"Yeah, I really need to talk to her, but she's not here," Teddy said, scanning the room for her once again.

"Top of the Astronomy Tower. She told me to tell you."

"Thanks, Ryan," Teddy exclaimed, getting up quickly. "Wait a second," he said, slowly walking back. "Regan and Ryan…why does that sound so familiar? Are you related?"

"How on Earth could you possibly know that, Teddy?" she asked, shocked. "I don't think even Lily knows that!"

Worried that he'd given his secret away, Teddy tried to cover for himself. "You…Regan…well, you both look—kind of like each other…"

Ryan burst out laughing, catching his lie. "Nice try, Tonks. We're step-sisters."

Teddy's mouth opened in a small "O".

"Just go talk to Regan," Rydan continued with a laugh. Teddy had no choice but to head to the Astronomy Tower. But where did he recognize the names Regan and Ryan from…?