Teddy's birthday arrived a few days after Ron and Hermione had visited Harry and Ginny. It was the weekend, so Harry didn't need to go to the Ministry. Each year they would celebrate by going to Andromeda's for the day, unless Harry had to work, and then they would go to the Burrow for a party.
This year however, because Ginny couldn't move around as easily, Andromeda and Teddy were going to go to the Potter's. Mrs Weasley had planned a party for the evening as well.
Harry woke early that morning and quietly slipped out of bed. He planned on letting Ginny sleep a little later. Taking a quick shower and dressing in his muggle clothes, Harry quietly trudged down the stairs to the kitchen where he made some toast and tea. Mrs Weasley would have a fit, he thought, if she saw what he and Ginny normally ate in the mornings. They usually only ate enough to satisfy themselves until the next meal.
A glance at the clock showed Harry that Andromeda and Teddy were due to arrive in a few minutes, so he started up the stairs to wake Ginny. Pushing open the door, he was surprised to see that the bed was empty. He noticed that the adjoining bathroom door was closed, so he crept up to it and pressed an ear against the wood, trying to figure out if she was puking.
Hearing the obvious sounds of someone brushing their teeth, Harry stepped away from the door and waved his wand over the bed to fix the sheets.
Hearing a knock on the door, Harry glanced one more time at the bathroom door and then jogged down the stairs to answer the door.
As soon as the door was open wide enough, Teddy rammed into Harry's knees, causing his godfather to stagger backward and grab at the door to prevent himself from falling.
"Harry! I'm seven today!" The boy announced loudly, his hair its signature turquoise and spiky.
Harry bent down and picked Teddy up under the arms. "Are you really?"
"You forgot?" Teddy asked. Harry could see the disappointment clearly etched on the boy's face.
"Nah, I knew it was your birthday! Why else would I be up this early? I need to make sure I'm one of the first people to wish you a happy birthday, right?" Harry saw the visible relief on his godson's face. Shifting the small boy to his hip, Harry looked to the older woman standing on the threshold. "Come in, Andromeda." She smiled in response and shuffled inside, toeing off her shoes and placing her handbag by her shoes.
Harry, still holding Teddy, led Andromeda to the sitting room. He set Teddy on his feet and flicked his wand at the hangings covering the windows to open them. The room was suddenly doused in sunlight.
"Ginny not up yet?" Andromeda asked understandingly, taking a seat across from Harry and Teddy.
Harry grinned. "She's actually up. Got up just before you arrived. I let her sleep a little later. She's been tiring easily lately."
"Well, she must be what, seven months now?"
"I think it's eight actually. She's due mid-May."
Andromeda nodded. "It's normal for her to be tired often around now. Are you excited?"
"Yeah, I am." Harry lifted Teddy onto his lap. "Are you excited, Teddy?"
Teddy frowned in concentration. "Yeah," he said, looking up at Harry. "Then I'll have someone else to play dragons with." Harry and Andromeda laughed.
Harry and Andromeda made small talk as Teddy sat quietly on Harry's lap. A few minutes later, Ginny descended the stairs, clad in her fluffy green dressing gown.
"Ginny!" Teddy jumped up from Harry's lap and shot towards Ginny. Ginny laughed and ran her hand through his hair as he tried to hug her.
"Happy birthday, Teddy. Let me sit down, and then you can hug me properly." She sank onto the sofa beside Harry and waited as Teddy scrambled up beside her where he gave her a strong hug. "Miss me?" She asked. Teddy nodded and allowed her to place a kiss on his cheek. "How does it feel to be seven?"
Teddy frowned and shrugged his shoulders. "The same as yesterday!"
"Really?"
"Yeah!"
"Well that's interesting!"
Teddy nodded proudly and seemed to puff out his chest a little. Ginny laughed and poked him in the side, causing him to squeal out in surprise. "Ginny!"
"Teddy!"
"You poked me!"
"Nah, that was Harry."
"Nuh-uh. I saw you!"
Ginny pretended to look scandalized at being accused of such a thing. "I did no such thing!"
Harry grinned and shook his head. Andromeda copied him as Teddy and Ginny continued to argue like five year olds.
*****
As lunch approached, Andromeda and Ginny ventured into the kitchen to begin preparing the meal. Harry had taken Teddy outside to go flying.
Andromeda waved her wand over the pot of water on the stove. The water immediately started to boil and she added chicken broth and some chicken and vegetables as well. Ginny had finished setting the table and was relaxing in a chair.
"I don't think we'll need much lunch," Ginny commented as she tied her hair into a ponytail. "Mum'll have gone full out on dinner. It's better we arrive hungry than not."
Andromeda nodded her agreement and used her wand to direct the pot of now done soup to the table where it poured an equal amount into each bowl. "Shall I go get Harry and Teddy?" She asked Ginny, setting the pot into the sink.
Ginny nodded. "If you could."
Andromeda left the kitchen and opened the back door. She stepped out into the cool air and called, "Teddy, Harry!"
Harry glanced down at the ground and gave her a sign he'd heard. He then turned his head back to the sky and called to Teddy. "Lunch, Teddy!"
Teddy flew towards Harry and pulled his broom to a hover beside his godfather's. "Can you do a dive with me?" He asked.
"Sure." Harry slid back on his broom and pulled Teddy's broom against his, instructing the boy to carefully slide backwards. Once Teddy was resting on Harry's broom between his legs, Harry used a hover charm to slowly lower the other broom to the ground.
"Hold on, Ted," Harry warned as he went higher. "Ready?" He asked. Teddy nodded excitedly. "Here we go." Harry tilted the broom forward and the pair shot downwards at a very steep decline. Teddy's yells of delight were masked by the wind whistling in Harry's ears. As they neared the ground, Harry pulled the broom up and they slowed down as Harry's feet brushed the grass.
Harry jumped off the broom and summoned Teddy's from the middle of the yard. He sent Teddy to the kitchen as he went to store the brooms in a closet.
When he arrived in the kitchen, everyone was sitting around the table, obviously waiting for him.
"Finally," Ginny teased as he took a seat next to her.
"Oh, shut up," Harry grinned.
*****
The rest of the afternoon went by quickly. Teddy had had great fun with Harry, Ginny and Andromeda. He'd gone flying with Harry again, played Gobstones, and listened to the adults tell him stories of when they were young.
When the time came to leave for the Burrow, Teddy asked, "Who am I Flooing with?"
The three adults glance at each other and seemed to have a silent conversation. Finally, Andromeda spoke.
"Actually, Teddy, we think you're old enough to start Flooing by yourself."
Teddy's jaw dropped and then he beamed. "Really? I can Floo by myself now?"
Harry nodded. "Just remember to speak clearly. My first time Flooing didn't go very well."
"What happened?" asked Teddy.
"I ended up in Knockturn Alley instead of Diagon Alley."
Teddy's eyes grew round. "Really?"
"Yeah; it wasn't pleasant. Now let's get going before they start to wonder where the guest of honour is." Harry stepped forward and grabbed a handful of Floo powder. "See you there, Teddy." He winked, threw the powder into the roaring fire, stepped in, clearly said "The Burrow" and was gone.
Harry stumbled out of the Burrow's fireplace and promptly knocked over Ron, who knocked over Hermione. The three ended up on the floor, and after a quick glance at each other, they burst out laughing. Harry staggered to his feet and offered his hand to his two friends, and all three jumped out of the way as Andromeda gracefully appeared.
"Teddy's coming next," she informed Harry.
Harry nodded and stepped in front of the fireplace, prepared to catch his godson. "Sorry," he called to Ron and Hermione, the former who had proceeded to rub his bottom.
"S'okay, mate. You've never been good at sticking your landings," Ron joked as Teddy fell face first out of the fireplace. Harry caught him before he could break his nose and placed him upright.
"Happy birthday, Teddy," Hermione and Ron chorused. Teddy grinned in reply.
"How was it, Teddy?" Teddy shook the soot from his hair and grinned up at Harry.
"Fun! I can't wait to do it again!"
Harry laughed and lightly swatted him on the bottom. "I think I saw Victoire. Why don't you go say hi?" Teddy nodded and rushed off into the sitting room.
"That was his first time?" Hermione asked, perching herself on the edge of the table. Harry nodded.
"Remember your first time?" Ron asked reminiscently.
Laughing, Harry replied, "Yeah, I ended up in Knockturn Alley."
Ron was about to say something, but at the moment, Ginny came tumbling out of the fireplace. She let out a little shriek as she pitched forward before Harry caught her under the arms.
Ron snickered. "So all in all, the Potters aren't very good at using the Floo." Harry grinned as Ginny glared at her brother.
*****
Around midnight, Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Mr and Mrs Weasley and Andromeda and Teddy were the last ones left at the Burrow. Mr and Mrs Weasley had gone to bed an hour before and Teddy had passed out from exhaustion on Harry's lap two hours before hand. Andromeda and Hermione were conversing quietly in a corner, Ginny was dozing, her head on Harry's shoulder as her, Harry and Ron listened to a replay of the quidditch game that had happened earlier that evening on the wireless.
Andromeda stood up after ending her conversation with Hermione and quietly made her way to Harry. "We should probably get home," she said, indicating Teddy. She went to pick him up but Harry shook his head once.
"Let me."
She nodded and grabbed the bag of presents Teddy had receive and then advanced to the door. "I'll see you in a few minutes."
When she was gone, Harry slowly shook Ginny awake. "I'm taking Teddy home."
"Oh, okay," she yawned.
Hermione sat beside Ron. "Do you want one of us to apparate her home? We can stay until you get back?"
"Yeah, that'd be great, thanks." Harry carefully stood up and shifted his godson in his arms. He gave a small wave to Ron and Hermione – Ginny had fallen back into a semi unconscious state – and he proceeded outside and apparated to the small cottage where Andromeda and Teddy normally resided. Andromeda let him in when he knocked and he quietly slipped upstairs to Teddy's room. He used his wand to change the boy's clothes into pyjamas and gave him a swift kiss on the head.
"Happy birthday, Teddy." Harry bide a quiet goodbye to Andromeda and quickly dispparated to his own house. He let Ron and Hermione go with a swift goodbye and then continued up to his room where he fell onto the bed beside Ginny and promptly fell asleep.
Author's Note - I just had to update today! It's the birthday of the young woman who stole the Chosen One's heart! Happy birthday, Ginny Potter!
Also, I've not bee able to answer reviews on this site as of late. It says 1. Either I'm not the author, 2. It takes two minutes for a review to appear or 3. Review reply is only for valid signed reviews. I was able to reply yesterday... so I'm sorry if I don't answer your reviews and if anyone knows how to fix this, I'd be forever thankful. I'll answer some of the bigger questions and such in the next author's note if this problem doesn't clear up by then.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this update! Only a few chapters left!
-PadfootProngs7