Title: A Real Big Brother
Pairing: Rose/Teddy
Words: 176
Rating: pg-13
AN: 2nd place in the LJ nextgen_drabble Rose/Teddy competition.
It was natural that so many of the Weasley and Potter cousins turned to Teddy for advice and help. He was like the ultimate big brother. He knew how to coax extra speed out of the old brooms at the Burrow, he knew where all the secret passages at Hogwarts were, and he knew the best spells for avoiding detection from one's parents when sneaking in late at night. However, since he wasn't really anyone's big brother, he got all the work of being an older sibling without getting to participate in any of the teasing, tattling, and taunting that typical big brothers got to enjoy.
So while Teddy never minded hearing the phrases, 'Could you show me how…" and "Teach me how to…" and "What's the best way to…", he always felt like he was missing out on something important.
It wasn't until Rose pulled him into the loo during her fifteenth birthday party and begged him to teach her how to snog, that Teddy saw the advantage of not being her real big brother.