Teddy was storming through the castle. That's what one might think looking at him. Whereas what in fact was happening was, he was running. Running away scared. In his heart he knew. He was a 24 years old man and a professor, and he was running scared like a little boy. What hurt his heart is he was running away from the people he used to go to when he was a little boy and scared.

The jumble of emotions were so cloudy, that Teddy didn't see where he was heading and he ran into a hard body. Strong arms wrapped around his body as both of them staggered. The said arms held him firm while the person tried to balance. Teddy laughed while he righted himself and looked up.

And there he was, professor Neelay Patel of transfiguration. Teddy noticed himself holding on a very broad and masculine set of shoulders. His beautiful brown skin with a light stubble looked inviting to him. Wow, they make them differently in India. He thought.

When he noticed his own train of thought, he let go off the man like he had been burnt.

"Professor Lupin. I have been searching for you all over." The Transfiguration Professor said.

"Oh?"

"Headmistress has called an urgent meeting, before the classes for the day can start. We have to hurry."

Teddy sobered by man's words.

"Ofcourse."

He meant to pass by the Transfiguration professor as he moved towards the Headmistress's office, when he felt a hand encircle his wrist to stop him. Teddy closed his eyes, in prayer for strength. When he turned to look at the other professor, he was looking worried.

"What is it, Professor Patel?"

He let go Teddy's hand. Not before He notice the subtle caress on his wrist with his fingers.

"You have to come with me, Professor Lupin; Professor Kalan won't open her chambers."

"What do you mean. May be she isn't in there."

"I know she is in there, it's like she just can't hear us. May a silencing spell or something."

Teddy sighed, "Yeah let's go."

They went a few corridors up, before stopping outside the Astrology Professor's living Quarters.

Teddy knocked on it. There was no response. Then he banged a few times calling her name.

"Are you sure she is in there?" Teddy asked the Man.

"Positive." Teddy didn't argue with the man.

"Fine. Can you please step back for a minute, Professor Patel." He asked.

He frowned, "Why?"

Teddy looked at the man and frowned back. "How long do we have before the meeting starts?"

Without another word the man stepped back a few feet.

Teddy wasn't a rude fellow and he definitely didn't want to seem that was to this man, but today was just getting on his nerves. Not only did his family was having crisis, on that of that Teddy was having his own set of crisis. So he did not let himself dwell on the guilt of being a prat to the beautiful man. While he was at that, he forgave himself to for thinking that way too.

Teddy leaned in the door, and gave a password to the portrait, which immediately swung open.

He turned to the other man and gestured him towards the open door. His eyes were huge, then some kind of idea seemed to settle on his face.

"How did you? Eh. Are you and..." Teddy understood the man's line of thinking, if in his shoes, he would have thought the same thing.

Teddy smiled at Professor Patel.

"The Headmistress and all the Heads of the Houses have a common password which gets them in anywhere. It's for Safety purposes."

"Oh." the other man smiled at Teddy, making Teddy skip a heartbeat.

"That would mean a lot of mischief, if any of the students find out. No wonder you didn't want me to hear it."

Teddy didn't reply. He turned and went into the rooms. He had never been to Professor Aurora Kalan's quarters. They were on friendly terms, yet haven't been close enough to have tea on a Sunday mornings. Yet he knew where her chambers were.

He called her name, and so did Professor Patel entering after him.

"I don't think she is around." Teddy said looking around the rooms. It was empty.

"Wait, that door is open. May be she is on the balcony."

The other man walked towards the open doors. Teddy stood at his spot not bothering to move. The man will let him know if she was there or not, and then he will be free to leave. He looked around the rooms. They were decorated with stars, neon stars on the ceiling, the muggle kind Lily used to have on her bedroom ceiling, saying it reminded her of Ravenclaw Tower. Which Teddy had visited in his school days, which he thought was really beautiful indeed. The fact which he will never admit to a student, hence he didn't, and had just smiled at the girl and helped her put it up. Around the room there were dream catchers on every nook and cranny. This women either loved the eccentric things or she just had a lot of dreams to catch. Other than that the rooms were kept perfectly clean, and poised.

He noticed the other professor hadn't spoken in a while. So he tranced his steps towards the balcony door.

"What happen?" Teddy asked as he came to stand beside him. The man had his mouth open a little and was staring out with a little horrified.

When he himself looked out, he found himself flustered too and his mouth fell open.

It was Professor Aurora Kalan. She was laying on the floor. The balcony was quite big and closed with glass all around. The whole space was covered with herbs and plants. Many were the colourful creepers hung from the ceilings. The gardens were really well taken care of. They were looking at greenhouse gardens in Professor Kalan's chambers.

What actually had both men flustered was the sight of their fellow colleague, who was naked. Right above her was a glass Domed ceiling of the greenhouse. Her eyes were closed and seemed to be sunbathing.

It had been minutes before Teddy could wrap his head around what he was seeing. A beautiful woman, he had never given a second glance to, was lying their naked. Her beautiful dirty blond hair sprawled around her head like a halo. The contented look on her face. Her beautiful body, was everything a man can dream of.

He shook his head and looked at the Man beside him. He was now facing Teddy looking uncomfortable, yet he kept sneaking glances at the Woman.

Teddy reached beside him and knocked loudly on the doorway. "Professor Kalan."

The woman visibly took a deep breath without opening her eyes, still maintaining the contented look on her face. Then she opened her eyes, and turned her look towards the door was.

"Professor Lupin, Professor Patel. How nice to see you. Came to join me with my Meditation?" She asked them with a brilliant smile. Like her being naked on the floor, looking a treat to ravish in front of two of her colleagues wasn't a big deal, and perfectly normal.

"Eh..." the Transfiguration professor cleared his throat, "Forgive us for the intrusion, Madam, but we knocked, may be there was a silencing charm."

The woman pushed on the palms on her hand and pulled herself halfway, like one might lounge on a beach, her leg slightly curving in a way that hid her privates and looked sensual at the same time.

"Yeah. It's because of that poltergeist. I need complete silence for my practises. Was there something important is needed to know?" She asked.

"Yeah. Headmistress has called an urgent meeting."

"Oh." She said.

She then turned the other way and rose up. If any of them was a gentleman, they would have left and given her the privacy. Teddy though was mesmerised by her fluid motions and her supple body. And the way she was unworried about flaunting it. His heart was probably gonna explode at the end of the today, the way the day has started.

She walked toward a table near by and dawned on herself a simple yellow summer dress, right in front of them. Her back facing them as she pulled her out of it and combed it with her fingers. The dress had a backless sort of hole which showed of her skin.

She turned to them with a smile. "Thank you for coming to get me, Professors. Let's go."

Is she gonna wear that in January? In Scotland?

She passed from between them and into her livingroom. Both of them turned to look at her like obedient little crups. They watched her walk towards one of the hooks near the door leading outside, her movement of her hips, swirling skirt around her thighs. Now that they know that she wore nothing under that dress, it felt sensual. She grabbed a robe and pulled it on over her dress and Turned to them.

"Aren't you coming?"

They both looked at one another, and then Back to her. But she was already gone. They both found themselves adjusting their robes and then following her. Teddy closed the door securely. He was glad the other professor didn't hear the password, he would have hated for her to find herself in a terrible situation, given the fact that she was clearly incapable of judging one as being so.

James Sirius Potter.

If predictably-unpredictable was a slogan, then James Sirius Potter would the Posterboy.

James's Broad frame was crowding the doorframe, like he had been nose pressed to the door while it was closed moments ago, brooding over what was going on inside.

"Why are you standing here? Living room doesn't have enough sitting space?" Lily asked her brother.

"What were you two doing inside with the door closed?" He brother asked Scorpius.

"Talking about our life, James."

Lily answered. Scorpius was in between both of them, while the two siblings talked over him.

"You shouldn't talk alone with boys where no one can see you." James told his sister with a frown.

"You are right, brother. We wouldn't want Scorpius to knock me up. Again."

James frown dissolved as his eyes widened and he rushed towards Lily. He hugged her tightly

"Lils."

She had been dreading meeting her oldest brother. She has wanted it to be as later as possible. But when James hugged her, she felt like she was 5 years old again. When she used to think, James hung the moon in the sky. She tightened her hold on her brother.

How could she have thought she can do this without him. No matter what, James had always been her protector and her partner in crime. He was a little short tempered but he had the kindest of hearts. Her kids would be the luckiest in the world to have a uncle like him. And she started crying. She couldn't help it. It was James. Here she was all alone, with an unsteady future; feeling like the little girl with a broken leg by the tree, and who could help her but her brother.

"Shh Lils. I am here. Please don't cry." He echoed the same sentence he had said to her years ago, when he was eight and had carried her home. It somehow made her cry harder into him.

James just let her. Shooting her hair. When she was able to, she said in between the sniffles.

"Why did you come so late. Don't you know I can't do this without you." Looking up at him.

"I am sorry, Lily. I came as soon as I heard. I promise. You know I won't put anything before my sister."

And another set of tears started.

Scorpius left the room, the minute Lily started crying. Not because he couldn't stand it, but because it felt like too private a moment between the siblings for him to intrude upon. He made his way into the living room.

Albus was browsing through the book shelves while his parents were on the three seater sofa talking quietly. Scorpius just stood there unsure. There were doubts going through his head that he didn't think anyone will understand.

"Scorp?" Ginny said. "Is everything okay?"

"Eh. James is in there with Lily."

"Oh. Did he say anything to you?"

"No. He...

Ginny stood up and came near him. She pressed the back of her hand to his forehead. "You are not warm. Come sit."

She pulled him to sit in between her and Harry.

Yeah, it will make him feel better to sit between his stepfather and his ex-wife, he thought ironically.

Ginny put a hand on his shoulder, Harry was looking at him with concern. Albus was now sitting across from them.

"She was crying." He told them. "I mean she just saw James and she started crying."

"It's okay, Scorp. There is nothing to worry about." Ginny told him sympathetically.

Scorpius was too tired and just couldn't stop himself. "But I don't remember seeing her cry at all through this. Am I? Didn't she feel safe enough to let out her emotions."

Scorpius let his head fall in his hands. He had cried, and he was boy and she hasn't. And here he was complaining about it. What is wrong with him. Had his sanity completely left him?

"Scorpius." Ginny said. Scorpius looked up at her, hoping that may be she will have answers.

"It wasn't you, it's James. He is her older brother. Having 6 brothers, I understand it. With Her oldest brother, a girl just have a different relationship. He is kind of a parental figure, yet he will be her friend if need be, a shoulder to cry on and her protector. Bill was like that, I thought the sun arose and set on him. He was my hero."

Scorpius just stared at her. How was that supposed to help him? He wondered.

"Wait. So you mean James is Lily's favourite brother?"

"No, Albus. I didn't mean that. You just share a different sort of bond."

"No. No. You meant that James will be the favourite uncle if it's left to just Lily. She might make him the Godfather." Albus said with wide eyes and horror on his face.

Scorpius just stared at his friend, wondering if he had done something unusual which might have led him to an alternate reality, where nothing and no one made sense.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Albus asked him.

Scorpius kept staring. He wanted him to squirm.

Albus only turned his face to his parents.

"Well I am still not out of the league. I am his best friend," he said pointing to Scorpius, "I will be the favourite uncle from his father's choice. I will be the Godfather Ofcourse. We will just convince Lily to choose the Godmother instead."

Scorpius groaned a little, "Seriously Al, if you don't stop talking, I will make James the Godfather."

Albus frowned but kept his mouth shut.