DISCLAIMER: ALL OF THE RIGTHS BELONG TO J.K. ROWLING
Teddy 11, Victoire 9
Hufflepuff was not a real shock to Teddy, he's mother had been a Hufflepuff and her dad as well. He knew it would either be that or Gryffindor, his father's house. The first couple off weeks at Hogwarts had been better than he ever imagined. Sure, people stared and pointed but he was used to it. His family is well known in the wizarding world, also being Harry Potter's godson didn't make him less interesting to his classmates.
Surprisingly Teddy had also made friends, who didn't just like him because of his famous family. He now shared a room with four other boys. Henrik, Colin, Greg and Tom. Henrik Wood, who had now become Teddy's best friend, was the son of Harry's old quidditch captain Oliver Wood, whom Teddy had met earlier. He also had a twin sister, Emma, who like Oliver had been sorted into Gryffindor.
" She's always been the favourite." Henrik said annoyed one morning at breakfast.
"My dad was not happy when he found out I became a Hufflepuff, said I should talk to headmaster McGonagall about trying the hat on again." He then reached into his pocket and handed them a little pice of parchment with his father's name and handwriting.
" Told him you where fans so he sent these." Henrik said, but didn't really sound too happy about it. Teddy and the others listened to him in admiration, after all his father was a brilliant quidditch keeper. His mates had also begged him to tell them all about Harry and what he was like. His godfather's reputation had kept following him here, not that Teddy was surprised. Colin looked over Teddy's shoulder and smirked.
" Henrik, your sister coming this way, she does not look too happy." A girl with long brown hair appeared next to Teddy, she sat down beside him and looked at her brother who sat across from them.
" Why have you not responded to dad, he wants to know if you've talked to your head of house about quidditch try outs."
" We are first years, no first year student has been able to try out since Harry Potter went here." Henrik signed and pointed at Teddy. Emma's attention changed its course over to him. She suddenly became a little pink in her cheeks, but smiled and reached out her hand.
" You're Teddy Lupin right, I'm Emma Wood, nice to meet you." Teddy took her hand and smiled back.
She introduced herself to the rest of the boys and turned towards her brother as they kept arguing about Quidditch. Henrik had already explained to Teddy that he was not interested in playing quidditch. Frist of all he completely sucked, his words not Teddy's, and his sister kept beating him all the time just to prove how much better she was.
" So, Teddy, you must be interested in playing?" Emma blurred out and turned to look at him. Her eyes where a cute green colour, not that he knew why he suddenly though about that.
" Well, yeah but I don't know if I'm any good. I just play with my cousins at grandma molly's house and their all younger than me. Emma looked surprised and before Henrik could stop her she had asked the question his mates had been avoding.
" But you're not really related to the Weasley/ Potter family, right? Both of your parents had no siblings?"
" EMMA!" Henrik yelled as he looked concerned over at Teddy in fear of his anger coming out. But Teddy just smiled and responded politely.
" Well no but they've raised me all these years and keep insisting on that our bond it thicker than blood, that I belong to that family as much as they do. So, they have sort of become just that. My family." He couldn't really understand what her response would have been because before she could answer her friends from Gryffindor called her over.
" Sorry, have to go. It was nice meeting you all, and Henrik pleas owl back to dad. Bye."
" I seriously can't see how we are related." Henrik groaned, his head hitting the wooden table.
Then all of a sudden, a loud noise of wings that flutter up and down came from above their heads. The post was here. Aries swooped down, dropped the letters in Teddy's hands and landed on his shoulder. He proudly stretched out his wings to show off how many letters he had carried in his claws. Tom's owl dropped his letter in his porridge.
" Mafalda." Tom groaned and pulled the letter up before it got to soaked.
A big laughter came from the Slytherin table. Henrik murmured a few nasty words and leaned over to them." What I would give to punch him right in that big hairy nose." Teddy signed.
One guy who seemed to hate Teddy and Henrik more than anything in the world, was Joe Flint. His father had been captain on the Slytherin team for years and had lost many times to Harry and Wood. They'd met after the train ride, before they went into the great hall. He really knew how to step on the boy's toes and had already gotten Teddy and Henrik in trouble just a couple days ago. After the great battle, a lot more people had come to terms with muggle born wizards, but of course there were still a few left who though only those with pure blood should be able to attend Hogwarts. Greg, one of Teddy's mates had just learned he was a wizard three months ago. This was the reason for their fight. Flint had called Greg the name that no muggle born liked to be called. Mud blood. Henrik and Teddy had jumped him, making him loose one tooth and gave him a nice purple eye for a few weeks. Sadly, it also turned into their first detention, but they all agreed it was worth it.
Teddy moved his attention to the letters. One from Harry, which the boys got to read afterwards out of curiosity. Harry and Uncle Ron had been out for a few months doing what aurors do and it was extremely fascinating to read about. It seemed like he had come to know of his punishment and even though he and Uncle Ron was so incredibly proud, he warned him about his two grandmothers not being too happy. Both he and Henrik got a strongly written letter, one from his grandma and Henrik's father, about their behaviour. They were just relieved it was not a howler thank god.
The last letter made him smile widely. Her handwriting was revealing and the scent of her mother's perfume could strongly be smelled from a mile away. He opened it found a photo of a girl smiling towards him on a broom a few feet above the ground. The boys all wanted a look before Teddy opened the letter, his smile growing bigger.
- Dear Teddy, this week we went with mama to France. Dad had a few errands at a bank so he stayed behind. We are visiting my family here. I do like it better back home though; they are so
cold here. All we do is sit around and talk or go on strolls around Paris.
Are you coming back for Christmas? Oh, please say that you are. I hope two years go by fast so I can also be at Hogwarts. How is it? Dad says it was his best years, and that the food is really good. I heard you punched a guy, if he was mean he probably deserved it, but i hope you don't get into more trouble.
Did you like the picture? Dad let me try a broom that flies higher than the kids one. You know the one you use. I'm getting older already. Just wait. We get to hang out togther all the time in a few years. I can't wait.
Please write back soon, I will be bored out of my mind here. Dom and I are planning to put a frog in madame's (My mother's mom) chair. It's going to be hilarious.
Love Victoire -
