I had a lot of funny writing this chapter! I think this part of the movie was always my favourite!

Enjoy!

Chapter 11

- Father and Son -

"You attacked a teacher!" Hermione gasped. Harry looked just as surprised as the other yet didn't seem to be able to speak. So Teddy jumped in standing in front of the other, steady his wand hand. "Teddy-" Remus once again tried to reason with him, but he cut him off.

"Tell me about Peter Pettigrew!"

"He was at school with us," Remus explained. "We thought he was our friend!"

"No. Pettigrew's dead, he killed him!" He pointed his wand at Sirius but Remus stood in his way.

"No, he didn't. I thought so too, until you mentioned seeing Pettigrew on the map!"

"It was a mistake, I told you."

"The map never lies!" Sirius yelled. "Pettigrew is alive! And he's right there!" He pointed a bony finger towards Ron who cradled Scabbers in fear.

"Me? He's mental!"

"Not you, your rat!"

Ron shook his head in disbelief. "Scabbers has been in my family over-"

"Twelve years! Curiously long life for a common garden rat."

The pieces began to click in Teddy's mind, but he refused to believe them without further proof. His eyes flicked from Sirius, who was walking closer and closer to Ron, to Professor Lupin. The professor was also looking between Sirius and him, trying to read Teddy, to see what he was thinking. It was like he only cared about what he thought of him.

"He's missing a toe isn't he?" Sirius continued.

"So what?" Ron squealed back.

"All they could find of Pettigrew was his..." Harry mumbled.

"Finger!" Sirius finished for him. "The dirty coward cut it off so everyone would think he was dead! then he transformed into a rat!"

Teddy took another step towards him, his brow set. "Show me!" Sirius gave a small grin before attempting to pull the screeching rat out of Ron's hands. "Give it to him, Ron!"

Finally, Sirius held the rat up in the air, grabbing Snape's wand off the ground. Teddy didn't know how, but somehow Professor Lupin had also retrieved his wand and was pointing it at the furry pet. Sirius put the rat on the piano and it dashed off. Teddy flinched as the two men thrusted their wands in its direction, but missed. The rat ran under the piano and towards a hole in the wall, but as it jumped through Sirius and Remus thrusted there wands and the rat began to change.

Teddy almost dropped his wand in surprise as Professor Lupin and Sirius Black pulled a dirty, short, balding man out of the wall. The man pushed away from them, sniffing in a rat-like fashion. "Peter Pettigrew..." Teddy murmered in disbelief. So, they hadn't been lying.

The man was revolting to look at as he stammered his words. "R-Remus? S-Sirius? My old friends- grr!" He tried to run past them, but he was out numbered and was thrown back across the room. Peter looked around for an exit and his eyes rested on Harry, standing alone against the wall. "Harry!" He jumped in excitement, running towards him.

"Harry! You're look so much like your father, like James. He and I were the best of friends..."

"How dare you speak to Harry!" Sirius exploded and Peter ran back against the wall. "How dare you talk to him about James!"

Teddy was no longer pointing his wand, in fact, he heard a small clink noise as his wand hit the floor. That was enough to get Peter's attention. He looked down at the wand, making a dash for it. But Teddy was quicker and aimed it at the rat-like man. "Oh, Teddy!" He now gasped, as if he was an old family friend.

"Just like your mother!" Out of the corner of his eye, Teddy saw Professor Lupin tense. "So brave, so bold."

"Y-you knew my... my mother?" Teddy felt like throwing up, his stomach was just as tangled as his mind.

Peter barely listened to him as he continued to ramble on. "She was a Ravenclaw too, she'd would've spared me. Wouldn't she Remus? Tell him Remus!" He begged.

"Quiet, Peter!" He yelled. His reasoning tone of voice was gone.

"Y-you knew my mother, Professor?" Teddy stammered. "H-how did you know her? Why didn't you tell me?"

"Such a lovely woman- always had a kind heart-" Peter continued, speaking so quickly his words all came out in one. "Oh, but his eyes and hair and- Oh, Remus, he looks just like his father!"

"Enough!" Remus tugged Peter away from Teddy defensively. Peter ran behind the piano, trembling.

"Answer me!" Teddy demanded, walking towards the professor. "How did you know them?"

Professor Lupin looked towards Teddy with sorrowful eyes. "She... I knew your mother when I was at school. And I was there when she passed away... after having you."

"And my father?"

Everything went silent, except for Peter's constant sniffs.

"Your father..." Professor Lupin began.

"Tell me!"

"Gah!" Peter had tried making a run for it.

"Please, Teddy, can we talk about this later." It wasn't really a question and Teddy had the feeling the Professor was trying to delay the inevitable.

"So beautiful- he's got your eyes-" Peter continued, looking as if he was having a fit. "Got your eyes Remus, doesn't he? Doesn't he?"

Teddy's head slowly turned to the professor. "W-what is he talking about?"

But the professor didn't respond, he didn't look like he knew how.

"He looks just like you Remus-"

"You're lying!" Teddy yelled at Peter. "Professor Lupin, tell me he's lying!"

The professor looked down for a second, then forced to glance back at Teddy. "He's not lying Teddy... I am your father."

Teddy couldn't breath, it was as if his lungs refused to work. He stumbled back, staring around dizzily. He felt as if he was stuck in a room full of strangers. "Enough of this!" Sirius cried, glaring at Peter. "Remus, let's finish him! You sold James and Lily to Voldemort didn't you, Peter?"

"I didn't mean to- the Dark Lord, you have no idea the powers he possesses! Ask yourself Sirius, you too Remus! What would you have done?"

"I would've died!" Sirius shook with anger. "I would've dared rather than betray my friends!" Teddy's mind was in the other room as Peter crawled under the piano and ran towards him. The moment Peter's grubby, long nailed hands touched his shoulder he snapped out of his trance. "Teddy, your mother wouldn't have wanted me dead! She would've spared me, she would've shown me mercy!"

Peter was pulled off of him by Professor Lupin. "Don't you dare touch him again!"

"You should've realized, Peter," Sirius yelled, joining his mate in circling the traitor. "That if Voldemort didn't kill you then we would, together!"

"Stop!" Teddy ran to them, standing in the way of their wands. Remus was panting from chasing after Peter. "Teddy, this man is-"

"I know what he is. But we'll take him to the castle."

Peter let out a sigh and tried gripping onto Teddy's leg. "Bless you boy, bless you."

"Got off!" He pulled his leg away. "I said we'd take you to the castle. After that, the Dementors can have you."

Remus grabbed Peter by his shirt, not letting him out of his sight. Sirius had moved to help Ron get up. Teddy looked up at the professor- his father.

But he didn't meet his eyes and silently, Teddy followed the others out of the Shrieking Shack and into the tunnel. He barely listened to others until they were near the end of the tunnel. He heard a grunt and then his father's voice. "Don't even think about it." There was another yell and Peter was making a run for it. Teddy whipped out his wand and Peter stopped.

Remus caught up but Teddy showed no sign of lowering his wand. They'd fallen behind and the others had already left the tunnel. Teddy wasn't about to let the chance to talk with his birth father slip away. "Why didn't you tell me?" He asked.

"I... I didn't know when the right time was. I wanted to protect you from this, from everything."

Peter sniffled but Teddy hissed him to be quiet. The grubby traitor had ruined what should've been the greatest moment in his life, being reunited with his father. Finally, they reached the exit. The Whomping Willow was still frozen in place from Remus' previous charm. Pettigrew exploded in a fit of whimpers and sniffles. "Turn me into a maggot! Turn me into a Flobberworm! Anything but the Dementors!"

Ron was resting against the Willow's roots, clutching his bleeding, broken leg. "Ron!" Peter practically jumped on him. "Haven't I been a good friend? A good pet? You won't let them give me to the Dementors, will you? I was your rat!" He suddenly turned to Hermione. "Sweet girl! Clever girl! Surely you won't let them-"

"Get off her!" Remus once again, pried his ex-friend away. Teddy noticed Harry and Sirius standing together, looking at Hogwarts in all its glory. They looked so relaxed around each other, like family or old friends. He didn't want to admit it but... he envied that feeling.

"Teddy, please I'm begging you-"

"Oh, shut up!" Peter flinched back at his words. Remus looked at his son. He truely did look just like him, and was as strong as his mother. He opened his mouth to speak to him but suddenly, Hermione was on her feet and crying out to Sirius and Harry.

"Harry!"