Out of all the Harry Potter books I've never been a huge fan of the Half Blood Prince, it's where things start to get really dark from the characters.
But that doesn't mean I'm not excited to start writing. Hope you all enjoy! Don't forget to leave some comments.
Prologue
Teddy laid on the hammock hanging from the beams of his ceiling, holding up a copy of the Daily Prophet. The front page covered with a picture of Harry. "Harry Potter: The Chosen One?" Was written above the large moving image in bold. But he wasn't looking at it, instead he was reading a smaller story tucked into the bottom right corner. "Malfoy Sentenced To Azkaban". Below were two small pictures, one of Lucius Malfoy holding up his inmate ID and another of Nacissa and Draco Malfoy walking out of the courtroom. Draco had a distant look in his eyes, while Narcissa's were puffy from crying.
Teddy looked at the two photos, almost feeling sorry for the two. He flicked through the pages, but met no better news. "Giants Destroy Muggle Town", "Muggle Bridge Torn Apart By Death Eaters", "Fudge Resigns As Minister For Magic", "Muggle-Born Killed Outside of Diagon Alley".
"Werewolf Pack Leader Revolts! World War Werewolf? (Turn to page 12)".
He turned to the page, his eyes flicking across the fine print.
'London Werewolf pack leader, Fenrir Greyback, convicted of numerous crimes across London, was spotted aiding Death Eaters in destroying half of the buildings in Diagon Alley and was last seen and kidnapping wand-maker and seller, Garrick Olivander. A few days earlier all of Greyback's known pack members disappeared. Werewolf prejudice has grown, leading to more and more Werewolf revolts and disappearances. Early last Monday morning, Aurors were forced to break up and arrest Werewolf, Quinton Harrison, for attacking a Pureblood wizard in a muggle-crowded area-'
There was a smashing noise in the corridor and crinkling up the newpaper, Teddy casually jumped off his hammock, looking out into the second floor hall. Tonks was crouched down, attempting to pick up the broken shards of a vase that'd once been propped on a nearby table. "Sorry." She said, her bubble-gum pink hair going a shade lighter with embarrassment.
"It's okay, let me help."
He bent down, scooping up some of the shards. Tonks and his father had begun dating a few months ago, which Teddy had happily supported. He liked Tonks, she was fun, supportive and easy to talk to. She was like the mother he never got to meet. But she was also a bit of a ticking time bomb and Teddy had to make sure to keep all of his most fragile possessions out of her way. "Is Dad downstairs?"
"Yes, we just got back."
"So how was it, the meeting?"
The Order had, had little time to celebrate their win at the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and instead were busier than ever. Remus had given up trying to convince Fenrir and his pack and was order by Dumbledore to stay out of the forest when Greyback was seen aiding a group of Death Eaters. "Same as always." She sighed. "Gaining followers has been a big fail."
"Well, if it helps at all, two more years and I'll be able to join the Order." She smiled but they both new that a war had begun and Teddy knew that there may not be a world to save in two years time. "I'll take these to the bin." He said, scooping up the shards and walking down the hall. "Hey, Dad." He greeted as he passed his farther in the kitchen. He'd been leaning over the Daily Prophet, not noticing Teddy coming down the stairs.
"Hey, Ted." He put on a warm smile. "Was that another vase I heard smashing up there?"
"This is why we can't have nice things anymore." He replied comically and Remus' mood brightened slightly more. "I'm just taking these to the bin." He opened the door, walking outside to the bin. The shards gave a sharp clattering noise as they hit the bottom of the bin.
Smack!
Something had flown past his head barely missing it. He looked at the mud-stained window then at the thrower. A group of kids were laughing loudly, pointing. "Freak!" One of them shouted and tossed another mudball but Teddy quickly unsheathed his wand from his belt and swiped quickly. The mudball stopped midair and then flew backwards towards it thrower who spat out the mud in discussed. Teddy watched as they all ran away. "Just stay away from us!"
He wanted to shout something back like, 'Nothing would make me happier!' But he instead he just turned around walking back towards the door. He twisted the door handle and the door creaked open slightly. He heard whispering and hesitated.
"Maybe he should just stay here, Remus?" Tonks whispered. "I mean... with everything that's happening-"
"With everything that's happening Hogwarts is the safest place for Teddy. And now that Dumbledore is Headmaster again I know he'll be safe, I trust Dumbledore."
"I know you do, I do too."
He opened the door further, walking in normally, smiling politely.
