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Ultimate Battle: Write about flying - 500 words
Bad Movie Tuesday: (action) Fly, (word) Altitude
Flying
Teddy wasn't sure what he liked the most when it came to flying. He wasn't sure whether it was the freedom he felt when he was in the sky, or the way the wind felt as he soared through it.
He wondered if it was the same for his Uncle Harry, when his Uncle Harry got on the broom when he was playing Quidditch. His Uncle really came alive during the Weasley Quidditch games.
Whatever the case, Teddy loved flying, though he couldn't do it as often as he'd like. Not until he told his father at least.
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Back in first year, Teddy hadn't been the biggest fan of flying. He had been able to get on the broom easily enough, having learnt from his Pops how to fly a broom, but he had still not been very good at it. He didn't enjoy flying that way for some reason and it wasn't for a long time would he appreciate it.
It was his determination to join his father and Pops during the full moon. He knew that his father and pops weren't alone during the transformations often. He suspected that some of the family friends had learnt to become Animagus over the years and joined him.
Uncle Bill had been known to stop by around the full moon, sometimes Aunty Hermione or Uncle Harry. So when Teddy stayed with his Grandmother, he pictured what animals they could all become and his mind went wild picturing a group of various animals all running with a wolf and a dog.
When he was old enough, Teddy began to research. His Pops found his book hidden in his room, but instead of trying to put him off, the Animagus had mumbled some tips, made Teddy promise to be in his presence when actually attempting the transformation, and left Teddy to it.
And when the day came, Teddy sat with his Pops, who had all the spells for reversals should anything go wrong, and knew he would take his Animagus form.
Hours later, a small bird was being chased across the vast fields outside the back of the cottage by a large dog. The bird, after his disappointment at his size, realised that he could, for the first time in his life, fly without having to rely on a horrible broomstick.
He stretched his wings, souring low, the dog at his side. The wind felt wonderful as it pressed against his feathers, and Teddy the Kingfisher bird took the afternoon to explore different ways to move his wings to help him fly. He had tried to go high, but his Pops had shifted back, shouting to him to keep a low altitude for now, until he was used to his Animagus form.
From that moment on, every time Teddy imagined the wolf and the dog running, there was a small bird flying with them. Sirius had assured him that he had filed the paperwork at the Ministry, where his father wouldn't see it.
The pair of them couldn't wait until Teddy was seventeen, when he was planning to show his father what he had learnt. He would finally get to help his father during the full moon.
And he couldn't wait to tell his Uncle Harry that he was a better flyer than the Wizard was.
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