Sorry, don't have a lot of time to chat. I'll add the shoutouts tomorrow. I'll just say that this chapter is for Annelili, who reviewed so quickly after I uploaded last night (and asked so nicely) that I just had to update.
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Shoutouts (sorry a bit later than I said) to Annelili, NotSoPerfectWizard, You Know Who, remuslover101, hoeoverbros, lillyflower08, ForbiddenLove7, Flamingo917, MissLisaBennett, xxxBekaForEvaxxx, glowyrm and Jellybenz94. Thanks guys!
21. Owl
Friday
How strange that one small event can change everything.
One bird flies in, carrying one short letter, and as soon as you read those words, life is not the same.
In that moment, the things you thought were important become trivial. Whatever was occupying your mind, whether it be a hard day at work or a fight with a teammate, is now the last thing you want to think about. The only thing left in your mind is the need to go and help. NOW.
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How strange that one event can stir such feelings in you.
As Harry had read those words—Teddy—missing—please help—he'd been overwhelmed with more emotion than he'd felt in a long time. It had been more than just worry; it was a full-blown panic rooted deeply in a kind of love he'd never experienced. Parental love. It had been as if his own child was in danger.
Now that the danger has passed, and Teddy has been found, Harry reflects on his relationship with the little boy. He has always felt responsibility and concern for him, has always tried to include him and Andromeda in Weasley family gatherings, and has tried to be what Sirius was never able to be—a presence in his godson's life.
Now, though, with these strange feelings surging within him, Harry knows that Teddy means as much to him as Ron, Hermione and even Ginny. He wants to know him. He wants to protect him.
He loves him.
Wow, didn't realise I'd done two dialogue-free chapters in a row.
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