Okay, okay I know it's been forever. The last night of the show was Sunday, so naturally we went out after and I didn't get home til half past two... and spent yesterday recovering. Ahem. I've also been kind of stuck on an upcoming Very Special Chapter - I wanted to finish it before I posted this to keep my buffer but decided what the heck? I like this chapter and I think you will too.
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33. Candy
Wednesday
"Harry! Harry!" There is excited banging on the door. Harry opens it with a grin.
"Hello Teddy!"
The little boy jumps up into Harry's arms while Andromeda comes up the steps. "Sorry," she whispers. "He got away from me. Will you be okay with him? I have to go and set up for the P-A-R-T-Y. You won't be late, will you?"
Harry shakes his head and waves her out the door. "We'll be fine. Don't worry about us."
Teddy tugs at Harry's glasses to get his attention. "Guess what, Harry?"
Harry knows what Teddy is going to say, but he is so excited Harry chooses to feign ignorance. "You're mad, and I'm not?"
"Nooo! It's my birthday!"
Harry laughs at his indignant expression. "How could I forget that? How old are you now?" The boy holds up four proud fingers. "Wow, Ted, you're getting so big."
Teddy settles himself on the couch, his little feet dangling above the ground.
"Harry? Where's Ginny?"
Harry's heart stutters at her name. "She went away," he says.
Teddy considers this for a moment, and Harry silently begs him not to ask why.
"Are you sad, Harry?"
He almost laughs. "Yeah, little mate, I'm a bit sad."
Teddy digs in his pocket and pulls out a handful of boiled lollies wrapped in paper. "Do you want a sweet?"
"It's okay, Teddy, they're yours. You got them for your birthday."
He carefully places one into Harry's hand anyway. "Sweets always make me feel better," he says.
I'm kind of basing Teddy on this kid I know, he's actually six now I think but anyway he can't quite talk properly... in my head Teddy says "Hawwy! Guess what, Hawwy! It's my birfday!" Which just makes him even cuter, right?
I also had a bit of a laugh, because the person who wrote the prompts is probably American (hence 'candy') but in Britain they would says 'sweets', and here in Australia we says 'lollies'! Actually I just looked up and realised I did use lollies once... anyway.
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