Teddy/Roxanne

Prompt: Hide

Hide

June 19, 2015

Over the summer holidays, Teddy had been working in George's shop, helping him and Angelina out with shelving stock and serving customers. He didn't get paid as much as Annie did, but he certainly enjoyed himself and George would let him take home as much free stock as he wanted at the end of each day.

One particular afternoon, he had been sent out to the back room to retrieve a package order for a customer. Just as he was collecting the box, he heard a muffled snuffle. Curious, he went right to the back of the room, where, behind some shelves, sat Roxanne. Her knees were pulled up to her chest, and her body was shaking.

"Roxie?" Teddy approached her carefully and put down the heavy box. She lifted her head at his voice and her dark eyes widened as she recognised who it was. Hastily, she wiped her eyes and turned her head away from him. Teddy crouched in front of her and could see her cheeks flushing with embarrassment.

"What is it, Rox?" he asked gently. "Why're you hiding down here?"

Roxanne mumbled something unintelligible and Teddy frowned.

"What was that?"

This time, she faced him and sniffed loudly. "Freddie got his Hogwarts letter today."

Teddy smiled. "That's great!"

But Roxanne didn't share in his excitement. A few tears leaked out of her eyes and she shook her head, causing her many thin, dark braids to fly about.

"He's going to forget about me," she whimpered sadly. "He and James are going to go off to Hogwarts and he'll forget about me."

Teddy patted her arm. "Fred's not going to forget you," he assured her. "You're his little sister. He loves you."

"You think so?" Her eyes filled with a sudden hope and Teddy couldn't help but grin at the young girl.

"Course!" he cried. "Now, let's get out of this little hiding spot. Why don't you help me stack the shelves?"

Roxanne nodded and let him help her to her feet. The two of them spent the rest of the day packing the selves and by the end, Roxanne had lightened up and was truly happy for her older brother.

A/N: Another quickie. It's really difficult thinking of scenarios where some of these characters would have their moments, because Teddy is 16 in this, and Roxanne is 7. But I hope I did it justice. Please read and review! xx