A/N: Teddy spends a day at Shell Cottage. Teddy is about 9 or 10 here.

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War of Angels Competition: Round Three - Teddy Lupin. Secondary character - Louis Weasley. Relationship - platonic

Teddy smiled as he chased the small blonde boy down the small rocky path towards the water's edge. He was happy Grandma had let him spend the day with Victoire and her family. However, the girls were taking awhile to get their swimming costumes on and he and Louis couldn't wait.

They ran into the water, laughing as the ocean spray got into their faces.

"You're lucky to live next to the beach," Teddy said as he threw himself into the water and began to swim into the deeper water.

"I know," Louis said with a smile as he jumped in after the bigger boy.

"Whoa there," Teddy said, lifting the smaller boy out of the water. "You shouldn't come out this far. You don't know how to swim yet."

Louis struggled against the older boy's grip. "Yes, I do! Papa's been teaching me."

The smile on Teddy's face fell slightly and his grip loosened. Louis took the opportunity to jump out of Teddy's arms, landing in the water with a splash. "See!" he cried, kicking his legs.

"Yeah," Teddy said quietly. Though he tried not to let it bother him, he always felt a little pang when other people mentioned doing things with their father's.

"It was wicked, Teddy," Louis said as he paddled around the older boy's legs. "Papa doesn't like to swim because of his scars but he said he wanted to teach me instead of Maman."

Teddy nodded as he watched the smaller boy before he interpreted what he had said. "Scars? The ones on his face?" he asked. They were deep but not that bad.

Louis stopped and shook his head. "He has others all over his body from his run in with a werewolf!" Louis said. "They're wicked cool."

"Your dad met a werewolf?" Teddy asked in surprise? How had he not heard this story before?

Louis nodded. "Yes. There was this wolf named Greyback who liked to bite people. He scared everyone but not my Papa!"

Greyback. Now why did that name sound familiar? Teddy would have to ask Aunt Hermione about this later.