A/N: Teddy voices his intentions.

Submission for:

War of Angels Competition: Round Three - Teddy Lupin. Secondary character - Roxanne Weasley. Relationship - romantic

"I'm going to find him," Teddy said as he leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees and steepling his fingers in contemplation.

"What?" the dark-skinned girl asked, rising from her position on the ground beside him. She had noticed that Teddy was a bit more distant with her today as they sat beneath the tree in her backyard. "Find who?"

"Greyback," he said, reaching over to tug a few blades of grass out of the ground. "I'm going to find him and I'm going to kill him."

After that detention in his First Year with Professor McGonagall, he had been thinking. It had been true at time, he had had no intentions hunting down the werewolf, but over the years, things had changed. He had learnt more about the monster that once terrorized the Wizarding community, learning that his crimes had started years before his father's incident and continued for years after.

Images of his father filled his dreams and the screams of the innocent filled his nightmares. He often woke up with longing and terror in his heart, which just helped to convince him more. He had to do something, anything to ease him soul.

So he had been training, learning in the dead of night different spells and theories about werewolves that may help him achieve his goal. However, this was the first time he had voiced his intentions out loud and his girlfriend was reacting as he had expected.

"What!" Roxanne cried. "Why would you want to do something like that? No one has heard of him since the Battle. He's probably dead by now."

"And he's probably not. Werewolves live very long lives, and just because we haven't heard of any attacks, doesn't mean they've completely stopped. I'm sure Greyback knows how to keep himself safe wherever he is," he said.

Roxanne placed a hand on his shoulder. "You don't have to do this, Teddy. You don't have do something so dangerous and reckless. Greyback hasn't done anything to you. He hasn't-"

"How can you say that?" he interrupted her, his temper flaring. "Greyback changed my father. If it wasn't for him, my father would have been normal. He wouldn't have been ostracized and thought of as a monster. He may even still be here."

The breeze blew through the leaves above them. Roxanne bit her lip as she pulled her hand away. "You don't... know that, Teddy. Your father was a great man despite his condition. Even if he hadn't been bitten, he would have still fought to defend his friends."

Teddy sighed. "I- I just want to do something. I feel like I have to avenge him, somehow. I want to make Greyback pay for what he's done, not just to my dad but every person he's ever bitten."

Roxanne nodded, staring straight ahead before she chuckled. "I can't stop you. You are one of the most stubborn people I've ever met and I guess that's what eventually drew me to you. If you do this, just promise me you'll be safe."

He smiled and kissed the back of her hand, before pecking her lips. "When am I not safe, Roxxy?"