AN: The story is mine. The universe belongs to Queen Rowling.
15th November 2001
It had snowed early that year. Little Teddy Lupin giggled mischievously as he hid under a table, ready to give his Godfather a scare. Little did he know that he would hear the news of his life as he sat under the table. Teddy steadied himself as he heard hurried footsteps towards the door of the study. He knew from practice that this brisk walk belonged to Aunt Hermione. It was followed by the unhurried measured footfalls of Uncle Ron, followed by the feather light, almost silent footfall of his Godfather. Teddy could smell the tension in the air and it scared him. Before he could let Harry know that he was in the room, Harry started speaking.
"Here is the plan. Ron you will gather all the Weasley's here tomorrow for brunch and a game of friendly Quidditch." Harry said. "I will charm the snitch to open at her touch to reveal the ring. Hermione you will have to be very precise, the message should appear in the sky at the exact moment."
Teddy could smell Harry's anxiety and it was making him antsy. He knew from experience that a tensed Harry meant a very worried aunt Ginny. Though Ginny never expressed her anxiety in front of Teddy, Teddy was always able to smell it; not only on her but on his grandmother, Aunt Hermione and Uncle Ron.
"Don't worry Harry. It would be fine. By tomorrow night, Ginny would have agreed to marry you." Hermione said soothingly.
"Yeah, mate." Ron added in, "She has dreamt of this day since she was 10. She would say yes without a doubt. After all you are boy with eyes like freshly pickled toads. Who wouldn't want that in their life partner?"
"Ron!" Hermione exclaimed, smacking his arm though she found it hard to suppress her laughter. Harry on the other hand blushed deeply, seemingly at a loss for words. Teddy could sense excitement, anxiety, happiness and sadness rolling off from the three adults. So, Darry was going to marry Aunt Ginny, but Teddy knew that this would have happened soon. Aunt Ginny had promised him that he could call her "mum" after she married Darry. Why was Uncle Ron sad then? And why was Darry so tensed? All Darry had to do was ask Aunt Ginny. Maybe because Aunt Ginny could be as scary as Grandma Molly when she got angry, maybe Darry was afraid that Aunt Ginny would get angry. But aunt Ginny never got angry with Teddy; he would go ask Aunt Ginny during dinner.
"Hey, Harry." Hermione said, "Have you seen Teddy at all? Normally he is up to some mischief or the other, egged on by your father, Sirius and Remus."
"Actually, even I haven't seen him since I got here." Ron added, "Wasn't he staying with you for the weekend?"
"He is staying with us. I bet he is in the kitchen, trying to smuggle in some chocolate before dinner." Harry replied. "Let's go down to the kitchen and catch that little bugger red handed."
Teddy suppressed his giggle as he sat under the table. How stupid of Darry! Teddy had already smuggled in some chocolate for dinner soon after lunch. He giggled as he scrambled out from under the desk and looked cautiously at the portraits. All portraits were empty save for one where three Marauders stood watching Teddy amusedly.
"So, little Moony," Sirius said. "What news do you have for us?"
Teddy grinned as he looked at his Moony da and Uncles Padfoot and Prongs. "Darry is going to marry Aunt Ginny." He told them truthfully, "But he is scared of asking her to marry him. Aunt Ginny is scary when she gets angry. Darry might be superman but not in front of Aunt Ginny."
James, Sirius and Remus laughed out loud at this and Teddy grinned at them. "Go have dinner little prankster." James said, "It's almost dinner time."
Teddy grinned before running out of the study and down to the kitchens. "There you are. Where have you been all this time? We were worried about you." Harry said pulling Teddy in his arms as soon as Teddy entered the kitchen.
"I was hiding. I wanted to scare you." Teddy replied truthfully, his turquoise hair turning black near the roots. Before Harry could ask Teddy about his hiding place, Ginny entered the kitchen with Andromeda and conversation flowed from one topic to another as Teddy played around. Once dinner was served Teddy sat next to Ginny who helped him finish his soup, while she talked to the rest of the group.
Teddy tapped Ginny's hand once to catch her attention, but he failed miserably. He tapped her hand again but no results came out whatsoever. "Aunt Ginny!" Teddy exclaimed the third time. This caught Ginny's attention. "What is it Teddy?" Ginny asked, "You have to finish your soup before you get any dessert. Do you want more soup?" Teddy shook his head. Ginny looked at him quizzically.
"Will you marry Darry and become my mum?" Teddy chirped excitedly.
The table had gone silent at Teddy's question. Ginny looked shocked, "If Harry wants to marry me of course I will."
"Oh he does! He wants to marry you, but he is scared of your temper."
Harry wanted the earth to open a huge hole and pull him in. Ginny gave him a look before going back to her conversation with Teddy.
Later that night after they had put Teddy to bed, Ginny rolled over to Harry and kissed his neck lightly. "You know, I think it was adorable to make Teddy propose to me on your behalf, but where is my ring Mr. Potter?"
Harry smiled as he snuggled closer to her. "You will get a ring Miss. Weasley and soon enough."
"And you won't tell me how."
"No way. Teddy almost ruined my surprise. I wonder how he got to know about it though."
"He must have overheard you. He said he was going to hide under your table in the study to scare you."
"That little bugger." Harry said with a laugh.
"He makes everything perfect." Ginny said kissing Harry's cheek.
"That he does." Harry said before he kissed Ginny softly. "Thank you for showering him with so much love."
"Don't be silly Harry. Teddy will always be my first child. I was there when he was born."
"You are an amazing woman, Ginny Weasley."
"That's what they say, Mr. Potter." Harry laughed as he pulled her on his chest and stroked her hair as she gradually fell asleep.
AN: That's another chapter. Please do read and review. The next chapter would be published as a separate fic as well as a continuation of this story. Read whatever but do review. Happy Reading.
Love,
The Fishes
