A/N:
Here, have another sleep deprived Fluff piece. :)
Summary: Harry gets a sweet surprise when he stays late one night at the office
Words: 508
Prompts:
Ministry of Magic Discord Group: Who Dunnit?
Suspect: Teddy Lupin
Crime Scene: Auror Dept
Weapon: Spoon
"Bonding Time"
A knock at the door to his office startled Harry so violently, his wand was in his hand and a spell on his tongue before he even registered the second knock. With a groan, he slumped into his chair. His eyes burned from staring at this case file for too long, and his back and neck ached from where he had been slumped over his desk.
What time was it even? he thought as he called his visitor into the office. He cast a quick Tempus charm to find it was after dinner already. Something niggled in the back of his mind about that time, something he had to do today…
"Hiya Uncle Harry!" came his godson's voice from the doorway. Harry's head whipped up so hard his neck cracked and a sharp pain lanced through his shoulders. He winced and immediately rubbed the area, trying to relieve the pressure.
"Teddy! What are you doing here?! Does your grandmother know you're here?" Harry asked. While in the Ministry and available to the public, the Auror Department wasn't fit for a twelve year old, especially the son of a late beloved Auror. Not with how many criminals they dragged through there on a daily basis.
"We were supposed to hang out today after you got off of work, but then you never got off of work. So I got Grandmother to let me get a sundae to-go from Fortescue's and then she brought me here to share it with you!" Teddy held up the charmed bowl with what looked like eight scoops of ice cream, and a pair of shiny metal spoons. "So, whatcha doing?"
Letting out a breath in a shaky laugh, Harry grinned at the boy, taking note of his slightly fearful but fully hopeful expression.
"Yeah, okay, come here," Harry said. Teddy lit up excitedly, his hair shimmering through a wide variety of colors before settling on a bubblegum pink he's been known to use when he was overly happy, just like his mother in pictures he's seen. Harry raised his wand and transfigured the hard chair in front of his desk into a two person couch. He then got up from his desk and joined his godson, taking a spoon before digging in the decadent ice cream sundae.
The first biteful tasted like heaven, and Harry suddenly realized he hadn't eaten since breakfast early that morning and was starving.
"So, what have you been up to lately? How was your first year at Hogwarts?" Harry asked, and as he sat and listened to the troubles and adventures of a twelve year old boy, he couldn't help but reflect on the similarities and differences between them. Both orphans, but only one was raised with love. And truth be told, Harry was glad he got the short end of the stick between the two of them. Teddy deserved all the love in the world. Harry then made a silent promise to himself to do better by Teddy. He'd be the best godfather the kid would ever have.