Fallen in Love with a Snatcher (Harry Potter Fanfic)

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Fenrir sat on the front porch of the apartment building, his hands cupping the back of his head. He knew he shouldn't have had let Remus get under his skin like that, but Remus did. He had heard the same speech before by numerous people, telling him he would make a terrible father or worse  that he would turn out to be just like his own father. 

He lifted his head up when he heard the door opening. He peered over to see Teddy wobbling over towards him. 

"Hey, buddy, what you doing here?" Fenrir asked Teddy as Teddy crawled into his lap. 

"They're still fighting in there." Teddy said. Fenrir nodded his head, "Daddy still upset with you." 

"I figured." Fenrir admitted, "I did something bad to him when he was younger and he hasn't forgiven me about it. 

"Why don't you say you're sorry?" Teddy asked Fenrir. He chuckled. 

"It's going to take more than an i'm sorry to fix this." Fenrir stated. Teddy's eyes widened. 

"More than a sorry? Wow-- it must be bad." Teddy mumbled. Fenrir nodded as he lightly messed with Teddy's hair. 

"Hey, kid. Can I ask you something? Why do you call me Papa?" Fenrir asked, a bit curiously. 

"Aren't you?" Teddy asked. 

"Nope." 

"But you have the same scars." Teddy mumbled while he pointed at the numerous scars littered over his chest. Fenrir lightly chuckled as he ran his hands over a few of the scars. 

"I guess we do, Pup." 

"My dad has them on his face though." 

"So I've seen." 

"Where do they come from?" Teddy asked. 

"Well," Fenrir paused, wondering if he should be even answering, "You see sometimes when I transform into a wolf, I run into other wolves like myself and they want to put challenge me for my position as Alpha. Of course, I need to defend my title so we end up scratching ourselves and  bite each other." 

"But Daddy never runs in with another wolf. He always stays locked up in the basement. So where does Daddy get his scars?" Teddy asked with a tilt of his head. Fenrir rubbed the back of his neck unsure if he even wanted to tell Teddy about it. Thankfully the door opened just in the nick of time, causing the two of them to turn to see Tonks standing in the doorway. 

"Teddy, it's time for dinner." Tonks told him. Fenrir picked Teddy up into his arms as he stood up from the front porch and handed Teddy over to his mother. Tonks took hold of Teddy, pressing him tightly in her arms. Just as Fenrir was about to sit down, Tonks lightly patted his shoulder. 

"Would you like to come inside and have dinner with us?" she asked him. 

"I think it would be best if I stay this one out." Fenrir suggested to them. 

"Come on, Fenrir, Remus is going to have to suck it up. If he can handle a dinner with my dad, then he can handle a dinner with you." Tonks stated to him before motioning for him to follow behind. Fenrir chuckled while he held the door for Tonks before walking behind her.