Teddy and the Marauders

seventeen

Chapter 17

Teddy Lupin

"You really are from the future"

Teddy was appalled that it had taken just a photograph to convince them. He was sure they would have wanted them to prove it by repeating it under Veritaserum or something.They seemed oddly open to the idea of time travel after their first bout of disbelief.

"I'm glad you believe us." Teddy sighed

"Who are your parents? Do we know them?" James asked eagerly

"You might now my father," Vic smirked "Teddy, do you want to show 'em?"

Teddy used his metamorphosing abilities to shift into an adult Bill Weasley, werewolf scars and all.

"Is that...?"

"I think it is?"

"Your dad is Bill Weasley?" Victoire nodded. "Is that really what he looks like in 2015?"

"Yup." Bill/Teddy said.

"Where'd he get all the scars?" James asked

"Fenrir Greyback." Victoire said simply.

Silence hung in between the four of them like dead air. No one said anything until Sirius broke the silence.

"Do we know either of your parents?" He asked Teddy

"I think so." Teddy replied mysteriously.

"Are you going to tell us? Or show us?"

Without another word, Teddy shifted into the image of his mother that he had only seen in photos. In her last days her hair had been her natural brown, but teddy wanted to pay homage to her usual vibrant hair, and shifted it blue like he was told his was at birth.

"Your mum is Nymphie Tonks?" Sirius asked in disbelief. Teddy and Victoire both nodded.

Sirius looked elated. He had always like his young cousin and couldn't have hoped for anything more than having a lovely son who obviously loved her. But that feeling didn't last long. His face soon fell as he connected the dots between the stories Ted and Vic had told. Nymphadora Tonks died before getting to know her son.

"No..." he whispered in voluntarily James caught on soon after. His face, too hung in horror.

"She had a good life while it lasted." Victoire shifted uncomfortably in the hospital bed.

Once again the silence hung between him. It was only broken by Victoire suddenly breaking out into a coughing fit. When she it had passed, James asked another question.

"How did you get here?"

"And why are you telling us all of this now?" Sirius added

"Well, I'm not sure how we got here, but I think Vic has some theories on that. But as to why we're telling you this, well it's so we don't have to keep lying. Even if it''s only to two people. Also so that we can tell you..., we know about Remus."

"You do?" James looked wary "How?"

"Remus was quite... close, with Teddy's father."

Vic chose her words carefully as to not fully reveal Teddy's lineage. Even if the boy looked like his father, he  didn't look that similar, taking his mother's nose and face shape. Also the lack of scars on his face, arms, and body, disconnected the two even more.

"Who's your father-"

"You don't know him yet." Teddy replied quickly. Too quickly.

More silence.

"Are you even french?" Sirius smirked

Teddy snorted "No." Victoire lightly hit him in the gut, a mock look of annoyance went with it.

"I am half french." She rolled her eyes. "I don't just call my mother 'maman' for show. She and dad met when he was teaching her English after they both worked at Gringotts."

"You mean to tell me that Bill weasley's a banker?" Sirius stared at her in disbelief. Ted laughed at them. Bill Weasley was about as far from being a boring banker as you could get.

"No, dad's a curse breaker."

"Oh."

Madam Pomfrey appeared for the first time since Victoire had woken up. That seemed unusual for the usually quite suffocating healer. The small group fell silent as she examined Vic's ankle.

"I'm going to need to talk to your parents about the-" she dropped her voice "full moon"

"I'm afraid that's not possible."

Any trace of happiness and joking from the young girl's face. She grabbed Teddy's hand and gripped it tight.

"I'm sorry?" Madam Pomfrey had a look of confusion etched to her face "It's not safe for them to not know as well as they can help you through it before and after."

"I suggest you speak to the Headmaster, Madam. He should echo what I said." Vic was stone faced

"Very well." She agreed reluctantly. No doubt she would follow up with Dumbledore.

Her hand more in calculated movements over the, now almost all red, bandage. It was obvious she hadn't been able to quell the bleeding yet. Madam Pomfrey re-wrapped it and handed Victoire a potion. She guessed it was a blood replenishing potion. Vic slowly drank it and Madam Pomfrey slunk away to help Remus.

Still the group didn't speak with the healer so close.

Once she had been satisfied with the still unconscious Remus,did they speak again.

"So what's the plan for you getting-" Sirius stopped speaking. Remus let out a groan. He was waking up.

(A/N: Oh.... My..... Goodness..... 2K reads??!?! What did I do to deserve this? I am overjoyed right now! Thank you all so so much!--- A little update on my life; School has been ok. I a little swamped with homework having to write 2 different dissertations both for Monday but I'm hoping to get it done so that I can go see Batman vs. Superman. That means I need to stop writing for wattpad and start writing for science. Okbye. -Jul)