Harry Potter Next Generation Headcanons

Teddy Lupin

Teddy's full name is Edward Remus Lupin. He was born on April 15th, 1998, not even two months before his parents died.

He grew up with his grandmother, Andromeda, until he was about three and she had to go take care of her late-husband's sister who had gotten very ill, so Teddy went to live with Uncle Harry. During the year that Teddy lived with Uncle Harry, he was spoiled, until Aunt Hermione reminded Harry that Teddy need a father figure, not another uncle.

Teddy thought Harry was the coolest "dad" ever. He taught him how to ride a broom stick, and told him stories about their dads' as kids and the adventures they had and the pranks they pulled.

His first year at Hogwarts, Teddy's hair was dark brown, because subconsciously the only thing he wanted was to fit in. As a second year it turned blonde, again the change was subconscious, it changed to match Victorie's long blonde locks. His third year it was a bubble gum pink because he found an old picture of his mum in his grandmother's attic, with the same colored hair. Fourth year, it was red, because the year that Dom started at Hogwarts, there weren't very many red heads, and he just wanted her to feel more comfortable. The summer before fifth year started, it turned to a light golden brown, and he found himself being stared at by the entire Weasley clan, because he bore a stark resemble to his father that year. Sixth year he was rebellious, his hair was black, he got his ears and nose pierced. He felt like he didn't quite fit in, the Potter ls and the Weasley's weren't his family, his parents were gone, so no one would care about his piercings. Then he received a strong talking to via Ginny and Teddy realized he had parents, even if they weren't biological ones. First semester of seventh year his hair color ranged from neon green to bright pink to a pastel purple, until at Christmas he saw Victorie wearing a dark blue and teal dress. And that's the color he settled on, dark blue, with teal highlights.

Teddy had always dressed a bit punk, and by sixth year he definitely looked the part, but no matter how scary he look he was always so kind. Anyone who needed to talk could go to him and tell him what they need or what was wrong, and he would help. That was one of the reasons that Professor McGonagall made him Head Boy.

Teddy was a good student, he excelled at charms and divination, and never got bad mark. He only ever got detention once, his third year, for sneaking out of bed to help Victorie with her homework, he made sure not to get caught the next time.

It was fifth year when Teddy fell in love with Victorie. Sixth year she dated someone else. Seventh year, he confessed his love and avoided her all summer. But before she left for her last year at Hogwarts, she kissed him, they've been together ever since.

Teddy found it comforting that his patronus was a werewolf, he knew his dad was watching over and protecting him, but it terrified the rest of his class.

Teddy looked just like a younger version of his father, but had his mother's abilities and personality. So just like when his mother was being sorted, the hat didn't quite know which house to put him in, he was brave and cunning and smart and kind, and the hat could have put him anywhere, but at the end decided that the reason he was brave was because he was loyal and kind, and the reason he was cunning was because he was smart and resourceful. So Teddy was placed into Hufflepuff.

Despite being swift and graceful on a broom, Teddy manages to crash into and trip over everything. Harry just laughs at him and smiles, knowing that Tonks would have done the exact same thing. But he's broken his arms so many times he's become very close with everyone in the Infirmary.

His first year at hogwarts, he didn't have many friends, despite being very loyal, didn't trust easily. So he would spend most of his lunches or free time in the infirmary, listening to the now very elderly, Madame Pomfrey tell him stories about a young Mooney, Padfoot, and Prongs, and their shadow Wormtail, and the many times they would come in with odd scratches, or broken noses and toes.

Madame Pomfrey died at the end of Teddy's second year. And he became to become close with his "Uncle Neville." Until then, Teddy had thought that Harry understood the best, but Neville got what it was like to be raised by your grandmother. So in the years after that he spent every mother's and father's day with Professor Longbottom in the greenhouses. Even though Teddy knew that Neville's parents weren't there and he was raised by his grandmother, he didn't find out why until he read The Order of the Phoenix for History of Magic in his fourth year. The same woman, Bellatrix Lestrange, that killed Tonks, destroyed the lives of Neville's parents, and it just brought them closer.

Teddy was a little bit taller than Harry, but still wasn't very tall, he got that from his mother. And just like his dad when he was a kid, Teddy was skinny and fast. All of these thing made him prime seeker material.