Why? - a Drarry Fanfic

Chapter 29

Harry

"Harry! We're doing presents! Come down!" Remus yells. "Coming!"

I run down the stairs. Everyone else is already down. "Hey- Teddy!"

Remus is cradling Teddy, who still has the blue hair he did in the picture he showed us. "When did Muriel drop him off?" Remus had sent Teddy to Muriels house until Christmas, told us yesterday. In all honesty, I forgot he was here.

"Ten minutes ago. I would've called you down when she got here, but she probably wouldn't have liked the hair. Or the earrings. Or the nose ring. Or-"

"I get it, Remus. So?! How is he?"

Remus starts to answer when Draco walks in. "Teddy?"

"Yep. Just got here."

"So... he's like, my cousin or something, right?"

"First cousin, once removed or something like that I think. Harry, I think he wants you." Remus hands him to me as he starts making grabby hands at me. I take him and cradle him, smiling. "How old is he now?"

"Almost one. Three days from now."

"Does he talk yet?" Draco asks, coming up behind me and looking at Teddy from over my shoulder. "Not much. Just no, papa, and bye. Nothing else really."

He takes a chunk of my hair and pulls. I almost curse out loud, and he just starts giggling. "Little prat," I mutter. "I think he likes you- ow!"

Draco yanks his finger away from Teddy, after Teddy bit him. "Well, I think he likes you, too, Draco." Draco scoffs and rubs his finger. "He has like four teeth, how could that hurt!?"

He starts pulling my hair again as Remus goes into an explanation on how what babies do when they're teething. I choose to ignore it, while Draco listens.

"Boys, Remus, we're doing presents now, so come on," Mrs. Weasley calls from the sitting room. "Coming!"

We all gather around in the small space, one person missing. Thank Merlin.

We start going around the circle, giving gifts and receiving. I get loads of cool things, different books, Quidditch items, even a set of formal robes in dark green. George gave me some pretty interesting pranking items, including more darkness powder. Teddy stays with me the entire time, crying when I try to give him to someone else besides Remus.

"He really does like you!" Draco remarks. "I guess so. Wonder why."

"Well, you are his Godfather. Shouldn't he like you anyway?" George asks, throwing something to Draco. "Here. Figured you might like it."

Draco opens it. Alice Through The Looking Glass. "Wow... thanks. How'd you know I'd like it?"

"You left your other book on the bed the other day. I wasn't snooping, I was just passing and saw it." Draco starts flipping through to random pages, it looks like he's reading random lines.

"Anyway, that was the last one-" Mrs. Weasley starts to say, but Remus shakes his head. "Hey Bill! Bring him in here, will you?!" Bill walks in carrying...

A puppy. A small, black furred puppy.

"Harry, this is for you," Remus says, walking over to me and trading Teddy for the puppy. "What?" The puppy licks my face. "He's yours. That's why I went out the other day. I was doing paperwork and getting him. You can name him anything you want."

"I don't..."

"His mom was a Labrador Retriever, but then the mom mated with some magical dog-thing  from America or something, so now he's like a lab, except tiny. Not yappy, but still smaller, I thought that would be bigger than a huge dog for you. He's about a year old, turns one in a week."