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Teddy Lupin
1.Teddy Lupin secretly didn’t like his last name. Despite believing that he was selfish, it didn't change the fact that whenever someone said 'Lupin', he felt a bitter sting in his chest. How strange that how one word could make his lungs concave inwards. An echo that no matter what he was, he was never going to truly be a part of the Potter family. He logically knew this was foolish... the Potters were his family yet his name seemed to be a constant reminder. The barrier that true,y separated him for the Potter/Weasley clan. His grandma never seemed to understand that he never felt like a Lupin. No amount of stories she told him of his parents didn't change the fact that he'd never really met them; didn’t change the fact they were dead. They were his biological parents... but he wasn’t their son anymore. Teddy never did quite get rid of that deep sense of longing, just got better at ignoring and accepting it.
2.He used to always wear his hair black, that was until Uncle Charlie showed him a picture of his mother. Her hair brightly lit with turquoise and she was glowing...laughing in ecstasy as Uncle Charlie tickled her... she looked so full of life. It quickly became his favorite picture of Tonks. Only 16 and was the picture of happiness. He never knew his mum but then again she never really felt like his mum. More like a dead aunt he sadly never knew but thought of fondly. But from what people told him, Teddy thought she must’ve been brilliant. She had to be...because Uncle Charlie got this gleam in his eyes when ever she was mentioned. The very same one he got when talked 'dragons', she must’ve been very special indeed. She was the best friend Uncle Charlie ever had. So he kept his hair turquoise after that, because it made his Charlie look so happy... also it looked pretty dam badass.
3.Teddy Lupin and Victoire were not the next James Potter and Lily Evans. They dated for three years before realizing that they had no longer were in love but still loved each other dearly. They knew that just because their relationship didn’t last didn’t mean it wasn’t worth it and just because they didn’t last forever doesn’t mean it wasn’t great. And sure enough it was Victoire who was standing next to Teddy as his best man at his wedding to Riley Finngan-Thomas. She made him feel alive, the kind of alive that resides in your bones and makes you feel things, that words could never explain.
4.Teddy loved being a Metamorphmagus.
5.He's favourite Aunt and Uncle ( excluding Harry and Ginny. Who were his parents practically)
Was Charlie and his honorary aunt Luna. They both were people who lived every day doing what the loved, being the most most carefree and caring. They continued to inspire him every day of his life.
6.Teddy was a Gryffindor, 'just like Harry and Ginny' people would say. But sadly he was not blessed with their skills in the air. Not for lack of trying much to the Potter chagrin. In fact he became health hazard the moment he mounted a broom. Good thing he was an excellent at apparition.
7.Lily was his favorite cousin ever since she was four. She cried dejectedly due to the fact she couldn’t change her hair colour like her big brother... and a part of teddy will always treasure that moment. Treasure the way gangly eleven year old Teddy felt for her in that moment in time.
8. Teddy became one of he greatest professors of stealth and camouflage the world has even seen. He trained future aurors in the art of being sneaky. He may have got his mother's metamorphmagus ability but he certainly didn’t get her lack of grace (flying excluded ).
9. Teddy was a prefect.
10. On November 21 at 7:20am Reily gave birth to the light of Teddy’s life... Alexandria Lior Lupin. She had caramel skin and a mess of curly hair. He was rendered gobsmacked when she opened her eyes ... they weren’t newborn blue , but a breathtaking violet. Alexandria was the most breathtaking thing he’d ever laid eyes upon and when he held her, she grinned at him and everything came together. Reily, Alexandria and him were going to be so overwhelmingly happy . For once he wished he could freeze time instead change his appearance, just so this moment would be his forever.