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The Gaggle (whoholdsthekey) wrote in hogwarts_dawn,
@ 2021-03-11 14:26:00

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character: remus lupin, character: sirius black, unused: teddy lupin

RP: Teddy's Arrival
Who: Teddy, Sirius, & Remus
When: Late afternoon
Where: Outside of the kitchens - then Gryffindor Tower
What: Teddy arrives and gets unusual news.

The day had been long. Teddy had woken up long before the sun was up and headed into work. There were doughs to prep for later in the day, things to bake, employees to instruct, and so on. First, they'd prepared things for the breakfast goers - donuts, muffins, croissants, and so on. After the first few hours, those were gone and fresh loaves of bread for the lunches and dinners of their customers were out, along with a string of cupcakes, full cakes, pies, bonbons, macarons, macaroons - the list never ended and they were practically sold out of everything by the end of the day. Business was good.

But business was also tiring.

So when Teddy got back to his flat, he was sweaty, exhausted, and ready to crash. At least he'd had the time to take a shower. He'd been in the middle of brushing his teeth when there was a knocking at his front door. It'd been two steps through his apartment when he stumbled, dizziness striking him and... This was a very familiar area. He was all too familiar with the lower levels of Hogwarts. But he couldn't even say anything because he had a mouth full of foamed-up toothpaste. It would be ill manners to just... spit on the floor but he didn't have much of a choice.

So maybe he spit the toothpaste out as subtly as he could and then fished his wand out of the pockets of his pyjama pants (oh god he was only in pyjama pants!!!) and scourgified the spot clean. That didn't at all get rid of the toothpaste around his mouth or whatever but he was loathed to do that again. Wand and toothbrush in one hand, he was running towards the stairs up out of the basement. His hair was turning a bright, noticeably yellow color - not even blonde - and he just caught a glimpse of feet passing above. "Pardon me!" he called out, which just caused another drip of toothpaste. He probably looked rabid. This was such a nightmare.

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whoholdsthekey
2021-03-12 02:21 am UTC (link)

"Whoa!" he exclaimed as he was lifted and spun. That hadn't happened since he was very small and he had to hold on to Sirius until he found his footing again. And then his 'godgrandfather'(?) was off on a tangent of epic proportions listing all the people who were also here apparently in the future. Only now Teddy was just staring at him. James was great and he loved Harry but his dad... Remus was here?

Tinges of black laced through his hair now. Fear. What if his father didn't like him? But that meant he was accepting that this was, in fact, the future and not just a dream. "Um--2022. I manage a bakery. What if dad doesn't like me?" His eyebrows were furrowed together, an expression of worry plastered on his face. Maybe he'd just be... relieved? that Teddy wasn't a werewolf.

"I'm afraid to say I'm terribly ordinary, except for the whole... You know," and as he said those last two words, there was a duplicate standing across from Sirius. An identical copy of the other man standing right in front of the original.

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_withoutacause
2021-03-12 02:33 am UTC (link)

"Not like you! No chance, not in a million billion years! I've just met you and I already know you're brilliant! You've got Hufflepants, and you did a whole thing with your toothpaste, and you give great hugs and he is going to love you!"

He gave Teddy a fond little shake, then nearly exploded with laughter as Teddy turned into him.

"See?? Brilliant! So don't you dare talk about my GodGrandson like that again. Ordinary. Bah, bah I say! You're a LUPIN! That makes you one of the absolute best people on the planet! Oh, do you want to go find him? We're bunking down in Gryffindor tower. You can live there too if you want! Or, I don't think the Hufflepuff area is full yet, if you're more comfortable there. Either way you need to meet Moony. He is going to be so happy to see you. Also he's better at explaining this whole time travel thing than I am so he can definitely make it all make more sense."

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whoholdsthekey
2021-03-12 02:50 am UTC (link)

Had he been drinking something, he would have spat it out at 'Hufflepants' and he looked down. Oh Jesus, he really was making an impression, wasn't he? "Has anyone ever told you that you're excitable? I'm not complaining, to be clear," he laughed, shaking his head slightly.

He settled in against Sirius's side, arm around his waist comfortably like they were the oldest of friends and weren't just meeting for the very first time. "I'll probably stay in Hufflepuff just because it's the easiest to get into though I wouldn't mind a tour of Gryffindor. I've never actually been in it. Managed Ravenclaw once though," as he spoke, he returned to his natural form, "Why do we need to stay in the castle and where can I get a shirt so I don't go around meeting my dad half-naked?" This was a dream. It was a dream. He just had to go along with it for now. But the stones of the castle were cold against his feet and he didn't think a dream could do that.

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_withoutacause
2021-03-12 02:59 am UTC (link)

"Me? Excitable? Whatever gave you that impression!" He beamed, practically vibrating with energy and excitement as he bounced up and down on his toes.

Sirius pulled Teddy tight against him, filled with a warm glow. Teddy was Remus'son. Dora's son. Sirius' cousin, not to mention his GodGrandson. He was family, and here he was hugging him like they had always known each other. There wasn't even a hint of rejection or reluctance and it nearly sent him into a joy spiral. Teddy was his family, and he was now instantly added to the list of people he would die for.

"We can get you clothes, but for now, here." He had transfigured a shirt into a leather vest that morning and he pulled it off, detangling himself from Teddt first, before holding it out. "Black leather goes well with leather. And you don't have to pick a place to live yet. You might like the tower once you see it! But no pressure. Do you want to go up to the storage area for proper clothes first? Remus won't mind your Hufflepants, he's seen me in full drag!"

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whoholdsthekey
2021-03-12 03:12 am UTC (link)

"Haven't a clue! Just an aura, I suppose," Teddy laughed freely, enjoying Sirius's excitement. This was certainly a man who had not yet experienced Azkaban and so he would enjoy this version until his dreams turned to a nightmare.

Having the Potters and the Weasleys always around was brilliant but there was nothing like real family even if it was a cousin technically some number removed. (He'd never been good at following those lines because they didn't really felt like they mattered.) But Sirius was detangling to--

"The shirt off your back! Or... Well, the vest," his expression melted into a terribly sweet fondness for a man he'd just met. For now, he slipped the vest on, then he pulled Sirius close and placed a familial kiss against his temple before settling right back into his spot. "Storage first because my feet are cold and then..." he exhaled then, the nervousness obvious, "Dad. Do you think he'll be happy or no that I'm not a werewolf?"

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_withoutacause
2021-03-12 03:22 am UTC (link)

Sirius felt himself literally melting as Teddy kissed his forehead. Forget dying for Teddy, he'd literally burn the world down for him. James, Remus, Harry, and Teddy. The four most important people in the entire world.

"Right, to storage! You can get some robes! Or some, well, Robes! But I'm dead hand at transfiguration if you want something more fun than robes. And why wouldn't you! We'll deck you out in style!"

He started moving, but stopped when Teddy spoke next. He took him by the shoulders and looked him square in the eye.

"He'll be glad, but only because he won't want you to suffer the way he does. If I know Moony, and I do know Moony, then he will absolutely adore you, however you are. But he'll also be so, so glad that you don't have to hurt every month."

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whoholdsthekey
2021-03-12 03:39 am UTC (link)

"I'd love to see what you come up with, honestly," he could pull off anything just by changing how he looked - height, gender, whatever. But he didn't go into those details just yet because Sirius was becoming momentarily... Serious.

Teddy bit his bottom lip, grinning slightly, "I thought as much... but I do hurt people every month. They just volunteer for it." He knew just how suspect that sounded but he was forging on ahead, walking into the entrance hall now. "It's an eating challenge thing. If anyone can eat this bear claw donut without throwing up that's laced with peppers up to nine million Scovilles, they win a prize."

He was walking backward now to face Sirius, his hands clasped behind his back and his smile cheeky, "Think you could handle it?" Without knowing that there had, in fact, been genocide, he had no knowledge that this was a terribly frivolous conversation.

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_withoutacause
2021-03-12 03:55 am UTC (link)

"You'd let me pick for you?" Sirius could not have been more delighted if he tried. "Makeover! I love makeovers!" He was already rubbing through the different styles. With that face and that hair Teddy would be a brilliant mod. Pinstripes, platform shoes... That might be a bit much done his first meeting with Remus though.

"Um, as soon as we have grown the peppers you MUST make me one of those. I would probably die but it would be the absolute best way to go. I've told everyone that my preferred death is by doughnut. Much better than death by curtain which is still horribly embarrassing. They don't talk about that in the future, do they? I'd hate to think that my legacy was so undignified. Picture of proper poise, me."

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whoholdsthekey
2021-03-12 04:06 am UTC (link)

"Just... Try not to turn me into a clown before I meet my dad?" he begged lightly, the teasing there in his voice. Though he would certainly make adjustments to anything that might have been too out there. A nice cardigan would be top but he had the terrible thought that he had made a small mistake.

"It takes sixteen million Scoville to kill someone so as long as you don't eat two of them, you'll be fine," he offered helpfully, glad to indulge someone who wanted to take up the challenge. "But let's not talk about anyone's death and instead go to the storage - which way is that?" He assumed it was probably upstairs but how upstairs was up when it came to Hogwarts and storage rooms?

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