On the night of Teddyâs birth, Remus briefly left Tonks and his son in the charge of his mother-in-law, so that he could go and find Harry for the first time since their angry confrontation. Here, he asked Harry to be Teddyâs godfather, feeling nothing but forgiveness and gratitude towards the person who had sent him home to the family that gave him his greatest happiness.
Remus, who had reunited with Tonks. Remus, who had pleaded and begged and promised he would never, ever leave. Remus, who eschewed order missions for nine months so he could stay with her.
His son was born, his son was healthy, and Remus was full of love and hope and bursting with joy.
He didnât go door to door to notify all the Order members that Teddy was born. He didnât even go out to tell his own parents.Â
In his absolute jubilation, the ONE PERSON he wanted to see? Harry.
Because it was a war. People were dying and rounded up. Everyone was in danger.
Remus left because he needed to make a very specific sort of amends with Harry. Because Remus knew Harry would tear himself to bits about the way theyâd parted, even if he had been right.
Harry, who had no family, whom Remus needed to thank for mending his.
Remus needed to make sure Harry knew his family was safe and whole, that the baby was healthy, and he needed to thank Harry.
And he wanted to make sure Harry was godfather. It made no difference to a newborn Teddy, who his godfather was. But it made all the difference to Harry, and all the difference to Remus.
Remus even did it in a way that wouldnât embarrass Harry. He didnâtâhe knew if heâd asked Harry to step outside, or whatever. He didnât demand a conversation, or make a grand apology, or give a big thank you. That wouldâve been so awkward for both of them. He just casually asked, made it seem like a convenient thing to settle while he visited with everyone.
But no, he specifically sought out Harry to share this little bit of his life with, and to make amends with, and that means everything.
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