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[tedwardlupiin]

doreminique‌

“I just got back from checking the hut. no luck. he’s probably wandered off into the forest again.” she sighed. it looked like it was going to be another night of checking lesson plans that hadn’t been created yet. “you sure that’s it? I mean-” who could blame him if what happened at the quidditch cup got under his skin? everyone lost something in the war, but teddy had lost more than most. “-I’m not trying to question you or anything, but it has been a rough week. dad has sent me about twelve owls more than usual. I think he’s a little scared, even though he won’t admit it.” everyone was on edge. even more so because no one knew with certainty what was going on. “if you ever need help grading, you can always let me know.”

   “He probably did. You know how he likes to spend time in the forest.” He admitted and pushed his papers away from himself. He didn’t blame Bill for being cautious. Teddy had been extra cautious himself, doing extra rounds at night before he went home. He sometimes decided to stay the night in case anything happened. “I think it’s enough grading for the night. You need a little help looking for Hagrid? We can walk and talk if you’d like.” 

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xfthestvrs‌

—- Her fingers comfortably weaved between his fingers as she started to head out of his office. “Oh fiiiine, Teddy,” Vic snorted as she glanced back at her best friend. She knew very well that once she started, she wouldn’t be able to stop. “Well, I did say in my letters that it’s hatchling season,” she replied with a nod, “So we have a lot of baby dragons around trying to learn to fly and blow fire. Plus all the mothers are overly protective, so it’s been a lot to keep up with.”

   “Have they ever gotten fire on your hair?” Teddy questioned because he felt like that would end up happening to him. He wouldn’t be paying attention and then next thing he knew, he’d have to be bald a few weeks. “I can imagine but you’re happy, right?” 

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bcvubvtons‌:

The sheer thought of pouring out her thoughts to Teddy Lupin seemed ridiculous to Fleur. He was practically another child to her – a young man who shouldn’t have to become an open ear for someone who, by all accounts, should already know ways to cope with her own madness.The offer was more than appreciated. She just couldn’t see herself taking him up on it. “And I, for you. Whatever you are dealing with, whatever is going on in your mind – please, know I am here for you. Bill, too, I’m sure.”

   “I don’t doubt that a second.” It was just always easier to talk to Fleur because he saw her so often. He was silent for a moment and decided maybe he should open up to her. “I was thinking of.. what if I went back to being an auror?” 

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mvllyii‌

DARK RED LIPS PURSE. “ i asked if you were okay, you seemed a bit lost… you look like you’re about to fall over, teddy. “ molly was always honest and straight to the point. it’s what people loved about her and what made her molly cassandra weasley. she didn’t sugarcoat things unless it was her sister. 

    Was it that obvious? Molly was one of the few people that Teddy was never good at lying to. She just had a way of telling when he was and so he no longer tried to. “I didn’t get much sleep.” He admitted, “I don’t know if to stay here or go back to the aurors.” 

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xfthestvrs‌

—- “I’m all ears,” Victoire grinned in his direction. “You shouldn’t tell a Weasley anything. The possibilities we can come up with are endless.” She pushed herself up and then held out her hand for him to take. “My letters weren’t enough?”

   They were always leading each other one way or another. Teddy stood up and reached for her hand with a smile. He shook his head, “No. I much prefer to hear you talk about it.” There was one thing that Teddy loved and that was listening to his loved ones talk about whatever it was they were most passionate about or just loved in general. They all lit up so beautifully that he was never one to turn someone away and highly encouraged being the one listening to them.

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isntitjamie‌

The last few days had been crazy and James knew it had taken its toll on a lot of people. He was more worried about his family members than anything else so he was doing his best to spend as much time with all of them and that included Teddy. Who apparently had drifted off into clouds. “Oi, Tedward. Focus on me.” He snapped his fingers and then poked his forehead. “What’s on your mind?”

    That’s a loaded question. He thought to himself. Teddy wondered how things had been for James and his other siblings. How was his uncle doing? He wanted to ask but he wasn’t sure how to bring it up. He made a face and shook his head, “It’s.. it’s nothing. Just trying to think of my next assignment but let’s not talk about work.” 

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bcvubvtons‌

Uncertainty seemed to be the new normal. Fleur wasn’t sure of much anymore, herself… from when she would be able to see her family again, to what her place was in all of this madness, all of it just seemed far too up in the air. “I – I think not being sure is exactly how I feel. I haven’t been sure how I feel in so long now that I am starting to think that I never will again.” She let out a small, shaky laugh. “But at some point… we must, mustn’t we?”

    Teddy understood that. Sometimes he felt lost and growing up, he always felt strangely alone despite having so many people that surrounded him with love but it was never something he admitted out loud out of fear. He was afraid to give into those feelings and decided it was just best to keep them at bay. He let out a sigh and nodded, “Unfortunately. I’m always here to talk or listen, you know that right?” 

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unfcrgiiven‌

“I was asking, Mr. Lupin, if you were planning on going to the faculty meeting in 20 minutes.”

   Teddy was silent for a moment because he honestly wanted to respond with: There’s a meeting today? Instead he snapped out of his thoughts, of course there would be a meeting. There had to be with everything going on. He set down his quill and nodded, “Of course.  Thank you for reminding me, Mr, Malfoy.” 

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xfthestvrs‌

—- Victoire enjoyed being busy. While Teddy wasn’t a fan, she was more than happy to help him sift through the piles of parchments that he had on his desk. But she chuckled at his words and she looked over at him with a hint of amusement, “what do you recommend we do then? I can’t have my favourite person in the world murder themselves.”

   “Honestly?” Teddy looked down at the parchment in front of him and let out a deep sigh, rubbing his temples. “Anything but looking at these essays. We can go for a walk-- get food. I don’t know. Plus, you still need to tell me how everything went while you were gone.” 

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doreminique‌

“oh. uhm, I was only asking if you’d seen hagrid. I have some questions for him, but I can’t seem to find him anywhere.” dominique said quietly. “for such a large man, he is very good at hiding away.” her brows furrowed slightly as she looked at teddy’s face. “are you alright? not to be rude, but you don’t look well.”

   “Oh-- Hagrid? No. I don’t think I’ve seen him since dinner. He’s not at his hut?” Teddy couldn’t help but smile at her comment. He did have a way of moving without being seen often. He had a lot of respect for Hagrid. Teddy shook his head, “I just.. I didn’t get much sleep.” It was a lie but it was mostly a lie to himself rather than to her. “I was up late, grading.” 

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bcvubvtons‌

Of course he hadn’t been paying attention. He had bigger things on his mind – Fleur was sure of that much. But all things considered, wasn’t that even more of a reason to check in on him? To make sure that he was coping with all of the madness going on in the world? “No, don’t be sorry. You have nothing you need to apologize for,” she reasoned, frowning. “I wanted to ask – are you alright? How have you been… coping?”

     How was he feeling? Angry? Upset? Disappointed? He wasn’t sure. Afraid maybe? But not even for himself. For his family, his students and all the people who have already had to face this in their life before. It wasn’t fair for them to have to deal with any of this and in a perfect world, there wouldn’t be anything to worry about but this world was far from perfect and maybe leaving the aurors wasn’t a good idea. Teddy cleared his throat, “I’m.. I’m not sure.” He confessed to her. Fleur had been a vital part of his life for so long being as him and Victoire were fairly close now and growing up. He looked up to her and her voice gave him some sort of comfort. “How are you feeling?” He wondered if all this brought back unwanted memories. He wanted her to know that he was there for her just as much as she was there for him. 

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   “Honestly? I’m going to murder myself with how much homework I’ve assigned.” He was done looking over essays but he knew that there were still lots left to read over. He looked up at Victoire who was sitting across from him. “We need a break. Pronto.” @xfthestvrs​

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For a split second, Teddy debated going back to being an auror but he knew that maybe that wasn’t the best option. At Hogwarts, he could protect the students if need be but at the same time, he felt helpless to help. He didn’t even know if it was as big an issue as he thought it was. Maybe it was some sort of sick joke. He hadn’t heard the other calling him and suddenly he looked up, surprised. “What? Sorry-- I wasn’t paying attention.” @inomniahqstarters​

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petriichvrs‌

open   starter   for   ginny   weasley   /   @inomniahqstarters​   !

“OUT OF MY WAY.” she had to see it for herself. she tore through the streets of diagon alley, pushing through an endless crowd that was moving in the opposite direction. a nasty elbow to the cheek couldn’t slow her down any more than the loss of her black and yellow wasps hat could, and it was left in the dirt as ginny moved to where nobody else wanted to be ; beneath the dark mark that had been cast INTO the sky. she’s breathless, and it isn’t just because of the effort it took to get her there - her chest is tight and her heartbeat is THRUMMING in her ears and for the very first time in two decades… ginny has a reason for the terror running through her veins like ice water.

feel the fear, she did ; but champion THROUGH it? raise her wand with a shaky hand, she did, though she wasn’t sure she could BANISH it all on her own - a question unanswered due to it’s fading, suddenly, before her very eyes. she gasps. a sudden intake of breath, the force of which causes her to fold in upon herself like a little girl, not catching her breath, per se, but pulling herself TOGETHER. who knew how long she’d stay there like that, if it weren’t for the sudden footsteps that alert her to the fact she isn’t alone, that bring her to whirl around, wand ready, “stay back-”

   Teddy and Victoire had decided to split and take a look around for their younger cousins-- just in case. He had been looking everywhere but it was hard to make out faces when people were running around in a panic all over the place. He couldn’t pin point anyone he knew in particular but then he heard something that caught his ear. Teddy heard gasps in a group of people. He was no longer an auror but he still thought like one from time to time. Did someone get hurt? Where were the aurors? Someone needed to be here to control everything that was happening and all the people that were freaked out needed some sort of comfort. Comfort that he could not provide.     He stepped closer to see someone pointing a wand and when he noticed who it was, Teddy stepped forward without hesitation. He had always looked up to Ginny. She had been there for him through so much and now he needed to be there for her. Teddy put his hands up as he stood in front of the person that she originally had pointed her wand at. “Hey..” His voice was calm and soothing. He wasn’t afraid. At least not for himself. “It’s me, it’s Teddy.” He understood why she was reacting like this. They had all fought so hard to get rid of this and yet here it was once more. It must’ve been a terrible wake up call. “Lower your wand, Ginny, please.” He didn’t want her to do something that she may regret later. 

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xfthestvrs‌

—- With his hand in hers, Victoire weaved her fingers between his and gave his hand a comforting squeeze. “We’ll check in on everyone, make sure everyone is okay,” she added softly and stepped closer to him knowing that she was always going to be okay with him around. “Let’s go.”

The moment that Victoire’s hand was in his, his anger was dismissed and he felt a sense of calm wash over him. He had to keep a leveled head and he knew that. He embraced her hand and nodded as he took a deep breath of air, slowly exhaling, “Alright, that sounds like a plan.” 

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xfthestvrs‌

—- Rose sent a soft scowl to the onlookers around them. “Just go home,” she couldn’t help but to huff as if it was the clear solution. To her, it was. Who can have fun with a skull looming over their heads. “Who’s worse? Them or Rita Skeeter. Actually, I’m shocked she’s not here. She loves us.”

    “It’s a pretty close tie.” Teddy said with a laugh, “Rumor has it though if you say her name three times, she’ll pop up with that stupid Quick Notes Quill.” He rolled his eyes, remembering how once he had completely knocked the damn thing out of the air. “Don’t jinx it now.” He said as he started to lead her away from the scene.