"Teddy's Present" (Christmas Challenge for dracoharry100)
Title: Teddy's Present
Author: digthewriter
Word count: 525
Characters/pairings: Harry, Teddy, Andromeda, Draco
Challenge: Christmas Challenge 13 for dracoharry100 DAY TWO: Woolly mittens
Notes: Continuation of THE CREATURE
, completely unbetaed.
Harry didn’t have to open the present to know what his godson had gotten him. Teddy was an adorable child who took everything in its literal meaning. Harry smiled and hugged little Teddy and opened the present. A pair of woolly mittens.
“Oh, they’ve got a…bear on them,” Harry said, not sure if it was in fact a bear that Harry was identifying.
“It’s a panther, like you, Harry!” Teddy squealed.
“Of course it is!” Harry said, mildly apologetic for getting it wrong.
“It’s got your green eyes and everything. Gramma made the mittens and I drew the design. She then put them on the mittens with magic!” Teddy was so excited and Harry was just as excited with him. “I can’t wait to be able to do magic so I can make you mittens all by myself!”
“Me too,” Harry answered and looked up at Andromeda who looked wary.
“We should get ready, Teddy,” Andromeda said. “Cousin Draco will be here soon.” She went in the other room to grab Teddy’s coat as Harry knelt down to help Teddy with tying his scarf and putting his hat on.
“How is it going with Cousin Draco?” Harry asked in a hush tone. They often talked about Malfoy, but Harry told Teddy that it was a secret and that no one else would know that Harry asked about him.
“Good,” Teddy answered smiling. “He gets nightmares sometimes. I hear him talking to Aunt Pansy.”
Harry raised an eyebrow with intrigue but their conversation was ended when the Floo roared, and Andromeda entered the room at the same time. Harry stood up immediately to greet Malfoy who nodded curtly at him when Harry smiled, like a fool, he thought.
“Good day, Malfoy,” Harry said, clearing his throat.
“Potter.” Draco nodded again and looked at Teddy with a smile. “Ready?” he asked, to which Teddy nodded enthusiastically.
“Have fun,” Harry said and began to put on his new mittens when he saw Malfoy glance at them and immediately looked terrified. “What’s the matter?” Harry asked, confused at Malfoy’s reaction.
“What is that on your mittens?” Malfoy asked, stammering on his words.
“It’s Harry!” Teddy exclaimed.
“I don’t understand,” Malfoy replied.
“It’s my Animagus,” Harry tried to explain.
“See the green eyes!” Teddy offered.
“Yeah, I see them,” Malfoy answered hesitantly.
“Is everything alright, Malfoy?” Harry was confused.
What was going on with Malfoy? Why did he look so alarmed to see a bear looking creature on a pair of woolly mittens? After all these years, Harry wished that he’d made more of an effort to become Malfoy’s friend, maybe then he would be more open to sharing with Harry.
After they had parted, and Harry arrived home, he remembered what Teddy had said about Cousin Draco, about his nightmares. Then, Harry couldn’t help but dwell on his strange dreams as well. He was always in his Animagus form, and there was a hunter. No matter where the panther went, the hunter was present. It was a weird dance they did every night in Harry’s dreams, and Harry couldn’t recognise the meaning.
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Author: digthewriter
Word count: 525
Characters/pairings: Harry, Teddy, Andromeda, Draco
Challenge: Christmas Challenge 13 for dracoharry100 DAY TWO: Woolly mittens
Notes: Continuation of THE CREATURE
, completely unbetaed.
Harry didn’t have to open the present to know what his godson had gotten him. Teddy was an adorable child who took everything in its literal meaning. Harry smiled and hugged little Teddy and opened the present. A pair of woolly mittens.
“Oh, they’ve got a…bear on them,” Harry said, not sure if it was in fact a bear that Harry was identifying.
“It’s a panther, like you, Harry!” Teddy squealed.
“Of course it is!” Harry said, mildly apologetic for getting it wrong.
“It’s got your green eyes and everything. Gramma made the mittens and I drew the design. She then put them on the mittens with magic!” Teddy was so excited and Harry was just as excited with him. “I can’t wait to be able to do magic so I can make you mittens all by myself!”
“Me too,” Harry answered and looked up at Andromeda who looked wary.
“We should get ready, Teddy,” Andromeda said. “Cousin Draco will be here soon.” She went in the other room to grab Teddy’s coat as Harry knelt down to help Teddy with tying his scarf and putting his hat on.
“How is it going with Cousin Draco?” Harry asked in a hush tone. They often talked about Malfoy, but Harry told Teddy that it was a secret and that no one else would know that Harry asked about him.
“Good,” Teddy answered smiling. “He gets nightmares sometimes. I hear him talking to Aunt Pansy.”
Harry raised an eyebrow with intrigue but their conversation was ended when the Floo roared, and Andromeda entered the room at the same time. Harry stood up immediately to greet Malfoy who nodded curtly at him when Harry smiled, like a fool, he thought.
“Good day, Malfoy,” Harry said, clearing his throat.
“Potter.” Draco nodded again and looked at Teddy with a smile. “Ready?” he asked, to which Teddy nodded enthusiastically.
“Have fun,” Harry said and began to put on his new mittens when he saw Malfoy glance at them and immediately looked terrified. “What’s the matter?” Harry asked, confused at Malfoy’s reaction.
“What is that on your mittens?” Malfoy asked, stammering on his words.
“It’s Harry!” Teddy exclaimed.
“I don’t understand,” Malfoy replied.
“It’s my Animagus,” Harry tried to explain.
“See the green eyes!” Teddy offered.
“Yeah, I see them,” Malfoy answered hesitantly.
“Is everything alright, Malfoy?” Harry was confused.
What was going on with Malfoy? Why did he look so alarmed to see a bear looking creature on a pair of woolly mittens? After all these years, Harry wished that he’d made more of an effort to become Malfoy’s friend, maybe then he would be more open to sharing with Harry.
After they had parted, and Harry arrived home, he remembered what Teddy had said about Cousin Draco, about his nightmares. Then, Harry couldn’t help but dwell on his strange dreams as well. He was always in his Animagus form, and there was a hunter. No matter where the panther went, the hunter was present. It was a weird dance they did every night in Harry’s dreams, and Harry couldn’t recognise the meaning.
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