Drabble: Snakes and Snails
Title: Snakes and Snails
Fandom/Characters: Harry Potter; Teddy Lupin & Ron Weasley
Rating/Warnings: mild child-centric sap
Word Count: 225
A/N: A follow-up to my drabble Sugar and Spice, as requested by
merryb87 for this meme.
They have only just arrived at the Burrow when Teddy announces, in a rather loud voice, “We’re having a baby!” He looks around smugly at the sudden hush that envelopes the normally raucous kitchen, hoping perhaps that his indignation is at least shared by his adopted aunts and uncles. Instead, and much to his dismay, his mum is enveloped in a large hug by Gammolly, while his dad is practically knocked over by the slaps on the back given him by Granddad, Harry and Ron.
He goes to sulk on the landing.
“Hey, Ted.”
He merely glares at his Uncle Ron, who was one of the ones high-fiving his dad, after all.
“Can I tell you a secret?”
Teddy shrugs, not willing to concede any ground just yet.
“I wasn’t too thrilled when your Aunt Ginny came along, either. But, having a baby sister is actually pretty cool. You’re the older brother, see, so you’ll always get to do things first. And you can teach her stuff, like how to ride a broom, or play exploding snap. You’ll be her hero, mate.”
Teddy considers this new information. It doesn’t sound all that bad, when Uncle Ron puts it that way. And he does enjoy playing with Victoire, at least most of the time. Still...
“Couldn’t we rather have a dog?”
Fandom/Characters: Harry Potter; Teddy Lupin & Ron Weasley
Rating/Warnings: mild child-centric sap
Word Count: 225
A/N: A follow-up to my drabble Sugar and Spice, as requested by
merryb87 for this meme. They have only just arrived at the Burrow when Teddy announces, in a rather loud voice, “We’re having a baby!” He looks around smugly at the sudden hush that envelopes the normally raucous kitchen, hoping perhaps that his indignation is at least shared by his adopted aunts and uncles. Instead, and much to his dismay, his mum is enveloped in a large hug by Gammolly, while his dad is practically knocked over by the slaps on the back given him by Granddad, Harry and Ron.
He goes to sulk on the landing.
“Hey, Ted.”
He merely glares at his Uncle Ron, who was one of the ones high-fiving his dad, after all.
“Can I tell you a secret?”
Teddy shrugs, not willing to concede any ground just yet.
“I wasn’t too thrilled when your Aunt Ginny came along, either. But, having a baby sister is actually pretty cool. You’re the older brother, see, so you’ll always get to do things first. And you can teach her stuff, like how to ride a broom, or play exploding snap. You’ll be her hero, mate.”
Teddy considers this new information. It doesn’t sound all that bad, when Uncle Ron puts it that way. And he does enjoy playing with Victoire, at least most of the time. Still...
“Couldn’t we rather have a dog?”