Children Of War

Teddy stares at the blank painting, longing, for its residents to re appear.

“Do you think they missed your message?” Matt asked.

“They never have before, besides I’ve never known cadogan to fail to deliver” Teddy answered irritably, if his parents didn’t turn up soon, he would miss transfiguration. Making Mc Gonagall mad was certainly something he could do without at the moment.

“Oh look it’s Loopy Lupin looking for his blood traitor scum of parents!” The voice behind the two boys startled them Both.

“Piss off Zabini” Matt said, making a face at the 3rd year Slytherin girl.

“Why would I?” Nadia Zabini teased. “Have you finally realised your grandfather was a muggle?” She continued to annoy him.

“HE WAS NOT” Teddy shouted. He could take derogatory comments, but he drew the line at people insulting his family.

“Suit yourself” The Slytherin witch whispered, and slinked off into the distance. Teddy began to cry, had his parents forgotten about him? Suddenly, he heard another voice behind him, it was calm and quiet.

“Mate you’ve got to be kidding me- why wouldn’t you enter? You can get bloody rich from it!” Matt was persistent, but this time Ted wasn’t giving in.

“I’ve told you, I don’t want the gold” He was irritable, his best friend had been pestering him all day to enter the tri wizard tournament.

“Cos your parents hardly left you a goldmine.” Matt chuckled to himself, before realising what he had said. “Oh I didn’t mean it like that. I just meant... you could do with some extra cash.” He wasn’t about to pick a fight with his best friend.

“Don’t worry, I’m not offended. But I’m also not willing to risk my parent’s sacrifice.” Teddy tried not to show the remote anger and resentment he was feeling towards Matt.

“Fair enough” Matt shrugged “anyways, aren’t we gonna talk about old Trelawney”

“What is there to talk about, she’s an old fake, that’s common knowledge. Anything she says can’t be trusted” Teddy replies, he was sick of people using his parents’ fate to judge him.

“I don’t know, she sounded kinda genuine... all that stuff about belonging and so on, you don’t think it could be about you?” Matt sounded timid. “I mean, she who is dark must find light, that could represent your mum, she’s a decent of the black family. He who seeks knowledge, that could be your dad, he was clever wasn’t he. And you, their son, who belongs, must accept the end.”

“That’s nonsense Matt. Why would I have a prophecy anyway.”

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Divination was by far Teddy’s least favourite subject, but it was loads better than things like ancient times (which coincidently his farther had adored). Trelawney was an old fake and everyone knew that. She often paced around the class room, staring at people through those large round glasses, that magnified her bug like eyes, while she predicted their early, gruesome death. Matt gave Teddy a look of horror as their teacher made her way over to their table on the far right of the classroom. She looked the two boys sternly in the eyes and opened her mouth- but no sound came out. Finally, after about a minute of gaping towards them, she started to stutter uncontrollably.

“Do you think she’s-“ Matt stopped his whisper quickly. As if reading his mind, Teddy answered

“It’s not full moon” .

Trelawney continued to stare and stutter, until finally, she seemed to find her words. Her voice came out raspy and quick.

“Those of the blood line so fretfully close

She who never belonged

But always did

Born to he who is worse than evil

While some are angels

Others are the devils

Strive to match the dark lords regime

She who is dark must find light

He who has knowledge must find evidence