What Happens Next....?

Hell had frozen over. Or at least dropped in core temperature. Something major had to have happened for the fact that Victoire Weasley had done the unthinkable. Developed a crush on Teddy Lupin. A childish, write his last name on ones folder crush for the guy who she'd known since diapers. The one guy who didn't seem to be affected by her charms. She felt like blushing constantly as even a mention of his name made her stomach feel as though someone had started a Qudditch match inside of it. She felt like constantly grinning all because of him. Yet she'd agreed to meet him in Hogsmeade. She was an idiot. She shuddered slightly as she pulled her coat closer to her body and stood in front of Honeydukes feeling like a fool.

Teddy Lupin had been surprised to get a letter from Victoire Weasley telling him to come to Hogsmeade at the last weekend of March. She had been sending him letters more often nowadays, he had noticed the change, but he was quite surprised at being invited to Hogsmeade by her. There was definately something odd going on. Teddy definately planned to go, he hadn't seen Victoire for quite a while, only during Summers, and they hadn't spent nearly as much time together of late, not since Teddy has graduated. He and Victoire definately got along well though, they had been best friends at Hogwarts. He knew she liked him, perhaps more than friends. And Teddy liked her as a friend, though he disliked the fact that she was sometimes so obesessed with herself. Some aspects of her personality weren't the post likable. Anyways, Teddy apparated to Hogsmeade at noon on Saturday. It was a cold day, and he shivered as he looked around to find Victoire. It didn't take long, she was a hard person to miss, even if she was standing outside a crowded Honeydukes shop. "Hey Victoire," he said, smiling as he walked over.

"H-hey Teddy." Victoire stuttered more because of the cold than anything. Well that's what she tried to convince herself anyway. She gave him a quick hug before pulling back a little quicker than usual. Before her epic realization, Victoire had never had a problem hugging, poking, even kissing Teddy on the cheek but now she felt as though he was going to freak out everytime she touched him. Or she was going to faint. Merlin she had it bad.

When the pair had been at school together, they had basically been joined at the hip. Mostly because not many girls could take Victoire's 'look-at-me' personality without a hint of envy whilst guys tended to trip around her, exluding Teddy. Plus he'd always been a calming influence toward Victoire when her Veela temper flared up.

"You're probably wondering why I invited you here." Victoire begun with a small glance toward the sweets store they were standing in front of. "I guess I've missed you. A lot." She admitted blushing. Victoire Weasley blushing? What had the world come to?

Teddy hugged her back, though she let go way to quickly. He could get annoyed with Victoire quite easily, but in fact, he really liked her a lot. As a friend of course. They got a long well and he had missed her. Still, he was surprised at how nervous she was. Victoire and nervousness just didn't fit together. She was probably the most confident person he knew, it was a trait he admired about her. When she explained why she had called him here, he raised his eyebrows, surprised. Her blushing was an eeven more surprising thing, she was behaving very strangely indeed. Very much unlike the Victoire he knew. "Well I missed you to," he said, looking at her curiously. "Hey, lets talk inside, its too cold here," he said, turning to go inside the wonderfully warm Three Broomsticks.

"Ah, sure." Victoire said feeling ready to just face plant herself into the snow at her feet she was feeling that pathetic. If anyone could see through her odd mood it would be Teddy and it would be distarious knowing he'd probably not return her feelings. That was the main reason she hadn't blurted it out upon his arrival like she usually would with guys.

Victoire paused in the doorway and asked conversationally. "Hows things for you? I now hate myself for failing fourth year." She said this in a truthful manner though Teddy had probably heard this many times before. Victoire hated that she was meant to have graduated already. The only plus side from repeating was it gave her time to figure out what she wanted to do with her life.

"Well I'm OK, I got a job at the ministry. I am an auror now," he said with a hint of pride in his voice. It was always what he wanted to be after all. He had been ambitious from an early age, completely unlike Victoire. They were near opposites, so it was surprising how well they got along. "Well Tori (can he call you that? )," he said grinning, using his preferred nickname for her. "Can't say I didn't tell you so." He would of liked it if she had graduated this year too, that way he could spend more time with her, instead of just meeting her ocassionally at summers. Teddy always met the Weasleys during Summer, after the Potters, they were his favorite family. Teddy walked besides Victoire towards an empty table where he sat down. The threebroomsticks was crowded as usual, which was good, it meant it would be hard to overhear.

"Yeah lucky guy. I have my parents up my goad trying to get me to 'be more focused like dear Teddy'." She air quoted the last part she she mimiced her mother's voice with a roll of her eyes. When they had been younger, Victoire's parents had constantly tried to get Victoire to be more like Teddy in the fact that he always was so detrimind to what he wanted to be whilst she didn't have the slightly idea and couldn't care less that she didn't.

"Hows being an auror working out for you? Cos' I'd be scared as Merlin trying to even defend myself from dark wizards. Although that's probably because I don't pay enough attention in class to know enough high leveled spells. But that's a whole other matter." Victiore said with a wave of her hand feeling more like herself. Once she got talking with Teddy it felt as though they were little again, except the only difference now was that the wedding rings they'd end up wearing if they were to ever marry would be real jewellry instead of licorice. Not that they were getting married anytime soon.

[Yeah but I highly doubt anyone else could get away with it. ]

Teddy laughed. He considered the Weasleys as almost family, as he had no family of his own really. He spent a lot of his childhood with the Weasleys or the Potters. It was then that he had befriended Victoire, she was the oldest of the Weasleys younger than him, and the only one of them who was near his age. He never really treated Victoire how other guys did. Being part-veela, she was definately very attractive, but they she and Teddy were just friends.

"Well I've just started, nothing much to do, but I guess thats a good thing," Teddy said shrugging. less to do meant there was less trouble from dark wizards out there currently, but Teddy was finding the job far too boring. Victoire seemed to be changing to her normal, confident self but Teddy was still confused on why he had been called here. "So you called me here cause you missed me?" he repeated. "That much? We met each other at Christmas. Not that I mind of course. I'm just wondering," he added hastily.

Victoire blushed. "Ok I'm going to sound really stupid but I have to ask you something...." She said trailing off and trying to figure out how to approach the subject without ratting herself out. "I wanted to ask you about things that I know you wouldn't want the family to goad you about. Are you seeing anyone? I'm asked as a friend of course." She added hastily feeling stupid and ready to run out of the store in a flurry of embarassment.

She understood now why other girls her age freaked out around guys. When they meet one they like it's really hard to approach them.

Teddy raised his eyebrows as Victoire began to act very weird again. Something was definately wrong with her, he thinked he knew what, but he didn't believe it to be possible. But why else would she be acting so nervously? Or why else would she ask if he had a girlfriend or not? "Not currently," Teddy replied. Girls liked him a lot of course, but Teddy personally wasn't the type to date much. He would go out with someone every so often but it never developed into a serious relationship. "Why?" he asked glaring at her with a curious look.