A/N: Okay so this is a story that I am slightly rewriting, and fixing up. I was rereading my old stories and I forgot how much I loved it so I'm rewriting it fixing the errors and slightly changing the story line. So I really hope you enjoy the new and improved Seal with a Drink!
Victorie Weasley sat in the common room on the one of the oversized couches, reading her Charms book. She forced herself to focus though she wanted to do anything but read this damn book. As if perfect timing to distract her from her task Victorie's best friend came rushing in to the common room beaming.
"Victorie!" Bailey yelled, before plopping onto the couch next to her grinning ear to ear.
"What's up Bail?" Victorie asked, knowing Bailey was on the edge of bursting,
"Well you know how me and Jake went down to Honeydukes today?" Bailey started, Victorie nodded
"He finally asked me to be his girlfriend, officially" Bailey exclaimed letting out a tiny squeal.
"Bout damn time!" Victorie joked, Bailey shot her a look before playfully hitting her.
"Hey what do you mean?" Bailey asked Victorie laughed in response.
"Oh come on everyone knows you two have been hooking up the past two weeks" Victorie explained, Bailey simply shrugged. Bailey was a rather confidant girl, always owned her actions never shameful of what she did even if she did just get caught shagging in a broom closet.
"Oh like your one to talk!" Bailey teased eyeing her suspiciously. It was no secret that Victorie had been smitten with a few guys, but never really had an actual boyfriend.
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Victorie asked, looking at her friend in shock.
"Oh nothing…just seen you hangin around a certain blue haired boy lately" Bailey accused, Victorie let out a squeal in disbelief.
"You know me and Teddy are just friends! He's like a brother to me for god sake!" Victorie responded, as Baileys broke out into a smile.
"I know, know I'm just kidding with you" Bailey said taking her hair down letting her long brown locks spill over her shoulders. Bailey had always been prefect for as long as Victorie could remember even in the way she handled herself she was smart, played quidditch, and could get any guy she pleased without trying. Bailey had been with so many guys, that if she carried herself any other way she would probably be considered some kind of slut. But luckily people didn't see her in that way, she was simply a bubbly boy crazy girl. Victorie let out a sigh, wishing she had a guy she could snuggle up to right now.
"What's wrong?" Bailey asked peering over at her. Victorie simply shrugged,
"Nothing…just lonely I guess" Victorie answered Bailey simply nodded not asking any further questions. As Victorie stared off into the thinking of how she should be reading her book her eyes got heavy leading her to eventually doze off.
"Victorie!" someone said as they shook her awake. Victorie opened her eyes slowly she saw a blurry green haired brown eyed Teddy.
"Do you know anything about personal space" Victorie mumbled slowly sitting up pushing Teddy away from her. She looked around the common room which was surprisingly empty.
"What time is it?" Victorie questioned, rubbing her eyes.
"Twelve-oh one, Happy Birthday Vic" Teddy said with a brilliant smile. This had been always a special day for the two of them not only had it been Victoire's birthday but the day Teddy lost both his parents. They had been best friends since they were kids, on this day usually people would treat Teddy special or avoid him out of pity but not Victorie she always treated him like any other day which is all Teddy ever wanted.
"Oh wow, I totally forgot" Victorie said she had been so busy with school work her birthday had snuck up on her. Teddy shook his head,
"Of course you did, how do you forget your own birthday huh?" Teddy asked, eyeing Victorie.
"I have too many things on my mind" Victorie answered simply.
"Yeah, yeah I don't care how many things are on your mind it's your sixteenth birthday and were gonna celebrate" Teddy said with a wide smile, as he pulled out a bottle of firewhiskey from a black bag that was sitting on the floor. Victorie looked uneasily at him, she had always been 'the good girl' she never really drank, nor got caught in broom closets making out, or even sneaking off grounds. She was a typical straight edge and she hated it sometimes. Though there was something about Teddy's wicked smile that made her want let loose, stop being such a pansy. Apparently Teddy he read her expression because he felt compelled to explain,
"Now I know you don't usually do this sort of thing but I figure it's my duty to loosen you up a bit, release that Weasley mischief I know you have hiding in you" Victorie had laughed at his comment, from what she was told when her uncles and aunts were younger they had quite the adventures.
"Alright fine you win, but I can't now" she said, Teddy's face immediately fell.
"Why not" Teddy whined, Victorie rolled her eyes Teddy could be such a little kid sometimes.
"Because I have a huge Charms test in the morning that I'm not where near ready for, can't it wait till tomorrow night?" Victorie asked, Teddy seemed to be disappointed but he gave in
"Fair enough, tomorrow it is. And don't back out" Teddy said giving Victorie a stern look, she laughed and nodded.
"Promise" she said feeling the slept wash over her again she yawned.
"Still tired?" Teddy asked who was now sitting in the chair across from her.
"Yeah I think I'm gonna head up stairs this chair isn't exactly comfortable" Victorie said getting up slowly from the old armchair that had been there since her father went to school. She stretched her muscles; she saw Teddy's eyes drift to her mid-section where her shirt had lifted slightly. She blushed self-consciously pulling down her shirt down right away.
"You mind" Victorie said, Teddy shook his head and looked up at her checks slightly red.
"Hey I'm a guy, it's what we do" he answered with a shrug. Victorie rolled her eyes and waved goodnight as she climbed the stairs to her dorm.
The next day her birthday had been the usual, muttered happy birthdays, slice of cake at the Great Hall, a few cards and Bailey's annual gift and card that had writing all over every bit of it. Victorie sat and talked with her friends as they normally did on a Friday night.
"I think that Vic should ask Dustin to Hogsmeade" said Katie, a fellow Gryffindor, and one of her close friends.
"Oh yea, I agree they would look so good together!" Bailey said, sipping on her butterbeer.
"Maybe…" Victorie mulled, as she looked over at Dustin who was on the other side of the common room, playing exploding snap with some of his friends. He was seventh year tall, and muscular with shaggy brown with brownish-green eyes, he was Gryffindor's top seeker.
"I say go for it, what do you have to lose I mean your gorgeous any guy would like you" said Kristi, also Victorie's friend who was very self-conscious and unsure about herself even though Victorie and everyone else would agree she has nothing to worry about.
"I think…I just might Kris" said Victorie who was smirking at the idea. She took another swig of her butter beer, got up and smoothed down her straight strawberry blonde hair. She went over to where Dustin was, sitting down in the chair next to him.
"Hey Victorie" Dustin said, turning towards her his with a wide smile.
"Hey Dustin, how's the game going" Victorie asked nodding towards the game of exploding snape.
"Well I'm getting my ass kicked" he answered.
"Can't be worse than I am" Victorie said, flashing him a flirty smile
"Wanna bet?" Dustin said, Victorie shook her head
"What does it matter, you already the most valuable seeker to Gryffindor, you don't need to be good at exploding snape" Victorie explained sweetly, Dustin chuckled at her.
"Maybe that's why they always convenience me to play, so they can beat me" Dustin replied cockily.
"Maybe…" Victorie mused, looking through her lashes at Dustin. He turned his body to fully face her, looking at her intently now.
"You know I've been wanting to ask you something for a while now" Dustin began.
"What's that?" Victorie asked, leaning in closer to Dustin.
"Would like to go to Hogsmeade with me tomorrow" Dustin flashed his smile yet again, Victorie returned it with hers.
"I'd love too!" Victorie responded, Dustin smile got wider.
"Sounds great, see you tomorrow then" Dustin said, who was getting up to resume playing is game.
"Can't wait" Victorie said, and then gave him a kiss on the check. As she walked back to her friends who were already whispering, and discussing the situation, Teddy stood in her path causing her to bump into him.
"Um excuse me" Victorie said, looking up at Teddy annoyed who simply stood in front of her not moving.
"You promised" Teddy said giving Victorie a stern look, she looked at him confused.
"Teddy what are you…"Victorie made a sudden realization of the promise she made him the early hours of this morning.
"Ah and there it is, the famous Victorie 'oh shit' face" Teddy said with a grin. Victorie pushed him aside.
"I have to go talk to my friends" Victorie said returning to her group of friends where Bailey was sporting her famous smile. But Teddy stopped her once again grabbing her by the arm twirling her around to face him. Her icy blue eyes meeting his currently green ones, their face mere inches apart.
"You promised" Teddy said looking at her seriously.
"Did I ever say I wasn't going to? Lemme talk to my friends first then I'll meet you in your dormitory" Victorie said looking him in the eye. Teddy nodded letting go of her arm and retreating up to his room.
"What's up with Teddy?" Katie asked
"Oh nothng, I just have to go…erm…do him a favor…" Victoire said stumbling over her words, not being able to think of a good excuse in time. She looked at her friends shocked faces, confused.
"I always knew there was something between you two!" Bailey said raising her eye brow, Victorie suddenly realized what she had said must've sounded like.
"Oh come on you guys I didn't mean it like that! Ugh just today is a hard day for him okay" Victorie said making her friends feel bad, after accusing her of such a thing. Everyone pretty much knew that today was the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts and that Teddy among others had lost his parents that day.
"Oh shit, that's right sorry Vic" Bailey said quickly apologizing.
"So what happened with Dustin?" Kristi asked excitedly changing the subject; Victorie began to explain what had happened her friends listening intently.
"Oh I knew he's been eyeing you!" Katie said Bailey nodded in agreement.
"I can't wait till tomorrow" Victorie said, she looked up at the clock she knew Teddy was impatient and figured she should go and keep her promise now.
"I gotta go find Teddy see you guys later" Victorie said, the group nodded as she went up the stairs to Teddy's room.
Teddy sat on his bed waiting impatiently already dipping into the firewhiskey, changing his appearance randomly out of boredom. Suddenly he heard his door open, he picked up his head seeing Victorie standing in the door way. Her strawberry blonde hair, falling past her shoulders, her bangs had fallen in her icy blue eyes.
"Finally" Teddy said, sitting up on the bed.
"Sorry…"Victorie said joining him on the bed, he immediately put a drink in her hand.
"I don't know about you, but I'm ready to get piss drunk" Teddy said, Victorie looked over at him; he seemed rather depressed she didn't know if it was because of what day it was or something else.
"You okay" Victorie asked, taking a sip of her drink shaking her head after not expecting how strong it really was.
"Taylor dumped me today" Teddy said hanging his head, Victorie put her arm around him Teddy fell into her leaning his head on her shoulder.
"I'm sorry Ted" Victorie said with sympathy.
"It's okay, it was just she was such a cool girl ya know, and now we can't even be friends. Ugh Vic promise me that we will never date" Teddy said, taking a large swig from his drink Victorie doing the same.
"It's a deal" Victorie said raising her glass.
"Seal it with a drink?" he asked, Victorie nodded clanking their glasses together both chugging their drinks.
"You know I didn't mean to force you into this, I just didn't want to get drunk alone" Teddy said taking another swig of his drink.
"It's fine like you said I've got a Weasley reputation to live up too" Victorie said, sipping her drink trying to get used to the vile taste. Teddy laughed at the face Victorie made after taking a sip,
"You'll get used it eventually" Teddy said with a chuckle.
"Hey don't laugh! It's my first time drinking this shit!" Victorie said hitting Teddy playfully in the arm.
"I always wanted to be the one to take your virginity" Teddy said with a smirk, Victorie's head immediately whipped up to look him her face in shock.
"What?!" Victorie said in disbelief, Teddy tried to hold in his laughter but he couldn't.
"I meant your firewhiskey virginity" Teddy said, Victorie let out a sigh.
"Ohhh haha yeah…" Victorie said feeling the liquor go right to her head. As the night went on they had become more and more intoxicated. Victorie more drunk than Teddy was pretty good at holding his liquor now a days. Victorie had broken out into yet another laughing fit, her eyes watery. Teddy couldn't help but laugh along with her something about her was enchanting, he wasn't sure if it was the booze or the fact that Victorie had finally let loose.
"I'm goin' to Hogsmeade wit Dustin" she said trying to contain her laughter, but she had failed yet again.
"Dustin eh? He's alright" Teddy said, Victorie looked at Teddy as if he had said the most awful thing in the world.
"Alright? He's straight sexy!" Victorie slurred, Teddy rolled his eyes this hasn't been the first time he's heard this.
"Something youuu wouldn't know nothin' bout" Victorie added, Teddy simply let out a laugh.
"Oh please I have a whole list of girls that would find me irresistible" Teddy said cockily, Victorie rolled her eyes in response. It had been true Teddy had been one of the heart throbs in Hogwarts there had been plenty of girls including Victoire's friends that would give anything for a night with him. In fact Victorie had been the only girl that Teddy had been close with that he hadn't tried anything with.
"Hey just because you don't think so doesn't mean it's true" Teddy said, Victorie shrugged.
"Never said it wasn't tru..I sees it" Victorie said eyeing Teddy up and down .Teddy flashed a cocky smile at her.
"Oh yea?" Teddy pressed; Victorie rolled her eyes on at him. She wasn't lying she could see why all the girls loved him. He played quidditch, tall, muscular, a perfect mess of hair with big eyes which he could change into any color. He was considered 'bad boy' since Teddy was always getting in some sort of trouble which was another thing that girls wanted, their very own bad boy. But Teddy wasn't one to settle down very quickly Taylor had been his first real girlfriend in a while but Victorie suspected it was because she wouldn't sleep with him unless she was his girlfriend.
"Don't flatter yourself" Victorie slurred, they sat on the floor Victorie pressing all her weight onto Teddy now just wanting to give in to sleep so badly. She closed her eyes slightly before opening them again sitting up straight trying to wake herself up.
"Haha someone's tired" Teddy said sitting wide awake, Victorie just shook her head she didn't want Teddy to think she was being a baby.
"Nope wide awake now!" Victorie said in over enthusiastic voice, Teddy laughed brushing down Victoire's hair that had gotten messed up. Victorie would've been embarrassed if she were with any other guy but with Teddy she didn't care
"Sorry can't all look dreamy, and perfect all the time like you" Victorie said sarcastically. Teddy gave Victorie a knowing look.
"Oh please, your gorgeous and you know it" Teddy said nonchalantly, Victorie looked at Teddy in surprise he had never said that about her in all their years knowing each other. Teddy on the other hand didn't see it as a big deal, confused at Victories expression.
"What?" Teddy asked,
"You've never said that to me before that's all, usually I'm ugly, moody, smelly, throw dirt at me Victorie" Victorie said, Teddy laughed sure he had done and said those things when he was younger but now that Victorie had been growing up no one could deny she was stunning.
"Haha well Vic were also now six anymore" Teddy said, looking over Victorie really taking her in. She had long straight strawberry blonde hair like a perfect mix or her mother and father. Icy blue eyes that anyone would love to stare into for days, a smile that makes you just want to smile back. Not to mention her perfectly slender body, and long legs that drive all the guys crazy. Teddy hadn't realized he stare lingered until Victorie had said something,
"What the hell are you looking at?" Victorie snapped, automatically amused that she had something on her searching her clothes for a stain of some sort. Teddy quickly snapped back to reality.
"Nothing, spaced out sorry" Teddy said shaking his head. Victorie laughed,
"You want meee" she teased, Teddy looked at with a smirk taking advantage of this situation.
"Well…actually…"Teddy said moving closer to Victorie whose eyes were wide in shock not knowing what he was going to do. Teddy's hands on either side of Victorie planned on the floor, as he leaned in closer till they were mere inches apart.
"Teddy…what are you…" Victorie faintly unable to finish her thoughts, before she knew it Teddy tackled her to the ground tickling her sides Victorie instantly shirked out in laughter.
"TEDDY STOP!" she yelled, Teddy laughing along with her eventually giving in.
"Got you!" Teddy said through laughs looking at Victorie's face priceless. She had a smug look on her face her clothes all disheveled; her hair a mess there was an undone look to her that Teddy was finding oddly attractive.
"I hate you!" Victorie shouted, hitting his arm.
"You should've seen your face!" Teddy said,
"Yeah! Well…I thought you were gonna like…I don't know kiss me!" Victorie said trying to find her words. Her head was spinning for the recent drop to the ground the alcohol taking over her brain.
"I think I should go to bed" Victorie said, grabbing her head the whole room spinning now making her feel sick.
"Got the spins?" Teddy asked
"Yeah.." Victorie said, Teddy quickly got up helping her. Once she was on her feet it was clear walking was going to be a huge challenge.
"Woah.."Victorie said leaning entirely on Teddy
"Yeah..that's what happens when you don't get up at all when you drink…walking is hard" Teddy explained. Teddy brought Victorie back up to her dormitory, knocking on the door softly. Bailey ripped open the door wearing a big tee shirt that came right above her knee. Teddy couldn't help but glance over her perfectly shapely legs, wondering if she had been wearing any pants under there.
"What's going on here?" Bailey questioned, eyeing Teddy and Victorie who currently resting her head on Teddy's shoulder her eyes slowly closing.
"She had a little too much to drink" Teddy explained, Bailey nodded
"Got it, lemme take her" Bailey said taking Victoire's arm pulling it over her shoulders.
"Bye Teddy love you…"Victorie said faintly her eyes still closed. Bailey looked up at Teddy in surprise who just shook it off. When they were younger they had said they love you all the time but not as much once they got older but Teddy thought nothing of it.
"Love you too Vic" Teddy said with a smile as he walked back down to his room. Teddy couldn't be certain if it was the alcohol or just something about Victorie that he couldn't get out of his head.
