Chapter 1: The Break Up
The sun was beginning to set into the trees of the Forbidden Forest. The light cast long shadows and made the oak desks shine. Teddy weaved his way toward the west end of the library where Anna had said to meet her. As he spotted her at a desk pouring over a pile of text books he couldn't help but stare at her coal black hair, shining in the setting sun.
"Hi" Teddy said wrapping his arms around her from behind and began kissing her neck. She exhaled and leaned into him with her eyes closed. Teddy moved up her neck along her jaw and finally to her lips. After a moment Teddy murmured
"You wanted to talk to me?"
"Yes." She said composing herself. Teddy sat down and turned his chair to face her.
"What did you want to talk about?"
She didn't respond she just started fidgeting with her books and papers on her desk. Teddy didn't rush her. Unlike his best friend and pseudo cousin Victore, Anna needed more time to think about what she was going to say. He wondered idly if it was because she was a Ravenclaw, before he realized that one of the items she was pushing around her desk was a letter with the seal of the Ministry of Magic embossed on it. Now he wondered if she wasn't just thinking but stalling.
"Did you get a response from the Ministry about your job?"
"Yes" she said softly
"And?" Teddy asked
"They accepted me!" she said softly turning to him beaming with happiness.
"That's great" he said pulling her into a hug. But something was wrong, he could tell but he wasn't sure how he could tell.
"Ted." She said extracting herself from his embrace. She looked at him for a moment then said
"I don't think we should see each other anymore."
"Why?" he choked. His insides seemed to be contracting in on themselves, it seemed difficult to breathe.
"I just think that in my position…I mean… you and me it just won't work." She said faltering. Teddy was too stunned to speak, he just stared at her.
"I mean what will people think…" she trailed off. Anger began to burn inside Teddy
"What are you talking about Anna!" he said bitingly
"I just don't think … you're heritage… people will talk. I don't think it's the best idea for a PR to be involved in that kind of a scandal."
"Being with me is scandalous!" Teddy seethed "you haven't seemed to mind for the last year and a half!" he said in a low but clearly angry voice.
"This is Hogwarts Ted things are different here, it … it will be different once we're out there." She said sweeping her arm as if to make the point.
Teddy couldn't believe what was happening. His girlfriend of a year and a half was breaking up with him for a job.
"I thought you were different Anna. I loved you."
"Don't say that Teddy…" she may have said more but Teddy didn't hear it. He couldn't stand being near her and he worried that his anger would boil out of him. He walked out of the library without looking at anyone or anything and once through the doors he broke into a run.