A/N: Companion piece to Second Thoughts, my Dominique/Teddy oneshot. I'd suggest reading that one first. This is Victoire's view on the whole thing. Freeverse.

Disclaimer: I own Harry Potter only in my wildest dreams.

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you hate her don't you?

of course you do

{how could you not?}

{{Don't hate the player

HATE THE GAME}}

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you hate that she can just

T A K E

[TAKE:TAKE:TAKE:TAKE]

h-i-m

from y.o.u

like it means n/o/t/h/i/n/g

(nothing at all)

BECAUSE she feels no g-u-i-l-t

BECAUSE you'll G*E*T**O*V*E*R**I*T

{over him}

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BECAUSE she's deepdeepdeep

D

O

M

I

N

I

Q

U

E

Deep(deepdeepdeep) as the O C E A N

and you're just shallowshallowshallow

(little)

V

I

C

T

O

I

R

E

Shallow(shallowshallowshallow)

as a g-a-r-d-e-n p-o-n-d

(as a p.u.d.d.l.e)

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BUT this(THIS) was

N*E*V*E*R

(nevernevernever)

meant to happen

{not E-V-E-R}

BECAUSE y-o-u a-r-e V-I-C-T-O-I-R-E

{V I C T O I R E}

The E*L*D*E*S*T

The pretty(gorgeousbeautifuldazzling) one

The shining(glimmering-glittering-sparkling-shimmering-twinkling-glistening) one

And you've been

O

U

T

S

H

O

N

E

By y.o.u.r little(teensytinybaby) sister (traitor)

Who was never supposed to {allowed to}

S-H-I-N-E

G-L-O-W

G-L-I-S-T-E-N

[not like you were]

And she [the N!E!R!V!E! of her]

s.t.o.l.e

n.i.c.k.e.d

t.o.o.k

H-I-M

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BECAUSE s-h-e t/h/o/u/g/h/t

Y O U would n.e.v.e.r

L – O – V – E

As

D

E

E

P

L

Y

{deepdeepdeep}

as s-h-e could

[would]

BECAUSE y.o.u are

N-O-T-H-I-N-G

{nothing}

but

S

H

A

L

L

O

W

{shallow?}

And y.o.u only

L – O – V – E – D

h-i-m [himhimhimHIM]

as much as you L – O – V – E – D

all the o.t.h.e.r.s

[the o.t.h.e.r.s still haunt your nightmares, don't they?]

FIGURES s-h-e would

T A K E

the O*N*L*Y

(o/n/l/y)

boy(man) you would ever

L – O – V – E as

D

E

E

P

L

Y

as s-h-e could

{{{did}}}

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/3

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and it's been y/e/a/r/s

[has it really been that long?]

{it feelsso much l o n g e r}

since s-h-e took him

{stole him}

and y.o.u.'v.e

F-O-U-N-D someone else

and h/e'/s good e.n.o.u.g.h

{no, he's not}

[won't e-v-e-r be]

(N*E*V*E*R)

But you L – O – V – E h.i.m

{well not really}

in y.o.u.'r.e

S

H

A

L

L

O

W

little way

[littlelittlelittle way]

and you two will be

h/a/p/p/y enough

{not really, but nearly}

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But OH WELL you say,

you were a/l/w/a/y/s

(A*L*W*A*Y*S)

much too

S

H

A

L

L

O

W

(as a p.u.d.d.l.e)

For H – I – M anyways