The first one shot of the Competition! I'm so excited that it's finally beginning!

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House: Gryffindor

Word: place

I think that's all, enjoy!

The Cave

Teddy looked around him curiously. It was a strange place with its rough walls and glittering stalactites and stalagmites lending it an otherworldly feel.

"What do think?" Victoire asked a little nervously.

"Its pretty cool." Teddy said, trying to replace his wonder with an uncaring façade for it was not cool to care too much about something like this.

"I used to come here when I was upset." Victoire continued seeing through his cool act. Teddy tried to imagine Victoire sitting in this cave all by herself, but couldn't. Victoire, who had inherited her mother's stunning beauty, looked out of place in this little cave. Her beauty made it feel dirty and dismal. "Remember when we were all racing each other on brooms during the Christmas break of my first year at Hogwarts? James came in first place, and he wouldn't stop rubbing it in my face. I came here to get away from them for a while so they wouldn't see me cry. That was the last time I came here."

Teddy felt a strange aching in his chest at the thought of the beautiful

Sixteen-year-old crying, but he ignored it. A heavy silence descended on the two.

"Well," Teddy said, trying to think of something to say. He picked up a seashell lying on the ground, then placed it on a little shelf in the rock wall. "If you plan on spending any more time here, I advise you decorate it a little, it looks rather dull." Teddy said, a teasing tone to his voice. A smile tugged at Victoire's lips.

The two teenagers spent the next two hours decorating the cave with seashells and small rocks that sparkled in the light. There was a lot of arguing about the proper place of everything, but by the time they were done the cave looked like the palace of some sea creature that enjoyed collecting the natural treasures of its watery world. The two lay down in the sand at the mouth of the cave, laughing.

"Now I guess I'll have to start using the cave again." Victoire said, breathless from laughing.

"Why did you stop?" Teddy asked, also out of breath.

"I just haven't been sad lately." Victoire said evasively, looking over at Teddy. When she saw that he was staring intently at her she looked away. There was something about those eyes that made her forget about everything except the man they belonged to.

After a few minutes of silence Victoire looked over at Teddy again. He was still staring at her, but there was a mischievous smile on his face.

"What?" Victoire asked, a little scared; Teddy was always compared to her uncles Fred and George. He didn't say anything but leaned a little closer. Victoire felt like she was drowning in his blue eyes as he leaned even closer until their lips met. She closed her eyes.

After what felt like less than a second, Victoire realized what she was doing and jumped back, scooting herself a good distance from Teddy.

Teddy's face was red and he was looking anywhere but at the girl he had just kissed.

"Sorry, I don't know what … I didn't mean…" He mumbled inaudibly before drifting off into an awkward silence. They sat there for a long time, too embarrassed to look at each. Finally Victoire got sick of the tension and got up and walked into the cave. She stared around at the decorated walls glimmering in the rays of sun entering through little holes here and there in the ceiling.

Victoire thought about what had just happened. Yes, she liked Teddy, but only as a friend, right? She did love the way his hair was never the same color two days in a row, and how his eyes always sparkled when he was happy, and his smile. She loved… she loved Teddy. Victoire gasped at this realization.

"What's wrong?" She heard Teddy's voice ask from right behind her. Making up her mind she turned around. Grabbing Teddy's hands she stood on her toes and whispered in his ear.

"I think I love you Teddy Lupin." Instantly sorry she had done this, she tried to turn away again but Teddy didn't let her go. Instead he pulled her into his arms and kissed her again. This time the kiss had an urgency to it, as if through it Teddy was telling her he loved her too. Victoire smiled into the kiss, and thought to herself that this cave had to be the most beautiful place on earth.