It was gloomy. The clouds were hanging low but the dew had long since passed. But this poor weather did nothing to dampen the moods of our heroes. It had been two years since the youngest son of the famous Harry Potter had first stepped onto the scarlet engine that was the Hogwarts express.
However, our story does not begin with Albus Severus Potter, contrary to popular belief. Instead, we find ourselves following one Teddy Lupin on his search for the part Veela girl he had longed to see all summer.
"Victoire! Where were you?"
"Teddy!" Victoire exclaimed. "I was just telling Connor to lay off my sister."
"Eww..." Teddy scrunched up his face. "That would never work."
"That's what I said." Victoire agreed, flicking her long blonde hair.
Teddy felt a warmth surging through his chest, but he knew that Victoire Weasley would only ever see him as part of the family.
Suddenly, their tender moment was interrupted by the rampaging fourteen year old known as James Sirius Potter, who certainly lived up to his namesakes.
"Hey, Teddy!" James called, slamming his arm around Teddy's shoulders in a friendly manner.
"Oh." Teddy raised an eyebrow. "Hey." He responded, a little annoyed that his alone time with Victoire had been so rudely interrupted.
"Oh hello there Victoire." James put on a posh accent. "Totally didn't see you there dearest cousin."
Victoire stuck out her tongue in response to her younger cousin. "Nice to see you James, how's Lily holding up?"
James shrugged. "Ask her yourself. She's over there with mum and dad."
Victoire tugged at Teddy's sleeve, pulling him over to where the Potter's were standing with their daughter Lily.
"Hi Victoire." Lily greeted.
Victoire hugged her younger cousin and replied. "Hey Lily, are you feeling nervous?"
"Notatall!" Lily replied a bit too quickly.
Victoire chuckled. "A true Gryffindor, just like your brothers."
Lily giggled in response. Her father placed a caring hand on his daughter's shoulder. "How was the journey here?"
"Not so bad Uncle Harry!" Victoire nodded. Suddenly, the train made a harsh, loud whistling noise. "Oops," Victoire frowned. "Gotta go."
Victoire tugged Teddy to leave the Potters to their goodbyes.
"Good luck Victoire, and you too Teddy!" Ginny waved to the pair as they made their way through the crowds of tearful parents.
There was but one person on the platform who was not looking forward to the year ahead. Her name is not important at the moment, instead we shall focus on those who are excited for the school year to begin.
"Do you think anything interesting will happen this year?" Victoire asked, hanging on the end of Teddy's arm.
Teddy smirked. "I honestly have no idea Victoire. But it's Hogwarts, so it's probably gonna be totally awesome."