Calvin Blue spun his girlfriend around the room. His girlfriend, Roxanne Weasley, laughed as he spun her. They were at the Potter's Annual Christmas Ball. Harry and Ginny Potter were Roxy's uncle and aunt which was the reason they were here.
"Cal, you're making me dizzy," Roxy giggled.
Calvin looked down at his girlfriend. She was gorgeous, no one could deny it. She had long red hair, eyes that looked like ice, freckles scattered across her face, a slim figure and a hunger for fun. The only fault with her was her brains. She was three years younger than he was so that could contribute to it but Roxy was to say it nicely not on the bright side. She had inherited a love for fun and mischief but not brains. She did fine in school but there was a lack of common sense.
"Okay, Rox," He said, spinning her one last time.
"Let's go get some drinks and then we can dance some more," Roxy said leading him through the crowd.
Most of the people they passed Calvin had only seen in the Daily Prophet or in some magazine. This included most of Roxy's family. Roxy had tons of relatives. Each one was a prominent figure in the Wizarding World. Callum had come from a small muggle family. He had one older brother and only two cousins. Being a muggle born, he couldn't help but to compare the Weasley family to royalty.
"Calvin," Roxy muttered.
"Mhmm," He replied.
"I can't stand another minute of this," She pointed over to where the tables where.
A man, that Calvin recognized to be Roxy's dad, was dancing on top of the table. He chuckled as he watched.
"It's so embarrassing," Roxy moaned. "I'm going to find Rose. You can go find someone to talk too."
"Uhm, sure," He mumbled under his breath. "Don't worry about your boyfriend or anything."
Roxy didn't hear him though. She was already making her way through the crowd and here he was standing alone in the middle of a ballroom. It didn't bother him though. He wasn't a Hufflepuff for nothing. His mother always told him that he could talk to a wall. His blue eyes traveled across the room for someone interesting to talk to. They landed on one of Roxy's cousins. He walked over to where she was sitting. He knew who she was. Most girls at Hogwarts worshipped or envied her while the boys drooled after her. She had a sheet of blonde hair that hung down her back and a piercing blue gaze. She had long legs and sat in her chair with an elegance that he couldn't determine if it was learned or just part of who she was.
"Hello, you must be Dominique Weasley," He said sitting down in the chair next to her.
"I am but call me Dominique one more time and you might find yourself hexed. I go by Dom," She replied with an intense gaze.
"Don't get all defensive. If you are wondering, I am Blue, Callum Blue but you can call me what you want," He said with a smile.
She laughed. It was a laugh that was so unlike his girlfriend's. Roxy's laughs were petite and prim if a laugh could be called that. Dominique's laugh was loud and full like she didn't care who heard. It seemed odd to him that these two girls' laughs didn't match the way they looked. Then again, he shouldn't really compare his girlfriend to another girl especially her cousin. He couldn't help it though as he sat there and talked with Dom. She was funny and sarcastic and beautiful. Roxy had told him that Dom and her siblings had veela blood but he hadn't realized how powerful it could actually be. He knew that her sister, Victoire, had been known throughout the school has one of the hottest girls but had never really given her a second look. He had after all only been a third year when she was at Hogwarts but he defiantly wasn't a pathetic little third year now as he looked at Dom Weasley. He sat there, taking in her beauty and talking until he looked over and saw Roxy motioning by the floo exit. She looked a little wobbly.
"I'd love to talk more but I see Roxy over there motioning that it's time to go. I'll see you at school, Dominique," He said with a wave.
He saw her hand twitch as if she really was going to hex him but she stopped. He wondered why as he made his way to Roxy.
"Cal, what took so long, sweetie," Roxy mumbled drunkenly.
"Here Rox, lean on my shoulder and let's get you into the fire. You're a little drunk," Cal told his girlfriend.
Roxy unsteadily walked over and held onto him. Just as he was stepping into the fire, he turned to look back at Dom. She was sitting still and staring intently. Cal gave her a smile and then went into the flames.
"Oh, I don't feel so good." Roxy swayed as they walked into her kitchen.
Cal moved his eyes to Roxy. She looked a little green which was most likely due to all the fire whiskey she had consumed.
"You shouldn't drink so much then, Rox," He chastised lightly.
She gave him a hug and then proceeded to puke all over him.
"Oh Merlin, I've mucked up your shirt," Roxy muttered before throwing up again.
Cal pulled out his wand and vanished the sick away and then walked over the sink to get a rag to help clean Roxy up.
"Roxy, where are your parents and brother?" Cal asked.
As if on cue, Fred walked into the kitchen. Cal knew he was a sixth year Gryffindor but didn't know much else.
"Oi, what's going on here?" Fred questioned.
"I puked," Roxy said nonchalantly.
"That's nice, you drunk," Fred laughed. "I just got a message from Mum. She and Dad are staying over at the Potter's because well Dad passed out after dancing on the table."
"Here Rox, let me help you up the stairs." Cal offered his arm to help support her.
"I'll come up with you. Wouldn't want you two doing anything bad," Fred laughed again as he followed them up the stairs.
It took a while to get Roxy up the stairs. She kept stopping every step to take a breath she said. Calvin was glad he hadn't drunken anything stronger than butter beer at the ball. He would have been mortified if Roxy's parents or brother saw him as drunk as Roxy was.
"Come on, Rox, just get in bed and sleep," Fred coaxed his younger sister into bed.
"Okay, g'night," Roxy mumbled sliding under the covers.
Fred and Cal walked out of the room. Cal looked at Fred. He didn't look anything like his sister. Fred favored his mum more. He had dark skin and hair but his eyes were the same ones that Roxy had. Cal knew that Fred and his cousin James Potter were responsible for most of the pranks pulled on the school.
"I'll just be going to bed then," Cal said.
"Doesn't matter to me what you do as long as you aren't in Roxy's room," Fred said as he walked down the stairs.
I need a cigarette, Cal thought as he entered the guest room where he was staying. Smoking was a habit he had picked up when he was around fifteen from his older brother. Even though in the muggle world, smoking was dangerous. It wasn't here in the Wizarding World. As long as you took special pills before you smoked you were fine. The only problem was that the pills were hard to come by and they didn't sell them on the regular market. Lots of time during school, Cal had had to buy some from the Slytherins.
He grabbed his pack and opened the window. He looked down to check the height, preformed some charms to slow his fall, and jumped out the window. He hit the ground with a soft thud. No one could have heard him. He pulled out a cigarette and lit it with his wand. He leaned back into the grass and thought about everything that had happened. Roxy's cousin was gorgeous. He chuckled softly remembering her anger at being called Dominique. Next time he saw her he'd have to ask why. He laid his head down on the grass looking up the sky. He tried to think of reasons she didn't like her name. As he thought, his eyes slowly closed and he drifted off to sleep on the Weasley's front lawn.
"Uhm, excuse me?" A voice above Cal asked.
He looked through bleary eyes to see a red headed figure standing above him. For a second, he thought it was Roxy but the voice wasn't hers. It was a girl so that ruled out her father. He rubbed his hands across his eyes to get the sleep out. He recognized her as a Weasley and that she played on the Gryffindor Quidditch team but he didn't know her name.
"Hi there, I'm Molly Weasley, Percy's daughter. We live right down the street much to my uncle George's dismay but I was coming over to give Aunt Angelina something and I saw you and thought you might want to be woken up," She said in one breath.
For the first time, Calvin realized where he was. He was outside on the front lawn. He must have fallen asleep last night when he came out for a smoke. A Smoke! What had happened to the cigarette? He searched the grass around him and saw a little burned circle of grass. It was by the luck of something that the grass hadn't burned anything down.
"Er, thanks Molly, I appreciated it," Cal thanked as he stood up and brushed the dirt off of him.
Once he was fully awake, he took another look at Roxy's cousin. Like most Weasleys, she had long red hair and light blue eyes. She looked to be a fifth or sixth year. She gave him a smile and walked inside. Cal followed hoping that no one realized he had fallen asleep on the lawn. He was pretty sure no one would notice the burn marks on the lawn. Roxy's dad, George, owned a joke shop and explosions from jokes and pranks went off fairly frequently.
In the kitchen, Mrs. Weasley was starting breakfast. She had already put out sausages and rolls.
"It looks wonderful, Mrs. Weasley," Cal complemented.
"Why thank you, Calvin, did you fall asleep in your dress robes?" She waved a hand to his attire.
He had forgotten that he was still in his clothes from last night. Molly gave a smirk as she walked around him to give her aunt a hug.
"I must have. I'm just going to go change. Do I need to wear anything particular for today?" He asked trying to be polite as he could.
"We are going over to Roxy's grandparents' house for lunch so whatever you feel is appropriate for a family gathering. It doesn't have to be formal though. Merlin knows Fred and James won't wear anything nice," She sighed at the last part as she turned back to her cooking.
Cal sorted through his clothes in his trunk mulling over what to wear. He knew that the family was full of important people whom he wanted to impress. He pulled out a pair of muggle slacks and a blue button down shirt. Once he was out of Hogwarts, he hoped to work for the Ministry and he knew most of Roxy's relatives could help him. One of her uncles was Harry bloody Potter.
"Hey, you look handsome." Calvin felt Roxy's hands slip under his unbuttoned shirt. He turned around and faced her. A cheeky grin played on her face.
"I know I do," Cal joked.
"Mhmm, cocky, I like it," Roxy laughed as she reached up and pecked his cheek. "I would stay for more but Mum says we have to leave but maybe we can finish this up at the Burrow."
Cal followed her down the stairs and into the fireplace. He stepped out into a crowded kitchen. Roxy grabbed his hand and dragged him, muttering something about having to introduce him to everyone.
"Hey Uncle Harry," Roxy called.
"Hello Roxy and Roxy's latest beau," The man smiled.
Even though Calvin was a muggle born he realized the great tasks this man had completed. He looked exactly like he did in the Prophet.
"Nice to meet you, sir. I'm Calvin Blue." Cal reached his hand to shake Harry Potter's.
"Pleasure to meet you too, Mr. Blue."
Calvin smiled as Roxy dragged him away again. Over the next fifteen minutes, Cal met all of the aunts and uncles. He hoped later he could talk to some of the more prominent one about a job after Hogwarts. He felt Roxy grab his hand again to introduce him to another cousin.
" Here let me introduce you to my new boyfriend, Calvin Blue." Roxy grinned as she pulled Calvin into Dom's view.
"We meet again, Miss Dom Weasley," Cal smiled as he leaned down to kiss Dom's hand. Unlike most of the Weasley's, Dom's skin had a light tan to it.
"Hello Blue, nice to see you again," Dom said her blue eyes sparkling.
"Oh, you two already know each other," Roxy interrupted.
"We met last night at the ball, Rox," He informed his girlfriend and kissed her lightly on the lips.
"Let's go upstairs to one of the bedrooms," Roxy murmured.
He looked up shocked. He hoped that Dom hadn't heard. A glance told him that she had left.
"Come on, Calvin. We never do anything risky," Roxy pleaded.
"Not here in your grandparents' house," He sighed. "I'm going to take a step outside for bit of fresh air."
He walked around the yard till he found a small bank by a pond where no one from the house could see him smoking. He figured no one would come outside so he was pretty much alone out here. He had been sitting outside on the grass for a while when he heard a voice behind him. The cold had just started biting into his skin as he looked to see Dominique.
"Blue, didn't your parents teach you smoking is bad?" Dom asked sliding down next to him.
Instead of answering her question, he offered her one.
"No thanks," She declined. "Why are you out here? It's freezing."
He told her that he just needed a break from Roxy and then he asked her what he had fallen asleep thinking about.
"Why don't you like the name Dominique?"
She looked at him with a quizzical expression. She twirled a blonde lock around her finger as she thought.
"It's too proper and stiff. I don't want to be like my sister, Victoire. She's always so proper and prim. The only time she opens up is when Teddy's around. I don't consider myself to be like that and the name Dominique seems to emphasize those characteristics. Dom is more light and fun. It's also easier to say then Dominique." She stuck her tongue out in disgust at the last bit.
Cal laughed. She was so different then he thought she would be. She seemed smart which added to how attractive he found her. As he leaned back in the grass admiring her, he thought of something awful. He was feeling stuff he shouldn't. His feelings needed to be squashed because he was falling for his girlfriend's cousin.