Teddy/Lucy

Prompt: Mistake


Mistake

July 31 2018

"Stop biting your nails," Audrey scolded her eldest daughter as they sat at the table. Lucy frowned, but placed her hands nervously in her lap. Her OWLs would be arriving today, and she was as nervous as anything. The family were over at the Burrow, celebrating Uncle Harry's birthday, but the only Ravenclaw in the family couldn't concentrate on the party. Her mind whizzed and whirled, recounting the little slip up she had made in her Defence Against the Dark Arts exam, where she hadn't produced a corporeal patronus. She grinded her teeth together and hastily glanced out the window in case she spotted an owl delivering her results.

Her cousin, Louis, who would also be receiving his OWLs that day, didn't seem to have a worry in the world. In fact, when she asked him if he was nervous, he said that he didn't care. Didn't care? Lucy couldn't believe he would think such a horrid thought. Her OWLs were the most important part of her schooling. If she didn't pass... she shuddered to even think of it.

Cake had been served and her entire family were joining in the festivities. All except poor Lucy. She sat alone at the table, dreading the moment that owl would arrive with her letter. She was so caught up in her worries, that she didn't hear Teddy approach her.

"You look like you're going to be sick, Luce," he commented.

Lucy glanced at him, too anxious to take offense to his remark. "I failed," she wailed hopelessly, burying her head in her hands. "I made so many mistakes, I just know it!"

Teddy gulped at her reaction, unsure of how to comfort her. He awkwardly patted her back as she sniffed loudly.

"Don't be silly," he told her. "You won't have failed."

"You don't know that," she retorted thickly, lifting her head and fixing him with puffy, blue eyes. "I didn't produce a corporeal patronus – "

" – That's not a requirement – "

" – And I know I messed up my History of Magic exam – "

" – Lucy – "

"Oh! I've just made so many mistakes!"

Fed up with her hysterics, Teddy gripped her shoulder tightly and frowned at her. "Stop it, Lucy," he told her. "There's no point crying over your mistakes if you haven't got your results yet."

Lucy bit her lip, nodding slowly at his words. They made sense in her head, yet she couldn't shake the feeling that she had failed. Teddy laughed at her.

"Come on, Luce, lighten up. Have a little fun. It's only your OWLs."

She gasped in horror. "Only my OWLs!" she cried incredulously. He merely shrugged and patted her on the head.

"Relax," he told her. "Once you've gotten all Outstandings, then you'll realise I was right."

A few moments later, after Lucy refused to acknowledge Teddy's advice, the handsome, Hogwarts owl arrived with her letter. She opened it with shaking fingers; her throat dry and she refused to breathe. As she glanced over her score, her heart thrilled. Teddy was right, she had received all Outstandings. And according to her marks, she hadn't made any mistakes at all. Holding her head proudly, she decided to join in with the celebration. Teddy caught her eye briefly and smirked at her, and she grinned back.


A/N: Oh, Teddy, you are so good at giving advice! It is one of your most endearing qualities. In my head cannon, Lucy is older than Molly and is the only Ravenclaw of the family. I imagine her to be very much like Percy; extremely studious and ambitions. She also is a little like Hermione in the way she stresses about her OWLs. This scene reminded me a lot of when the trio were getting their OWLs and Hermione was in hysterics about failing.

Teddy and Lucy's relationship isn't a very strong one. They know each other but don't interact a lot because they are very different. Teddy enjoys making fun of her, especially when she stresses about exams as she does every year. Lucy respects him because he was Prefect and Head Boy, just like her father, which is a very important achievement to her.

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