Sorry for the updating delay! Hope you guys enjoy it anyway,things are definitely spicing up in the story and I am having so much fun writing them. This chapter is back in Victoire's POV, we won't hear from Teddy again for a little bit

Ramifications

Ow. Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow. My head was pounding before I even opened my eyes and I knew that wasn't a good sign. I let out a small groan and nuzzled deeper into my pillow. Wait. This thing was way too hard to be my pillow. I cracked open my left eye only to find that it was not a pillow I was nuzzling into, it was someone's bare chest. I opened the other eye and looked up to find the said chest belonged to Teddy Lupin.

"Argh!" I screamed and sat straight up, something that apparently was not good for my hangover and the room immediately started to spin. I leaned over as fast as I could, found a wastebin and threw up into it. I felt Teddy stir next to me.

"Good morning to you too." Teddy grumbled. I stopped throwing up and slowly lifted my head and sat up and looked at Teddy. He reached for an empty glass and his wand from his bedside table and filled the glass with water. "Here," he said, handing the glass to me and then he waved his wand at the wastebin and the contents disappeared.

"Why am I here?" I asked groggily.

"You insisted. Something about Daniella being a bitch if you came back drunk." Teddy rubbed his own head. I groaned. She wasn't going to be any better when I walk of shamed it into my dormitory.

"I think I'm going to find my shoes…" I carefully got out of the bed and looked around, spotting my silver heels a foot away from the bed. I picked them up and turned back to Teddy and took a deep breath. "Um…thank you." He nodded and put his head back on his pillow and closed his eyes. I turned to leave and tried to quietly walk out of the room before-

"Morning Victoire," I heard a voice from behind me. I slowly turned and Julianne, who was nuzzled up in Nathan's bed, gave me a pointed look. I gave a small wave with the hand that held my shoes, turned on my feet and walked out the door.

I'm never drinking firewhiskey again. Ever. I am sticking with elf wine for the rest of my life.

I walked as fast as I could down the boy's stairs, got to the bottom and quickly turned so I could go up the girls stairs when I ran smack into my sister.

"You look bloody awful," She commented, looking me up and down.

"You don't even know the half of it," I groaned. I looked up the stairs that led to my door, dreading going there.

"Well, come on then." Dominique took my hand and dragged me into the fifth year girls dormitory. "The other girls all went down to breakfast." She explained when I looked around the empty room. "Sit down and I'll get you some water and new clothes." I all too readily lay down on her bed and accepted the glass of water she handed me. As I sipped it, I watched her pull pajamas out of her trunk and she handed them to me.

"Thank you," I said, taking them and changing out of my dress.

"Well if you went back to your room in that dress, people would have thought you were up to something last night." Dominique simply said. "Speaking of, how did the rest of your night go? Last I saw you were drinking right from the firewhiskey bottle and talking to Christianson Ross."

"I don't even know," I moaned. "I remember talking to him and then I went to do something and ran in to Teddy..." I trailed off and sat back down on the bed and put my head in my hands. "And then I woke up next to Teddy this morning."

"You WHAT!" Dominique looked flabbergasted and I guess I didn't blame her.

"I mean we didn't snog or anything," I quickly assured her. And I was pretty sure we hadn't. Even drunk me had some standards. "He took care of me though and let me stay because I was apparently having a fit at what Daniella would say if I went back drunk." Dominique smiled and shook her head.

"What was your reaction when you woke up this morning?"

"I threw up." I answered and she laughed, causing me to laugh a little too. "It's his entire bloody fault anyway, he's the one who basically told me I was no fun and never got drunk. So I did." And now I remember why I never do.

"Well at least you are changed now and have some water in you . When you go back to your dormitory you can tell Daniella and everyone else that you spent the night in my room because we were having a gossip and you didn't feel like going back." Dominique should have been in Ravenclaw.

"You are the best sister ever, you know that?" I asked. She really was and I got the sinking feeling that I didn't tell her enough. Her eyes lit up at the compliment and I resolved to hang out with her much more when we are at school. "Seriously Dom, you are saving me right now." I may have the Weasley temper, but Dom had always had out grandmother's kindness.

"So does this mean you and Teddy are friends now?" She asked. I made a face. I may owe Teddy for taking care of me, but I still stood by the fact that it was his fault in the first place. "Alright, alright, just making sure everything hasn't changed." I rolled my eyes and begrudgingly stood up.

"Thanks for everything Dom." I said as I picked up my dress and my shoes. "You really are the best."

"Course I am." She said with a cheeky grin and I made my way to my own dormitory. Bracing myself, I opened the door and was utterly delighted to find that no one was awake yet. I crept to my bed, slid under the covers and stashed my dress and heels underneath.

Though my head was pounding, my mind was racing. I had stayed the night in Teddy's bed. TEDDY'S BED. And this morning, he wasn't even a total git about it. I was completely humiliated about the situation, but it surprisingly was not awkward when I woke up in his arms. I mean, it's probably because I've known him since I was practically born, of course it makes sense that things weren't awkward. But would they be awkward now? I contemplated what it was going to be like the next time I saw him. Would he rag on me, would he not mention it, would he look at me like I was a freak show?

I groaned and rolled over, cursed myself for obsessing over Teddy and then snuggled into my pillow and sunk into a much needed sleep.

Thank Merlin it was Saturday and I could put off my homework until tomorrow. I smiled at the thought as I dried off from my shower and put my clothes. The shower definitely made me feel better and I walked into my room feeling refreshed, combing my fingers through my hair. I waved my wand at my head and my hair instantly dried just the way I liked it. I started to put my foundation on when I heard someone clear their throat behind me.

"Oh, Victoire, Julianne stopped by." Daniella said in a sickly-sweet voice. "She said Teddy found your clip under his pillow." I felt the hair on the back of my neck stand up and my face start to heat up as I noticed my hair clip on the foot of my bed. Play it cool, Vic.

"I'll be sure to thank her." I said calmly and started to coat on my mascara.

"Guess all the bickering is just an act then, huh?" Dee walked up to my side and looked at me. I kept my gaze on the mirror and ignored her. Why couldn't Shannon have been in here with me?

"I'm impressed Victoire, he was the one guy I thought could resist your charm." Daniella got up and stood next to Dee. "But I guess that's what made him more appealing, isn't it?"

"Seems like you've just figured me all out." I said coolly and I grabbed my wand and schoolbag. "Well, I've got to go to the library." I pushed past them and walked out the door.

"Oh, but we aren't done yet." Daniella followed me.

"Well I am." I walked quicker and reached the bottom of the stairs. I noticed the common room was buzzing with students and activities. Typical Saturday afternoon.

"I guess I'd be tired too if I stayed up all night shagging Teddy Lupin." Daniella's voice boomed across the common room, causing an eerie silence to wash over. I could feel everyone staring at me and it certainly didn't help that I was standing in the middle of the room. Stay calm, stay calm. I slowly turned around and raised one eyebrow.

"I guess I'd be tired if I spent so much time devoted to being a bitch and no time spent to finding a man of my own." Her face was absolutely priceless and, feeling satisfied, I flung my hair over my shoulder and made my way out of the common room. I caught a glimpse of Teddy's expression as I left. He was wide eyed and shaking his head. I guess I'll let him deal with the questions.

I rounded a few corridors and when I found one that I knew would stay deserted; I took a deep breath and sunk to the floor. A few tears prickled at my eyes and I didn't bother to wipe them. How had I gotten myself into such a mess? There were always rumors going around the school of who I was supposedly 'shagging' (even though I was a nice, clean virgin) and over the years I had learned to brush them off with grace and nonchalance. If I didn't fuel the fire, it usually went away. I couldn't help feeling that I had dug my own grave with this one though. The tears continued to fall, but when I heard footsteps approach me I hastily wiped them away. I looked up, seeing Reid look at me with a curious expression.

"Not who I was expecting to find here." He said smoothly and I shrugged.

"I could say the same about you. What are you doing at this end of the castle?"He sat down next to me.

"Did you ever just need to get away?" He asked and I let out a small laugh.

"Absolutely."We sat for a minute and I leaned my head against his shoulder. "Everyone thinks I slept with Teddy Lupin." Reid let out an amused laugh.

"Why's that?"

"Because I got piss drunk at a party last night and he took care of me and I woke up in his bed and Daniella Magnolie has a huge, ugly mouth." I pouted and Reid gave my shoulder a squeeze.

"Girls are bloody awful." He said and I giggled a little. He was so right.

"So I'm guessing things with Madeline didn't go so hot last night?" The Slytherins had also held a party last night and I had been giving Reid pep talks all week, encouraging him to go after Madeline Cress. She was beautiful and smart, the only thing that stood in the way of Reid asking her out was the fact that she was a seventh year ad he, a sixth.

"I got to witness her snogging Nott." Reid said bitterly. "So I drowned my sorrows in mead and woke up this morning on the floor of the common room." I stifled a giggle. At least I wasn't the only one who landed in the wrong place.

"So where do we go from here?" I asked, really not looking forward to getting up and facing it all.

"Well, having not worked up the courage to say anything, I go back to normal and endure a few jokes about waking up on the floor. You on the other hand, my dear, will have to face more than a few jokes." I groaned. It was too late to try to convince people that I had not done anything with Teddy. The best thing to do now was what I always did best; roll with it and hope to Merlin that it doesn't get back to my mum.

After talking with Reid, I actually did go to the library, though I spent more time looking up hexes for Daniella than studying. I was about to take out my Herbology book when I heard someone sit down across the table from me.

"How do you study with a hangover?" I looked up and Teddy was gazing at me with a weird expression, his light brown eyes studying me. His hair was its usual shade of sandy brown today, though he had sunk into his old habit of wearing it electric blue recently. I shrugged and he shook his head. "By the way, I calming explained to the entire house that you and I have not, in fact, been having a secret love affair. Thanks for leaving me to deal with that." He said sarcastically. "Louis looked ready to throw something at me." I giggled.

"Sorry for leaving you to deal with that. And throwing up this morning. And being a mess last night." I needed to start buying apologies in bulk. Teddy gave me a lopsided grin and I couldn't help but smile back.

"Yeah well, you owe me one Weasley. And don't think I'll forget about it."