Chapter 6 – Alliance Was Not My Idea

Victoire's POV – Age 11

I woke up the next morning and made my way down to breakfast. I didn't talk to any of the girls that were in my year last night because I was too tired.

I felt more alone than I have ever been. I was so used to having my family over that I was accustomed to being alone.

People said they felt as if Hogwarts was their home. This was certainly not like home. I hated it here. Nobody would talk to me and of course I won't talk to them.

I have the courage to go up and talk to people, but I hate to be the one to make conversation. I want to go home!

I walked into the Great Hall and looked around. Where should I sit?

I glanced over to the Gryffindor table and I saw Teddy and his friends, but I knew perfectly well not to sit with him even if the only seat was a few chairs down from him. I didn't feel like having someone give me glares all morning.

But where else I was supposed to sit? I mean I definitely can't sit at the Slytherin table nor did I ever want to.

I knew nobody from Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff so I just had to sit at Gryffindor. This is not my morning.

No matter. Dad always told me to keep your head high even if you feel like crying. I adored my father because he would do anything to keep mama safe. The huge scars on his face have proved it.

I walked to the seat. It was like glowing a bright color whispering me to take it. I walked past Teddy whose hair was a bright red today and his usual friends. I think one of them looked up at me, but I paid them the least amount of attention.

I made it. Phew!

I sat down next to the prettiest girl at the table. Now, I really felt inferior. I had my usual braids in, but unlike some of the girls who had bed hair when they wake up mine stayed straight and smooth. I guess that's the best part about when your mother is half-veela.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw the pretty blonde hair girl turn toward me.

"Hi!" She said kindly. I turned toward her.

"Um, hi." I said awkwardly.

"I'm Alana Waters." She smiled brightly at me with her flashing white teeth. A lot of the girls were watching us now.

"Nice to meet you. I'm Victoire Weasley."

"A Weasley? You don't say… I never met a Weasley with blonde hair before." I blushed slightly. Good thing you can't see my blush for that Weasley gene didn't stick with me either.

"Yeah, not all of us inherited the Weasley genes." I thought for a moment and it seemed nobody really inherited the genes besides Fred, James, Louis, and Molly. Rose, Hugo, Lucy, and Lily received bits of it, but not the whole deal.

"Oh, so which Weasley brother are you from?" I really didn't want to talk about my family because I wanted to go back to them so much. I don't like it when I have to make friends.

"My father is Bill Wealey, the oldest brother." I said.

"Oh and your mother is Veela, right?" She asked.

"Half." I corrected her.

"Oh. Well, my mother is a Veela and my father is obsessed with her."

"Oh." I said uninterested. I hate when people brag. I looked around and most of the girls were envying her.

"Oh, I completely forgot. These are my friends who have also been sorted into Gryffindor. That's Amber (She pointed to another pretty girl with strawberry blonde hair and light pink-red eyes), that's Ashley (A girl with bleach blonde hair and gray eyes), and that's Aimee (The only girl with black-hair that was very short with a headband in it. She had violet-blue eyes)." I nodded away at every girl she pointed to.

"I guess I won't fit in much with your group." I said.

"Oh why not?"

"My name doesn't start with an A." I smiled. Amber laughed and I watched as it took awhile for the girl Ashley to understand what I said.

"Oh, look here comes our schedules." Ashley said happily. Professor McGonagall passed each person their schedule.

I heard a groan down the table. "Aw man, Double Potions with Slughorn and the Slytherins." Teddy complained. His hair turned a darker red.

"Oh good." Aimee squealed. I looked back at her with a confused expression.

"I get to have class with Teddy Lupin." She squealed.

"You are so lucky." Ashley said. Alana glared at her. She was obviously the queen bee here.

"But Teddy is a year ahead of us." I said. Alana quickly looked at me with surprise.

"Aimee is a year ahead of us too." Ashley said.

"Oh."

"How do you know Teddy?" Alana asked a little coldly.

"He's Harry Potter's godson, didn't you know? Harry is a part of my family. We er met at parties."

"He's Harry Potter's godson?" Ashley asked.

"Yeah."

"And you get to go to parties with Teddy and the famous Harry Potter?" Aimee asked.

"Uh, yeah." They both looked heartbroken.

"Wait, do you guys have a crush on Teddy?" I asked. I already knew the answer, but it's good to hear from people so they can be honest.

"Oh yes, he's very cute." Aimee said.

"Hot like fire." Ashley said. I snorted.

"What about you, don't you like him?" Alana snapped.

"No, well, he's ok when he wants to be, but if you mean do I fancy him then no. I'm only eleven. I really don't think of boys like that."

"What's wrong with you?" Aimee asked.

"What?"

"How could you not like Teddy? He's like the only one who stands up to people like Manny, Mooch, and Demon." Aimee said.

"Who, who, and who?" We all asked Aimee.

"Oh, well, they're Slytherin bullies. They're not very nice. They know everybody before they walk into this school. It's their hobby. They're real bad. They will pick on anybody and make anybody's life a living nightmare." She said.

"They wouldn't dare mess with me." Amber snarled. "I would like to see them try at least."

"We've got to get going. Our first class will start soon." We all jumped up and left the Great Hall. Alana, Amber, Ashley, and I had Transfiguration and Aimee had Defense Against the Dark Arts.

We rounded a corner and a horrible scene played out in front of us. Three boys dressed in robes with shimmering green had two boys pushed against the wall. One I recognized as Edgar Bones the other I have met, but I really had no idea what his name was.

"Shove off, Manny." I heard Teddy's voice call after. He was on the ground helping up Walt Wood who had a bloody nose.

"Don't tell me what to do, Lupin!" The biggest and burliest boy of the group. He was very intimidating. He even had a tattoo on his arm. What kind of parent lets a kid do that to his arm?

"I can tell you when you're being a Manass!" He yelled at him. The boy shook with anger. If I wasn't so caught up I might have been scared like Ashley and Aimee who backing away from the fight. The boy Manny rolled up his sleeves. His muscles were huge.

"Ted, don't." Walt said as Teddy stood. Manny was walking toward Teddy with his fists ready to pound the living daylights out of him.

"Just because you're parents got away with things doesn't mean everybody else will treat you the same way here."

"Why don't you MAN up to your own mistakes fro once? Nobody has done anything to you and here you are giving punches as a second nature." Manny stopped if he were to take one more step he would be close to take a swing at him.

"Keep talking Lupin and we'll see how far that mouth of yours will get."

"Oh, go ahead and try and touch me. I dare you." Manny narrowed his eyes on him. No fear showed in his eyes to punch Teddy to the ground. Why didn't he hit him already? He was more than ready, wasn't he?

"You know it's a shame you came from such a low family. I mean look at your mother. You look just like her. She's the one that looked like a guy with pink hair, right?"

"Don't talk about my mother like that!" He yelled.

"Oh, you're right. Your mother wasn't half bad. She did come from a good family, but your grandmother married a muggle, how filthy and unhealthy, but that's not where the problem lies in your family."

"Shut up!" Teddy yelled his fists clenched by his side. Manny smirked and continued.

"Oh no, your father was far worse. He was the werewolf, right? With a scrappy clothes and was downright poor. Some family. Oh, but wait they're not around are they? They're dead, aren't they Lupin?"

"I said SHUT UP!" Teddy roared. Manny laughed cruelly. What a horrible person…

"Look at that guys, he adores his daddy. My grandfather says he remembers him, how much of a wuss he was when there was a fight. Did you know that Lupin, huh? Your dad was a big…"

"I'm warning you…"

"Stupid…"

"One more word…"

"Coward!" BAM! Teddy swung his fist hard into his chin. Manny stumbled backwards a bit. His eyes were furious. He started to charge at Teddy.

"Stop!" I heard myself say. I watched as Teddy looked in my direction. Manny turned around to see who had dared to speak up. I found my voice again. "You should be ashamed of yourself!" I said walking in his direction.

"Victoire, no!" I heard Ashley whisper. Manny started to laugh at me.

"You're the Weasley and Veela's daughter, aren't you?" I didn't answer. He continued though. "Why are you standing up for Lupin? Have a wittle crush on him, do you?" I gritted my teeth.

"Acting a little immature, now are we, Manny, is it? Maybe if you weren't such a creep people would actually like you."

"Maybe if you weren't such a creep people would actually like you…" He mocked me. "Look at that Lupin, your girlfriend is braver than your own father."

"She's not my girlfriend!" Teddy yelled.

"What about your father?" I stepped in. Manny looked at me. "What does your father do? I haven't heard anything about you until today. At least Teddy's was named a real hero. He actually saved lives and what did yours do, cradle himself to sleep every night?" Everybody was shocked that as a first year I would say such a thing to a big bully like Manny. Manny seemed a bit shocked too because he didn't have anything to say back.

"That's what I thought. Now, if I were you I would learn to how to treat some people with respect." Manny was beyond angry now. He pulled out his wand and I pulled out mine, but I realized I didn't know any spells and it was too late.

"Victoire? Hello, Victoire?" Someone called my name. I sat up and put a hand on my forehead. I looked up and a whole bunch of girls and Teddy and his gang were beside me.

"What happened?"

"He knocked you out with a curse of course." Amber said.

"I told you, you shouldn't have said anything." Ashley said.

"Look at that nasty bruise on her forehead. It's the size of a Quaffle." Aimee said.

"I'm ok, really." They helped me stand up. I waved them off when they tried to help me to walk.

I looked up and Teddy had his arms crossed and looked at me.

"You good?" He asked. I shrugged, but he didn't seem to really care whether if I was fine or not.

"Good, then next time let me fight my own battles." He said angrily.

"I was only trying to help." I blurted out.

"Well, quit helping." He yelled back and walked away. I was stunned with pain. Maybe I should have stayed out of it.

"That was brilliant, Victoire. I can't believe you could say stuff like that to that bully like Manny." Alana said and she gave me the first true smile.

I might have lost the battle, but perhaps I didn't lose the war.

I still didn't like Hogwarts, but I had friends now and that made it seem just a little better than it was before.