A/N: Thanks I Luv Pepper!!
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Olivia stared down into her potion. She had never been the best at potion making. That was more Todd's thing than anyone else. He had top grades in this class. Olivia had always been best at Charms. She enjoyed that class the most. She had to admit, her least favorite class, Potions, was also the class she did the worst in. Even Herbology was better than this.
She stared glumly into her gurgling mixture. It had taken on a gross, brownish yellow color. She didn't even want to know what it smelled like. She tried to correct her potion but it seemed beyond repair. Todd leaned over her and looked down into her cauldron.
"That's a little gross!" He said and picked up a few of her spare ingredients. He leaned in closer to her and dropped in a few crinkled, brown leaves. The potion start fading into a light tan, as it was supposed to.
Olivia hugged him, "Thanks! I owe you!"
Todd shrugged, "For what?"
He winked and went back to working on his own. Olivia laughed and stared at her potion. It was almost finished and she was going to try not to mess it up. This would be her first decent grade in the class if she could just keep her potion from turning sour again.
Ally nudged her and pointed at Professor Dingbit. He was beginning to walk around the dungeon, looking into each kid's potion as he went.
"Dreadful, Miss Green! Just dreadful! Yours, Todd, is fine. Miss Levellen, yours is..." he paused over Olivia's suspiciously," is improving. "
Olivia winked at Todd as Professor Dingbit moved on the other side of the dungeon. She mouthed 'I love you' at him. Todd raised his eyebrows and got up from his seat with his left over ingredients.
"Better not let Teddy know. I'm pretty sure love triangles only work if the other guy doesn't know about your two love lives", Todd whispered as he walked past her and into the storage cupboards.
Olivia smiled at him on his way back to his seat, "You're my secret lover then?"
Todd shrugged, "Sure! Sounds like a bit of fun! Just don't let my mate know. I don't think he'll think kindly of this affair we'll have. I'm sure he's the possessive type that thinks women should only have one lover. Stuck in the dark ages, isn't he?"
Olivia laughed as she bottled some of her potion. Hers was not as good as Todd's, but it was much better than any of her previous potions.
Ally grabbed Olivia's elbow and walked with her up to Professor Dingbit's desk. They both gave him their potions and walked back to their seats.
"Wow! I'm impressed! That's the best any of your potions have ever looked", Ally whispered.
"I know! It pays off to have Todd as a friend!" Olivia whispered, trying not to laugh.
Ally smiled wickedly, "Cheater."
They joined up with Todd and Teddy on the way out of the dungeon. Todd winked at Olivia, motioning for her to walk beside him.
"I think she should have a little fun with little Teddy's brain!" Todd whispered into her ear. He put an arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him. Teddy looked at him questioningly. Todd just shrugged and looked ahead. Teddy shrugged as well. He kept an eye on Todd. Todd leaned into Olivia and whispered into her ear.
"Laugh when I'm done saying this, okay?" Todd said. Olivia laughed and looked up at Todd.
"You're so cute when you laugh!" Todd said and kissed Olivia on the cheek. He looked directly at Teddy with wickedly look after he said this. Teddy was now completely confused. His hair was taking on a slightly greenish hue.
Teddy was at Todd side in a heartbeat once the entered the common room.
"What was that about down there?" Teddy asked, his hair was turning red. Todd laughed as he saw this.
" Nothing. Olivia and I are secret lovers. We've only just decided this!" Todd laughed. "Don't' worry, mate. I was just messing with your head."
Teddy let his hair turn bright red, "I'm going to kill you!"
Teddy pushed Todd against the wall, his eyes turning black and demonic looking. Todd eyes grew huge,
" Teddy, I was only joking. I have no feelings for Olivia other than the friendly sort!" Todd breathed.
Teddy let him go and began laughing. As he did so, his hair turned back to its original tawny color.
Todd looked at him and laughed, "I'm seriously going to get you. You had me worried for a moment! Please never go psycho Teddy on me again. That face was creepy. I think I'll have nightmares for a week!"
Teddy laughed harder, "Aww! That means I won't be getting a proper sleep for a while!"
Olivia, who had been watching this, was clutching her sides.
"And what are you laughing at?" Teddy said, turning into psycho Teddy again.
This only succeeded in making her laugh harder. Ally walked down into the common room and stared at her friends.
" What's so funny?" she asked. Todd, Teddy, and Olivia laughed even harder as she sat down next to them. " No, seriously! What's so funny?"
A girl with brown, curly hair walked over to them, "Well, you see, they are laughing because Teddy just turned Todd prank around on him. Todd was pretend flirting with Olivia. Teddy confronted Todd about it and his hair went red. Probably a charm. Anyway, Teddy asked him what he was doing before they came up here. Todd then told him about how he and Olivia are now secret lovers and that the three are now in a love triangle. Teddy's hair went bright red and his eyes went black. He said he was going to kill him. Todd pleaded and told him it was a joke. Teddy let him go and started laughing. Todd realized his chain had been yanked and told Teddy he was going to have nightmare from the psycho Teddy images. Teddy moaned about not getting any sleep for a week then. Olivia was laughing hard and the boys were laughing. You came down and well, you know the rest!"
Ally sighed, "Well, that kind of takes the life out of a funny story."
"Whatever do you mean? My mother says I tell great recaps!" The girl frowned at them and walked away.
" I'm sorry I missed all that. It might have actually been funny had Miss Documentary not spoiled with her lack of humor. Seriously! The girl kept a straight, down-to-business face on the whole time!" Ally muttered.
Olivia laughed and went over to Teddy and Todd, "So, I was thinking. This love triangle thing just isn't working for me. No offense Teddy, but I just don't like you that way. Todd and I just share something special. "
As Olivia finished saying this, she grabbed Todd face and kissed him furiously. Teddy stared in disbelief at the two. When they finally broke apart, both of their friends were looking at them, speechless.
Olivia laughed and looked at Todd. His face was turning red from his attempt to hold his laughter in.
Finally, just as he looked like he was going to explode, he burst into a fit of giggles.
" It's alright, Teddy. I didn't actually kiss him. My hand was over his mouth! Wow! If only you could see your face. It's priceless!" Olivia squeaked.
Teddy snapped out of his daze and glared at her, "Stop toying with me already!"
Olivia stopped laughing immediately, "Oh, Teddy! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to.."
Olivia was stopped short as Teddy's lips were pressed against hers. She froze as his lips moved against hers. Suddenly, her eyes snapped shut. She had just realized what was going on and was now kissing him. Teddy smiled into the kiss and lightly bit her lower lip. Olivia gasped and kissed him even more passionately. Had she not been too absorbed in the kiss, she would have noticed that everyone was now staring at them. However, she didn't know this so she pushed her tongue against Teddy's lips, asking for entrance.
" Ahem! Young eyes!"
Olivia jumped back from Teddy quickly. They both looked around at their audience, blushing furiously.
Miss Documentary was standing nearest to them. By the scowl on her face, it was apparent that she was the one that had broken them apart. Ally was glaring at her.
" Oh, like you've never snogged anyone before, Natalie!" Ally chimed in.
Natalie frowned, "Well I, at least, had the decency to do it in a more private place!"
Ally rolled her eyes, "Oh, leave the two lovebirds alone! They weren't hurting anyone, were they?"
Ally asked this addressing the room. Every Gryffindor shook their head.
" It was a nice show, actually!" James said from a chair near the back.
Ally smiled at James, "See! A little creepy, but at still. "
Natalie rolled her eyes and went up the girls' staircase. Ally watched her go up the steps before she spoke again.
" You know, sometimes I really wonder why they put her in Gryffindor. She should have been in Ravenclaw. No offense to the Ravenclaws, I love them all, but she would have fit in better there!" Ally said to Olivia and Teddy.
Teddy was staring at James. He was still a little red in the face as he walked over to him.
" That was extremely creepy. Please never say that again, or I shall have to tell your father!" Teddy said with a smile.
James shrugged and went back to his book. He had been reading some muggle book. He was known to do this. He called it embracing his heritage. As he explained it, Harry was a half-blood so that made him one-fourth muggle. By reading these books, he was getting in touch with his 'muggle side'. Teddy left him alone to do this and walked back over to Olivia. She was no longer blushing.
He walked up to her and kissed her on the cheek, "Olivia Levellen, will you be my girlfriend?"
Olivia began to blush again, "Yes! I thought you were never going to ask. It took you long enough!"
Teddy laughed and grabbed her hand. He led her over to a couch and motioned for Ally and Todd to follow. Teddy sat down and put his arm around Olivia's shoulders. Olivia leaned against him and waited for whatever it was Teddy wanted to say.
"After dinner, we need to do our 'extra credit'. We can't waste time tonight because everything must be added at precise times. This is where the 'extra credit' will start to get tricky. Everything is on a timed schedule from this point on. This means it will be ready next week on Tuesday at eight fifteen at night."
Todd was the only one to see Olivia's face drop at this news. He didn't say anything right then but made a note to talk to her later.
" That's great! Teddy! I'm so excited for you! What time are you going back to?" Ally asked.
Teddy shrugged, "That's the last thing I'll have to decide on and I'm not quite sure yet. It's between my dad's sixth year or Harry's third. "
Todd nodded, "If it were me, I'd go back to your dad's sixth year. The marauders sounded like a fun group. I wouldn't mind hanging out with them."
Teddy grinned, "I had thought of that, but I also want to know what my dad would have been like as I would have known him. I really can't decide which I'd rather know, my older dad or my younger dad. That felt odd saying that!"
Teddy giggled and looked at his watch, "We have exactly an hour and a half before we need to work on our 'extra credit'. Should we go down to dinner then?"
Olivia nodded, "Sure. Wow! Time sure does fly. I feel like we were only just getting back from lunch a moment ago!"
Ally laughed, "Ollie, it's been three hours!"
Olivia shrugged and grabbed Teddy's hand. They walked down to the Great hall excitedly. Todd could barely contain himself. Looking at him, one would think he really was about to explode. Ally nudged Todd to quit and told him that he looked a little suspicious and that Professor Dingbit would be sure to notice. This wiped the huge grin Todd was wearing right off his face. He really loathed Professor Dingbit. He was always ruining all the fun, just as Professor Snape was rumored to have. Todd leapt on the bench at the Gryffindor table and hastily started to pile his plate with food. Unfortunately, this didn't go unnoticed by a certain professor.
Professor Dingbit stopped right behind Todd and looked down at him. Todd felt someone's eyes on the back of his neck and he turned around slowly.
" Why in such a hurry? Going somewhere?" Professor Dingbit sneered.
Todd gave him a huge fake smile, "Why, yes! I am. You see, unlike you, I can hold done a girlfriend and I have a date right after dinner that I really don't want to be later to. "
Professor Dingbit smirked, "Then we wouldn't want to make you later with a detention, now would we?"
Ally kicked Todd's leg before he could say whatever nasty comeback it was that he was mostly likely thinking of.
"Of course not, Professor. I'm terribly sorry. I was out of line to bring your love life into question", Todd said with fake remorse.
Professor Dingbit scowled down at him before walking away. Todd made rude hand gestures at his back as he walked away. Ally kicked him once again as a warning.
"What are you trying to do, get a detention? I thought you wanted to go do 'extra credit' tonight!" Ally yelled.
" Shh! I was only having a little fun. Anyway, it's out of my system now so it won't happen again!" Todd said with a shrug.
Ally sighed, "Well, it's a little late. The damage is done. Professor Dingbit will not be suspicious of us all and we're going to have to sneak around tonight. Thanks Todd!"
Todd smacked his forehead, "Oh! I didn't think of that!"
"Obviously!" Ally muttered.
Todd looked at Teddy, "I'm really sorry, mate!"
Teddy nodded, "It's alright! We have the map so it will be easy to sneak around. I have it in my bag with the ingredients for tonight. It shouldn't be a problem."
Todd sighed with relief and went back to eating his food. This time, he ate it at a normal pace so he wouldn't attract any more unwanted attention.
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A/N: Hope you liked it! Reviews are much appreciated!
