AN: Hello, its been awhile sorry and this is a short chapter :P I've re-done the previous chapters, dont worry its only changing format stuff and typos, you don't have to re-read anything ;) Argh, why Toby and Tony? thats stoopid of me, similar names...adkjdnfjsnfsd!
The rest of the Charms lesson dragged on for Teddy, he forced himself to actually take notes and to ignore the huge urge he had to look over at Mackenzie.
He knew he had made a massive mistake;Of course public apologies were a bad idea! Mackenzie hates attention and I've just forced a whole lot on her. She's going to hate me now.
He felt heavy; the weight of his failure would not dissipate.
The bell sounded and he slowly packed away his things, Teddy didn't pay attention to where he was going but thankfully he had Toby to guide him along.
Teddy was glad that his friend wasn't saying anything; it was bad enough when Teddy had caught the sympathetic look on David's face as he had passed by in the corridor.
Transfiguration was a blur for him as well, again he took notes, but the information wasn't being processed. He wished he never used any of those big gestures to apologise, he should have known better.
Lunch and Defence Against the Dark Arts were other blank spots of his day. It wasn't until Herbology, his last class of the day, that Teddy felt any life and energy return to him. Tony Hilliard was to blame.
They were in one of the Greenhouses; sunlight was reflecting off one of the windows and into Teddy's eyes, he didn't mind though, as it gave him an excuse to glare at Hilliard.
The brown-haired boy was across the room, not paying attention to the evil stare he was being given or the Snargaluff plant in front of him, he was focused entirely on Mackenzie.
Teddy had almost forgotten that particular dilemma. A bolt of fear slid through Teddy as the thought came to him, What if I've pushed Mackenzie to him? What if she's decided to choose him?
He frantically looked over at Mackenzie and noted with relief that she was completely ignoring Hilliard.
Teddy felt unsettled and uncomfortable for the rest of the lesson, and when it came to leaving the Greenhouse, he deliberately stayed in front of the Ravenclaw prefect to keep him from getting any ideas about catching up with Mackenzie.
Teddy and Toby walked into the castle in silence for a few minutes before Toby spoke up,
"What's up with you, man? You've barely said anything all day."
Teddy shrugged and was about to reply, when he heard loud footsteps coming from behind them. They both turned and watched as David Warrickson came jogging up.
"Hey Teddy, how are you? It sucks that Operation Say Sorry didn't work, I thought for sure it would."
At the sight of his hazel eyed accomplice, Teddy had a sudden idea.
"Dave," he said slowly once David had caught up, "Do you think it would be a good idea if I just went and said sorry to her? Like, not in front of everyone, just a simple apology?"
A broad grin appeared on David's face as he responded,
"Teddy, I think that is the best idea that you've ever had."
The rest of the arduous journey to Gryffindor Tower consisted of explaining the situation to Toby and the three of them discussing how to word the apology to Mackenzie.
"Okay," Teddy said, "I think we've got this now."
They were lounging in the comfy armchairs in the common room and putting the final touches on the apology.
"Yeah, it's the perfect speech, mate, she'll have to forgive you," Toby agreed.
David frowned, he was staring at the portrait hole, "Shouldn't she be here? It doesn't take that long to get back from the Greenhouses."
At that moment, Isabel Ogden strode into the room, she was alone.
A wave of apprehension washed over Teddy, he jumped up from his reclining position and hurried towards the figure making her way to the staircase of the Girl Dormitories.
"Isabel!" he called. She turned around, just in time for her to see him trip over his own feet and smack into a table. Teddy could see she was trying her hardest to not laugh at his clumsiness, a fact that he was very grateful for.
"Yes?" she asked politely.
"Oh," he fidgeted nervously, "have you seen Mackenzie? I need to talk to her about something."
Isabel's sapphire eyes widened slightly before she answered,
"She forgot her Herbology textbook, she went back to get it and told me to continue by myself. She shouldn't be too long. What did you want to talk to her about?"
Crap, think of something!
"Uh, History of Magic," Teddy mumbled somewhat incoherently, he then stumbled back to his friends, deciding to wait as patiently as he could for Mackenzie's return.
"Exploding Snap Tournament?" offered Toby when Teddy collapsed into a chair. Teddy's eyes wandered to the portrait hole.
"It'll take your mind off things," David added.
Teddy sighed and tumbled onto the floor.
"Alright then. I hope you don't mind losing," he said, grinning up at them.
After several rounds of losing spectacularly, Teddy gave up and glanced at his watch.
"It's been over an hour already; she should be here by now."
That statement caused David and Toby to look up from their intense game.
"Why don't you go and look for her then, Teddy?" asked Tony pointedly.
Right, the Map!
"I will, thanks, mate," Teddy jumped up and launched himself out of the common room.
As soon as he was in an empty corridor, he pulled out the Marauder's Map and quickly whispered the password. The familiar image appeared on the old parchment and Teddy hastily scanned it for Mackenzie's name.
He noticed Sarah Montague and her gang making their way up the marble staircase.
There!
The little dot labelled 'Mackenzie Millark' was in a classroom on the first floor, and it wasn't moving.
Why is she there? What's she doing?
Teddy's mind was racing and he hoped his worried thoughts were unjustified.
He wiped the map and shoved it in his pocket before sprinted off along the corridor.
His was heart beating erratically in his chest and his limbs felt weak from worry, but a driving sense of urgency pushed him forwards and further down the many passageways of Hogwarts.
Teddy got many odd looks as he ran through the school, he wondered if he was overreacting, because surely nothing could have happened to Mackenzie, the thought was unbearable.
Teddy then decided that he didn't care if he was making a fool of himself; he had to know if she was okay.
With a jolt, he realized that he was now on the first floor, Teddy was then forcibly reminded of the last time he had tracked Mackenzie to this floor.
He shook himself of the memories and jogged along the hallway.
He skidded to a stop outside the classroom he was sure she was in. He tried to prepare himself of all the possibilities that could be awaiting him.
She could be crying, he thought worriedly, should I be bothering her? By then, Teddy had his hand outstretched and almost upon the door handle.
She could be hurt.
Teddy pushed opened the door.
Another AN: I love reviews, im really greedy. So i've seen other fics that have lotsa reviews and i noticed that the author asks questions at the end of each chapter. So i guess, do you think i will get lots of reviews if i ask a question now? hahaha ;)