AN: For the Globetrotter Competition (Cannes: Write about a Muggle-born) and If You Dare (905. Never enough).
Ted can never seem to tear his gaze away from Andromeda. He's spent the days memorizing her proud, beautiful features. From the soft smile she wears when she thinks no one is watching, to the cold exterior when she's around the other Slytherins. Ted has memorized every angle of her face, every shift of the corners of her lips, every blink.
But he knows he'll only ever watch her. After all, what is he?
He's just a silly, useless Hufflepuff with what she'd call filthy blood running through his veins. His family lives a comfortable life, but they're not the sort of wealthy worthy of the Black family's time.
Ted knows he could never be enough to change her mind. But he can watch, and he can dream.