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French Plaits.

Blurb …

Teddy loves Victoire French plaits. Victoire wants to know why Teddy keeps gawking at her. Harry and Ron are at a loss on what to do, Hermione's the voice of reason, and Rose is the only one making sense. Confused? :TeddyVictoire SU postDH:

CHAPTER TEN: Watch Out for the French Plaits.

That was that. It was all over. He-Teddy Remus Lupin-had lost his chance of ever being with Victoire.

He had completely blown it. Victoire was leaving in-2 hours and 24 minutes to be exact, for 10 months at a school full of underage wizards, where Victoire could be subjected to all sorts of potential boyfriends.

And she still didn't know how he felt.

He had gone to her house last night. He was just going to say it-when he overheard Victoire talking to her sister.

"I'll be at Hogwarts soon." She had said.

"But isn't that a good thing?"

"Well … yes in a way, it's always great to be back there … but then-I don't think I'll be able to face him when I get back."

"Oh of course-you-know-who."

"Exactly! I've decided that I'm going to tell him, so when I do get back, it'll be all "Hey man, I fancy he arse off you", and he'll be all "Sweet!" and kiss me, or he'll say "Merlin Victoire, that's insane!" laugh, then just leave me to cry with a bucket of ice-cream."

"Well, ice-cream does sound tempting." Chantelle said jokingly. "Ok look-I say just go for it. It won't hurt if he finds out, and I'm sure he'd prefer it if you told him, rather than anyone else."

"I just hope you-know-who won't fall for anyone else."

Teddy would've continued listening, but at that moment, Bill had panicked, because Victoire said you-know-who. It was rather chaotic from there, and so Teddy had decided just to go home.

So Victoire was going to tell someone at Hogwarts she "Fancied the arse off them" when she got back to Hogwarts. That was that-she fancied someone else. There's no way he could tell Victoire now.

That's how he came to be in the Weasley household at half past 8 in the morning. (Well, there was a lot of Wesley household's-he was in the home of Uncle Ron and Aunt Hermione).

He was there with the determination to seek a one on one conversation about whether he should cry or not, or write all his feelings down. Whichever would make him feel better. That was partly why he was there to see Aunt Hermione.

"Aunt Hermione!" He yelled, bursting into the kitchen. Hermione yelped with surprise and spilt coffee all over the Daily Prophet Rose was reading (She was a bit too into reading, that girl was). Hugo jumped and dropped his toast. They were all still in their pyjamas and eating breakfast. "I need to talk to you!"

"Teddy?" Hermione said, looking up. "Aren't you meant to be at work?"

Technically, yes he was. Today was his first day on the job, but well, love came first, and he could suffer the over-bearing boss later.

"Well, yes but I really need to talk to you first." Teddy said. "In here?"

He didn't wait for a reply, but grabbed Aunt Hermione by the hand and dragged her into the lounge.

"Teddy, wha-?" Hermione began, but Teddy cut her off.

"Aunt Hermione," He began. "You've probably already figured this out by now, but I'm in love with Victoire, like really in love with her, but I just heard her say that she was in love with someone else, and now she's leaving, I was going to tell her I loved her, but she's in love with someone else and I don't know what to do-should I cry-? I don't know Aunt Hermione; she's leaving-in-two-hours!"

Teddy panted slightly when he finished this speech, while Hermione gaped at him with a confused expression.

"I'm sorry, but I can't understand a word you just said." She said. "All I got was "I really love Victoire, leaving, in love with someone else, I cry, know Aunt Hermione 2 hours"."

Teddy sighed. "Surely you got the gist?"

Hermione smiled. "Yes, I did. Teddy, I can assure you, Victoire's not in love with someone else."

"But-but I heard her!"

"Really?" Hermione folded her arms-something she did when getting ready to think. "What did she say, exactly?"

"Erm-something about that she wouldn't be able to face them, once she got back, and that-er, she hopes they won't fall for anyone else."

Hermione smiled. "Teddy-did she say who it was?"

"No-she called him 'You-Know-Who'."

"No wonder Ron got that owl last night." Hermione muttered. "Anyway, did she say where she was getting back to?"

"Well, no … but surely she meant Hogwarts? Where else could she be talking about?"

"Home?" Hermione suggested. "Maybe she's planning on telling this 'You-Know-Who' she loves them, when she gets back home at Christmas?"

"But-that'd have to be someone not at Hogwarts …" Teddy wondered out loud. "So that means it's either someone in the family-urgh, no way. Or … some one who doesn't go to school."

"You're getting there." Hermione said.

"Oh, holy sweet Merlin! She's in love with an older man!"

Hermione whacked her forehead with her palm. "Always the same-Teddy, you're a boy. Boy's always need stuff spelled out for them, because they don't get hints."

"So?"

"So-I should've learnt that by now. Teddy, the boy Victoire was talking about was you."

Him.

Hahahahahahahaha.

Yeah, right.

"Yeah, right." He said. Hermione rolled her eyes.

"Teddy, how long have you been in love with Victoire for?" He thought.

"Er-about … a couple of years?"

Hermione looked astounded. "What?!"

"Yeah …"

"Teddy!" Hermione looked amazed. "You've got to get down to the Platform! And tell her!"

"Why?"

"Teddy, if you've loved her for that long, it's way past a silly crush. People fall for their friends all the time, but those crushes pass. This is different-this is love Teddy. If you've loved her for years, then-Merlin, get down there! Go! Tell her!"

"You-you serious?" Teddy asked weekly.

"Yes I'm bloody serious!" Hermione said. Teddy knew she was-she had said 'Bloody'. "Go!"

"All right! I'll go tell her!" Teddy said, preparing to disapprate.

"Oh and as a warning." Hermione said. "Victoire's wearing French plaits today! So don't lose your-head! Teddy!"

He was already gone.

Hermione shook her head slightly, and turned to see Rose and Hugo listening to every word from the kitchen. Rose turned to her brother.

"I'll bet you 10 galleons that he throws up." She said.

"You're on!" Hugo agreed. They spat on their hands, and shook them.

Hermione was seriously glad she wasn't a part of this agreement.

A/N: I know ... it's been 6 days since i last updated this. That doesn't sound like a lot, compared to other stories that don't get updated for months on end, but well. This is Moon we're talking about and i happen to get guilty pretty easily. So ... i'm just going to apoligise for keeping you guys in suspense for 6 days.

But anywho. We're obviously getting somewhere now, as it's epilogue day-they day Teddy is caught kissing Victoire by James. How? Then keep reading. I hope you liked this one. I had fun writing it, though i had to do it on my sister's laptop, because she was hogging the computer by playing The Sims 2 (Though that is a brilliantly awsome game).

And i've just found out that i've been spelling "Awsome" wrong all my life. It has an "e" in it.

Ah well, reviews appriciated, until next time-

-Moon. : D