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Chapter Eleven: Not Quite A Ruckus
Silence filled the Great Hall. Teddy stared at the sea of shocked faces and tried to avoid the eyes of his Housemates. Eventually, silence gave way to whispers and taunts and Teddy was surprised that he hadn't accidentally blown up the Slytherin table with the amount of fear and raw emotion running through him.
He ran his hand through his shock of bright pink hair and locked eyes with Professor Longbottom at the head table. He smiled encouragingly at Teddy who took a deep breath.
"He's got Polyjuice!" shouted a Slytherin.
"Pink is your colour, Teddy!" screamed a Ravenclaw girl.
"Do something else, Teddy!" yelled out a Hufflepuff.
The Gryffindors began to clap and cheer and suddenly, the sound of cheering charms filled the Great Hall.
"He's a freak!" yelled the Slytherin Quidditch Captain. Teddy grinned as Dominique hurled what was surely a jinx from the other end of the Slytherin table at the captain.
As McGonagall silenced the cheering charms, Gryffindor began to chant their Quidditch sports cries. Teddy summoned his broom and mounted it, glaring at the Slytherin Captain, who had undoubtedly spiked Teddy's pumpkin juice. He changed his hair to gold and red.
"He's a Metamorphmagus!"
"Bloody hell, Teddy!"
"FREAK!" shouted another Slytherin, earning herself a jinx from a scowling Victoire.
"Slytherin is going DOWN!" shouted Mikey, sending red sparks from his wand, standing on the chairs.
"I LOVE YOU SARAH!" cried Chris, as he joined Mikey on the chairs, holding his hand out to Sarah.
Not even Teddy was expecting that particular confession.
"VOLDEMORT'S NIPPLE!" declared Victoire, standing up, alongside her Housemates, earning her shrieking laughter from the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw tables.
Teddy looked at her in shock as she took out a suspicious looking WWW package and let small fireworks erupt across the tables. As the rest of the school began to howl in laughter, McGonagall's face began to turn into the ugliest combination of a glare and a scowl.
"You five, detention!" she said, sternly. "Fifty points from Gryffindor!"
Teddy turned and grinned at his Housemates.
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"What were you thinking, Mr. Lupin?" McGonagall asked loudly, bearing down on him.
"That git spiked my pumpkin juice..."
"Spiked your pumpkin juice he may have, Mr. Lupin, but causing a ruckus in the Great Hall was completely your fault!"
Teddy didn't reply.
"And you Miss Weasley!"
Victoire held her head high.
"Using Weasley products is banned from this school," she began, her face beginning to turn red, creating a contrast between her face and her black hat. "Especially for Prefects, who are charged with confiscating said items from younger students!"
McGonagall sat down behind the desk and stared at two identical pieces of parchment. "Professor Longbottom and I have come up with a suitable punishment for the pair of you. Letters will be sent to your parents, Miss Weasley, and to both Mrs. Tonks and Mr. Potter," McGonagall said. "Also, Miss Weasley, I have decided that you will not have your prefect duties taken from you, rather, you will be drafting a letter of apology to the school for your reckless behaviour. In addition, you will be drafting a letter to Mr. George Weasley of Weasley Wizarding Wheezes requesting his more dangerous products no longer be sold to Hogwarts students."
Teddy watched as Victoire's cheeks were set aflame. She had never looked more like a Weasley and Teddy felt his heart begin to beat faster. He unconsciously turned his hair blonde.
"Be thankful the pair of you weren't expelled. Please send in the other three on your way out."
Teddy and Victoire both sprang to their feet and shared a quiet grin as they left the Headmistress's office, Professor Longbottom behind them.
"Miss Weasley, please tell your Uncle that I'll be watching very closely," he warned. "And also, tell him that Voldemort's nipple? Brilliant."