Amortentia

Chapter Fourteen –Great Teacher

"So that charm can…"

"Can be cast to form a protective bubble."

Victoire pointed the the large book on the table in front of her, her finger following the words on the page as she smiled at her student.

"Ah, I see." Armand said smiling, his perfect pearly teeth were a big contrast to his flawless tanned olive skin.

Victoire smiled again, she liked tutoring and Armand was certainly good company. It had been weeks since she'd spoken to Teddy and the separation from her best friend was painful, so keeping herself busy seemed like the best way to not think about Teddy, and the incident.

"They never taught us these charms at my old school." Armand said. " You are a great teacher."

Victoire blushed at the compliment and when she looked up from the book she found her green eyes reflected in his own and as his face came closer to hers Victoire turned quickly back to her book.

"So..." Victoire said in a shaky voice, trying to find where she left off. She was shaken by the encounter. What if Teddy had seen them? He wasn't Armand's biggest fan and neither was Amy for some reason…

"Will you come watch me playing Quidditch tomorrow?" Armand asked, all pretense of learning charms gone.

"Yeah, I love Quidditch." Victoire said smiling, and Armand smiled back.

"Ahem."

Victoire and Armand jumped as a third member joined in the conversation.

"Amy!" Victoire exclaimed, half relieved at her entrance but also half embarrassed. Victoire watched as Amy's face went through a variety of emotions and didn't notice that Armand was packing away his books and things.

"So I'll see you at the Quidditch match tomorrow? I expect you to be cheering me on." Armand said as he swung his bag over his shoulder.

"Sure." Victoire said quickly, still watching Amy. After Armand left the library Amy took his space next to Victoire.

"What's going on?"

Victoire sighed. Amy certainly didn't beat about the bush.

"Nothing. I was tutoring Armand for his charms test tomorrow." Victoire said not making eye contact, for some reason she felt incredibly guilty, like she was betraying someone…

"Did anything happen?" Amy asked, her eyebrows rising.

"No, don't be so silly."

Amy leant back breathing a sigh of relief.

"Good, I don't like him. He gives off weird vibes."

Victoire laughed, and Amy gave a small smile. There was a comfortable silence as Victoire packed her things away until Amy asked a question completely out of the blue.

"Have you spoken to Teddy?"

Just the mention of his name caused Victoire to turn her smile into a frown and tears pricked at her eyes. She just shook his head.

"Well, you could speak to him tomorrow at the Quidditch match." Amy said helping Victoire putting the books back on a nearby shelf.

"I doubt we'll sit by each other in the stands, as you can tell things have been tense recently." Victorie said quietly, in the end she told Amy what had happened with the kiss and how confused she was feeling. Amy had been very understanding and Victoire appreciated that, she knew she could trust Amy with anything.

"Um, honey. Teddy is playing tomorrow, it's Gryffindor vs Slytherin and it's his first appearance as Captain. That's why I so surprised to hear you'll be cheering for Slytherin…" Amy sneered the last word.

"I didn't know Teddy had been made Captain." Victorie was hurt that he hadn't told her and suddenly her mood became even worse. Amy gave her a timid smile and gave her a hug.

"I'm sure he would have told you if you guys were actually talking." Amy laughed as Victoire hugged her back, Victoire missed Teddy a lot. He had always been a huge part of her life and she hated the distance.

The girls didn't waste much more time tiding up the table in the library before heading towards the Great Hall for dinner. As they walked the busy corridors together Amy brought the sensitive Teddy subject back up.

"Sorry, Vic but I've got to ask you something. I've been biting my tongue forever."

Victoire smiled at Amy's obvious over exaggeration but nerves quickly settled in as she didn't know what Amy was going to ask.

"Do you fancy our lovely Teddy?"

Amy's blunt question left Victoire speechless. She blushed hard as she thought of a reply, how did she feel about Teddy? He was her friend, her smart, caring, handsome friend…

"I'll take your silence as a yes then." Amy said giggling.

"I don't know." Victoire said suddenly stopping in the middle of the corridor. She gave Amy a panicked look and Amy laughed throwing an arm around her shoulder.

"Relax Vic, just speak to him. I'm not asking you to snog his face off…again." Amy said cheekily and Victoire nodded. She was going to speak to Teddy, that she was sure of; she'd simply missed him too much.