The quick update between this chapter and the last is my apology for the fact I am going to be away from my computer (and any internet access) for about 10 days while I go on holiday and so there shall be no more updates for a couple of weeks (but I'll try my hardest to update very quickly after my return home).
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter
Teddy Lupin and Victoire Weasley, 7th/5th Year
At Kings Cross station there was the usual hustle and bustle of morning commuters making their way to various platforms, in order to take the trains they needed. There was even more noise than usual on this particular morning because, of course, it was the first of September. This meant that a part of the wizarding community made its way to Kings Cross to send their various relatives off to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
As everyone knew, the Weasley family was very large and all the Weasley children had reached, or were slowly reaching Hogwarts school age. Consequently there were a lot of red haired people making their way to the barrier between platforms nine and ten in order to get onto Platform Nine and Three Quarters.
"Why can't I go as well?" A small boy with black hair and brilliant green eyes asked the blue haired teenage boy next to him. The teenager in question was pushing a trolley which held a large trunk and a sleeping owl.
"Because you're not old enough, Al." Teddy Lupin responded. "But don't worry; everything will still be there when it's your turn."
"You won't be." Al pointed out.
"True, but almost everyone else will be. And you'll still see me at Christmas, and Easter and it in the summer. And anyway, you'll have too much fun to miss me." Teddy grinned at the boy he thought of as a brother.
"Alright, Teddy, you go first." Teddy's godfather, Harry said, cutting Teddy and Al's conversation short.
"Sure thing." Teddy said and he stared at the solid barrier between platforms nine and ten. After six years of doing this, Teddy didn't even flinch as he pushed his trolley into the wall and came out the other side.
Teddy was soon followed by the Potter family (Harry, Ginny, James, Al and Lily) and a lot of the Weasley family. In fact, almost all of the family had turned up. Bill and Fleur were there with Victoire, Dominique and Louis; Percy and Audrey with Molly and Lucy; George and Angelina with Fred and Roxanne. The only parts of the family that weren't there were Molly and Arthur (but they had been more times than they could count), and Ron and Hermione with Hugo and Rose (as neither had reached Hogwarts age).
Almost as soon as they all got to the other side, most of the family left to find various friends. Molly and Dominique were hailed by some 3rd year girls, Louis went to take his trunk to a compartment with a few fellow second years and Lucy had found her best friend, Olivia and had gone over to talk to her. The only people left were the parents, who had started a discussion on the upcoming elections for Minister of Magic, the group of new first years: James, Fred, Roxanne, as well as Lily, Al, Teddy and Victoire.
The three who were starting Hogwarts started having a discussion about houses while the younger Potters talked about a new broom that had just come out.
"How long do you think it will take the three musketeers here to get a detention?" Teddy asked Victoire, nodding in the direction of James, Fred and Roxanne.
Victoire surveyed her cousins for a few seconds and then responded "Three days."
"That long?" Teddy asked in surprise.
"Oh please, they'll be too excited about being there to cause any mischief in the first couple of days." Victoire explained.
"You really think that?" Teddy asked with raised eyebrows.
"I really know that." Victoire corrected. "I know it took you and your friends a whole week."
"We hadn't known each other previously," Teddy pointed out, "unlike those three who have been creating mischief since they were in nappies."
"Doesn't matter, they'll be overwhelmed when they first get there." Victoire said.
"You're wrong." Teddy said simply.
"When do you think they'll get their first detention then, oh master of mischief?" Victoire challenged.
"Before the night is out." Teddy smirked.
"You sound pretty certain; do you want to bet on that?" Victoire asked.
"Of course, what are we betting?"
"If I win, you get me a date with your friend, Greg Peterson."
"Fine," Teddy said, "but when I win you aren't allowed to date any of my friends, ever."
"Why not?" she asked.
"Because it would be weird, you're my best friend, you're practically my cousin; I don't want my other friends dating you." Teddy said, trying to stop the blush that was threatening to creep onto his face (not that he had any idea why).
"Fine, but when I win, I get that date."
"Ok then." Teddy said and he held out his hand for Victoire to shake.
"I'm going to win." she said as she shook his hand.
"I wouldn't be so sure about that." he smirked.
"What are you up to?" she asked she drew her hand away, looking at him suspiciously.
"Nothing, nothing at all."
Around midday, on the train
Teddy walked up the corridor of the Hogwarts Express, looking in each compartment to find the little terrors he was looking for. He grew a little more frustrated as he passed each compartment that didn't have them in it, couldn't he just find them and get back to his friends? He was almost at the end of the train when he found the kids he was looking for.
He heard them before he saw them, a loud shout of laughter coming from the compartment two up from where he was. Grinning to himself, he walked towards the compartment and opened the door.
"Hey Ted, how are you?" a messy black haired boy asked as he walked into the compartment and sat down on one of the empty seats.
"I'm pretty good, squirt, how are you?" Teddy asked James. "You lot nervous about the sorting?"
"Nah," Fred said, shaking head of ginger hair, "we'll be in Gryffindor like you Ted, never you fear." The other two nodded
"So, have you lot got any mischief planned for tonight?" he asked them.
"Why Teddy, going to stop us?" Roxanne smirked as though she didn't think he could.
"Nope, I was just wondering if you were." Teddy shrugged, although he was grinning inside, what Roxanne had said was basically a confession.
"Well Teddy Bear, that would be telling." Fred grinned.
"And we can't have that, can we?" James smirked.
"No, of course not, I'll just leave you three to it." Teddy grinned back and left the compartment.
"See you later, Teddy."
Well, he thought, there was nothing more to do here, they didn't even need any persuading.
After the feast
After a rather, ah, interesting feast, Teddy Lupin starting making his way up to the Gryffindor common room with his friends Grey Peterson and Andrew Jordan. They were on the fourth floor when something made him stop.
"Did you tell them to do something?" an angry voice called from behind him.
Telling his friends to continue their way up to the common room, Teddy Lupin turned around to see a very angry part Veela storming up to him. He grinned.
"Whatever do you mean, Vic?" He asked his best friend innocently as she reached him.
"Did you tell Roxanne, Fred and James to start a food fight at the feast?" Victoire glared at him.
"I can honestly tell you I had no idea they were going to start a food fight." Teddy told her.
"But did you tell them to start any mischief?" she asked, still glaring at him.
"No, I didn't." He told her truthfully.
She continued to glare at him so he added "Well maybe I went to see them and check if they were going to do something and they as good as told me that they were. But really, I didn't persuade them or anything, they were already planning on doing it."
Victoire's face changed from a glare to a frustrated look.
"Fine, you win. I won't ask Greg out." she said grumpily. "But next time, you don't get to have any contact with them after the bet is made."
"That's fine by me." Teddy grinned and they made their way the rest of the stairs to Gryffindor Tower together.
Author's note: It seems like, yet again, I am not fond of the ending but that doesn't really matter, here you are. Vic and Teddy were fourth on my poll about who you wanted to see making bets, behind the Marauders; Remus, Sirius and the twins (although I probably won't do another bet about them, one is enough I think); and Harry, Ron and Hermione (I'll get one of those up eventually).
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