Victoire/Sadie
So this has been my favourite chapter on Victoire to write so far, I really like the relationship between these two characters and I hope you guys enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed writing.
"I think I might want to be a healer." Sadie almost laughed at her own words. The thought was ridiculous. She was the funny one, the one who got the grades but nothing spectacular, the one who took over from Roxanne as beater for the Gryffindor team. She expected her to laugh like everyone else had. She expected her to say 'good one Sadie' like she was joking like everybody else had. But instead Sadie saw a kind smile and warm eyes.
"I think that's great Sadie." Victoire said to the sixteen year old, and she was genuinely pleased. Sadie was intelligent, much more intelligent than most people gave her credit for. Becoming a healer required discipline, hard work and guts all which Sadie was very capable of.
They were in the burrow during the summer holidays as Sadie was preparing to go into her sixth year at Hogwarts. Victoire, already a fully-fledged Healer, had been sitting outside when the young girl had sat down next to her. They got along fine but never really talked much in the past. The fact the girl was telling her she wanted to be a healer made Victoire's heart swell up.
Victoire hadn't laughed like her boyfriend had. She hadn't said 'good one Sadie' like her brother. She hadn't even looked at her in disbelief like Rose had. She had been encouraging, and that was certainly something from Victoire Weasley.
"You'll have to work hard at N.E.W.T's but I know you're smart enough to score well, what subjects have you taken?" Victoire asked the younger red head.
"DADA, Potions, History of Magic, Herbology, Arithmancy, Charms and Transfiguration." Sadie replied.
Victoire looked at the other girl in shock, seven subjects was a lot to take on. Victoire had struggled with five, Lucy had passed with six. The only person she knew who had taken seven N.E.W.T's and passed was Molly. "Why so many subjects Sadie? I mean History of Magic and Arithmancy are hardly required to become a healer."
Sadie looked down at her lap not sure of how to reply to that. Part of her wanted to prove that she was more than just the comic relief and passing seven N.E.W.T's would certainly do that. However part of her was still unsure whether she would make a good healer, what if she just took those five subjects and didn't get accepted to be a healer? "I might fail to get into Healer studies, if I have more subjects then I may have more options."
Victoire nodded with this. It made sense, becoming a Healer was hard and you're never guaranteed to be accepted for training even with the top grades. It relied on the interview and how good you were with people also, not that Victoire thought Sadie would struggle with that. Having back up was good.
"So what else are you thinking of then Finnigan?"
Sadie had considered working with Lucy. The older girl was badass in the court room and rumoured to be working towards her own Law firm. However law was not an easy thing to study either.
"Possibly law, like Lucy." Again Victoire's jaw dropped. This girl was not making life easy, in fact she had chosen two of the hardest careers to pursue. Sadie looked at the older woman and cursed herself for being so stupid. "God you think I'm biting off more than I can chew. You're right I'm nothing Lucy. She's intelligent, confident and great at arguing her point. And I'm nothing like you either, I can't charm people the way you do."
"You don't have to be like me or Lucy. You only have to be you. I happen to think that whether you pick Law or healing as your career you'll be brilliant. I'm just shocked that you're so ambitious, it's a new side of you. If you work hard and with a lot of determination there's no doubt in my mind that you'll achieve the grades you need to become a healer or lawyer. All you have to do is decide which one is your real dream." Victoire explained to Sadie.
"Thank you Victoire."
"For what, telling you what you need to hear?"
"No." Sadie once again looked down at the ground. "For being the first person who didn't think I was kidding. For being the first person to encourage me. Thank you."
Victoire smiled. "Well for what it's worth I think everyone else is stupid for underestimating you. They won't be laughing when you're healing people or kicking ass in the court room that's for sure."
Even though Sadie eventually decided on Law rather than healing, Victoire was proud to say she was the first person who believed that girl could be more than just the comic relief.
As I said all the Chapters from now on will feature Victoire as nicer or be more in depth view into her character. Please give me some feedback I'd love to hear it. Thanks for reading.