A/N: All right, dear readers, grab onto your broomsticks because this one is a wild ride.
Soundtrack: Amber Run's "I Dare You", Straylight Run's "Existentialism on Prom Night" and Bad Books' "Pytor"
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Andromeda's hand was cramping. She had been writing for the past hour and a half about the different uses of Dragon's blood and the historical significance of finding all twelve along with the new experiments being done to see how it could be incorporated into a variety of other disciplines.
NEWTs were aptly named. Nasty Exhausting Wizarding Test was the best way to describe the torture that she currently had to sit through, racking her brain for every scrap of information that she had learned in the past seven years at Hogwarts. She had always been a decent student, but these exams were giving her a run for her money.
Once they were over, students either walked dejectedly from the Hall, shaking their heads and massaging their hands or sprinting to the Library with wild eyes to try and cram as much studying as they could in before the next day.
Andromeda almost welcomed the distraction of the exams. Almost.
It made the time pass by in a blur and took up every single spare second she had in her day before she collapsed into her bed sleeping soundlessly or dreaming of the tests. But it also meant she had not had time to spare a thought for what had happened last Saturday in Hogsmeade.
How did everything get so complicated? What happened to the fun easy friendship she had shared with Ted in History or Magic club? When had it all become so dire? Probably around the time she fell in love with him. She was still falling. She would fall forever into his love, unable to cling onto anything that wasn't him.
"Five more minutes!" A portly wizard announced from the front of the Great Hall and Andromeda finished up her conclusion and started to re-read her essay, looking for missing commas or periods.
This was the last day of exams. Tomorrow was the Gala and the Graduation ceremony Sunday. After that she'd go back home… No. She was kicked out of her house. Her Father would not let her back in. She would be going to stay with Bella and Rodolphus before her wedding. Her Mother had interceded on her behalf with Bella and begged for her to be able to stay until she was married.
After that she was Lucius' property and would go where he kept all his belongings, Malfoy Manor. And there she would stay. Forever. Unless…
"Quills down!" The wizard announced and Andromeda dropped her quill with a sigh. She closed her eyes and let the finality of it wash over her. For better or worse, it was over now.
Andromeda grabbed her bag off of the floor beside her and slung it over her chest. The strap cut across her chest, pressing into her cleavage and cutting a clear line across her.
She caught Rabastan's dark eyes on her and glared back at him. He gave her a cold smile before turning away and heading down to the dungeons.
Briefly, Andromeda glanced around. She caught sight of Delores, walking quickly and wringing her hands nervously. She saw Candace who had dark purple circles under her eyes from lack of sleep. Titus sighed loudly as he passed by her, rubbing his head and hanging it low.
Students moved past her and the Entrance Hall began to empty as Andromeda stood there, waiting, but for what she wasn't sure. She just didn't know where to go from here.
"Andromeda, come," Lucius' deep voice cut across the Hall to her. He was standing at the top of the stairwell that led down to the lower levels, beckoning her to his side.
Without thinking, Andromeda turned away from him to head outside. She knew he would follow her. She knew he would snap at her and drag her back down to the dungeons. It didn't matter. The five minutes she would have in the fresh air would be worth it.
But instead of taking a strong stride towards the doors, Andromeda ran into something very warm and very solid. She stumbled and tried to find her footing but was only saved from falling by two large hands grabbing her arms and holding her in place.
"Watch yourself," His voice was low and gentle. The rich smell of sweet oak and cinnamon surrounded her and she felt a fluttering inside her that pushed hot blood through her veins.
Andromeda's honey eyes were wide as she looked up into his deep brown ones crinkling slightly with a small smile. There was a hint of sadness in it though and Andromeda felt it like a knife in her heart.
"Are you okay?" He asked softly as he released her onto her unsteady legs.
Andromeda felt herself melting in his hands. Everything came rushing back to her all at once. His hands, his body, his words… Everything she had not let herself think about this week but now it was undeniably here.
She suddenly couldn't think about anything but the fact that the last time they had been this close he had been inside her.
"Teddy," She said his name softly.
"Teddy?!" Lucius' voice was cold and she had only half a second before his fingers closed around her upper arm and yanked her back.
He placed himself in front of her, glaring at Ted. "I thought I told you to stay away from her. Maybe I need to grind the message in some more." He snarled and balled his hand into a fist.
"Lucius, stop," Andromeda said firmly and tried to place herself between the two of them.
"No Lucius, go ahead," Ted said, squaring his shoulders, his dark eyes turning dangerous the closer Lucius got to him.
"Ted, don't," Andromeda warned.
He glanced at her for a moment, breathing heavy and clenching his jaw. Finally he dropped his head and took a step back.
Lucius laughed coldly. "Good to see you learned to take orders. You're in your rightful place now, Mudblood."
"At least he listens to me," Andromeda argued.
Lucius let his eyes slide to hers and she was taken aback by the hardness she found there.
"Oh, trouble in paradise?" Ted teased.
"Shut your mouth," Lucius snarled.
"Or what?" Ted raised his chin.
"Say another word about my fiancée and I'll-"
"Yeah, yeah, I know," Ted said dismissively. "Disembowel me, carve out my heart, skin me alive…"
Lucius seethed.
"You should really work on your threats, Malfoy. I feel like you're losing your touch," Ted hefted his bag further onto his shoulder and walked past them.
He turned back as he reached the bottom of the marble staircase.
"Andromeda," He called her name and she spun around to face him. "When are you going to leave him for me? Huh?"
Andromeda stared open mouthed at him.
Lucius growled behind her.
"Seriously," Ted pushed, a playful smile on his face. "This guy?" He shook his head and rolled his eyes, smiling at her, before he turned and started up the staircase.
For just a moment, it felt like it used to. Like when they were back in HoM club and they would joke and laugh. His smile sparked something in her and her heart pulled towards him. For just a moment, it wasn't confusing or complicated; it was just Ted, smiling at her. And that's what she wanted, more than anything.
"Let's go," Lucius said darkly and grabbed Andromeda's hand, pulling her towards the staircase leading down to the dungeons. She glanced back as Lucius pulled her along and Ted was looking back over his shoulder, his dirty blonde hair was falling into his eyes. They were deep, dark, but surprisingly bright.
"Andromeda!" Lucius snapped and pulled her down the stairs with him.
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"I wish I could go to the Gala," Narcissa pouted.
Andromeda laid back on her bed, letting her head sink into the pillow. NEWTs were over. She had done it. She had completed her education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Yet somehow she did not feel the relief she thought she would at this point. Maybe it was because she knew what was coming next.
Hogwarts had always been something of a protective force in her life. Rules and guidelines to keep everyone in order. Schedules and classes to bring order to her chaotic life. But now it was all over. She would cross back over the Black Lake and be an adult, making adult decisions, with adult consequences.
"Your dress is amazing," Narcissa said wistfully as she stared at the garment bag hanging off of Andromeda's wardrobe.
"Lucius picked it out," Andromeda said in a flat voice.
"It's that so… romantic?"
"Romantic?" Andromeda screwed up her face.
"A man who picks you dresses for you or… orders for you at a restaurant. Just so… Manly," She sighed.
Andromeda rolled her eyes. "Yeah, sure, Cissy,"
Narcissa was quiet for a moment before she spoke. "I meant what I said," She spoke so softly Andromeda had barely heard her.
She sat up on her elbows on the bed to get a better look at her little sister.
"I'm not going to marry him,"
"Narcissa," Andromeda sighed.
"I'm serious, Dromeda," Narcissa turned towards her, crossing her ankles. "I know you think I'll just cave as soon as Father says something, but I am not marrying Mr. Bulstrode."
"So you're going to have Father disown you too?" Andromeda asked. "Break Mother's heart?"
"Better than breaking my own," Narcissa grumbled.
Andromeda looked closely at Narcissa's small face. It was set, resolute. "You're serious," Andromeda said, shocked.
"You think that even disowned I can't get someone to marry me?" Narcissa raised her eyebrows. "Have you seen me?"
Andromeda couldn't help but laugh.
"Corban isn't terrible," Narcissa said appraisingly. "Graham Greengrass is in my year and he could be an option as well."
Andromeda stared open mouthed at her sister.
"I told you, Andromeda, I don't need Father to find me a husband. I know exactly what I am worth and what I want,"
Andromeda sat all the way up. Hope fluttering in her heart. "So… You're really going to do this on your own,"
"He sold Bella. He sold you. I know I'll be sold as well, but at least I want to be the one getting paid," She said seriously.
Andromeda could barely breathe. Her heart was beating so fast she felt her pulse thrumming in her head. If Narcissa was turning her back on their parents then…
"In fact, it was you who inspired me," Narcissa said, dropping her eyes to the bed.
"Me?" Andromeda gasped.
"I've always… looked up to you." She admitted. "You're strong, Andromeda,"
Andromeda didn't feel strong. "Bella is the strong one, I'm just…" She sighed. What was she?
"No you don't get it," Narcissa scooted forward a little. "You… You don't let anything stand in your way. You want something, you get it. No matter what,"
Andromeda felt her heart thumping loudly in her chest.
"I want to be like that. I want to take what I want instead of waiting around for someone to give it to me."
"Cissy," Andromeda said slowly. "You know I love you and I'd do anything for you, right?"
"Of course," Narcissa nodded and her silvery blonde hair moved like water.
"You know nothing will ever change that,"
"Where is this coming from?" Narcissa laughed nervously.
"I don't want to lose you," She said in a small voice.
"Why would you lose me?" Narcissa grabbed Andromeda's hand on the bed. "Is this because we're not going to live together anymore, because I promise I'll come visit you. Bella moved over and we still see her all the time!"
Andromeda took a deep breath. "What if… What if we weren't able to see each other… for a while?"
Narcissa pulled her thin brows together. "Dromeda, what are you talking about?"
"Nothing," Andromeda shook her head. "Nothing, don't worry about it."
Narcissa watched her carefully for a few moments.
"Narcissa…" Andromeda said delicately. "Will you help me get ready for the Gala?"
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Ted sat grumpily at a round table, sipping a glass of… Well he wasn't exactly sure what it was but it was fizzy and tangy and made tonight just slightly more bearable than it had been five minutes before.
Howard and Imogen made their way over to him, drinks in hand. They looked amazing; Imogen in a lavender dress with a crown on lilacs in her dark hair, Howard in dress robes with a bundle of lilacs pinned to his lapel.
"Take it easy on those, Ted," Imogen jokingly warned as she sat down. "I don't fancy nursing you back to life again in the morning."
"If your idea of nursing me back to life is shoving me on a broom and sending me into the air then this will be my first and last drink of the night,"
The three Hufflepuffs shared a laugh. Ted felt the joy leave him as soon as his laughter died. He took another sip and swallowed the fizzy drink slowly.
He tried not to look around, but couldn't help glancing up every few minutes and scanning the room for Andromeda.
He had done his best to accept the fact that her answer was probably a no. Why else would she have taken so long to tell him if she wasn't trying to find a good way to let him down easy?
So he had packed his bag with a few personal items, a bit of money, and stashed it along with his broom in the wardrobe in their old HoM classroom.
He was leaving. Tonight.
He didn't want to have to say goodbye to her tomorrow and watch her leave with Malfoy. He had thought about skipping the Gala entirely, but Howard convinced him to at least have one last night with his friends.
"Ted," Howard said in a low voice.
He turned back to his best friend.
"It's going to be okay," Howard said with a small smile. "No matter what,"
Ted blinked heavily at his choice of words.
"I just mean," Howard glanced at Imogen then back at Ted. "We'll be here for you, won't we, Im?"
Imogen nodded. "Yeah, we love you Ted,"
"Seriously, come see me this summer," Howard offered for what must have been the 20th time. "My parents are going on holiday like, three days after I get back. We can have a boys weekend,"
Ted felt touched by their friendship. It meant more to him than he could ever express.
"Alright you two kids," Ted leaned back. "Don't get all sentimental on me just because we're graduating." He tried his best for a nonchalant smile. "Go dance, I'll watch the drinks,"
Imogen brightened up and grabbed Howard's hand as they took off to the dance floor.
It was just Seventh years and some Professors as chaperones in the Great Hall but it still seemed full due to the tables scattered around and the decorations hanging on the walls.
Ted watched Imogen and Howard danced together for a little while before returning to his drink, slowly spinning the cup around on the table.
"Care to dance?"
Ted looked up and was surprised to see the deep blue eyes of Thea Tephen staring down at him. She was wearing a pretty orange dress and her thick chestnut hair was pulled halfway up and away from her face, making her freckles stand out all the more.
Ted looked at her outstretched hand and hesitated.
"It's just a dance, Ted, I promise. No ulterior motives this time," She looked a little sad at his slow reaction.
Ted gave her a small smile. "Of course,"
He took her hand and walked onto the dance floor.
They didn't speak at first. His hand rested lightly on her waist, while the other held hers. She pearched her hand on his shoulder as they started to move to the music.
"You look really nice tonight," Thea finally said. "Dress robes suit you,"
"Oh, thanks," Ted said, hoping that he didn't sound as bad as he felt. He glanced around the dance floor. Still no Andromeda.
"You do too," He added quickly, realizing she was probably waiting on him to say it back.
"Look," Thea started. "I just wanted to apologize again. What I did was really terrible. I thought once I came clean things with you and Black would… work out. I didn't know that-"
"That's not your fault," Ted interjected. He wished he could have offered a few more words of reassurance but he had none tonight.
"Maybe it's for the best," She said encouragingly.
"It's not," Ted said flatly before he could stop himself.
Thea quieted down as they moved across the dance floor. Howard caught his eye for a moment and gave him a curious look to which Ted gently shook his head.
As the song began to die down, Thea and Ted broke apart.
"Well, I should get back to my date," Thea said with a small smile.
"Yeah," Ted nodded. "Yeah, have a good time, Thea,"
"Ted?" Thea called as he started off the dance floor. "She doesn't deserve you,"
Ted didn't smile back this time. He just stuck his hands in his pockets and made his way back to the table.
He finished his drink in one gulp and headed to the refreshment table for a refill when he heard a few people around him murmur and gasp.
Ted turned to see Malfoy walking in; his white blonde hair slicked back and tied behind his head with a black ribbon. He had a smug expression on his face and his head was high as he entered the Great Hall.
Ted froze as Malfoy turned slightly and Andromeda came into his line of sight.
Her dress shone like it was made of gold. Her ash brown hair was pulled on top of her head, twisting intricately in braids around her head. Her lashes were dark and heavy, framing her eyes that matched her dress almost perfectly.
"Sir, your drink," The server prompted Ted, but he did not hear him. He didn't have a speck of attention for anything or anyone that was not Andromeda. He was enthralled, entranced, and enraptured by her. "Sir?"
Ted took a few steps unknowingly towards the entrance doors where Andromeda and Lucius were slowly making their way in.
She looked almost… happy. Her hand rested gently in the crook of Lucius' arm and she moved with ease around with him. Her lips parted in a smile as she waved and greeted a few people they passed.
Lucius selected a table and pulled her chair out of her. Andromeda slid in smoothly, her body curving and straightening easily.
She turned her head back and forth and Ted couldn't help but wonder if she was looking for him. Lucius' hand trailed over her shoulders lightly and he leaned down, whispering something in her ear to which she nodded.
Ted realized Lucius was making his way across the Hall and towards the refreshment table to get them drinks. He didn't want an altercation with Lucius right now, right here, so Ted turned quickly, grabbed his drink and headed for the table where Howard and Imogen were also taking a break.
"Hey," Howard said gently as Ted sat down, staring into his drink with unseeing eyes. "So, uh, I guess you saw her," He said slowly.
"Ted? Are you okay?" Imogen asked.
"Huh?" He looked up. "Yeah, yeah, I'm good," He said breathlessly.
Howard and Imogen shared a worried look.
"I know what you're thinking and don't leave," Imogen said softly. "You deserve this night too,"
Ted glanced over as Lucius handed Andromeda a flute of champagne and she sipped it gingerly.
"You can't leave; we just got here," Howard added.
"What?" Ted asked. "No, no, I'm not. Not yet." He shook his head. "No, it's okay. I mean, she… She's here. With him. And I'm here." Ted swallowed. "Alone,"
"You're not alone!" Imogen reached out and grabbed his hand. "You're with us!"
"You don't need to babysit me, really," Ted forced a smile onto his face and patted Imogen's hand and he pulled his back. "I'll be okay. I just need a few minutes."
Howard nodded. "I hear you. Come on, Im, let's see about those shrimp puffs," He led her off and Ted took a few sips of his drink.
Finally, when he couldn't stand it any longer, he looked over to Andromeda's table. She was sitting there with a glass of champagne in her hand, looking bored as Lucius talked with Thaddeus.
He was ignoring her. He could do that because he knew she wasn't going anywhere. Further proof that she had made her decision.
Ted couldn't help but think that if their roles were reversed he wouldn't let her sit bored at a table. He would have her on the dance floor and in his arms all night. She brought the glass of champagne to her lips and he couldn't help but notice the large black pearl ring still sitting on her finger.
She leaned over and touched Lucius' arm before getting up and making her way out of the hall. Ted settled down in his chair and ran his hands through his hair.
He knew he couldn't leave without saying goodbye to her. Even if it was terrible. Even if it was painful. It was just something that he knew that he needed to do. He had to tell her that he understood. She wasn't doing this because she didn't care about him, but because she cared about Andromeda. Somehow telling her that he knew seemed like the first step he had to take to… move on.
Not that he ever really would, but… Either way he had to-
"So are you going to ask me to dance?" Her voice was soft and thick.
Ted looked up and was stunned for a moment by her beauty.
Andromeda was standing there, an expectant expression on her face. She sat down her glass on his table.
"I don't think your fiancé would like that,"
"Oh, I don't think he'll mind," She said with a curious expression on her face.
Ted stood up and felt almost lightheaded as her full lips curled up in a small smile.
His heart was beating hard, too hard.
It hurt.
He never wanted it to stop.
Andromeda slid her hand in his and pulled him to the edge of the dance floor. She moved her body closer to him and placed her hand tenderly on his shoulder.
Ted's hands were shaking as he held hers and placed the other on her hip. They moved together like they were made to, like they were supposed to fit together like this. He didn't think about what Lucius might say or do if he saw them together. He didn't think about anything but the girl in his arms.
His girl.
Except she wasn't.
"Ted," Andromeda said softly.
"Look, you don't have to say anything. In fact, it might be better if you don't. I'm not sure I can take hearing the actual words." Ted's voice was tight. "I just want you to know that…"
"Ted," Andromeda said his name again.
"I'm leaving," Ted said.
"What?" She gasped.
"Tonight. Probably after this dance. I'm going to go away for a while." Ted sighed.
"Where… Where are you going?" She asked breathlessly.
"I've always wanted to see Brazil," Ted shrugged.
Andromeda stared at him with large eyes.
"I just… Need a break, okay?" He said, his voice strained. "This way you can… Focus on your marriage."
Her eyes were wide and completely focused on him.
"It's going to be in all of the papers. Pictures from your honeymoon will be in the society pages and I just can't…" Ted glanced down for a moment. "I want you to know that I respect your decision. I understand why you're doing this. And… I hope you can understand why I need to do this too,"
Andromeda was shaking in his arms.
"Teddy," She breathed out, her full lips parting as his name moved between them.
"Please don't ask me to stay," Ted whispered. His were like two pools of melted chocolate as she looked up into them. "I'm not strong enough to say no to you,"
Andromeda was silent for a moment, just staring at him with those large honey eyes that he could look into forever.
"I'm not going to ask you to stay," She said barely above a whisper.
Ted felt a painful relief scorch through him.
"I'm going to ask you to take me with you," Her lips barely moved as she said it. In fact, Ted almost thought he imagined it until he realized she was waiting for him to answer.
His heart stopped beating.
He stopped breathing.
They stopped dancing.
The world stopped turning.
"You just can't stay away, can you?" Lucius' cold voice cut through them.
The moment between them came crashing down.
Ted readied himself to snap back at Malfoy before he saw that the Slytherin's grey eyes were on Andromeda and not himself.
"Lucius," Andromeda's voice lost all of its softness in a second.
"I turn my back for one second and I find you with him again," His lips were thin with anger. "This is the last time you will ever see him," He grabbed the wrist of her hand that on Ted's shoulder. "You obviously don't know how a wife should behave," He pulled her back and Ted felt his hand slip from her waist, but he held tight to the one still in his hand. "You will after tonight though," Lucius snarled.
"Let go of me," Andromeda said dangerously.
Lucius tightened his grip. "You want to be a whore? I'll fucking make you a whore," He spat.
Andromeda squeezed Ted's hand for a moment letting go of it.
It moved through the air as a pale blur, but the smack of skin against skin cracked through air around them.
Ted was stunned as if he had been the one Andromeda had slapped.
Lucius' head snapped to the side and a few strands of blonde hair fell into his face. His chest rose and fell heavily as he slowly turned his head back in their direction. A hand shaped pink mark was splayed across his cheek, darkening quickly.
She wrested her wrist from his grip and pressed herself into Ted's side. "I might be a whore," She said viciously, "But I'll never be yours. I have never been yours, Lucius."
She pulled the black pearl ring off of her finger and threw it at his chest. It bounced off and clattered to the floor.
Andromeda turned her honey eyes up to Ted. "If you'll still have me…" She trailed off.
Ted grabbed her face in his hands and pressed his lips onto hers.
Right there.
In the middle of the Great Hall.
In front of everyone.
He felt her smiling against him and pulled back just far enough to look at her, making sure this was real.
"You want to come with me?"
"Yes," Andromeda said, seemingly answering his thoughts and question at the same time. He wasn't breathing but who needed oxygen when he had Andromeda? "Yes, to everything." Her eyes shone like warm honey.
Ted was sure he must have looked like a fool with how much he was smiling, but he couldn't help it. He leaned down to kiss her again.
"Like Hell!" Lucius growled and grabbed Ted's shoulder, pulling him away from Andromeda.
His fist rammed into Ted's smiling face before he knew what was happening and he stumbled back, absorbing the blow.
"Ted!" Andromeda shouted and grabbed the front of his robes, helping to steady him.
"You're my wife!" Lucius shouted.
Andromeda looked at Lucius for just a moment before turning back to Ted. "Are you okay?"
Ted couldn't stop smiling, even though his face throbbed. "I've never been better,"
Andromeda began to smile.
"You're not going anywhere with him," Lucius growled.
Ted saw Lestrange and Nott making their way over. Soon they would be outnumbered.
"Run away with me," Andromeda grabbed Ted's hand.
Ted pulled it up and planted a hard kiss on the back of her hand before pulling her through the crowd towards the door.
"Andromeda!" Lucius shouted behind them.
"Run," Andromeda said quickly. Ted glanced behind them and Lucius was shoving people out of the way as he and his cronies hurried after them. "RUN!" Andromeda ordered and they took off.
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Ted felt like he was flying as he ran, side by side, with Andromeda through the castle. They reached the top of the stairs and he gripped her hand tighter as he led her towards the HoM club room where his bag and broom were stashed.
He glanced over at her and saw her eyes shining brighter than they ever had before. She was smiling, really smiling. Ted watched as she began to laugh, her ash brown hair bouncing around her as it fell from the braids on her head and her mouth opened as the most beautiful sound came out.
He could have taken off without a broom right then. There was no better feeling than this. His chest had burst open with joy.
A stream of red light barely missed him and hit the wall beside him, causing chunks of stone to scatter across the floor.
Ted looked behind him. Lucius and several other Slytherins were chasing after them. Andromeda's laughter only seemed to egg them on, but he didn't dare ask her to stop. He never wanted her to stop laughing.
They rounded a corner and Ted pulled her into a small alcove and pulled her close to him. He quickly pressed a finger to her lips, silencing her. It was only a few seconds later that Lucius and his friends ran right by them, tearing down the corridor.
Andromeda's eyes glittered in the darkness and Ted smiled down at her, hardly believing their luck. Quickly he pulled her out of the alcove and down a different corridor and up a flight of stairs to the small corridor, one that they both knew well.
They skipped to a stop in front of the HoM club room and Ted wrenched the door open as they ducked inside.
Andromeda had her wand out and pointed it at the door shouting, "Colloportus!" and the door made a strange squelching noise as it sealed.
Ted paused, halfway to the wardrobe where he had stashed his broom and bag. He had wanted to come back here one last time before he left the school. This room was special to him and he had wanted to say goodbye to it as well.
He was panting as he watched Andromeda slowly turn towards him, glittering and golden in the low light. She looked… radiant. The gold in her dress reflected on her pale skin making her look like she was glowing. Like she was a goddess…
"You really did it," Ted said breathlessly.
"I did," Andromeda said, hardly believing it herself. "I… I left him," She seemed to be trying to wrap her mind around the idea as well. "I left all of them,"
Ted felt a small flicker of fear that she might change her mind. She might realize what being with him would cost her and decide he wasn't worth it after all.
Andromeda took a step towards him. "Ted, do you know what this means? She walked slowly towards him. "That I am," She came to a stop in front of him. "Completely," She placed her hands on his chest, "Entirely," She tilted her face up towards him, "Yours,"
Ted pulled her into his arms and crashed his lips on hers. She melted into him, pulling him towards her, opening her mouth, giving him all of her.
"You really mean it though?" Ted asked, "You… You'll marry me?"
Andromeda giggled and bit her lip, nodding. "Yes," She breathed out. "Yes, I'll marry you, Ted Tonks."
Ted picked her up and spun her around. Andromeda laughed wildly, throwing her head back.
Ted kissed her neck before bringing his lips onto hers, stifling her laughter.
"Shh, baby," Ted grinned, "We have to be quiet. They're sure to look here soon enough,"
Andromeda bit her lip and nodded as Ted placed her back on the ground but kept his arms around her. "Why did we come here? I figured we would go back to your dorm,"
"Exactly," Ted said simply. "And I bet you that's where they are headed too. It'll take them a while to break in and then they'll realize we aren't even there."
Andromeda's face lit up. "You sneaky little badger," She said, impressed.
Ted shrugged. "Plus, this room," He said, looking around. "This is the room where I fell in love with you,"
Andromeda's eyes softened.
"Right here, in fact," Ted backed her into their desk. "Right at this desk,"
Andromeda jumped up and landed, sitting on the desk. "Right here?" She said with a mischievous grin.
Ted returned it eagerly.
"You know, you told me once how you fantasized about this desk," She said throatily, "Every meeting,"
Ted placed his hands on either side of her, leaning down over her some. "I did,"
Andromeda ran her hands over his chest and stomach, making his muscles tighten until she rested them on his lower stomach. "Was it like this?" She breathed out.
"Nothing is as good as this," Ted said in a low voice and placed his hands on her hips, trailing them down to her thighs.
"How long will that charm last?" Ted asked, breathing hard.
"A few hours," Andromeda smiled mischievously.
Ted could hardly believe this was actually happening. Everything about this evening seemed impossible, but as she grazed her hand over the front of his trousers he was reminded that this was very real.
He reached up and placed his hands on her shoulders, gently pulling down the straps of her dress over her smooth skin.
Her breathing quickened and he watched her chest heave a few times before the gown slipped over it and she stood bare from the waist up in front of him. Her nipples hardened as cupped her breasts and lightly brushed his thumb over them.
"Teddy," Andromeda pleaded.
Ted dipped his head down to her chest and gently kissed the pink peaks and soft skin. His tongue and fingers alternated on her as he took his time, enjoying the freedom to roam her body as he pleased.
He wanted to treat her like the goddess she was. She was giving herself to him in a way she had never done before. She had just rejected everything she had been born into, just for him. He needed to repay her.
He trailed his lips over in between her breasts as his fingers teased her lightly. Her gasps and soft moans only drove him on as he came to his knees in front of her.
Andromeda's hand ran through his hair and he looked up into her molten eyes as he ran his hands under the skirt of her gown, pushing it up over her thighs. Her mouth was open, her expression begging, as he hooked his fingers in her lace panties and pulled them down over her thick thighs.
He pressed his face into her thigh, letting his hair tickle her gently as he kissed his way back up.
As he reached her center, Ted placed light kisses along her fold and felt her shaking. He darted his tongue out, tasting her and moaning as he did so. Andromeda threw her head back, more of her hair falling around her and down her back.
Ted kissed her, touched her, and licked her. He buried his face in between her legs, holding onto her hips to keep her in place as she writhed against him. He ran his tongue in ever smaller circles until she whimpered, begging him, her fingers buried in his hair as he gently sucked on her clit making her cry out in pleasure.
He worshiped at her alter. His lips praying to her as he recited holy vows with his tongue until she blessed him.
He dipped his head lower, lapping at her entrance and darting his tongue in, savoring the warmth he found there. Ted moaned into her as her taste flooded his mouth and eagerly he drank it down, coaxing her for more, always more.
He would never get enough.
Andromeda shook against him and let out soft moaning pants before he felt her muscle slowly relax and release. He smiled against her, kissing her slick center back up, spending an extra second on her clit again, making her hips buck into him before standing up again.
Her cheeks were flushed and pink, her hair was falling around her face and her lids rested heavily on her eyes.
"Well if I hadn't already decided to run away with you that would have convinced me," Andromeda panted, giving him a cheeky smile.
Ted laughed and pulled her into his arms. "Just you wait," He murmured.
"No," Andromeda breathed out and pulled at the button on his trousers. "I've waited long enough. I want it. All."
She pushed her full lips against his and pulled at his clothes; his trousers first, pushing them down over his hips quickly followed by his boxers, releasing him so he rested against her lower stomach. The feel of her skin against his hard cock made it leak with precum for her.
Ted breathed out heavily and she kissed down his neck and her fingers worked the buttons on his dress robes, pulling them from his broad shoulders as her lips moved over his chest.
Ted's body was on fire. Everything she was touching was burning with desire. His hands found her hips again and pushed the gown back up as he placed himself in between her opening thighs.
"Ted," Andromeda said softly and he paused for a moment, hovering against her. "I love you. I've always loved you. It's…" Andromeda took a shaking breath. "It's always been you," She breathed out. "I'm sorry it took me so long to realize that,"
Ted felt emotion well up in him, uncontrollable, unbidden, but not unwelcome. This was Andromeda as he had always wanted her. She was finally free and she was finally his.
Ted grabbed her ass and lifted her up and onto his hips. She gasped and grabbed onto his shoulders. He needed her, all of her. He didn't want to share an inch of her skin with the desk. He wanted every bit of her to be his. And she was.
He gazed deeply into her eyes and watched as they opened wide and the lids hung down over them as he lowered her down. She tightened around him immediately, eyes fluttering as she gave herself over to passion and pleasure.
It was as if she had been made especially for him and he for her. He filled all of her, pushing her to her breaking point. She felt so soft around him, so warm, so wet. Ted held her against him tightly as he slowly moved his hips against her, sliding in and out of her.
Andromeda grabbed onto him tightly, gasping. Her eyes were a shade of burnt gold as she began to move on him.
Ted let out all of the air in his lungs in a low groan as she pulled herself up and down on him, her legs wrapped around his waist, her breasts brushing against his chest and her hair falling messily onto her shoulders in thick waves.
Her mouth opened, gasping for air, and small whimpers escaping as she tried to be quiet.
Finally she gave a small moan and exhaled, "Teddy…"
Ted almost lost it at that. He felt as if he was hanging on by a thread and about to lose himself inside of her.
Andromeda wrapped her hands around the back of Ted's neck and pulled his lips onto hers, moaning into his mouth.
They broke apart as the doorknob twisted, trying to open. Andromeda clenched tightly around him and Ted buried his face in her neck to stop himself from crying out.
"It's locked," A voice said.
"Let me through," Lucius snapped.
Ted pulled Andromeda tightly against him. But her charm held. They tried a few different spells and even shoved their shoulders into the door, but it remained closed.
"It's… sealed," A different voice said.
"Andromeda!" Lucius called out harshly. "Andromeda!"
Her nails dug into his shoulders and she started breathing heavy panicked breaths. Ted gently placed a hand over her mouth, quieting her. Her large honey eyes locked onto his and he nodded slowly, trying to comfort her in silence.
Gradually she nodded back.
"Come on, let's keep looking," A deep voice Ted thought belonged to Lestrange said.
He heard shuffling noises as they began to move off. He glanced over to the door one last time to see the doorknob turn again as someone tried it a final time before it snapped back into place and footsteps retreated.
"Are you okay?" Ted whispered as he moved his hand from her mouth.
Andromeda grabbed it and brought it back, kissing his palm tenderly before nodding. "Yes, yes I'm fine," She breathed out shakily.
Ted began to shift in order to set her down when she grabbed onto him tightly again. "What are you doing?" She asked in an urgent whisper.
"I… I thought…" Ted stammered.
"Don't stop," Andromeda breathed out and Ted heaved her back against the wardrobe and plunged back into her, making her bite her lip and press her head firmly against the wardrobe door.
She sunk herself down on him and Ted felt the entirety of his cock deep inside her. He hissed in a sharp breath and focused on staying upright as his legs began to shake as thrills of pleasure shot through him at her every movement. He couldn't stand it any longer. He pushed her back against the cracked wardrobe door and thrust deeply into her.
Andromeda mewled as quietly as she could and Ted felt her begin to tremble around him and in his arms. Her body opened and tightened simultaneously for him and Ted felt himself start to come undone.
Andromeda whimpered out his name, begging him for more and he panted roughly as he gave her everything, every inch of him.
He felt her quiver. He felt her clinch around him. He felt her shake in his arms.
Ted pushed harder, wanting her to take her over the edge like never before as he held onto the last string that was keeping him together.
As soon as he saw she reached her peak Ted pulled her down as he thrust himself up and burst into her, pressing her against the cracked wardrobe door. He heard a creak and felt Andromeda's grip tighten on him as she tightened around him in surprise and Ted cried out as he shot again into her as they fell back into the empty wardrobe.
"Fuck!" Ted tried to push himself up so as to not crush Andromeda underneath him. "Dromeda, are you-"
But Andromeda began to laugh. Her head rolled back and her breasts shook along with her body.
"Oh my God, Ted," She said, exhaling heavily and brought a hand up to her forehead, smiling.
Ted started laughing too. He slid down next to her on the floor of the wardrobe, their legs hanging out, tangled together.
Ted brushed a few loose strands out of her face; "We'll have to get sturdier furniture for the cottage,"
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"Good morning, love,"
Andromeda's eyes shot open and she caught a glimpse of Ted's sleeping form before hands roughly pulled her back and away from him.
They laid in each other's arms, talking about their future late into the evening. Andromeda had slid out of her dress and into Ted's dress shirt and he had pulled his trousers back on as the night had gotten colder. They had planned to try and sneak away in the darkened hours of the morning, but after their exertions must have fallen asleep.
Andromeda screamed and kicked out, anything to try and get away. Lucius' grip on her was strong and he pulled her back into his chest, leaving her legs kicking out into the air.
Ted's eyes opened wide and he lurched himself forward, towards her.
"No!" Andromeda screamed as he flung himself out of the wardrobe and a thick fist connected with his face.
Crabbe was in the year below her but was larger than anyone else in the school by far. Ted crumpled to the floor, blood leaking from his mouth.
"Ted!" Andromeda struggled against Lucius, throwing her body into him, anything to try and get his hold to loosen just a little.
"Did you think I wouldn't find your little love nest?" He spat.
Crabbe and his friend Goyle each grabbed one of Ted's arms and hauled him up on his knees. His head lolled forward and Andromeda saw that his lip was split open badly. His cheek was already sporting a bruise from Lucius' fist last night and his hair fell into his eyes which had a glazed look in them as he tried to regain his senses.
"You think you can leave me? ME?!" Lucius shouted in her ear and Andromeda flinched, closing her eyes tightly.
"Let…" Ted panted. "Let her go," He muttered, spitting blood onto the floor. Slowly he lifted his dark eyes up to Lucius.
"You," Lucius snarled, "You think you can just take her from me? Do you have any idea WHO I AM?!"
"You're…" Ted began to straighten up as best he could with his arms outstretched and held down by two trolls. "You're nothing to her, not anymore."
Lucius laughed coldly. "She can't leave me, I own her. And I am going to take her,"
"Over my dead body," Ted snarled and pulled against Crabbe and Goyle, not that it did much good.
Lucius' fingers dug viciously into her skin.
"See that can be arranged," Lucius said sickly, "I've got a meeting this evening where you'd be the star attraction. Then after I'm done with you…" Lucius buried his face in her hair and breathed in deeply.
"Let me go!" Andromeda struggled against him but was quickly wearing herself out.
Lucius shoved her at Rabastan, who grabbed her arms and held her back to his chest so she was facing Lucius.
His grey eyes were storming with rage as he looked down on her. "You filthy slut," He spat. "How dare you cheat on me? And with this… animal?!"
Andromeda raised her chin. "Which time?" She said, letting venom drip from her lips.
Lucius' eyes went wide.
"Last night was not the first time," She let her hate turn cold and laughed sickly. "I've been fucking him ever since we got back to school. I've been fucking him since last year!"
Lucius backhanded her hard across her face, knocking her head sharply to the side.
Ted grunted in pain as he attempted to pull himself free of the two boys' grasps on his arms.
Andromeda raised her hard amber eyes back to Lucius, fighting tears of pain.
"What a man you are," Her lip curled. "Have to have someone hold her down so you can beat me; what a soldier you'll make for your Dark Lord," Andromeda said nastily.
Lucius stared darkly down at her for a moment before walking over in front of Ted.
Still on his knees, Ted had to look up to meet Lucius' cold eyes. Lucius grabbed his sandy blonde hair and yanked his head back before bringing his fist swiftly down onto Ted's face.
Andromeda screamed.
Lucius repeated the action making Ted grunt in pain as his lip split further open.
"Stop it!" Andromeda pulled against Rabastan, "Stop it!" Tears welled in her eyes and the too large shirt began to slip off her shoulder.
"Man enough for you yet?" Lucius snarled and hit Ted a third time on the bruise he left last night and Ted hissed in pain.
"Lucius, stop it!" Andromeda leaned as far away from Rab as she could before he pulled her roughly back up. The tears began to fall on her cheeks.
Lucius walked back over to her and brushed them away gently with his thumb. "You let that filthy Mudblood touch you, when you never let me," He said softly. "You stupid whore,"
"You'll…" Ted swallowed a mouthful of blood, "You'll never…"
Lucius turned, laughing, "Never what, Mudblood? Because from where I'm standing I think I can do whatever the fuck I want to," He turned sharply back to Andromeda and grabbed her throat. "I can squeeze the life out of her and make you watch as the light leaves her eyes,"
Ted tried to fling himself forward, but was held in place tightly. His shoulders strained against the skin and he pressed himself as far forward as he could.
Lucius squeezed just a little tighter until Andromeda made a gagging noise before releasing his hold on her. She gasped in air, coughing and spluttering.
Lucius pulled out his wand from inside his robes and twirled it in between his fingers.
Andromeda eyed him warily. He was narrowing in for the kill now.
"What do you want?" She asked sharply.
"What do I want?" Lucius raised his eyebrows. "I want a wife who's not a fucking whore. I want this mangy Mudblood in a pool of his own blood. I want you on your knees, Andromeda, begging for my forgiveness,"
"Why do you even still want me?" Andromeda asked. "Am I not ruined for you?"
Lucius' eyes darkened. "You think I have put in all this work, put up with all your shit, just to let you run off with him?!" He brought his face close to hers. "Everyone will know you left me for him. I will NOT let you humiliate me!"
"They don't have to know anything," Andromeda said softly.
Ted's head lifted and he looked questioningly at her.
Lucius eyed her curiously.
"You can tell them whatever you want. We can stage a public break up if that's what you want," Andromeda said quickly. "You can say you left me, you can say whatever you want to about me. And we'll go. You'll never see us again! Lucius... I'll make it look like you were the perfect man and then you can have your pick of women-"
Lucius laughed again. "Andromeda," He purred her name. "I already do,"
"Then why me?" She asked, almost pleadingly.
Lucius played with the top button of the Ted's shirt she was wearing. "You were the only thing I could never have. Even growing up," He frowned. "You never wanted to play with the rest of us, you'd rather go off and explore on your own. It got worse when we got to school." Lucius chewed on the inside of his lip. "I've had plenty of girls," Lucius continued, "But you're the only one who ever told me no."
He unbuttoned the top button and began playing with the next one.
"Maybe if you would have just fucked me back when we were dating I might have gotten bored of you like I did the others. But no… You never would. You've been driving me mad for years, Andromeda."
Her body was shaking as he undid the second button, his eyes eating away at her exposed flesh as his hands dropped to the third. She felt Rabastan tighten his grip on her, pulling her arms back so her chest stuck out farther as he leaned his head over to watch Lucius' hands slowly working on the shirt.
Tears spilled silently onto her cheeks and down her neck as he spoke. She tried to keep her eyes straight ahead, not wanting to watch his face as he gradually exposed more of her. Without wanting to, they moved and landed on Ted.
He was bleeding badly from his lip and his cheek. Lucius' ring had cut him open again. But it was the pain in his eyes that trapped her in them, watching as Lucius started in on the third button.
"I'll fucking kill you, Malfoy!" Ted shouted and began to struggle again.
Lucius paused as the third button sat in his fingers. Rabastan was breathing heavy, waiting for Lucius to open the shirt up and expose her body underneath. He dropped the shirt, a generous amount of cleavage available and walked in front of Ted.
Ted was thrashing against his own arms, the skin turning an angry shade of red where they were holding him too tightly.
Lucius punched him in the stomach hard enough and Ted folded over on himself, only held up by his outstretched arms. He coughed and wheezed against the pain.
"Stop it!" Andromeda struggled and Rabastan hissed as the shirt slipped dangerously open. "Lucius, stop!" Andromeda pleaded.
His head turned at the change in her tone. He walked back in front of her and pulled the black pearl ring from out of his pocket.
Ted lifted his head up high enough to see what was happening, but was still bent over. "No…" He groaned.
"A fair trade, I think," Lucius said in a business-like tone. "I'll let him go, I won't lay a finger on him, I promise," Lucius said holding up his hand. "Your life," His eyes glittered dangerously, "For his," He said smoothly.
Andromeda stared at the ring in Lucius' hand.
"Andromeda, don't," Ted's voice strained. "Don't do it. Let him do whatever he wants with me, let him kill me! But please, please, I'm begging you, don't marry him. Don't do it, don't do it," Ted repeated the words, begging her.
Andromeda glanced from Ted to the ring. He was bruised and bloodied and she knew Lucius was just getting started. Her mind spun. Last night with Ted, the past few weeks indecision, the last few months of being Lucius' fiancée, the last year with Ted… Ted…
Her eyes landed on Ted's as he pleaded with her.
"I see," Lucius' voice was cold and he closed the ring tightly in his fist as he closed his eyes. Andromeda saw a flicker of pain cross across his face for just a moment before he opened his eyes back up and there was a dark fire in them.
"I don't really need your permission though," He said viciously and grabbed her hand, thrusting the black pearl ring back onto it.
Ted roared, straining forward, veins popping in his throat.
Lucius wrapped a hand around the back of her neck as he leaned down and bit down hard on the soft skin of her throat. Andromeda cried out painfully.
Ted threw himself towards her.
"Hold him!" Lucius ordered and Goyle grabbed his arm tighter.
"He's gonna break his arm like this," Goyle grunted.
Ted kept pushing forward, anything, anything to get Lucius off of her.
Lucius let his hands travel over her body, pulling up at the bottom of the shirt. "Break it then," He said with a sick smile and Rabastan laughed darkly.
"No!" Andromeda shouted before she heard Ted's arm crack.
He howled in pain, the part of his face not covered in blood or bruises turned a dark red and his body fell forward as he panted heavily.
"Get him up, I want him to watch," Lucius snapped and Crabbe and Goyle lifted him so he was up on his knees again. Crabbe held his arm tight, but Goyle held his loosely as it bent in a sick direction.
She knew he wanted her to beg. He wanted her to cry and plead with him. So she did neither. Andromeda stood as still as a statue as his hands moved over her. She could feel Rabastan growing excited behind her and felt like she might get sick.
"You know," Lucius pulled back. "This could be so much better with a little… participation," He smiled sickly.
Ted's face was a picture of anguish as he watched Lucius and Andromeda. But he was not prepared for what happened next.
Lucius pointed his wand at Andromeda and smirked as he said, "Imperio,"
The tears stopped. Andromeda felt a calm, sluggish fog in her mind, smothering all the pain, anger, and anxiety she had just been feeling. She was calm. It was a relief and Andromeda sunk into it.
"Kiss me," Lucius' voice sounded in her head.
Andromeda felt as her arms slipped out of Rabastan's grasp and she wrapped them around Lucius' neck. Softly, tenderly, she placed her lips on his, moving them slowly but deliberately against his as she pressed her body into him. She could feel his hands on her hips, moving over to grab her ass but it all felt… fuzzy. Like trying to touch something through gloves.
"My neck, love," Lucius' purred into her head and she moved her lips across his skin, kissing his neck and gently sucking on the skin there.
She could hear something else too… Someone was calling her name. It was muffled and far away but… Yes, someone was yelling, screaming at her.
"Good girl," Lucius' voice was like velvet and she felt it cover the strange yelling from far away. "Now, get on your knees," He instructed her gently.
Andromeda felt the floor under her as she sunk down in front of him. The yelling was back. It was her name again; someone was asking her, no begging her, to stop.
"Andromeda!" Lucius' voice was sharper in her mind now and demanded her attention back on him. "Don't listen to that," Lucius cupped her chin in his hand and she could see his grey eyes looking down at her, gleaming strangely through the haze.
Ted was pulling at his arms again. His broken arm sent sharp stabs of pain through his body so bad he thought he might pass out. He was shouting her name, anything, trying to get her to snap out of it.
"DON'T DO THIS!" He shouted, his throat sore from the force, "ANDROMEDA! PLEASE! WAKE UP! WAKE UP, ANDROMEDA!"
Her hands landed on the front of Malfoy's trousers and she popped open the button. Ted roared in frustration as Malfoy smirked sickly at him. Rabastan was watching with rapt attention as Andromeda began to pull his pants down over his hips, licking her lips, wetting them.
The pain in his arm was increasing and he knew his struggling was only making the broken bone worse, but what else could he do? Malfoy was making her do this.
"Mmm, yes, love," Lucius said softly as he ran his hand over the back of her head, caressing her. "Be a good little girl," He ran his thumb over her lips, pulling the bottom one down slightly before it bounced back up. "You were made for this, with lips like these," He said smoothly. "Now, open your mouth,"
"Please," Ted's voice was softer now, "Please, Andromeda, please," He sagged forward. "I love you, we're going to run away together, we're going to live in a cottage where the sun shines in the windows, we're going to be happy,"
Andromeda's body stiffened.
"Andromeda," Lucius voice hardened, "Listen to me, only me, ignore that,"
Her hands fell to her side.
"Andromeda, do as I say," Lucius said forcefully.
"Ted?" She asked in a soft voice
"Yes! Baby! I'm here!" Ted exclaimed.
Lucius raised his wand and pointed it at her again.
Andromeda threw herself back from him, sprawling out on the floor in front of Ted.
Lucius started towards her but she kicked her leg up swiftly and found her mark. Lucius groaned painfully as he fell to his knees, clutching his groin.
Andromeda grabbed his wand from him and trained it on Rabastan who had his wand out as well.
"Throw it down," She snarled.
Rabastan smiled nastily at her.
She didn't give him a second chance. Andromeda twisted her wrist and he flew backwards, stunned and unconscious.
"Dromeda," Ted said, his voice shaking.
Goyle dropped his arm and Ted cried out in pain. Andromeda flicked Lucius' wand again and Goyle went as stiff as a statue and teetered for a moment before falling over.
Crabbe stared at Andromeda, body twisted around on the floor, wearing an oversized man's shirt and decided he didn't stand a chance and flung Ted's arm back towards him and made a break for the door.
Andromeda shot a stream of light which hit him squarely in the back and he ran into the door, before slumping to the ground.
Ted stared at her for a second, in shock that she had dispatched four men so easily when Lucius reared up and grabbed her by the hair, throwing his body on top of hers.
"You think you can just get away with that? You little slut? I'll fuck you bloody!" He shouted as he pressed her face into the floor.
Ted slammed his good fist into Lucius' face and heard the crunch of a broken nose. Lucius fell back and did not move.
Ted crawled forward towards Andromeda and helped pull her from underneath Lucius' still body.
He wrapped his arm around her, holding her as if he never though he would be able to again.
"Ted, your arm," She said anxiously.
He held his broken arm against his chest. "We'll worry about that later, okay? We need to go. Now. Before they wake up."
Andromeda nodded and brushed her fingers over his broken face. "Oh, Ted…" Her voice was full of concern.
Ted kissed her and didn't even feel as his lip split open again against hers.
"Over there, in the wardrobe, see that bag and my broom? Grab them. And grab our wands too!" He instructed her and Andromeda quickly got to her feet and brought them over to him. She reached out and grabbed his good arm, helping him to his feet.
Ted winced, knowing that the damage to him was bad, but not life threatening. He would worry about his arm later, right now he needed to focus on Andromeda.
"In the bag, grab a shirt for me and pants for you,"
"But I don't have any pants," Andromeda said.
Ted stared at her for a second before she said, "Oh! Right!" And buried her hand in the bag, pulling out a black t-shirt for him and a pair of his old jeans.
"Put them on," Ted nodded and Andromeda hesitated for a moment before slipping into the pants, which were much too large for her. Ted instructed her to take his belt from last night and although she had to tie it around her waist to keep the pants on, it was better than nothing.
She helped him with the shirt as he gingerly put his broken arm though it, gasping at the pain.
She handed him his wand and stuck her own in the pocket of the jeans.
"Okay, you're going to have to fly us out of here," Ted said seriously.
"What? Are you crazy?" She said loudly.
"My arm is broken and I can't hold onto you and fly at the same time, you'll have to do it."
She just stared at him.
"You can do it, Andromeda, I'll be right there with you," He slung the bag over his good arm. "I believe in you,"
Andromeda gave him a shaky smile and nodded, before pointing her wand at one of the windows, shattering it. Glass scattered across the room and Ted glanced around it one last time. Broken wardrobe, four bodies, blood on the floor, and glass shards covering everything else. This had been their sanctuary for years. This had been the one place they had been able to be together and now it was ruined... but then his eyes landed on her, nothing else seemed to matter.
Now they had the world.
Andromeda looked back at Ted before mounting the broom and he climbed on behind her, wrapping his good arm around her middle.
"Don't let go," She said.
"No matter what," Ted answered and they soared through the window and into the sky.
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A/N: :)