A/N: Hey y'all! Sorry that this took a while to update, but school has
been killing me! I've been sorting out more problems with this story than
you can imagine. Anyway, here you go!
Blaise, Draco, and Ginny looked suspiciously at Teresa. Draco was the first to speak.
"What do you mean 'a complication with the Dream Team'?"
"Well, you're going to think I'm the biggest sissy in the universe, but I don't think we should do what we're planning to do to them. It'll hurt them more than we thought."
Draco looked annoyed. "Teresa, we can't back down now. It's too late. Besides, it's the Dream Team. You know, pompous Potter, wretched Weasley, and gabbling Granger."
Teresa became annoyed. A few hours ago, she would have agreed with Draco, but now, she wasn't sure. Normally, such thoughts would have been thrown out of her mind as preposterous, but she had finally found someone who shared her pain. Sure, her siblings missed their mother just as much, but not for the same reason.
Teresa knew that Harry felt the same pain she felt. He had the same scar and his mother died for the same reason, to save his life. Teresa refused to let a possible relationship with a kindred spirit die. She had seen the sorrow and understanding in his eyes when she spoke of her mother. Teresa looked at the others in defiance.
"Look Draco, I don't give a damn who they are. There's a change. I think that Ron and Harry might be willing to except you. Hermoine never had a real problem with us. If there is a chance of that, then we can easily alter the plan."
"How so?"
"Well, just fill them in and we can have them act, like we were going to do. I don't mind telling them my fate. And anyway, it's mine to tell so I can tell anyone that I damn please to tell."
The others shared looks. Slowly, after a great amount of thinking, they all nodded and Ginny spoke.
"Fine, we'll fill them in, but only if they agree to go along with it, don't over react to my pregnancy, and accept all three of you, not just Draco."
"Agreed."
The four left their things and headed toward the Dream Team's compartment. As they arrived, Teresa gave a brief knock and Harry pulled open the door. Teresa motioned with her head for Ginny to step forward, which she did.
"Look, I know you guys miss me and I miss y'all too. So here's the deal, you guys have to accept Teresa, Draco, and Blaise and you have to here out something we have to tell you without over reacting."
The Dream Team exchanged looks. Harry nodded. "Alright. Come on in."
Blaise, Teresa, Draco, and Ginny sat across from Harry, Hermoine, and Ron. Ginny took a deep breath and told them about her pregnancy.
"Harry, you might wanna be prepared to restrain Ron. Ron, I love Draco, you know that by now. Anyway, because we love each other, we took the next step."
"What do you mean?"
Teresa leaned over to whisper in Blaise's ear. She whispered so softly that only he heard. "Be prepared to stop Ron when he lunges forward."
Draco bit back a biting comment about Ron's stupidity as Ginny continued. "Ron, I'm pregnant."
Harry and Hermoine's mouths dropped open. Ron's face went pale. Before anyone could stop him, Ron lunged for Draco. Blaise was quick and grabbed him off of Draco before he could do any damage. Harry and Hermoine sat silent, both in shock. Teresa shook her head. This was going to be hell.
Harry and Hermoine finally snapped out of their stupor and took Ron from Blaise's grip. He was still struggling to get through to Draco, his face now redder than his hair. Finally, after ten minutes of struggling, cussing, and yelling, Ron sat back down, his hands balled into fists.
"Virginia Ann Weasley, what the hell have you done?"
The comment was barely whispered and Ginny knew Ron was restraining himself. Ginny gave her brother a smile.
"Ronald, I've created a life." Teresa snorted, that wasn't the best possible answer.
"I know that." Ron snapped at his sister. "I'm asking you if you realize what you've gotten yourself into."
"Yes and Draco and I are willing to take care of this baby. I haven't told mom yet, but I will soon. Just please let me be the one to do it."
Ron didn't say anything for a while. Draco was looking annoyed and frustrated. It's not like he intentionally got Ginny pregnant, it just happened. At last, after about half an hour of sitting with his hands clenched, Ron stood up and walked over to Draco, who stood up as well.
"Malfoy, I mean, Draco, you break her heart and I will break your neck."
Draco gave Ron one of his infamous smirks. "Your brother Bill said the same thing. You don't have to worry, it won't happen."
Ron sat back down, as did Draco, the glare in his eyes was gone. "Bill knows?"
It was Teresa's turn to sigh. She dove straight in and told the Dream Team her story, beginning with how Bill was dating her sister, going to the will, and then ending up with the plan. No one spoke for quite a while. The cart lady came and only Teresa and Draco bought something. Everyone else was in deep thought.
Virginia Weasley was thinking even more than her brother was. Ginny was trying not to think about how her other brothers would react. It kind of scared her. Aside from Percy, Ron and Bill had the most patience out of all of her brothers. Sure, Ron got pissed easily, but the twins and Charlie got pissed even more easily.
Virginia's thoughts drifted. She was willing tears not to fall down her cheeks. Ginny had not cried since the night she found out about the will. She refused to let herself appear weak.
Ginny looked out the window and closed her eyes after a minute. She began seeing scenes in her mind and they scared the shit out of her. Ginny saw little blonde haired children running around a mansion, their father was Draco, but their mother wasn't Ginny. Teresa came into view, beckoning her children to come to her.
The scene changed and showed that both Draco and Teresa were miserable, for their families had discovered the plan and had made sure that Draco and Teresa would never see Blaise and Ginny again.
Tears flooded Ginny's eyes. As much as she tried to stop them, the water droplets fell down her cheeks. Draco took his girlfriend in his arms. He whispered comforting words in her ear, but nothing seemed to help. Eventually she stopped. Draco lightly kissed her lips.
Ron felt pain swell in his heart for his only sister. He was going to make sure that nothing would stand in the way between her and Draco, since obviously he was the only man for her. Ron had never seen Draco act so tender and loving before. He was amazed at how kind and gentle Draco was with his sister. Ron glanced at Teresa.
"So, what's the plan? How can I help?"
Teresa smirked at Ron. She took Blaise's hand in her's as she spoke. "Well, first we're going to stage a break up. That way, Snape will be off our backs as well as everyone else. Now, unfortunately, Draco and I will have to make out and you all will have to catch us. The big thing is that we can't let anyone see us getting along."
Everyone nodded as Teresa continued. "Blaise and Ginny will reveal that they have been cheating as well and, Bill has already agreed to this, that she is pregnant with Blaise's baby. Ron, you'll be enraged when you find out that I'm cheating with Draco and will try to beat him up and Ginny will come after me. Blaise will also go after Draco while Harry attempts to hold people back and Hermoine runs to get a teacher. Everyone got it?"
Everyone nodded. Hermoine looked suspicious. "But then what happens after that? What happens when we want to see each other?"
"Draco and I both have invisibility cloaks so we'll just sneak around like that. Aside from that, owls."
Hermoine didn't look satisfied. "Alright, what if Harry, Ron, or I wants to talk to you and Draco?"
"Then use Harry's invisibility cloak."
Harry looked stunned. "How did you know I owned one?"
Teresa smirked. "I'm an observant person, Harry. Whenever I saw doors mysteriously open or heard noises while I was alone in a room, I knew someone must have had an invisibility cloak. Besides, I overheard you and Ron and Hermoine talking about it."
Everyone fell silent again and Teresa tossed them all snacks which they munched on quietly. Draco, Blaise, and Ginny left after a while. Teresa stayed behind to talk to the Dream Team.
"Hey, as much as I hate to admit this, I'm in over my head. I have only a slight idea of how I'm going to solve this whole marriage problem. I know y'all have schemed enough to be able to help me. So, will y'all help me? I don't want the others to know, it will only worry them to know that I'm worried about it."
Harry nodded. "Sure. Whatever we can do to help, let us know. And Teresa, anytime you need to talk about anything, we'll be here." Hermoine and Ron nodded their approval, but Teresa caught the hidden meaning behind his words. He was talking about more than the will and school, he was talking about her parents. Harry knew what the pain and empty feeling was like.
Teresa gave Harry a light smile and a knowing gaze. "Thanks Potter, right back at ya."
He smiled at her as she left the room. Ron and Hermoine eyed him suspiciously. Ron looked strangely at his best friend.
"What was that all about?"
"We just. understand each other. That's all."
Ron shrugged and Hermoine smiled at her boyfriend. Harry put his arm around his girlfriend as Ron moved to the other side of the room. Harry leaned down and gently kissed Hermoine's lips. Ron rolled his eyes as the two continued and left the compartment as they began to seriously make out.
Ron walked around and headed back to their usual compartment. He figured Teresa would be sitting with the others. He entered the compartment and saw Teresa looking out the window. He turned to leave, but she spoke.
"You never think it's going to be you."
Interested, Ron stayed, shutting the door behind him. Teresa continued. "I mean, I've read Witch Weekly's Daily Drama stories, but I never thought my life would be a candidate for one. Sometimes, I don't know what to do. It's like my world and everything in it is spinning out of control."
Ron walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder in comfort. "I'm sorry."
Teresa whipped around. She thought he had been Blaise. "Ron?"
"Yes?"
She shook her head. "Nothing. Never mind."
The two just stood there for a minute. Teresa finally spoke. "Don't tell anyone what you heard, aiight?"
"Alright. Your secret is safe with me."
Teresa smirked at him. "I know."
After a moment, Ron took his hand off of her shoulder and left. As he was walking back to his compartment, thoughts crossed his mind that he wished he could get rid of.
Ron began seeing Teresa in a different light and saw, for the first time, what a beautiful and engaging girl, no, woman she was.
Teresa sat back down. She gave a sigh. Her life was getting too complicated. Blaise joined her shortly after Ron left. Walking into the compartment, Blaise gazed at Teresa a minute before speaking.
He knew that he loved her and it would kill him if she had to marry Draco. Blaise sat beside his girlfriend. He put his arm around her shoulder and she put her head on his.
"I love you."
Teresa smiled and closed her eyes. "I love you too."
As she drifted off to sleep, Blaise let his thoughts drift to what life would be like without her. All in all, it would suck. Teresa had become his soul, his existence. Sure, there were other things he loved, but she topped them all and he knew he was the same on her list.
Lightly kissing her forehead, Blaise laid down on the bench, bringing his girlfriend with him. She breathed a sigh as she lay quietly on his chest. The two fell asleep.
Meanwhile, Ginny and Draco were discussing different matters, their child. Ginny was sitting comfortably in Draco's lap and they were daydreaming.
"How about Kimono if it's a boy?"
Ginny wrinkled her nose. "I don't think that's a very. fitting first name. What would his nickname be? Kimo?"
Draco laughed. "Alright, how about Draco?"
Ginny laughed. "No, one's enough."
Draco laughed and tickled her mercilessly. "Was that supposed to be an insult?"
Ginny answered between giggles. "Yes."
Draco stopped tickling her, but left his hand on her stomach. He closed his eyes and she gazed lovingly at him.
"What about if it's a girl?"
Draco gave a soft hmm. "Stella?"
"No. Aria?"
"Nope."
The two sat in silence. Draco kept unconsciously rubbing Ginny's stomach. She began to fall asleep in his arms. Near the end of the trip, Blaise and Teresa walked in. The four started talking about baby names again. Everyone wanted a light and airy atmosphere, since they wouldn't be able to talk much once the plan started.
"What about McKinsey for a girl?"
Draco shook his head to Blaise's suggestion. "No, Aaliyah perhaps?"
Ginny and Teresa shook their heads. Teresa gave a small yawn. "Start thinking of boy names."
Draco and Ginny looked at her questioningly. "Why?"
"Your first child will be a boy."
Ginny eyed her best friend suspiciously. "Oh really?"
"Yep. Consider it my first official prediction. Your first child will be a boy."
Ginny folded her arms under her chest in amusement at her friend's confidence. "And what, pray tell, should we name this boy?"
Teresa thought about it for a minute. "Brayden. It means brave in Celtic."
Draco and Ginny shared a look. Draco smiled and so did Ginny. "I like it."
Teresa smirked. "I know."
The four laughed as the Hogwarts Express stopped. They all continued talking. Ginny and Teresa shot a knowing glance at the Dream Team as they sat down in their normal seats. They had all decided that it would be best if it still appeared as if Teresa, Draco, Blaise, and the Dream Team despised each other.
The days went by quickly and dragged into weeks. The last details of the plan were sorted out. After Ron 'found out' that his sister was pregnant with 'Blaise's' baby, he would immediately owl home, telling his parents that everyone had to meet him and Ginny at the Three Broomsticks the next Hogsmeade weekend. Which would be the same weekend. Finally, Monday rolled around. It was the last Monday of January.
The entire month, the school had been abuzz with rumors of Ginny and Draco's 'inevitable' break up and the same was going around about Blaise and Teresa. The four had all staged fights that were extremely believable, even McGonagall was fooled. She thought that the fights were over the will issue, but the nonexistent fights never mentioned it.
It was two minutes before dinner would end. Teresa and Draco had inconspicuously left the Great Hall simultaneously and they were getting ready to stage the biggest act yet. The two were counting down the seconds. They were both uneasy about this, but it was the best way.
Both Draco and Teresa had joked about how they would need to envision that they were kissing their real girlfriend/boyfriend in order to make it life like. And it had to be life like. In fact, it had to be outrageously eye- popping. There was bound to be a crowd after dinner, which is what everyone was counting on. The more witnesses, the better.
It was finally time. Students could be heard lightly coming down the hallway. Hermoine had 'mysteriously lost her voice' a day earlier and Ron was shooting death glances at anyone who spoke while she did. This was all planned. Everyone knew that Teresa and Draco weren't stupid enough to keep making out when they heard students coming, so they had to make sure that it was deathly quiet, which it was.
Teresa sighed and unbuttoned the first three buttons of her shirt, revealing the beginning of a black bra. Draco quickly unbuttoned his entire shirt, revealing a wife beater. Teresa messed up his hair a bit and then tried to add some quick wrinkles to her clothes. Both of them sighed.
Draco winked at her as she smirked and leaned back on the stairwell while Draco reluctantly climbed on top of her. "Here goes nothing."
His lips came crashing down upon hers, seeming to be very greedily. One of his hands slipped around the swell of her back and crushed her into his body. The other hand rested on her upper thigh. Teresa forced her hands to wind themselves tightly around his neck. They were both practically lying on the stairwell. He knew that his body weighed more than hers, so he moved her onto his lap, still crushed up against his body. Now he was the one lying on the stairwell.
"Oh yeah, put me in the line of fire."
Draco suppressed a laugh and continued to kiss her. He begrudgingly added some tongue to their kiss. He heard people round the corner and lightly gasp. Obviously it wasn't Ron, since he didn't feel fists on his face yet.
Draco suppressed another laugh as he realized how good a kisser Teresa was. Teresa was thinking the same thing about Draco. She forced out a moan and felt his lips curve into a smirk. She smirked back. Finally, after what seemed like ages, she heard a scream. Teresa 'accidentally' fell backwards off of his lap. The two of them quickly stood up, both wiping their mouths.
"Ginny! Blaise!" Draco and Teresa cried this in unison.
Ginny pointed an accusing finger at Teresa. "You. you.. You slut! How can you be such a whore?"
Teresa put an evil smirk on. "Hey, it's not my fault you can't keep your man satisfied. Oh, by the way, you should have told me that Draco was such a good kisser."
Ginny lunged for Teresa at the same moment Blaise lunged for Draco. Ron joined Blaise and they both began attempting to beat the shit out of Draco. Harry jumped in and tried to restrain Ron while Hermoine ran off to the Great Hall to get a teacher. A large circle was forming around the five. Some people were taking bets.
Ginny bitch slapped Teresa, who in turn punched Ginny. The two went for each other's hair and Teresa knocked Ginny down, but Ginny kicked her feet out and knocked Teresa down. The two kept rolling around on the floor, neither one getting the advantage.
Draco and Blaise were throwing punches. Draco already had a bloody nose and Blaise had a black eye. Ron had only gotten to throw three punches at Draco before Harry dragged him off where Dean and Seamus helped him to restrain the 'enraged' Weasley.
Finally, after another minute, Professor McGonagall rushed in, followed closely by Professor Snape. The two teachers broke them up and Snape was even more surprised than McGonagall, to say the least. He was speechless. He eyed his goddaughter suspiciously, but she and Ginny were shooting each other death daggers. McGonagall spoke up.
"I'm thoroughly disappointed in all of you. Fighting is not a way to solve your problems. Fifty points will be taken from each house and a detention to each of you. Now, you four go see Madame Pomfrey. Then, directly return to each of your houses."
The four nodded and headed to the infirmary, a considerable distance between them. Once everyone was out of sight, and Teresa was confident that Snape wasn't tailing them, Blaise and Teresa joined hands as did Ginny and Draco. The four burst out laughing. Blaise smiled at his girlfriend.
"Bloody brilliant. You almost had me convinced it was real."
Teresa smiled. "Good, you have no idea how much I'm thankful we only had to make out and not verbally said any loving remarks to each other. I think I would have cracked."
Draco smiled. "Me too. Oh and by the way Teresa, you're one hell of a kisser, not better than my Gin, but you're a hell of a kisser all the same."
All four laughed as Teresa spoke. "Right back at ya."
The four had almost reached the infirmary, but Blaise pulled Teresa to him. Draco followed suite. The two leaned down and gently kissed their girlfriends. Draco almost let himself get lost in Ginny, but he knew he would have to restrain himself. It pained him more than anyone knew to not be able to tell anyone that the baby was his. As the two couples broke away, they put angry expressions on their faces and marched into the clinic.
"What happened to all of you?" Madame Pomfrey rushed around, glancing at each of the students and then gave them the appropriate medications.
"Got in a fight." Ginny looked extremely pissed off.
Madame Pomfrey gave them disapproving looks and started mumbling something about the irresponsible and reckless youth.
The four left and soon ran into Ron, Hermoine, and Harry. Unfortunately, Collin and Dennis Creevey, Seamus, Dean, Lavender, and Parvati were tailing them. Ginny inwardly sighed. Now was better than never. She stomped up to Draco and slapped him. He stared at her coldly.
"FYI, Malfoy, I'm pregnant."
Everyone's mouth dropped open in surprise, including the Dream Team and the on-lookers.
"What?"
"You heard me Ferret, but it ain't your baby. It's Blaise's. You not the only cheating couple you know."
Draco looked enraged and Teresa looked as if she could scratch someone's eyes out. Draco snarled at his 'ex'-best friend.
"You had to go an knock up my bitch, didn't you Zabini?"
Ron leaped forward, but Harry grabbed him. Blaise laughed evilly. "Why didn't you tell me she could screw so well?"
Draco's eyes were ablaze. He turned around and passionately kissed Teresa. His hand began slipping down so that it was almost touching her ass. Blaise lunged for Draco, but Seamus grabbed a hold of him and Dean grabbed Draco, who had lunged for Blaise.
Lavender and Parvati were gossiping quietly while Ginny and Teresa said some rather impolite words to each other. Ron finally stepped forward. He glared at his sister.
"Virginia Weasley, how could you do this? You are such an idiot! I'm going to Owl mom and dad. Let's see what they have to say."
Ginny looked horrified as she ran after her brother. Harry and Hermoine soon followed. Draco and Blaise shook themselves loose of their restrainers. Draco glared at Blaise.
"This isn't over Zabini," he spat.
Draco shot a seductive smile at Teresa and walked briskly away. Blaise glared at him for a moment before turning his gaze to Teresa. He began to walk to the Slytherin common room as Teresa headed toward the Gryffindor tower
"Slutty bitch!"
"Cheating bastard!"
As she walked away, she allowed herself a smirk. She could already hear the others gossiping about it and Collin and Dennis both had taken repeated pictures, not that Teresa cared. It wasn't them that she was trying to fool. It was Severus Snape. Because if Snape didn't believe it was real, neither would Lucius or any of her siblings.
Teresa knew that Tyrone would see through it no matter what, but then again, Matt and Mariah were the siblings that Teresa was worried about. If they weren't fooled then that would suck. If Lucius wasn't fooled, well, he probably didn't care whether or not they were in love. However, if Severus didn't believe their act, then the whole thing had been pointless. If Severus saw through their plan, everything would come crashing down.
Teresa sighed and walked into the Gryffindor common room. People stared at her and whispered as she passed. Teresa glared at them and went up to Ginny's room. She said some incantations and moved herself to the normal seventh year room. It would look odd if she still shared a room with Ginny.
After Teresa was situated, she dropped down on her bed and began writing in her poetry book. She was a bit upset. Teresa was happy the plan had worked, but she knew no one could ever see her with Blaise, Ginny, or the Dream Team again or all hell would break loose. Teresa felt ready to hit someone again. She had not fully hit Ginny, only partially.
Teresa began writing. Already she missed Blaise, he was the other half of her heart. Teresa knew he was her soul mate and it pained her to be away from him. When Teresa finished writing, she quietly read the poem to herself. It wasn't one of her better poems, but she didn't care. Most of her poems took hours to write this one took ten minutes.
I love you more than life it seems You're always on my mind and in my dreams I know they must see you as my enemy or all is lost And it kills me to know I cannot have you I look into your eyes and I understand everything You heart is pouring out through your eyes dearest Because you are not him we are torn apart The world seems to be against us If you love me too, I'll fight the world with you My lover, it's for you I breathe M heart aches for you to be mine For it knows that you hold the key I must appear to hate you while I slowly die I'm dying to give you eternal love While I keep my feelings pent up In the garden of this heart of mine Forever my soul shall belong to you And our love will forever be divine In the garden of this heart of mine
Teresa gave a short sigh. She inwardly smiled when she remembered what Tyrone had said. Ty told her that it wasn't always the words that struck him as pure brilliance. He said that she only wrote about things that made her passionate and thus he could feel the emotion rolling off of the poetry when she read it.
Teresa tucked the poetry book she had started along time ago in the drawer. The book had at least one hundred pages, front and back, full of poetry. As the night dragged on, Teresa's roommates, Lavender, Parvati, and another seventh year names Rayna, came in and were sound asleep. It was half-past midnight when Teresa decided it was useless to go to sleep. She grabbed Tyrone's art book, a photo album, and her invisibility cloak and headed to the common room.
Teresa sat in front of the blazing fire on the couch. She opened the art book first. Flipping to one of her favorite pictures, Teresa gazed in awe at the wonderful work. It was a picture of a unicorn standing in a field of green grass and lilies. A dragon lay beside the unicorn, protecting it from outside dangers. The dragon was black and dark blue along with a few spots of green. Behind the dragon was a burgundy background, almost like a fire. The dragon had himself almost curled around the unicorn. Teresa watched the still life, expecting it to burst to life at any moment.
She sighed and closed the book. Opening the photo album, Teresa saw the first picture of her when she was born. She was being held in her mother's arms. Vita, although weak, had insisted that she be the first to hold her daughter. After that, she had collapsed and Derek took the child. Teresa had been neither a mommy's girl or a daddy's girl. She had favored both equally.
As Teresa kept flipping through the enormous photo album, she felt a presence enter the room. The presence walked to the couch and sat next to her. It was Harry. He was in a pair of black boxers and a white T-shirt. He smiled at Teresa, who smiled back.
"Is that your family?"
"Yep, unfortunately."
Harry gave a small laugh and continued looking at the album with Teresa until it was finished. The two sat in silence for a while. Finally Harry spoke.
"I wish I could have known them or at least met them. I've seen pictures and heard stories, but I've never been able to know them personally."
Teresa looked at Harry sympathetically. She lightly squeezed his hand and he squeezed her's in return. For the first time, Teresa understood why people could admire him so. He had lost his parents before he could even know them, he had lived without love for eleven years, and he had defeated Voldemort many times in battle.
She decided to share something with Harry that not another person, not even Tyrone, knew. Teresa lowered her shirt so that her scar showed. Teresa saw Harry's face widen in surprise.
"My mother gave it to me the night she died. I don't even remember what the spell was. It must have been very old, for it wasn't any recognizable language. To this day, no one can tell me what her words meant. All I know is that they gave me this. I guess it's my protection force, kind of like your scar."
Teresa eyed Harry's scar with great interest. Teresa released her shirt, though it still revealed the scar. She brought her hand up to Harry's scar and lightly outlined in with her finger. She was drawn to it.
Apparently, he was drawn to hers for he fingered her scar. It was a good thing it wasn't any lower, for then Harry would have never dared to touch her scar. Chills shot up and down her body as Harry fingered her scar and her touch did the same to him.
They left their hands in place, but looked deeply into each other's eyes. Teresa recognized the surprise in Harry's beautiful green orbs.
"It's never done that before."
Teresa shook her head. "Mine neither."
The two understood that it must have been the fact that the person touching it shared the same curse, the same motherly protective force. Teresa smiled at Harry.
"Well, if your scar ever hurts let me know and I'll cool it down for ya."
The two laughed and removed their hands. Teresa pushed the hair out of Harry's eyes. Teresa knew then that Harry James Potter was destined for greatness. As sleep became a welcoming thought, Teresa stood and Harry followed.
"Harry, you're destined for great things and I will rejoice with you in an uniting sense when you do these great things."
Harry smiled and warmly squeezed Teresa's hands. "Thank you. I know you will do the same."
Teresa smiled and Harry pulled her toward him. He embraced her like the sister he never had. She held him back, each one getting to know the other more and more by the second.
After another minute of just standing there, Teresa and Harry headed up to bed. It was then that Teresa knew that Harry would always be there. He would always be the one person who understood. Teresa let these thoughts carry her off to the land of dreams as she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
A/N: Hope you all liked it. Oh, by the way, there will NOT be any H/T romance. They have more of a brother/sister relationship, so don't worry. T/B will not perish. yet. Please review! I've hit my 100 mark and I am jumping with joy. Let's try to hit 200 before I close the story! Now for the shout outs.
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Blaise, Draco, and Ginny looked suspiciously at Teresa. Draco was the first to speak.
"What do you mean 'a complication with the Dream Team'?"
"Well, you're going to think I'm the biggest sissy in the universe, but I don't think we should do what we're planning to do to them. It'll hurt them more than we thought."
Draco looked annoyed. "Teresa, we can't back down now. It's too late. Besides, it's the Dream Team. You know, pompous Potter, wretched Weasley, and gabbling Granger."
Teresa became annoyed. A few hours ago, she would have agreed with Draco, but now, she wasn't sure. Normally, such thoughts would have been thrown out of her mind as preposterous, but she had finally found someone who shared her pain. Sure, her siblings missed their mother just as much, but not for the same reason.
Teresa knew that Harry felt the same pain she felt. He had the same scar and his mother died for the same reason, to save his life. Teresa refused to let a possible relationship with a kindred spirit die. She had seen the sorrow and understanding in his eyes when she spoke of her mother. Teresa looked at the others in defiance.
"Look Draco, I don't give a damn who they are. There's a change. I think that Ron and Harry might be willing to except you. Hermoine never had a real problem with us. If there is a chance of that, then we can easily alter the plan."
"How so?"
"Well, just fill them in and we can have them act, like we were going to do. I don't mind telling them my fate. And anyway, it's mine to tell so I can tell anyone that I damn please to tell."
The others shared looks. Slowly, after a great amount of thinking, they all nodded and Ginny spoke.
"Fine, we'll fill them in, but only if they agree to go along with it, don't over react to my pregnancy, and accept all three of you, not just Draco."
"Agreed."
The four left their things and headed toward the Dream Team's compartment. As they arrived, Teresa gave a brief knock and Harry pulled open the door. Teresa motioned with her head for Ginny to step forward, which she did.
"Look, I know you guys miss me and I miss y'all too. So here's the deal, you guys have to accept Teresa, Draco, and Blaise and you have to here out something we have to tell you without over reacting."
The Dream Team exchanged looks. Harry nodded. "Alright. Come on in."
Blaise, Teresa, Draco, and Ginny sat across from Harry, Hermoine, and Ron. Ginny took a deep breath and told them about her pregnancy.
"Harry, you might wanna be prepared to restrain Ron. Ron, I love Draco, you know that by now. Anyway, because we love each other, we took the next step."
"What do you mean?"
Teresa leaned over to whisper in Blaise's ear. She whispered so softly that only he heard. "Be prepared to stop Ron when he lunges forward."
Draco bit back a biting comment about Ron's stupidity as Ginny continued. "Ron, I'm pregnant."
Harry and Hermoine's mouths dropped open. Ron's face went pale. Before anyone could stop him, Ron lunged for Draco. Blaise was quick and grabbed him off of Draco before he could do any damage. Harry and Hermoine sat silent, both in shock. Teresa shook her head. This was going to be hell.
Harry and Hermoine finally snapped out of their stupor and took Ron from Blaise's grip. He was still struggling to get through to Draco, his face now redder than his hair. Finally, after ten minutes of struggling, cussing, and yelling, Ron sat back down, his hands balled into fists.
"Virginia Ann Weasley, what the hell have you done?"
The comment was barely whispered and Ginny knew Ron was restraining himself. Ginny gave her brother a smile.
"Ronald, I've created a life." Teresa snorted, that wasn't the best possible answer.
"I know that." Ron snapped at his sister. "I'm asking you if you realize what you've gotten yourself into."
"Yes and Draco and I are willing to take care of this baby. I haven't told mom yet, but I will soon. Just please let me be the one to do it."
Ron didn't say anything for a while. Draco was looking annoyed and frustrated. It's not like he intentionally got Ginny pregnant, it just happened. At last, after about half an hour of sitting with his hands clenched, Ron stood up and walked over to Draco, who stood up as well.
"Malfoy, I mean, Draco, you break her heart and I will break your neck."
Draco gave Ron one of his infamous smirks. "Your brother Bill said the same thing. You don't have to worry, it won't happen."
Ron sat back down, as did Draco, the glare in his eyes was gone. "Bill knows?"
It was Teresa's turn to sigh. She dove straight in and told the Dream Team her story, beginning with how Bill was dating her sister, going to the will, and then ending up with the plan. No one spoke for quite a while. The cart lady came and only Teresa and Draco bought something. Everyone else was in deep thought.
Virginia Weasley was thinking even more than her brother was. Ginny was trying not to think about how her other brothers would react. It kind of scared her. Aside from Percy, Ron and Bill had the most patience out of all of her brothers. Sure, Ron got pissed easily, but the twins and Charlie got pissed even more easily.
Virginia's thoughts drifted. She was willing tears not to fall down her cheeks. Ginny had not cried since the night she found out about the will. She refused to let herself appear weak.
Ginny looked out the window and closed her eyes after a minute. She began seeing scenes in her mind and they scared the shit out of her. Ginny saw little blonde haired children running around a mansion, their father was Draco, but their mother wasn't Ginny. Teresa came into view, beckoning her children to come to her.
The scene changed and showed that both Draco and Teresa were miserable, for their families had discovered the plan and had made sure that Draco and Teresa would never see Blaise and Ginny again.
Tears flooded Ginny's eyes. As much as she tried to stop them, the water droplets fell down her cheeks. Draco took his girlfriend in his arms. He whispered comforting words in her ear, but nothing seemed to help. Eventually she stopped. Draco lightly kissed her lips.
Ron felt pain swell in his heart for his only sister. He was going to make sure that nothing would stand in the way between her and Draco, since obviously he was the only man for her. Ron had never seen Draco act so tender and loving before. He was amazed at how kind and gentle Draco was with his sister. Ron glanced at Teresa.
"So, what's the plan? How can I help?"
Teresa smirked at Ron. She took Blaise's hand in her's as she spoke. "Well, first we're going to stage a break up. That way, Snape will be off our backs as well as everyone else. Now, unfortunately, Draco and I will have to make out and you all will have to catch us. The big thing is that we can't let anyone see us getting along."
Everyone nodded as Teresa continued. "Blaise and Ginny will reveal that they have been cheating as well and, Bill has already agreed to this, that she is pregnant with Blaise's baby. Ron, you'll be enraged when you find out that I'm cheating with Draco and will try to beat him up and Ginny will come after me. Blaise will also go after Draco while Harry attempts to hold people back and Hermoine runs to get a teacher. Everyone got it?"
Everyone nodded. Hermoine looked suspicious. "But then what happens after that? What happens when we want to see each other?"
"Draco and I both have invisibility cloaks so we'll just sneak around like that. Aside from that, owls."
Hermoine didn't look satisfied. "Alright, what if Harry, Ron, or I wants to talk to you and Draco?"
"Then use Harry's invisibility cloak."
Harry looked stunned. "How did you know I owned one?"
Teresa smirked. "I'm an observant person, Harry. Whenever I saw doors mysteriously open or heard noises while I was alone in a room, I knew someone must have had an invisibility cloak. Besides, I overheard you and Ron and Hermoine talking about it."
Everyone fell silent again and Teresa tossed them all snacks which they munched on quietly. Draco, Blaise, and Ginny left after a while. Teresa stayed behind to talk to the Dream Team.
"Hey, as much as I hate to admit this, I'm in over my head. I have only a slight idea of how I'm going to solve this whole marriage problem. I know y'all have schemed enough to be able to help me. So, will y'all help me? I don't want the others to know, it will only worry them to know that I'm worried about it."
Harry nodded. "Sure. Whatever we can do to help, let us know. And Teresa, anytime you need to talk about anything, we'll be here." Hermoine and Ron nodded their approval, but Teresa caught the hidden meaning behind his words. He was talking about more than the will and school, he was talking about her parents. Harry knew what the pain and empty feeling was like.
Teresa gave Harry a light smile and a knowing gaze. "Thanks Potter, right back at ya."
He smiled at her as she left the room. Ron and Hermoine eyed him suspiciously. Ron looked strangely at his best friend.
"What was that all about?"
"We just. understand each other. That's all."
Ron shrugged and Hermoine smiled at her boyfriend. Harry put his arm around his girlfriend as Ron moved to the other side of the room. Harry leaned down and gently kissed Hermoine's lips. Ron rolled his eyes as the two continued and left the compartment as they began to seriously make out.
Ron walked around and headed back to their usual compartment. He figured Teresa would be sitting with the others. He entered the compartment and saw Teresa looking out the window. He turned to leave, but she spoke.
"You never think it's going to be you."
Interested, Ron stayed, shutting the door behind him. Teresa continued. "I mean, I've read Witch Weekly's Daily Drama stories, but I never thought my life would be a candidate for one. Sometimes, I don't know what to do. It's like my world and everything in it is spinning out of control."
Ron walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder in comfort. "I'm sorry."
Teresa whipped around. She thought he had been Blaise. "Ron?"
"Yes?"
She shook her head. "Nothing. Never mind."
The two just stood there for a minute. Teresa finally spoke. "Don't tell anyone what you heard, aiight?"
"Alright. Your secret is safe with me."
Teresa smirked at him. "I know."
After a moment, Ron took his hand off of her shoulder and left. As he was walking back to his compartment, thoughts crossed his mind that he wished he could get rid of.
Ron began seeing Teresa in a different light and saw, for the first time, what a beautiful and engaging girl, no, woman she was.
Teresa sat back down. She gave a sigh. Her life was getting too complicated. Blaise joined her shortly after Ron left. Walking into the compartment, Blaise gazed at Teresa a minute before speaking.
He knew that he loved her and it would kill him if she had to marry Draco. Blaise sat beside his girlfriend. He put his arm around her shoulder and she put her head on his.
"I love you."
Teresa smiled and closed her eyes. "I love you too."
As she drifted off to sleep, Blaise let his thoughts drift to what life would be like without her. All in all, it would suck. Teresa had become his soul, his existence. Sure, there were other things he loved, but she topped them all and he knew he was the same on her list.
Lightly kissing her forehead, Blaise laid down on the bench, bringing his girlfriend with him. She breathed a sigh as she lay quietly on his chest. The two fell asleep.
Meanwhile, Ginny and Draco were discussing different matters, their child. Ginny was sitting comfortably in Draco's lap and they were daydreaming.
"How about Kimono if it's a boy?"
Ginny wrinkled her nose. "I don't think that's a very. fitting first name. What would his nickname be? Kimo?"
Draco laughed. "Alright, how about Draco?"
Ginny laughed. "No, one's enough."
Draco laughed and tickled her mercilessly. "Was that supposed to be an insult?"
Ginny answered between giggles. "Yes."
Draco stopped tickling her, but left his hand on her stomach. He closed his eyes and she gazed lovingly at him.
"What about if it's a girl?"
Draco gave a soft hmm. "Stella?"
"No. Aria?"
"Nope."
The two sat in silence. Draco kept unconsciously rubbing Ginny's stomach. She began to fall asleep in his arms. Near the end of the trip, Blaise and Teresa walked in. The four started talking about baby names again. Everyone wanted a light and airy atmosphere, since they wouldn't be able to talk much once the plan started.
"What about McKinsey for a girl?"
Draco shook his head to Blaise's suggestion. "No, Aaliyah perhaps?"
Ginny and Teresa shook their heads. Teresa gave a small yawn. "Start thinking of boy names."
Draco and Ginny looked at her questioningly. "Why?"
"Your first child will be a boy."
Ginny eyed her best friend suspiciously. "Oh really?"
"Yep. Consider it my first official prediction. Your first child will be a boy."
Ginny folded her arms under her chest in amusement at her friend's confidence. "And what, pray tell, should we name this boy?"
Teresa thought about it for a minute. "Brayden. It means brave in Celtic."
Draco and Ginny shared a look. Draco smiled and so did Ginny. "I like it."
Teresa smirked. "I know."
The four laughed as the Hogwarts Express stopped. They all continued talking. Ginny and Teresa shot a knowing glance at the Dream Team as they sat down in their normal seats. They had all decided that it would be best if it still appeared as if Teresa, Draco, Blaise, and the Dream Team despised each other.
The days went by quickly and dragged into weeks. The last details of the plan were sorted out. After Ron 'found out' that his sister was pregnant with 'Blaise's' baby, he would immediately owl home, telling his parents that everyone had to meet him and Ginny at the Three Broomsticks the next Hogsmeade weekend. Which would be the same weekend. Finally, Monday rolled around. It was the last Monday of January.
The entire month, the school had been abuzz with rumors of Ginny and Draco's 'inevitable' break up and the same was going around about Blaise and Teresa. The four had all staged fights that were extremely believable, even McGonagall was fooled. She thought that the fights were over the will issue, but the nonexistent fights never mentioned it.
It was two minutes before dinner would end. Teresa and Draco had inconspicuously left the Great Hall simultaneously and they were getting ready to stage the biggest act yet. The two were counting down the seconds. They were both uneasy about this, but it was the best way.
Both Draco and Teresa had joked about how they would need to envision that they were kissing their real girlfriend/boyfriend in order to make it life like. And it had to be life like. In fact, it had to be outrageously eye- popping. There was bound to be a crowd after dinner, which is what everyone was counting on. The more witnesses, the better.
It was finally time. Students could be heard lightly coming down the hallway. Hermoine had 'mysteriously lost her voice' a day earlier and Ron was shooting death glances at anyone who spoke while she did. This was all planned. Everyone knew that Teresa and Draco weren't stupid enough to keep making out when they heard students coming, so they had to make sure that it was deathly quiet, which it was.
Teresa sighed and unbuttoned the first three buttons of her shirt, revealing the beginning of a black bra. Draco quickly unbuttoned his entire shirt, revealing a wife beater. Teresa messed up his hair a bit and then tried to add some quick wrinkles to her clothes. Both of them sighed.
Draco winked at her as she smirked and leaned back on the stairwell while Draco reluctantly climbed on top of her. "Here goes nothing."
His lips came crashing down upon hers, seeming to be very greedily. One of his hands slipped around the swell of her back and crushed her into his body. The other hand rested on her upper thigh. Teresa forced her hands to wind themselves tightly around his neck. They were both practically lying on the stairwell. He knew that his body weighed more than hers, so he moved her onto his lap, still crushed up against his body. Now he was the one lying on the stairwell.
"Oh yeah, put me in the line of fire."
Draco suppressed a laugh and continued to kiss her. He begrudgingly added some tongue to their kiss. He heard people round the corner and lightly gasp. Obviously it wasn't Ron, since he didn't feel fists on his face yet.
Draco suppressed another laugh as he realized how good a kisser Teresa was. Teresa was thinking the same thing about Draco. She forced out a moan and felt his lips curve into a smirk. She smirked back. Finally, after what seemed like ages, she heard a scream. Teresa 'accidentally' fell backwards off of his lap. The two of them quickly stood up, both wiping their mouths.
"Ginny! Blaise!" Draco and Teresa cried this in unison.
Ginny pointed an accusing finger at Teresa. "You. you.. You slut! How can you be such a whore?"
Teresa put an evil smirk on. "Hey, it's not my fault you can't keep your man satisfied. Oh, by the way, you should have told me that Draco was such a good kisser."
Ginny lunged for Teresa at the same moment Blaise lunged for Draco. Ron joined Blaise and they both began attempting to beat the shit out of Draco. Harry jumped in and tried to restrain Ron while Hermoine ran off to the Great Hall to get a teacher. A large circle was forming around the five. Some people were taking bets.
Ginny bitch slapped Teresa, who in turn punched Ginny. The two went for each other's hair and Teresa knocked Ginny down, but Ginny kicked her feet out and knocked Teresa down. The two kept rolling around on the floor, neither one getting the advantage.
Draco and Blaise were throwing punches. Draco already had a bloody nose and Blaise had a black eye. Ron had only gotten to throw three punches at Draco before Harry dragged him off where Dean and Seamus helped him to restrain the 'enraged' Weasley.
Finally, after another minute, Professor McGonagall rushed in, followed closely by Professor Snape. The two teachers broke them up and Snape was even more surprised than McGonagall, to say the least. He was speechless. He eyed his goddaughter suspiciously, but she and Ginny were shooting each other death daggers. McGonagall spoke up.
"I'm thoroughly disappointed in all of you. Fighting is not a way to solve your problems. Fifty points will be taken from each house and a detention to each of you. Now, you four go see Madame Pomfrey. Then, directly return to each of your houses."
The four nodded and headed to the infirmary, a considerable distance between them. Once everyone was out of sight, and Teresa was confident that Snape wasn't tailing them, Blaise and Teresa joined hands as did Ginny and Draco. The four burst out laughing. Blaise smiled at his girlfriend.
"Bloody brilliant. You almost had me convinced it was real."
Teresa smiled. "Good, you have no idea how much I'm thankful we only had to make out and not verbally said any loving remarks to each other. I think I would have cracked."
Draco smiled. "Me too. Oh and by the way Teresa, you're one hell of a kisser, not better than my Gin, but you're a hell of a kisser all the same."
All four laughed as Teresa spoke. "Right back at ya."
The four had almost reached the infirmary, but Blaise pulled Teresa to him. Draco followed suite. The two leaned down and gently kissed their girlfriends. Draco almost let himself get lost in Ginny, but he knew he would have to restrain himself. It pained him more than anyone knew to not be able to tell anyone that the baby was his. As the two couples broke away, they put angry expressions on their faces and marched into the clinic.
"What happened to all of you?" Madame Pomfrey rushed around, glancing at each of the students and then gave them the appropriate medications.
"Got in a fight." Ginny looked extremely pissed off.
Madame Pomfrey gave them disapproving looks and started mumbling something about the irresponsible and reckless youth.
The four left and soon ran into Ron, Hermoine, and Harry. Unfortunately, Collin and Dennis Creevey, Seamus, Dean, Lavender, and Parvati were tailing them. Ginny inwardly sighed. Now was better than never. She stomped up to Draco and slapped him. He stared at her coldly.
"FYI, Malfoy, I'm pregnant."
Everyone's mouth dropped open in surprise, including the Dream Team and the on-lookers.
"What?"
"You heard me Ferret, but it ain't your baby. It's Blaise's. You not the only cheating couple you know."
Draco looked enraged and Teresa looked as if she could scratch someone's eyes out. Draco snarled at his 'ex'-best friend.
"You had to go an knock up my bitch, didn't you Zabini?"
Ron leaped forward, but Harry grabbed him. Blaise laughed evilly. "Why didn't you tell me she could screw so well?"
Draco's eyes were ablaze. He turned around and passionately kissed Teresa. His hand began slipping down so that it was almost touching her ass. Blaise lunged for Draco, but Seamus grabbed a hold of him and Dean grabbed Draco, who had lunged for Blaise.
Lavender and Parvati were gossiping quietly while Ginny and Teresa said some rather impolite words to each other. Ron finally stepped forward. He glared at his sister.
"Virginia Weasley, how could you do this? You are such an idiot! I'm going to Owl mom and dad. Let's see what they have to say."
Ginny looked horrified as she ran after her brother. Harry and Hermoine soon followed. Draco and Blaise shook themselves loose of their restrainers. Draco glared at Blaise.
"This isn't over Zabini," he spat.
Draco shot a seductive smile at Teresa and walked briskly away. Blaise glared at him for a moment before turning his gaze to Teresa. He began to walk to the Slytherin common room as Teresa headed toward the Gryffindor tower
"Slutty bitch!"
"Cheating bastard!"
As she walked away, she allowed herself a smirk. She could already hear the others gossiping about it and Collin and Dennis both had taken repeated pictures, not that Teresa cared. It wasn't them that she was trying to fool. It was Severus Snape. Because if Snape didn't believe it was real, neither would Lucius or any of her siblings.
Teresa knew that Tyrone would see through it no matter what, but then again, Matt and Mariah were the siblings that Teresa was worried about. If they weren't fooled then that would suck. If Lucius wasn't fooled, well, he probably didn't care whether or not they were in love. However, if Severus didn't believe their act, then the whole thing had been pointless. If Severus saw through their plan, everything would come crashing down.
Teresa sighed and walked into the Gryffindor common room. People stared at her and whispered as she passed. Teresa glared at them and went up to Ginny's room. She said some incantations and moved herself to the normal seventh year room. It would look odd if she still shared a room with Ginny.
After Teresa was situated, she dropped down on her bed and began writing in her poetry book. She was a bit upset. Teresa was happy the plan had worked, but she knew no one could ever see her with Blaise, Ginny, or the Dream Team again or all hell would break loose. Teresa felt ready to hit someone again. She had not fully hit Ginny, only partially.
Teresa began writing. Already she missed Blaise, he was the other half of her heart. Teresa knew he was her soul mate and it pained her to be away from him. When Teresa finished writing, she quietly read the poem to herself. It wasn't one of her better poems, but she didn't care. Most of her poems took hours to write this one took ten minutes.
I love you more than life it seems You're always on my mind and in my dreams I know they must see you as my enemy or all is lost And it kills me to know I cannot have you I look into your eyes and I understand everything You heart is pouring out through your eyes dearest Because you are not him we are torn apart The world seems to be against us If you love me too, I'll fight the world with you My lover, it's for you I breathe M heart aches for you to be mine For it knows that you hold the key I must appear to hate you while I slowly die I'm dying to give you eternal love While I keep my feelings pent up In the garden of this heart of mine Forever my soul shall belong to you And our love will forever be divine In the garden of this heart of mine
Teresa gave a short sigh. She inwardly smiled when she remembered what Tyrone had said. Ty told her that it wasn't always the words that struck him as pure brilliance. He said that she only wrote about things that made her passionate and thus he could feel the emotion rolling off of the poetry when she read it.
Teresa tucked the poetry book she had started along time ago in the drawer. The book had at least one hundred pages, front and back, full of poetry. As the night dragged on, Teresa's roommates, Lavender, Parvati, and another seventh year names Rayna, came in and were sound asleep. It was half-past midnight when Teresa decided it was useless to go to sleep. She grabbed Tyrone's art book, a photo album, and her invisibility cloak and headed to the common room.
Teresa sat in front of the blazing fire on the couch. She opened the art book first. Flipping to one of her favorite pictures, Teresa gazed in awe at the wonderful work. It was a picture of a unicorn standing in a field of green grass and lilies. A dragon lay beside the unicorn, protecting it from outside dangers. The dragon was black and dark blue along with a few spots of green. Behind the dragon was a burgundy background, almost like a fire. The dragon had himself almost curled around the unicorn. Teresa watched the still life, expecting it to burst to life at any moment.
She sighed and closed the book. Opening the photo album, Teresa saw the first picture of her when she was born. She was being held in her mother's arms. Vita, although weak, had insisted that she be the first to hold her daughter. After that, she had collapsed and Derek took the child. Teresa had been neither a mommy's girl or a daddy's girl. She had favored both equally.
As Teresa kept flipping through the enormous photo album, she felt a presence enter the room. The presence walked to the couch and sat next to her. It was Harry. He was in a pair of black boxers and a white T-shirt. He smiled at Teresa, who smiled back.
"Is that your family?"
"Yep, unfortunately."
Harry gave a small laugh and continued looking at the album with Teresa until it was finished. The two sat in silence for a while. Finally Harry spoke.
"I wish I could have known them or at least met them. I've seen pictures and heard stories, but I've never been able to know them personally."
Teresa looked at Harry sympathetically. She lightly squeezed his hand and he squeezed her's in return. For the first time, Teresa understood why people could admire him so. He had lost his parents before he could even know them, he had lived without love for eleven years, and he had defeated Voldemort many times in battle.
She decided to share something with Harry that not another person, not even Tyrone, knew. Teresa lowered her shirt so that her scar showed. Teresa saw Harry's face widen in surprise.
"My mother gave it to me the night she died. I don't even remember what the spell was. It must have been very old, for it wasn't any recognizable language. To this day, no one can tell me what her words meant. All I know is that they gave me this. I guess it's my protection force, kind of like your scar."
Teresa eyed Harry's scar with great interest. Teresa released her shirt, though it still revealed the scar. She brought her hand up to Harry's scar and lightly outlined in with her finger. She was drawn to it.
Apparently, he was drawn to hers for he fingered her scar. It was a good thing it wasn't any lower, for then Harry would have never dared to touch her scar. Chills shot up and down her body as Harry fingered her scar and her touch did the same to him.
They left their hands in place, but looked deeply into each other's eyes. Teresa recognized the surprise in Harry's beautiful green orbs.
"It's never done that before."
Teresa shook her head. "Mine neither."
The two understood that it must have been the fact that the person touching it shared the same curse, the same motherly protective force. Teresa smiled at Harry.
"Well, if your scar ever hurts let me know and I'll cool it down for ya."
The two laughed and removed their hands. Teresa pushed the hair out of Harry's eyes. Teresa knew then that Harry James Potter was destined for greatness. As sleep became a welcoming thought, Teresa stood and Harry followed.
"Harry, you're destined for great things and I will rejoice with you in an uniting sense when you do these great things."
Harry smiled and warmly squeezed Teresa's hands. "Thank you. I know you will do the same."
Teresa smiled and Harry pulled her toward him. He embraced her like the sister he never had. She held him back, each one getting to know the other more and more by the second.
After another minute of just standing there, Teresa and Harry headed up to bed. It was then that Teresa knew that Harry would always be there. He would always be the one person who understood. Teresa let these thoughts carry her off to the land of dreams as she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
A/N: Hope you all liked it. Oh, by the way, there will NOT be any H/T romance. They have more of a brother/sister relationship, so don't worry. T/B will not perish. yet. Please review! I've hit my 100 mark and I am jumping with joy. Let's try to hit 200 before I close the story! Now for the shout outs.
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Hunter: Thanx and I'm glad you like the twist. Keep reviewing!
Daemon Sorceress: You are like a mind reader. I was thinking the exact thing with the DT (Dream Team). If I ever forget anything with my story, I'll e-mail you to tell me what it is since we think alike. LOL. R/R!
Sakura1287: Love all of your reviews and I am glad you like it. I'll try to cut down my 'passionately' usage. Thanks and I figure when I saw Blaise's hair is getting longer, it has been a couple of weeks and my brother has a shaved head and it grows back fast so I am just going with that. Keep on R/R and IM me soon!
Evil Slytherin Child: Glad you like it and I agree, they do rock! R/R!
Ice Angel: Your explanation makes since and I'm surprised that no one ever noticed I never specified which granddaughter and that they could have the wrong one, but they don't. Mariah has Bill, remember? Thanks and review please!
Fatedtears: Glad you like my story and I will go read yours now. I am so psyched that I am an inspiration! I love Tome Felton too! Please R/R!
Thanks to all the reviewers who I didn't thank and I promise I'll thank you in the next chapter. Hope you enjoyed!