Aleksander Krum

I feel Lorcans eyes on me as I walk off towards the dance floor with Aleksander. I guess I can understand this new found protectiveness over me; those last couple of months at Hogwarts, before school broke for the summer were really rough. I had just found out about Teddy and Victoires engagement and I found myself breaking into tears every time I passed a kissing couple, and Lorcan was there, comforting me through every moment of it.

As we reached the middle of the dance floor, where Teddy and Victoire were already gliding around, we faced each other. He put his strong hands on my hips and he pulled me closer, and my long thin arms reached up and circled his neck gently. I could feel some one's eyes on me and as I looked up I saw Teddy from behind Victoire Eyeing me suspiciously. I glared right back at him, we may have kissed last summer but he has no right to be angry at me for dancing with someone when he's just married my sister.

"I am very happy vor this dance" Aleksander tells me in broken English, and I turn my attention back to him. "You're welcome Aleksander" I tell him. He smiles broadly and says "Please, call me Alek" as we begin to sway from side to side. "And vot vill I be calling you?" he asks with an expression of deepest curiosity on his face. "Dominique" I tell him, trying not to laugh, because his facial expressions are so expressive and his father is known for the exact opposite. "That is a pretty name" he says, and I feel a pleasant feeling rise in my stomach and I smile up at him genuinely. I haven't smiled like this in ages and I think it must bring out my veela qualities because Alek seems to be staring down at me in awe. I feel colour rising to my cheeks and Teddy's disapproving eyes on me and I think to myself, I like this, I'll admit it, it's nice to have attention.

Then I feel someone tap my back. "I was wondering if I could have a word with Dominique" I hear as I turn around to face Teddy. My eyes search wildly for Victoire who is now dancing with dad.

Alek doesn't look very happy about this, but I turn on my veela charms and say sweetly "I'll see you later then" with a little flutter of my eyelashes and Teddy leads me out behind the marquee.

"Who was he?" he asks accusingly. "He's name is Alek, Viktor Krum's son, and he's really nice." He considers this before asking "And why were you dancing with him?" "Because he told James he'd get his father to give him an autograph if I danced with him" I say fairly. "Oh, so their using you as payment" he retorts, "So what if they are!" I shout. Teddy looks around himself wildly as if expecting people to be hiding in the bushes. "Keep your voice down" he hisses, turning back to me. "Why? in case Victoire finds out your talking to me, God forbid that should happen." He glares down at me menacingly, but I'm not frightened, so I continue in a lower voice "Or maybe you don't want her to find out that you kissed me last summer". "That too" he says in a low growl. And now I'll admit the way he's looking at me is starting to scare me, so I say "Just leave me alone Teddy. I won't tell your precious little secret to Victoire, she doesn't even talk to me anymore because of you, in case you haven't noticed". I once again feel his eyes on my back as I walk away.

I meet back up with James, Fred and Lorcan. James, who is holding an autograph of Viktor Krum, loudly exclaims "This is the advantage of having a veela cousin, charms anything out of anyone". I scowl at him. "How was your dance?" Lorcan says cuttingly. "It was good actually, Aleks really nice". "Only because he wanted to get into your pants" Lorcan says under his breath, but I choose to ignore him. "So you like him then?" James asks. He obviously didn't hear Lorcan because otherwise he would have got a fist in the face. "Yeah, he was alright I guess" I say. Fred seems to be looking intently at Lorcan who seems to be looking intently and angrily at his feet.

I don't know what's going on with Lorcan at the moment (or maybe I do and don't want to admit it) but I hope he gets over it soon; I have enough to worry about besides him.

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