A/N: And here it is...

Teddy Returns

The week passes quickly with the continued absence of my three best friends. James and Fred don't seem too happy about the separation, I'll get an odd glance or smile from them. I don't think Lorcan however, has so much as looked at me since Halloween. Kevin and Alek make good companions though, and I'm grateful to have them. But nothing could replace James and Fred and not even a million galleons could replace Lorcan.

On Saturday, surprisingly enough, I sleep until noon. I haven't even thought about my father's impending visit. That is of course, until now. When I wake, everyone's vacated the room, even Ali, yet another surprise. I get up and repeat the usual routine. Shower, dress, head down to the dining hall.

The dining hall is near empty today. Most people have gone to visit the village near Beauxbatons, Beauxville. Kevin invited me to accompany him there but I declined, I was looking forward to a bit of solitary time this Saturday. When I enter the hall I look around for a seat, in the process I spot Lorcan. Oh what I wouldn't give to go over there and sit beside him.

I get a sudden jolt of shock as I realize he's not alone. He's sitting with someone, smiling with someone, LAUGHING with some one! And my blood turns cold as I realize who that someone is.

Roxanne.

Playing with her long curtain of dark dark hair, leaning over the table as close to Lorcan as she can get, cracking jokes, fluttering her eyelashes. I want to scream, I want to hit her. Most of all I want to cry. Instead I force myself to go find a seat. Somewhere far away, but close enough so I can keep an eye on them. I feel Loran's lingering gaze as I pass nearby them, but I keep on walking, head held high. I find a good seat and begin attacking my food viscously. Mind filled with dark and dangerous thoughts.

I can still see them laughing over there, smiling, and OHMYGOD! Did she just touch he's hand!

I'm awoken from my sheer disgust however as I hear a familiar voice behind me. "Dominique?". The voice is steady, expectant and ohso familiar. I turn to see none other than Teddy Lupin standing behind me. Tall and broad shouldered as ever, he's hair a deep chestnut brown colour which really suits him.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I hiss at him. He smiles as if it's some kind of joke I haven't been let in on. "I'm here to look after you of course!" "WHAT!" I all but shout, standing up so I'm almost level with him. "I'm here to look after you Dom!" laughter dancing in he's voice.

I scowl at him, grab he's wrist and begin leading him out of the dining hall. I can almost feel the smile on he's face. And all I can think is if Lorcan is looking our way right now, which I'm positive he is, it must look like Teddy and I are holding hands. Well good, I think. Serves him bloody well right!

When we reach the entrance hall, or as Kevin refers to it Le grand Vestibule, I whip around and shove him into the wall hard. "Woah!" he says, waving he's arms around, smiling as if my temper is utterly hilarious and this is all some fantastic joke. "WHAT THE HELL TEDDY!" I shout at him "GO THE HELL AWAY! LEAVE ME ALONE!" A Beauxbatons girl, who was walking past at the time, gives me a disgusted look for my lack of etiquette and saunters off. Teddy's still smiling as if it's the world's best joke.

"What you're not glad to see me?" he says, still laughing.

Thats it.

There's a resounding crack, resembelant of a whip, as my hand meets he's face. And for a split second he looks as if he's been confunded. And God I hope he's face hurts just as much as my hand does.

Then its he's turn to grab my wrist and start pulling me outside. He's grip is like a vice and I can already feel where the bruises will soon appear. When we reach the solitary of the outdoors he pulls me around to face him and bellows into my face "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR!"

I pull my wrist from he's grip and begin nursing it with my other hand. So now the palm of my hand bears deep scars, is tingling from the slap I just gave Teddy and my wrist is beginning to bruise. Oh and I miss Lorcan, that counts.

I feel my eyes become moist. A single tear runs down my cheek and drops gently into my injured hand. "I'm sorry" Teddy says. And when I look up I believe him, he looks utterly ashamed of himself. I sigh deeply and say "Just tell me seriously, why you're here" still looking down at my hand.

"Well, um..." he begins "You're Dad was, well, absolutely livid. He was gonna come out here. So I suggested, you know, as I'm still looking for a job at the ministry, that I should... well, come over here and look after you during the tournament". He speaks each word with extreme caution, careful not to set me off again. I look up at him, pleased to see that he's not smiling at me sadistically anymore. "What about Victoire?" I say, my voice heavy with unshed tears. "She doesn't mind" he says seriously "and besides, she's working nonstop now that she's got her job in St. Mungos".

A silence hangs between us, and with an air of finality I say "Well thank you, I'd rather it was you than Dad, he'd probably kill me before the tournament could". He smiles wistfully and says "true". Closely followed by "Can I look at your hand?". I hold out my hand to him and he examines it with a worried gaze. "I'm sorry" he says again "And for what it's worth, I believe in you". I raise my eyebrows at this. "I know you better than anyone Dom, your alot feistier than people give you credit for". I always thought it was james and Fred and ecspecially Lorcan who knew me best, but he has a point.

As if reading my mind he pipes up "So how come you were sitting alone and not with lover boy?" "Who?" i say, scowling at him once again. "Lorcan Scamander". He says the name as if it's a disease. "He's with Roxanne" i say matter of factly "She's liked him for ages, everybody knows that".

Teddy looks down at me with a strange sort of smile on he's face. "So you dont like him then?". "Of course not!" i say, shaking my head. "Well he likes you" he says, imitating my matter of fact tone of voice "Every body knows that". I scowl at him and punch him playfully on the arm. "Come on" i say "lets go get some breakfast".

Maybe it wont be so bad having Teddy around.

A/N: i hope you guys liked it, as always please review

the next chapter will be the weighing of the wands.