Chapter 10: Dominique, Quidditch, and Wizard Chess

Tuesday 3 April, 2018 (week 14)

As it turned out, Teddy and Victoire were correct in saying that their family would bet on the gender of the baby. During Easter dinner on Sunday, all of the cousins, Dom, and Louis, plus some of the adults each bet a galleon. Even Molly the second, who almost never participated in her sister's and cousins' gambling, placed her bet. Dominique, Lucy, Roxanne, Albus, Lily, Hugo, Bill, Uncle Charlie, and Aunt Angelina all bet on a girl, while Louis, Molly, Fred, James, Rose, Uncle George, Uncle Ron, Uncle Harry, and Aunt Ginny bet on a boy. They hadn't meant for it to be split straight down the middle, but that was how the bet had ended up.

For the majority of the spring holiday, Victoire had been spending time with Teddy. On Monday, Victoire had been invited to Andromeda and Teddy's for lunch, and on Tuesday, they spent the day at Shell Cottage. Bill and Fleur were away at work, and Louis was at the Potters spending the day with James, Fred, and maybe Albus, if the other boys were kind enough to him join in on their fun, so other than Dominique, they had the house to themselves. They were sitting on Victoire's bed, just taking, when Dom appeared in the doorway.

"Hey, Vic, would you mind practicing Quidditch with me for a bit." Dom asked sweetly. "I know you think your rubbish, but Louis isn't here, so I have no one to practice with."

Victoire sighed. "I'd like to Dom, but I don't think I should. It might hurt the baby, especially if I fall off my broom like I'm known to do. Besides, Teddy's here."

"Oh, right," Dominique said. Disappointed, she turned to leave the room.

"Wait a minute, Dom," Teddy called after her. "I'll play with you."

A few minutes later, the three of them found themselves outside on the beach. Dominique unlocked the broom closet and took out her and Louis' brooms. Teddy had been a star chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, but since he had left his broom at home, he had to use Louis'. Even though Dominique was the best chaser on the Ravenclaw team, once they were in the air, Teddy gave Dom a run for her money.

As she watched her boyfriend and sister try to score against one another, Victoire's thoughts drifted to the baby. Teddy was going to be an excellent father; there was no doubt in her mind about that. Being the oldest member of the family – even if he was just an honorary one – Teddy had always been great with the younger kids. He was always careful to include everyone in whatever the Weasley/Potter clan was doing. Teddy never "went easy" on anyone except for when they were really little, especially not in Quidditch, which everyone appreciated. He was loved and looked up to by all of the Weasley/Potters, as if he were another older cousin. No young adult was better with kids than Teddy Lupin it seemed, and Victoire couldn't have asked for a better father for her child than him.

Meanwhile, the Quidditch match between Teddy and Dominique was close. Teddy might have even won, if it weren't for the fact that he was such a rubbish keeper. Dominique however, was a bit more versatile, so by the time the hour was up, the score was one-hundred-and-thirty to ninety, in favor of Dom. They finished just in time too. They had just landed back on the beach when Fleur and Bill arrived home, and Fleur asked for help with dinner. As all three were hunger teenagers, and Victoire was eating for two, they quickly all agreed. After all, the more help Fleur received, the faster they all could eat.

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Wednesday, 4 April, 2018 (week 14)

The following morning, Dominique once again came into Victoire's room. "Victoire, could you take me to Diagon Alley today?" she asked.

"Dom, I can't." Victoire replied with a sigh. "Teddy and I are hanging out with our friends today, remember? Why don't you go with your friends?"

"Well, I was thinking I'd go with you." Dominique said. "It's been so long since we've hung out together, Vic. Please? Teddy can come too, I suppose, as long as you two don't have a snogging match in front of me or anything."

"Teddy and I have a social life other than hanging around a fourth-year, you know." Victoire snapped, only realizing too late how mean that sounded.

"Fine then." Dominique said before Victoire could apologize. "Maybe I will go with my friends then. At least I'll know they want to be around me." With that, Dom stormed out of Victoire's room, slamming the door shut behind her.

Immediately, Victoire regretted shouting at her sister. She and Dom almost never fought. What was going on?

While Victoire was still pondering that question, Teddy arrived to pick her up. Together, they met Jenna, along with their other friends – Nick Clearton, Michael Wood, and Alex and Mandy Muellenton – at the Muellenton house. Most of the conversation was on Teddy and Victoire's baby, but Victoire couldn't concentrate on anything but Dominique. She knew she had hurt her sister, and it made her feel terrible. Still, she was with her friends, most of which she wouldn't see again for almost three months, so she tried her best to have a good time.

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Thursday 5 April, 2018 (week 14)

Victoire had hoped that Dominique wouldn't have stayed mad at her for long. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. The following day, Thursday, was the last full day she had before going back to school, so she wanted to spend as much time as possible with Teddy. When she came downstairs at about half past ten in the morning, she found Dominique and Louis sitting at the table, playing wizard chess.

"Hey, Vic," Louis said cheerfully when he saw her. "Wanna play the winner?"

Before, she could respond, Dom said coldly, "She can't, Louis. She's hanging out with Teddy today."

Louis shrugged, and the younger children of Bill and Fleur Weasley continued with their game. So, Dominique was still mad at her. If Victoire knew her sister as well as she thought she did, she knew it would be best to let her be and let her come around on her own. But that could take a while.

Author's note: Sorry for the long wait for a short chapter. I hope you still enjoyed it.