Here's another card. I know it's been a long time, but I haven't had an idea until now. This is one that many reviewers have asked me to do, so here it is.
This is taking place in late April of 2016
"I hate O.W.L.s!" cried Victoire, storming into the Gryffindor common room. She threw her book bag onto the floor flung herself onto one of the chairs which promptly groaned under the sudden weight.
"Just wait until your N.E.W.T. year," said Teddy, looking up from his Charms essay.
"I don't even want to think about that," groaned Victoire.
"Well then, don't," said Teddy. "I was only trying to help you."
Victoire groaned. "They're only a month away and I have so much homework that I don't think I'll finish it until September, if even then."
"Aren't you overreacting a bit?" asked Teddy gently. He had acted like this during his O.W.L. year, but he hadn't thought he had been this bad. He'd have to ask Harry.
"No!" cried Victoire. "I'm not! They're they bloody O.W.L.s that decide which classes we can continue to N.E. and that decides what our future jobs will be! How can you say I'm over reacting when I obviously am not!"
Teddy placed his essay on the table. He'd work on it later. Right now he had to reason with Victoire and explain to her that she obviously was overreacting.
"Vic, calm down," he said.
"I bloody well cannot calm down! I have to study and I can't, and I know I'm going to fail all my O.W.L.s, so what would the point of studying be then?"
"Victoire, no one has failed all of their O.W.L.s," said Teddy, trying to figure out what was the best way to begin.
"Uncle George almost did!" Victoire cried. "He and Uncle Fred only got three each."
"That was because they deliberately failed the other ones knowing they wouldn't be helpful in a Joke Shop. The exception was potions, and the only reason they failed that one was because they didn't want to have to deal with Snape."
"But I know I'm going to be the first person to do that!"
"Teddy? Victoire?" asked Dominique, who usually was known as Dom. "What's going on?"
"Teddy says I'm over reacting about my O.W.L.s, but I'm not, am I?"
"Vic," said Dom simply, "you are overreacting."
"I'm not!"
"That in and of itself is proof of your overreaction," said Dom.
"I just can't do them," moaned Victiore.
"You need a break," said Teddy, standing up and walking over to where the two girls were.
"But I need to study!"
Teddy groaned. Victoire had inherited stubbornness from both sides of the family, and it would come out at the most annoying times. This just happened to be one of them. "Victoire, it does no good to study when you are this agitated. Take a break for the rest of the day and start fresh tomorrow."
"But, but," protested Victoire.
"No buts," said Teddy firmly. He walked back over to the table and reached into his bookbag. "Here, take this," he said, tossing a Chocolate Frog to her.
"Teddy, you know I'm not a huge fan of chocolate," said Victoire.
"I'll take it!" cried Dom, pretending to grab it from her sister.
"Oh no you won't!" Victoire cried. She proceeded to unwrap it quickly and popped it into her mouth before Dom had a chance to grab it.
Teddy sighed and shook his head. He'd never understand girls, even though he was now dating Victoire, they still confused him.
"Teddy?" Victoire's voice interrupted his thoughts. "Teddy, you need to see this."
"What?" asked he asked turning around. At this rate he never would get his essay finished for tomorrow.
"Read the card," said Victoire, tossing it to him.
Teddy turned the card over, expecting it to be some rare and unheard of ancient wizard, but he got a shock when he saw the picture.
Regulus Arcturus Black
1961-1979
Regulus Black, brother of Sirius Black, was one of the few Death Eaters who left Voldemort. Voldemort asked him for a house-elf and Regulus lent him his. Afterward he found out that the house-elf had been used to help hide a Horcrux. Regulus and the house-elf, Kreacher, went to the cave where the Horcrux was hidden. Regulus was able to get the Horcrux out at the cost of his life and the elf took it back to the house and tried to destroy. He was unable to, but ultimately Ronald Weasley was able to destroy the Horcrux.
"Wow," said Teddy. "I didn't know Uncle Reggie had a card."
"I think it's fairly new," said Victoire.
"Uncle Harry probably had something to do with it," said Dom.
"Yeah," said Teddy. He was still staring at the card.
"Teddy?" asked Victoire, "can I have the card back?"
"What?" said Teddy, slightly startled. "Yeah, of course."
He handed the card back to Victoire. "I just find it weird that so many family members are on the cards," he said.
"That's what happens when your related to the bloody boy-who-lived-however many times," said Dom sarcastically.
Teddy grinned. It was fun having family members on the Chocolate Frog cards, but sometimes it was bloody annoying, especially when people were asking you to get the autographs of certain people for their cards.
He slowly turned back to his essay. He had to get this finished soon, or he'd be up past midnight.
"Teddy?"
He turned slowly once again. Victoire was standing up with her book bag slung over her shoulder.
"Thanks," Victoire said. "I needed someone to calm me down."
"I'm glad I could help," Teddy said with a grin. Victoire turned and ran up the stairs to the girls dormitories. "Sleep well!" he called up the stairs after her.
That night after finishing the essay, he thought more about the card. What was the full story of Regulus Black? This card had simply caused him to want to know more. He'd have to ask Harry once he got back home at the end of the year.
His last conscious thought before drifting off to sleep was, "I wonder how many more cards we'll discover of family members."
Doublejinx: I don't know about that. As of right now, I'm not doing the evil wizards, at least the ones who stayed evil. I may consider Wormy later on, but he's not on the list at the moment.
ASDFGHJKL: Sometimes things like that just happen. I don't know why Ginny's ended up longer, it just did. I'm trying to keep them all to a simliar length though.
AliLuvsAlli: I'm glad you're liking these. Harry will be coming at some point. I write these in the order I get ideas.
Lynne: Sirius card is coming. I haven't been inspired for it, so I don't know when it will be written, but it will come, I promise you that.
