Chapter 2.

Teddy x Rose.

Rose hated having her birthday so late in the year, she was only just turning fifteen and school would start again in four weeks' time. When the time came to learn apparition, or be able to use magic out of school, she would be the last in her year to have the chance. It's not fair at all. I'm obviously the best in the year, she thought. It seemed that she didn't take after her mother in terms of being modest.

Nonetheless, Rose enjoyed the event of her birthday. Each year everyone would come over to the family home, and since it was in the summer, her parents would set up a tent outside with a long table for the food. The large amount of food was essential; there were so many guests at this sort of thing. They also draped their large garden with various magical decorations. This year, Hermione had chosen to cover the trees in ribbons that sparkled and changed colour, and small enchanted paper birds in every shade and hue possible.

When Rose woke up and looked out of the window at the magnificent decorations, the excitement of the day fully hit her. She was finally 15. When she got downstairs her parents and Hugo were already up, sat around a rather sizeable pile of presents in the middle of the room. She grinned and immediately began ripping the paper off of them. After she was finished unwrapping, she felt that she had got a good collection of new things to enjoy.

"When is everyone else getting here?" she asked, after thanking her family.

"About 12 o'clock." Replied her father.

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One of the first people to arrive was Teddy. When he appeared at the end of their garden, he had both his hands behind his back. Rose ran over to him, happy to see him again and excited for her present.

"Close your eyes," he said "and hold out your hands."

"Oh, now I'm all excited. This better be good." Rose answered with a cheeky smile.

As he placed the present in her hands, she could feel that it was soft and warm. She opened her eyes to an adorable white Pygmy Puff snuggling into her palms.

"Oh, Teddy!" she squealed "It's so cute! And its white, I didn't know you could get white ones!"

"You can't, technically. I had your uncle George breed that one just for you. There's no other Pygmy Puff like it. Are you going to name him?"

"Yes, I think I'll call him… Reginald."

Teddy began to laugh at Rose's name for her new pet.

"What? I think it suits him perfectly, thank you very much." After that, she went to thank George for breeding him for her.

As she left, Teddy was still laughing at the ridiculous name for a ball of fluff.

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When dinner was served, courtesy of Molly Weasley, who had insisted on cooking, everyone was gathered around the table. Rose had Reginald perched on her head. Either side of her were her parents, opposite her was Teddy. She was surrounded by people she loved, greatly enjoying her birthday celebrations. Eventually, after the meal was over, a giant cake was levitated over to the table, and set down in front of Rose. She had to stand up to blow out the candles due to the size of the cake, and accidentally blew icing all over the people opposite her, who resembled badly made snowmen afterwards.

"Oops." She muttered.

Then her mother stood up, waved her wand, and somehow everyone gained a plate with a slice of cake in front of them. Soon all the guests were tucking in, complementing Hermione on her wonderful baking. To everyone's surprise, a charm had been incorporated, causing the cake to taste different to each person.

"Oh it was nothing," Mumbled Hermione "just a simple charm really."

"Well I couldn't do it." Ron replied.

Not long after the dinner, everyone began to leave. Rose didn't want her birthday to finish, but it was quickly coming to an end.

Teddy came over to give Rose a hug goodbye.

"Only two years today, and you'll be and adult." He said with a strange look in his eye. Rose couldn't work it out, but she assumed it was because she was growing up now.

"Yeah, I can't wait!" she replied, and hugged Teddy around the waist. The hug felt different to their unusual hugs, it lasted longer, and something inside her changed.

It wasn't until late that night that Rose realised what it had meant – she liked Teddy, More than a friend. She had a crush on him.

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