Teddy smiled, glad to be back at Hogwarts. He had the Marauder's Map, a broom, and a new hair color. Melanie noticed it right away. "Why's your hair blue?" she asked.
"Turquoise, actually. And I love it this color." said Teddy.
"But last year it was brown." pointed out Melanie.
"Yeah, well I decided to be myself." Said Teddy, remembering how he wanted to fit in so badly last year. Then he remembered how his mother would have pink hair, so he decided to be unique, like her.
"Oh, cool." said Melanie, smiling. "So, Teddy. I wanted to ask you this earlier, but summer was near, so I waited . . . do you want to go out?"
"With you?" Teddy asked, earning a glare from Melanie. "Yeah, I would like that."
Melanie smiled and walked away. Alfie went over to Teddy. "Cool."
"Yeah, and now you have to go ask Annie out now." said Teddy, grinning. "At least talk to her," he said, looking at the expression on Alfie's face.
"I can't, she's surrounded by Richie and his gang all the time." said Alfie.
"Okay, looks like we need the help of a girl," said Teddy, plotting.
With help from the Marauder's Map, they got their plan ready. Teddy, Alfie, Jake, and Melanie were walking towards Defense Against the Dark Arts, going right in front of Richie, his gang, and Annie. Melanie hung back and went to talk to Annie. Richie and his gang kept moving forward, ignoring Teddy, Jake, and Alfie as they passed them. Melanie and Annie got back.
"Thanks for rescuing me from them." said Annie, "They were awful."
Melanie nudged Alfie. "Anytime," Alfie said, trying to grin casually which made Annie laugh. They headed to Defense Against the Dark Arts together, Melanie and Teddy holding hands.
Teddy, Alfie, Jake, Nick, and Shawn all got ready for Quidditch tryouts. They were all super excited that afternoon as they headed down to the Quidditch went to try out for Keeper. Teddy and Alfie decided to try out for Chaser while Nick tried out for Beater. Shawn wasn't sure what to do, so he decided to try out for Seeker. The tryouts went okay. The boys were walking back up to the castle when Melanie and Annie appeared. Melanie hugged Teddy and kissed him on the cheek.
"You guys were amazing!" exclaimed Annie.
"Thanks are you trying out for Quidditch?" asked Alfie.
"No, but Richard is." said Annie.
Alfie groaned. "That's just great!"
Jake laughed. "Relax, we may not even make the team, and if we did, Richard may not have made the Slytherin team either."
"If we make it, then, Richard will probably make it." said Nick.
Shawn sighed. It was getting really late, so they headed to the kitchens to grab some food, and then went up to their common room.
Teddy wrote letters to all of his family telling them about Melanie and the tryouts. He yawned and went to play chess with Alfie.
Victoire missed Teddy. She looked at her calendar and crossed off another day. "Only less than a year until I get to go to Hogwarts," she muttered under her breath. She heard a shout from below. "We got a letter from Teddy!" Victoire ran downstairs as fast as she could. Her parents were playing a board game with Dominique and Louis. They had left the game and were reading a letter. Victoire waited anxiously. "Well?"
Her father glanced up. "He got a girlfriend and tried out for Quidditch. That's pretty much it."
Victoire felt her heart sink. A girlfriend? Teddy got a girlfriend? She knew that he was cute, but she had assumed that he would have waited until he was older, and then she would be at Hogwarts with him. Her mother took the letter and began reading it.
"Well, Teddy did inherit his mother's ability," Fleur said in her French accent. "He probably looks most handsome like his parents."
Bill nodded. Ever since the Second Wizarding War, Fleur's opinions about certain family members and friends had vanished. Victoire shrugged and headed back upstairs. Dominique and Louis watched their sister go.
"Why is she like that?" asked Louis.
Dominique rolled her eyes. "Because, now let's get back to the game." Dominique knew that Victoire liked Teddy. And she knew that Victoire was upset that Teddy obviously liked someone else, and not her. Dominique frowned.
"Papa, is it possible to like two people at once?" Dominique asked.
Bill frowned. "Well yeah, you can have many crushes."
Dominique nodded. So, it was possible that Teddy still liked Victoire. She sighed, wanting to be at Hogwarts to help Teddy and Victoire finally realize they're perfect for each other.
A little bit later in the month, the Quidditch team was posted. Teddy and Alfie were Chasers. Jake was the Keeper. Nick was a Beater, and Shawn was the Seeker. The other Chaser was the team captain, a big 5th year named Oz. Oz was the oldest because nearly the whole team had graduated. The only other person on there was a 3rd girl named Lisa. Lisa looked really small and frail, but she had so much anger in her that she could really hit the bludger.
At their first practice, Oz looked at each one of them. "I have a feeling that Gryffindor just got another all star team."
