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Ecstasy: A Short Story

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Victoire was awake all night contemplating what to do. She had finally risen but as soon as she woke up last nights thoughts were rushing through her mind. Should she tell Teddy before or after the match? Would she still have the courage to tell him how she feels after such a tense game? Gryffindor vs. Slytherin! Would she be able to catch the snitch in time? And would Teddy be a good enough beater? "What am I supposed to do?" Victoire mumbled to herself. This was the moment when her best friend Nina woke up and heard what she was saying. "About what Victoire?" Nina whispered back, whilst slowly waking up. "Umm, nothing! Don't worry! Pretend I didn't say anything okay? I'm just nervous about the Quidditch match." Victoire said, her voice rising …show more content…

At that moment Holly Gregory sidled up beside him, she was a girl known to get whatever she wanted, and at this time she wanted Teddy, he tried to ignore her but it was impossible. She was a Slytherin after all and she knew how to get what she wanted. People were staring at him as no one thought that they would get together but they looked so close together at the moment that the rumour mill went wild. Holly was a girl with long blond hair and a girl who always visited the bathroom in between lessons just to make sure her lip gloss and hair was in a state of perfection all of the time. She always wore her uniform differently from most people, her green tie hung low around her neck at all times and her skirt was always short and well above the regulation limit, she always got away with it though as she could charm her way out of anything. Teddy couldn't stand the girl, she was just someone who wanted to add another name to her long list of conquests, and his name happened to be the …show more content…

He looked shocked but he didn't seem to mind that the most popular girl at Hogwarts was attached to him by the lips. In fact he seemed like he was enjoying it! It crushed her inside. Obviously Teddy would prefer to go out with someone as good looking as Holly and never someone who he had seen as family his whole life. Victoire felt herself tearing up at the sight of them both together, she had to get out of the Hall before he saw her crying. She made a run for it and headed outside of the Hall and in the direction of the Quidditch pitch, never in her life had she felt so embarrassed. She had reached the point of sobbing when she opened her locker and saw the picture of her and Teddy inside. It was taken in the Summer, Victoire had decided to make a scrapbook of memories, she spent most of her first week taking pictures of everything. She was sorting them all out in the large garden outside of the Burrow when she saw Teddy making his way over with her camera in his hands. She rushed over to him at first thinking James and Freddy had somehow ruined it. When she got closer she realised it wasn't damaged and Teddy had a huge grin on his face. He sat next to her on the floor and he smiled a huge grin at her, this was when she first realised he was becoming something more than just her best friend in her eyes. She had become

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