you are not alone [open]

[victoriabennett]

whisper three words and i'll come running

and girl you know that i'll be there

The prospect of Christmas had dawned on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, just as it did with every Muggle school in the country. With the many decorations that were splashed around all over the place came the need to buy presents, whether it was just an excuse to go shopping and spend loads of money, or because you genuinely cared about the person you were buying for. Victoria Bennett was halfway between the two, having loved to go shopping ever since she had first held money within her tiny fingers as a child. She also loved seeing her friends smile and scream, jumping up and down on the spot and clapping their hands. After all, it was only fair to buy gifts for other people if you wanted some yourself.

The young woman was really looking forward to graduating from Hogwarts and walking out into the magical world to see it in all of its colours. Until then, she would just have to make do with what she was able to do, in this case having purchased an apartment of her own in Hogsmeade. It was plenty large enough for just the one person, giving Vicky the comfortable feeling of being able to stretch out both of your arms and not hitting a wall. It was at that stage where it wasn't in a complete mess, but it wasn't exactly tidy either; Victoria would deal with that a few days before her mother came up to Scotland from London to see her, as well as her older sister and her husband, who would bring Vicky's nephew and niece, twins who were about seven months old, with them to see her.

After having spent about two hours walking around Hogsmeade and buying presents for both her family, friends, and even a few of the professors that she got on quite well with, she finally arrived home with aching hands and feet, what from carrying both the bags and herself around the village. The discomfort would soon wear off though after she had sat down for a few minutes. Shoving open the main door of the apartment block, she spotted a man who was not carrying his bags, they were bobbing along in the air behind him. Rolling her eyes at herself for having not thought of using magic instead of carrying them herself, she replicated the spell with her own wand, heading up to her apartment, opening the door, and allowing the bags to lower to the floor with a gentle thud.

Closing the door of her home, Victoria walked into the bedroom and changed into a comfortable tracksuit, since she wasn't expecting any visitors, and it was the perfect thing to keep her warm in the winter weather. Taking the bags from the hallway, Vicky placed them all in her room, before heading back into the living room and collapsing onto the sofa.

tagged ;; open!
words ;; four eight one!
outfit ;; click!
lyrics ;; you are not alone - x factor finalists!
credits ;; me!

[teddy]

Theodore sat at home in some jeans and a plain white t-shirt. He was just relaxing to the silence and the people walking past. He sat there for a while then decided to make a cup of tea, halfway through making one he opend his cupboard looking for sugar and didnt even have one grain. Dammit! he thought walking around in circles woundering what to co, he considered conjuring some from the nearest location but that would be like stealing. i could always ask the neighbours he thought then putting on some white trainers he headed out, he skipped his own floor because he knew most of them were moody old people.

He knocked on the first door and a rather big bald wizard opend "Erm.. sorry wrong apartment" he said quickly rushing off his hair turning white and sticking up slightly., he waited for a while for the guy to leave before trying the next one. This time an old lady answered the door oh great he thought as his hair turned into a dark blue. "Excuse me can i borrow some sugar?" he asked about five times but the old woman just didnt seem to understand him so he just left her and went to the next room.

Hid hair was now a dark blue as it seemed pretty much hopeless and he was just about ready to give in as he knocked on the door and waited for someone. please dont be an old person or a big bald man he thought to himself hoping and waiting, all he wanted was some sugar and he wasnt even that thirsty anymore, what am i doing

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[victoriabennett]

whisper three words and i'll come running

and girl you know that i'll be there

Vicky had only been able to sit on her sofa for about five minutes before she was required to get up again. Somebody was knocking on her door, and they better have a good reason. She wasn't normally the irritable type, but after having spent quite a part of her day standing in queue after queue, and then having to lug all of her bags back by herself, not realising she could've simply used magic until she was practically on her doorstep, Victoria thought that she had good reason to be slightly worn out and a little grumpy.

Trudging towards the door, she clasped her fingers around the handle and pulled it down and towards her, revealing a charming young man with... blue hair. He seemed pretty normal apart from the last part, so she decided that she'd allow herself to smile. At least it wasn't the big scary bald man from down the hall, he made her literally shake in her boots. The man before her looking like a younger version of a man she'd seen in her History of Magic textbook a few years go, though the name failed to arise in her brain. "Uh, hey. Can I help?" She asked him.

tagged ;; teddy lupin!
words ;; two zero three!
outfit ;; click!
lyrics ;; you are not alone - x factor finalists!
credits ;; me!

[teddy]

Teddy stood there hoping it wasnt another bald man as to be honest he wasnt that good in a physical fight and he had left his wand downstairs like a fool. A smile came to his face when a girl opend the door though yey its someone i can talk to and be not scared and understood he thought as his hair turned a yellow colour without him even realising. "Erm.. yeah im from downstairs" Ted told her then paused for a moment completely forgetting why he was going around the apartments in the first place.

It took him a moment untill it came back to him "Oh yeah, erm.. you dont happen to have some sugar i could borrow?" he asked with a smile few now all i have to do is get the sugar and then go home and make myself a cup of tea then i think i'll hit the hay.

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[victoriabennett]

whisper three words and i'll come running

and girl you know that i'll be there

"Yeah, I didn't think I recognised you from this floor." Vicky replied to his comment about where he was 'from'. What amused her was that nobody was ever 'from upstairs' in movies and TV programmes, and things along the same lines. It was then revealed why he had knocked on her door in the first place, at which point Victoria opened the door fully, allowing Teddy to step inside.

"I didn't catch your name." She said to him as she entered the kitchen, pulling her wand from her pocket and waving it in the direction of the bag slash packet of sugar on the worktop. 'Geminio.' The bag doubled, before Vicky picked up the copy, walking back into the hallway of her apartment. She handed the packet to him, though not really knowing what else to say. Had he caught her on another day, she would probably have been a lot more chatty.

tagged ;; teddy lupin!
words ;; one five two!
outfit ;; click!
lyrics ;; you are not alone - x factor finalists!
credits ;; me!

[teddy]

Ted nodded as she said she didnt recognise him from this floor. "Yeah im from number 5.." he said incase.. well he wasnt sure why she would want to know his apartment number, maybe she would want to borrow some milk or something he couldnt help but smile though he had finally found someone that had well.. actually responded to him like a human being. Teddy stepped inside when she held the door open, in his opinion she had a nicer apartment, maybe it was just the female touch. "Nice place" he said looking around, his place was a mess, he would have to clean up sooner or later. "So you live alone?" he asked curiously.

"Oh im Teddy" Ted said but the second it left his mouth his cheeks and hair went pink. "I mean im Theodore Lupin, but like my friends call me teddy.." he explained trying to stop himself from feeling embarrassed. He watched as she got the sugar and bought it to him "thanks" he said with a smile taking it from her. He then stood there awkwardly not sure weather he was meant to leave or if she wanted to speak to him some more, he figured she could decide.

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[victoriabennett]

whisper three words and i'll come running

and girl you know that i'll be there

"Thanks. And yeah, I'm as single as... I can't think of a simile to put in there." Vicky replied, feeling a bit of an idiot to start attempting to use a literary technique and failing miserably. She frowned slightly as he said his name was Teddy, though dismissed it upon him correcting himself. 'I was gonna say, that seems a bit of an odd name to call your child.' Victoria thought.

"Anytime. I'm Vicky. Bennett." She said to him, before noticing that his hair had changed colour again. Okay, now she was bringing it up. Victoria had attempted to ignore it having turned yellow a few minutes ago, though she'd come up with a theory that she needed confirming.
"So you're a metamorphmagus, huh?"

tagged ;; teddy lupin!
words ;; one two two!
outfit ;; click!
lyrics ;; you are not alone - x factor finalists!
credits ;; me!

[teddy]

Teddy smiled as she said she was single as a and then she couldnt come p with anything "A nose" he sudgested with a smirk. He then nodded and said "Yeah im as single as a nose aswell" he said then couldnt help but wounder why he wanted to know if she was single or not, he wasnt looking for a relationship anytime soon, maybe he just didnt want to go back home so he was trying to make as much of the time he had talking to someone as he could.

"Nice to meet you Vicky" he said with a smile holding his hand out so she could shake it. When she mentioned him being a metamorphmagus he paused wondering how she knew but he grabbed his hair and pulled it into view and saw it was pink, turning it back to its brown colour he smiled and said "Yep"

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[victoriabennett]

whisper three words and i'll come running

and girl you know that i'll be there

"Single as a nose." Vicky agreed with a smile. Upon first hearing the simile, it had sounded a little odd, but it made sense. She outstretched her own arm to shake his hand, before releasing the hold and walking back over to the living room. Sitting down, she looked back at Teddy as he stood in the hallway.
"You can come and sit down if you want." She said to him, lazily waving her wand at the jug on the coffee table, filling it up with gillywater. Vicky was sick of pumpkin juice, and not knowing what Theodore did for a living, she had decided against filling it up with alcohol of some form.

It clicked in her mind why she had recognised him; he had to be Remus Lupin's son, which would have explained him looking like a younger version of a face in her History of Magic book. His being an metamorphmagus fitted with the fact that Nymphadora Tonks, who had been the mother of Remus' only child, also possessed the rare talent.
"It's nice to meet you too." Victoria replied, deciding not to act as if he were any different to any other wizard that could've been outside her door. For starters, she didn't believe he should be famous because of his parents, but she also imagined that he was probably sick of it anyway.

tagged ;; teddy lupin!
words ;; two two six!
outfit ;; click!
lyrics ;; you are not alone - x factor finalists!
credits ;; me!

[teddy]

Teddy watched as she walked in a sat down on the sofa. He paused for a moment when she said he could come in and sit down. Erm.. he said pausing and looking around "ok" h decided walking in and sitting down next to her, woundering what the heck was actually going on as realy he had only come for some sugar. I wounder if she knows me.. like shes seen me from school.. she could be teacher she doesn't realy look like a teacher.. then again what do teachers look like he thought as he was a Charms professor but she could have been pretty much anything "so... vicky.. what is it you do?" he asked curiously.

He looked at the jug on the table now full of what he thought looks like gillywater, he wasnt the biggest fan of gillywater, he was more of a juice kind of person, he didnt mind it though, it was better then absolutely nothing. Hmm.. i wounder if theres any other nice people in this apartment block he thought thought to himself as so far every other person.. well they just wasnt his kind of person to talk to.. especially the big bald guy.

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[victoriabennett]

whisper three words and i'll come running

and girl you know that i'll be there

"I'm a student. Seventh year Gryffindor." Victoria replied as he asked about what she did. Did she really look old enough to be out of school? Vicky wasn't sure whether they was a good thing or a bad thing, but she decided to ignore it completely, there wasn't much use in contemplating about it.
"What about you?" She asked. If he was going to ask her about these things and get an answer, she would do the same. For all she knew, she could've just invited a deranged paedophile into her home, and she wanted to have information on him if this was the case, if not just to tell her that he wasn't what she was thinking.

tagged ;; teddy lupin!
words ;; one one seven!
outfit ;; click!
lyrics ;; you are not alone - x factor finalists!
credits ;; me!

[teddy]

Ted had thought that he was talking to someone a bit older then he actually was as when she said she went to Hogwarts he was almost caught of guard "Oh.. i guess i'll be your new charms teacher" he said with a small smirk. He found it kind of funny he was talking to one of his possible future students without even realising, at least he got to find out what she was like without knowing he was teacher as a lot of students he was sure changed the way they acted when a teacher was around.

Teddy sat there unsure what to say now, he looked around looking for something he could use as inspiration to start up the conversation again as she had only realy just invited him in and he was running out of things to say "So.. you any good at charms?" he said after failing of thinking up something else to say.

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