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Post by victorie on Nov 1, 2009 8:07:36 GMT -5
Victorie had been thinking a lot about it all and she'd talked to Rose and Scorpius. She knew what they had to do and she knew what their choices were at this point. She had started back at Quidditch Reffing about three days ago and she'd taken all her extra time to be at Hogwarts or Hogsmeade looking at homes. She'd found one finally and she'd asked Teddy to meet her at the Hog's Head. No one would see them there and open their mouths. No one would tell. Victorie and Teddy could talk in pprivate.
Before Vic left she'd put a concealing and protective spell on her stomach that protected her from getting her or the baby hurt and hid it well. She looked up and then took a deep breath as she entered the ratty dank and dark Hog's Head in her dark black robes. She sat down and waited for Teddy.
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Post by Theodore Lupin on Nov 2, 2009 14:50:56 GMT -5
Teddy had received an owl from Victorie saying to meet him in the Hog's Head. Which was fine with him. He liked the dark atmosphere, meant it was harder for anyone to recognize him. And after the past few days, he needed a good stiff drink. Maybe some firewhiskey, or some gin and juice, he thought.
He sighed and pushed open the door. Ignoring the chattering going on, he made his way to Vikki and sat down across from her. Teddy smoothed out his dark purple robes and folded his hands, waiting for her to speak. He wanted to know what Rose and the Malfoy boy had said, and was eager for news. "You wanted me to meet you here, Vikki?" he inquired.
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Post by victorie on Nov 3, 2009 7:39:30 GMT -5
Victorie smiled when he walked in. She looked to him and gave a wide grin and then ran a hand over her arms as she spoke, "Hello, Teddy." She smiled a bit as she looked to then and then he spoke, "I found the place. You said you wanted to see it once I had. I thought....I figured..." She flushed a bit as she looked to him.
It was so hard to not show her full love for Teddy. She took a deep breath as she looked to him and then rana hand through her hair as she continued, "I wanted to show you."
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Post by Theodore Lupin on Nov 4, 2009 15:44:35 GMT -5
Teddy smiled at Victorie as she smiled at him. For a moment, they just sat there, smiling like idiots at each other. Then Teddy put a hand on Vikki's, briefly, and said, "Hello, Vic." He shivered with delight. "I trust your judgement.. But I would like to see our new home."
He stood and offered her his hand. "Just show me the way." He flushed a bit as he spoke. That tended to happen around Vikki a lot if not controlled. His hair turned from deep purple to turquoise. He was so happy. They were finally going to be married and live together!
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Post by victorie on Nov 7, 2009 14:09:03 GMT -5
Victorie took his hand till they were at the entrance to Hog's Head. She then smiled as she begins to move out and then into the town. She walked a few paces away and then she came upon a small house with a for sale sign. She looked to the home and smiled a bit as she spoke, "This is it. I know it isn't much, and I know it only have three rooms, and that they are small...but it is a begining." victorie looked to him and wondered if he liked it. She then began towards the hosue and opened the door. She stepped in and smiled as she looked to the foyer with a hall to the kitchen and the stairs waiting to be climbed. She turned to see if Teddy had been following.
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Post by Theodore Lupin on Nov 9, 2009 20:02:15 GMT -5
Teddy happily took Vic's hand until they reached the door. Reluctantly, he let go. He wasn't happy about it--this war sucked in a big way--but he knew soon they would be able to be affectionate in public. Even now, the Order was working to overthrow the Dark Lord. He listened as she talked, and stared at the house as they stopped.
It was beautiful. The house was light blue, with white shutters and white trim. The entrance-way to the house was outlined in brick., and the roof was a dark blue. It had a driveway, grass, a garden, and even a few trees. All in all, it was perfect. Teddy told Victorie so, and then added, "One room for us, one room for our child, and one room for our next child. I love it, Vikki." He followed her past the kitchen to the stairs and waited for her to climb them.
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Post by victorie on Nov 10, 2009 10:12:48 GMT -5
Victorie heard him and she felt butterflies in her stomach. She grabbed his hand again as she began to climb the stiars. She then smiled as she looked to Teddy and whispered, "You want another then? I know it is small now and we could not have the full family that we may want, but it is simple and nice. It will do for now at least."
Victorie finished climbing the stiars and the whole upstairs was open. It was the master bedroom, a small nook for a den or office and then a door to the bathroom. She smiled as she spoke, "The kids bedroom are on the main level and the kitchen, dining room, and what I hope to be a living and family room are all in the basement." She smiled as she looked at the vast empty space that she hoped to be their own. She looked to hi and spoke "Teddy, I love you."
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Post by Theodore Lupin on Nov 12, 2009 13:10:36 GMT -5
Teddy grabbed Victorie's hand again as they climbed the stairs. Holding on to the banister, he reached the top and looked around. The master bedroom took up the whole floor. There was even a space for them to do their little bit of paperwork for the Order. He shook his head at Victorie's words. "No. This little home is perfect. We can always save up and buy another after this child and the next are born and at Hogwarts."
Teddy looked at Victorie curiously. "The kitchen is in the basement? O..kay." At her next words, he felt his stomach tighten and whispered, "I love you too, Vic." Then he kissed her. Clearing his throat, he said, "So how much does this place come to?" Then he looked around. They would definitely need to put a door with a lock at the top of the stairs so the kids couldn't just barge in, he thought. He voiced this last thought aloud to Victorie and awaited her reply.
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Post by victorie on Nov 12, 2009 14:28:26 GMT -5
Victorie grinned a bit as she listened to him and spoke, "I meant another child not another home, Teddy." She smiled a bit as she turned and looked at him. She then grinned a bit as she spoke, "I cannot deny that I am overly happy that we are doing this, Teddy. I want to start our life." She smiled a bit as she looked to her fiance and then shuttered a bit. She could see this place coming to life around them. She took a deep breath as she heard him.
Victorie nodded and then she smiled as she spoke, "Yeah, we can go down and look in a bit. the basement is a whole lot bigger. It leave a lot of room. the dining room, living room, and kitchen are all large. I figured it would be a good place to hold meetings if we had to." She looked up a bit and then smiled as he leaned in and kissed her. She then smiled as she spoke, "Mhmm, I'm so glad you do." She took a deep breath as he asked the next question. She grabbed his hand as she spoke, "A bit too much...I...I can afford it, I think. I also think it is smart that it is only in my name so that they do not relate us together."
Victorie grabbed his hand to get his mind off of it. She then lifted her shirt and laid his warm hand on her stomach flat. She then looked up to him as she spoke, "Let me buy and cover it so that I can help protect our child too..."
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Post by Theodore Lupin on Nov 13, 2009 16:08:30 GMT -5
Teddy looked sheepish. "Oh. OH! Yes, I would like us to have 2 children. I was an only child, and it really sucks. There's no one to talk to, and no one to take the blame for you when Mom and Dad get mad. If you're willing, that is." He gave her another kiss and said, "I am thrilled we're finally starting a new life together. I only wish we didn't have to hide it."
He nodded. "I would like that. And while it seems weird to have the kitchen, living room, and dining room in the basement, it'll be interesting anyways." Teddy shook his head. "Let me give you some money towards this place. I will live here too, and it's only right. But you are correct that we should have it only in your name. So, again, what does it come to? And how much do you have?" As Victorie placed his hand on her still-flat stomach, he grinned. What a beautiful baby they would make together...
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Post by victorie on Nov 16, 2009 3:40:29 GMT -5
Victorie turned in his arms and caught the sheepish look and laughed a bit as she looked to him and spoke, "No, I don't mind. I mean...I always did want more than one. I know that we might have to wait awhile though because the first one needs to come along first, but I know I want to have more. I know this also wasn't the way we wanted to do this either. I know that we wanted to have a baby and have been married after the war, but we are going to have to do this the best we can with the relationships and love tat we have. All we can hope is that we will both make it out of this war safely."
Victorie worried about that a lot. She worried she would loose him in this war. She wasn't sure she'd be able to handle that if she did. She took a deep breath and then ran it over her arms. Victorie listened and nodded as she felt his coolhands on her stomach. She grinned a bit knowing their child was growing in there. She knew that it already had ears and eyes and fingernails. She shuttered at the thought as she spoke, "It comes to about 250,000 galleons, and I have about 203, 000 saved up just for this. Of course, I do have more saved up and I could cover more than the whole cost, but I thought it would be better since I a going to a lower paying job to keep some back. Some saved incase of an emergency or needs for the baby."
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Post by Theodore Lupin on Nov 19, 2009 15:10:46 GMT -5
Teddy nodded to her, his fiancee. She was so beautiful, and the baby bump that would show soon only made hm desire her more. The face that she was pregnant with their child, his child....it gave him shivers. The good kind, of course. And hearing her say she wanted more children made his heart soar with happiness. He placed his hands on her face, cupping it. Giving her a kiss, he was happy to be able to show affection, even if for only a short bit while in this house.
"We will both make it out of this war safely, Vikki. Neither one of us is going to die, because we're smart and prepared, not to mention experienced fighters." Teddy firmly believed that too, and let it show on his face. When he heard the price, his face registered surprise. That was quite a bit of money. "I have about 150,00 Galleons saved up towards this house, so I will give you 47,000 of it and the rest I will save to take care of us and the baby, as you said." He shook his head. Damn him if that wasn't an obscene amount on both their saleries.
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Post by victorie on Nov 20, 2009 7:59:05 GMT -5
Victorie smiled a bit as she leaned into him and relaxed after the kiss. This is where she was supposed to be abd she knew that she needed Teddy more than ever right now. She was really scared for the first time in her life. She coudn't ever imagine being this scared. It made her wonder how Uncle Teddy did it all those years ago. There were so many worried and so many things that could go wrong. She was taken out of her thoughts by Teddy's words. She nodded as she spoke, "I know we are, Teddy, but how quickly will I be able to fight if I am pregnant? What if our child is already born? What if they target our child? What if . . ." She paused not wanting to say it. She felt tears welling in her eyes as she worried that they would be a repeat of his own parents deaths and orphaning their child.
Victorie sighed a bit as he looked at the place and made the face. She took a deep breath as she spoke, "I was going to put half down and then put the rest on a mortgage so that we could pay it little by little. That way we will have enough to get furniature and stuff for the baby." She looked down to her tummy and then lifted her shirt to look at it. She blinked a few times and watched her tears fall. She sniffled them back a bit, needing to feel strong. She then spoke, "Teddy, I want to tell my family so badly."
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Post by Theodore Lupin on Nov 22, 2009 19:52:43 GMT -5
Teddy felt Victorie lean into him and wrapped his arms around her. Not for the first time, he was terrified. Terrified for Victorie and their unborn child. He wasn't too worried about him...he could take care of himself. But could Victorie? Oh sure, she could normally, but with a child on the way...it was a lot to think about. As she spoke, he nodded gravely.
"So may things can go wrong, it's true. But we have an advantage over my parents and grandparents. We're both magical, and neither one of us is a werewolf. As to out child, well....we'll think of something, Vikki. Maybe it's best we not let anyone know you're pregnant. The Death Eaters can't target what they don't know exists." Teddy held her and spoke soothingly to her, the way you would a child.
He smiled at her face that she made and nodded. "That's probably best. As to your family, at least you have one to tell." He sounded bitter for a moment before brightening. "Well, I suppose you could tell Rose, and Scorpius as well, since they are to be our Secret-Keepers. By the way, whom are you going to tell your family the father is of this child?"
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Post by victorie on Nov 23, 2009 8:14:47 GMT -5
His arms around her made her smile. She felt so safe there that she just snuggled into him a bit more. She looked up as he spoke and she took a deep breath. She sighed as he finsihed and spoke, "Teddy, we have to tell them that I am pregnant. We won't be able to hide our baby once it is born. It isn't easy to ask off for leave to take care of a baby that you aren't pregnant with. We have to tell people, sadly. I do not know how else we would be able to have this baby." She felt tears welling in her eyes and she felt them fall a bit. She cursed her hormones as she spoke, "Maybe we shouldn't have this child, Teddy. Maybe we should give it up for adoption or ...or." She broke out in a sob and covered her face quickly.
Even his soothing voice wasn't claming her now. She was scared, and she knew she was scared. Victorie had never been scared before - at least never like this. Victorie tried to compose herself as she spoke, "I told Rose and Scorpius when I asked them to be secret keepers." At his question she took his hands. She looked into his eyes as she spoke, "Forgive me, but I have to tell them it is you. We...we wil have to plan a rape, Teddy. I know that neither of us want to do this, but the chances the baby is a metamorphagus is highly likely. We will have to lie, Teddy. But that means he will know along with everyone else confirming your darkness." Vic sobbed a bit more.
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