lumos maxima ☾

“Do you remember Ray Mulciber? He was in the school year above me but got held back?” Victoire told him, feeling a pit in her stomach. “Not to mention Jameson Dolohov, that kid who used to always hit on me despite being twelve and I was eighteen.” Victoire sighed softly as she sat back in the chair. “I just didn’t expect these people who we knew through school to turn… evil. But I guess that’s the world we live in.”

“Darling,” he sighed. “I don’t know. Maybe they feel pressured.” Teddy’d seen it too, how young most of the Death Eaters had been. He shook his head and looked over at her, “It’s not like it wouldn’t be unheard of.”

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“I really need people to stop asking if I’m ok,” James complained, stepping through to Teddy’s office with a sigh and a coffee in hand. “Three people in the elevator, two people on the way into the office and dad’s assistant.” 

“I mean, you did hit your head. You don’t need anymore damage done to it, I can see why they’d be concerned.”

“I have nothing to hide. After last week I want to do this no stress thing for New Years and you bringing up the whole death eater attack, isn’t helping that,” she replied. She then sighed. “What do you need though?”

“I think you know why I called you in here, Ali. Unless you don’t want to talk about it yet, which I understand,” he said, gently. “We don’t have to right now if you’re not ready to. I just thought it’d be easier to talk to me than my Dad.”

“I’m not talking any sort of way, Teddy,” Dominique replied. “I’m talking how I normally talk.”

“Mhm, which is exactly why it’s hard to follow,” he teased. “Need something?”

Victoire snapped out of her trance and looked at him. “Yeah sorry. Just thinking about some of the faces I thought I saw last weekend.”

“Careful, Vic,” he sighed, knowing the line between their relationship and his job could start to blur. “You start talking about some of these faces and I might have to look into it.” Teddy looked at her. ”Unless you want me to.”

“I just know some people are misled these days.”

He looked up at her. “You okay?”

Nova rubbed at the bridge of her nose. “Teddy, come on, do you really think I have things to hide? I’m like an open book. I’m just trying to piece words together without sounding stupid.”

“You are concussed, love. Anything stupid you say, I’ll just write off as your brain being mildly damaged.” 

“Is that how you question all your suspects, love?” Ginny asked as she walked into the room. She walked over and kissed his cheek. “Did I interrupt something?”

He shut his mouth when he saw it was his mother and shook his head. “Oh. No, it’s not. Sorry.” Teddy leaned down so she could kiss his cheek and smirked, shaking his head. “I’ve literally been here all day not knowing what the hell I’m doing because your husband’s not making any sense.” He sighed and leaned against his desk. “How’s James?”

“Well how about we let them down in custody wallow in their guilt for a few hours and I help you look over the files for Scamanders case while that’s happening,” Rowan suggested, pulling Carter’s chair over without any answer in the matter. “And if I wasn’t such a good guy, I would have hexed that girl for the look of evil on her expression.”

“Nice try. You’re not my partner, Flint. It’d go against office protocol,’ he looked over at him. “Don’t you have like...- oh, I dunno. A job to do?”

“Randomly, hmm? I mean, I suppose that’s as good a reason as any. I think I’m just looking for a change? I just don’t know what the change is.” William paused. “Sorry, sorry. You didn’t need to hear any of this.”

“We got engaged and married the same night. So it was random..” Teddy looked up at him and shrugged, “You still got time. Don’t be so worried about it.”

When Rowan heard Teddy was back from America, he darted across the office, narrowly avoiding a clash with an intern. “Watch it!” The young girl snarled, Rowan arching an eyebrow as he stepped into Ted’s office. “Has Malfoy got a new assistant? She was snarky,” he commented, before turning his attention to Ted. “Zabini has brought a couple guys in that he managed to secure. I got one thinking he could outsmart me by blending in,” Rowan smirked, tossing a protein bar in the other man’s direction. “All the rage amongst muggles these things.”

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“Malfoy?” Teddy questioned, flipping through a file he was holding. “You sure it wasn’t just my cousin.” He glanced up at the girl in question as she turned the corner. “Oh, her? She’s an intern in my father’s office, actually. Be easy on her, okay? She’s a sweet kid once she loses the sass.” He caught the bar. “I don’t even know what I’m working on anymore. This or the Scamander case.”

“That’s kind of what I’m hoping for… eventually.” He let out a sigh. “Didn’t think I’d ever be the type to want marriage but… it just feels like I’m missing something.”

He shrugged, “I mean, just because it feels like you’re missing something, doesn’t necessarily mean it’s marriage. I wasn’t looking to get married, it just randomly happened.”

“Is married life really all it’s cracked up to be? Don’t ask why I’m asking…. it’s not like I’m about to propose to anyone or anything.”

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“Uh, sure? Depends what you think it’s all cracked up to be.” Teddy shrugged, “I don’t feel any different, but it was just a natural switch for us, I guess.”