Lavender Haze

She turned to see who had the bravery to make such a comment about one of the Heiresses to the House of Black. Her glare cuts through as her eyes met the person who made the statement. He was further away she could make out between the distance and the liqueur in her system from the spiked punch. Before she processed who, he had already seemed to stumble on his words. It was clear it was Ted and suddenly the words took a new meaning. It was different, but Andromeda couldn't put her finger on it. Ted wasn't the pureblood boys who chased after the status and the impressive potential dowery that accompanied her hand in marriage. Like many things with Ted, she let him get away with it this time. And only this time. Andromeda eyed Ted up and down. A three piece suit, shaped up nice considering the quality of his clothes previously. Not that it meant much of anything, but it was an observation regardless. She could see where he was boiling. That wasn't the case when the dresses are made for style rather than practicality. Though, she shrugged.

"Yes, thanks, sitting down sounds great" when Ted had looked all of the chairs in the ball had been taken. He really should've thought about putting his jacket over one and reserving it, but well it was too late now. Besides, then he would never have been presented with this option. Which as ever, was unusual but wildly interesting. He followed Andromeda as she led the way and then sat down next to her on the bench. Ted ran his hand over his knee nervously. He pulled out a flask that he'd brought with him and took a sip. Something about being with Andromeda in this kind of environment was making him feel more nervous than usual. "Would you like some?" he held it out for her "it's a popular alcoholic muggle drink- I find its quite nice and sweet to drink- up to you of course." Ted wasn't just being nice about her dress earlier, she did look, well there was no other word for it...beautiful. Ridiculous that that's what he thought but to deny it but would be a complete lie. "Would you tell me something I don't know about you?" Ted wanted to know more, it was that simple, and whilst he enjoyed their conversations before book club, they often had a time limit. Tonight felt slightly different "doesn't have to be anything crazy, don't worry, I just feel like I hardly know you still and i'd like to learn more- if that's okay"

Ted hadn't realised it was Narcissa that had been in the way. Perhaps if he had he would've just gone without the cheese tart. He didn't know why but Narcissa always intimidated him. She wasn't like Bellatrix. Bellatrix in a way was easier to pinpoint. But it was hard for him to understand Narcissa. He found that unsettling, he liked answers and Narcissa was one big question mark. It wasn't that he had anything overly against Narcissa, she just made him feel on guard. It was probably more of a him problem, but it didn't stop Ted from feeling that way. "Narcissa" he greeted her with a nod. He quickly grabbed the cheese tart. "Having a nice evening?" he asked mostly to kill the silence that was building between them.

where: the great hall. who: ted; @teddy-tonks.

Ted couldn't stop the blush that rose on his cheeks as Indi adjusted his bowtie. He wasnt used to people confident approaching his personal space like that. The bow tie was the thing he'd like the most about this suit. The thing that had seemed most him. People often commented on how alike Ted and his mum were but he wonder if he'd had the chance how much him and his dad might've had in common.

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Who: Charity & @teddy-tonks When: The start of the Yule Ball Where: Corridor

For Ted there was nobody he'd rather go to this thing with than Charity. He was excited for the party aspect of it all, but was a little intimidated by the fact it was a formal ball. He'd never been to anything like this before. Going with Charity made him feel at ease. Besides it wasn't like he had anybody to ask as a real date anyway. Ted was absolutely ready to move on from Dorcas, but he just didn't feel that kind of way about anyone at the moment. A first date at a ball also seemed like a lot of pressure.

"The grapevine seems to be quite big right now." Molly's cheeks flushed. She wasn't one to shy away from praise but there was something different about finally having an official focus of study. It's like she was admitting she was growing up and had to start making plans for the future. That concept wasn't lost on her but putting the word "Charms" next to her name as she made it official that afternoon was something of a wake up call. Molly was carefree and never felt as old as she was. Twenty wasn't old but, at Hogwarts, it wasn't young either. It was time to look forward and give it at least a small amount of thought.

Ted chuckled at Molly's comment. He got what she meant. Ted was by all means an extrovert. He was a people person and loved being in big crowds. However, being the centre of attention was something he would never be quite comfortable with. He was happy to just to be the person that made people laugh or lightened up the mood. But having all eyes on him. He could barely think of anything worse. Though he supposed he was being part of the problem right now by coming over to Molly. His intentions were harmless though. "They mean well i'm sure" Ted shrugged "i'm an only child so I cant say I know anything about sibling relationships."

where: great hall end of dinner. who: open; @noxstarters.

"Heard on the grapevine that you're now a charms goddess." Ted teased. He couldn't help it. In fairness to him, it had been the talk of the day. But also Ted knew sometimes about being unsure of what he wanted for the future. The last few weeks he felt like he was genuinely beginning to see where he wanted to go long term in his career. He hadn't shared it with anyone yet, not even Charity. He still needed to sit on it for a little while longer himself. Ted rarely kept secrets from Charity, usually he was a pretty open book generally, but this year seemed a little different for him. Maybe that was progress in a way. Before we would've felt too guilty to keep anything from his best friend, but now he knew certain things were for the best if wanted to continue to explore things for himself. Ted was indeed learning that being a little selfish sometimes could be a good thing. "Seriously though, I love that your brothers were so proud they had to basically tell the whole school, that was very sweet."

who: open to all // @noxstarters where: potions classroom, after potions club

Ted could be quite forgetful sometimes. Today was one of those days. They had been tasked with creating an elixir to bring to the next care of magical creatures class and Ted had completely forgotten about it. Which meant he was now rushing the night before to make something. Potions were not necessarily his forte, though he could manage to make things if the instructions were clear enough. It was just something he simply didn't have an affinity for. He had chosen what elixir he wanted to bring, it was one that would help calm a stressed out creature. Very helpful for when an injured creature needed to be assessed. He had copied down the recipe, he just needed the potions classroom for a spare cauldron. He didn't brew enough potions to need one himself. He wasn't expecting Emmeline to be in there when he arrived. "Sorry" he apologised scratching the back of his neck "I needed to borrow a cauldron- last minute homework emergency- is that alright?"