Pyrrhic Victory

fifty six.

Year Four
fifty six. The Veela, The Legilimen, and Lucy

"You'll learn the ropes of Hogwarts, it seems big now, but in a two weeks times, you'll know where everything is," Magnolia explained to Everett. Everett hair was slightly curled as it fell right below her shoulders. Her heels were clacking as her and Magnolia walked to the Great Hall. Magnolia was glad they only had to wear black shoes, she would cry if she had to wear heels to class.

"Look there is Lucy!" Magnolia took hold of Everett's hand as the two girls quickly walked over to the Hufflepuff.

"Mags! And-," Lucille trailed off as she looked to the Beauxbstins girl next to Magnolia.

"Everett," Everett smiled at Lucille as she introduced themselves.

"I'm Lucille Vagabonde, but everyone just calls me Lucy, I'm a quidditch chaser, even though there is no quidditch this year, and I'm a Hufflepuff!" Lucille did a twirl in her robe to which Everett and Magnolia both laughed.

"Look, everything is going to be very hectic today since it's the first day with Durmstrang and Beauxbatons here so Lucille meet Everett and I in the Slytherin Commons after class?" Magnolia asked Lucille as she nodded. Magnolia and Everett said bye to Lucille as they disappeared over to the Slytherin table.

"You better not be getting aquatinted with Everett Delacour," Lucille turned around to be faced with Cedric. She furrowed her eyes brows at him wondering how he knew Everett and why they shouldn't be friends.

"Why not Cedric?" Lucille questioned him as he brought her over to the front of the Great Hall.

"That right there is Fleur Delacour, most likely to be the Beauxbatons champion, Everett is her little sister,"  Cedric explains and Lucille rolls her eyes. Cedric was always like this, and Lucille was frankly tired of it. Cedric was always telling her who she should and shouldn't be friends with.

"Everett probably has no bad intentions, Maggie likes her and Maggie knows trouble," Lucille explains but before Cedric can open his mouth again to say something probably stupid Lucille disappears off to class.

—

"Sorry I'm late, Snape keep us past," Lucille moans as she sits down on the coach across from Magnolia and Everett.

"It's all good, Luc," Everett laid back on the couch as Everett straightened her posture.

"You're a Veela?" Lucille questioned Everett as she looked at her features. Everett quickly looked over at Lucille as Lucille was afraid she had offended her.

"Vwell, yes I am part-veela," Everett speaks and Magnolia sits up as she looks at her.

"Im a legilimen," Magnolia smiles at Everett to make sure she's feels she not alone.

"and im Lucy!" Lucille smiles which makes the two girls burst into laughter. Magnolia was happy to have found a new friend through all of this, but in the back of her mind she was afraid of what was to come.

—

"Are you that stupid? Did you really think that an aging potion was going to work?" Magnolia scolds Fred as she sits next to his bedside in the infirmary.

"To be fair Maggie, it was a brilliant plan!" Magnolia hears George from the other side of the infirmary.

"a very stupid brilliant plan," Magnolia mumbles as she smooths Fred's blanket. He still looked 70, but it was wearing off.

"Mags, don't you share a room with that Beauxbatons girl? Fleur Delacour's sister?" Fred asks her as she looks up at him and nods. "Yeah, Everett."

"We have Vikor Krum in our commons and I think Ron may just squeal everytime he sees him pass,  don't know what he's got for that man," Fred mumbles as he looks off into space and Magnolia giggles.

"I've gotta go Freddie, see you tonight?" Magnolia kisses his forehead and he nods. She gets up and leaves and says bye to George on her way out. Magnolia closes the door as she can hear George yell at Fred.

"LOVERRRBOYYY!" Magnolia giggles as she heads to find Everett who was with one of the Beauxbatons guys.

"Oh! Maggie, vis is Aiden, he plays ve harp for Beauxbatons," I nod at the brown haired boy who had piercing gray eyes. "Pleasure,"

Magnolia raises her eyebrows as she notices the American accent, she knows of transfer students but never thought that he'd choose Beauxbatons over Ilvermorny.

"Oh, My family lives in American, my grandparents are magical, but my mom was a squib, but when they found out I had magic, they sent me to live with my grandparents, in France." Aiden smiles and Magnolia nods.

"Everett just to let you know I may be a little late to the dorm tonight, I am meeting someone," Everett rolls her eyes as she scoffs.

"You mean the red head twin?" She smiles as Magnolia furrows her eyebrows. "I'm voking, have a vreat time,"

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"Who do you think the Hogwarts champion will be?" Fred walks side by side with Magnolia. She shrugs as she looks up to the taller boy.

"Honestly with everything that has gone on the past year I wouldn't be surprise if it Harry's name got pulled out of the damn hat," Magnolia giggled and so did Fred. He walked her down to the dungeon and to the front of the Slytherin Commons.

"See you tomorrow?" Magnolia questioned and Fred nodded, he looked hesitant almost as if he wanted to do something else but Magnolia knew it was late and Snape would kill her if she was one minute pass curfew.

"Night Freddie," Magnolia kissed his cheek as she stood on her tippy toes, she pretended like she didn't notice how his face flushed a deep red after.

"Night Mags,"

Authors Note -

me postin a chapter before i get ready to disappear for another five months 👁️👄👁️