Pyrrhic Victory

twenty six.

Year Two
twenty six. Valentine's Day

The Holiday's ended, and everyone had came back to Hogwarts. Lucille had been playing her ukulele her parents had gifted her. It was magical, so she was immediately good at it. Lucille and quickly found out who the imposters were, but only had told Magnolia, she didn't want to start anything with Draco.

Magnolia had guessed it was them since Gregory and Vincent wouldn't act like that at all. Magnolia was annoyed at the two of them since they had gone undercover, and tried to pry information out of them.

"I've lost respect for them," Magnolia stated as she was talking to Lucille. "If we would've done that they would've ran to Dumbledore in no time!" Lucille nodded as she knew it was true.

Dumbledore favoured Gryffindors immensely. Magnolia got points taken off from him last year because he thought she was trying to 'sneak in' the Gryffindor Commons when she was really just coming back from Transfiguration.

"Agreed, can't do anything about it know," Lucille started. "Dumbledore wouldn't believe us."

"What are you two pretty girls talking about?" Theodore said as he jumped over the couch to sit between them. Theodore's hair had grown a lot to where he had to push it out of his face every five seconds.

"Oh, just uh- Transfiguration." Magnolia starts as she urges Lucille to agree since they decided to keep their discovery secret, and Theodore would blab it to the whole school in seconds.

"Yeah, Transfiguration." Lucille says which causes Theodore to smile widely.

"Great," He starts. "I need help with Transfiguration, McGonagall been working us like house elfs!" He complains as he gets up going to get his Transfiguration stuff.

"We'll talk later." Magnolia whispers to Lucille. They didn't really get a later though. School has been working them like crazy, but school's gone by fast.

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Lucille then had her birthday which was February third. She turned thirteen, and bragged to Magnolia how she was teenager and Magnolia wasn't.

Since school had been crazily overwhelming they didn't have time to have a get-together, so they sang happy birthday in the Great Hall that evening, and went on with their lives.

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"Maggie~." Lucille sang as the two of the girls walked down towards breakfast. Magnolia looked at the girl who seemed in a very cheery mood.

"Yes?" She answered wondering what she was going to be on about today. Everyone seemed to be very cheery today since they had just saw some upperclassmen Gryffindor girls whispering and cheering about something in the corner.

"D'know what today is?" She was one the verge of her explosion on why she was happy, and Magnolia raised an eyebrow trying to figure out the date.

"February fourteenth?" She questioned and Lucille shook her head violently as she squealed.

"Exactly! It's Valentine's Day!" She squealed and she clutched her books tightly to her chest. Lucille had been gushing about Valentine's Day since the Holidays had ended. She apparently had a 'good feeling' about Valentines.

"And what about that is so special?" Magnolia asked as she rolled her eyes at her friend's excitement to the holiday about love.

"Oh Magnolia don't you wanna be in love!" Lucille clutched her heart, and Magnolia laughed as the two of them entered the Great Hall. Both of their eyes landed on a specific teacher, Gilderoy Lockhart.