Beauxbatons

[Fleur Delacour - Inactive]

[There's no other place to put this that would make sense. So...if we move it, we move it. I just need it at the moment.]

Fleur lands her broom on the grounds of Beauxbatons. She sees the carriage and the large castle. Her heart fills with warmth as she finds herself at her old school, her old home. She didn't even mind standing there in a ball gown, looking silly no doubt. She noticed a small silvery blonde haired girl running down the grounds. Gabrielle! She tossed her broom aside and ran over to meet Gabby halfway, wrapping her arms around the smaller Delacour. Gabrielle looked up at her with sad eyes, questioning her arrival. Fleur's letter had been vague.

"Gabby! I 'ave missed you so much!" She squeezed her younger sister tightly, "Are ze uzzers still ze same?"

Gabrielle shrugged, "Zey 'aven't changed much..." Her voice was quiet, just like Fleur had remembered, "Fleur! You weren't supposed to come back til summer, why are you 'ere now? And...why are you wearing zat?" Fleur let Gabrielle go and smiled feebly.

"Can we talk about zat later? I need to get upstairs and see everyone!" Gabrielle took Fleur's hand, shaking her head in disbelief. She dragged Fleur up the grounds and took her to the Beauxbatons dorms.

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Fleur and Gabrielle arrived in the dormitories. A bunch of the girls that Fleur had known were hanging out, lounging mostly. Some of them were casting spells, the others gossiping. Gabrielle led Fleur over to her group of friends, Fleur's old friends, who were all sitting on royal blue cushions. They were flipping their hair and batting their eyelashes even though there was no one except the other girls to look at them. Fleur quickly used her wand to change her dress into a sensible outfit before she sat down with the others. Gabrielle sat beside her.

"Look, girls!" Gabby smiled, "Fleur's come to visit!" Just as Fleur had expected she was bombarded with questions. Fleur held onto her sister for support.

"Yes, I'm fine. Oui, je suis heureuse!" Fleur felt herself leaning back away from the group as they all leaned closer with curiousity. Gabrielle told them all to back off for awhile as she turned to Fleur herself.

"Zey're just excited because ze Durmstrangs are coming over for ze inter school unity theeng in two days. Zey 'aven't seen boys in awhile, whereas, you 'ave. Not to mention you used to love when ze Durmstrangs came 'ere."

Fleur felt queasy and she turned away from Gabrielle, "It's different now. I'd rather not be 'ere when ze Durmstrangs come."

[Guest]

A note flutters down to Fleur.

F,
Come back, please! Or at least let me come there. We need to talk before you leave.
Love S

[Fleur Delacour - Inactive]

Gabrielle's reaction to Fleur's response wasn't what she expected.
"You're ze reason we got excited for it! You're so good with zem, and I only recently got good with zem. Zey all are excited to see you."

Fleur felt ashamed of Gabby for a moment. The Durmstrang boys didn't care about her, or Gabby. They only liked her for her appearance and she had been forced to learn the hard way. She remembered all the times she and her friends would sit on the steps and the Durmstrangs would tell Fleur how pretty she was. At first, Fleur would swoon over some of them. Later, after they had snogged her, they would leave and never speak to her again. It was dreadful. That was why she had to leave Hogwarts. She couldn't stand feeling that rejection ever again.

"You don't understand, Gabby. You won't either if you keep doing zis to yourself!" She glared at Gabby, without realizing it, "I'm going up to ze sleeping quarters..." The girls watched her walk away and up the marble staircase.


The sleeping quarters were beautiful. The room was a dark navy blue, as were the bedsheets. The pillows were a light silver and there were small mini crystals dangling from the ceiling. Fleur's bed had changed as if it were ready for her. The sheets were just as she liked them, the silver overhead canope just as she liked it. She changed into her navy blue nightdress and opened the small window after tying her hair up in a messy bun. She missed her Hogwarts dormitory friends, but she couldn't go back. It was too much pain to go back to.

She was startled by a letter. She took it into her hands and stared at it. She couldn't go back, not when she had just arrived. Not when Gabby was now angry with her. She called for Seffie and sent a letter back to him. He could come here if he wished, but she could not go there just yet.

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Fleur stood up and shut the window, crawling into her bed. She knew it wouldn't be possible for him to arrive before the next night, it was a very long ways away. She had also given him the lengthy directions. She needed more time to think to herself and she couldn't think of a better way then to force him to take a longer route to the school. She had never expected him to react that way. She heard someone in the doorway and pretended to be asleep.

"Fleur, zat was really mean what you did...Or what you said..." Fleur flinched at hearing Gabby's voice, "I forgive you though. I remember seeing your 'urt face after all zose Durmstrang boys would stop talking to you..." Fleur turned over onto her side, facing Gabby. She wouldn't let her know she was awake for just one more moment, "Can you tell me why you're 'ere now?"

Fleur opened her eyes and propped herself up on her arm.
"Sure...." Since Sirius would be barging in the sleeping quarters the next night, it only seemed natural for Gabby to know about what had happened. Gabby ran over, eager, and curled up beside Fleur. "See - I - um." How does one start a story like this? "I met someone at 'Ogwarts. 'Is name was Sirius Black. 'E was an arrogant one..." She noticed Gabby's reaction and laughed, "But not like ze Durmstrangs. 'E was different. Although, for awhile, 'e would call me Veela Babe. 'E asked me to go ze 'Ogsmeade with 'im and I said no. Eventually, we went our seperate ways and 'e got with zis girl named Katie Bell. Well, one night, at ze Valentine's Day Ball, we both got a little carried away..." Her voice trailed off as Gabby's eyes widened. She was still so young, "Katie was sick and we danced and zen, later, we kissed. It was a very sweet moment, but it was very wrong of me to do zat to my friend!" She was hoping Gabby wouldn't take from example and do that to one of her friends, "We started dating. And I asked 'im to ze Sadies Ball and 'e said yes. Zen, while zere, Katie and I both took Polyjuice Potions. Most definitely not on purpose! She turned into me and I turned into 'er. Sirius kissed Katie theenking she was me. And zen, I 'urt myself because I was really drunk and not focusing." Gabby threw her arms around Fleur at this part, "Later on, down at ze lake, 'e told me zat 'e was confused. Zat 'e couldn't tell me what 'is true feelings for Katie were. I was 'eartbroken. I couldn't theenk straight knowing zat 'e could still love 'er after we 'ad been through so much." She looked down at Gabby, "So...I left and came 'ere."

Gabby seemed somewhat overwhelmed. Her facial expression was a mixture of awe and confusion. Fleur pulled Gabby close, smiling, "Don't worry about it. I didn't expect you to understand zat."

[Draco Malfoy]

[poor Fleur... *hugs*]

[Molly Prewett]

*letter flies in for Fleur*

Fleur,
Got your note and I hope you made it to France with no troubles. Write to me - I'm worried and if there's anything I can do to help just let me know. Take care of yourself.
Love,
Hermione

[Guest]

After flying all night Sirius finally gets there. He see's a large castle though not as large as hogwarts swarmed with girls all looking somewhat like Fleur, and all staring at him. He looks around seeing if he can find Fleur anywhere, when he doesn't see her he pulls out her letter to him and scribbles a quick note on it before sending it back.

I'm here, where are you?

[Fleur Delacour - Inactive]

Fleur woke up to see that Gabby had left and there was a note on her bed. She reads it and quickly wrote a response. She climbs out of bed and changes into a white shirt and jeans, just so she's not in pajamas.

The letter reads:
I'm in the sleeping quarters. They're up the marble staircase in the dormitories.

[Guest]

Sirius once again looks around in confusion before walking in the direction he assumed he had to go in. Eventually he spots Fleur and walks over to her. "So this is where you used to go to school?"

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Fleur looked from her bed and stared at him, "Yes, zis was my old school..." She felt a sudden urge to look away, "Why did you come 'ere?"

[Guest]

Sirius puts his arm around Fleur and kisses her cheek. "I needed to know why you left."

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Fleur wanted to rest her head on his shoulder and believe that nothing wrong had happened. Instead, she let her hands clasp together in her lap, "I came to give myself time to theenk," she paused, turning her head to look at him, "And so you would 'ave time to sort out your confusion. Mostly, I came because I was afraid...." She bit her lip and looked past him out the window. She shouldn't have told him that. Now she appeared weak and dependent.

[Guest]

Sirius turned Fleurs head so she was looking at him. "Look, I admit, I still do have feelings for Kate." Sirius sighs knowing he had to make his decission now or never. "But I chose you...and I don't regret it."

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Fleur felt like fainting when he confessed he still had feelings for Katie. But she froze. She felt her hands clench tightly around one another, her heart pounding fast. "I - " He hadn't yet finished, so she stopped herself. She let out a sigh of relief, feeling tears fall down her cheeks. She had been so worried. So afraid. Now, she felt like a weight had been lifted off her. She tried to get a hold of herself, "Did you - did you talk to 'er?"

[Guest]

"Kind of.."

[Fleur Delacour - Inactive]

Fleur pulled away, arching a brow, "And... what does zat mean?"

[Guest]

"We talked, but she kind of turned away from me as I was talking."

[Fleur Delacour - Inactive]

Fleur looked down at her hands in her lap, "Ooh. Does she know zat you're 'ere?"

[Guest]

"I don't think so, the only people who know are Ange and uh Wood..."

[Fleur Delacour - Inactive]

Fleur nodded, "'Ermione does too. I left 'er a note and she sent me a letter...." She looked at him, "You aren't going to act on zese feelings you 'ave towards Katie? Ever?" She knew she was asking a lot of questions and he was probably sick of it, but these were things she needed to know.

[Guest]

Sirius wraps his arms around Fleur and kissed her before whispering in her ear. "Never"

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Fleur kissed him back, pleased with the response she had received. She rested her head against him, smiling. She believed that he was telling the truth. She laughed, one of her hands slipping into his, "Does zis mean you'd like me to come back to 'Ogwarts?" She smirked up at him.

[Guest]

"No..." Sirius looked down at her and laughed at her reaction. "I want you to come back to Hogwarts and never leave again."

[Fleur Delacour - Inactive]

Fleur playfully shoved him at his initial response, "You are so going to pay for saying zat!" She got off the bed and gently pulled him up with her and towards where both of their brooms were, "Should I fly on my own broom, or 'itch-'ike with you and 'ave Seffie bring it separately?" She paused, pretending that she was thinking about it while her intentions were to see what his response would be.

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