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     VICTORIA MILLICENT NOIR'S BEAUTY WAS BEYOND COMPARABLE. the lithe girl's right arm hooked around harry's, as she outshone every other contestant, and every other girl.

a red high neck body-conscious, lace dress with a low back accented the girl's curves, and nearly made her seem more slim and tall.

she was the burning flame against the cold icy winter-land. her fiery red gown slightly dragged behind her, as she stood proud, smiling like she was the empress.

victoria's shoulders were like soft mountain peaks, slightly rosy from the cold, with her silvery hair scrunched up into a low bun.

a few wavy strands fell out, framing her porcelain skin. the girl's glossy pink lips stretched up into a humble and demure smile while her eyes screamed dominance.

     victoria enjoyed the attention on her as her and harry had walked down the aisle, behind cedric and victor and their dates.

     skimming over the crowd, draco's face seemed to be drained of color and perhaps even a bit envious.

     that had made victoria extremely satisfied.

     if the boy had thought that she was just some girl that he could easily catch like a butterfly, he was dead wrong, and she was there to prove it.

     "now let's have the triwizard champions start the dance, shall we?", dumbledore happily announced as he watched the three pairs bow and curtsy.

     despite harry trying his best, he had struggled to keep up with victoria's pace, much so elegance.

     if she was the mother swan that guided her little ducklings across the lake, harry was like the ugly duckling, stumbling upon the clear waters.

     "relax harry. we're here to have fun aren't we?", victoria smiled, making the boy indeed calm his erratic heartbeat a bit.

whilst the champions had nearly ended their first dance, the professors and other students had also joined in.

"please excuse me. I'll be heading to the ladies' room", victoria politely said as she had excused herself from the ball room entirely.

harry just sat next to ron, who seemed to be quite agitated.

"YOU WERE HER DATE AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME?! I HAD THOUGHT MALFOY WAS TAKING HER SO I DIDN'T BOTHER ASKING!", ron suddenly shouted, making padma patil—the twin of parvati patil—flinch.

"I-I'm sorry ron. we wanted to keep it on the down-low", harry responded, not exactly having the heart to talk about this with ron right now, as he watched cho happily dance with cedric.

"down-low?! what?! got something to hide is it?", ron huffed as he crossed his arms, leaning against the chair in his peculiar dress robes.

however, that night victoria was not the only girl that had caught his eye. in fact, as soon as hermione had entered with victor krum, ron's entire body soared with envy that he was not aware of.

must be the fact that hermione got to associate with victor krum and he didn't, he'd persuade himself.

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victoria's black stilettos clicked with each hurried step she took towards the dark halls.

the girl had a goal in mind, yet if someone wasn't following her, she would've been able to arrive at where she had originally wanted to go, instead of the empty library.

     even madam pince was at the ball, giving victoria the perfect opportunity to search the school for the object that she had wanted.

     as victoria momentarily stopped in front of the restricted section, she gently rubbed the lock as she muttered a spell, making the metal drop onto the floor with a soft thud.

     the girl slowly entered the restricted section of the library as she then once again stopped.

     "enjoy being my stalker don't you, malfoy?", the girl asked as she turned around, seeing exactly who she had thought it was.

     "well well well, can't believe ms. little noir is breaking the rules and entering the restricted section while she's supposed to be at the ball", draco smirked.

     "I could say the same for you, mr. malfoy. well? find anything intriguing after following me all the way here?", victoria teased, making the boy furrow his brows.

"why didn't you come with me to the ball? you chose potter over me?!", draco suddenly seriously asked as he strode over to the girl, staring right into her sadistic grey eyes.

"I told you. I already had a dat—"

"liar! you asked potter after, goyle informed me", draco sneered.

     victoria simply sighed, looking down as her gaze then flickered up to meet draco's.

     "I'm sorry", victoria said, making draco slightly taken aback.

     "w-what?"

     "I'm sorry", victoria repeated. "I thought if I played hard to get...you...you would like me more", victoria mumbled, inching closer to the male and making him take a step back.

     "you'll forgive me...won't you?", victoria softly asked as she leaned in for a hug, utterly shocking draco to the max.

     the boy suddenly grinned as he reciprocated the action, snuggling into the crook of the girl's neck as victoria's laced arms wrapped around draco's neck.

     suddenly, with the lift of her wand (obliviate), the boy had momentarily passed out, nearly making victoria drop his body.

     "mobilicorpus", victoria casted as draco's body levitated a few inches above the ground.

     with the boy's floating body following after victoria, he was gently placed on one of the chairs, with a random book opened on the table he was currently laying on.

victoria then leaned close to draco, gently caressing the boy's perfectly pale face.

"sorry? I think not", victoria scoffed as she exited out the library, making sure the lock on the restricted section looked as if it had never been tampered with before.

     as soon as she left, she headed towards dumbledore's office, where she knew she would be able to find some useful information that would aide her in her quest.

fumbling around the drawers of dumbledore's desk, there was a specific cabinet that was locked, but nothing a little spell couldn't open.

"horcruxes?"

victoria immediately flipped open the hefty book, not surprised that something this vulgar was locked up in dumbledore's drawers.

     though that was not what the girl was particularly interested in.

     the girl started getting a bit frustrated. she couldn't find what she wanted, and so therefore hastily left as she relocked the cabinets.

as victoria had strut down the empty hallways, she suddenly stopped, glancing at the view on the other side of the pristine windowpane.

     victoria pondered where to even begin, as she was beyond lost.

     she had originally thought that hogwarts would provide her with all the information she needed, but it deemed harder than she expected. 

     "hm...christmas break is coming up", victoria muttered to herself, watching her reflection slightly drop her usual smile.

"it's time...to go home".

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