Authors Note: Hello! This is my first fanfiction! So I would like to say thanks for checking it out, and please review and give feedback! I will be updating at least once a week if not more. I welcome and even encourage constructive criticism, but please do be nice about it. I will update with the next chapter ASAP. It will probably be shortly after this one! Happy Reading!
Disclaimer: I own nothing except a few of my OC's. All credit goes to the lovely JKR.
Prologue:
"Expelliarmus!" Katherine yelled viciously as her opponent flew backwards and crashed against the training room wall. She caught his wand swiftly and laughed at his futile attempt to get up.
"That wasn't fair," Xavier huffed as he managed to fix himself into a sitting position, "I wasn't ready for you that time, you cheated!"
"Zave, when you're in a heated fight with a dark wizard, he won't wait for when you're ready to try to disarm you." Katherine said matter-of-factly.
"Yes, yes I know that but…"
"What are you going to say to him?" Katherine said pretending like she didn't hear him. "Hey man hold up a minute, I'm not ready for you to disarm me yet." She said in a deep voice trying to imitate him.
Katherine laughed whole-heartedly at her own joke, as Xavier stood up and lunged at her. She hit the training mat with a thud as he pinned her down holding her wrists tight against the mat.
She giggled softly and said, "Hey I wasn't ready yet. No fair, no fair," she pouted.
"Well," Xavier began, "Kat when you're in a heated fight with a dark wizard…" He trailed off and gave her a cheeky smile. Katherine chuckled quietly as she stared up at him. His dark brown hair fell in soft waves against his forehead just above his eyelashes. His big dark brown eyes stared back at her with equal intrigue. Xavier loved the way he could curl his fingers around the loose curls at the ends of her long dark brown hair. To most people her hair looked black but until you got as close to it as he was, you could clearly see the coffee bean colored strands of hair.
"What?" Katherine asked softly.
"Nothing." Xavier said breaking out of his trance. Her electric green eyes balanced her coloring perfectly. Since Katherine usually wore her black fighter robes, it meant that her bright green eyes popped out even more.
Katherine gave him a look of confusion, and Xavier laughed at the way her brows scrunched together like that. She looked like a child wondering why everyone was cooing at everything she said; she looked so innocent.
He removed his left hand from her wrist, but she left it where he had pinned it. Xavier used his thumb to smooth out her brow.
"Don't frown," he whispered, "it provokes wrinkles."
And with that he moved his hand back over her wrist, and bent his lips down to hers. But just as their lips were a centimeter from touching, the sliding metal doors opened.
Katherine pushed Xavier with enough force to send him flying across the room. She stood up with incredible speed and drew her wand from the waistband of her black skinny jeans. Xavier, with the same incredible speed, grabbed his wand from the place on the floor that Katherine had dropped it when he sprung at her.
Thank goodness for their advanced speed, because just as Xavier seized his wand the Minister of Magic walked in.
"It's good to see you two so hard at work." Minister Crouch praised with a smile.
Katherine stood up straight as Xavier hoisted himself up and went to stand next to her.
"Minister," Katherine said with level of respect and surprise, "we weren't expecting a visit from you or else we would have made sure we both looked more presentable."
"We also would have straightened up the training room Sir." Xavier added nervously, good lord I hope he didn't see us, he thought anxiously.
"Oh please don't worry! It's good to see you two so passionate about work." The Minister said with a grin.
Crouch turned to look at Katherine and said, "I'm here to speak to you."
Me? Katherine thought apprehensively, what could I have done? She looked over at Xavier and saw he looked just as surprised and concerned as she did.
"Oh… I am so very sorry Minister. Whatever it is please forgive me and give a another chance!" Katherine stammered.
"What? Oh no dear girl! You misunderstand! You see I have very good news for you!" Crouch said sounding absolutely delighted.
Good news? I wonder what that could be. Maybe he is letting me have time off from training! Katherine thought expectantly.
The minister cleared his throat and said, "Miss Katherine Potter, you have hereby completed your training, and will be sent home to your family where you will join your brother James in his 5th year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!"
