A/N: Oh my gosh, I wrote something! Sorry about my absence...I've just been dealing with real life stuff. I hope you enjoy my new collection though. I know I am a huge Oliver Wood/Katie Bell shipper, but Danie presented me an opportunity to write a Marcus/Katie fic and I had to take it. What can I say? I'm a sucker for secret friendships/ relationship ships. Thanks for reading! This was written for the winter drabble collection. I'm not sure if it'll have different pairings or just Marcus/Katie yet. That depends on my muse. I know this is a little longer than a drabble, but I don't care. :) I also used the prompt baby blue. Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. JK Rowling does.

Katie could tell it was snowing one morning even before she could wake up. She could always sense when the first snow fall of the season would arrive, and she knew it would be any day now.

She grinned as she opened the window to watch the snowflakes fall, but this caused her dorm mates to stir. "Why are you up so early? It's cold outside, close the window."

"It's snowing, Angelina!"

"So? That just means practice later will be cold."

Katie frowned at her friend's lack of enthusiasm. She grinned down at the snow and decided to head to the Quidditch Pitch early. Nobody would judge her there.

There was already a good five inches of snow by the time Katie made it down to the field. She soaked in the silence for a moment with a dreamy smile on her face and then sat down. She placed her hands in the snow and smiled. She always loved how fresh the snow was when it first fell.

She closed her eyes and began making a snow angel.

She didn't know how long she was there for. She didn't hear anybody come up, but all of a sudden she heard a voice. "Silly girl, what are you doing?"

Katie opened her eyes and saw the baby blue sky and Marcus Flint kneeling above her. She couldn't remember when they became friends really. They ran into each other in the corridors a few times and they liked to do homework at the same study spots. Nobody knew they were friends. They would have a field day if they knew.

"I'm making a snow angel," she said dreamily as she flapped her arms and legs up and down to demonstrate.

Marcus rolled his eyes. "You're going to get sick and then your quidditch captain will have a fit because you won't be in your best shape."

"I don't care what Oliver says."

"You should. Here, I'll help you up," Marcus held out his hand.

Katie narrowed her eyes. "I'll get up when you make a snow angel."

"Come on, Bell. You're being silly. Slytherin practice will be starting soon."

"So I guess you'll have to chance them seeing us together. What, are you too pureblood to make a snow angel?"

He narrowed his eyes back at her, though it was playful. "No."

Katie's heart warmed at his answer. "Then come on, join me." She patted the snow. Once again she loved the feel of it beneath her fingers.

Marcus sighed and shook his head in amusement before he joined her.

She waited a few moments before speaking. "You're supposed to flap your arms up and down. Otherwise you're just making a police chalk outline for a crime scene."

Marcus laughed and turned toward her. She loved the rare moments when she could make him laugh. "What?"

"Never mind," Katie said impatiently. "Do you know how to make a snow angel?"

"I know how to make a snow angel." Marcus's voice sounded amused, and Katie narrowed her eyes. She didn't like that voice. It sounded like that lately whenever they were together. It sounded as if he had a secret, and she wasn't sure if she liked that.

He started flapping his arms and legs up and down and looked over at her. "Happy now?"

"I don't know… maybe we should add some wings and a halo."

He rolled his eyes. "Now you're pressing your luck." He stood up and held his hand out.

Katie sighed reluctantly and took his hand. It was the first time their hands had touched and she was surprised at how comfortable it felt.

She thought his hand lingered in hers longer than it should've, and she found she didn't want to move.

Marcus let go finally a moment later. "You should go," he said quietly.

Katie felt a twinge of disappointment, though she tried not to let it show. "Yeah…" She nodded and backed away.

"Bye."

"Bye."

She waited a moment longer to see if he would say anything else, but when it was clear he wasn't going to she took off running toward the castle.