A/N I think this is my third time testing this story out but I think I've got a few of the bugs out... not all but some. I hope you like it please review.
Arendi
She sat there admiring him as she had done for the past 6 years of her life at Hogwarts. It was breakfast and all of Hogwarts was in the Great Hall. Everyone was tired because they all had to spend the night in there. She watching him talk to his friends, she was invisible to him. He was caught up in popularity and Quidditch, and she meant nothing to him. How could someone like him ever love a girl like me she thought? Ariadne was not an ugly girl; in fact she was very pretty maybe to some even gorgeous but most would say a pretty girl. She was also a very sweet person, slightly nutty. She had many close friends and even a boyfriend at one point. But he still didn't know she existed. She had amber colored eyes and light chestnut colored hair that was long and slightly wavy. As she was eating with her friends and housemates from Hufflepuff, she could not help but dream. Ariadne secretly wished she were in Gryffindor so she could get to know him better. He was Oliver Wood, the strong, handsome Gryffindor Quidditch captain who was a year older than her. He had many admirers but very few who felt the way Ariadne did. But this man was taken.
Oliver Wood was going out with Bianca Sutter, probably the prettiest girl in school. Bianca was one of those people you couldn't dislike because they were too nice, but you secretly did anyway because they were so perfect. With her waist long honey blond hair shiny as glass, sparkling greenish blue eyes, skin that seemed to never get a zit, and perfect figure. Also was always top of her class and had many friends not just in her house, Ravenclaw, but also throughout the school. Ariadne didn't dislike Bianca but was envious. Couldn't Oliver see though her shallow personality? Ariadne sighed as she left her friends to go to class and saw Oliver and Bianca exchanging saliva in the hall. It made her want to cry, why can't he see me? I don't think I'm ugly or stupid, or even mean but the world doesn't even know I exist she though. Quietly she gathered the books she drop in misted of her thoughts and went to class. It was Potions with Ravenclaw and she had to look at Bianca all period long. Ariadne got through potions thinking of ways to get Oliver to notice her. Making the House Quidditch team didn't help, she was the only female beater in Hogwarts at this time. She also th y ought it was funny when little miss perfects potion exploded, Professor Snape was in a particularly bad mood and took 20 points away from Ravenclaw. A small victory for Ariadne but it wouldn't help her feel better that day.
After class was over for the day she went to Quidditch practice. Two of her close friends were on the team Cedric, there new captain and seeker and Mackenzie a chaser. She had been a beater on the team since her third year. She loved Quidditch with all her heart. After practice was over she went to talk to Cedric.
"Cedric do you think I'm pretty"? She asked him.
"Yes I do, why" he answered in return.
"If I'm pretty why don't guys like me"?
"I like you, you know that"
"I don't mean as friends but you know in that sense"
"Are you still fawning over Oliver Wood"?
"Yes"
"Awe Ari you really need to move on he has a girl friend"
"Well, your popular what would make you want to go with someone"?
"I like girls that are smart, a girl I can have a conversation with, and someone who's caring, and sweet"
"That's what they all say"
"But you know I mean it. Well any way I've got loads of homework to do, good practice I'll see you at dinner."
"All right Jenny's waiting for my anyway, bye". She sighed as she walked out of the locker rooms. Then she saw him, Oliver wood was sitting alone on the Quidditch pitch. He looks very upset, as if he had been crying. Ariadne mustered up all the courage she had and decided to talk to him.
"Are... are you all right"? She asked him meekly. He looked up startled.
"I didn't realize there was anyone else still out here," He sniffed.
"Ahh yeah we just got done with practice, what's wrong"
"Ariadne, right." she couldn't believe it. He actually knew her name!
"Yes" she replied holding back her excitement.
"Would you believe it?" he said exasperated, and upset, "I caught Bianca, my girlfriend, cheating on me"
"Really how"
"She was kissing another guy, Rodger Davies." He cringed at the sound of his name. "We've been going out for so long I... don't know what do anymore. She told me he meant nothing to her but I know this is only the tip of the ice burg. And now... now she wants to still be friends. First breaks my heart and then steps on the pieces." Ariadne put her hand on his back and comforted her secret crush while he let his anger out. When he was done venting she realized she missed meeting Jenny to work on their homework. She didn't mind though, for the first time she got to not only talk to Oliver but also be there to comfort him. "I'm so sorry," Oliver said
"For what," Ariadne asked in return
"You didn't need to hear all of this"
"No it's fine, really. Most of my friends come to for a shoulder to cry on." Oliver smiled weakly.
"Well thank you I feel better. I've got to go maybe I'll see you around some time"
"Okay." And like that he had left her. But Ariadne was excited she finally got Oliver Wood to notice her.
Later that week after practice Cedric told the team they'd be playing Gryffindor for they're 1st Quidditch match on Saturday. Ariadne was excited; she hoped that maybe Oliver remembers who she was. And if he did she'd be showing off he moves.
Saturday came. It was a dark dreary, day. The rain had been very hard to play in but Ariadne did mind. Quidditch was to be played in all types of weather to her but she loved the rain most of all. She got the Pitch and got on her broom, Cedric was shaking hands with Oliver. Ariadne played hard and could see that the Gryffindor seeker Harry was having trouble. She liked Harry enough, and respected his talent, but didn't want to loose again to him. The blugers went back and forth Dominic Regal the other beater on the Hufflepuff team and Ariadne. They were teaming up trying to knock the Gryffindor chasers out. Finally Gryffindor called a time out. Cedric called them all down and told them they were doing a good job even though they weren't doing well. The score was 60 Gryffindor to 10 Hufflepuff. It was a hard in the rain but Ariadne was doing the best she could, until the dementors came on to the field. Everyone on the team was shaken but they were all okay. Then just as Cedric and Harry were both going after the snitch, Harry passed out and Cedric caught the snitch. He felt terrible for Harry, Cedric being the polite person he is tried to call a rematch. But even Oliver said he had it fair and square. Poor Oliver he was heart broken. For him it was he last year to win the Quidditch Cup, and after the loss, it seemed out of reach. Ariadne walked in to the locker room she was happy they'd won but couldn't shake off the look Oliver had coming off the field. Cedric too looked upset.
"Hey Ari" he called to her, "do you really think we won fairly"?
"Well we did play really hard. But your right I can't help shaking the feeling we shouldn't have won. But it wasn't like we planed for this to happen so savor the moment we one our first game in over a year." Cedric smiled.
"Yeah your right. But I really hope Harry's alright, I'm going to go check."
"Alright I'll see you later, bye" She talked to Dominic and then Mackenzie, for a while after getting changed. They left and went back to the castle and once again Ariadne was last out of the locker room. She liked the quiet and thought about Quidditch and life in general for a while. Her thoughts gradually changed back to their usual subject of Oliver Wood. He looked so upset. She almost felt sorry for him loosing his girlfriend and then loosing an important Quidditch game. She understood that part Quidditch was life, and was probably the only thing the two had in common. One was a handsome, popular, pure blood wizard. The other was a pretty, but average half witch half muggle.
On Monday Oliver was close to being back to his normal self. He was still upset about the game and Bianca; he devised a plan for Gryffindor to still win the cup. As for Bianca he stated getting over her, as she was happily cozy next to Rodger Davies. Oliver couldn't stand watching them, but he had the other girls following him around. Ariadne would not stoop to the level of being a giggly fan, but she had gone back to being invisible to him.
It was the second week of November and the Quidditch season was going to be over soon. This made Ariadne a little depressed, it had kept her going and given her and excuse for being close to Oliver. This was his last year, and she had to tell him how she felt. She had one more chance before Quidditch was over for the season. At the end of November they always had scrimmages agent the different teams. Maybe after the games she could talk to him possible ask him what he was doing for the Holiday or try to make small talk.
School was getting hard, Ariadne was a good student but she didn't like homework. Class went on as normal for the next two weeks. She went to Quidditch practice and talked with her friends Jenny, Mackenzie, and Cedric. She did her homework, and most of the things any normal 16-year-old girl would do if she was a witch. She jogged every morning before everyone else was up. It was her time alone to think about her crush, her most passionate wish to be Oliver Wood's girl. Jenny, Mackenzie, and Cedric were her closet friends. They were the only one's who knew about her crush on Oliver Wood. They knew that every time he ignored her in the halls, every time he'd flirt with another girl, it depresses Ariadne more. She didn't want to live an invisible life, the life of a coward. She just wanted to be herself; She knew she had to tell him how she felt.
The scrimmage Saturday came and Cedric came to talk to her, "Ari you know you're my best friend right"
"Yes I know" she replied "Why".
"I just want to let you know no matter what happened out there with you and Oliver: Jenny, Zia, and I love you and we'll always be there for you." Ariadne couldn't help but smile she knew she was loved, it just wasn't the kind she craved. All she wanted was Oliver, she wanted to feel his big strong arms around her, she wanted to feel his breath when they kissed. She wanted Oliver Wood's love.
The games started and Hufflepuff had to play Slytherin first. The lost 170 to 40 but they had a really good run. Cedric got pushed off his broom but was all right. The Slytherin's captain Marcus Flint pushed him off. Ariadne actually had gone out with Marcus at one point, he was actually a nice guy, but the tension between houses caused them to break it off. Also Marcus played Quidditch too dirty for her liking. The Then played Ravenclaw and with a stroke of luck from Cedric they won. This left Gryffindor and Hufflepuff for the last game and everyone was a little tense. Ariadne never got nervous before games let alone team scrimmages, but this last game made her very scared. Going in to the game she didn't have a good feeling. The game started as normal, and Gryffindor was up 20 points the Gryffindor beaters had almost full control over the blugers. Dominic went in and hit one too Ariadne who was close to the Gryffindor goal posts. She hit it towards the Gryffindor goal post hoping to hit Katie, a chaser, who had just gotten the ball from Oliver who blocked a really good shot from Mackenzie. The bluger narrowly missed the chaser and went straight for Oliver's back. Before Ariadne could blink an eye it hit him. Oliver tumbled off his broom and hit the ground. It was a good 10 meters down and Oliver let out a roar of pain before he blacked out. She couldn't believe what happened. In daze she gathered around the Gryffindor team member's who stood over they conked out captain. Oliver was out cold and bleeding from the back of his head, which he had hit on the ground. Ariadne felt hot tears forming in her eyes as she bent down beside Oliver and cried out apologies. Cedric and Mackenzie came and pulled her back. She clutched Cedric as they took Oliver to the Hospital wing. She couldn't stop crying. Not only had she almost killed her crush, she felt terrible in general. After Mackenzie and Cedric calmed Ariadne down she went to see Oliver. She had been to the hospital many times and knew the way well. She walked in and the rest of the Gryffindor team was there. They all looked up toward her. "What is she doing here," one of the chaser girls sniffed, it's was Alicia Spinnet. She was a year younger than Ariadne.
"I came to see how he was, I'm... Really sorry,"
"Well he not dead if that's what you mean" Alicia replied belligerently again. Ariadne couldn't stop the tears from falling again. She cried in front of the team, and their broken captain. A comforting hand fell on her shoulder, but it did nothing. They left her alone next to Oliver. She got close to him and picked up his hand, he was still unconscious. "Please be ok," she wisped in his ear. Madam Pomfrey came in.
"Are you the one who pelted him with the bluger?'
"Yes. I'm so sorry, will he be alright"
"Well he's been lucky...Very lucky. We don't know when he'll wake up but there is no permanent damage. He cracked his spine and fractured his skull but I've taken care of it." Ariadne whimpered a little as Oliver shuttered in pain. "He needs quite dear, you need to leave now," Madam Pomfrey said as she shooed Ariadne out.
The weeks to Christmas Holiday were drawing closer and Oliver still hadn't woken up. Ariadne visited him every chance she got. Her friends were getting very worried about her. Ariadne had always been somewhat secretive, but lately she was very depressed. Jenny, Cedric, and Mackenzie all tried to talk to her; every time they asked her what was wrong she claimed it was the Quidditch loss to Ravenclaw two weeks ago. It was true they did take a hard beating but Ariadne just wanted Oliver to wake up. She may not have known him personally but the strange connection she felt to him was weakening and it drained her spirit
