Notes: I was scanning through the Hermione/Cedric & Hermione/Oliver stories and I realised 'I've read all these' so ages ago I started writing two Hermione/Cedric stories 'A different world cup' and 'A fear that leads to love' so I thought 'Hey! Why not take a crack at writing at Hermione/Oliver story!'…so…I did. End of story and start of the real one lol
Disclaimer: Me no own Harry Potter if I did there would be a lot more romance and Cedric, Oliver and Lupin would only be mine lmao
I heard it, Harry heard it, Ron heard it…hell…the whole school heard it! But no one saw it coming! We never even thought of it or anything to do with it ever happening! But if we heard Dumbledore's announcement, at the start of this, our third year, correct then all the us students will be participating in a 'marriage project' for one period a day for the ENTIRE year. Why you ask? No one knows, even the teachers looked confused and not forgetting VERY surprised when Dumbledore added it to the regular announcements. I'm still thinking about it…
Me, Harry and Ron walked in to the great hall, along with all the other students, and sat down at our usual place at the Gryffindor table. The sorting ceremony started and ended. Then when Dumbledore stood everyone went silent.
"I wound like to welcome you all to yet another year at Hogwarts" He started just like any other year. "I wound like to remind you that the forbidden forest is called that for a reason" He said then smiled and some people around me started laughing lightly, again normal. "And also this year will be slightly…different from past years" He then continued. Now this got everyone's attention including the teachers. "This year we will be doing a project of sorts that will include every student no matter what year you are. This project will be a pairing and partnership between two students, that will be picked by the faculty, a pairing of one boy and one girl. So basically it is…a marriage" Everyone burst into talk.
"What?" Ron asked still staring at Dumbledore like he was expecting him to say it was a joke.
"A marriage project?" Harry asked but it was more like a confused statement
"Why on earth should we waste are time with someone we probably can't stand and knowing are luck it will be a Slythern" Ron said. We all looked over at the Slythern table to find Malfoy and his gang of idiots looking at us. They were probably thinking the same thing about us.
"Further more" Dumbledore half shouted getting everyone's attention again "This project will take up a period a day in your timetable. That is all enjoy the feast" and with that the four house table filled with food and everyone went to talking about their own things. Harry and Ron were talking about the school Quidditch league this year and I started thinking about the project that was just announced. The feast ended and instead of going straight to the common room I went directly to the library I needed a good book to lose my thoughts in and I needed one now!
So now this leads me here now searching the shelves of the library in the 'history of magic' section to find the thickest book I can find. I don't know why I'm so worried about this stupid project! I just have this sickening feeling that I'll be paired with…"Hey mudblood!" Malfoy. Her string puller since you know she is a bad version of a Barbie puppet.
"What do you want Parkinson?" I turn around and see not only Pansy but Crabbe and
Goyle…absolutely brilliant.
"Your gonna make My Drakie very upset this year, I just know it, and I just cant have that" She said with that smug tone she always uses does she have a point?
"I don't have time for this rubbish" I say and try to walk towards the door put something, or someone, pulls on my hair and I scream because of the pain. It turns out to be Goyle with part of my hair in his fist. Pansy, looking as smug as ever, came and stood right in front of my face.
"No mudblood listen to me…" As much as I really wanted to listen to Pansy blabber on about her life I had better things to do, like watching paint dry for example, so I did the first thing I thought of to shut her up…I spat on her.
"AAAHHHHH!" She screamed and backed in to a bookcase rubbing the spit of her cheek.
Next thing feel is Goyle throwing me on the ground head first hitting the wooden floor hard and I scream. I lie on the ground in a foetal position holding my head in both hands.
"Hey!" I hear someone yell
"Run!" Pansy shouts and then I hear all three run out of the library. I'm thankful their gone…but who saved me? Just after I think that I feel a hand on my shoulder and unconsciously flinch.
"Granger? It's me, Oliver Wood?"
Oliver Wood? The Gryffindor Quidditch captain? How lucky am I? I slowly and shaking move my arms from my head to see him more clearly brown hair and dark brown eyes that it is indeed Oliver Wood. I couldn't help myself I grab him in a death grip hug and start crying my eyes out.
"Ssshhhh it's ok, I'm here" He says, his Scottish accent clearer than before, while he rubs circles on my back.
"How about we get you back to the common room?" He asks but more says. But I didn't get up, or make any movement to get up. He then unexpectantly picks me up so his arms are holding me up and my head is still buried deep in his shoulder while my arms are around his neck.
Soon after. I couldn't tell you how long it actually took because I was still crying and my head was getting really sore from where it hit the ground. I heard him say the password, 'trinity', and go into the Gryffindor common room.
I heard a lot of gasps as we came in. I feel him sit down on the sofa still holding me as tight, or maybe even tighter, as when he was walking.
"Hermione!" I heard Harry and Ron scream in unison. I hear them run over from another part of the common room. One of them puts their hand on my shoulder and gently pulls me back slightly. When I realised I was moving away from Oliver I screamed without meaning to.
I screamed "No!" and shoved his hand away and attacked Oliver again, I feel him stiffen but then relax slightly, he then brought his hand up to rub my back again.
"What happened?" Ron asked with both worry and anger.
"What happened Wood?" Harry asked him sounding pretty anger himself
"Malfoys gang minus Malfoy cornered her in the library" He answered
"Ginny take her to bed she needs rest" the responsible Weasley, Percy, shouted in his I'm-head-boy-now-obey-me tone.
I then feel another, smaller, hand on my shoulder trying to pull me away again "NO!" I scream yet again and hold on even tighter. I don't know why but I want to stay with Wood right now. He's making me feel really safe right now, a safe I'm afraid I'll lose if I let go.
"Percy, she staying with me tonight" I hear Oliver say and I feel myself smile slightly through my tears.
"What! No Wood! Not on my watch! As head boy I must enforce the rules" Percy said shouting slightly
"I wanna stay with Olie" I say in almost a whisper but apparently Percy heard me
"Absolutely not! No way! It's completely…"
"Percy look at her!" Oliver argued
I hear him sigh.
"Fine…but if any of the professors find out I know nothing" Percy finally gave in
"Ginny can you go get something for her to change into?" Oliver asks Gin
"Sure hold on" She yells then I hear her run up the stairs.
"You ok?" Oliver whispers in my ear
"Thanks" Is all I manage to whisper back
"Here" Ginny says panting, probably from running, and hands me my school bag. I take it slowly but I don't say anything.
Oliver gently gets up, still carrying me, and walks up several flights of stairs, through a door and sets me on his bed.
"You can get changed in the joining bathroom ok?" He gently says and I just nod.
I run in and as fast as I can get changed. I'm missing that safe feeling already. Ginny packed my blue, long, baggy pyjama bottoms and a blue tank top. I shove my uniform in my bag and run out the door and grab Wood in another hug.
He pulls back the covers and we climb into his bed and, because it's only a single bed we're really close together. I put my head beside his chest so close that I can hear his heartbeat and he puts his arm around my waist pulling me even closer.
"Sleep ok?" He says sounding really tired at the same time. I didn't realised what happened until after I did it. I bend my neck backwards and plant a kiss on his lips letting them linger slightly. I pull back and put my head back beside his chest and I hear his heart is racing. He then kisses my forehead and whispers 'goodnight'.
"Goodnight" I whisper back "My hero"
Notes: The last line is kind of cheesy but hey -shrugs- please tell me what you think so far.
Love you all
Kitty xoxo
