Finding love in all the wrong places
Chapter One
Oliver Wood was getting ready for his last year in Hogwarts. He was staring in the mirror, looking at his muggle clothes. He was wearing a dark green sweater with dark blue jeans. He was trying to fix his hair, when his older brother walked into the room.
"Cynthia is downstairs and she is waiting for you. You have to go, or else you will miss the train to Hogwarts. And no Quidditch" his brother Mark said.
Oliver turn away from the mirror and he looked at his brother. Then hit him in the shoulder. "I will not miss the train, and Cynthia isn't here. She takes forever to get ready."
"Oh fine. I am lying," his brother sighed. Then Mark sat on Oliver's bed. And he looked at a picture that sat on his end table. The picture was of Oliver and Cynthia sitting on a beach. "So when are you two setting the wedding date?"
Oliver looked over at his older brother with a glare of hatred. "You know that I am not dating Cynthia. I am dating Stephanie Miller. And I don't know what the whole family has against Stephanie."
Then Mark placed his picture on Oliver's end table. Mark then stood up and stood his head. "Just hurry up, or else you will miss the train."
Cynthia was sitting on the Wood's couch, when she saw Mark coming down the stairs. Mark looked exactly like Oliver, but he was two years older then Oliver.
"Is he coming down? Or is he self absorbed in the mirror again?" Cynthia asked Mark.
"The mirror," Mark smiled. Then Mark sat on the couch next to Cynthia and he placed a piece of her red hair behind her ear. "He thinks that you aren't ready yet. I think he is trying to have the perfect outfit for Stephanie."
"I still can't believe he didn't see her this whole summer. Haven't they been dating for like two years, and her parents still don't know" Cynthia said.
Then Mark laughed and they both looked over toward the stairs to see Oliver walking down the stairs.
"About time" Cynthia muttered under her breath. Then Mark laughed some more.
"What was that about?" Oliver asked.
"Nothing that considers you Ollie. Cynthia and I have been catching up since I don't get to talk to her. You like to hide her from a lot of people you know" Mark said.
Then Cynthia rolled her eyes, and she looked at Oliver. "Well we should get going. I mean you won't get to talk to everyone about Quidditch if we miss the train."
"Oh yeah, we have a lot of new plans for Quidditch. Thanks for working with me again this summer Cynthia" Oliver smiled.
They arrived at 9 ¾ station was filled with a lot of wizards and witches waiting to go back to Hogwarts. Cynthia and Oliver were trying to find their other friends. George and Fred had both jumped on top of Cynthia. All Oliver did was smile and laugh at the three of them. Cynthia was in the same year as Oliver. But she had made friends with George and Fred. He couldn't believe that George, Fred and Cynthia were such close friends. Oliver knew Cynthia very well, and he didn't accept that the three of them would be such close friends.
"Well how did the summer go Wood?" George asks him.
"Cynthia had helped a lot this summer with planning some new Quidditch plans. So I know that they are going to work…" Oliver had continued on his little speech.
And Cynthia had rolled her eyes and helped set off a couple of the twins pranks. Oliver felt like he was talking to a wall.
"So where is Miss Miller? Are you going to try and find her Wood?" Fred asks him.
"No, since her parents are still here. I have to wait until we get on the train" Oliver explains.
"Why would you date someone that has rules like that Wood? I mean you have plenty of other girls that you could choose from. Like Cynthia here. She is a mighty fine girl and she is single" Fred said.
Then Cynthia started to cough, and she had patted her chest to clear her throat. "Well I am going to get a compartment before they are all filled."
Oliver was sitting in the compartment with Cynthia, Fred, and George. He was sketching some more ideas down for Quidditch. He was also quite because he was thinking about what Fred had said on the platform. He couldn't date Cynthia though, because they were like brother and sister. At least that is what Oliver thought; maybe Cynthia didn't think that they were brother and sister.
"Are you two going to stay quite the whole time?" George asked.
Cynthia turned her head away from the window. And she looked at the three boys. Then she turned her head back to the window. "I am not talking to you guys anymore."
"Don't you think that is a little too harse" Fred told her. They just saw Cynthia shake her head no.
Then the twins looked over at Oliver to see if he had anything to say. But he was back into his book. Then everyone turned their heads to the compartment door opening. They saw Stephanie Miller who was a tall girl with long black hair and grey eyes. Stephanie was in the Ravenclaw house.
"Oh hello Stephanie" the twins said in unison. Cynthia just turned her head back to the window and sighed. "Pay no attention to her; she is having a bad day today."
Stephanie then kissed Oliver on the lips. "I have to sit next to the window or else I will get motion sickness."
Cynthia had rolled her eyes and she stood up and left the compartment. Oliver then went to follow her and he grabbed her arm forcing her into his chest.
"Yes?"
"What is your problem?"
"Nothing Oliver. Nothing at all. I am just going to find somewhere else to sit because I don't want to ruin your princess' fun" Cynthia forced a smile.
All Oliver did was just watch her walk away. He saw her walk into the next train car and then he went back into the compartment with a fake smile on his face.
Cynthia leaned up against the door and she started to cry. Why didn't Oliver follow her? Why didn't he fight for me? I guess he doesn't care about me after all. Then leaving those thoughts, she went to find another compartment to sit with.
Cynthia had founded a new compartment to sit with when she found Cedric Diggory, Katie Bell, and Roger Davies. They were surprised that Cynthia wanted to sit with them.
"What happen to Oliver and the twins?" Katie asks her.
"Stephanie decided that she wanted my seat, and I have been dealing with enough stuff today that I didn't want to start anything else" Cynthia explained.
"He is still dating her? I saw her hanging out with Scott Powers this whole summer. Apparently she is going to get married to him the next summer" Cedric told Cynthia.
"What?" Cynthia asks him.
"Yeah, a lot of people are talking about it. It is supposed to be the wedding of the century" Roger explained.
"Huh, well I know who isn't invited to the wedding" Katie smiled.
"Well good. I wouldn't dare on going anyways" Cynthia smiled right back at Katie. Then she stuck her tongue out at Katie.
The next thing they knew George and Fred had entered the compartment.
"Why did you guys decide to join us?" Cynthia asked them.
"Apparently we are rude and mean. So Oliver kicked us out or else we would have two-a-day practices" George said.
"So we left" Fred said. "Well that is a good thing. Because if you would have given us two-a-day practices I am pretty sure I would kill you. Then Alicia and Angelica would kill you also" Katie smiled.
Oliver was still fooling around this his plan book for Quidditch. Stephanie wouldn't stop playing with her long black hair that she just put into a ponytail.
"Oliver…we need to talk" Stephanie said. Oliver closed his book and looked at Stephanie. Then Stephanie had kissed him on the lips again. "I don't think you should hang out with Cynthia anymore. I think she is a bad influence on you."
Oliver started to laugh at the remark that Stephanie made. And his laughter subsided when he saw that she was serious. "Are you serious?" Then Stephanie nodded her head. "She is my best friend. We are basically brother and sister. I love her with all my heart. That would be like telling me I couldn't talk to my brother anymore."
"Maybe you shouldn't talk to him either. Both of them don't like me as it is. And they think I am this bad influence on you. They also think something is wrong with me because I won't introduce you to my family. They need to go" Stephanie said.
Oliver looked at her with a half smile. Then shook his head, "I don't know what you want me to say here Stephanie. I am not going to stop talking to my brother or my best friend because you are paranoid."
Stephanie had snorted then licked her lips and rolled her eyes. "I can't believe you would want to give up this for her."