Chapter 1 : Meeting

Disclaimer: Set in an alternate universe in which Oliver did not attend Hogwarts, but some other lesser wizarding school. Will go into more detail on this later on in the book perhaps. Luke Pucey is a made up character whom is the brother of Adrian Pucey and was in Gryffindor rather then Slytherin like Adrian

"You'll love this guy, Perce. He's gorgeous! Brown hair, brown eyes, athletic and guess what…" George paused for suspense.

"What?"

"He'll love this bit won't he? Tell him George, Tell him" Fred was like a two year old.

"He's Scottish" The twins jumped into a show tune pose, flourishes, jazz hands and even a little "Tada". Percy snorted, were they serious? They expected him to go on a date with one of their friends. They had a skewed sense of beautiful and often went for those that Percy believed to be rather… rough looking. They liked girls that listened to hip-hop and rap, that had huge bulking muscles that made them look like the had ox shoulders.. Fred once brought home a girl that had no manners or decency. She had a multi-coloured Mohawk, fishnets, torn "hot" pants and a scrap of material that was a very poor excuse for a shirt, every inch of skin was tattooed and Percy wondered how the woman could ever expect to be respected in a work place, some people had no decency. It would not have been so bad had she not belched in Mr Weasley's face then sat with her elbows on the dinner table during the meal. She replaced thanks with "Tar", kept popping her bubblegum and smacking her lips. Percy thought, no, knew that this "gorgeous" guy would be 5ft 6, leather clad, tattooed, bald and extremely unhygienic.. Not to mention fat. Percy shuddered at the images that arose.

"You've probably heard of him, Perce. He's a well known Quidditch player, you'll have heard those kids you teach talk about him but we won't tell you specifically who he is" Fred grinned, tugging at George's sleeve in excitement. "Be ready and at Crooked Chimney for 7pm tomorrow" The two brothers patted Percy's shoulders with patronizing grins before disappearing with a bang. Percy groaned inwardly, this would only end in trouble.

Percy Weasley was an arts and literature teacher at a wizarding primary school that prepared young witches and wizards to go onto higher secondary schools such as Hogwarts. His day had gone like any others but he'd listened out more to what the students said. The boys were always talking about various Quidditch teams, star players, injured players or even new players whilst the girls in years 5 and 6 were starting to talk about the cute, hot and totally GORGEOUS players. Listening to both sexes meant Percy could try to clue together the most good looking, popular players and thus, make a random stab in the dark at which was his date that evening. Only the problem was that there were so many.

Lessons finished at exactly 3 O'clock on Fridays but it still didn't come soon enough. Percy was quick to apparate home, he'd have to make a good impression at least if it did turn out that the twins had set him up with a famous quidditch player. He showered, primped his hair, made sure to have an extra close shave and a touch of cologne. He opted for a pair of faded brown boots, rusty coloured corduroys and a cream turtleneck jumper. His hair fall in short, straightened spikes and he pocketed his muggle mobile phone, wallet, and keys. He used contact lenses to help his vision and put his wand in a holster in his trousers.

He got the public house half an hour early so he decided to have a drink to loosen himself up. His stomach was twisting and knotting, why had he agreed to do this? It had seemed a good idea at the time, his brothers wouldn't have let him stand this guy up either. They'd have found some way to drag him to meet the guy so it would be best off to get it all over and done with now as opposed to some embarrassing and played out annoyance. Somewhere in Percy's mind, he hoped that this celebrity would turn out to be as handsome as the twins said, hoped that they'd somehow be able to connect but also that this guy would be the one. Percy had had a few relationships in his past, Penelope Clearwater, Jennifer Dealy, Luke Pucey and Robert Todd as well as a vast number of relationships that hadn't lasted more than a month or so. Percy at 27, was starting to feel like he was getting on a bit and wanted to settle down. He finished his beer quickly and was about to go outside, noticing that it was about five minutes to seven when a throat cleared behind him, "Excuse me but are ye' Percy Weasley?". Percy stiffened slightly, the voice was Scottish. He swallowed a lump in his throat and turned himself around on his stool.

For the first time since his ministry blunder, Percy was wrong. The Man stood before him was tall, toned but not overly so, chocolate hued hair and a twinkle in his eyes. The Scot's hair was naturally straight and thick and fell into his eyes giving him a youthful and childlike look to his well defined face. The man stood before him wearing plain blue jeans, navy blue converse and a plain white shirt that was unbuttoned to reveal the top section of his chest and a blue bandana tied around his neck. Percy nodded, stunned. The stranger chuckled and sat down next to him before extending a hand. "M' name's Oliver Wood. You probably knew that already though, right?" He gave a nervous laugh again, he'd somehow become a household name over night several weeks ago and now he'd gone from the guy no one had heard of to the hottie of Puddlemere United. The twins probably told him who his date was too so Oliver was surprised when Percy shook his head.

"They wouldn't tell me anything other then you were Scottish and had brown eyes and hair.. Well they mentioned the quidditch but that was about it" Percy smiled coyly and the scot chuckled again. Oliver ordered them a drink each and pair started talking about their current jobs and briefly about their childhood till Percy decided to ask how someone like Oliver would know the twins. That had made Oliver laugh. "Well, I met them through my teammate Alicia Bell. She went t' Hogwarts I believe and played with them for Gryffindor in the house team, then got signed t' Puddlemere and we got talking. Then we took her out on a night out after a win and told her t' bring some friends and the girl who had been quiet in training sessions and matches turns up already half pissed with a red head bloke on each arm" Oliver paused and grinned giddily "So, how did ye meet them?". It was a poor attempt at humour but it did the trick and the two burst into laughter.

Percy was still rather nervous but was getting more relaxed by the minute, and by the drink, and it soon appeared that the two men had consumed 4 beers each, giving a now very tipsy Percy 5. Percy had to admit, the scotch quidditch player was as gorgeous as the twins had stated and was not only funny, but sensitive and intelligent too.

The night drew to an end all too quickly for the two and they found themselves stood outside the pub, both grinning at the connection and the alcohol induced happiness. "So… Um" Oliver pouted, not sure what to say. He toed at his sneakers. Percy made a quiet noise in the back of his throat to acknowledge Oliver but show that he wasn't sure what to say. "Well, I guess this is goodnight then, Eh?" Percy nodded shyly and looked down at Oliver's shoes, bit his lip.. "Yeah, I suppose it is. I had fun tonight though" He grinned more cheerfully and noticed the athlete looked relieved. Oliver scratched the back of his head and stuck out a hand, Percy doubtfully looked at it and shook the brunette's hand but Oliver seemed to decide that a mere hand shake wasn't nearly enough and so pulled the other man closer into a tight hug. "Was very fun. Maybe we should do it again sometime?" Percy grinned at Oliver's suggestion, returned the hug then pulled back. He liked that idea. The idea of going out with sports star who was gorgeous and funny and smart and … oh so perfect. "Yeah, very soon. Say…Monday?" Percy was wondering if he was pushing it too soon. Oliver seemed to pout slightly. "Sunday?" The scot bit his lip and the red head shook his head. "Tomorrow" The pair grinned at each other, nodding. Yes, tomorrow, tomorrow was less then a day away and there was

Something, some force pulling and attracting the two men together. "I'll send ye an owl tomorrow t' start arranging things" Percy quirked a brow wondering how the sports player had his address, then realized the twins were probably thinking ahead. Oliver gave a nod, watching the realization dawn on Percy's face. "Well, okay then, Oliver. I'll see you tomorrow" Percy held out his arms and the other man gave him a hug but didn't pull away completely and instead lingered rather close for a moment, tanned cheeks blushed. "I hope ye don't think me too forwards but I've been dying t' do this since I entered the pub" Oliver waited a moment, sure that Percy would know what Oliver was about to do and react in some way but the Redhead did nothing so the brunette just leant forwards and kissed him, chastely on the lips. Percy raised a hand and lifted it to tangle into the other's hair, preventing the athlete from pulling away just yet and the hint was taken as Oliver moved back, this time with more force in the kiss. His hands fell to Percy's waist and pulled the other closer, gaining a groan from the quiet teacher. They pulled away minutes later, flushed and grinning before Oliver placed one last kiss on Percy's forehead and stepped away. "I'll see ye tomorrow Mr Weasley, sir" He winked, beginning to walk back a few paces. Percy nodded with a chuckle and pulled out his wand to apparate. Oliver lived only two or three minutes walk away but Percy lived across town and thus had chosen to apparate. "Bright and early, Mr Wood' Percy laughed back, giving a quick wave before apparating back to his apartment. He washed and changed for bed and was quickly asleep. Meanwhile, back outside the Crooked Chimney, Oliver Wood had just seen an angel disappear with a few sparks into the night.

"Sweet dreams t' ye, Percy Weasley"

to be continued

Author's Notes: So, there's the first and terrible chapter in my new story. I was thinking of doing this as a series of "first/blind dates" but I might do that a bit later on or work on it as a side project.

This will get better as it goes on, believe me it will. It's inspired partially by Meredith25's( cna't remember if that's the right name.. was definetly an M) "Blind Date"