ZAP!
Disclaimer: I don't own any Harry Potter characters
"Time for Zap!" Angelina said emphasis on the end.
"Oh, not that." Katie moaned. "Aren't we a little…mature for that?"
Alicia reasoned, "Well, you know, this is a game for teenagers."
"Yeah, and what's wrong with it, anyway?" Leanne asked.
Zap! was a classic with Gryffindor girls, who said it was to test their Gryffindor bravery. It was pretty much a lie. Zap! went like this. The names of all the Gryffindor boys were placed, in a very muggle way, in a hat. They then would pick one and have to ask out that boy. Katie hated it. You ended up with someone from any year; you might end up with your crush, you might end up with your best friend's crush or with someone who already had a girlfriend. The other girls loved it. They had a tradition to play it the night before their quidditch games.
Leanne picked first. Following with tradition, her face remained emotionless as she wrote the name on her hand. Next was Alicia, then Angelina. They did the same. Then Katie slowly reached her hand into the hat. She took her hand out slowly and read the name.
'Oliver Wood' it read.
My life is over. Over. Ended. Finished. She kept her face expressionless as she wrote his name on her hand. Goodbye world.
Leanne announced, "I got…Percy Weasley." The other girls winced.
Alicia smilingly proclaimed, "I got George!" Angelina and Katie shared a glance; they knew their friend had a crush on him.
Angelina said, "I got Fred! Yay, Leesh!"
Katie dreaded what she would have to tell her friends, and who she would have to ask out right after that. She had had a crush on Oliver since her 1st year. Katie was shy with boys, though.
"I got… Oliver Wood."
Her friends screeched. "Yay Katie!"
The four girls walked down the staircase. Each went to whoever they were supposed to ask out. Katie trudged to Oliver who was finishing his Herbology report.
She sighed. "Oliver, will you go to Hogsmeade with me Saturday?"
He hesitated be fore saying, "This is just that stupid game you guys play isn't it? You only asked because you had to. No."
"But, Oliver…"
"No. We have to win tomorrow. No distractions."
"Well… hey, what do you mean by distractions?"
Oliver's face reddened at this.
"And, Oliver Wood," Katie started, getting more confident and more teary-eyed as she spoke, "I truly did… and do like you…as…as…more than a friend." Katie stormed away, tears in her eyes.
Oliver stood there for awhile, mouth agape. He had had a crush on Katie, but it was his last year. She was beautiful and popular. He blew his chance.
Katie ran up to her room. He is a 7th year. I'm just a 5th year. A tear slid down her cheek.
Oliver knew he blew it. He heard Angelina giggling with Fred. Oliver walked over, still in a daze, to Fred.
"Hey" Oliver said croakily.
"You look messed up. Come here, chat with Dr. Gred von Fredrick the Weasley."
"Love doctor?" asked Oliver.
"If you want."
"Leave it to me, von twin. What's wrong, Ol?" Angelina asked.
"Katie. She asked me out. I wanted to say yes I…really wanted to say yes…I just didn't. I figured it was that stupid game you play. I…like her. A lot. Love her."
"Apologize to her. Be honest. And, make sure you do go to Hogsmeade with her."
"I could have told him that! And now you lost Dr. Gred von Fredrick the Weasley a customer!"
Oliver walked upstairs to say what he should have said a few minutes ago.
A/N: Review please. My first oneshot.