OLIVER POV
I hadn't moved in almost a half hour. I vaguely noticed Mrs. Weasley set a plate of food in front of me, snapping me out of my stupor. I look around at everyone else.
"Well how've you all been" I ask quietly
"Well Harry and Ron are Aurors, Hermione's a Muggle Studies teacher at Hogwarts, Ginny is a Witch Watcher, Alicia is a Hit-Wizard, Fred and George are running their shop and I'm a spell breaker."
Angelina explains patiently to me.
Wow have I missed a lot.
TWO WEEKS LATER
Oliver,
They found her. She's at the burrow. Meet me outside the gate
George
If you can believe this me, Oliver Wood, called practice off. I hurriedly apparated to the Burrow, right outside the gate where George was.
"At least it didn't take you a bloody hour this time" He joked
"Can I see her?"
I ask immediately.
"That's the thing" George says looking uncomfortable. "She doesn't want to see you" He says and backs up as if I would punch him.
"That's a pile of basilisk dung!" I shout and push past him through the door seeing everyone huddled around a couch. It's silent as Katie and I take each other in. She was a mess, scars all over her body and face. A black eye, and somehow she still looked beautiful to me. Wait what am I saying? Everyone filed out of the room and it was just me and Kates.
"What do you think you're doing here" she growls.
"I'm here to see you naturally" I comment, confused. She sits up. Anger in her eyes.
"You haven't the right." She whispers.
"You haven't talked to me since you left Hogwarts! A quick 'Hi Katie' at the battle doesn't count Oliver! When I was in the hospital not knowing if I was going to live or died you never visited!"
Oliver tried to protest but she cut him off
"OLIVER EVEN MARCUS BLOODY FLINT VISITED ME" she shrieks
"He did what-"
"SURE IT WAS TO TELL ME HE WISHED I DIED BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT! HE DID AND YOU DIDN'T!" she screams, face flushed.
"WHEN I WAS IN HIDING CAUSE IM A MUDBLOOD"
"Don't call yourself-"
"YOU NEVER EVEN CHECKED TO SEE IF I WAS DEAD!" She says slowly advancing; I noticed how thin she was
"Katie sit down"
"SO YOU HAVE SOME NERVE"
"Katie"
"TO COME HERE NOW"
"Katie please sit down"
"AND TELL ME YOU CARE"
She collapsed on the couch again.
"And for your information Wood" She says and I flinch at her using my last name. She never did that.
"While I was in hiding? They found me" she smiles a eerie glost of a smile and pulls back her sleeve.
'Mudblood' was spelled on her arm like Hermione Grangers. She lifts her other sleeve to the shoulder,
Mudblood
She raises her jean leg
Mudblood
She raises her shirt so I could see her back
Mudblood
Everywhere. I couldn't take it. I stormed out of the house scared I was going to cry. I finally realized I loved this woman and I was never there when she needed me.
I would have to change that.
I was Oliver Wood
And I was in love with Katie Bell.