Summary of this OS: Katie wakes up in St Mungo's, after being cursed, and Oliver is waiting in a seat next to her hospital bed.

Rating of this OS: K, it's so soft (again) !

Disclaimer: The characters belong to J.K. Rowling, and I don't make any money out of this story.

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Written for:

- the Ultimate Random Pairing Challenge: the pairing given to me was Katie Bell / Oliver Wood

Word count: 537 words


St Mungo's: Katie Bell and Oliver Wood

Katie slowly opened her eyes. She was blinded by all the light, and she closed them again. She felt a presence then, and turned her head, and she heard a voice coming through the haze in her mind, "Katie?"

She tried to answer, but her voice caught in her throat. She tried, she really tried not to panic, but her breaths became more and more shallow as she attempted to answer, and couldn't.

"It's okay if you can't talk," the voice continued, and she recognized it, so she decided to face the lights and really open her eyes.

"It's Oliver," he continued, and she was glad that he did say it, because all she saw was the blurry silhouette of a burly man.

"Oliver," she whispered, and she was not sure he heard her, because he went on saying banalities she didn't care about. All she wanted was to know what had happened to her.

And he might have been a telepath, because two seconds later, she heard him say, "Apparently, you touched a cursed necklace, or something. We were waiting for you to wake up and tell us, but it's as I said. It's okay if you can't talk."

Finally, she took a deep breath and said, a little louder, "Oliver. Stop… talking."

He laughed a little and said, "You've always thought I talked too much. Everyone thought so."

"I didn't. Fred and George…"

She had to take another breath and she felt ridiculous. She couldn't even say one sentence before lacking of breath, so –

"You just woke up, Kate. It's normal to feel overwhelmed." And she believed him, because his voice was so reassuring.

The second thing she noticed was the surname. He had never used it before, so why now? She really focused on him and saw the exact moment when what he had said dawned on him. He flushed and fidgeted in his seat next to her bed, and she realized she hadn't asked the most important question.

"Where am I?" she said in a trembling voice.

"At St Mungo's. They brought you here as soon as they could."

"And since when… you know?"

"Since when am I here? Huh… I'd say a few hours. But…" he trailed off, and she forced a smile on her tired face, trying to encourage him. "It's-not-the-first-time-I've-been-here," he finally said, so quickly she almost didn't understand him.

"Oh…" she just said, and wondered why. He had never seem worried about her, and now that he wasn't even attending Hogwarts anymore, he was coming to see her in her hospital bed, in St Mungo's

"You're awake, Miss," she certainly heard another voice, feminine this time, and she turned her head a little too quickly, because everything felt dizzy after her sudden movement. "Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to startle you," the nurse continued, and she turned towards Oliver, ordering him to come back later and arguing she needed rest for now.

"All right," he agreed and turned towards her. He grabbed her hand and placed a kiss on her palm, a warm smile spreading across his face. "I'll be back, Kate. I promise."

And after he left, she felt so joyous that she really didn't sleep at all.


I hope you liked this! :) It's probably the most fluffy thing I've written so far, so I hope it isn't really a disappointment...