Katie was decently smart, yes, but sometimes she felt completely and utterly stupid. Most of the time when Hermione Granger opened her mouth. She had overhead a debate about the discovery of Higgs boson between Hermione and a seventh year Ravenclaw (it's fundamental physics; of course it exists!) and had wanted to find out what it meant.
She had asked Alicia, who gave her a blank stare and a 'huh?' so Katie ultimately, after asking every single one of her friends, to ask Oliver.
"Do you know what Higgs boson is?"
"Quaffl- oh, hi, Katie, come again?" Typical Wood, daydreaming about Quidditch.
"What do you know about the 'Higgs boson'?" she repeated,
"Er... is that even proper English?" Nope, obviously not.
"Nevermind." Katie turned to leave, but he interrupted her,
"Higgs rhymes with pigs," he shrugged. "Maybe it has something to do with that."
Written for the Alphabet Soup Drabble Challenge. Letter H: Higgs boson.
Word Count: 145