Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or anything that has to do with it. J.K. Rowling owns it, so don't sue me.

Att: I just wanna put down really quick on how to pronouce Cati's name. I'm guessing a lot of people are pronouncing it (New-person). That's not how you pronounce it, common mistake though. It's pronounced (N-up-er-son) the word "up" must be in there. It's not intented as the "pun" New person.
I also want to say that Oliver isn't a cradle snatcher either. In the real world things like this type of age difference happen. Just work with me here.



Chapter 9
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Catalin continued her journey downstairs, the only thing lighting the room was the blazing fireplace. A dark figure stood at the side, only their silhouette could be seen. She quietly walked over to him, trying not to wake anyone else up.

Hermione stirred then opened one bleary eye and glanced at Catalin's bed. It was empty. She looked towards the bathroom, but the door was open and dark.

"I wonder where she went" she said quietly to herself. She opened the door to the dorm quietly and stepped out, knowing very well if Percy Weasley catch her the twins and Ron could do nothing to save her. Her head turned slightly to two figures standing next to the fireplace. Only outlines to her, but she knew very well who they were. She quickly went in search of Ginny. Five minutes later, Ginny and Hermione quickly stepped out of their rooms and whispered in a low voice to each other.
Harry, who was having trouble falling asleep and was still wide awake, when he heard small steps shuffled past his room. He got up and opened the door. Much to his suprise, he saw two figures near the stairs. He went over and glared at them. "What are you two doing?" He whispered.

Ginny and Hermione jumped in surprise, eyes huge as saucers. "Shhh!" they hissed and pointed at the two silhouettes near the fireplace in the Common Room.

He peered towards the direction the two girls pointed out to him, his eyes widened in surprise. All three of them watched the two figures in silence, when suddenly Fred and George came running out of their dorm screaming like mad.

Both Oliver and Catalin were startled by the noise and broke apart.

Harry smacked his palm to his head and sighed. "We'd better get back to our rooms before....." He said, but was interupted by the sound of the portrait swinging open.

"GOOD HEAVENS! WHAT IS GOING ON IN HERE!" Percy yelled walking in the room. He just came from his usual midnight rounds, checking the entire school to make sure no one was outside the Gryffindor to make mischief.

FREDRICK, GEORGE, WHY ARE YOU BLOODY SCREAMING!" shouted Percy, quite outraged at the twins stunt.

"Well, Percy......uhhhh.......ya see........" Fred started trying to think of something.

"Well, we thought that we would try out a screaming charm on Jordan, but, it backfired on us." George said.

Percy wasn't convinced and looked suspiciously at Fred and George.

"OLIVER! CATALIN! GET BACK TO YOUR OWN ROOMS. EVERYONE BACK TO BED!" He yelled.

With that, Hermione, Harry and Ginny scampered back to their rooms, not wanting to be blamed for this. They all detested detention.

"Take it easy Percy." Fred said draping an arm around his brother.

"Go to bed Fred, before I owl mother." Percy warned.

"Ok, geez." Fred said walking up the stairs.
Percy then turned his attention to Wood along with Catalin, who had already took a few steps towards the staircase, "Oliver, why are you two still down here?" Percy asked in condescending manner, he had a sneaking suspicion why the two was there in the middle of the night.

"I was talking to Catalin" He said truthfully.

"My foot. You are aware she is only eleven?" Percy said, his face was contorted with outrage.

"Percy, it's none of your business." said Oliver, who stood at the foot of the staircase, looking at Percy with challenge in his voice. And before Percy could have a say edgewise, Oliver asked him bluntly, "Well, is it all right with you, if I was going to ask Ms. Nuperson to go out with me?" Oliver asked defensively.

Percy just stared back at him, for once he was at loss with words.

Oliver turned to look at Catalin, who stood next to his side, "Would you?" he said, his voice gentle.

"Of course, I would Oliver." She said, her eyes glued to Oliver. They looked at each other like there was no one in the room. And then she hugged him briefly then flounced upstairs to her dorm, leaving Percy and Oliver to continued their argument.

Catalin had just shut the door to her room when she heard Professor Mcgonagal's angry yells which lasted for thirty seconds. Finally, it was quiet again as Catalin closed her eyes and drifted into a dream-filled sleep.

Catalin woke up the next morning with a jolt. She was downstairs in a flash. She was running a bit late that day.

"What took ya so long?" Harry asked, as he took a mouthful of cereal.

"I overslept." she said plopping down in her seat.

"Morning Cati," Oliver said to her. 'She looks so pretty.' he said to himself.

"Morning Oliver." She said smiling. 'He looked so cute.' she thought.

Ron pretended to gag. Harry nudged him by the elbow while Ginny giggled. Hermione sighed, she still didn't agree with Oliver and Catalin's new pairing, but she knew nothing she could say could change the way the two felt for each other.

Over at the Slytherin table Draco stared fixedly on Catalin, looking mutinous. He had never forgotten what she did to him on the very first day of school and more recently to his broken nose. He vowed that he will make her pay.

"What are you lookin' at?" Pansy said drapping herself on him. He quickly pushed her away in disgust. "How to make her life a living hell." Draco said infuriated.

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Catalin sat down in Potions and took out her notes. It was still early and Snape hadn't come in yet.

"Well hallo Cati." the icy voice drawled.

She didn't need to look up, she knew the owner of that hated voice, "What do you want Draco?" She snapped. Her happy mood beginning to evaporate.

"Temper Temper," He said clicking his tounge. Draco looked like he's enjoying seeing Catalin's fiery temper.

"What do you want?" she said sharply, not wanting to waste words on a jerk like Malfoy.

Harry quickly cut in, "Just go away Malfoy!"

"I just had some interesting information to share with you," Draco said in his usual drawling voice, blatantly ignoring Harry, Hermione and Ron who were looking daggers at him.

"Oh goody! You are finally gonna fall off the face of the planet?" She remarked sarcastically.

Draco growled. "No, Wood is playing you for the pathetic fool you are. He was desperate to get a date for the ball and you were the dumbest one he could find." He spat the words full of spite.

"I don't believe you" She said coldly, getting very angry by the minute. Her hands were curled into a ball, her knuckles had turned white.

"Well you should." taunted Draco, enjoying the way her eyes throw angry sparks, seeing the tension in her, knowing fully well that his words could really hurt her. "Think about it, you are eleven, he is sixteen, who could love a little brat like you? I'm surprised that your mother even kept you. I'm surprised that they actually said that you were theirs," He said with a smirk.

"Go to hell, Malfoy!" shouted Ron and Hermione in unison. Harry had already stood up to pounce on Draco, knowing Draco was succeeding in hurting Catalin.

Tears welled up in her eyes. She knew what Draco was doing, he was just trying to piss her off, but his words about her parents was the last straw. Not realizing what she was doing, she raised her right hand and aimed it at Malfoy, who took a few steps back, then small green orb appeared in her hand. The orb glowed and dazzled everyone. Ron gaped at the orb while Hermione watched excitedly. Harry paused for a moment, mesmerized by the orb and to the girl whose powers were beyond his imagination.

Snape who had just entered the room saw immediately what was going on, he knew that the Malfoy boy really deserved what was coming to him next.

Catalin hurled the small orb into Draco's face, where it exploded into a thousand mini bolts of electricity. Draco jerked in shock, he felt like he was being electrocuted.

Everyone watched in shock, not knowing how to react and what to do. Finally, the shock quickly wore off, Draco slumped on the floor, like a limp rag, deathly white and his eyes had a stunned look on it.

Snape had to send Draco to Madam Pomfrey, again. The Slytherin group, angry at Draco's treatment, shouted at Snape complaining why Catalin wasn't given any detention as punishment.

Snape gave them a look and all of them quickly quieted down, "She cannot control what she does, or what she is. And I will not give her detention for something Mr. Malfoy provoked." Snaped said sternly. Nobody in the Slytherin spoke after that, but they all threw furious glances at Catalin.

"Man, I love being a sorceress." Catalin laughed, as Ron and Harry gaped at her dumbfounded with eyes the size of tea cup saucers. "What?" she laughed again.

That evening Catalin stood infront of the full length mirror. She waved her wand and her garb went from emerald green to ruby red. The emerald was also changed to a ruby. She waved her wand again and her hair went into an up do.

"Why don't you leave it down?" Ginny asked.

"All right." Catalin sighed and her hair fell back down over her shoulders. She applied a little bit of lip gloss and flopped down on her bed. "I'm going down to the common room." she said jumping up.

"No you're not." Ginny said blocking the door way. Twenty minutes and forty-two hair styles later Ginny, Hermione, and Catalin were finally ready to go. Ginny went first in her simple blue gown that had been charmed to sparkle. Her red hair had been pulled into a tight french twist.

Hermione went next in her silver gown that sparkled naturally.

Catalin was last. She walked down the steps and straight to Oliver.

"You look absolutely stunning." he said taking her hand.

The group went down to the hall where the ball was held. Everyone was laughing and dancing, just having a good time.

Then a young man with light strawberry red hair stepped into the doorway. He was completely in an auror's uniform. He walked over to Snape and Dumbledore, then walked towards Catalin.

"Excuse me, Ms. Nuperson?" the young man asked.

"Yes?" she said turning around.

"Could I have a word?" He asked looking at Oliver, then back to her.

"I guess." She said and stepped out into the hall with him.
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TBC....................