Still own nothing but the ocs. Happy Thursday everyone!
January started smoothly. Everything seemed to be back to normal. Penelope, Fred and George found out about me dating Oliver. It wasn't worth denying. I tried to have the twins leave Oliver alone, but that didn't work. Professor Flitwick found me one day and told me that I would be allowed to take the newts in the classes I requested in the spring. I felt some relief when I had been granted the privilege to do so. He gave me a list of what would possibly be on the test, along with the books used for seventh year. There were a few times I would stay longer and work on charms or transfiguration with the professors.
Oliver caught up to me as we headed to potions. We passed by a table in the classroom. It smelled wonderful. I was about to stop when Oliver gently pulled me away. It took me a bit to figure out what it was when Professor Snape came in.
"Class, this will be one of the few times this potion will be brewed for class."
Professor Snape looked around the room and smirked as his eyes fell on me.
"Miss Ryu, when you walk by what did you smell?"
"Orchids, the ocean, leather…" I started.
I couldn't say the last one.
"What kind of potion is this?"
"Amortentia, sir."
"Very good."
I half listened as he went on with the lesson. I kept glancing back at the table and the cauldron.
I was in a daze for the rest of the day. I couldn't get my mind off of that potion and the emotions it caused me. At one point I was gently pushed against the wall. I looked up to see Oliver with a worried look.
"You alright Tama?"
"I think so."
"You've been out of it since we left potions. Care to tell me?"
I warped my arms around his neck and pulled him close to me, resting my head on his chest. I was thinking of what I had said during class. Orchids, the ocean, leather… and… my eyes went wide as I breathed in. Oliver. The potion reminded me of him. I shivered slightly as the realization sunk in. I didn't like Oliver, I was in love with him. I kissed the side of his neck before I pulled away from him.
"I'm good now."
"You sure?"
"Never better."
I shook my head at his questioning look. He gave me a nod as we headed to the great hall for dinner. At one point during dinner, I glanced over at the Gryffindor table and tried not to choke on my food when I saw the twins picking on Oliver.
February rolled in with much buzz in the air. Valentines' day came and it was chaos. Professor Lockhart had the great hall decorated. Some of us thought it was overkill. There were these singing dwarfs running around the castle. I was relieved that none came after me. I returned to my room shortly after dinner. I dropped my bag on the bed and looked around I saw a vase of orchids on the nightstand. I walked over and stuck my nose in the flowers. They smelled heavenly. I picked up the note next to the vase:
Tama
Meet me in the great hall at nine and wear something nice.
Oli
I was curious to what he would be playing at. I worked on my homework for a while and admired the flowers when I could. When it got closer to nine, I put my books away and started to rummaged through my clothes. I found a nice white cheongsam with pink sakura blossoms on it to put on. I snuck out of the tower and made my way to the great hall. I looked around the dimly lit hall looking for Oliver. I jumped a little when I heard some music from a radio.
"This unusual request goes out to a special couple at Hogwarts, Tama and Oli."
Two steps behind by Def Leppard started to play. I gave a slight giggle at it. I knew they were a popular band with the muggles, but it hear it on WWN was surprising.
"Your beautiful in the moonlight." Oliver whispered in my ear.
I turned around to face him. He was dressed in a red button up shirt and black slacks.
"You don't look so bad yourself."
Oliver wrapped his arms around my waist and we started to sway with the music. I leaned my head on his shoulder as the music played on. We were oblivious to Fred and Angelina watching us from the doorway and the fact that one of them had a camera, taking pictures.
March came with some interesting events. The match for Ravenclaw and Slytherin snuck up. I was burried with homework for my newts that I couldn't break away to go and watch. I felt a little bad when I heard it was a rough game. Cho found me and we tried to cheer Roger up. Slytherin had flatten Ravenclaw. I was curious to how the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff match would turn out.
Days later, the match for the Gryffindor versus Hufflepuff came. I wore my Gryffindor shirt and headed out to the pitch. I ran into Leanne on my way there. Leanne was going on and on about how exhausted Katie has been from all of the practices. We barely made it into the stands when Professor McGonagall was yelling about how the match was cancelled.
"This isn't going to go over well." I muttered.
Soon enough we heard Oliver arguing back. Leanne and I struggled through the crowd to reach the Gryffindor team.
"I can't believe it!" Oliver grumbled.
Leanne and I followed them inside the castle. We had feeling that the team was going to be grumpy for a while, especially Oliver.
"Kiya!"
I turned to see Percy. He looked upset for some reason.
"What's wrong Percy?"
"It's Penelope."
"What do you mean?"
"She's been attacked and... and.."
I felt numb as I hugged him.
"Who in the world would want to hurt her?"
"I don't know."
It bothered me to see Percy upset. Oliver and I did our best to keep him clam. I went back to my room after dinner and it was weird to not have Penelope there. I couldn't figure out why someone would hurt Penelope, she was so kind and gentle. I could only hope that everything would turn out all right in the end. It took me forever to get to sleep.
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