A/N- Just gonna leave this super fast update of a super long chapter here. *watches from a distance*Hope you like it!

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The Woods lived in one of the most beautiful wizarding areas in Scotland. Tori was slightly overwhelmed to meet the entire family in one go. Overwhelmed but not unhappy. She was from a very small family and it was quite exhilarating to meet so many people belonging to the same family.

Alastair and Kirstin were Dani and Oliver's grandparents. They were very active even at their age, spending their time outdoors as much as they could. Cameron was their oldest son who had inherited Kirstin's blonde hair. He and his wife, Eleanor, lived in Dublin with their two sons, Scott and Gavin. Both the boys had the trademark blond hair as well. Donella was their only daughter and she was married to a French Potions Master, David Delacroix. Dani was their only daughter and she and her mother both had Kirstin's blonde hair. Ian was the middle child. He was married to Isla and they had two children- Oliver and Annabelle. Ian was the only one who had inherited his father's dark hair and blue eyes. In turn, his children had inherited his hair color but had gotten the big, brown eyes from Isla.

Dani's entire family was very pleased to meet Tori. They were even more pleased when they found out that she had been Oliver's classmate in school. Isla and Donella were particularly welcoming and started fussing over her sleeping arrangements.

"So, Tori, did you know that Dani wanted to be a Hippogriff trainer when she was five?"

Tori looked at Oliver's cousin, Scott in surprise. He looked a lot like Oliver would have looked if he had blond hair. He was very tall and slightly older than Oliver and Dani. He had a natural charm which Dani had but Oliver lacked. She could feel a blush coming over her face.

"I didn't, actually. That's interesting. Why'd you give up that dream, Dani?" she asked, turning to her friend.

"I think I just got pissed off by Ollie going on and on about becoming a professional. You can only maintain your own enthusiasm for so long when you're living with this bloke."

"But he did it, though. Ollie's a pro now!" gushed Gavin.

He was a few years younger than them and clearly worshipped Oliver.

"Close that mouth of yours, Gav. All your saliva will dry up otherwise," teased Scott.

Gavin blushed and closed his mouth. Oliver saw his look of disappointment threw a cushion at him.

"Fancy a quick game, Gav? The weather's not too bad right now," he said with a grin.

Gavin's face lit up in excitement. Oliver asked his mother, father, aunt, uncle and cousin to join the two of them.

"We still need one more person," said Gavin, uncertainly.

"Tori?" asked Oliver, hesitantly.

"You want me to play?"

"You can play?" asked Gavin incredulously.

"I can, actually," she said, a small smile tugging on her lips.

"So you'll play?" Oliver's voice was strangely hopeful.

Tori nodded her head and he ran outside to get out the equipment. She started following everyone else out when a hand stopped her. She turned to see Gavin's eyes fixed on her suspiciously.

"You're the one who helped Ollie win the Cup?"

"I, er, yeah. I suppose I did," she said, not knowing exactly what to say.

"You were the one who helped him with new plays and also played in the final when his Seeker was injured?" he plodded on.

"That's definitely me."

"Hmm," he eyed her suspiciously and nodded.

Once outside, Oliver threw her a broom and raised his eyebrow when she stared at him oddly. He had told his cousin about the Quidditch matches. Well, of course he would. But he had also mentioned her. Obviously. She had helped him out tremendously.

But as they flew into the air, she felt a lightness inside her which she hadn't felt around Oliver since the final against Slytherin.

Gavin was clearly in awe of his cousin because he also trained as a Keeper. Scott and Tori were the Seekers and the adults took positions as Chasers. Owing to the low numbers, they opted out of keeping Bludgers in the game. Oliver kept being chastened by his parents for taking the game too seriously. Scott was more interested in distracting his younger cousin and kept diving around Oliver, making him shout out to Tori, asking her to go after the Snitch. Gavin was just as serious about the game as Oliver and all four Chasers found this very amusing.

Tori wasn't sure whether to look for the Snitch or look at the family in front of her. Every thing about them was so good-natured. From the match to the scolding and teasing- it looked more and more like a positive force waiting to burst through the seams.

After the game, which ended in favor of Gavin's team, Tori kept her broom with everyone else's and headed back to the house. She felt a slight touch on her shoulder.

"I hope you aren't having trouble settling in. The family in all it's glory can be quite something," said Oliver's mother, smiling at her gently.

"No, not at all, Mrs. Wood. I think this is the easiest I've ever gotten to know another family. I don't even feel like I've met most you them yesterday."

"Good. I'm glad Ellie brought you here. You were going to spend Christmas alone, I hear."

"Well, I used to stay back at Hogwarts every year because my parents wouldn't be home. This year isn't very different. Other than the fact that Dani invited me over."

"You were in Gryffindor too? Funny. I've never heard Oliver talk about you," she asked, puzzled.

"Ah, well. You know Oliver. Not much other than Quidditch registers in his mind. Although, to be fair, I only spoke to him properly in our last year."

"I see. It's nice to know my son has friends outside his teammates," she said, the smile returning to her face.

Scott, Gavin and their parents left before dinner. They were staying the night at Eleanor's parents' place. It had snowed a good deal by the time they left and the pond nearby had frozen completely.

"Fantastic!" said Dani, "We can go ice-skating tomorrow. Scott, make sure you guys are back by breakfast in the morning. If the ice thaws, we won't be able to skate."

Once they left, Dani asked Tori if she had any skates.

"No. I've never skated before," she said, sheepishly.

"Not a problem. We'll go to the Sports shop and get you a pair now. Anna, you want to come along?" she asked the little girl.

"Yes! What about Ollie?" she said, looking at her brother.

"What about him?" asked Dani, raising an eyebrow.

"Won't he come with us?"

"Anna, I don't think Ollie wants to come shopping with us," she said, looking at Oliver pointedly.

"I don't mind," he said slowly.

"Yay! Ollie's coming with us!" Anna said, bouncing up and down happily.

Dani stared at Oliver for a few seconds and he felt uncomfortable under her gaze.

"For fuck's sake, Ellie. Stop looking at me like that. What would I do at home anyway?"

"Dunno. It's never been an issue for you before," she said, scrutinizing him further and then shrugging, "But whatever, let's go before everything closes."

They ended up buying a simple pair of skates for Tori which were enchanted to fit her feet exactly. Anna wanted some hot chocolate so they stopped at a nearby coffee shop. By the time they got back, dinner was ready.

…

"Oh no!"

Tori woke up to Dani's shout of dismay. She rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and got up slowly. Dani was standing at the window and looking out into the morning sunlight.

"What's wrong?"

"The was a landslide and the entire pond is covered with mud and rocks. We won't be able to skate," she said, pointing at the scene outside.

Sure enough, the crystal like pond of last night was now just a heap of dirt. Tori looked at Dani's disappointed expression and an idea struck her.

"Hold on. I think I might be able to do something," she said, slipping on her coat and grabbing her wand from the table.

On the way out, she passed Oliver who followed her curiously. She stood in front of the pond and tried to clear her mind and think of the frozen surface she had seen the day before. Pointing her wand at the ground, she cast the spell with deliberation.

"Aguamenti Glacius!"

Water formed at the point where her wand was pointed and slowly expanded until she twisted her arm and it froze into a thick sheet of ice. The mud and rocks had been covered and was now replaced by a perfect ice surface.

"That was-"

"Brilliant!" said Dani, interrupting Oliver and running over to Tori. "I'll go and get the others."

Tori grinned and put her wand back. Oliver waited for Dani to leave before turning to her and stepping forward slowly.

"I saw you use that spell on Flint at Hogsmeade. I've never seen anyone use this spell before," he said, though the question was evident in his tone.

"I read a lot last year. Came across many different kinds of spells," she said, shrugging her shoulders.

He wasn't convinced but didn't get a chance to ask as Tori went inside to get her new skates.

Scott, Gavin, Dani and Oliver all knew how to skate. Even little Anna knew a little. Tori felt hopelessly inadequate standing against the tree as they all swooshed about on the ice she had created. Dani and Oliver took turns helping Anna around while Scott and Gavin began racing each other. Tori didn't feel confident enough to venture out on her own and decided to stand and watch the others.

After a little while, Scott came over to her and asked her to join them. He held out his hand and Tori took it gingerly. The first step on the ice made her feel like her legs were made of jelly. Any and all sense of balance left her and she clutched Scott's arm fiercely.

Oliver watched Anna skate with Dani and turned around to see Tori clutching onto his cousin. Scott had longish, blond hair and twinkling blue eyes. His dimples were visible every time he laughed with Tori. Which Oliver noted, was quite often. He actually looked a lot taller than her and her black hair and maroon coat seemed to complement his light blue attire. Oliver frowned a little and skated towards them. They didn't seem to be skating at all, just holding on to each other and laughing.

"Scott, can you help Anna with her turns? Dani's not being able to handle her on her own."

"Umm," he said, looking at Tori, "Sure. But I was helping Tori."

"Not a problem. I'll take over," he said, although it came out more like an order similar to those of his days as Captain.

Tori opened her mouth to protest but Scott gave her an apologetic smile. She nodded her head and tightened her lips as Oliver stood beside her.

"Ready?"

She nodded her head stiffly.

There was a reason why Tori hadn't wanted to play Quidditch with Oliver as captain. She didn't do well under bossy people and her skating lesson just reinforced this. Simply put, it was a disaster. He kept telling her to do things his way and didn't budge when she told him that it would be easier for her to do things differently. In turn, she would refuse to listen to everything he said, even if she knew that it would help her.

What ended up happening was a very heated argument followed by Tori falling flat as she tried to wriggle out of Oliver's grip.

"See what happens when you don't listen," he said smugly.

"Gah!" she screamed and kicked off her skates. Putting a protective charm around her feet, she walked back to the house, determined never to learn anything from that incorrigible boy again.

…

It was Christmas Eve and everyone was gathered at the dining table. Scott, Gavin and their parents were staying the night. Oliver's grandmother had cooked the entire meal herself and Tori marveled at the details put into each dish. She had never seen such an elaborate meal before in her life. Everything had a different flavor and every flavor was exquisite.

By the time everyone had finished eating, it was close to midnight. Anna was yawning loudly and Oliver's parents shooed everyone off to bed. Because of the larger number of people, Dani, Oliver, Tori, Scott and Gavin were sleeping in the drawing room. There were two large sofas and Tori and Dani were sleeping on them while the three boys were given comfortable sleeping bags. There was a fire burning in the drawing room and all in all the sleeping arrangements were very cozy.

…

Oliver tossed about in his sleep. It had become quite warm, what with the Heating Charm and the fire going on at the end of the drawing room. He could feel tiny beads of sweat forming and shrugged off his jacket. Immediately feeling cooler, he drifted back to sleep.

A little later, he grunted as he felt a weight on him. He tried to push it off, wondering where he was that something heavy was on him. He clearly remembered pushing off the quilt before going to sleep. So what was this weight on his body.

He cracked open one of eyes and saw a mass of black near his chin.

Very strange.

He tried to shrug the sleep off and put his hands on whatever was on top of him. To his surprise, he came into contact with skin. That's when it hit him.

He craned his neck and tried to get up. But just as he feared, Tori's body prevented him from getting up.

Sometime during the course of the night, he had shifted towards that particular sofa and she had actually fallen off and landed on top of him. It wasn't a very long drop because she still hadn't woken up. In fact, it was just when he started trying to get up that she groaned and scrunched up her eyes.

This was a very uncomfortable position for Oliver. He was lying on his sleeping bag and Tori was sleeping on top of him. Her head was just below his chin and every time she moved even slightly, her nose tickled his chin. Her loose t-shirt had shifted, exposing one of her shoulders and Oliver gulped softly.

He tried to slowly move her away but she only frowned and nuzzled into him closer.

"Tori?" he whispered softly, "You need to move."

"No. I'm sleeping. Go away," she mumbled incoherently.

But that was just the thing he couldn't do. She was burying herself deeper into the corners of his body, clutching onto the neck of his t-shirt and wrapping her legs around him. Her long, bare legs which seemed endless next to her neon green shorts.

"Tori?" he asked, not knowing what to do.

"Go away," she grumbled, holding on to him tighter.

He sighed. It was nearly 3 in the morning. He hadn't gotten much sleep the previous night and his eyelids were slowly closing. If only he could get his heart to stop beating so wildly. He gave in to the first thought that crossed his mind and wound his arms around her and buried his face into her hair. It smelled of chocolate. As usual.

And then, he fell asleep.

…

"Oh my."

Tori frowned and slowly opened her eyes. There was a strange, unfamiliar and comfortable warmth surrounding her and she snuggled into it as she tried adjusting her eyes to the sunlight. Her eyes finally opened to see Dani staring at her smugly from above.

"What's going on?"

"I think I should be asking you that question."

The laughter in her voice could barely be concealed and Tori tried to sit up and frown at her properly. Only, she couldn't. She was being held down by something.

A quilt?

But she hadn't slept with a quilt last night.

She turned her head to the side and froze in horror. She was wrapped in Oliver's arms, his hands wound around her waist and her legs twined about his hips. His lips were just above her forehead and she stared at them for a second as his scent began to overwhelm her.

"Fuck."

She squirmed and wriggled before Oliver finally groaned and moved over. But his hands never left her waist and she shrieked as he pulled her along with him while rolling over to the other side.

"Oliver! Let me go!" she hissed.

"Huh?"

He slowly opened his eyes and realization dawned. He let go of her and they sprang apart as if hit by lightning.

"Shit. I, er, I, that is-"

"Save it. Just get up before anyone else wakes up. You two are so lucky that I was the first one to wake up and umm, discover you two," said Dani, stifling a giggle.

"Right," said Oliver gruffly and quickly went up to one of the rooms to get ready.

Dani glanced at Tori who was red from both anger and embarrassment.

"Not one word," she growled menacingly, before storming off herself.

Dani grinned gleefully and began preparing coffee.

It was going to be a merry Christmas indeed.

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Ooh. What happened there? :3 Sudden? Perhaps. Exciting? You betcha! ;) Also, any confusion with the names, feel free to ask.

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