"Of course Oliver's so sweet and handsome. He's so great with kids too." Daisy gushed.
Mrs. Wood smiled at her answer.
Nina whom couldn't be out done had to speak up. "It's hard not to fall in love with Oliver. He's great looking and he's really famous. He's one of the most well known and admired Keepers that the quidditch world has known. Witch Weekly named him number four on the twenty hottest bachelors. They even said that he's worth an estimated-" Nina stopped.
Oliver gave a grim smile. Gerry rolled her eyes while muttering under her breath. Mrs. Wood had a strained smile on. She knew exactly where the girl was going and she couldn't say she was in the slightest bit impressed.
"Alicia you?"
Alicia gave a small smile. "Honestly Ms. Ophelia, I like Oliver very much. He's a wonderful guy. But… I don't think that… the stars are aligned for us." She said then turned slightly to look at Hermione. Whom blushed furiously as she knew what Alicia was referring to. The night of Alicia's birthday party. Mrs. Wood looked curiously at the three, Hermione, Oliver, and Alicia. Oliver whom had his head down to avoid his mother's look.
"Oh well thank you for your honesty Alicia dear."
"I feel the same Mrs. Wood." Gerry said speaking up. All heads turned to stare at her. "I mean honestly Oliver is about one of the most handsome blokes I've ever met. I expected him to be a bit of a hotshot when I first came onto the show but he's not. He's a great great guy. He's so unbelieveably humble for how amazing a player he is. He's also fair. I mean he tries his best to treat all of us girls as fair as he can. He doesn't lead girls on like some of the last few bachelors. But like Alicia I don't think we're the ones for each other."
Oliver and Gerry exchanged smiles.
"Oliver is a great guy. But I'm not going to delude myself. I don't think I have much of a chance with Oliver. I don't speak quidditch. We have no history or anything. Maybe we could be friends but I don't think Oliver will ever pick me." Pru said suddenly surprising everyone.
"Oh don't say that Pru!" Daisy said.
Pru gave a smile as she took a drink of her water.
Oliver looked at her not sure what to say or think. He thought Pru was a great girl. But he didn't quite like her like that. It sort of made him feel bad though because she was such a great girl.
"Hermione it's your turn." Alicia said nudging her friend. All the people in the room turned to their direction even Mr. Wood.
Hermione bit her lip as she looked around. She took a breath. "Oliver is such a great person period. He's a complete gentlemen… I love his passion for quidditch. I think that's what makes him stand out from the other Quidditch players. And I greatly admire him for it. He's also quite the looker and pretty much every female that encounters him will flat out agree. I love his eyes. They are so full of expression. He doesn't always laugh out loud but his eyes do. All the time. They get brighter and seem as if they shine you know?" Mrs. Wood nodded smiling brightly.
"But am I in love with Oliver Wood…" Everyone held their breath.
"Maybe a very big maybe." Gerry and Alicia turned to look at each other confused. So did some of the other people at the table. They weren't quite expecting that answer. Hermione blushed as she realized how her words were affecting the occupants of the table.
"Um it's just that I first met Oliver when I was 11. And we never interacted much when we were in school together .We knew each other through Harry and that was it. But because of the show I've been able to get to know him and I believe I might be falling for him." Hermione and Oliver both blushed.
"However it's only been a couple months since the show started. And I've never really been on a date with him yet." Hermione said smiling at the hostess.
All of the girls had left saying thanks except Gerry.
"Bye Ms. Ophelia! Thank you." Gerry yelled before stepping into the chimney.
"You welcome Gerry."
Oliver turned to look at his parents. "Thank you Mum dad." He said hugging his father then his mother.
"Oliver, I like her. Don't mess up." Mrs. Wood said as they hugged.
Oliver broke away smiling. "I won't mum. I like her too."
The next day
Hermione got out of the shower to see Alicia in her room pacing back and forth.
"Alicia something wrong?" She asked concerned.
Alicia gave her a pained look. "Oh Mione. It's my Mum. She's sick."
"Oh Alicia." Hermione said hugging her friend.
Alicia hugged her back. They stayed like that for five minutes.
"Go to her Alicia." Hermione whispered.
Alicia brought her head up. "But then I'd have to quit the show. We still don't know who's trying to kill you."
"Oh Lece. I don't care. I'd hate myself if you stayed here while your mum was sick." Hermione said looking straight into her friend's eyes. "Go to her. She's family. I'll be fine. I have Gerry and Oliver. Plus Harry and Ron will be here the second something even has a chance to go wrong."
"You be safe Hermione. I'd hate myself if something happens to you. You hear me?"
Hermione smiled as she gave a small laugh. "I hear you."
"Good. Now I guess I have to tell Oliver."
"Today only one person will be eliminated. Alicia has to leave due to family." Hermione and Gerry both hugged Alicia on both sides. Pru gave Alicia a small smile. "Oh no." Daisy gasped as she turned around to look at Alicia. Nina faked a sorrowful look.
"First I would like to give the awards. The viewer's choice is Daisy." Daisy's jaw dropped as she came up to accept her flowers.
"And my parents choice is… Hermione." Oliver looked straight at Hermione. He had on a large smile. Their eye contact never broke until after Hermione received her flowers and had to walk back to the other girls.
"Now to the worst part. We have to say goodbye again to one person… Nina I'm so sorry but-"
Oliver didn't get to finish because suddenly Nina screamed before she attacked Hermione.
"Ohmigod you crazy person!" Gerry screamed as she tried to dislodge Nina's fists from Hermione's hair.
Oliver stared wide eyed for a second before whipping his wand out and yelled Stupefy!
Nina was removed from the estate in her still stupefied form. Alicia left not too much later by Portkey straight to her parents house.
It was later that evening just before dinner, Hermione and Gerry were walking together towards the dinign room when suddenly a large chest toppled over. Hermione was grazed lightly on her leg only saved from being squished by Gerry whom had pulled her away from the failing chest.
"We really need to figure out what the bloody hell is trying to kill you." Gerry said angrily.
"Believe me I want to know too." Hermione said leaning on Gerry a bit.
Oliver stood up out of his seat when he saw Gerry and Hermione enter at last. His brows furrowed when he realized Hermione was limping slightly and leaning against Gerry.
"Hermione what happened?"
"A chest almost fell." She said sitting down.
"Hermione it fell not almost fell." Gerry said sitting down beside her. She turned to look at Oliver. "It grazed her leg. We wrapped a bandage around it but it still looks nasty." Before she even finished Oliver was by their side demanding to see Hermione's leg.
Hermione looked about ready to protest but stopped when Oliver gave her a look. Hermione moved her long skirt a bit to the side to show him the cut. Oliver bent down and grabbed her leg lightly. Then he lifted it so that he could see the injury better.
Hermione blushed as she realized exactly what they must've looked like. Even Gerry was blushing and she was only the observer. Oliver was too preoccupied to think about it.
"Good it's okay." Oliver said giving a sigh of relief.
"Oliver." Hermione said straightening up her skirt.
"Yes?" He asked finally putting her leg down.
"Every body's here." She whispered. Oliver's eyes widened as he comprehended the words. He quickly got up and said a quick hello to Pru and Daisy.
Towards the end of dinner a girl suddenly appeared practically out of nowhere. It was the same girl from the first night. The same one that Hermione though would need CPR.
Her and Oliver talked just like last time. Oliver however was smiling this time. Then they finished and the girl started to walk around the four of them and asked them all to pick a piece of paper out of the bag.
Gerry pulled hers out. It said Sunday.
Hermione looked at her paper. It said Friday.
The two of them shared a puzzled look.
"You all must be wondering why you each have a slip of paper with a day on it."
"Of course Oliver." Gerry said.
"Well thanks to Hermione those are the days I will go on a date with each of you."
Daisy gave a squeal of joy.
Hermione later learned that Daisy was tomorrow. Then it was hers, then Pru, and last of all Gerry.
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