Disclaimer: see ch.1, I'm too lazy to type it out. lol
A/N: Audrey, you can have Oliver back if you write another chapter! lol Cait, love ya girl, love Goodbye, etc etc etc, lol. I'm a sappy romantic, what can I say? On with the story, that's what! =)
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Cooper just looked at him, as she pulled out the tissue paper.
"Um, did you forget the gift? 'Cause, well, there isn't one in here." Cooper just watched as Oliver grinned mischievously.
"I know that. The real present is somewhere here…" Oliver stood from his spot and walked back towards the portrait. "Oh, here it is!"
He brought another box of about the same size to where she was sitting, and plopped it into her lap. She just looked at him, as if she were saying, 'Is this the real one?' He laughed and motioned for her to open it. Cooper pulled some more ribbon off, and threw it at him. He laughed and shook his head, still watching her every movement. She pulled off the lid, reached in, and pulled out a furry little kitten.
"OHMYGOSH! She's so cute! Why? How? Where? When? Why?" Cooper was ecstatic. The small kitten had blue eyes, black fur, and some brown and copper looking colors all over her, with a little copper blotch right under her nose, giving the impression that the kitten had a bogie.
"Well, when I heard you say that you didn't have an animal, I remembered how one of the stores I had passed in Diagon Alley had a litter of kittens. So, while I was picking up some little things for Madam Hooch, I went into the store and bought this one for you. She has the same color eyes as you do, and I just knew she was meant for you."
"Oliver, I could never accept this! Its too precious and - "
"Don't worry about it. It's a gift. You can either take her, or you can take her. Its really your decision." Oliver just laughed as she took the kitten in one hand, and the lid in the other, and threw the lid at him.
"You didn't really give me a choice did you?" She nuzzled her face into the kitten, which had crawled from her hand to her shoulder, and had proceeded to sleep upon it. Oliver shook his head from side to side, and sat next to her, just watching her reaction.
"So, what are you going to call her?"
"I'm not really sure… Maybe…" Cooper began, but was interrupted by the students coming back from their lunches.
"Oh my gosh!" Hermione and Ginny both yelled as they walked into the Common Room, seeing Cooper with a kitten and Oliver. Harry and Ron followed their lead, and all four of them crowded around the new member of their little clan.
"What's her name Coop?" Ginny asked as she watched the little fur ball curl up into a ball, still perched atop its owners' left shoulder.
"Well, I was thinking of calling her Tambre." Cooper reached over with her right arm and grabbed the kitten gently, and placed the sleeping baby in her lap.
"That's a great name for her! She's just so cute! And she makes you happy, so the name fits her perfectly!" Hermione stated matter-of-factly. She reached over and stroked Tambre, before sitting back down into a chair. Ron sat across from her, and Harry and Ginny just sat down where they had been standing. The four talked until it was time for dinner, and Cooper left her new pet with Crookshanks.
When dinner was over, they all wandered back into the Common Room and took their respected places, all sitting as they had before dinner.
"So Oliver, you got Cooper that kitten?" Ron asked, glancing down at Harry with a grin.
"Yes, I did."
Harry finally spoke up, saying, "So you just felt like doing that, out of the blue? That's awfully nice of you."
Oliver accidentally kicked Harry in the arm as he situated himself on the couch. He glared at Ron, patted Cooper's hand, said good night to everyone, and excused himself. Ron and Harry dashed after him, not even bothering to say goodnight to any of the girls.
"You like him!" Ginny exclaimed as she moved from her place on the ground, to the couch next to Cooper.
"I do not! I just thought it was really…cool of him to get me her." Cooper was trying to defend herself, but it wasn't working too well.
"Deny it all you want cousin. You have the hots for Wood." Hermione just watched as Cooper turned a slight shade of pink. "So what happened while we were gone?"
Cooper told all about her crying in her sleep, and how Oliver had woken her up by wiping her tears away, and how she had opened her eyes to find him staring at her.
"Awwwwwwwww, that's so sweet! I wish Harry would do that to me…" Ginny looked fondly into the fireplace, with a dazed expression upon her face. Hermione and Cooper just giggled, watching as their friend came back down from her dreamy state.
"Don't pick on me 'Mione. We all knew why Ron really wanted your help!" Cooper and Ginny high-fived as Hermione just glared at her cousin.
"I hate being called that and you know it!"
"What, 'Mione? You sure didn't mind it when Ron called you that, did you?" Ginny suddenly stopped laughing, and watched Hermione's face turn a red shade.
"I did so mind! And I told him so right after we got up the stairs! I'm going to bed. Goodnight!" With that, Hermione strode angrily up the stairs to the girls common room, her cousin and friend hot on her trails. Hermione moved her cat off her bed, switched into her pj's, and crawled down under her comfy sheets, her face still hot.
"You know what? I reckon she'll realize she likes Ron one of these days." Cooper just watched with a sullen expression on her face, as she went to her bed and sat with Tambre.
"Yeah, and on that day she'll realize just how much he likes her back," Ginny commented quietly, so only Cooper could hear. She switched into her nightclothes and went to bed, listening to the wind blow against the window pain.
"She's right Tambre… Hermione will realize that… I just hope its not too late when she does." With that, Cooper crawled into her bed after switching into her tank top and Tigger boxers, holding her new kitten close to her heart.
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A/N: Tambre supposedly means Great Joy in the British world… but I just thought it was cute. So R/R please! And tell me what you think!
Second A/N: I was looking at a picture of Sean Biggerstaff as I wrote this… he's so cute! Okay. You can R/R now! lol
A/N: Audrey, you can have Oliver back if you write another chapter! lol Cait, love ya girl, love Goodbye, etc etc etc, lol. I'm a sappy romantic, what can I say? On with the story, that's what! =)
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Cooper just looked at him, as she pulled out the tissue paper.
"Um, did you forget the gift? 'Cause, well, there isn't one in here." Cooper just watched as Oliver grinned mischievously.
"I know that. The real present is somewhere here…" Oliver stood from his spot and walked back towards the portrait. "Oh, here it is!"
He brought another box of about the same size to where she was sitting, and plopped it into her lap. She just looked at him, as if she were saying, 'Is this the real one?' He laughed and motioned for her to open it. Cooper pulled some more ribbon off, and threw it at him. He laughed and shook his head, still watching her every movement. She pulled off the lid, reached in, and pulled out a furry little kitten.
"OHMYGOSH! She's so cute! Why? How? Where? When? Why?" Cooper was ecstatic. The small kitten had blue eyes, black fur, and some brown and copper looking colors all over her, with a little copper blotch right under her nose, giving the impression that the kitten had a bogie.
"Well, when I heard you say that you didn't have an animal, I remembered how one of the stores I had passed in Diagon Alley had a litter of kittens. So, while I was picking up some little things for Madam Hooch, I went into the store and bought this one for you. She has the same color eyes as you do, and I just knew she was meant for you."
"Oliver, I could never accept this! Its too precious and - "
"Don't worry about it. It's a gift. You can either take her, or you can take her. Its really your decision." Oliver just laughed as she took the kitten in one hand, and the lid in the other, and threw the lid at him.
"You didn't really give me a choice did you?" She nuzzled her face into the kitten, which had crawled from her hand to her shoulder, and had proceeded to sleep upon it. Oliver shook his head from side to side, and sat next to her, just watching her reaction.
"So, what are you going to call her?"
"I'm not really sure… Maybe…" Cooper began, but was interrupted by the students coming back from their lunches.
"Oh my gosh!" Hermione and Ginny both yelled as they walked into the Common Room, seeing Cooper with a kitten and Oliver. Harry and Ron followed their lead, and all four of them crowded around the new member of their little clan.
"What's her name Coop?" Ginny asked as she watched the little fur ball curl up into a ball, still perched atop its owners' left shoulder.
"Well, I was thinking of calling her Tambre." Cooper reached over with her right arm and grabbed the kitten gently, and placed the sleeping baby in her lap.
"That's a great name for her! She's just so cute! And she makes you happy, so the name fits her perfectly!" Hermione stated matter-of-factly. She reached over and stroked Tambre, before sitting back down into a chair. Ron sat across from her, and Harry and Ginny just sat down where they had been standing. The four talked until it was time for dinner, and Cooper left her new pet with Crookshanks.
When dinner was over, they all wandered back into the Common Room and took their respected places, all sitting as they had before dinner.
"So Oliver, you got Cooper that kitten?" Ron asked, glancing down at Harry with a grin.
"Yes, I did."
Harry finally spoke up, saying, "So you just felt like doing that, out of the blue? That's awfully nice of you."
Oliver accidentally kicked Harry in the arm as he situated himself on the couch. He glared at Ron, patted Cooper's hand, said good night to everyone, and excused himself. Ron and Harry dashed after him, not even bothering to say goodnight to any of the girls.
"You like him!" Ginny exclaimed as she moved from her place on the ground, to the couch next to Cooper.
"I do not! I just thought it was really…cool of him to get me her." Cooper was trying to defend herself, but it wasn't working too well.
"Deny it all you want cousin. You have the hots for Wood." Hermione just watched as Cooper turned a slight shade of pink. "So what happened while we were gone?"
Cooper told all about her crying in her sleep, and how Oliver had woken her up by wiping her tears away, and how she had opened her eyes to find him staring at her.
"Awwwwwwwww, that's so sweet! I wish Harry would do that to me…" Ginny looked fondly into the fireplace, with a dazed expression upon her face. Hermione and Cooper just giggled, watching as their friend came back down from her dreamy state.
"Don't pick on me 'Mione. We all knew why Ron really wanted your help!" Cooper and Ginny high-fived as Hermione just glared at her cousin.
"I hate being called that and you know it!"
"What, 'Mione? You sure didn't mind it when Ron called you that, did you?" Ginny suddenly stopped laughing, and watched Hermione's face turn a red shade.
"I did so mind! And I told him so right after we got up the stairs! I'm going to bed. Goodnight!" With that, Hermione strode angrily up the stairs to the girls common room, her cousin and friend hot on her trails. Hermione moved her cat off her bed, switched into her pj's, and crawled down under her comfy sheets, her face still hot.
"You know what? I reckon she'll realize she likes Ron one of these days." Cooper just watched with a sullen expression on her face, as she went to her bed and sat with Tambre.
"Yeah, and on that day she'll realize just how much he likes her back," Ginny commented quietly, so only Cooper could hear. She switched into her nightclothes and went to bed, listening to the wind blow against the window pain.
"She's right Tambre… Hermione will realize that… I just hope its not too late when she does." With that, Cooper crawled into her bed after switching into her tank top and Tigger boxers, holding her new kitten close to her heart.
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A/N: Tambre supposedly means Great Joy in the British world… but I just thought it was cute. So R/R please! And tell me what you think!
Second A/N: I was looking at a picture of Sean Biggerstaff as I wrote this… he's so cute! Okay. You can R/R now! lol