Disclaimer: Yeah, I know, I'm not brilliant and talented and make a LOT of
money… but hey- its fun to dream, right?
MBN: these are now Mrs. B's Notes. Okay? Good! So I am sitting here w/ my wonderful best friend Cait, and she's helping me. Right? Right! So! On w/ Ch. 9!
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Cooper walked slowly, deliberately into the Great Hall, and sat down next to Hermione and Ron, away from Oliver. He looked at her weirdly, as well as everyone else who knew they had a little "thing" going on. The food appeared, and everyone began to dig into it.
Ron leaned over to Cooper and said, with a mouthful of hotcakes, "Y'know 'Oop, it's not really a great idea to sit away from the guy you like." He turned back towards the table, intent on devouring down his meal. Cooper shifted uncomfortably in her seat, quietly eating what little things she had on her platter, and made her way out of the Great Hall, and started up to the Common Room. When she heard footsteps behind her, she promptly turned on her heel, ready to tell them off.
"Hey," Oliver said softly. "Where were you going in such a hurry?"
"I was going back up to the dorms so I could finish my homework. Do you have a problem with that?" She asked in an annoyed tone.
"Um, well," Oliver was caught off guard by this sudden cold shoulder act. "I was just wondering if I could walk you back up there."
"Yeah, sure. Go get your stuff, I'll wait here." Oliver grinned, and ran back into the Great Hall, gathered his books for Madam Hooch, and returned, only to see an empty, cold hallway.
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Hermione entered her dorm to find a sullen figure, crumpled up on the window seat, with tear-stained cheeks. Hermione slowly walked over, sat down, and laid her cousin's head on her lap, brushing Cooper's hair with her fingers.
"Cooper, honey, what happened? Oliver looked a little distraught when he I passed him on my way up here. What happened outside the Great Hall?" Hermione asked in a soft, gentle tone. She continued to caress Coopers long flowing hair, just watching as the tears continued to flow.
"I didn't really mean to Herm! It was just so overwhelming! This morning Ron and I took a walk, and we talked a little, and…" Cooper paused, as another wave of tears wracked her body.
"We…we talked about Oliver, and when he told me that Oliver liked me, all those memories just came flying back 'Mione! They just overcame me, and when I said I couldn't talk about it, and he said to try him, it just made me angry, and seeing Oliver fueled it, and I took it out on him." Cooper sat up suddenly, and held her knees to her chest, sobbing into them. Hermione scooted over and gathered Cooper into her arms, holding her as her own mother would hold her.
"Coop, he's not gonna come back. Remember? So don't hold it against Oliver. Michael did those things. Not Oliver, Coop, Mike. Give Oliver a chance, please? Not all guys are like Mike. Look at Ron and Harry! And Oliver, and George, and Fred. They're all great guys." Hermione just continued to rub her cousin's back, and whisper that it was going to be all right. When she realized that Cooper was asleep, she carefully got up and left the dorms, intent on finding Oliver.
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"'Arry! You can't bloody imagine what's happened! We have a new keeper!" Ron came yelling into the Common Room, running over to where Harry was sitting at a chess table with George Weasley. Ron gave a twice-over look at the girl with George, her name was Catherine or something, is all that he could remember, before exclaiming again, "There's a new keeper! Gryffindor can play!"
"Well? Who is it?" George and Harry asked at the same time, which were received with odd looks and the company of Fred Weasley.
"I dunno! But he must be good! Wood and Hooch I guess have been working with him a lot lately. Hey, have either of you seen Hermione, Cooper, or Ginny? They'll be feeling chipper when they here this!"
"Last time I saw of Hermione, she went running out of here, 'prolly to the library. Cooper and Ginny? No clue." Harry looked around, wondering where the missing two could be. "We should be able to find them soon, hopefully."
"Find who soon?" Ginny had come into the room unnoticed, and wandered over to the five.
"Well, now that you're here, all we need are Herm and Coop and we're all set!" Ron was just a tad bit too excited. "Oh well, I can't wait any longer; we've got a keeper to replace Wood!"
"Really," Ginny asked with no apparent enthusiasm whatsoever. "That's great Ron. Listen… I have to go… I'll catch you guys at dinner, okay?" Ginny bounded up the stairs, leaving an exasperated Ron and others behind.
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MBN: Yeah, yeah, I know. The whole Quidditch thing didn't really fit in with this chapter, but its kind of important in the next chapters. So just R/R please!? Thanks!
MBN: these are now Mrs. B's Notes. Okay? Good! So I am sitting here w/ my wonderful best friend Cait, and she's helping me. Right? Right! So! On w/ Ch. 9!
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Cooper walked slowly, deliberately into the Great Hall, and sat down next to Hermione and Ron, away from Oliver. He looked at her weirdly, as well as everyone else who knew they had a little "thing" going on. The food appeared, and everyone began to dig into it.
Ron leaned over to Cooper and said, with a mouthful of hotcakes, "Y'know 'Oop, it's not really a great idea to sit away from the guy you like." He turned back towards the table, intent on devouring down his meal. Cooper shifted uncomfortably in her seat, quietly eating what little things she had on her platter, and made her way out of the Great Hall, and started up to the Common Room. When she heard footsteps behind her, she promptly turned on her heel, ready to tell them off.
"Hey," Oliver said softly. "Where were you going in such a hurry?"
"I was going back up to the dorms so I could finish my homework. Do you have a problem with that?" She asked in an annoyed tone.
"Um, well," Oliver was caught off guard by this sudden cold shoulder act. "I was just wondering if I could walk you back up there."
"Yeah, sure. Go get your stuff, I'll wait here." Oliver grinned, and ran back into the Great Hall, gathered his books for Madam Hooch, and returned, only to see an empty, cold hallway.
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Hermione entered her dorm to find a sullen figure, crumpled up on the window seat, with tear-stained cheeks. Hermione slowly walked over, sat down, and laid her cousin's head on her lap, brushing Cooper's hair with her fingers.
"Cooper, honey, what happened? Oliver looked a little distraught when he I passed him on my way up here. What happened outside the Great Hall?" Hermione asked in a soft, gentle tone. She continued to caress Coopers long flowing hair, just watching as the tears continued to flow.
"I didn't really mean to Herm! It was just so overwhelming! This morning Ron and I took a walk, and we talked a little, and…" Cooper paused, as another wave of tears wracked her body.
"We…we talked about Oliver, and when he told me that Oliver liked me, all those memories just came flying back 'Mione! They just overcame me, and when I said I couldn't talk about it, and he said to try him, it just made me angry, and seeing Oliver fueled it, and I took it out on him." Cooper sat up suddenly, and held her knees to her chest, sobbing into them. Hermione scooted over and gathered Cooper into her arms, holding her as her own mother would hold her.
"Coop, he's not gonna come back. Remember? So don't hold it against Oliver. Michael did those things. Not Oliver, Coop, Mike. Give Oliver a chance, please? Not all guys are like Mike. Look at Ron and Harry! And Oliver, and George, and Fred. They're all great guys." Hermione just continued to rub her cousin's back, and whisper that it was going to be all right. When she realized that Cooper was asleep, she carefully got up and left the dorms, intent on finding Oliver.
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"'Arry! You can't bloody imagine what's happened! We have a new keeper!" Ron came yelling into the Common Room, running over to where Harry was sitting at a chess table with George Weasley. Ron gave a twice-over look at the girl with George, her name was Catherine or something, is all that he could remember, before exclaiming again, "There's a new keeper! Gryffindor can play!"
"Well? Who is it?" George and Harry asked at the same time, which were received with odd looks and the company of Fred Weasley.
"I dunno! But he must be good! Wood and Hooch I guess have been working with him a lot lately. Hey, have either of you seen Hermione, Cooper, or Ginny? They'll be feeling chipper when they here this!"
"Last time I saw of Hermione, she went running out of here, 'prolly to the library. Cooper and Ginny? No clue." Harry looked around, wondering where the missing two could be. "We should be able to find them soon, hopefully."
"Find who soon?" Ginny had come into the room unnoticed, and wandered over to the five.
"Well, now that you're here, all we need are Herm and Coop and we're all set!" Ron was just a tad bit too excited. "Oh well, I can't wait any longer; we've got a keeper to replace Wood!"
"Really," Ginny asked with no apparent enthusiasm whatsoever. "That's great Ron. Listen… I have to go… I'll catch you guys at dinner, okay?" Ginny bounded up the stairs, leaving an exasperated Ron and others behind.
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MBN: Yeah, yeah, I know. The whole Quidditch thing didn't really fit in with this chapter, but its kind of important in the next chapters. So just R/R please!? Thanks!