Disclaimer: I don't own any HP stuff! JKR does! And Warner Bros.! So lemme
alone to write for fun! Please?!
A/N: It's been a while; I realize that. I'm sorry. I've just been busy w/ other… ideas…
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"Cooper… Cooper, wake up. Please? Or we'll be late for class!" Hermione tugged at her cousin's bed sheets, but it wouldn't matter. Cooper Landing was out like a light. "Oh well. I'll just get the homework for her later."
Cooper slightly opened one eye to check if Hermione was gone. Quietly she sat up, cat stretched, put on her fluffy slippers and her robe, then padded her way down the marble staircase into the Common Room. She thought she'd have some time to herself, but she found that wouldn't come true this day. She'd be spending the morning with the person she least wanted to see.
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Seeing Cooper just standing there made his heart skip a beat. He took a step towards her and saw her stance waver slightly. She looked up at him, her gaze penetrating the very depths of his soul.
"Good morning. I was looking for you last night." He continued to watch her, as she walked over and took a seat on the couch, and joined her not that long afterwards.
"Yeah… I went looking for you too. And I think we should talk." Cooper repositioned herself so she sat facing him.
"Listen-" they both said in unison. "You go first."
"Okay. I just wanted to say that I know you like me Oliver. And I like you too. It's just that things have happened in my life… bad things… And they have changed the way I look at things. Everything is a huge step for me. Even having a boyfriend." She searched his face for some sort of understanding, and she found a little bit, but not as much as she had wished for. "I was just hoping we could be friends for a little while, and get to know each other. Because I can't handle anything more than that."
Oliver took a couple of minutes to digest this newfound information, before grasping her hand in his and placing his other one on top. "I understand perfectly. And until you change your mind, I'll be here."
"Friends?" Cooper grinned when he shook his head 'Yes' and gave him a hug. "So don't we have a game today?"
"Yeah. But you'd better eat first. It gets a little chilly. You're missing the only class you'll have for the rest of the day, but I think Hermione will be more than happy to inform you of what they did." He gave his famous smile to her then, which made her heart start to melt, until she made it stop, and they went to get their breakfast.
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"Okay. So is that it? Or is there more to Quidditch that I must learn?" Cooper had been listening to Ron for the past half hour, and was really quite bored of hearing about all the fouls the teams could perform. When he nodded 'yes', she looked back out onto the field, and cheered on her team. Her eyes traveled on all of her team's players and they landed on Oliver, whose voice was booming throughout the stadium.
"Lets try to keep this game at least semi-clean, alright lads?" With that, he threw the Quaffle up into the air, and blew the whistle.
"And it's Angelina with the Quaffle…great pass to Katie Bell of Gryffindor… watch out for those Bludger' girls… Quaffle taken by Montague of Slytherin! He's setting up field position…passes to Flint… intercepted by Alicia Spinnet! Angelina back in control now… she scores! 10-0 Gryffindor!" Lee shouted, and all the Gryffindor stands erupted in pleasure, much to the dismay of the Slytherin fans.
"Warrington making his way down the field… Close shave by a Bludger hit by George or Fred Weasley, can't tell which… Montague takes the Quaffle… gets ready to score… And Ginny Weasley keeps it from going in! Nice save there! Katie Bell has the Quaffle… no… now its Alicia… ouch! That was a hair too close! George, Fred, you're supposed to hit the balls at the OTHER team, not your own! Score! Score by Katie Bell of Gryffindor! 20-0 Gryffindor!"
Cooper was watching in pure giddiness. She had never seen such a fast-paced game in all her life. Sure muggle sports were fun, but never did they have two balls trying to knock you out of the air! She looked around and spotted Harry, far above the rest of his team, with what looked to be Malfoy watching his every move. All the sudden the whole crowd started screaming, and Cooper tried to see why.
"Alicia has been knocked out! She's on the ground! Keep going Angelina! That was highly un-sportsmanlike! Wood! Do something for the sake of Merlin! And Angelina scores another 10 points for Gryffindor! Wood has summoned the stretchers… it looks as if one of the Chasers is already out of the game… Well, we couldn't expect to keep them all in… never can when you're playing against a team as slimy as Slytherin… Nasty buggers they are -…"
"Jordan!" McGonagall glared at her commentator, and then focused back on the game.
"Well, 'tis only the truth Professor! They are slimy… and gits at that-…" That last little comment earned Lee another glare, but he didn't care. He was a Gryffindor after all. And no matter how much Professor McGonagall wanted to deny it, she herself knew how dirty the Slytherin team could be at Quidditch.
"Malfoy! Draco Malfoy is diving right through the middle of the field. I do believe he's seen the snitch… And Potter's right in front of him… Potter's not pulling out… he's still not… Oh my! He's going to crash! They both are! No! Malfoy pulled up… and Harry hasn't… He's done a fake! Harry's pulled a Wronski Feint! Well I'll be! I never knew he had it in him!" From the looks on the Slytherin's faces, Lee had been correct. Harry had indeed performed his most superb trick yet. He flew back to the top, and as Malfoy followed, he looked to be shouting obscenities the whole way at Harry.
The Gryffindor side was still cheering, not even noticing that something was flying very fast towards their side of the stands. Cooper was clapping alongside Hermione and Ron, and was just about to tell them how much she loved Quidditch when she started seeing stars.
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A/N: There Cait! Happy now!? And Anne, are you happy again? Sorry everyone, I know this took a while to get out. You have NO idea whatsoever how bad a writer's block I had. It was like, I'd be thinking of some great idea in one of my classes, usually English, and when I'd finally find something to write it down on, I'd have forgotten it already. It was horrible! *reads what she just wrote…* maybe it wasn't writer's block… Maybe it was a Debbie Day… oh well. G2G. (and to the Debbie's out there, it's a personal joke. So no offense..)
OH! BTW: PLEASE REVIEW THIS! THANK YOU! LOVE THOSE WHO DO! YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!
A/N: It's been a while; I realize that. I'm sorry. I've just been busy w/ other… ideas…
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"Cooper… Cooper, wake up. Please? Or we'll be late for class!" Hermione tugged at her cousin's bed sheets, but it wouldn't matter. Cooper Landing was out like a light. "Oh well. I'll just get the homework for her later."
Cooper slightly opened one eye to check if Hermione was gone. Quietly she sat up, cat stretched, put on her fluffy slippers and her robe, then padded her way down the marble staircase into the Common Room. She thought she'd have some time to herself, but she found that wouldn't come true this day. She'd be spending the morning with the person she least wanted to see.
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Seeing Cooper just standing there made his heart skip a beat. He took a step towards her and saw her stance waver slightly. She looked up at him, her gaze penetrating the very depths of his soul.
"Good morning. I was looking for you last night." He continued to watch her, as she walked over and took a seat on the couch, and joined her not that long afterwards.
"Yeah… I went looking for you too. And I think we should talk." Cooper repositioned herself so she sat facing him.
"Listen-" they both said in unison. "You go first."
"Okay. I just wanted to say that I know you like me Oliver. And I like you too. It's just that things have happened in my life… bad things… And they have changed the way I look at things. Everything is a huge step for me. Even having a boyfriend." She searched his face for some sort of understanding, and she found a little bit, but not as much as she had wished for. "I was just hoping we could be friends for a little while, and get to know each other. Because I can't handle anything more than that."
Oliver took a couple of minutes to digest this newfound information, before grasping her hand in his and placing his other one on top. "I understand perfectly. And until you change your mind, I'll be here."
"Friends?" Cooper grinned when he shook his head 'Yes' and gave him a hug. "So don't we have a game today?"
"Yeah. But you'd better eat first. It gets a little chilly. You're missing the only class you'll have for the rest of the day, but I think Hermione will be more than happy to inform you of what they did." He gave his famous smile to her then, which made her heart start to melt, until she made it stop, and they went to get their breakfast.
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"Okay. So is that it? Or is there more to Quidditch that I must learn?" Cooper had been listening to Ron for the past half hour, and was really quite bored of hearing about all the fouls the teams could perform. When he nodded 'yes', she looked back out onto the field, and cheered on her team. Her eyes traveled on all of her team's players and they landed on Oliver, whose voice was booming throughout the stadium.
"Lets try to keep this game at least semi-clean, alright lads?" With that, he threw the Quaffle up into the air, and blew the whistle.
"And it's Angelina with the Quaffle…great pass to Katie Bell of Gryffindor… watch out for those Bludger' girls… Quaffle taken by Montague of Slytherin! He's setting up field position…passes to Flint… intercepted by Alicia Spinnet! Angelina back in control now… she scores! 10-0 Gryffindor!" Lee shouted, and all the Gryffindor stands erupted in pleasure, much to the dismay of the Slytherin fans.
"Warrington making his way down the field… Close shave by a Bludger hit by George or Fred Weasley, can't tell which… Montague takes the Quaffle… gets ready to score… And Ginny Weasley keeps it from going in! Nice save there! Katie Bell has the Quaffle… no… now its Alicia… ouch! That was a hair too close! George, Fred, you're supposed to hit the balls at the OTHER team, not your own! Score! Score by Katie Bell of Gryffindor! 20-0 Gryffindor!"
Cooper was watching in pure giddiness. She had never seen such a fast-paced game in all her life. Sure muggle sports were fun, but never did they have two balls trying to knock you out of the air! She looked around and spotted Harry, far above the rest of his team, with what looked to be Malfoy watching his every move. All the sudden the whole crowd started screaming, and Cooper tried to see why.
"Alicia has been knocked out! She's on the ground! Keep going Angelina! That was highly un-sportsmanlike! Wood! Do something for the sake of Merlin! And Angelina scores another 10 points for Gryffindor! Wood has summoned the stretchers… it looks as if one of the Chasers is already out of the game… Well, we couldn't expect to keep them all in… never can when you're playing against a team as slimy as Slytherin… Nasty buggers they are -…"
"Jordan!" McGonagall glared at her commentator, and then focused back on the game.
"Well, 'tis only the truth Professor! They are slimy… and gits at that-…" That last little comment earned Lee another glare, but he didn't care. He was a Gryffindor after all. And no matter how much Professor McGonagall wanted to deny it, she herself knew how dirty the Slytherin team could be at Quidditch.
"Malfoy! Draco Malfoy is diving right through the middle of the field. I do believe he's seen the snitch… And Potter's right in front of him… Potter's not pulling out… he's still not… Oh my! He's going to crash! They both are! No! Malfoy pulled up… and Harry hasn't… He's done a fake! Harry's pulled a Wronski Feint! Well I'll be! I never knew he had it in him!" From the looks on the Slytherin's faces, Lee had been correct. Harry had indeed performed his most superb trick yet. He flew back to the top, and as Malfoy followed, he looked to be shouting obscenities the whole way at Harry.
The Gryffindor side was still cheering, not even noticing that something was flying very fast towards their side of the stands. Cooper was clapping alongside Hermione and Ron, and was just about to tell them how much she loved Quidditch when she started seeing stars.
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A/N: There Cait! Happy now!? And Anne, are you happy again? Sorry everyone, I know this took a while to get out. You have NO idea whatsoever how bad a writer's block I had. It was like, I'd be thinking of some great idea in one of my classes, usually English, and when I'd finally find something to write it down on, I'd have forgotten it already. It was horrible! *reads what she just wrote…* maybe it wasn't writer's block… Maybe it was a Debbie Day… oh well. G2G. (and to the Debbie's out there, it's a personal joke. So no offense..)
OH! BTW: PLEASE REVIEW THIS! THANK YOU! LOVE THOSE WHO DO! YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!