The bell for the thirty minute break before the afternoon classes rang.
Oliver stormed out, towards the North Tower, where the Gryffindor
dormitories were. Haylie was in close pursuit. "Oliver…Oliver, wait." She
said walking up the stairs as he met the portrait of the Fat Lady.
"Password?"
"Firebolt." He replied, and walked in. Haylie and a few other students followed.
"Oliver, god! I'm trying to talk to you." Haylie said.
"Oh, so when YOU try to talk to me, I'm obligated to listen? For the last three months I've tried to talk to you Haylie." Oliver said. "You know, sometimes I wonder who you are."
"Oliver, you have every right to say that to me. I accept that. But you have to listen to me." Haylie said, her voice quavering.
"Why Davies?" He asked.
"What you wanted me to go with Flint?" Haylie asked abruptly.
"No." Oliver said. "Just…I don't know. Just tell me."
"I went with Roger because he cares about me Oliver. He makes me feel appreciated, special, he treats me with so much care and gentleness. I've never had someone feel that way about me before." Haylie said.
"I always did. Or tried to." Oliver said quietly. "I'd like to…I know you better than Davies, I can give you so much more."
"Oh no Oliver. You're not going to pull that on me. Not today. Not on MY 3 month ANNIVERSARY to ROGER DAVIES." Haylie said, getting angry while several tears began to stream down her face.
"Haylie, it's the truth." Oliver added.
"Shut up Oliver. Just shut up and leave me alone..." Haylie ran out of the dormitory and ran to the West Tower where the Ravenclaws usually were.
"Haylie? What's wrong?" Penelope asked.
"It's Oliver." Haylie said. "I told him about Roger and me."
"Oh, you poor dear." Penelope said, taking her friend into a hug. "What did he say?"
"He asked why I'm dating Roger. And I told him it was because he cared for me and made me feel special. And then he goes and says he always did…and then added that he'd like to, in that way." Haylie said. "He said because he knew me longer, he could give me more than Roger could." She was bawling onto Penelope's robes.
"Haylie…love, what's wrong?" A voice asked.
"Roger!" Haylie said getting up from Penelope's shoulder and wrapping her arms around Roger, crying onto his chest. "I told him. I told Oliver."
"What happened?" Roger asked. "Did he get angry?"
"Apparently Oliver has something for Haylie that he never felt before." Penelope said before walking away.
"Roger, I don't know what to do. I don't want to lose him as my best friend, but then I don't want to lose you in the process." Haylie sobbed.
"Shhh…it'll be okay. Things'll work out. I promise you. They always do." Roger said reassuringly. "Everything will be okay."
"Password?"
"Firebolt." He replied, and walked in. Haylie and a few other students followed.
"Oliver, god! I'm trying to talk to you." Haylie said.
"Oh, so when YOU try to talk to me, I'm obligated to listen? For the last three months I've tried to talk to you Haylie." Oliver said. "You know, sometimes I wonder who you are."
"Oliver, you have every right to say that to me. I accept that. But you have to listen to me." Haylie said, her voice quavering.
"Why Davies?" He asked.
"What you wanted me to go with Flint?" Haylie asked abruptly.
"No." Oliver said. "Just…I don't know. Just tell me."
"I went with Roger because he cares about me Oliver. He makes me feel appreciated, special, he treats me with so much care and gentleness. I've never had someone feel that way about me before." Haylie said.
"I always did. Or tried to." Oliver said quietly. "I'd like to…I know you better than Davies, I can give you so much more."
"Oh no Oliver. You're not going to pull that on me. Not today. Not on MY 3 month ANNIVERSARY to ROGER DAVIES." Haylie said, getting angry while several tears began to stream down her face.
"Haylie, it's the truth." Oliver added.
"Shut up Oliver. Just shut up and leave me alone..." Haylie ran out of the dormitory and ran to the West Tower where the Ravenclaws usually were.
"Haylie? What's wrong?" Penelope asked.
"It's Oliver." Haylie said. "I told him about Roger and me."
"Oh, you poor dear." Penelope said, taking her friend into a hug. "What did he say?"
"He asked why I'm dating Roger. And I told him it was because he cared for me and made me feel special. And then he goes and says he always did…and then added that he'd like to, in that way." Haylie said. "He said because he knew me longer, he could give me more than Roger could." She was bawling onto Penelope's robes.
"Haylie…love, what's wrong?" A voice asked.
"Roger!" Haylie said getting up from Penelope's shoulder and wrapping her arms around Roger, crying onto his chest. "I told him. I told Oliver."
"What happened?" Roger asked. "Did he get angry?"
"Apparently Oliver has something for Haylie that he never felt before." Penelope said before walking away.
"Roger, I don't know what to do. I don't want to lose him as my best friend, but then I don't want to lose you in the process." Haylie sobbed.
"Shhh…it'll be okay. Things'll work out. I promise you. They always do." Roger said reassuringly. "Everything will be okay."
