Ch.9- Oliver's Arrival and Another Dream
Sarah was awake long before everyone else. She had gotten ready, and was now pacing nervously in the common room. She had been pacing so long that she had to sit down to catch her breath. She looked about the room. I am so pathetic. He probably won't be here until tonight. She decided to take a walk. She opened to portrait, and said, "Good morning," to the fat lady. She walked to the library. The doors were locked. She walked to the Great Hall. To her surprise Professor Dumbledore was there. "Well hello. I thought I was the only person awake this early." He smiled at her, but the twinkle in his eyes told her that he knew that he wasn't the only one wandering the castle. "I'm sorry Professor, I couldn't sleep." He looked at her over his spectacles. "Don't worry you're not in trouble. I know why you can't sleep, and I'm excited that Oliver is coming too." She started to blush, and smiled at him. "I'll leave you alone." He walked out of the Great Hall. Sarah felt as though he had read her mind. She shook these thoughts out of her mind. She sat down, and grabbed a cup of pumpkin juice. She drank it.
She sat there for about an hour before people started to come in. The people who went away for holiday weren't coming back until another week. Harry, Ron (and family), and Hermione walked in. "We looked for you everywhere," Hermione said. "I couldn't sleep so I walked around." They didn't say anything else about it. They ate their breakfast, and walked outside. Ron threw a snowball at Harry, and of course this led to a snowball fight. They were out there until they were too tired to throw anymore. Hermione bewitched her snowballs to throw themselves. They yelled for her to stop, and eventually she did. They walked back to the common room, and sat in front of the fire to warm up. After they were warm again they began to play around. They played Exploding Snap and chess. Sarah lost to Ron, and she had to give him two sugar quills. Eventually they sat there eating the candy they got for Christmas. Sarah sat in a large chair, and Hermione came and sat with her. "What are you thinking about?" Sarah swallowed the chocolate in her mouth. "I was thinking about what I'll say to Oliver when he gets here." Hermione smiled at her. "You really do love him don't you?" Sarah got an idiotic smile on her face, "Yes, with all my heart." Hermione and Sarah started to giggle.
They walked down to lunch. Sarah noticed that Draco wasn't there, and hadn't been there for breakfast. Halfway through lunch Draco walked in, he was breathless. Sarah smiled when she saw him, but he never looked at her. Pansy walked in a few minutes after Draco, and she was also out of breath. She sat beside Draco and nibbled at his ear. Sarah's smile faded. She looked away from them. She didn't understand why she felt the way she did. She felt jealous and angry. She quickly began to focus on Oliver. They finished lunch, and were walking back to the Gryffindor tower when someone yelled, "Sarah." She knew who it was before she turned around. She started to run to the voice. "Oliver!" He had his arms open, and she ran into them. They hugged each other tightly. She looked up at him, and she kissed him. Harry, Ron, and Hermione left them there. (a/n I'm not going to tell you all that fluff in between there. I'll leave that up for you, but they didn't have sex.) They caught up on what they had missed. She showed him that she was wearing the necklace. They walked out to the lake. Oliver showed her all the pictures he had taken. They were walking back to the castle, and they heard a giggle. They walked over to the place that it came from. Immediately Sarah wished that they hadn't. It was Draco and Pansy, and they were snogging. They hadn't seen Oliver and Sarah. "Yuck, isn't that Draco Malfoy?" Sarah nodded her head. They walked away, but Sarah couldn't get Draco and Pansy out of her head. She told Oliver that she had to go to the restroom, and she sat in there and thought. She didn't come out for a long time. She floated around the rest of the day, hardly listening to what Oliver was saying.
She felt lucky for having Oliver but she felt awful because she wasn't enjoying him being there. He leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. She nuzzled his neck. All she wanted to do was sit out by the lake, and watch the sunset with Oliver. They, or rather he, talked for hours.
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They walked down to dinner, and Oliver had to sit at the Staff table. Sarah felt awful because she felt relieved. She found herself looking up at Draco, and Pansy was sitting googly-eyed across from him. Draco looked up at her, and it almost seemed that he was glaring at her. She looked away. She told Oliver goodnight, and went to bed. She was thinking that she would have been happier with Oliver, but she wasn't.
She went sleep, and had another disturbing dream. It was of some woman who jumped out in front of a spell that was aimed at someone else. The woman screamed, and apparated away. The person she protected sent a spell at the person who attacked her. The person fell to the ground dead, and the person left standing screamed a name. She woke up in a cold sweat. She would ask Hermione to make her a Sleeping Draught tomorrow. She slowly eased back into an uneasy sleep.
Notes- I want to thank all of you for waiting for this chapter. It has taken a long time to write, and I apologize. Please r/r. And if you like this story read "The Night of the Drunken Gryffindor Boobs." I co-wrote it with Little Ray of Moonlight05. I want to thank her for she gave some of the ideas for this chapter. So thank-you Little Ray of Moonlight *starts to clap and bows down*
Sarah was awake long before everyone else. She had gotten ready, and was now pacing nervously in the common room. She had been pacing so long that she had to sit down to catch her breath. She looked about the room. I am so pathetic. He probably won't be here until tonight. She decided to take a walk. She opened to portrait, and said, "Good morning," to the fat lady. She walked to the library. The doors were locked. She walked to the Great Hall. To her surprise Professor Dumbledore was there. "Well hello. I thought I was the only person awake this early." He smiled at her, but the twinkle in his eyes told her that he knew that he wasn't the only one wandering the castle. "I'm sorry Professor, I couldn't sleep." He looked at her over his spectacles. "Don't worry you're not in trouble. I know why you can't sleep, and I'm excited that Oliver is coming too." She started to blush, and smiled at him. "I'll leave you alone." He walked out of the Great Hall. Sarah felt as though he had read her mind. She shook these thoughts out of her mind. She sat down, and grabbed a cup of pumpkin juice. She drank it.
She sat there for about an hour before people started to come in. The people who went away for holiday weren't coming back until another week. Harry, Ron (and family), and Hermione walked in. "We looked for you everywhere," Hermione said. "I couldn't sleep so I walked around." They didn't say anything else about it. They ate their breakfast, and walked outside. Ron threw a snowball at Harry, and of course this led to a snowball fight. They were out there until they were too tired to throw anymore. Hermione bewitched her snowballs to throw themselves. They yelled for her to stop, and eventually she did. They walked back to the common room, and sat in front of the fire to warm up. After they were warm again they began to play around. They played Exploding Snap and chess. Sarah lost to Ron, and she had to give him two sugar quills. Eventually they sat there eating the candy they got for Christmas. Sarah sat in a large chair, and Hermione came and sat with her. "What are you thinking about?" Sarah swallowed the chocolate in her mouth. "I was thinking about what I'll say to Oliver when he gets here." Hermione smiled at her. "You really do love him don't you?" Sarah got an idiotic smile on her face, "Yes, with all my heart." Hermione and Sarah started to giggle.
They walked down to lunch. Sarah noticed that Draco wasn't there, and hadn't been there for breakfast. Halfway through lunch Draco walked in, he was breathless. Sarah smiled when she saw him, but he never looked at her. Pansy walked in a few minutes after Draco, and she was also out of breath. She sat beside Draco and nibbled at his ear. Sarah's smile faded. She looked away from them. She didn't understand why she felt the way she did. She felt jealous and angry. She quickly began to focus on Oliver. They finished lunch, and were walking back to the Gryffindor tower when someone yelled, "Sarah." She knew who it was before she turned around. She started to run to the voice. "Oliver!" He had his arms open, and she ran into them. They hugged each other tightly. She looked up at him, and she kissed him. Harry, Ron, and Hermione left them there. (a/n I'm not going to tell you all that fluff in between there. I'll leave that up for you, but they didn't have sex.) They caught up on what they had missed. She showed him that she was wearing the necklace. They walked out to the lake. Oliver showed her all the pictures he had taken. They were walking back to the castle, and they heard a giggle. They walked over to the place that it came from. Immediately Sarah wished that they hadn't. It was Draco and Pansy, and they were snogging. They hadn't seen Oliver and Sarah. "Yuck, isn't that Draco Malfoy?" Sarah nodded her head. They walked away, but Sarah couldn't get Draco and Pansy out of her head. She told Oliver that she had to go to the restroom, and she sat in there and thought. She didn't come out for a long time. She floated around the rest of the day, hardly listening to what Oliver was saying.
She felt lucky for having Oliver but she felt awful because she wasn't enjoying him being there. He leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. She nuzzled his neck. All she wanted to do was sit out by the lake, and watch the sunset with Oliver. They, or rather he, talked for hours.
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They walked down to dinner, and Oliver had to sit at the Staff table. Sarah felt awful because she felt relieved. She found herself looking up at Draco, and Pansy was sitting googly-eyed across from him. Draco looked up at her, and it almost seemed that he was glaring at her. She looked away. She told Oliver goodnight, and went to bed. She was thinking that she would have been happier with Oliver, but she wasn't.
She went sleep, and had another disturbing dream. It was of some woman who jumped out in front of a spell that was aimed at someone else. The woman screamed, and apparated away. The person she protected sent a spell at the person who attacked her. The person fell to the ground dead, and the person left standing screamed a name. She woke up in a cold sweat. She would ask Hermione to make her a Sleeping Draught tomorrow. She slowly eased back into an uneasy sleep.
Notes- I want to thank all of you for waiting for this chapter. It has taken a long time to write, and I apologize. Please r/r. And if you like this story read "The Night of the Drunken Gryffindor Boobs." I co-wrote it with Little Ray of Moonlight05. I want to thank her for she gave some of the ideas for this chapter. So thank-you Little Ray of Moonlight *starts to clap and bows down*