Oliver and Katie walked as quietly as possible up to the door in front of
the Gryffindor Girls' dormitories. They stood there, moonlight pouring in
from a window which faced the lake.
"So," Katie said, "Do you really think letting Harry in on it was a good idea?"
Oliver shrugged.
"He already knew. What would you have me do?" he asked.
"Well…there was the forgetting spell." Katie replied. She got a 'You-know- what-could-happen' look from Oliver and nodded.
"Yes, yes, I know. He could forget how to play Quidditch." She said. Oliver grinned and nodded. Their eyes met and she looked deeply at him, receiving the same look back. Katie blinked rapidly and looked at the floor, her blushing face not showing up in the dim light.
"Well," said Oliver, Katie looking up at him "I'd better get to bed."
Katie nodded and reached up and gave him a hug. Oliver did something she wasn't used to. He kissed her cheek and then released the hug, smiling and walking off down the steps. Katie blushed and went into the girls' dormitory silently.
* * *
The next morning was cloudy. The fog rose up from the lake, covering the grounds with a moist mist. Colin woke up and looked around the dormitory, seeing everyone else asleep. Only a purpley-blue light shone through the small windows in the room, and Colin got up and dressed. He slowly and quietly made his way out of the dormitory and made his way down the stairs to the common room. Behind him he heard footsteps coming from the girls' dormitory and saw it was Lindsay. He gave her a half smile and she did the same back. Together, they walked out of the Gryffindor common room and down to the empty Great Hall.
They sat down beside each other and Lindsay started to serve up her plate. Colin stretched his arm out on the table and put his chin on it tiredly. They heard the footsteps of another and looked over, seeing Oliver walking through the door and into the room. Lindsay smiled and Colin acknowledged him with a nod, obviously having cooled down from the night before. Oliver sat across from them and leaned on his elbow. The three sat there for a minute before anyone said anything.
"Do you think this is the right thing to do?" Oliver asked.
"No." said Colin, "But its what is going to be done."
Lindsay nodded.
"Yeah, I mean, seriously, Oliver." Lindsay added. "If you wanted to 'do the right thing' then you should have just borrowed or bought the brooms. This was your idea."
"Yeah, I know, I know." Oliver said, burying his face in his arms tiredly, his voice becoming muffled. "But maybe I'm having second thoughts."
"Well, its too late now." Colin said. Oliver brought his head up and looked at the two and nodded.
They heard more footsteps and soon, Katie appeared from the hallway. She rubbed her eyes and yawned, walking over and sitting beside Oliver.
"Wow, what a little reunion we're having." Lindsay said. Katie grinned and grabbed a devilled egg and put it on her plate. Colin's hand reached out and grabbed a piece of bacon. They began to talk about that evening, and about other things such as family. Soon they almost forgot about the night ahead of them. Slowly, the Great Hall started to fill up. They had to stop talking after a very suspicious Neville Longbottom came and sat beside them. They got up and left and soon they were all sitting in the Gryffindor Common room. Slowly, the mist faded as the sun rose higher and it began to snow, surprisingly enough. It fell softly but covered the ground easily.
Colin and Hermione had met up and walked outside together, as Lindsay saw from a window. Katie was sitting on the couch by the fire, working on homework and Oliver was off getting supplies for that evening. Lindsay sighed and walked over to a large armchair and stared out the window, watching the two.
"He should be back by now." Said Lindsay.
"Calm yourself." Said Katie, "He'll be back soon."
"He'd better be." Replied Lindsay. Something then struck her and she walked over and sat in the armchair across from the couch and looked at Katie.
"You and Oliver seemed very awkward this morning." She began. "What happened last night?"
Katie looked up at her and blushed.
"You really want to know?" she asked.
"Yes! I really want to know." Lindsay replied.
Katie was just about to begin her story when Oliver burst into the room, looking nervous and worried.
"We have a problem." He said.
"So," Katie said, "Do you really think letting Harry in on it was a good idea?"
Oliver shrugged.
"He already knew. What would you have me do?" he asked.
"Well…there was the forgetting spell." Katie replied. She got a 'You-know- what-could-happen' look from Oliver and nodded.
"Yes, yes, I know. He could forget how to play Quidditch." She said. Oliver grinned and nodded. Their eyes met and she looked deeply at him, receiving the same look back. Katie blinked rapidly and looked at the floor, her blushing face not showing up in the dim light.
"Well," said Oliver, Katie looking up at him "I'd better get to bed."
Katie nodded and reached up and gave him a hug. Oliver did something she wasn't used to. He kissed her cheek and then released the hug, smiling and walking off down the steps. Katie blushed and went into the girls' dormitory silently.
* * *
The next morning was cloudy. The fog rose up from the lake, covering the grounds with a moist mist. Colin woke up and looked around the dormitory, seeing everyone else asleep. Only a purpley-blue light shone through the small windows in the room, and Colin got up and dressed. He slowly and quietly made his way out of the dormitory and made his way down the stairs to the common room. Behind him he heard footsteps coming from the girls' dormitory and saw it was Lindsay. He gave her a half smile and she did the same back. Together, they walked out of the Gryffindor common room and down to the empty Great Hall.
They sat down beside each other and Lindsay started to serve up her plate. Colin stretched his arm out on the table and put his chin on it tiredly. They heard the footsteps of another and looked over, seeing Oliver walking through the door and into the room. Lindsay smiled and Colin acknowledged him with a nod, obviously having cooled down from the night before. Oliver sat across from them and leaned on his elbow. The three sat there for a minute before anyone said anything.
"Do you think this is the right thing to do?" Oliver asked.
"No." said Colin, "But its what is going to be done."
Lindsay nodded.
"Yeah, I mean, seriously, Oliver." Lindsay added. "If you wanted to 'do the right thing' then you should have just borrowed or bought the brooms. This was your idea."
"Yeah, I know, I know." Oliver said, burying his face in his arms tiredly, his voice becoming muffled. "But maybe I'm having second thoughts."
"Well, its too late now." Colin said. Oliver brought his head up and looked at the two and nodded.
They heard more footsteps and soon, Katie appeared from the hallway. She rubbed her eyes and yawned, walking over and sitting beside Oliver.
"Wow, what a little reunion we're having." Lindsay said. Katie grinned and grabbed a devilled egg and put it on her plate. Colin's hand reached out and grabbed a piece of bacon. They began to talk about that evening, and about other things such as family. Soon they almost forgot about the night ahead of them. Slowly, the Great Hall started to fill up. They had to stop talking after a very suspicious Neville Longbottom came and sat beside them. They got up and left and soon they were all sitting in the Gryffindor Common room. Slowly, the mist faded as the sun rose higher and it began to snow, surprisingly enough. It fell softly but covered the ground easily.
Colin and Hermione had met up and walked outside together, as Lindsay saw from a window. Katie was sitting on the couch by the fire, working on homework and Oliver was off getting supplies for that evening. Lindsay sighed and walked over to a large armchair and stared out the window, watching the two.
"He should be back by now." Said Lindsay.
"Calm yourself." Said Katie, "He'll be back soon."
"He'd better be." Replied Lindsay. Something then struck her and she walked over and sat in the armchair across from the couch and looked at Katie.
"You and Oliver seemed very awkward this morning." She began. "What happened last night?"
Katie looked up at her and blushed.
"You really want to know?" she asked.
"Yes! I really want to know." Lindsay replied.
Katie was just about to begin her story when Oliver burst into the room, looking nervous and worried.
"We have a problem." He said.