Title: One in a Million
Author: DarkAngelGirl
Chapter Summary: Everyone who enters Hogwarts has to leave it. Unfortunately for Oliver, this is his last month at Hogwarts. Right when he found a best friend... and love.
Thanks to: CrimsonFirebolt, the most dedicated reviewer ever! Thanks a ton for the comments... I really appreciated them, I love to know how the fic is going. This last chapter is dedicated to you!
At breakfast the next morning, Dumbledore had an announcement to make. He stood up "Another great year is almost over. 7th years note that on this coming Saturday... you will be passed from Hogwarts in a ceremony and a ball. The day shall go as normal for other years."
Oliver looked across the table and caught a look in Hermione's eyes. She saw him looking and sighed. "Well, your leaving this year! I... guess I never really thought of that."
He smiled. "I'm sure you did..." he said "I couldn't even really think of anything else for the last week."
"I'll miss you." she admitted sadly.
"Please..." he begged "Don't do this to me.... not now all right? This is a good day for Gryffindor. Everyone is happy and we won the cup... no sadness today."
She was surprised to see the most stable person she knew break down. "Oh come on..." she whispered "You'll move along... probably get on that Quidditch team you wanted, you won't even remember me."
"None of that is certain." he replied just as sad " What is certain to me is that you will be fourteen years old... you got years left for friends, fun times, and boyfriends... what'll I matter?"
Darn it. He had just slipped.... did he actually say "boyfriends?"He was going crazy. She looked at him oddly 'Damn' he thought 'If she noticed that I was jealous'
She watched him curiously... and a little suspiciously. It wasn't the first time she thought that maybe he felt the same way for her that she did for him. She still loved him just like before but it wasn't a silly crush, no now she could confidently talk to him. Now it was love.
She smiled nervously and said "We'll know soon enough."
"Don't you have Transfiguration now?" he asked suddenly.
"Oh yeah!" she yelled "I forgot... I'll see you today sometimes..."
"All right." he smiled at her but in reality he was mad. Mad at himself. Would he be able to tell her how he really felt about her or would she never know.
~*~*~*~
Hermione was in transfiguration. It was the exam and it was fairly easy. "Excellent," McGonagall said approvingly as she turned a box into a large bird. She nodded and waited for the class to be over.
"Hey," Ron said looking at her "Are you all right? You don't look so good."
"I'm good." she said "I hope I did well on the exam."
"Come on," Harry added from the other side of Ron "At least yours changed into a bird... mine was a box still but with bird parts..."
Ron laughed as he thought of Harry's box. "Sorry, but it was a little pathetic..."
Hermione tried to be cheerful but it just didn't work out. She appeared to be very sad and her friends noticed. "What's wrong?" Ron asked "Really, tell me..."
"Nothing." she said stiffly.
"You have really changed you know?" Ron said giving her a look.
"I guess I did." she said and she knew it was true. She had changed and those changes had been brought by a certain 7th year boy. "It's been a different kind of year."
~*~*~*~
Time flew by quickly and the day of the graduation ceremony was a day away. The seventh years who had not yet gotten dates to the ball were getting desperate. Oliver got asked exactly ten times. He didn't want any part of it, his real love was staying at Hogwarts and would be for another four years.
Slytherin captain Marcus Flint ran into him several times to ask who he was taking to the ball. Then he would add "Oh yes, I forgot... your girlfriend is just a kid... aw..."
"Shut up Flint," he had snapped "Or I'll give you another black eye." He walked away angrily.
"I'm not going," he said to no one "There is no reason for me to go to that ball. I'll just forget it."
"Oh, no you won't." Hermione said coming from behind him "I think you've all ready spent enough of your year hanging with the third years and you need it."
He blushed "No. All I want is to hang around you... who do you expect me to talk to in my year?"
"Everyone adores you." she smiled falsely "It shouldn't be hard."
He looked at her oddly, why was she acting like this? "Please," he said "That's why I get along with you so well... because you like me for me."
She smiled. He was so sweet with her, she completely loved him. "But isn't it quite a loss for you not to go?"
"Not if you'll be with me that night..." he suggested "We don't have to go to the ball, just to the ceremony... afterward I'm yours."
'I wish you were' she thought bitterly.
~*~*
At the ceremony Oliver was very bored but anticipated the night. He waited and applauded for each graduate. After "Weasley" and "Wilson" were called Oliver finally heard his name. He walked up and smiled as best as he could. As he passed McGonagall the teacher smiled and quietly whispered "Great job this year, you proved yourself a true Gryffindor."
He walked down the stairs and finally it was over. All the other students were dressed elegantly but he was plain. He raced up the staircase to Gryffindor common room. "Miss me?" he asked smiling as he saw Hermione waiting.
"Yes," she nearly whispered "So you've finally graduated. What are you gonna do next? If I even have to guess..."
"You got it," he said "I'm going to Puddlemere United and I'll show them what I've got... hopefully I'm good enough to get on the reserve team..."
"What'll you do while you wait?" she asked.
"Really, I haven't thought of it..." he admitted "Too much on my mind really..."
"Me too." she agreed "A lot to... think about."
"What do you want to do tonight?" he suddenly asked her.
" I don't know..." she replied "Let's not worry for now. Just be here and something will come along."
"All right," he replied.
Changing the subject Hermione smiled "That was really great what you did for me... when those Slytherin ..."
"Ah, don't mention it." he laughed "Marcus Flint is a jerk... he was waiting for something like that to happen to him. At least you wont have to deal with him... he finally made it out of Hogwarts this year, he's so stupid, he's supposed to be out all ready. Of course, him getting out was probably Snape's work anyway."
Hermione nodded. Snape seemed to always have a way to pass the failing Slytherin.
"What a year," Oliver had a smile on his face as he remembered.
"Yes," she agreed but she was thinking about her crush. Did it still exist? "We had a great year."
"It wouldn't have been so great if I didn't have you." he said honestly " You're the most amazing girl I've met in my life."
"That's so sweet," she said softly "Thanks, I mean you made this year so eventful..."
"Yeah, I almost got you killed by Death Eaters... sounds fun to me."
"You know what I mean..." she replied "plus you said you liked trouble."
"I like people who like trouble." he laughed but them he grew serious "When I met you.... your friends said that you... uh.... that you were interested in me. Well, I wanted to know, where you cause..."
She cut him off "Yes. I did like you a lot... does that bother you?"
"No." he said quickly " I wanted to know because if you did then maybe you wouldn't think it was so crazy... that I love you."
She couldn't believe he was saying it. She sat still for a long time not knowing what to say. "Its not crazy..." she whispered "I thought that you'd hate that I like you."
"Oh no Hermione," he replied "It was just all the time we were spending together. Everyone started to think things... and say things. I thought it'd be sick that I liked you. You're a lot younger than I am."
"But I want to be with you!" she yelled and then blushed furiously "Sorry," she mutted.
"No," he replied that's good. Next thing he knew, he had kissed her. She yelled out being a little surprised but then she realized what was happening. She kissed him back and it lasted a long time.
She looked at him and blushed a little "Not a lot of people can understand us Oliver... but it's all right with me."
He smiled back and didn't feel so embarrassed.
Oliver and Hermione saw little of each other the last few days of school. Finally they met again on the Hogwarts Express. "Can't believe it's your last time on the train?" she asked.
"Yeah." he said "Its scary, really it is."
She nodded "I would hate it if I were you... it sounds so hard."
They looked at each other quickly. Both wanted to kiss again but didn't know if doing it right in front of Ron and Harry was right at the moment.
Later they arrived at the train station. A tall wizard and a pretty witch were standing in the corner. Oliver grabbed Hermione's hand "Please, I want you to meet my parents..."
The wizard smiled when he saw Oliver "And how are you son?" he asked happily.
"Never better dad," he replied "Dad, Mum, I want you to meet a friend of mine. This is Hermione."
"Hello," Oliver's mother replied. "Your professor wrote us about this girl and all you have done."
Oliver and Hermione blushed and they knew not all of the story was out. :Hang on a minute." Oliver said to his parents and turned the corner. He looked at Hermione, "You'll write me then?" he asked.
"Always," she replied and asked "Do you know how to use muggle things?"
"A bit," he said "I took Muggle Studies... I was all right at it."
"Fine," she said handing him a slip of paper "Try calling me on the telephone, Harry tried to give his to Ron once but it didn't work out. Maybe you'll figure it out better than he did."
He smiled "Thanks."
Then she kissed him. She wasn't going to wait all day for him to do it. They had only a few moments left "See you." she said quickly noticing the two nervous muggles waiting for her.
As she left he whispered "See you..." Maybe no one understood what they had but the saddest part was, he didn't know when he'd be seeing her again. Maybe if they were lucky, when they were older, maybe fate would make room for them as a romantic couple. He could only wait.
~~**~~~**~~~*~~*~~**~
A/N: That's it! One in a Million is officially a finished work. Thanks to everyone that reviewed along the way. Please look out for a sequel very soon. It is currently untitled but I will let you know.
Author: DarkAngelGirl
Chapter Summary: Everyone who enters Hogwarts has to leave it. Unfortunately for Oliver, this is his last month at Hogwarts. Right when he found a best friend... and love.
Thanks to: CrimsonFirebolt, the most dedicated reviewer ever! Thanks a ton for the comments... I really appreciated them, I love to know how the fic is going. This last chapter is dedicated to you!
At breakfast the next morning, Dumbledore had an announcement to make. He stood up "Another great year is almost over. 7th years note that on this coming Saturday... you will be passed from Hogwarts in a ceremony and a ball. The day shall go as normal for other years."
Oliver looked across the table and caught a look in Hermione's eyes. She saw him looking and sighed. "Well, your leaving this year! I... guess I never really thought of that."
He smiled. "I'm sure you did..." he said "I couldn't even really think of anything else for the last week."
"I'll miss you." she admitted sadly.
"Please..." he begged "Don't do this to me.... not now all right? This is a good day for Gryffindor. Everyone is happy and we won the cup... no sadness today."
She was surprised to see the most stable person she knew break down. "Oh come on..." she whispered "You'll move along... probably get on that Quidditch team you wanted, you won't even remember me."
"None of that is certain." he replied just as sad " What is certain to me is that you will be fourteen years old... you got years left for friends, fun times, and boyfriends... what'll I matter?"
Darn it. He had just slipped.... did he actually say "boyfriends?"He was going crazy. She looked at him oddly 'Damn' he thought 'If she noticed that I was jealous'
She watched him curiously... and a little suspiciously. It wasn't the first time she thought that maybe he felt the same way for her that she did for him. She still loved him just like before but it wasn't a silly crush, no now she could confidently talk to him. Now it was love.
She smiled nervously and said "We'll know soon enough."
"Don't you have Transfiguration now?" he asked suddenly.
"Oh yeah!" she yelled "I forgot... I'll see you today sometimes..."
"All right." he smiled at her but in reality he was mad. Mad at himself. Would he be able to tell her how he really felt about her or would she never know.
~*~*~*~
Hermione was in transfiguration. It was the exam and it was fairly easy. "Excellent," McGonagall said approvingly as she turned a box into a large bird. She nodded and waited for the class to be over.
"Hey," Ron said looking at her "Are you all right? You don't look so good."
"I'm good." she said "I hope I did well on the exam."
"Come on," Harry added from the other side of Ron "At least yours changed into a bird... mine was a box still but with bird parts..."
Ron laughed as he thought of Harry's box. "Sorry, but it was a little pathetic..."
Hermione tried to be cheerful but it just didn't work out. She appeared to be very sad and her friends noticed. "What's wrong?" Ron asked "Really, tell me..."
"Nothing." she said stiffly.
"You have really changed you know?" Ron said giving her a look.
"I guess I did." she said and she knew it was true. She had changed and those changes had been brought by a certain 7th year boy. "It's been a different kind of year."
~*~*~*~
Time flew by quickly and the day of the graduation ceremony was a day away. The seventh years who had not yet gotten dates to the ball were getting desperate. Oliver got asked exactly ten times. He didn't want any part of it, his real love was staying at Hogwarts and would be for another four years.
Slytherin captain Marcus Flint ran into him several times to ask who he was taking to the ball. Then he would add "Oh yes, I forgot... your girlfriend is just a kid... aw..."
"Shut up Flint," he had snapped "Or I'll give you another black eye." He walked away angrily.
"I'm not going," he said to no one "There is no reason for me to go to that ball. I'll just forget it."
"Oh, no you won't." Hermione said coming from behind him "I think you've all ready spent enough of your year hanging with the third years and you need it."
He blushed "No. All I want is to hang around you... who do you expect me to talk to in my year?"
"Everyone adores you." she smiled falsely "It shouldn't be hard."
He looked at her oddly, why was she acting like this? "Please," he said "That's why I get along with you so well... because you like me for me."
She smiled. He was so sweet with her, she completely loved him. "But isn't it quite a loss for you not to go?"
"Not if you'll be with me that night..." he suggested "We don't have to go to the ball, just to the ceremony... afterward I'm yours."
'I wish you were' she thought bitterly.
~*~*
At the ceremony Oliver was very bored but anticipated the night. He waited and applauded for each graduate. After "Weasley" and "Wilson" were called Oliver finally heard his name. He walked up and smiled as best as he could. As he passed McGonagall the teacher smiled and quietly whispered "Great job this year, you proved yourself a true Gryffindor."
He walked down the stairs and finally it was over. All the other students were dressed elegantly but he was plain. He raced up the staircase to Gryffindor common room. "Miss me?" he asked smiling as he saw Hermione waiting.
"Yes," she nearly whispered "So you've finally graduated. What are you gonna do next? If I even have to guess..."
"You got it," he said "I'm going to Puddlemere United and I'll show them what I've got... hopefully I'm good enough to get on the reserve team..."
"What'll you do while you wait?" she asked.
"Really, I haven't thought of it..." he admitted "Too much on my mind really..."
"Me too." she agreed "A lot to... think about."
"What do you want to do tonight?" he suddenly asked her.
" I don't know..." she replied "Let's not worry for now. Just be here and something will come along."
"All right," he replied.
Changing the subject Hermione smiled "That was really great what you did for me... when those Slytherin ..."
"Ah, don't mention it." he laughed "Marcus Flint is a jerk... he was waiting for something like that to happen to him. At least you wont have to deal with him... he finally made it out of Hogwarts this year, he's so stupid, he's supposed to be out all ready. Of course, him getting out was probably Snape's work anyway."
Hermione nodded. Snape seemed to always have a way to pass the failing Slytherin.
"What a year," Oliver had a smile on his face as he remembered.
"Yes," she agreed but she was thinking about her crush. Did it still exist? "We had a great year."
"It wouldn't have been so great if I didn't have you." he said honestly " You're the most amazing girl I've met in my life."
"That's so sweet," she said softly "Thanks, I mean you made this year so eventful..."
"Yeah, I almost got you killed by Death Eaters... sounds fun to me."
"You know what I mean..." she replied "plus you said you liked trouble."
"I like people who like trouble." he laughed but them he grew serious "When I met you.... your friends said that you... uh.... that you were interested in me. Well, I wanted to know, where you cause..."
She cut him off "Yes. I did like you a lot... does that bother you?"
"No." he said quickly " I wanted to know because if you did then maybe you wouldn't think it was so crazy... that I love you."
She couldn't believe he was saying it. She sat still for a long time not knowing what to say. "Its not crazy..." she whispered "I thought that you'd hate that I like you."
"Oh no Hermione," he replied "It was just all the time we were spending together. Everyone started to think things... and say things. I thought it'd be sick that I liked you. You're a lot younger than I am."
"But I want to be with you!" she yelled and then blushed furiously "Sorry," she mutted.
"No," he replied that's good. Next thing he knew, he had kissed her. She yelled out being a little surprised but then she realized what was happening. She kissed him back and it lasted a long time.
She looked at him and blushed a little "Not a lot of people can understand us Oliver... but it's all right with me."
He smiled back and didn't feel so embarrassed.
Oliver and Hermione saw little of each other the last few days of school. Finally they met again on the Hogwarts Express. "Can't believe it's your last time on the train?" she asked.
"Yeah." he said "Its scary, really it is."
She nodded "I would hate it if I were you... it sounds so hard."
They looked at each other quickly. Both wanted to kiss again but didn't know if doing it right in front of Ron and Harry was right at the moment.
Later they arrived at the train station. A tall wizard and a pretty witch were standing in the corner. Oliver grabbed Hermione's hand "Please, I want you to meet my parents..."
The wizard smiled when he saw Oliver "And how are you son?" he asked happily.
"Never better dad," he replied "Dad, Mum, I want you to meet a friend of mine. This is Hermione."
"Hello," Oliver's mother replied. "Your professor wrote us about this girl and all you have done."
Oliver and Hermione blushed and they knew not all of the story was out. :Hang on a minute." Oliver said to his parents and turned the corner. He looked at Hermione, "You'll write me then?" he asked.
"Always," she replied and asked "Do you know how to use muggle things?"
"A bit," he said "I took Muggle Studies... I was all right at it."
"Fine," she said handing him a slip of paper "Try calling me on the telephone, Harry tried to give his to Ron once but it didn't work out. Maybe you'll figure it out better than he did."
He smiled "Thanks."
Then she kissed him. She wasn't going to wait all day for him to do it. They had only a few moments left "See you." she said quickly noticing the two nervous muggles waiting for her.
As she left he whispered "See you..." Maybe no one understood what they had but the saddest part was, he didn't know when he'd be seeing her again. Maybe if they were lucky, when they were older, maybe fate would make room for them as a romantic couple. He could only wait.
~~**~~~**~~~*~~*~~**~
A/N: That's it! One in a Million is officially a finished work. Thanks to everyone that reviewed along the way. Please look out for a sequel very soon. It is currently untitled but I will let you know.