Oliver stayed in the library long enough to check out the Arithmancy
book and a new book on Quidditch techniques. He walked out of the library
and stood in the hall, thinking. He desperately needed a tutor, but that
girl had turned him down. He thought about asking Percy, but he was
spending more time with some Ravenclaw and didn't want to be bothered.
Speaking of Ravenclaws.
He turned as Amanda Rieman walked by. Oliver had had a crush on her since he was paired up with her in Divination last year. At the time, he was dating Angelina, but now that he was a single man he could try to woo the blond goddess before him. The only problem was that Oliver seemed to lose the use of his limbs and tongue whenever she was around. Deep breaths, he thought. You can talk to her without making a fool of yourself. Knees knocking, he called after her.
"Hey, Amanda!" His voice cracked. Dammit, he thought. Amanda turned around and smiled at him. Oliver thought he was going to melt. Be smooth, he reminded himself. He walked over to her, swaggering without realizing it. "It's nice to see you, Amanda, I haven't had a chance to talk to you since last year." He gave her what he hoped was a charming smile.
"Yeah," she said, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear. "It's great to see you again! How was your summer?" They talked for a while before Amanda excused herself. "I'm really sorry, Oliver," she said, motioning towards the Ravenclaw common room. "I promised that I would help a friend with her Herbology homework." She widened her smile. "But if you'd like to walk with me."
"Oh, no problem. I was heading that way anyway," he lied. They walked together side by side. Oliver was amazed at how his day had completely turned around. Nothing could screw this up, he thought, just as his foot hit a raised stone.
Oliver and his books went flying. Lying on the floor, be could hear Amanda giggling. As he reached for the Quidditch book Amanda stuck out her foot and nudged the book just out of his grasp. He crawled across the floor and tired to pick it up when she kicked it away again. Beginning to get annoyed, Oliver dived for the book and managed to grab it before Amanda could reach it. "Oh, you're no fun," she said. Oliver got back up and tried to resurrect his wounded dignity.
They walked together until they came to a large tapestry. "Fiddlesticks," she said, and the tapestry pulled to one side. Instead of going inside, however, she turned around and stopped in the tapestry's shadow. "It was really nice talking to you again, Oliver. Maybe you and I should do something together." She stood on her toes and kissed him on the cheek. Before he could do anything she was gone. He stood there like a dead man for two minutes before he remembered that breathing was an essential part of life and that he should try it some time. Dropping the corner he turned toward Gryffendor tower with a new spring in his step.
He turned as Amanda Rieman walked by. Oliver had had a crush on her since he was paired up with her in Divination last year. At the time, he was dating Angelina, but now that he was a single man he could try to woo the blond goddess before him. The only problem was that Oliver seemed to lose the use of his limbs and tongue whenever she was around. Deep breaths, he thought. You can talk to her without making a fool of yourself. Knees knocking, he called after her.
"Hey, Amanda!" His voice cracked. Dammit, he thought. Amanda turned around and smiled at him. Oliver thought he was going to melt. Be smooth, he reminded himself. He walked over to her, swaggering without realizing it. "It's nice to see you, Amanda, I haven't had a chance to talk to you since last year." He gave her what he hoped was a charming smile.
"Yeah," she said, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear. "It's great to see you again! How was your summer?" They talked for a while before Amanda excused herself. "I'm really sorry, Oliver," she said, motioning towards the Ravenclaw common room. "I promised that I would help a friend with her Herbology homework." She widened her smile. "But if you'd like to walk with me."
"Oh, no problem. I was heading that way anyway," he lied. They walked together side by side. Oliver was amazed at how his day had completely turned around. Nothing could screw this up, he thought, just as his foot hit a raised stone.
Oliver and his books went flying. Lying on the floor, be could hear Amanda giggling. As he reached for the Quidditch book Amanda stuck out her foot and nudged the book just out of his grasp. He crawled across the floor and tired to pick it up when she kicked it away again. Beginning to get annoyed, Oliver dived for the book and managed to grab it before Amanda could reach it. "Oh, you're no fun," she said. Oliver got back up and tried to resurrect his wounded dignity.
They walked together until they came to a large tapestry. "Fiddlesticks," she said, and the tapestry pulled to one side. Instead of going inside, however, she turned around and stopped in the tapestry's shadow. "It was really nice talking to you again, Oliver. Maybe you and I should do something together." She stood on her toes and kissed him on the cheek. Before he could do anything she was gone. He stood there like a dead man for two minutes before he remembered that breathing was an essential part of life and that he should try it some time. Dropping the corner he turned toward Gryffendor tower with a new spring in his step.