XIII
"Noo!!" shouted Oliver when another quaffle passes through the Gryffindor's goal post.
"Calm down, Oliver. Harry will catch the snitch, I'm very certain of it! We'll win!" said the brown hair girl sitting next to him.
"But Hermione, we're 30 points behind!" he shouted again.
"Only 30 points! After Harry catches the snitch, Gryffindor will lead 120 points!" Hermione said again.
"Alicia is pretty good at doing my job, but what's wrong with that kid? Who is he? Why is he playing as chaser?" he said.
"His name is Andrew Anderton. He's the replacement chaser who fills Alicia's spot. He's not that bad" Hermione explained.
"Anderton? Is he somehow related to…" Oliver said.
"Ethan Anderton? Yes, he's his brother. But he's in Gryffindor, and in the same year as Harry and I" Hermione said again.
"I thought I know that face from somewhere" he mumbled while taking another look at the blond hair boy, a very good duplicate of Ethan, except smaller.
"But Ethan is not playing for Hufflepuff, isn't he?" Oliver asked.
"No, he's more to studying, like me" Hermione said without looking at him.
"YEAAAHH!" roared all the Gryffindors.
"What happened?" Oliver asked.
"Angelina has scored the first point!" Hermione screamed to his ear.
"Wow, yeah Ange!!" he shouted clapping his hand.
Angelina stops in front of Oliver seats and give him a quick smile before she flies again.
"Now we're only 20 points behind! Put some faith on your team Oliver!" Hermione said to him.
"God damn'it Harry, catch the snitch!!" he shouted.
Ron, who's sitting all this time next to Hermione just laughs at them.
"Good to have you back, Captain!" Ron said patting Oliver on the back.
It's been a long time since Oliver was this excited about Quidditch. And this is the first game he ever missed playing it. But now he's sitting there, in the audience seats, carrying crutches all the time because his leg hasn't recover completely. It's been a week after the accident, but it seems like forever for him. He can't wait to be back on the broom to kick some butt. He'll be in a very perfect condition when they play against Slytherin in two months.
"Hey Oliver, I never see you this excited for such a long time" Ron said to him.
"Right now I fell like I'm having extra energies to do anything!" he said.
"Weird, how can you be this full of energy when you're still on crutches?" Ron asked him.
"Well my friend, a broken leg won't let me down. I can't even feel it. Soon it'll pass!" he said smiling.
"Hmm…. Weird, very weird… " Ron shaking his head.
"Hey Herm… did he bumped his head when he's in the dark forest?" Ron asked Hermione quietly.
"I don't think so, why'd you asked?" Hermione asked.
"He's acting pretty weird. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy he's back to his old behaviour, but he's practically jumping up and down even on crutches!" Ron said.
"He's always like that! Well, not for the past few months, when he's walking around like a zombie, no spirit at all! I guess something happened during detention and dark forest, like when they …." Hermione stops suddenly covering her mouth.
"What happened?" Ron asked excitedly.
"Ooh… I shouldn't have mention it… it's suppose to be a secret" Hermione said regretfully.
"Ah, come on Herm! Tell me!" Ron begged her.
"But… Oh alright!" Hermione said giving up.
"Come on!" Ron said.
"Well, something happened between him and Naire when they're having detention together" Hermione said.
"What?" Ron asked eagerly.
Their conversation was stopped when another roar fills the air.
"Did you see that? Did you see that?!" Oliver said half screaming squeezing Hermione shoulders.
"No, I didn't… and please let me go, you're hurting me!" Hermione said.
"Harry caught the snitch!!" He shouted letting Hermione go.
"What!? I can't believe I've missed it! It's all your fault Ron!" Hermione yelled at Ron.
The crowd cheered loudly for Harry, except the Slytherins. Harry, who's now off from his broom and stands on the ground, smiles from ears to ears and waves to the cheering crowd. Oliver, feeling very excited, almost knocks himself down when he tries to stand. But he doesn't care, he kept on cheering for Harry with the crowd.
"Herm, you haven't finished your story!" Ron asked Hermione after the cheered has slowed down a little bit.
"Oh Ron, what's the point of it? He's happy now, just look at him!" said Hermione looking at Oliver who's now jumping with one leg.
"But Hermione! I know you know something, and I want to know what you know!" Ron begged again.
"Later Ron, not now. I'm going down to see Harry, wanna come?" She said already running down.
He has no choice but to follows her.
After the game, all the Gryffindor players are still in the changing room, when Oliver decided to make an appearance there.
"Hey guys, good game!" he said walking carefully on his crutches.
"Wow Captain! You never look better!" Fred said to him.
"Thank you Oliver, but… we thought you'd be disappointed. We almost lost, if it wasn't for Harry!" Alicia said.
"Well, I am disappointed, but I understand. I mean, playing without your Captain, the best keeper Gryffindor ever had! Who could blame you for that?" He said conceitedly.
They booed at him, but he kept on talking.
"Besides, I can't wait to kick some butt on next match against Slytherin! I'll be on my best condition, don't worry" he continued.
"Wow, you seem different Oliver! Usually you manage to find our blunders from every match even if we're playing perfectly. But now, we sucked and you didn't say a word!" Katie said to him in amazement.
"Hey, I'm still the same!" He told them.
They just laugh at his words, shaking their head.
"Anyway, where's Angelina?" He asked.
"I'm here, Olly. I just finished cleaning myself" Angelina said to him walking from the bathroom door.
"Congratulation then… for the only scorer at today match!" He said.
"Are you kidding me Oliver?" She asked confused.
"Believe me Ange, he's not kidding!" Katie said to her.
"Ookay.." She said still confused.
After all of them finished changing clothes, Angelina walks with Oliver to the common room. They are the last person who left the changing room.
"Olly, can I ask you something?" she asked to him.
"Sure, what is it?" he stops.
"You seem… I don't know, happier" she said.
"Is that wrong?" he asked her back.
"No, don't get me wrong… but you know, for the past few months you've never been this… hype. And now you're beyond hype!" she said.
"And your question is…?"
"Oliver, please tell me the truth. I won't be angry at you if you just tell me the truth" she said.
"What do you mean Ange?" he's very confused now.
"Did something happened in detention and dark forest between you and… Naire?" she asked carefully.
"Why'd you ask that?"
"Just tell me Oliver! It's been on my mind for such a long time"
"Nothing happened!"
"Don't lie to me, Oliver.. I know you still have feelings for her, it's my consequences when you became… sort of a boyfriend to me" she said sadly.
"Ange, don't say that!"
"What else can I say? It's very clear from the beginning that you still love her, and I know it! So I knew that someday you'd leave me"
"I'm not going to leave you!"
"Are you sure Oliver? Do you still remember what I said to you when we first got close? I told you that I completely understand with your problems. And I also told you that I would try my best to help you forgetting Naire. But it seemed that I failed. Instead of forgetting her, you're more attached to her now! Just admit it Oliver, something did happen!" she demands for an answer.
"Ange, I do remember what you've said to me, and I really appreciate it. Therefore, I'm going to be honest to you… yes it's true I still have feelings for her, and… something did happened" He finally said.
"Okay, I'm ready to hear you"
"We kissed, but only once! Nothing happened after that"
"So, she loves you back! "
"I don't think so, because after we kissed she ran away…"
"But…"
"No, I don't want to discuss it. It happened, but it doesn't lead to a new beginning. We're just friends now" He cuts her out.
"I'm sorry Oliver… I don't mean to… I'm so sorry" she said.
"Do you want to know why I'm so happy?" he asked.
"Why?"
"It's because I survived from the dark forest and I can still see my friends faces.. and I can still see you" he said softly.
"And even I do hate it so much to say it… but me and Naire are now just friends. We shared a few things about our self when we're trapped in the dark forest. And now we're just friend. It's the best thing to do, to be friends" he continued with a bitter voice.
Suddenly she breaks into tears.
"Why are you crying Ange?" he asked.
"I don't know…. A part of me feel so glad knowing you're now only friends… but by feeling that way, I feel like I'm so mean to you, not wanting you to be happy.." she said under her tears.
"You don't have to feel sorry for that… from this day on, it'll be my own problems, you don't have to worry again"
"But I do want to be worry, I want to be involve in everything you do because it means that you still need me! I want you to need me Oliver… I think I'm falling in love with you, Oliver…" she said slowly.
"You what?"
"I think I love you Oliver"
"But, how come? I've been nothing but a jerk to you…"
"You're kind Oliver, you're a warm hearted guy. You just don't realize it. Naire is blind if she doesn't see it, but I do"
"I'm sorry Ange, I never knew…" he didn't continue his words.
He drops his crutches and reaches Angelina shaking shoulders and hugs her. She cries on his shoulder, letting out all her sadness. He gently squeezed her hand and lifted her chin up.
"Thank you Ange… for loving me this much" he said and slowly kiss her.
Angelina was shocked, but not as shocked as Oliver. He never thought he'd do such things. Her kisses taste sweet and nice, but not as same as Naire kiss. With Naire was mysterious, soft and gently, but passionate also. Without wanting it, his mind is imagining that this is Naire who's kissing him back. It wasn't a very long kiss when they finished. Angelina looks at him with a very lovingly face.
"You know what? That was the first real kiss you ever gave to me" she said.
"I've kissed you before" he protested.
"But not like this! Yes, I get a lot of cheeks kisses, or a quick kiss on the lips, but not like this…" she said again.
"Do you liked it?" he asked.
"Yes and no"
"Why?"
"I liked it because I've been hoping this for so long, but I don't liked it because I know your mind wandered, imagining that you're kissing someone else… not me" she said right through the point.
He doesn't say a thing, knowing that she was right. He was thinking about Naire when they kissed a while ago. She just smiles a bitter smile.
"I thought so…" she said reaching for his crutches and gives it to him.
And she was gone before he could say anything.
"Noo!!" shouted Oliver when another quaffle passes through the Gryffindor's goal post.
"Calm down, Oliver. Harry will catch the snitch, I'm very certain of it! We'll win!" said the brown hair girl sitting next to him.
"But Hermione, we're 30 points behind!" he shouted again.
"Only 30 points! After Harry catches the snitch, Gryffindor will lead 120 points!" Hermione said again.
"Alicia is pretty good at doing my job, but what's wrong with that kid? Who is he? Why is he playing as chaser?" he said.
"His name is Andrew Anderton. He's the replacement chaser who fills Alicia's spot. He's not that bad" Hermione explained.
"Anderton? Is he somehow related to…" Oliver said.
"Ethan Anderton? Yes, he's his brother. But he's in Gryffindor, and in the same year as Harry and I" Hermione said again.
"I thought I know that face from somewhere" he mumbled while taking another look at the blond hair boy, a very good duplicate of Ethan, except smaller.
"But Ethan is not playing for Hufflepuff, isn't he?" Oliver asked.
"No, he's more to studying, like me" Hermione said without looking at him.
"YEAAAHH!" roared all the Gryffindors.
"What happened?" Oliver asked.
"Angelina has scored the first point!" Hermione screamed to his ear.
"Wow, yeah Ange!!" he shouted clapping his hand.
Angelina stops in front of Oliver seats and give him a quick smile before she flies again.
"Now we're only 20 points behind! Put some faith on your team Oliver!" Hermione said to him.
"God damn'it Harry, catch the snitch!!" he shouted.
Ron, who's sitting all this time next to Hermione just laughs at them.
"Good to have you back, Captain!" Ron said patting Oliver on the back.
It's been a long time since Oliver was this excited about Quidditch. And this is the first game he ever missed playing it. But now he's sitting there, in the audience seats, carrying crutches all the time because his leg hasn't recover completely. It's been a week after the accident, but it seems like forever for him. He can't wait to be back on the broom to kick some butt. He'll be in a very perfect condition when they play against Slytherin in two months.
"Hey Oliver, I never see you this excited for such a long time" Ron said to him.
"Right now I fell like I'm having extra energies to do anything!" he said.
"Weird, how can you be this full of energy when you're still on crutches?" Ron asked him.
"Well my friend, a broken leg won't let me down. I can't even feel it. Soon it'll pass!" he said smiling.
"Hmm…. Weird, very weird… " Ron shaking his head.
"Hey Herm… did he bumped his head when he's in the dark forest?" Ron asked Hermione quietly.
"I don't think so, why'd you asked?" Hermione asked.
"He's acting pretty weird. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy he's back to his old behaviour, but he's practically jumping up and down even on crutches!" Ron said.
"He's always like that! Well, not for the past few months, when he's walking around like a zombie, no spirit at all! I guess something happened during detention and dark forest, like when they …." Hermione stops suddenly covering her mouth.
"What happened?" Ron asked excitedly.
"Ooh… I shouldn't have mention it… it's suppose to be a secret" Hermione said regretfully.
"Ah, come on Herm! Tell me!" Ron begged her.
"But… Oh alright!" Hermione said giving up.
"Come on!" Ron said.
"Well, something happened between him and Naire when they're having detention together" Hermione said.
"What?" Ron asked eagerly.
Their conversation was stopped when another roar fills the air.
"Did you see that? Did you see that?!" Oliver said half screaming squeezing Hermione shoulders.
"No, I didn't… and please let me go, you're hurting me!" Hermione said.
"Harry caught the snitch!!" He shouted letting Hermione go.
"What!? I can't believe I've missed it! It's all your fault Ron!" Hermione yelled at Ron.
The crowd cheered loudly for Harry, except the Slytherins. Harry, who's now off from his broom and stands on the ground, smiles from ears to ears and waves to the cheering crowd. Oliver, feeling very excited, almost knocks himself down when he tries to stand. But he doesn't care, he kept on cheering for Harry with the crowd.
"Herm, you haven't finished your story!" Ron asked Hermione after the cheered has slowed down a little bit.
"Oh Ron, what's the point of it? He's happy now, just look at him!" said Hermione looking at Oliver who's now jumping with one leg.
"But Hermione! I know you know something, and I want to know what you know!" Ron begged again.
"Later Ron, not now. I'm going down to see Harry, wanna come?" She said already running down.
He has no choice but to follows her.
After the game, all the Gryffindor players are still in the changing room, when Oliver decided to make an appearance there.
"Hey guys, good game!" he said walking carefully on his crutches.
"Wow Captain! You never look better!" Fred said to him.
"Thank you Oliver, but… we thought you'd be disappointed. We almost lost, if it wasn't for Harry!" Alicia said.
"Well, I am disappointed, but I understand. I mean, playing without your Captain, the best keeper Gryffindor ever had! Who could blame you for that?" He said conceitedly.
They booed at him, but he kept on talking.
"Besides, I can't wait to kick some butt on next match against Slytherin! I'll be on my best condition, don't worry" he continued.
"Wow, you seem different Oliver! Usually you manage to find our blunders from every match even if we're playing perfectly. But now, we sucked and you didn't say a word!" Katie said to him in amazement.
"Hey, I'm still the same!" He told them.
They just laugh at his words, shaking their head.
"Anyway, where's Angelina?" He asked.
"I'm here, Olly. I just finished cleaning myself" Angelina said to him walking from the bathroom door.
"Congratulation then… for the only scorer at today match!" He said.
"Are you kidding me Oliver?" She asked confused.
"Believe me Ange, he's not kidding!" Katie said to her.
"Ookay.." She said still confused.
After all of them finished changing clothes, Angelina walks with Oliver to the common room. They are the last person who left the changing room.
"Olly, can I ask you something?" she asked to him.
"Sure, what is it?" he stops.
"You seem… I don't know, happier" she said.
"Is that wrong?" he asked her back.
"No, don't get me wrong… but you know, for the past few months you've never been this… hype. And now you're beyond hype!" she said.
"And your question is…?"
"Oliver, please tell me the truth. I won't be angry at you if you just tell me the truth" she said.
"What do you mean Ange?" he's very confused now.
"Did something happened in detention and dark forest between you and… Naire?" she asked carefully.
"Why'd you ask that?"
"Just tell me Oliver! It's been on my mind for such a long time"
"Nothing happened!"
"Don't lie to me, Oliver.. I know you still have feelings for her, it's my consequences when you became… sort of a boyfriend to me" she said sadly.
"Ange, don't say that!"
"What else can I say? It's very clear from the beginning that you still love her, and I know it! So I knew that someday you'd leave me"
"I'm not going to leave you!"
"Are you sure Oliver? Do you still remember what I said to you when we first got close? I told you that I completely understand with your problems. And I also told you that I would try my best to help you forgetting Naire. But it seemed that I failed. Instead of forgetting her, you're more attached to her now! Just admit it Oliver, something did happen!" she demands for an answer.
"Ange, I do remember what you've said to me, and I really appreciate it. Therefore, I'm going to be honest to you… yes it's true I still have feelings for her, and… something did happened" He finally said.
"Okay, I'm ready to hear you"
"We kissed, but only once! Nothing happened after that"
"So, she loves you back! "
"I don't think so, because after we kissed she ran away…"
"But…"
"No, I don't want to discuss it. It happened, but it doesn't lead to a new beginning. We're just friends now" He cuts her out.
"I'm sorry Oliver… I don't mean to… I'm so sorry" she said.
"Do you want to know why I'm so happy?" he asked.
"Why?"
"It's because I survived from the dark forest and I can still see my friends faces.. and I can still see you" he said softly.
"And even I do hate it so much to say it… but me and Naire are now just friends. We shared a few things about our self when we're trapped in the dark forest. And now we're just friend. It's the best thing to do, to be friends" he continued with a bitter voice.
Suddenly she breaks into tears.
"Why are you crying Ange?" he asked.
"I don't know…. A part of me feel so glad knowing you're now only friends… but by feeling that way, I feel like I'm so mean to you, not wanting you to be happy.." she said under her tears.
"You don't have to feel sorry for that… from this day on, it'll be my own problems, you don't have to worry again"
"But I do want to be worry, I want to be involve in everything you do because it means that you still need me! I want you to need me Oliver… I think I'm falling in love with you, Oliver…" she said slowly.
"You what?"
"I think I love you Oliver"
"But, how come? I've been nothing but a jerk to you…"
"You're kind Oliver, you're a warm hearted guy. You just don't realize it. Naire is blind if she doesn't see it, but I do"
"I'm sorry Ange, I never knew…" he didn't continue his words.
He drops his crutches and reaches Angelina shaking shoulders and hugs her. She cries on his shoulder, letting out all her sadness. He gently squeezed her hand and lifted her chin up.
"Thank you Ange… for loving me this much" he said and slowly kiss her.
Angelina was shocked, but not as shocked as Oliver. He never thought he'd do such things. Her kisses taste sweet and nice, but not as same as Naire kiss. With Naire was mysterious, soft and gently, but passionate also. Without wanting it, his mind is imagining that this is Naire who's kissing him back. It wasn't a very long kiss when they finished. Angelina looks at him with a very lovingly face.
"You know what? That was the first real kiss you ever gave to me" she said.
"I've kissed you before" he protested.
"But not like this! Yes, I get a lot of cheeks kisses, or a quick kiss on the lips, but not like this…" she said again.
"Do you liked it?" he asked.
"Yes and no"
"Why?"
"I liked it because I've been hoping this for so long, but I don't liked it because I know your mind wandered, imagining that you're kissing someone else… not me" she said right through the point.
He doesn't say a thing, knowing that she was right. He was thinking about Naire when they kissed a while ago. She just smiles a bitter smile.
"I thought so…" she said reaching for his crutches and gives it to him.
And she was gone before he could say anything.