Katie frowned at Oliver. He had just entered the Great Hall and was already
waylaid by two giggling girls, fawning all over him. Oliver absent-mindedly
responded to all their remarks and comments as his eyes swept over the
boisterous hall. Katie scowled in annoyance when one of them tossed her
hair over her shoulder flirtatiously. Lately, she noticed that Oliver was
the object of many girls' affection. Many have been approaching him and
flirting their vain little heads off, regardless of Katie even when she was
around. Thankfully, he was oblivious to all the attention he was getting,
mistaking their flirty comments as normal, friendly conversations. When
Katie had confided in Alicia and Angelina of Oliver's unwelcome popularity,
they had pointed out that Oliver had been catching every girls' eye even
before Katie started going out with him, being a Quidditch captain and all.
"You were probably too occupied with Roger Davies to notice," Angelina had
wisely said. Katie knew she was right. In fact, half the schoolgirls were
as obsessed with Oliver as the other half of the school was with Roger.
Katie's frown deepened at the disturbing realization. If Oliver turns out
like Roger…she shuddered, the thought was too atrocious to be continued.
She watched carefully as Oliver's eyes landed on her and he smiled.
Ahhh…Looking for me, were you? Katie saw him brush away the girls
carelessly and make his way towards her. She couldn't help thinking, Ha!
Take that! Big flirts.
She smiled at Oliver as he sat down next to her and began piling food on his plate. Then, he started talking about quidditch to Fred and George.
"Hey!" scolded Angelina, "No quidditch!"
"Alright, alright." Fred said hastily, exchanging knowing looks with Oliver and George, "Guess that's not a good topic huh?"
Angelina shot him a look, while Katie and Alicia watched on, amused.
Oliver feigned surprise, "What's wrong? I thought you girls liked quidditch?"
"Not when it interferes with our lovelifes!" Angelina blurted thoughtlessly.
Fred looked surprised as the others burst out laughing.
Angelina immediately blushed, realizing her careless slip.
"Think twice before you speak, Angel," Alicia managed to quote through her laughter.
Soon, even Fred and Angelina joined in the laughing group, drawing strange looks from other students. Suddenly, Katie dropped her spoon with a clatter and cleared her throat nervously, nudging Alicia. She looked pointedly behind Fred's back. Oliver's laughter subsided and he looked down at his empty plate. Curious, Fred, George and Angelina turned around in their seats and gave a collective gasp, stifling the threatening groans of annoyance and displeasure.
"And what do my favourite Gryffindors find so amusing?" an oily voice asked.
All six of them stared at the owner of the voice, Professor Snape.
"Weasleys, Spinnet, Johnson, Bell," he snapped, "Aren't you supposed to be on your way to Potions right now?"
"But lunch isn't over yet!"
Snape awarded each of the gaping Gryffindors a cold smirk, "Yes, but the dungeons are conveniently located far from the hall, and by the time you get there, you will, I believe, be late."
Katie spoke up, "But even you aren't there yet!"
Snape regarded her callously, "I am the teacher, Miss Bell."
"That's not even a practical reason," Alicia muttered under her breath. Unfortunately for her, Snape heard.
"Ten points from each of the Weasleys, fifty from you three girls."
"What?" Angelina, who had been unusually quiet, flared up.
Snape ignored her, "And detention for you three as well, see me tomorrow after your last class."
"For what?" asked Angelina incredulously.
"Being late," he curtly replied, before striding towards the teachers' table with a swish of his black cloak. The three indignant girls' boyfriends were glowering at his retreating back on behalf of them. "Detention?" Katie hissed. The scowl on her face softened when she realized that there was no way they could attend their scheduled practice for tomorrow. Oliver just shrugged and told them to be at the pitch that same day.
"I'll tell Harry," Fred added as they all got up simultaneously to leave the Hall.
A/N: Another lackluster chapter but it got the point across, hopefully, and the detention was just an introduction to the next chapter, where the real plot appears (If you could call it that). My sincere apologies to any Snape fans out there! Oh, before I forget, whom do you think Katie should end up with? Opinions appreciated!
P.S: Thanks for reviewing! Sorry I don't list out your names here!
She smiled at Oliver as he sat down next to her and began piling food on his plate. Then, he started talking about quidditch to Fred and George.
"Hey!" scolded Angelina, "No quidditch!"
"Alright, alright." Fred said hastily, exchanging knowing looks with Oliver and George, "Guess that's not a good topic huh?"
Angelina shot him a look, while Katie and Alicia watched on, amused.
Oliver feigned surprise, "What's wrong? I thought you girls liked quidditch?"
"Not when it interferes with our lovelifes!" Angelina blurted thoughtlessly.
Fred looked surprised as the others burst out laughing.
Angelina immediately blushed, realizing her careless slip.
"Think twice before you speak, Angel," Alicia managed to quote through her laughter.
Soon, even Fred and Angelina joined in the laughing group, drawing strange looks from other students. Suddenly, Katie dropped her spoon with a clatter and cleared her throat nervously, nudging Alicia. She looked pointedly behind Fred's back. Oliver's laughter subsided and he looked down at his empty plate. Curious, Fred, George and Angelina turned around in their seats and gave a collective gasp, stifling the threatening groans of annoyance and displeasure.
"And what do my favourite Gryffindors find so amusing?" an oily voice asked.
All six of them stared at the owner of the voice, Professor Snape.
"Weasleys, Spinnet, Johnson, Bell," he snapped, "Aren't you supposed to be on your way to Potions right now?"
"But lunch isn't over yet!"
Snape awarded each of the gaping Gryffindors a cold smirk, "Yes, but the dungeons are conveniently located far from the hall, and by the time you get there, you will, I believe, be late."
Katie spoke up, "But even you aren't there yet!"
Snape regarded her callously, "I am the teacher, Miss Bell."
"That's not even a practical reason," Alicia muttered under her breath. Unfortunately for her, Snape heard.
"Ten points from each of the Weasleys, fifty from you three girls."
"What?" Angelina, who had been unusually quiet, flared up.
Snape ignored her, "And detention for you three as well, see me tomorrow after your last class."
"For what?" asked Angelina incredulously.
"Being late," he curtly replied, before striding towards the teachers' table with a swish of his black cloak. The three indignant girls' boyfriends were glowering at his retreating back on behalf of them. "Detention?" Katie hissed. The scowl on her face softened when she realized that there was no way they could attend their scheduled practice for tomorrow. Oliver just shrugged and told them to be at the pitch that same day.
"I'll tell Harry," Fred added as they all got up simultaneously to leave the Hall.
A/N: Another lackluster chapter but it got the point across, hopefully, and the detention was just an introduction to the next chapter, where the real plot appears (If you could call it that). My sincere apologies to any Snape fans out there! Oh, before I forget, whom do you think Katie should end up with? Opinions appreciated!
P.S: Thanks for reviewing! Sorry I don't list out your names here!