Chapter:5
Angelina had been friends with Katie since their second year. Angelina knew many things about her. Sometimes she knew things about her that even Katie didn't even know she knew. Katie had left early during supper to finish her school work leaving Angelina to wonder what Katie kept secret this time. She was interrupted by Lee who sat down next to her. "There something fishy going on." Lee said. Angelina smiled for a moment. Lee's family were friends of her family. Their families had hope that one day that she and Lee had grown fond of each other but when Tom was in the picture, their mothers had stopped naming grandchildren. "I know what you mean," Angelina said, eating her dessert. "I had just told Oliver that I was thinking of asking Katie to the ball when suddenly he started to act very odd." "Did you forget to mention that you just wanted to escort a friend rather than having to worry about asking someone less comforting?" she said raising her eyebrow. Lee nodded his head. "But the point is why is he so worked up about me going with Katie!" "Or why Katie has been acting very shy around Oliver," Angelina added. Lee gave a sly grin and put his arm around Angelina. "Gee, don't you just wish we could do something about it." Angelina laughed. "Yes, it's a shame that were not their best friends and therefore, do something about this." Angelina looked at the time. "I have to get going," she said standing, "Are you still going to ask Katie to the ball?" Lee shrugged his shoulders " it's the only way Oliver will actually try to make a move" Angelina grinned . "Then let the matching begin"
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The weekdays passed by quickly. It was finally the night of the ball.. Angelina had but her hair up in curls and then put Katie's hair up in a very slick but stylish bun. Katie had made a statement that she didn't want to look too fancy since she was only going with Lee. Katie still couldn't figure out why Angelina was always having this funny smile on her face as though she knew something that Katie didn't. They had just finished up when they heard the boys calling for them. Angelina went down first leaving Katie to walk down last.
"You look great!" Lee said "Thank you." she said smiling . He was wearing a dark robe that had a tint of red. "Say Lee ," Angelina said, "who is Oliver going with?" " I hooked him up with Sara Mc Cully." Lee said, "You know, the one from Huffelpuff." "You mean the one with the annoying laugh!" Angelina complained. "Where is Oliver anyways?" Katie asked looking around. They then heard a small cough. Oliver had walked up with Sara you has holding his arm. He was wearing a dark blue robe; his eyes gave a small twinkle. "Hi" he said looking down at Katie. "You look wonderful!" "But we all know I look beautiful !" Sara interrupted, giving a high pitch laugh at her own joke. Everyone laughed uneasily. Angelina rolling her eyes. "So, Shall we be on our way?" Lee said offering his arm to Katie. "Yes we shall" Katie laughed taking his arm.
The ball was wonderful! The dinning room was changed into a dancing room with a soft glow of candles in the starry sky. Lee and Katie had dance for a while but retired and sat down with everyone and drank their butter-rum. Angelina had just finished telling a joke when Oliver tapped Katie on the shoulders. "Can I have this dance?" He said offering his hand to her. "Sure." She said. The waltz had a slow beat. Oliver gently held her hand as they dance in the pace. "Have you found a job offer yet?" Katie finally said. Oliver shook his head. "My father is helping find a job for at least the summer. Hopefully involving with Quidditch." "Do you really think we can win the cup this year?" she asked. "I think Harry will get us there." "I 'm not just talking about Harry Oliver, I'm talking about us, as a team. Why do you always put pressure on Harry?" "I'm not putting pressure on Harry. I'm just saying that Harry is our ticket to success." " Yes, I know but Sirus Black is lurking about. I know it. And if Harry doesn't watch out for himself he might end up dead before you can even say Quidditch." "Who are you his mother?" Oliver blurted out. Katie let go of his hand. "How can you say that when you know she's dead," she whispered . Oliver was going to say something but she had already walked away. When Lee came up and asked her what happened she just kept on walking. The first thing she saw was an empty room by the ball room and went in. She had never seen this room before but there was a cozy chair by the fireplace and so she sat. She gave a deep sigh. " You seem to have taken my spot, " said a cold voice. Katie quickly turned around. It was Snipe. He gave an evil grin. "Go away" Katie said giving him a hard stare. Snipe ignore the face and gave a small tisk. "Was Oliver being a jerk to you. Poor Bell to bad she has to put up with his team.". "I'm not putting up with this" she said standing up. Snipe grabbed her wrist. "You know you're a pretty girl behind all that dirt" he whispered in her ear. A chill ran up her spine. "Let go!" she yelled but he only grabbed tighter. She was now struggling to get out. She could feel his hot breath on her. All she could do now was scream. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Oliver couldn't believe what he had said to Katie. Why was I being such a jerk! He thought. He had just about had it with the ball. It was bad enough that he was stuck with the most annoying girl in his life and then have Katie get mad at him. Thank goodness Sara decided to join her other Huffelpuff friends. He saw Katie leave the ball room but didn't know where she went. "What did you say to her?" Angelina said . "I..." Oliver didn't know what to say. "where did she go?" Lee asked. Oliver was about to say something but suddenly heard a scream out side the room. Lee and Oliver raced out the hall. "This way!" Oliver yelled pointing at a small room. Lee opened the door. He saw Snipe. And he had his arms close around a girl. The girl was Katie! Oliver took one look at Katie's frighten face and then attacked Snipe. "Son of a bitch!" He yelled pinning Snipe to the ground. "Don't you ever touch her again!" "Gee Wood! I didn't know actually liked this thing" Snipe said spitting blood. Oliver punched Snipe one last time before Snipe could run away. "Just wait till we kick your ass Wood! You and your bitch." He yelled out the door. Oliver was breathing heavily. He turned towards Katie who was clutching onto Lee with fright. He could see that her wrists were bruised. Her soft face was now pale and strands of hair had fallen out of her bun. It looked liked she had to put up a good fight with Snipe before she actually called for help. "Are you all right?" Oliver asked. She slowly nodded her head. "Did he touch you in any places that..."Oliver couldn't finish the sentence. "No, he only tried to kiss me before I could do anything but that was all." she whispered. Angelina ran in almost pushing Lee out of the way. "Katie!" she shrieked . "I heard screaming. The boys ran to look for you. I tried to keep up but I didn't know where they went!" "Are you ok? Did he do anything to you? You look frighten!" Katie could only sit down. "I'm taking back to her room" Angelina said softly helping Katie back up. "You guys go back to the ball." They were about to refuse but then just nodded their heads knowing that it was best that Angelina took her. Katie walked with Angelina's arm wrapped around her. Once they were out of sight Oliver and Lee walked backed to the ball and said nothing.
Angelina had been friends with Katie since their second year. Angelina knew many things about her. Sometimes she knew things about her that even Katie didn't even know she knew. Katie had left early during supper to finish her school work leaving Angelina to wonder what Katie kept secret this time. She was interrupted by Lee who sat down next to her. "There something fishy going on." Lee said. Angelina smiled for a moment. Lee's family were friends of her family. Their families had hope that one day that she and Lee had grown fond of each other but when Tom was in the picture, their mothers had stopped naming grandchildren. "I know what you mean," Angelina said, eating her dessert. "I had just told Oliver that I was thinking of asking Katie to the ball when suddenly he started to act very odd." "Did you forget to mention that you just wanted to escort a friend rather than having to worry about asking someone less comforting?" she said raising her eyebrow. Lee nodded his head. "But the point is why is he so worked up about me going with Katie!" "Or why Katie has been acting very shy around Oliver," Angelina added. Lee gave a sly grin and put his arm around Angelina. "Gee, don't you just wish we could do something about it." Angelina laughed. "Yes, it's a shame that were not their best friends and therefore, do something about this." Angelina looked at the time. "I have to get going," she said standing, "Are you still going to ask Katie to the ball?" Lee shrugged his shoulders " it's the only way Oliver will actually try to make a move" Angelina grinned . "Then let the matching begin"
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The weekdays passed by quickly. It was finally the night of the ball.. Angelina had but her hair up in curls and then put Katie's hair up in a very slick but stylish bun. Katie had made a statement that she didn't want to look too fancy since she was only going with Lee. Katie still couldn't figure out why Angelina was always having this funny smile on her face as though she knew something that Katie didn't. They had just finished up when they heard the boys calling for them. Angelina went down first leaving Katie to walk down last.
"You look great!" Lee said "Thank you." she said smiling . He was wearing a dark robe that had a tint of red. "Say Lee ," Angelina said, "who is Oliver going with?" " I hooked him up with Sara Mc Cully." Lee said, "You know, the one from Huffelpuff." "You mean the one with the annoying laugh!" Angelina complained. "Where is Oliver anyways?" Katie asked looking around. They then heard a small cough. Oliver had walked up with Sara you has holding his arm. He was wearing a dark blue robe; his eyes gave a small twinkle. "Hi" he said looking down at Katie. "You look wonderful!" "But we all know I look beautiful !" Sara interrupted, giving a high pitch laugh at her own joke. Everyone laughed uneasily. Angelina rolling her eyes. "So, Shall we be on our way?" Lee said offering his arm to Katie. "Yes we shall" Katie laughed taking his arm.
The ball was wonderful! The dinning room was changed into a dancing room with a soft glow of candles in the starry sky. Lee and Katie had dance for a while but retired and sat down with everyone and drank their butter-rum. Angelina had just finished telling a joke when Oliver tapped Katie on the shoulders. "Can I have this dance?" He said offering his hand to her. "Sure." She said. The waltz had a slow beat. Oliver gently held her hand as they dance in the pace. "Have you found a job offer yet?" Katie finally said. Oliver shook his head. "My father is helping find a job for at least the summer. Hopefully involving with Quidditch." "Do you really think we can win the cup this year?" she asked. "I think Harry will get us there." "I 'm not just talking about Harry Oliver, I'm talking about us, as a team. Why do you always put pressure on Harry?" "I'm not putting pressure on Harry. I'm just saying that Harry is our ticket to success." " Yes, I know but Sirus Black is lurking about. I know it. And if Harry doesn't watch out for himself he might end up dead before you can even say Quidditch." "Who are you his mother?" Oliver blurted out. Katie let go of his hand. "How can you say that when you know she's dead," she whispered . Oliver was going to say something but she had already walked away. When Lee came up and asked her what happened she just kept on walking. The first thing she saw was an empty room by the ball room and went in. She had never seen this room before but there was a cozy chair by the fireplace and so she sat. She gave a deep sigh. " You seem to have taken my spot, " said a cold voice. Katie quickly turned around. It was Snipe. He gave an evil grin. "Go away" Katie said giving him a hard stare. Snipe ignore the face and gave a small tisk. "Was Oliver being a jerk to you. Poor Bell to bad she has to put up with his team.". "I'm not putting up with this" she said standing up. Snipe grabbed her wrist. "You know you're a pretty girl behind all that dirt" he whispered in her ear. A chill ran up her spine. "Let go!" she yelled but he only grabbed tighter. She was now struggling to get out. She could feel his hot breath on her. All she could do now was scream. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Oliver couldn't believe what he had said to Katie. Why was I being such a jerk! He thought. He had just about had it with the ball. It was bad enough that he was stuck with the most annoying girl in his life and then have Katie get mad at him. Thank goodness Sara decided to join her other Huffelpuff friends. He saw Katie leave the ball room but didn't know where she went. "What did you say to her?" Angelina said . "I..." Oliver didn't know what to say. "where did she go?" Lee asked. Oliver was about to say something but suddenly heard a scream out side the room. Lee and Oliver raced out the hall. "This way!" Oliver yelled pointing at a small room. Lee opened the door. He saw Snipe. And he had his arms close around a girl. The girl was Katie! Oliver took one look at Katie's frighten face and then attacked Snipe. "Son of a bitch!" He yelled pinning Snipe to the ground. "Don't you ever touch her again!" "Gee Wood! I didn't know actually liked this thing" Snipe said spitting blood. Oliver punched Snipe one last time before Snipe could run away. "Just wait till we kick your ass Wood! You and your bitch." He yelled out the door. Oliver was breathing heavily. He turned towards Katie who was clutching onto Lee with fright. He could see that her wrists were bruised. Her soft face was now pale and strands of hair had fallen out of her bun. It looked liked she had to put up a good fight with Snipe before she actually called for help. "Are you all right?" Oliver asked. She slowly nodded her head. "Did he touch you in any places that..."Oliver couldn't finish the sentence. "No, he only tried to kiss me before I could do anything but that was all." she whispered. Angelina ran in almost pushing Lee out of the way. "Katie!" she shrieked . "I heard screaming. The boys ran to look for you. I tried to keep up but I didn't know where they went!" "Are you ok? Did he do anything to you? You look frighten!" Katie could only sit down. "I'm taking back to her room" Angelina said softly helping Katie back up. "You guys go back to the ball." They were about to refuse but then just nodded their heads knowing that it was best that Angelina took her. Katie walked with Angelina's arm wrapped around her. Once they were out of sight Oliver and Lee walked backed to the ball and said nothing.