Chapter 6
Katie hadn't seen Oliver the next day till they rounded up for the Quidditch match. Katie wasn't nervous before a game but just knowing that they had little hope made queasy. "All right team lets group up" Oliver announced five minuets before the game. "It's going to be hard play guys". Alicia gave a fake cough "and girls" Oliver added. "Seriously Oliver, you take this whole thing too seriously. We've beaten Hufflepuff before." "But Cedric Diggory is the new captain and seeker. We can't beat our luck on this one", Oliver said. "Now Harry, remember the tips I told you. This guy is very fast, try lopping him and then." "For crying out loud Oliver! Stop torturing Harry! We want him to keep playing on our team don't we?" Angelina yelled as Oliver was now blushing. Suddenly the whistle blew for the players to come out. "All right players lets win!" Oliver yelled as they lined up on the field.
Katie could see plenty of Slytherins in the crowd It was pouring outside. They had only walked out the field and they were already soaked. Oliver and Diggory shook hands. "Mount your brooms" Madame Hooch called out. The shrill of the whistle was sounded out. Katie took the Quaffle first. It was very hard to see in the fog but she could make out the bright yellow robes. "Angelina!" Katie called out. "I'm behind you!" she heard someone called out. Katie could see a Hufflepuff heading strait towards her. "Catch it!" Katie called as she threw the Quaffle to Angelina. Angelina passed it towards Alicia and threw it into the hoop. "10 points for Gryffindor!" she heard someone say. "Good work girls" Oliver yelled out. It went like this for a while until Oliver called for a time out. Gryffindor had 50 points but it didn't look like it was going to last. Everyone was now covered in mud. "I can't see a thing with my glasses fogging" Harry explained. One of Harry friends ran out to the field and put a spell on his glasses to solve the problem. "Excellent!" Oliver cried out. The whistle blew and they were now back in the game. Katie felt the cold air rush against her. Her spine started to tingle. She had grabbed the Quaffle again. She was about to pass it to Angelina when she say an odd expression on her face, Like she was going to scream but couldn't. Harry was swaying back and forth on his broom. A Dementor was right behind him a bludger was heading towards him. Katie let go of the Quaffle and speed down to shield him. All and once Harry had fallen from his broom and the bludger hit Katie. It knocked the wind off of her. And she dived onto the mud. She could hear screaming all around. She slowly got up to see Harry laying two feet away with a Dementor beside him, "Get away!" Katie yelled but it ignored her. She tried to run as fast as she could but the pain in her stomach could not get her far. She then suddenly felt a grip. It was Professor Lupin holding her back. "Stop it!" she cried. "You are not going near that," he yelled. Dumbledore now had ran to the Dementor. He pulled out his wand and Sliver sparks grew came out. The Dementor had run away. Everyone was crowding around Harry. Katie just watched with wide eyes. "We lost," She whispered. Professor Lupin had let go of her now.
"Alicia, take Katie to the lockers. I need to get Madame Pomfrey for Harry" Alicia nodded. The Professor left. Alicia started to guide Katie but she refused. "I want to see if Harry is OK". "Then come, the team is running up to the castle". Katie and Alicia ran to catch up.
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The team had waited for Harry to wake up. Katie wasn't looking forward to telling Harry that they lost. Oliver went to the shower room. He always did this when they had tough times and couldn't handle it. Harry had finally opened his eyes. Everyone pitch in on telling him the bad news. This was the first time Harry hadn't caught the snitch. The way his face impression looked was sorrowful. "Oliver O.K.?" Harry asked Katie. Katie gave a small smile "He'll live". Harry just starred at the ceiling. "He'll visit you later, I promise". Katie stood up and walked out of the room. "Where are you going?" George asked. "To talk to Oliver" Katie answered as she walked down the hall.
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Oliver head was swarming with things. The game was slow, but now it felt so fast. The lukewarm water rushed around him. What could have he done to stop what had happened? Everything felt so hopeless now. He finally turned off the shower. He quickly dried himself and put on a pair of pants. He was putting on his undershirt when he heard a door open and closed. "Oliver?" he heard Katie call. "Are you dressed?" She asked, her face against the wall. "Yeah." Oliver said as he put the damp towel behind his neck. Katie turned around. He noticed that she had still not yet changed out of her muddy robes. "How's Harry?" He asked as he but his robes in a bag. "Why don't you go see for yourself?" She said as she sat on a bench. ""I think he's more afraid of you choking him to death then that fall he made today." Oliver continued cleaning his locker. "You need to speak to him Oliver". " No" he mumbled, "Not now." "Now" Katie argued. "It isn't his fault that dam Dementor came." "Then whose fault is it?" Oliver yelled, "The team not watching him, you not catching him, or me for not forfeiting in the first place?" "What are you trying to say Oliver?" Katie said standing up. "I'm saying that I shouldn't have done this in the first place. I knew that we were going to have a shity time on that field with the weather. I knew that Diggory and the Hufflepuff were going to kick our ass. And now that Harry is consider a Dementor's food, it's obvious that this was all just a waist of time." Oliver's face was now red. Katie just looked at him with no expression on her face. "Well, what do you have to say?" he asked. "I'm going to get changed." She said walking by the door. "When you realize what an idiot you are you can go to see Harry." "By the way," She said before she closed the door, "I forgot to thank you for standing up for me last night. It meant a lot" With that she closed the door.
Katie hadn't seen Oliver the next day till they rounded up for the Quidditch match. Katie wasn't nervous before a game but just knowing that they had little hope made queasy. "All right team lets group up" Oliver announced five minuets before the game. "It's going to be hard play guys". Alicia gave a fake cough "and girls" Oliver added. "Seriously Oliver, you take this whole thing too seriously. We've beaten Hufflepuff before." "But Cedric Diggory is the new captain and seeker. We can't beat our luck on this one", Oliver said. "Now Harry, remember the tips I told you. This guy is very fast, try lopping him and then." "For crying out loud Oliver! Stop torturing Harry! We want him to keep playing on our team don't we?" Angelina yelled as Oliver was now blushing. Suddenly the whistle blew for the players to come out. "All right players lets win!" Oliver yelled as they lined up on the field.
Katie could see plenty of Slytherins in the crowd It was pouring outside. They had only walked out the field and they were already soaked. Oliver and Diggory shook hands. "Mount your brooms" Madame Hooch called out. The shrill of the whistle was sounded out. Katie took the Quaffle first. It was very hard to see in the fog but she could make out the bright yellow robes. "Angelina!" Katie called out. "I'm behind you!" she heard someone called out. Katie could see a Hufflepuff heading strait towards her. "Catch it!" Katie called as she threw the Quaffle to Angelina. Angelina passed it towards Alicia and threw it into the hoop. "10 points for Gryffindor!" she heard someone say. "Good work girls" Oliver yelled out. It went like this for a while until Oliver called for a time out. Gryffindor had 50 points but it didn't look like it was going to last. Everyone was now covered in mud. "I can't see a thing with my glasses fogging" Harry explained. One of Harry friends ran out to the field and put a spell on his glasses to solve the problem. "Excellent!" Oliver cried out. The whistle blew and they were now back in the game. Katie felt the cold air rush against her. Her spine started to tingle. She had grabbed the Quaffle again. She was about to pass it to Angelina when she say an odd expression on her face, Like she was going to scream but couldn't. Harry was swaying back and forth on his broom. A Dementor was right behind him a bludger was heading towards him. Katie let go of the Quaffle and speed down to shield him. All and once Harry had fallen from his broom and the bludger hit Katie. It knocked the wind off of her. And she dived onto the mud. She could hear screaming all around. She slowly got up to see Harry laying two feet away with a Dementor beside him, "Get away!" Katie yelled but it ignored her. She tried to run as fast as she could but the pain in her stomach could not get her far. She then suddenly felt a grip. It was Professor Lupin holding her back. "Stop it!" she cried. "You are not going near that," he yelled. Dumbledore now had ran to the Dementor. He pulled out his wand and Sliver sparks grew came out. The Dementor had run away. Everyone was crowding around Harry. Katie just watched with wide eyes. "We lost," She whispered. Professor Lupin had let go of her now.
"Alicia, take Katie to the lockers. I need to get Madame Pomfrey for Harry" Alicia nodded. The Professor left. Alicia started to guide Katie but she refused. "I want to see if Harry is OK". "Then come, the team is running up to the castle". Katie and Alicia ran to catch up.
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The team had waited for Harry to wake up. Katie wasn't looking forward to telling Harry that they lost. Oliver went to the shower room. He always did this when they had tough times and couldn't handle it. Harry had finally opened his eyes. Everyone pitch in on telling him the bad news. This was the first time Harry hadn't caught the snitch. The way his face impression looked was sorrowful. "Oliver O.K.?" Harry asked Katie. Katie gave a small smile "He'll live". Harry just starred at the ceiling. "He'll visit you later, I promise". Katie stood up and walked out of the room. "Where are you going?" George asked. "To talk to Oliver" Katie answered as she walked down the hall.
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Oliver head was swarming with things. The game was slow, but now it felt so fast. The lukewarm water rushed around him. What could have he done to stop what had happened? Everything felt so hopeless now. He finally turned off the shower. He quickly dried himself and put on a pair of pants. He was putting on his undershirt when he heard a door open and closed. "Oliver?" he heard Katie call. "Are you dressed?" She asked, her face against the wall. "Yeah." Oliver said as he put the damp towel behind his neck. Katie turned around. He noticed that she had still not yet changed out of her muddy robes. "How's Harry?" He asked as he but his robes in a bag. "Why don't you go see for yourself?" She said as she sat on a bench. ""I think he's more afraid of you choking him to death then that fall he made today." Oliver continued cleaning his locker. "You need to speak to him Oliver". " No" he mumbled, "Not now." "Now" Katie argued. "It isn't his fault that dam Dementor came." "Then whose fault is it?" Oliver yelled, "The team not watching him, you not catching him, or me for not forfeiting in the first place?" "What are you trying to say Oliver?" Katie said standing up. "I'm saying that I shouldn't have done this in the first place. I knew that we were going to have a shity time on that field with the weather. I knew that Diggory and the Hufflepuff were going to kick our ass. And now that Harry is consider a Dementor's food, it's obvious that this was all just a waist of time." Oliver's face was now red. Katie just looked at him with no expression on her face. "Well, what do you have to say?" he asked. "I'm going to get changed." She said walking by the door. "When you realize what an idiot you are you can go to see Harry." "By the way," She said before she closed the door, "I forgot to thank you for standing up for me last night. It meant a lot" With that she closed the door.