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Chapter 9 – The match from hell
After a 2-hour physical practice and 1 and a half hour tactic talk we retired to the locker room to get suited up and ready for the match. I was the first to get ready and I was sitting waiting for everyone else to get showered and dressed. I had just sat down and closed my eyes when Oliver engulfed me in a hug. I snapped my eyes open to see his face full of energy and excitement.
"Hello." He greeted kissing me lightly on the lips.
I frowned.
Cedric's news was still torturing me. I hadn't stopped thinking about it all morning. Oliver looed at me bewildered.
"Are you ok?" he asked squeezing me tightly.
I shook my head. That was all I was going to tell him. If I mentioned what Cedric said now before the game, Oliver would flip and I wouldn't want to be responsible for anything that followed. There was only silence where I was supposed to confide in Oliver about what happened. Nothing came.
"You don't want to tell me then?" he asked biting his lip.
I smiled.
"I'm sorry." I said kissin him passionately on the lips.
He smiled and bent down resting his forehead against mine.
"Promise me you'll tell me later?" he asked smiling.
I nodded.
"Promise." I agreed smiling.
"Good. Look Kat I've been doing some thinking. I think that we should wait another couple of days, and after Christmas when Michelle comes back, then I think that we should tell her. What do you think?"
I raised my eyebrows.
"You know what I think of that Oliver. I don't want Michelle to find out, but on the contrary the longer we leave it the harder it is going to get to tell her."
Oliver nodded.
"I know but it's just…"
"It's just you scared that you'll have to actually be with me if you and Michelle break up." I said pulling away and leaning up against the locker wall.
Oliver shook his head.
"Of course not. It's just Katie I thought that she's just been told about cancelling her supposed social night of the year due to a funeral. You've definitely heard her over the past couple of days. I think it would be better to wait until after the funeral to tell her. Please you've got to understand." Oliver pleaded.
He did have a point I had to admit. Merlin I hated it when I was wrong. I nodded in agreement but didn't say anything. Oliver smiled and snuggled into me. I grinned and he kissed me again. This time more passionately and forceful. So much so that when we pulled a part my lips were tingling.
"Well I'm guessing that you guys told Michelle then." Alicia said standing in the doorway with raised eyebrows. "Otherwise you wouldn't be snogging openly in the locker room where anyone could walk in and see."
Oliver grinned.
"Thank you Alicia for your two sickles worth. But if you wouldn't mind, let's leave the Michelle business with myself and Katie."
Alicia grinned and held her hands up in the signal of peace.
"Ok, ok. Just giving suggestions." She said walking towards her locker and opening it with her wand. "All I want to add is, if you guys doing get around to it soon it'll only get harder to tell her, making it harder for the rest of us who have to share a dorm with Katie and Michelle."
I stuck my tongue out at Alicia. She smiled and stuck the finger up at me back. Oliver shook his head, smiling and sat up to tie up his shoelaces.
"Leesh there is no point wasting you breath. Oliver thinks it's best to wait until Michelle gets back after the funeral."
Alicia slammed her locker door shut.
"Oliver are you mad?" She asked fiercely. "By that time half the school will know!"
Oliver frowned.
"Let's hope not. Only 2 people excluding Katie and myself know. That just you and Angelina."
Alicia swallowed hard and I drew my eyes away from Oliver.
"Right?" he asked eyebrows raised standing up.
Neither Alicia nor I spoke. From the expression and actions of Alicia I could tell that she must have told someone as well. Oliver sighed, rolled his eyes and sat down again beside me. He leant forward and placed his head in his hands. I heard the remaining showers stop.
"Please tell me that no one else knows." Oliver stated pleadingly.
Alicia sat down across from us. She gave in.
"Arhh Oliver not a s such." Alicia said biting her lip. "Fred and George found out."
I smiled and Oliver looked up.
"Ok. 4 people then. Is that all?" He asked hopefully looking at Alicia. "Cause the whole point of keeping it secret is for no one to find out."
"Cedric knows." I said adding to the conversation.
I watched Oliver's shoulder tense and he snapped his head around to look at me.
"Diggory? You told Diggory?"
I nodded.
"He wanted to know why I wanted him to lie to Michelle."
Oliver shook his head.
"Nosey bastard." He shook his head as if shaking off a bad mood. "Anyway." He said looking down at his watch. "5 minutes until game time. Where is everyone?"
At that moment Fred, George, Angelina and Harry appeared at the door.
"Come on then." Angelina said opening the broom cupboard with her wand and handing out everyone's brooms. "Let's get out there and kick some Slytherin butt."
Fred and George smiled mischievously and led the group except Oliver and I out. Oliver smiled at me and we walked out on the pitch together. The roar of the Gryffindors was amazing. Most of the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws were bearing Gryffindor flags as well making three quarters of the crowd Scarlet and Gold. I walked over to Angelina and Alicia who were taking in the crowd. We smiled at each other and then zoomed off around the pitch for a warm-up. It felt fantastic to be out on the pitch surrounded by Gryffindor supporters. We did a second lap and stopped taking our positions for the game. Angelina frowned and pointed towards the ground as Fred, George, Harry and Oliver flew past up doing their warm up laps.
"Here we go." She said pointing at the Slytherins that just entered the pitch.
Avery loud cheer rang through the air as the Slytherins cheered for their team. 7 speeding blurs sped through the air towards Alicia, Angelina and I. Marcus Flint flashed us an evil grin as he and the rest of the Slytherins finished showing off their broom speed. Angelina glared in Flint's direction.
"Let's just hope that Fred does us all a favour and knocks that arsehole of his bloody piece of Malfoy supplied shit." She said angrily narrowing her eyes in his direction.
Alicia and I laughed.
"If only." Alicia said as we watched Madam Hooch appear from the Teacher's stand.
She waved her hand signalling for everyone to take his or her positions.
"Ok." She began looking around at us all. "I don't want to have to scrap anyone off the pitch, so I wan a clean game." She added glaring at Flint.
Every time we played against Slytherin, someone always ended up getting hurt. That's just the way the game had evolved.
Madam Hooch turned to Flint and Oliver.
"Shake hands."
Neither Flint or Oliver made a move to shake hands. At the least they looked like they wanted to kill each other. She shook it off and placed the whistle in her mouth. The whistle blasted and the quaffle was released. It was snatched by Alicia who sped off towards the goals followed closely by Angelina and I. I snuck a look behind my shoulder to see my own followers, chasers Flint, Warrington and Montague. Alicia turned and looked for Ange and myself. I motioned for her to throw it to me and she was about to, instead opting for Ange. Ange took a flying shot at goal and scored. The crowd gave a cheer and Bletchly the Slytherin keeper shook his fists at Ange. She stuck out her tongue and followed me as I took off after Montague who was making his way towards Oliver with the quaffle. I ducked and waved between Flint and Warrington until I was up next to Montague. I swerved in front of him, cutting him off and making him halt in midair. He swore loudly and passed it to Flint who was behind me. Angelina who ducked a fierce bludger powered by Derrick intercepted the pass. The Slytherin crowd booed loudly and Angelina passed it to me. Without even thinking I automatically took off towards the Slytherin end guarded goals. One impulse shot was all it took for Gryffindor to lead by 20.
Only our lead didn't last long and Slytherin ended up scoring 4 goals in the couple of minutes. The rivalry between Oliver and Flint became intense as they fought maliciously in the goals. Gryffindor finally became in possession again when Oliver blocked a catch and threw the quaffle to me. I sped off back towards the goals behind Ange and Alicia who were set up for another goal. But I was stopped as a bludger directed by Bole hit me in the leg. I whimpered in pain and threw the quaffle to Alicia who scored. Flint, Montague and Warrington in fury at bletchly failed attempt to block Alicia's shot a goal, turned and flew towards me fast with murderous looks on their faces. I ducked swerved slightly but flint came in contact with my broom knocking me off.
The last thing I remember was falling.
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