Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters.
Author's Note: Well, it's been two years almost(or maybe it's been longer) since I've updated this story, and I, as well as my writing style, have changed a lot, but I think that it's time to wrap this up. The first two parts were really short! That's what you get when you write something when you're like 12! Anyways, this is probably the last part. I hope you enjoy it.
Katie
Part 3
"You don't have to tell her, because she's standing right there," Harry had said.
I looked up. Sure enough, Katie was standing, framed in the doorway. She looked as beautiful as ever, and my heart sank. She didn't look pleased, or happy, or..... She looked shocked, almost horrified. 'I should have been more careful. I shouldn't have let the twins bring it up in the locker room. I should have known better, I should have known that she would have come back to the locker room, I should have known that she would have heard something,' I thought. She looked at me, as though she were going to say something, but then she turned and left.
"Katie! Katie, wait!" I called after her, but it was no use. She was gone.
"I'm sorry, Wood. This is our fault. We should have been more careful," Fred said.
"Yeah, look, we're really sorry. You should go talk to her. She may already know, so you can't tell her in your own way, but you have to at least talk to her about it. I mean, what are you going to do, just pretend that you don't care about her, and let her leave without even trying to talk to her? That's not like you, and you know it," George added.
"I dunno if I should, she didn't exactly look pleased, if you didn't notice that part," I said. Fred and George sort of looked as though they agreed but didn't want to admit it, but Alicia and Angelina spoke up.
"That's just how she is. She doesn't like to show her emotions, she never wants people to know how she really feels," Alicia said.
"Yeah, we've suspected for years that she likes you, but every time we ask her about it, she refuses to say a word," Angelina added.
"We're much more open than she is, Oliver, she's always been afraid of getting hurt. Just, go talk to her, okay?" Alicia said.
"I don't know if I can. I don't think I can do it, Alicia, Angelina," I said.
"Then we'll go talk to her for you," Angelina said.
"Yeah, that sounds like a good plan to me," Alicia said, and they disappeared from the locker room.
"I can't believe this. She looked so... So...." I began.
"Shocked?" Fred suggested.
"Surprised?" George added.
"Confused?" Harry put in.
"Confused? What was there for her to be confused about? I like her, what's so confusing about that?" I asked him.
"She's confused because she likes you back. You heard Alicia an Angelina, they've suspected it for years. It is pretty obvious that she likes you, I mean, you don't see the way she looks at you when you're not looking. And if she doesn't like you, then she's a very good actress, because she certainly ACTS like she likes you," Harry said. I stared at him.
"I wish," I said.
"Wood, stop feeling sorry for yourself and go talk to her yourself. It isn't going to do you any good to have Angelina and Alicia play matchmaker, you ought to be up there talking to her yourself," Fred said.
"Yeah, I mean, Alicia and Angelina may do you some good, but I think Katie would appreciate it more if you talked to her yourself," George said.
"Do you really think so?" I asked.
"Definitely," Harry said.
"How do you three know so much, anyway?" I asked. The twins just grinned mischievously, and Harry shrugged.
"I guess I'll go talk to her, then," I said, and I left the locker room at last.
I found Katie in a corner of the Common Room. She was talking to Alicia and Angelina. I walked up to them, and when Angelina and Alicia saw me they jumped up.
"We have to go work on our Potions Essays. We'll talk to you later, Katie," they said, and made a quick exit. I appreciated it.
"Hi, Oliver," Katie said quietly, not meeting my eyes.
"Listen, Katie, I really need to talk to you about what you heard earlier. I wanted to explain," I said.
"There's really nothing for you to explain," Katie said.
"Look, Katie, I know that you probably don't feel the same way that I do, but you need to know that I really like you, and I have for years," I said. She still stared at her lap.
"I know. Even if I hadn't gotten that much from what I heard earlier, Alicia and Angelina told me," she said. My heart fell even further. She didn't like me back, it was obvious.
"I'll just leave, then," I said, and my disappointment showed in my voice. I had just began to rise from my chair when Katie spoke.
"Don't leave, Oliver. Please stay," she said. I looked down at her.
"But.. But.." I argued.
"I like you, too, Oliver," she said.
"But earlier you looked revolted," I said, not daring to believe my luck.
"Revolted? I meant for it to be shocked," Katie said jokingly.
"Why were you shocked?" I asked.
"Well, I was more surprised, I guess. I mean, I've liked you for a long time, too, and I never imagined that you liked me back. I mean, I knew we were friends, but I didn't think that you saw me as anything more than 'that fifth year on the Quidditch team," she said.
"I can't believe you thought that!" I said, and then I added, "but I thought you thought the same thing." Katie stared at me.
"You thought that I..." she asked.
"Yep," I said.
"You know, this is almost funny. I mean, here we are, and we've liked each other for years, and neither of us ever figured it out. All of our friends must have known, Alicia said that she and Angelina and the twins figured it out in my third year, and I was oblivious," she said.
"Yeah," I said.
"Yeah," she echoed, then said, "Oh, this is stupid!" She stood up, walked the short distance from my chair to hers, and she kissed me.
A/N: The end. I'll leave it there-what happens next is for you to decide!
Author's Note: Well, it's been two years almost(or maybe it's been longer) since I've updated this story, and I, as well as my writing style, have changed a lot, but I think that it's time to wrap this up. The first two parts were really short! That's what you get when you write something when you're like 12! Anyways, this is probably the last part. I hope you enjoy it.
Katie
Part 3
"You don't have to tell her, because she's standing right there," Harry had said.
I looked up. Sure enough, Katie was standing, framed in the doorway. She looked as beautiful as ever, and my heart sank. She didn't look pleased, or happy, or..... She looked shocked, almost horrified. 'I should have been more careful. I shouldn't have let the twins bring it up in the locker room. I should have known better, I should have known that she would have come back to the locker room, I should have known that she would have heard something,' I thought. She looked at me, as though she were going to say something, but then she turned and left.
"Katie! Katie, wait!" I called after her, but it was no use. She was gone.
"I'm sorry, Wood. This is our fault. We should have been more careful," Fred said.
"Yeah, look, we're really sorry. You should go talk to her. She may already know, so you can't tell her in your own way, but you have to at least talk to her about it. I mean, what are you going to do, just pretend that you don't care about her, and let her leave without even trying to talk to her? That's not like you, and you know it," George added.
"I dunno if I should, she didn't exactly look pleased, if you didn't notice that part," I said. Fred and George sort of looked as though they agreed but didn't want to admit it, but Alicia and Angelina spoke up.
"That's just how she is. She doesn't like to show her emotions, she never wants people to know how she really feels," Alicia said.
"Yeah, we've suspected for years that she likes you, but every time we ask her about it, she refuses to say a word," Angelina added.
"We're much more open than she is, Oliver, she's always been afraid of getting hurt. Just, go talk to her, okay?" Alicia said.
"I don't know if I can. I don't think I can do it, Alicia, Angelina," I said.
"Then we'll go talk to her for you," Angelina said.
"Yeah, that sounds like a good plan to me," Alicia said, and they disappeared from the locker room.
"I can't believe this. She looked so... So...." I began.
"Shocked?" Fred suggested.
"Surprised?" George added.
"Confused?" Harry put in.
"Confused? What was there for her to be confused about? I like her, what's so confusing about that?" I asked him.
"She's confused because she likes you back. You heard Alicia an Angelina, they've suspected it for years. It is pretty obvious that she likes you, I mean, you don't see the way she looks at you when you're not looking. And if she doesn't like you, then she's a very good actress, because she certainly ACTS like she likes you," Harry said. I stared at him.
"I wish," I said.
"Wood, stop feeling sorry for yourself and go talk to her yourself. It isn't going to do you any good to have Angelina and Alicia play matchmaker, you ought to be up there talking to her yourself," Fred said.
"Yeah, I mean, Alicia and Angelina may do you some good, but I think Katie would appreciate it more if you talked to her yourself," George said.
"Do you really think so?" I asked.
"Definitely," Harry said.
"How do you three know so much, anyway?" I asked. The twins just grinned mischievously, and Harry shrugged.
"I guess I'll go talk to her, then," I said, and I left the locker room at last.
I found Katie in a corner of the Common Room. She was talking to Alicia and Angelina. I walked up to them, and when Angelina and Alicia saw me they jumped up.
"We have to go work on our Potions Essays. We'll talk to you later, Katie," they said, and made a quick exit. I appreciated it.
"Hi, Oliver," Katie said quietly, not meeting my eyes.
"Listen, Katie, I really need to talk to you about what you heard earlier. I wanted to explain," I said.
"There's really nothing for you to explain," Katie said.
"Look, Katie, I know that you probably don't feel the same way that I do, but you need to know that I really like you, and I have for years," I said. She still stared at her lap.
"I know. Even if I hadn't gotten that much from what I heard earlier, Alicia and Angelina told me," she said. My heart fell even further. She didn't like me back, it was obvious.
"I'll just leave, then," I said, and my disappointment showed in my voice. I had just began to rise from my chair when Katie spoke.
"Don't leave, Oliver. Please stay," she said. I looked down at her.
"But.. But.." I argued.
"I like you, too, Oliver," she said.
"But earlier you looked revolted," I said, not daring to believe my luck.
"Revolted? I meant for it to be shocked," Katie said jokingly.
"Why were you shocked?" I asked.
"Well, I was more surprised, I guess. I mean, I've liked you for a long time, too, and I never imagined that you liked me back. I mean, I knew we were friends, but I didn't think that you saw me as anything more than 'that fifth year on the Quidditch team," she said.
"I can't believe you thought that!" I said, and then I added, "but I thought you thought the same thing." Katie stared at me.
"You thought that I..." she asked.
"Yep," I said.
"You know, this is almost funny. I mean, here we are, and we've liked each other for years, and neither of us ever figured it out. All of our friends must have known, Alicia said that she and Angelina and the twins figured it out in my third year, and I was oblivious," she said.
"Yeah," I said.
"Yeah," she echoed, then said, "Oh, this is stupid!" She stood up, walked the short distance from my chair to hers, and she kissed me.
A/N: The end. I'll leave it there-what happens next is for you to decide!
