Chapter four
~Could it be you?~
The stars always look their best at night. Especially at 10:00 on your broom, outside and by yourself.
It gave me time to think. Not about Devin. About Oliver.
"Katie."
My heart skipped a beat.
"Wood?" I looked beneath me and there stood a cold looking Oliver Wood. I got off my broom and stood next to him. "What are you doing here?"
"I was looking for you."
Awww ... how sweet! But wait! He was rude to me this afternoon.
"Why would you care where I was." I asked coldly. I avoided his eye so I stared at my hands.
"It was late." He said meekly. "I just wanted to see if you were all right."
He was worried about me?
"I'm fine."
"No your not."
How would he know?
"Your probably mad at me ... "
I'm glad he knows. "Yeah I am. Why were you avoiding me this afternoon?"
"I don't know - sorry."
Those eyes made me melt.
"Forgiven"
I don't thing I'hv ever seen Oliver so happy before. Not ever when Harry joined our team.
"Want to hear what happened?"
He nodded as I began my story. I didn't really know where to begin. But I'd figure I'd I'll just tell him everything.
"So he just yelled? Harsh. What did he say?"
"He's like, I don't like her, I like you." I was starting to get angry. "He probably Thinks I'm ugly."
Tears began to fill up my eyes. Why on earth was I crying?
"Your not," Oliver said trying to cheer me up. "Your gorgeous."
Did he just say I was gorgeous? I looked at him, he was red and was stairing at the floor.
"Liar." I grinned.
"I'm not. Your the pretiest, most gorgeous girl I have ever met." He didn't like he was lying. And if he didn't look so innocent I probably would have though that he'd been lying.
One though came to my mind as I hugged him, Oliver was a hunk and that I wanted to stay in his hands forever.
What was I thinking? Oliver was my friend (and possibly best friend). I broke away from him but he held on to my hand. Thats when I noticed the creepy part.
Olivers hand was the hand in my dream.
I imiedently looked up at his smile, it was the same perfect smile. Could I have been dreaming about Oliver all along? Why? I don't even want to think about the kissing part. Thats just to weird.
"Wood were friends right?"
"Yeah."
"Would you say were best friends?"
"Of course."
"Promise it'll stay that way"
He smiled and nodded although he had a slight look of concern look on his face.
Was it possible I was falling for my best friend?
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Having a crush on your best friend sucked.
Words would come out as freely as they used too. My face turned scarlet all the time and worst of all was that I always acted stupid around him.
Nothing good is to come out off all this.
Every Quidditch practice I'd blush when he looks at me. I'd blush for every stupid thing he does.
At lunch or any meal times, I can't eat properly because I'm scared I'd get food stuck in between my teeth.
This was just plain torture. Especially because the house elfs had graciously prepared my favorite meal. Spaggeti.
What if sauce was dripping from my chin and I didn't know? What if I drip sauce all over me? What if I slurp the spaggeti?
I thought of one hundred things that could go wron in my mind before pushing my plate of spaggeti aside.
"Your not going to eat that?" Angelina asked. "I thought it was you favorite."
"Not anymore."
"Have a piece of chocolate cake then." Oliver said.
Chocolate cake? Thats even worse!
"No thanks, I'm full."
My stomach rumbled loudly. The piece of bread in from of me was looking tastier by the minute.
What harm could bread do? I made a grab for it and began to nibble on it. (I said I was full and if I began eating it like a pig they would know I was lying.)
"You should really eat more Kay ... " Alicia told me.
"Its okay I - er - " Think of something quick! Oliver's staring at you "Don't want to get fat?"
At least I said something.
Everyone stared at me like I was crazy or something.
"Your skin and bones Katie." Fred said. "Here, have some of my pudding. Its low fat."
"I gain a lot of weight easily."
JUST STOP TALKING.
The bell suddently rang. Phew, saved by the bell. Everyone got up and headed out.
"You comming?" Angelina asked.
"In a sec."
When no one was looking I wolfed down the spaggeti as quickly as I could. Oh my gosh, it tasted so good.
I met up with everyone in the hall way. They looked disspleased about something.
"Your not on a diet are you Kay?" Oliver asked me quietly.
I blinked at him. Diet? Me? "No."
"Because if you were ... "
"You'd be the first to know."
"I wouldn't want you to get hurt ... "
"Its okay Wood. Really. I just wasn't hungry."
I smile and of course blushed as I entred potions. I never knew I'd be so glad to get away from Oliver before.
I began to wonder if there was a potion that could make you unlove someone. Because if there is such thing, I would be so making it right about now. And belive me, I would have totaly used it before the Quidditch practice tonight.
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Tomato red.
The color my face was and forever more.
We were flying on our broomsticks doing what we usually did. Oliver blew his whistle and told us that we were going to practice being the keeper.
Alicia went first. Not a single ball missed. Same goes for Angelina too, George, Fred, Harry and Oliver (naturally).
It was my turn.
I sweeped up infront of the rings and looked before me to see who would be trying to score the goal pass me. Guess who it was? Oliver Wood.
I better not miss this. I better get it.
But remember when I said I acted stupid around him? And thats how I acted. Stupid.
The ball left Oliver's hand and was comming torwards me. My face was red, but not too red. Behing the ball I see Olivers face, smiling.
Oh that smile!!!! Its deadly I tell you.
Concentrate on the ball, not Oliver, the ball ...
It was comming closer now, closer and closer. With a single wack of my broomstick I managed to keep it away from the hoops.
"Great job Katie!" He praised.
My face was reder than before now.
He tossed three more balls at me and I hit them all. The forth one was cursed. For you see this one had a bludger for a friend.
The bludger hit my broom just as the ball hit my left arm. Surprisingly I didn't fall of my broom because I hanged on with my not so sore right hand.
"Katie!" Oliver yelled.
He had to say my name.
"AHH!" I screamed as my butt hit the ground.
"You okay?" Harry rushed up to my aid.
"Yeah ... "
This is so embarissing.
"Here Kay, I'll take you to the hospital wing." Angelina offered.
Anything to get out of here. "Sure thanks."
"Who let the Bludger out?!?" I heard Oliver yell from inside the castle.
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"You know what Madame Pomfrey? I think I'm all better. Can I please go?"
"Katie its not you thumb thats broken anymore, its something much worse ... "
Just give it to me straight. I can take it.
"Its your wrist."
Oh, thats all?
"Can't you just zap it with your wand or something?"
"Patience!" She held her pointy finger up in the air. "is the key. Now hold still, I'll wrapp the bandages."
At least I'm inside, far, far, FAR away from Oliver.
"All done. Just drink this and come back tomorow if it hurts." She stared at my face, "We should really do something about that rash."
Rash?
"Its getting reder by the second."
"Its not a rash!" To late. Madam Pomfrey went into her cabinet and brought out this cream in a jar.
"Apply this two times a day."
I ended up accepting the cream because she stuffed in into my bag. She says she didn't go to Medical School for Magical Melody's for nothing. A rash is a rash and what I had was a rash. What she didn't know was that all I had was a severe case of Oliver.
With the cream in my bag I headed ouside. It was way to early for Oliver to finish practice.
"Whats going on?"
I spotted fred packing up.
"Its only five."
"We finished early today. Ollie over there got a hissy fit after you got hurt. I acctaully don't mind, I have more time to improve my exploding jelly beans."
"Explodes in your mouth, I like it." I helped him carry the wooden chess with the Quidditch balls inside it back to the locker rooms.
"The locker room smells ... "
"Peeve's got a hand of a couple of my dung boms and trew them in there," He inhailed the air. "Smells soooo ... bad. I like it." Fred began to ramble on about dungboms. Its acctually prety facinating. "The cheap one's never do the trick. How can you tell he cheap ones from the good one you may ask? Its simple ... "
"Fred where is the chess?" Oliver asked entering the locker room.
"In the ... "
"Hi Katie!" Oliver interupted Fred.
"Hi." You could imagine my face right about now ...
"How's your arm?" He made a grab for my arm and began to inspect it.
Yup, its red.
"I'm fine."
"Your sure? Let me carry your bag for you."
How sweet. I handed him my bag before he ran off to Alicia's call.
"Looks to me like Wood gots a crush."
I stared at Fred blankly before he continued.
"On you."
HAHA I wish.
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They say that confronting your fears helps get rid of them I guess thats is true.
I was afraid of doing something stupid in from of Oliver. Now i'm not, but that doesn't stop me from doing stupid things.
Marcus flint had accused me had accused me of cheating in potions today. "Proffesor Snape! I think Katie Bell over here cheated!"
"I see waht you mean Mr. Flint." Says he who has greasy oily hair. "Detention Miss Bell!"
"But!" I demand a lawyer! (Its a muggle law person.)
"Not buts! You have clearly placed an extra shred of bat skin in your potion."
"Only because ... "
"Detention Mis Bell! Be here at Five."
I glared at Marcus evily.
"Aww, is poor ickle little Kattie mad?" He laughed stupidly.
I clenched my fist.
"Feel like punching me eh?" He stuck his stupid looking face out. "Go on, punch me."
"Stick your ugly face somewhere else ... "
"Probably can't punch anyways. Somethimes I wonder why your even on the Quidditch team. Acctaully I Don't. You Gryffindors are so phatetic you'll take anybody in."
I'm not sorry for waht I did next. He deserved it.
I punched him right on his nose. I probably broke it too.
Everyone Gasped and Oohed and stared at Marcus and his bleeding nose.
"Wow Kay ... " It was all Angelina could say before snape started yelling at me.
"You will meet Mr. Flinch instead of me tonight." Snape yelled so loud it looked like his eyes were going to pop out of his head. "I'm sure he has a more sutable punishment for you."
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AUTHORS NOTE:
SORRY FOR THE AMOUNT OF SPELLING ERRORS I HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So what will happen in the next chapter? Will Katie and Olliekins finnaly get together??? Maybe, maybe not.
~Could it be you?~
The stars always look their best at night. Especially at 10:00 on your broom, outside and by yourself.
It gave me time to think. Not about Devin. About Oliver.
"Katie."
My heart skipped a beat.
"Wood?" I looked beneath me and there stood a cold looking Oliver Wood. I got off my broom and stood next to him. "What are you doing here?"
"I was looking for you."
Awww ... how sweet! But wait! He was rude to me this afternoon.
"Why would you care where I was." I asked coldly. I avoided his eye so I stared at my hands.
"It was late." He said meekly. "I just wanted to see if you were all right."
He was worried about me?
"I'm fine."
"No your not."
How would he know?
"Your probably mad at me ... "
I'm glad he knows. "Yeah I am. Why were you avoiding me this afternoon?"
"I don't know - sorry."
Those eyes made me melt.
"Forgiven"
I don't thing I'hv ever seen Oliver so happy before. Not ever when Harry joined our team.
"Want to hear what happened?"
He nodded as I began my story. I didn't really know where to begin. But I'd figure I'd I'll just tell him everything.
"So he just yelled? Harsh. What did he say?"
"He's like, I don't like her, I like you." I was starting to get angry. "He probably Thinks I'm ugly."
Tears began to fill up my eyes. Why on earth was I crying?
"Your not," Oliver said trying to cheer me up. "Your gorgeous."
Did he just say I was gorgeous? I looked at him, he was red and was stairing at the floor.
"Liar." I grinned.
"I'm not. Your the pretiest, most gorgeous girl I have ever met." He didn't like he was lying. And if he didn't look so innocent I probably would have though that he'd been lying.
One though came to my mind as I hugged him, Oliver was a hunk and that I wanted to stay in his hands forever.
What was I thinking? Oliver was my friend (and possibly best friend). I broke away from him but he held on to my hand. Thats when I noticed the creepy part.
Olivers hand was the hand in my dream.
I imiedently looked up at his smile, it was the same perfect smile. Could I have been dreaming about Oliver all along? Why? I don't even want to think about the kissing part. Thats just to weird.
"Wood were friends right?"
"Yeah."
"Would you say were best friends?"
"Of course."
"Promise it'll stay that way"
He smiled and nodded although he had a slight look of concern look on his face.
Was it possible I was falling for my best friend?
++++++++++
Having a crush on your best friend sucked.
Words would come out as freely as they used too. My face turned scarlet all the time and worst of all was that I always acted stupid around him.
Nothing good is to come out off all this.
Every Quidditch practice I'd blush when he looks at me. I'd blush for every stupid thing he does.
At lunch or any meal times, I can't eat properly because I'm scared I'd get food stuck in between my teeth.
This was just plain torture. Especially because the house elfs had graciously prepared my favorite meal. Spaggeti.
What if sauce was dripping from my chin and I didn't know? What if I drip sauce all over me? What if I slurp the spaggeti?
I thought of one hundred things that could go wron in my mind before pushing my plate of spaggeti aside.
"Your not going to eat that?" Angelina asked. "I thought it was you favorite."
"Not anymore."
"Have a piece of chocolate cake then." Oliver said.
Chocolate cake? Thats even worse!
"No thanks, I'm full."
My stomach rumbled loudly. The piece of bread in from of me was looking tastier by the minute.
What harm could bread do? I made a grab for it and began to nibble on it. (I said I was full and if I began eating it like a pig they would know I was lying.)
"You should really eat more Kay ... " Alicia told me.
"Its okay I - er - " Think of something quick! Oliver's staring at you "Don't want to get fat?"
At least I said something.
Everyone stared at me like I was crazy or something.
"Your skin and bones Katie." Fred said. "Here, have some of my pudding. Its low fat."
"I gain a lot of weight easily."
JUST STOP TALKING.
The bell suddently rang. Phew, saved by the bell. Everyone got up and headed out.
"You comming?" Angelina asked.
"In a sec."
When no one was looking I wolfed down the spaggeti as quickly as I could. Oh my gosh, it tasted so good.
I met up with everyone in the hall way. They looked disspleased about something.
"Your not on a diet are you Kay?" Oliver asked me quietly.
I blinked at him. Diet? Me? "No."
"Because if you were ... "
"You'd be the first to know."
"I wouldn't want you to get hurt ... "
"Its okay Wood. Really. I just wasn't hungry."
I smile and of course blushed as I entred potions. I never knew I'd be so glad to get away from Oliver before.
I began to wonder if there was a potion that could make you unlove someone. Because if there is such thing, I would be so making it right about now. And belive me, I would have totaly used it before the Quidditch practice tonight.
++++++++++
Tomato red.
The color my face was and forever more.
We were flying on our broomsticks doing what we usually did. Oliver blew his whistle and told us that we were going to practice being the keeper.
Alicia went first. Not a single ball missed. Same goes for Angelina too, George, Fred, Harry and Oliver (naturally).
It was my turn.
I sweeped up infront of the rings and looked before me to see who would be trying to score the goal pass me. Guess who it was? Oliver Wood.
I better not miss this. I better get it.
But remember when I said I acted stupid around him? And thats how I acted. Stupid.
The ball left Oliver's hand and was comming torwards me. My face was red, but not too red. Behing the ball I see Olivers face, smiling.
Oh that smile!!!! Its deadly I tell you.
Concentrate on the ball, not Oliver, the ball ...
It was comming closer now, closer and closer. With a single wack of my broomstick I managed to keep it away from the hoops.
"Great job Katie!" He praised.
My face was reder than before now.
He tossed three more balls at me and I hit them all. The forth one was cursed. For you see this one had a bludger for a friend.
The bludger hit my broom just as the ball hit my left arm. Surprisingly I didn't fall of my broom because I hanged on with my not so sore right hand.
"Katie!" Oliver yelled.
He had to say my name.
"AHH!" I screamed as my butt hit the ground.
"You okay?" Harry rushed up to my aid.
"Yeah ... "
This is so embarissing.
"Here Kay, I'll take you to the hospital wing." Angelina offered.
Anything to get out of here. "Sure thanks."
"Who let the Bludger out?!?" I heard Oliver yell from inside the castle.
++++++++++
"You know what Madame Pomfrey? I think I'm all better. Can I please go?"
"Katie its not you thumb thats broken anymore, its something much worse ... "
Just give it to me straight. I can take it.
"Its your wrist."
Oh, thats all?
"Can't you just zap it with your wand or something?"
"Patience!" She held her pointy finger up in the air. "is the key. Now hold still, I'll wrapp the bandages."
At least I'm inside, far, far, FAR away from Oliver.
"All done. Just drink this and come back tomorow if it hurts." She stared at my face, "We should really do something about that rash."
Rash?
"Its getting reder by the second."
"Its not a rash!" To late. Madam Pomfrey went into her cabinet and brought out this cream in a jar.
"Apply this two times a day."
I ended up accepting the cream because she stuffed in into my bag. She says she didn't go to Medical School for Magical Melody's for nothing. A rash is a rash and what I had was a rash. What she didn't know was that all I had was a severe case of Oliver.
With the cream in my bag I headed ouside. It was way to early for Oliver to finish practice.
"Whats going on?"
I spotted fred packing up.
"Its only five."
"We finished early today. Ollie over there got a hissy fit after you got hurt. I acctaully don't mind, I have more time to improve my exploding jelly beans."
"Explodes in your mouth, I like it." I helped him carry the wooden chess with the Quidditch balls inside it back to the locker rooms.
"The locker room smells ... "
"Peeve's got a hand of a couple of my dung boms and trew them in there," He inhailed the air. "Smells soooo ... bad. I like it." Fred began to ramble on about dungboms. Its acctually prety facinating. "The cheap one's never do the trick. How can you tell he cheap ones from the good one you may ask? Its simple ... "
"Fred where is the chess?" Oliver asked entering the locker room.
"In the ... "
"Hi Katie!" Oliver interupted Fred.
"Hi." You could imagine my face right about now ...
"How's your arm?" He made a grab for my arm and began to inspect it.
Yup, its red.
"I'm fine."
"Your sure? Let me carry your bag for you."
How sweet. I handed him my bag before he ran off to Alicia's call.
"Looks to me like Wood gots a crush."
I stared at Fred blankly before he continued.
"On you."
HAHA I wish.
++++++++++
They say that confronting your fears helps get rid of them I guess thats is true.
I was afraid of doing something stupid in from of Oliver. Now i'm not, but that doesn't stop me from doing stupid things.
Marcus flint had accused me had accused me of cheating in potions today. "Proffesor Snape! I think Katie Bell over here cheated!"
"I see waht you mean Mr. Flint." Says he who has greasy oily hair. "Detention Miss Bell!"
"But!" I demand a lawyer! (Its a muggle law person.)
"Not buts! You have clearly placed an extra shred of bat skin in your potion."
"Only because ... "
"Detention Mis Bell! Be here at Five."
I glared at Marcus evily.
"Aww, is poor ickle little Kattie mad?" He laughed stupidly.
I clenched my fist.
"Feel like punching me eh?" He stuck his stupid looking face out. "Go on, punch me."
"Stick your ugly face somewhere else ... "
"Probably can't punch anyways. Somethimes I wonder why your even on the Quidditch team. Acctaully I Don't. You Gryffindors are so phatetic you'll take anybody in."
I'm not sorry for waht I did next. He deserved it.
I punched him right on his nose. I probably broke it too.
Everyone Gasped and Oohed and stared at Marcus and his bleeding nose.
"Wow Kay ... " It was all Angelina could say before snape started yelling at me.
"You will meet Mr. Flinch instead of me tonight." Snape yelled so loud it looked like his eyes were going to pop out of his head. "I'm sure he has a more sutable punishment for you."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHORS NOTE:
SORRY FOR THE AMOUNT OF SPELLING ERRORS I HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So what will happen in the next chapter? Will Katie and Olliekins finnaly get together??? Maybe, maybe not.