For the next few miserable days, I didn't eat, I didn't sleep, I
didn't do homework, I barely breathed. I felt like I was slowly dissolving
away into nothing. I sat by Katie as much as I could. Whenever I saw her,
lying there, I felt like I was empty. She lied there, unaware of the world.
Finally, one evening, she woke up.
Alicia, Angelina, Percy (don't ask me why), the twins, and I, were sitting by her bed. We were discussing quidditch, ignoring Percy's sermon about the duties of a Prefect, when we heard a groan. We all recognized it as Katie's voice, and we jumped up. Katie stirred, and we all held our breath. "Is she waking up?" Alicia whispered.
"I don't know," I said, staring at Katie. Katie slowly sat up. "Kates!" I exclaimed. "Kates, can you hear me?"
"MOVE ASIDE!" Madame Pomfrey came hurrying in, pushing past us. "Ms. Bell, can you hear me?" she asked. Katie didn't respond. She kept blinking her eyes. "Ms. Bell?"
"Where am I?" Katie finally asked.
"You're in the hospital wing Ms. Bell," Madame Pomfrey said.
"Huh?" Katie asked. She looked around. "What's happening? Who're they?" We all stared at her.
"Katie?" I asked, cautiously. She stared at me.
"Who are you?" My heart dropped. I couldn't believe it.
"What's wrong with her?" I asked Madame Pomfrey.
"It appears," she said. "that she has amnesia." Amnesia. Katie couldn't remember a thing. I sat down on the edge of the bed.
"You can't remember who I am Kates?" I asked softly. Katie bit her lip, tears welled in her eyes.
"No!" she cried, and buried her face in her hands. I immediately put my arms around her.
"OUT!" Madame Pomfrey cried, when Katie continued to sob.
"But-" I began to protest.
"I said OUT! You've put this girl in complete distress!" And with that, she shooed us out the door.
"Wow," Alicia said. "Amnesia." I leaned into a wall. Katie had amnesia. She couldn't even remember me.
"It's ok Oliver. She'll remember," Angelina said.
"But what if she doesn't?" I asked. "I've heard those stories. What if she doesn't remember?"
"She will," George said. I felt like nothing. I felt as empty as Katie's memory. We reached Gryffindor tower, and I just wanted to go to bed, even though I knew I wouldn't sleep. I said goodnight, and walked up to my dorm. I collapsed onto my bed, and lay there, the whole night, thinking about nothing but Katie.
Katie was released the next morning, and I went to the Hospital Wing, to get her. She still didn't recognize me. On our way down the corridor, she stared around at everything. "Who are you again?" she asked me.
"I-I was-am your boyfriend," I said, not knowing what to do.
"Oh."
"KATIE!" Alicia and Angelina came hurrying up to us. Katie looked frightened. I put my arm around her.
"Who are they?" she asked me.
"This is Alicia and Angelina," I said. "They're your best friends." I decided not use the word 'were', because I'm not going to let Katie's accident change anything. She'll get her memory back eventually. "C'mon," I said. "Let's go down to breakfast." We walked down to the Great Hall, and sat down at the Gryffindor table. We were greeted by the twins and a lot of other people.
"Hey Katie, how are you?" I turned around and saw Cedric Diggory.
"Cedric," I said stiffly. I turned to Katie. "Katie, this is Cedric. He's.......an acquaintance."
"Thanks, Wood, but I think I can introduce myself," Cedric said. He turned to Katie. "I'm glad to see that you're doing better." He walked off.
"He's nice," Katie said, smiling after him. I nodded stiffly. There's no way I'll ever completely agree that Cedric Diggory is nice. But then again, sworn enemies shouldn't think of the other as 'nice'. "So this is the Great Hall, where we eat?" Katie asked.
"Yeah," I said. She turned to Alicia and Angelina.
"And you two are my best friends. Those two are my friends, who we hang around with," she said, pointing to Fred and George. "She's a bitch," she said, pointing to Arin McBride, a Ravenclaw that everybody hated. I grinned and nodded. She looked over at Cedric, who caught her eye and smiled. "And he's an acquaintance, right?"
"Yeah," I said bitterly.
"And you're my boyfriend," she added. I grinned at her.
"That's right."
"I wish I could remember," she said sadly.
"You will," I said encouragingly, putting an arm around her. "You will." She gave me a sad smile.
"I hope."
(I have a sad announcement to make! I'll be on vaca for a week, so I won't be updating! Sorry, please don't hate me! Anyway, after that, I have a huge game to prepare for, so updates may take a little while. However, I'll have more time to work on some more chapters while I'm gone! Thanks to all my reviewers! SEAN BIGGERSTAFF IS THE HOTTEST GUY EVER TO RIDE A BROOMSTICK!)
Finally, one evening, she woke up.
Alicia, Angelina, Percy (don't ask me why), the twins, and I, were sitting by her bed. We were discussing quidditch, ignoring Percy's sermon about the duties of a Prefect, when we heard a groan. We all recognized it as Katie's voice, and we jumped up. Katie stirred, and we all held our breath. "Is she waking up?" Alicia whispered.
"I don't know," I said, staring at Katie. Katie slowly sat up. "Kates!" I exclaimed. "Kates, can you hear me?"
"MOVE ASIDE!" Madame Pomfrey came hurrying in, pushing past us. "Ms. Bell, can you hear me?" she asked. Katie didn't respond. She kept blinking her eyes. "Ms. Bell?"
"Where am I?" Katie finally asked.
"You're in the hospital wing Ms. Bell," Madame Pomfrey said.
"Huh?" Katie asked. She looked around. "What's happening? Who're they?" We all stared at her.
"Katie?" I asked, cautiously. She stared at me.
"Who are you?" My heart dropped. I couldn't believe it.
"What's wrong with her?" I asked Madame Pomfrey.
"It appears," she said. "that she has amnesia." Amnesia. Katie couldn't remember a thing. I sat down on the edge of the bed.
"You can't remember who I am Kates?" I asked softly. Katie bit her lip, tears welled in her eyes.
"No!" she cried, and buried her face in her hands. I immediately put my arms around her.
"OUT!" Madame Pomfrey cried, when Katie continued to sob.
"But-" I began to protest.
"I said OUT! You've put this girl in complete distress!" And with that, she shooed us out the door.
"Wow," Alicia said. "Amnesia." I leaned into a wall. Katie had amnesia. She couldn't even remember me.
"It's ok Oliver. She'll remember," Angelina said.
"But what if she doesn't?" I asked. "I've heard those stories. What if she doesn't remember?"
"She will," George said. I felt like nothing. I felt as empty as Katie's memory. We reached Gryffindor tower, and I just wanted to go to bed, even though I knew I wouldn't sleep. I said goodnight, and walked up to my dorm. I collapsed onto my bed, and lay there, the whole night, thinking about nothing but Katie.
Katie was released the next morning, and I went to the Hospital Wing, to get her. She still didn't recognize me. On our way down the corridor, she stared around at everything. "Who are you again?" she asked me.
"I-I was-am your boyfriend," I said, not knowing what to do.
"Oh."
"KATIE!" Alicia and Angelina came hurrying up to us. Katie looked frightened. I put my arm around her.
"Who are they?" she asked me.
"This is Alicia and Angelina," I said. "They're your best friends." I decided not use the word 'were', because I'm not going to let Katie's accident change anything. She'll get her memory back eventually. "C'mon," I said. "Let's go down to breakfast." We walked down to the Great Hall, and sat down at the Gryffindor table. We were greeted by the twins and a lot of other people.
"Hey Katie, how are you?" I turned around and saw Cedric Diggory.
"Cedric," I said stiffly. I turned to Katie. "Katie, this is Cedric. He's.......an acquaintance."
"Thanks, Wood, but I think I can introduce myself," Cedric said. He turned to Katie. "I'm glad to see that you're doing better." He walked off.
"He's nice," Katie said, smiling after him. I nodded stiffly. There's no way I'll ever completely agree that Cedric Diggory is nice. But then again, sworn enemies shouldn't think of the other as 'nice'. "So this is the Great Hall, where we eat?" Katie asked.
"Yeah," I said. She turned to Alicia and Angelina.
"And you two are my best friends. Those two are my friends, who we hang around with," she said, pointing to Fred and George. "She's a bitch," she said, pointing to Arin McBride, a Ravenclaw that everybody hated. I grinned and nodded. She looked over at Cedric, who caught her eye and smiled. "And he's an acquaintance, right?"
"Yeah," I said bitterly.
"And you're my boyfriend," she added. I grinned at her.
"That's right."
"I wish I could remember," she said sadly.
"You will," I said encouragingly, putting an arm around her. "You will." She gave me a sad smile.
"I hope."
(I have a sad announcement to make! I'll be on vaca for a week, so I won't be updating! Sorry, please don't hate me! Anyway, after that, I have a huge game to prepare for, so updates may take a little while. However, I'll have more time to work on some more chapters while I'm gone! Thanks to all my reviewers! SEAN BIGGERSTAFF IS THE HOTTEST GUY EVER TO RIDE A BROOMSTICK!)