5. The Big Day Out

The Great hall, the next day.

Oliver already sat there with his pumpkin juice. He was going to do Daniel's plan while the plan maker, Daniel, sat next to him with his toast, eating and smiling. Oliver felt his heart jump hundred times faster. And he still confused why Daniel smiling every time he look at him. But Oliver didn't bother himself to ask him why, He already got a big issue in his head right now - Jessica, that is.

It's already 8.30 AM, and the class will begun pretty soon. But still Jessica didn't show up. Oliver got his nerve to ask one of the Gryffindor 7th year girl.

"Hey, did you see Jessica?" said Oliver with normal face as he could get.

"No, why?" asked the girl back.

"Nothing I just looking for her." he answered.

"Oh, I think she maybe with Sean, they're in one team at the Muggle study project." The girl answered.

"Oh, thanks." Oliver face looked disappointed with the answer.

"We have to go, right?" " before we got late." Daniel suddenly rose from his seat.

"Oh, yeah...I have to go too...see ya!" said the girl and she rushed to the Great Hall door.

"Come on Oliver, we still can do it at the lunch time." Daniel patted his shoulder. Oliver stood up and,

"Yeah, no rush..." he said.

History of Magic class.

Oliver and Daniel at the same class, but not with Jessica. She took Muggle study with - Sean. Oliver couldn't concentrate at his History of Magic book. He looked at Daniel who was sleeping with his book covering his face. Oliver tried to sleep too but it's not work, still he got Jessica in his mind. He didn't want to start the fight, it just slipped away like that. He didn't understand why he did that, he always can handle himself. He never losing control before. It just slipped away like that.

Oh, God why this thing happen to me? Oliver covered his face with his hand.

The Great Hall, Lunch time.

At last, this is the time. Oliver was many times offering Daniel his French fries. Daniel knew that Oliver was nervous.

"Take it easy Oliver, she's not going to eat you or something..." Daniel, again, was smiling annoyingly.

Oliver just smirked. "right!"

"Okay, here she comes..."Oliver whispered to Daniel since he saw Jessica entering the Great Hall.

"Go get her, Tiger!" Daniel whispered him back.

"what?" said Oliver didn't understand.

"never mind..." Daniel grumbled. Oliver stood up, he gathered his courage. (Gosh! it seems like he was going to fight a Troll or something...)

He walked near Jessica. She saw him.

"Hi, can we talk...err...alone?" Oliver made his move. Jessica looked at Stacey and Alicia. Then they left them both. Oliver and Jessica still stood up there.

"wow, at last you wanna talk to me..." Jessica smiled. She felt release too. Oliver smiled back.

"Can we talk, but not here..." Oliver spoke again.

"Oh, yeah..sure..I take my lunch first, wait here." then she walked to the dining table and took her plate. Then the two of them went outside together.

They sat at the stairs. Oliver opened his mouth.

"Look," then he stopped.

"Can I eat while I am listening to you?" Jessica interrupted.

"Oh, yeah..yeah sure.." Oliver nodded. Then he begun again.

"I'm sorry...I never mean to mad at you..."

"No, I'm sorry, maybe I did something wrong to you..." Jessica spoke.

"No you didn't...It's just my stupidity."

"then why you mad at me? it has to be something right?" Jessica spoke again.

"err...it's...okay...maybe it sounds stupid."

"I wont laugh." She answered.

"It's just I wanna know you more...I mean I wanna know my step sister." "but it's seem like you always hang out with your new friends..."

"and I just ...." Oliver didn't continue it. He couldn't tell the fact that he was jealous.

"I did...didn't I?" Jessica just realized what she did.

"I mean it's okay...I don't say it was wrong..." Oliver's face looked worry.

"I know...I know Oliver..." she smiled.

"I'm sorry...I...I didn't know." "I wanna know you more too..."she continued. "it's seem like I forgot about you..." "Sorry" She looked Oliver at the eyes. She really regretted it. She almost wanted to cry. She can't believe she did that.

"No...I shouldn't do that to you either..." Oliver smiled. "Do you know what I'm thinking..." "let's forget about this, this thing is never happen."

"You mean we can start this thing all over again?" asked Jessica.

"Yeah! we just need more conversations." Oliver seem forgot about how nervous he was. Jessica smiled, agreeing.

"Yeah! I think we should talk...a lot!" Oliver continued. Then a marvelous idea popped out from his mind. And then he looked at Jessica. Jessica tried to read his mind. After that Jessica's face looked both, fascinated and afraid.

"Oh No! No Oliver!" "Prof. McGonagall is gonna mad at us! believe me!" said Jessica almost screaming.

"She's not gonna find out!" "c'mon!" He stood up, smiled and pulled Jessica's hand. He wanted to ask Jessica skipped class.

"But Oliver..I never skip any class before!" Jessica muttered. She always been a good student.

"What? - really?" Oliver stopped walking. He surprised, "Well, I learnt something." then he smiled. "Then this is gonna be the first!"

Well, it's no harm to skip class once in a while...Jessica's mind spoke.

"Where are we going?" asked Jessica. She looked that her hand was in Oliver's. It was feel weird but she was not trying to pull it off. Weird.

"It's a secret, you'll know when you get there." Oliver's eyes looked playing at hers.

"Oh, it's a secret... Right!" "you aren't going to kidnapped me or something, are you?" "Oliver? Oliver?" Jessica heard Oliver was giggling.

Then they arrived at this statue of a witch. Jessica was watching what Oliver's doing. He pulled his wand from his pocket. He aimed his wand to the statue and then, "Dissendium!" Suddenly, the wall behind the statue opened, it was look like a door - a secret passage. Oliver turned his head to Jessica, she looked at him with a fascinated look.

"I tell you about this later..." He smiled. Jessica nodded. Oliver gave her a way.

It's dark inside, she pulled her own wand from her cloak and "Lumos." She said. And from the top of her wand came out some kind of light. Oliver, then do the same.

"Wow! I learnt something too!" said Jessica.

"What is it?" asked Oliver.

"That you are so mysterious..." Jessica rolled her eyes. She heard Oliver giggled. "You have to tell me about this, all of this!" Jessica turned her head around to see Oliver. Oliver smiled and nodded.

At the end of the passage, they saw some light. It was look like a place.

"Oh, My God, Oliver!" Jessica looked so amazed. "It's a very beautiful place!"

"Yes, it is...I see you like it?" Oliver looked at her.

"Are you kidding me! I love it!" Jessica looked around the place. "Is this some kind of village?" She asked again.

"Yeah, it's called Hogsmead!" Oliver smiled. He could looked that Jessica was so pleased.

"C'mon! I'll show you the place!" Oliver took Jessica's hand. Jessica surprised, again, that weird feeling got into her. Oliver seemed to forget all of his nervous feeling too. They both looked like two excited six year old children playing with new toys.

As we all know that Hogsmead is the one and only magical village in the entire UK, so I believe you can imagine how wonderful and amazing the place is. Jessica who grow up in the muggle community was really amazed with what she looked right now. Oliver walked right beside her. He felt proud that he became the first man who show Jessica the beautiful Hogsmead.

"Now, I offer myself to become your guide, how bout that?" Oliver asked Jessica with a smile.

"That would be nice..." Jessica smiled back. I'm glad he's happy now...I always want this brother and sister thing works...Jessica felt like her problem was gone.

"Oliver, thanks." Jessica took Oliver's hand. Oliver looked at his hand that is in Jessica's. He felt awkward. Jessica realized what happen. She removed his hand from hers. I can't believe I just did that!!! what a moron!

"Sorry..I don't meant to.." She felt her cheek burned. Oliver just smiled, he don't know what to say.

"That's okay..."said Oliver. actually I like it... "I'm glad your happy...it's a wonderful start...for us..." He felt like he want to touch Jessica's cheek. Then he realized, "I mean...as a step brother and step sister..." Oliver voice sounded weird.

"Yeah, I'm glad you're happy too..." Jessica's eyes showed its happiness, more than she knew.

"Come on...I'll show you the place that we can drink butterbeer!" said Oliver to Jessica. Jessica followed him.

"drink what?" Jessica realized something that she never heard.

"Butterbeer, don't worry it tasted better than pumpkin juice..." Oliver looked at Jessica, who was walking behind him with a smile.

"Oh, if you say so..." Jessica smiled back. This was the first time for Jessica to see Oliver this happy since his father and her mother married. Maybe he already accept the fact that his father is happy with my mother now...and maybe I should too... Jessica's mind spoke.

She smiled to herself, for nothing...she just happy...different happy. She couldn't define her happy feeling but she felt it.

Mean while, Oliver's heart was bumping so damn fast. Wow, I never thought that talking to a girl would be this easy...I never succeeded talking to a girl before...I always find that they were so annoying...I'm glad Jessica is my sister...She's not really annoying after all...Oliver's mind spoke. He giggled to himself.

"what so funny about?" Jessica seemed heard his giggle. Oliver turned his head around.

"Huh? what?" Oliver was really a bad actor or maybe he's deaf or something. I'd say he have to check his ears to Madame Pomfrey.

"I said what so funny about?" Jessica smiled, she realized that her step brother was thinking about something else.

"Oh, nothing...It's just...nothing.." Oliver, of course, couldn't spill it out. He managed his face as normal as he can get.

"Oh.." Jessica give a 'I don't buy it' look to Oliver.

"and don't you dare to read my mind!" said Oliver with a smile.

"Damn! you can read my mind now..." Jessica laughed.

"I don't...it's written all over your face!" Oliver laughed with her and teased her. But Jessica didn't seem to realize it.

"really?" she touched her face with a surprised look. And she actually believed him. Oliver burst into laughed.

"What now?" Jessica looked confuse. Oliver just laughed.

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They looked really happy didn't they...as a step brother and sister...Well, you have to read more to find out what will going on..