CHAPTER FIVE
The next morning, everyone got up and went down for breakfast. Missy had told them about how she'd spent the night talking to Ron.
Lizzy grinned. "I told you so."
Missy laughed. "You wish Lizzy."
Mandy nudged Missy in the ribs. "You never know, maybe he does like you."
Elorra laughed. "You know, Missy, she's right. You don't know... Maybe you should hint to him about going to the dance..."
Missy blushed. "No, I don't think he'd fall for that." Hermione sat down at the table. "You know Missy, if you really like Ron, then you should tell him, I've known him for the past five years and I should know." Missy's eyes widened innocently. "I don't like Ron!" She insisted. "Yeah," Mandy laughed. "You keep saying that."
Oliver walked in and sat down at the very end of the Gryffindor table. The first thing he spotted was the fifth year he had been thinking about. She was giggling and talking to a few of her friends not that far away. He decided that after breakfast, he was going to ask her to have lunch with him.
Ron walked towards the great hall with Harry, Joshua, and Patrick right beside him. He also had told them that he was up all night talking to Missy.
Harry smiled. "Well, why don't you ask her to the dance?"
Ron stared at him. "Are you crazy? She'd never go with me!"
Joshua laughed. "How do you know that, if you never ask her?"
Ron shook his head. "I just know ok?"
Harry shook his head too. "Your so stubborn, Ron."
Ron grinned. "I know." Patrick shuffled his feet. "Well you know who'd really cute?" Joshua laughed. "We know. You've been watching Elorra for the past couple of days, you're practically drooling on her." "Am not!"
Missy took a bite of her eggs benedict. "But you know, he was really sweet last night when I told him about my dream." Mandy looked up interestedly. "Dream? What dream?" Missy shrugged. "It's this weird nightmare I keep having." She described her nightmare t her friends, not noticing Mandy's face go pale. Elorra noticed though. "Mandy? What's wrong?" Mandy shook her head. "Nah, you guys wouldn't believe me." Lizzy pouted. "Oh yeah!? Try us!" Mandy still hesitated. "Well all right. I had her dream last night." She pointed at Missy. Missy's mouth dropped open. "Huh?" Mandy sighed. "I climbed into your bed last night-it looked comfy- and I fell asleep and had that exact same dream." Missy gaped at her. "No way!" Elorra was looking between the two. "You guys are getting scary." She said. Lizzy had a funny look on her face. "I'm not sure I believe you, but whatever, we have Potions, let's go."
Hermione was lost in her own thoughts. 'I have got to be more graceful if I want to impress Joshua.why do I want to impress Joshua? Because you like him.I do not! The nerve! He likes you.' "Oh shut up you don't know that!" She said, not realizing she had spoken out loud. A first year Hufflepuff glanced at her and edged cautiously away.
As the girls headed off to Potions, Lizzy smiled and looked over at Mandy and Elorra.
Mandy winked, and Elorra grinned.
Then Lizzy remembered her plan. She had to tell the others!
She looked over at Missy and smiled again.
Oliver tried to catch up to the 5th year, but she was lost in the rush.
Then he saw her again. She'd bent over to tie her shoe.
He ran up to her and put a hand on her shoulder. "Mandy?" Mandy looked up into Oliver's eyes and gasped.
"Uh. Hi." she smoothed her hair back and straightened her robes.
Oliver smiled. "Would you like to do lunch sometime? I mean I figured, you'd taken the time to get to know me I should be able to do the same. So what do you say?" Mandy was speechless. "Well, I uh.Yeah, that is.sure." She smiled weakly. "Great see you at lunch then." He winked and walked off, his conscience set to perfect once more.
Ron yawned and stretched and stood up with Harry and Joshua to go to class. "Anyway," he said to them. "I'm not sure I really want to date Missy anyway." Harry stared at him.
"You were anxious enough to choose anybody yesterday."
Ron shrugged.
"Yeah well, I want to date the right girl. And I just don't think she's right."
Joshua and Harry exchanged glances.
"Yeah right." they both said at the same time. "How come you keep bringing her up then?" Patrick put in. "I don't!" "You do, just now you stood up from the table and said, I quote: 'Anyway, I'm not sure I really want to date Missy anyway.'" He grinned at Ron. "Repetitiveness signals nervousness."
Lizzy looked around. "Where'd Mandy go?" She asked.
Elorra shrugged. Missy shook her head. "Don't know." "She'll catch up, Elorra said. Lizzy turned to Missy. "What makes you think that Ron wouldn't fall for that?" Missy stared at her. "He's just not the hinty type of guy, Lizzy. Besides. Who says I want to go out with him anyway? I certainly never said so. That was some foolish idea that you put in your own head. Geez. You guys need to give me a break!" she rolled her eyes. Lizzy stared at her, her mouth hanging open. "Why won't you just admit it?"
"There's nothing to admit! Besides, what are you picking on me for? Elorra likes Patrick, don't you Elorra? And you like Harry, Lizzy, so stop bothering me." Lizzy and Elorra's mouths dropped open simultaneously. "How did you know I liked Harry?" Lizzy asked at the same time Elorra asked, "How did you know I liked Patrick?" Missy shrugged. "I only guessed. I was right? Oh my gosh! Maybe I should start working with Professor Trelawney or something." She mused. "Anyways, that only proves that you guys have your own love lives to worry about, so stay out of mine." Elorra rolled her eyes. "We're in your love life because at least we don't have a problem fessing up that we like certain people, unlike you." "Wait a second." Lizzy narrowed her eyes. "You said love life. Ah ha!" She cried triumphantly, pointing a finger at her. "So there is love! Ah ha!" Missy frowned and swatted Lizzy's hand away. "Oh hush up. It's really none of your business." Lizzy looked hurt. "It is too my business, I want you to be happy!" Missy just shook her head.
Ron rolled his eyes. "Whatever. I said I don't want to date her. I think that Missy is a tad too bigheaded. She needs to get a life too." Just then Missy, Elorra and Lizzy walked by, just in time to hear what he had said, he didn't notice them, but Harry, Joshua and Patrick did. They waved they're hands and tried to get him to be quiet, but he didn't pay any attention to them. "All she cares about is herself. She went on and on last night about some stupid dream she'd had. She didn't even care about what I had to say." Elorra, almost out of habit, covered Missy's mouth before she could say something that she would regret. Missy pushed her hand away and walked away from the boys, her head held high. Elorra and Lizzy looked at each other. "Uh oh." Mandy bounced up. "Guess what just happened to me! Never mind, you'll never guess! Oliver Wood just asked me out! Well ok not on a real date but it's pretty close, I mean lunch is like a real date isn't it? I mean when you go on a date you usually eat, and when you go to lunch you eat, so when you go to lunch with someone-" "Ok Mandy, you're babbling." Lizzy said laughing. Mandy giggled. "Oh but I can't help it! This is so exciting! I mean, me, and Oliver wood!" she screeched in excitement.
Mandy stood there for a second before she realized that Missy was gone. "Where'd Missy go?"
Elorra and Lizzy looked at each other. "We'll tell you on the way to class." They said as they led her away.
"HE WHAT????" Mandy screamed halfway down the hall.
Lizzy put her finger up, motioning Mandy to be quieter. "Shhh."
Mandy turned around before either one of them could catch her and stormed off to find Ron.
Ron stared at everyone walking away. "I can't believe she heard me!"
Joshua glared at him. "You're a real jerk, you know that?"
"What?" Ron stared at him.
Harry sighed. "That was a little rude of you, even if she wasn't standing there. "
Ron sighed. "I know. But I can't take it back now, can I?"
Harry saw Mandy storming towards them. "Uh...Well...You'd better think of something fast, because here comes Mandy..."
Oliver walked up then too. "Hey Harry...How's Quidditch going?" He asked.
Harry nodded. "Um.Its going good...going good..."
Oliver looked at him. "Is something wrong?"
Harry nodded and pointed towards the storming Mandy.
Oliver smiled. "Yeah, that's Mandy. I met her yesterday."
Harry gulped. "You didn't meet the side of her you're about to."
Mandy walked up to Ron and slapped him across the face. "How DARE you say those things about Missy?!"
Ron stood there. "I. Uhhh.well.I...um..."
Mandy shook her head. "What an excuse...Do you realize how much she likes you? You idiot!!! I thought you were better than that!"
Harry stepped in. "Ron didn't mean-"
Mandy cut him short. "I don't care WHAT he meant." She turned to look at Ron again. "Do you realize how much you just hurt her??? You're no better than Draco Malfoy!"
She turned to walk away, but not before noticing that Oliver was standing there, with his mouth open. She sighed. "Oliver, I-" She couldn't think of anything to say. "I'll see you at lunch ok?"
He nodded just as she was walking away.
She slowly made her way to class and sat down. She couldn't believe she'd made such a fool of herself in front of Oliver. What did he think of her now? She pushed the thought away. She didn't care. Missy was her best friend. If he didn't understand, then he wasn't someone she wanted to be with.
Missy ran straight to the bathroom. She couldn't believe that Ron had said all those mean things about her. She quickly locked herself in a stall and cried. Was she really that bad? She liked him so much, even though she didn't really want to tell anybody. She wiped her eyes. She was not going to let this get to her. Who cared about Ron anyway? She just couldn't believe that he would say such mean and spiteful things about her. Was he right? Was she really like that? She washed her face and made her way to class. She sat down next to Mandy. Mandy passed her a note. "How're you doing?" it said. Missy wrote back; "I'm fine, why wouldn't I be?" when Mandy opened the note, she stared at it confused. She knew that if the same thing had happened to her, she would be very upset! She looked over at Missy. Missy was facing ahead and taking notes just like she usually did. 'Hmm.' Mandy thought.
The next morning, everyone got up and went down for breakfast. Missy had told them about how she'd spent the night talking to Ron.
Lizzy grinned. "I told you so."
Missy laughed. "You wish Lizzy."
Mandy nudged Missy in the ribs. "You never know, maybe he does like you."
Elorra laughed. "You know, Missy, she's right. You don't know... Maybe you should hint to him about going to the dance..."
Missy blushed. "No, I don't think he'd fall for that." Hermione sat down at the table. "You know Missy, if you really like Ron, then you should tell him, I've known him for the past five years and I should know." Missy's eyes widened innocently. "I don't like Ron!" She insisted. "Yeah," Mandy laughed. "You keep saying that."
Oliver walked in and sat down at the very end of the Gryffindor table. The first thing he spotted was the fifth year he had been thinking about. She was giggling and talking to a few of her friends not that far away. He decided that after breakfast, he was going to ask her to have lunch with him.
Ron walked towards the great hall with Harry, Joshua, and Patrick right beside him. He also had told them that he was up all night talking to Missy.
Harry smiled. "Well, why don't you ask her to the dance?"
Ron stared at him. "Are you crazy? She'd never go with me!"
Joshua laughed. "How do you know that, if you never ask her?"
Ron shook his head. "I just know ok?"
Harry shook his head too. "Your so stubborn, Ron."
Ron grinned. "I know." Patrick shuffled his feet. "Well you know who'd really cute?" Joshua laughed. "We know. You've been watching Elorra for the past couple of days, you're practically drooling on her." "Am not!"
Missy took a bite of her eggs benedict. "But you know, he was really sweet last night when I told him about my dream." Mandy looked up interestedly. "Dream? What dream?" Missy shrugged. "It's this weird nightmare I keep having." She described her nightmare t her friends, not noticing Mandy's face go pale. Elorra noticed though. "Mandy? What's wrong?" Mandy shook her head. "Nah, you guys wouldn't believe me." Lizzy pouted. "Oh yeah!? Try us!" Mandy still hesitated. "Well all right. I had her dream last night." She pointed at Missy. Missy's mouth dropped open. "Huh?" Mandy sighed. "I climbed into your bed last night-it looked comfy- and I fell asleep and had that exact same dream." Missy gaped at her. "No way!" Elorra was looking between the two. "You guys are getting scary." She said. Lizzy had a funny look on her face. "I'm not sure I believe you, but whatever, we have Potions, let's go."
Hermione was lost in her own thoughts. 'I have got to be more graceful if I want to impress Joshua.why do I want to impress Joshua? Because you like him.I do not! The nerve! He likes you.' "Oh shut up you don't know that!" She said, not realizing she had spoken out loud. A first year Hufflepuff glanced at her and edged cautiously away.
As the girls headed off to Potions, Lizzy smiled and looked over at Mandy and Elorra.
Mandy winked, and Elorra grinned.
Then Lizzy remembered her plan. She had to tell the others!
She looked over at Missy and smiled again.
Oliver tried to catch up to the 5th year, but she was lost in the rush.
Then he saw her again. She'd bent over to tie her shoe.
He ran up to her and put a hand on her shoulder. "Mandy?" Mandy looked up into Oliver's eyes and gasped.
"Uh. Hi." she smoothed her hair back and straightened her robes.
Oliver smiled. "Would you like to do lunch sometime? I mean I figured, you'd taken the time to get to know me I should be able to do the same. So what do you say?" Mandy was speechless. "Well, I uh.Yeah, that is.sure." She smiled weakly. "Great see you at lunch then." He winked and walked off, his conscience set to perfect once more.
Ron yawned and stretched and stood up with Harry and Joshua to go to class. "Anyway," he said to them. "I'm not sure I really want to date Missy anyway." Harry stared at him.
"You were anxious enough to choose anybody yesterday."
Ron shrugged.
"Yeah well, I want to date the right girl. And I just don't think she's right."
Joshua and Harry exchanged glances.
"Yeah right." they both said at the same time. "How come you keep bringing her up then?" Patrick put in. "I don't!" "You do, just now you stood up from the table and said, I quote: 'Anyway, I'm not sure I really want to date Missy anyway.'" He grinned at Ron. "Repetitiveness signals nervousness."
Lizzy looked around. "Where'd Mandy go?" She asked.
Elorra shrugged. Missy shook her head. "Don't know." "She'll catch up, Elorra said. Lizzy turned to Missy. "What makes you think that Ron wouldn't fall for that?" Missy stared at her. "He's just not the hinty type of guy, Lizzy. Besides. Who says I want to go out with him anyway? I certainly never said so. That was some foolish idea that you put in your own head. Geez. You guys need to give me a break!" she rolled her eyes. Lizzy stared at her, her mouth hanging open. "Why won't you just admit it?"
"There's nothing to admit! Besides, what are you picking on me for? Elorra likes Patrick, don't you Elorra? And you like Harry, Lizzy, so stop bothering me." Lizzy and Elorra's mouths dropped open simultaneously. "How did you know I liked Harry?" Lizzy asked at the same time Elorra asked, "How did you know I liked Patrick?" Missy shrugged. "I only guessed. I was right? Oh my gosh! Maybe I should start working with Professor Trelawney or something." She mused. "Anyways, that only proves that you guys have your own love lives to worry about, so stay out of mine." Elorra rolled her eyes. "We're in your love life because at least we don't have a problem fessing up that we like certain people, unlike you." "Wait a second." Lizzy narrowed her eyes. "You said love life. Ah ha!" She cried triumphantly, pointing a finger at her. "So there is love! Ah ha!" Missy frowned and swatted Lizzy's hand away. "Oh hush up. It's really none of your business." Lizzy looked hurt. "It is too my business, I want you to be happy!" Missy just shook her head.
Ron rolled his eyes. "Whatever. I said I don't want to date her. I think that Missy is a tad too bigheaded. She needs to get a life too." Just then Missy, Elorra and Lizzy walked by, just in time to hear what he had said, he didn't notice them, but Harry, Joshua and Patrick did. They waved they're hands and tried to get him to be quiet, but he didn't pay any attention to them. "All she cares about is herself. She went on and on last night about some stupid dream she'd had. She didn't even care about what I had to say." Elorra, almost out of habit, covered Missy's mouth before she could say something that she would regret. Missy pushed her hand away and walked away from the boys, her head held high. Elorra and Lizzy looked at each other. "Uh oh." Mandy bounced up. "Guess what just happened to me! Never mind, you'll never guess! Oliver Wood just asked me out! Well ok not on a real date but it's pretty close, I mean lunch is like a real date isn't it? I mean when you go on a date you usually eat, and when you go to lunch you eat, so when you go to lunch with someone-" "Ok Mandy, you're babbling." Lizzy said laughing. Mandy giggled. "Oh but I can't help it! This is so exciting! I mean, me, and Oliver wood!" she screeched in excitement.
Mandy stood there for a second before she realized that Missy was gone. "Where'd Missy go?"
Elorra and Lizzy looked at each other. "We'll tell you on the way to class." They said as they led her away.
"HE WHAT????" Mandy screamed halfway down the hall.
Lizzy put her finger up, motioning Mandy to be quieter. "Shhh."
Mandy turned around before either one of them could catch her and stormed off to find Ron.
Ron stared at everyone walking away. "I can't believe she heard me!"
Joshua glared at him. "You're a real jerk, you know that?"
"What?" Ron stared at him.
Harry sighed. "That was a little rude of you, even if she wasn't standing there. "
Ron sighed. "I know. But I can't take it back now, can I?"
Harry saw Mandy storming towards them. "Uh...Well...You'd better think of something fast, because here comes Mandy..."
Oliver walked up then too. "Hey Harry...How's Quidditch going?" He asked.
Harry nodded. "Um.Its going good...going good..."
Oliver looked at him. "Is something wrong?"
Harry nodded and pointed towards the storming Mandy.
Oliver smiled. "Yeah, that's Mandy. I met her yesterday."
Harry gulped. "You didn't meet the side of her you're about to."
Mandy walked up to Ron and slapped him across the face. "How DARE you say those things about Missy?!"
Ron stood there. "I. Uhhh.well.I...um..."
Mandy shook her head. "What an excuse...Do you realize how much she likes you? You idiot!!! I thought you were better than that!"
Harry stepped in. "Ron didn't mean-"
Mandy cut him short. "I don't care WHAT he meant." She turned to look at Ron again. "Do you realize how much you just hurt her??? You're no better than Draco Malfoy!"
She turned to walk away, but not before noticing that Oliver was standing there, with his mouth open. She sighed. "Oliver, I-" She couldn't think of anything to say. "I'll see you at lunch ok?"
He nodded just as she was walking away.
She slowly made her way to class and sat down. She couldn't believe she'd made such a fool of herself in front of Oliver. What did he think of her now? She pushed the thought away. She didn't care. Missy was her best friend. If he didn't understand, then he wasn't someone she wanted to be with.
Missy ran straight to the bathroom. She couldn't believe that Ron had said all those mean things about her. She quickly locked herself in a stall and cried. Was she really that bad? She liked him so much, even though she didn't really want to tell anybody. She wiped her eyes. She was not going to let this get to her. Who cared about Ron anyway? She just couldn't believe that he would say such mean and spiteful things about her. Was he right? Was she really like that? She washed her face and made her way to class. She sat down next to Mandy. Mandy passed her a note. "How're you doing?" it said. Missy wrote back; "I'm fine, why wouldn't I be?" when Mandy opened the note, she stared at it confused. She knew that if the same thing had happened to her, she would be very upset! She looked over at Missy. Missy was facing ahead and taking notes just like she usually did. 'Hmm.' Mandy thought.
