Oliver turned to Harry. "I guess you were right. I've never seen that side
of her before. And I really admire it! I've never seen anyone stick up for
their friends as well as she just did. Ahh. I assume that Missy is a
friend?" Ron nodded dumbly.
Oliver smiled. "You know Ron, she reminds me of your mother." Ron rubbed
his cheek that was still red from where Mandy had slapped him. Oliver
looked at him again.
"What exactly did you do anyway, Ron?" Ron groaned.
Harry stepped in then. "He totally told Missy off." Oliver grimaced.
"Not to her face." Harry quickly added.
Oliver looked puzzled. "How...?"
"She was standing behind him when he told us." Joshua put in. "And he said
some really mean things."
Oliver shook his head. "Well, I just know that I sure am going to enjoy my
lunch with Mandy this afternoon." He saw Dumbledore beckoning to him. "Well
I gotta go, I'll see you guys at lunch!"
They waved him off. Ron fingered his cheek some more. "Do you really
suppose that she was upset and hurt by it?" He asked them.
Harry stared at him. "Of course. Who wouldn't be?"
Ron shook his head. He didn't tell them, but all of the stuff he had said
about Missy wasn't true. Now what was he going to do to make up for it?
Then it was almost as if a light bulb had gone off in his head. He'd make
it up to her. He'd give her some flowers! It was a while before his next
class started, so he told the others that he would see them later, and went
up to the common room. He picked the lock on the door to the girls'
dormitories, and conjured up a bouquet of wildflowers. He placed it on the
bed that had a plaque on it that said "Missy" and placed a note beside it
that read, "from Ron, many apologies. If you'll forgive me, it would make
my day." "There. That ought to do it."
Mandy wrote Missy another note. "Are you sure you're ok?" she got a note back a moment later. "Yes. I'm sure. There's no reason for me to feel any other way!" Mandy shook her head. She shrugged and put the notes away. After all, she did have her lunch with Oliver to look forward too! Then her face fell. If he even still wanted to have lunch. After that show she'd put on, he probably thought she was some type of weirdo. He had no way of knowing that Missy was her friend so he wouldn't use that as a reason for her strange behavior. She sighed. "I sure hope everything goes all right."
Ron and Harry took off for their class; they were almost late. They sat down next to each other and noticed that Mandy was in the same class with them. Ron gasped and pointed her out and Harry laughed.
"Shut up, Harry." Ron whispered to him.
Harry smiled. "Hey, I'm not the one who's afraid of her."
Ron sighed. "Yeah, and your not the one who got slapped."
Harry laughed. "And I'm not the one who said all those things about her best friend." After class, Harry and Ron quickly ran out of the room before Mandy had the chance to slap Ron again. Mandy noticed them hurry off and laughed. She had more to worry about. Lunch was next. And she was meeting Oliver.
Elorra stepped out the door of the castle onto the spreading grounds. Her class, Care of Magical Creatures, had been cancelled because Hagrid had gotten a burn on his arm, as well as some of the students. Hagrid also had to catch the fire-breathing worm snakes, because Draco Malfoy, the little git, had turned their tub over. He and his girlfriend had laughed over that little trick. Elorra sat beneath an oak tree and drew her knees up to her chest, thinking about Patrick. She really did like him. She didn't know him very well, even though she'd seen him before. She'd just never gotten the chance to know him. Now, out of strange occurrences-becoming friends with Harry, Ron and Hermione, she was also becoming friends with Patrick. She'd made up a list of reasons she liked him, and they went as follows: He was quiet and reserved. He had sense of humor. He had a great smile. He was nice. He was a good boy; he didn't get into trouble very often. He was smart and intellectual. He didn't date every girl in sight. There were more, but she'd become occupied in Care of Magical Creatures, by staring at the back of his head as they fed the worm snakes. All of a sudden she felt a tap on her shoulder, and whirled around to look in the face of Patrick himself. "Hello." He smiled at her. "Hello." She smiled back. "Mind if I sit here?" She shook her head. Was he kidding? Of course she didn't mind! He sat down beside her and they sat in companionable silence until, "Some Care of Magical Creatures today, huh?" He asked. She nodded. "It was wild. Draco shouldn't have knocked over that tub though." She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. Why wasn't he saying something? Was she boring him? 'Think Elorra, think!' He seemed to be deep in thought. "You're from Ireland aren't you?" Elorra was extremely relieved that he'd said something constructive. "Yes I am. Are you? Patrick is an Irish name." He smiled at her, "Yes, I'm Irish, but I wasn't born in Ireland. That's why I don't have a great accent like yours." She blushed, and not knowing what to say, picked at a stem of grass, again looking at him out of the corner of her eye. He really was great looking. He had shaggy black hair and hazel eyes. He was so cute! "Well," he said finally breaking the silence. "There're Harry and Joshua, I'd better go with them to find Ron. He's probably hiding from Mandy." He laughed. Elorra added another item to her list. 'He has a great laugh.' She stood up with him. "I'd better go find my friends too, it's almost lunch time, their classes get out a little before lunch and we usually go over and sit by the lake." 'Oh no!' She thought wildly. 'I'm babbling now! Mother is always reminding me about that!' He grinned. "Really? I do that by myself sometimes. Gotta go!" He loped of in the direction of Harry and Joshua, and Elorra leaned back against the oak with a sigh.
Mandy and Missy met up with Lizzy and found Elorra. They went and sat down by the lake, like usual.
Lizzy got on her knees again, and leaned real close to the other three girls. "I have a great idea!" She said, grinning.
Mandy groaned. "Not again."
"Lizzyyyyyy." Missy sighed.
Elorra smiled. She always did like the things that Lizzy came up with. "What is it?" She asked.
Lizzy kept grinning. "Well, I want to start our own dating service."
Mandy stared at her. "What??"
Missy rolled her eyes. "You're crazy. Plain and simple."
Elorra grinned too. "I like it!!!"
Lizzy leaned closer. "Well, first of all."
Mandy walked back into the castle. Lizzy's idea was actually kind of cute. Lizzy had figured out that she could have people secretly tell her whom they liked, and Lizzy would try her hardest to at least get them a date with the person they liked. Mandy was just going to let her go through with her plan. She was sure that Lizzy would find some other "great idea" in a week and this would be over with. She made her way to class, hoping that it would go fast so she could see Oliver. She wanted to make sure that he didn't think she was a freak. She quickly ran down to the great hall and grinned when she saw a smiling Oliver walking towards her.
Missy slowly walked up to the common room. She was hoping Ron was nowhere around. He was the last person she wanted to see. She hadn't got much sleep the night before and she was hoping for a little nap, instead of eating lunch. She walked into the common room and noticed only a couple people; she smiled and walked up to the dormitories. All of a sudden, she decided to go and get some lunch first. She really was hungry.
Elorra and Lizzy ran into the great hall, planning out how they were going to set up their 'dating service' Lizzy always did think she had the greatest ideas. They sat down at the Gryffindor table, and put up a small cardboard sign they charmed to change colors, which read: 'Lizzy and Elorra associates, dating service-guaranteed to get the one you love!' A tentative 3rd year Hufflepuff came up to the table. "Hi." She said shyly. "Hello!" Lizzy said brightly. "Can we help you?" Elorra asked. "How do you work?" The girl asked. Elorra smiled kindly. "Here is how we work, we have you fill out a paper, all in confidentiality of course, and then as simple as that, we'll get you your guy." She smiled winningly at the girl. The girl smiled back. "Ok, I'll fill out a paper, where is it?" Lizzy handed it to her. "Here have a seat, the faster you fill it out and give it to us, the faster we can get you're guy. Of course we charge a sickle though, and we get to keep it whether you get the person or not, as long as we try." After that, they had a steady stream of customers, both male and female, clamoring for their services.
Meanwhile, Mandy had just met up with Oliver. He smiled down at her. "Hey."
"Hi." "I just thought that you ought to know that I really admire what you did for your friend back there." He said as they made their way to the Gryffindor table. Mandy looked shocked. "Really?" "Yeah really. I truly respect you for that." He took a bite out of his sandwich. Mandy couldn't help but notice that he looked awfully cute while he was eating. He swallowed and looked at her, looking at him. "What? Do I have something on my face?" He wiped at his chin. She shook her head stifling a laugh. "Then what is it?" "Nothing." She said. He raised his eyebrows at her, and polished off the rest of his sandwich. He looked at his watch. "I'm really sorry Mandy, but I've got to go do something for Dumbledore. How about a dinner date tonight?" Mandy grinned. "Sure, why not?" Inside she was screaming, 'Of course! You just asked me out on a date! Oh I'm in heaven!' He smiled at her. "Ok, see you tonight." He walked away, Mandy following with her eyes. She got up and almost ran into Missy who was carrying a plate of food out of the great hall. "Guess what just happened to me! Oliver asked me to have dinner with him!" She screeched in utter excitement. Missy frowned slightly at this but said: "Wow, Mandy, I'm really happy for you, Oliver is a great guy." Mandy grinned. "I know." She failed to notice Missy's expression in her excitement. "Whatcha doin'?" She asked. Missy glanced at her. "Just getting something to eat, then I'm going to go take a nap. I'm really tired." Mandy nodded. They walked up silently to their dormitory. They walked inside and Missy noticed the flowers on her bed. She sat the plate down on her dresser, and picked up the card. Mandy watched her closely. "Who are they from?" She asked. Missy put down the card. "Ron." "And?" Mandy prodded. "What did he say?" "He wants me to forgive him." "Are you going to?" "Of course." But Mandy noticed that she threw the flowers away.
Mandy wrote Missy another note. "Are you sure you're ok?" she got a note back a moment later. "Yes. I'm sure. There's no reason for me to feel any other way!" Mandy shook her head. She shrugged and put the notes away. After all, she did have her lunch with Oliver to look forward too! Then her face fell. If he even still wanted to have lunch. After that show she'd put on, he probably thought she was some type of weirdo. He had no way of knowing that Missy was her friend so he wouldn't use that as a reason for her strange behavior. She sighed. "I sure hope everything goes all right."
Ron and Harry took off for their class; they were almost late. They sat down next to each other and noticed that Mandy was in the same class with them. Ron gasped and pointed her out and Harry laughed.
"Shut up, Harry." Ron whispered to him.
Harry smiled. "Hey, I'm not the one who's afraid of her."
Ron sighed. "Yeah, and your not the one who got slapped."
Harry laughed. "And I'm not the one who said all those things about her best friend." After class, Harry and Ron quickly ran out of the room before Mandy had the chance to slap Ron again. Mandy noticed them hurry off and laughed. She had more to worry about. Lunch was next. And she was meeting Oliver.
Elorra stepped out the door of the castle onto the spreading grounds. Her class, Care of Magical Creatures, had been cancelled because Hagrid had gotten a burn on his arm, as well as some of the students. Hagrid also had to catch the fire-breathing worm snakes, because Draco Malfoy, the little git, had turned their tub over. He and his girlfriend had laughed over that little trick. Elorra sat beneath an oak tree and drew her knees up to her chest, thinking about Patrick. She really did like him. She didn't know him very well, even though she'd seen him before. She'd just never gotten the chance to know him. Now, out of strange occurrences-becoming friends with Harry, Ron and Hermione, she was also becoming friends with Patrick. She'd made up a list of reasons she liked him, and they went as follows: He was quiet and reserved. He had sense of humor. He had a great smile. He was nice. He was a good boy; he didn't get into trouble very often. He was smart and intellectual. He didn't date every girl in sight. There were more, but she'd become occupied in Care of Magical Creatures, by staring at the back of his head as they fed the worm snakes. All of a sudden she felt a tap on her shoulder, and whirled around to look in the face of Patrick himself. "Hello." He smiled at her. "Hello." She smiled back. "Mind if I sit here?" She shook her head. Was he kidding? Of course she didn't mind! He sat down beside her and they sat in companionable silence until, "Some Care of Magical Creatures today, huh?" He asked. She nodded. "It was wild. Draco shouldn't have knocked over that tub though." She glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. Why wasn't he saying something? Was she boring him? 'Think Elorra, think!' He seemed to be deep in thought. "You're from Ireland aren't you?" Elorra was extremely relieved that he'd said something constructive. "Yes I am. Are you? Patrick is an Irish name." He smiled at her, "Yes, I'm Irish, but I wasn't born in Ireland. That's why I don't have a great accent like yours." She blushed, and not knowing what to say, picked at a stem of grass, again looking at him out of the corner of her eye. He really was great looking. He had shaggy black hair and hazel eyes. He was so cute! "Well," he said finally breaking the silence. "There're Harry and Joshua, I'd better go with them to find Ron. He's probably hiding from Mandy." He laughed. Elorra added another item to her list. 'He has a great laugh.' She stood up with him. "I'd better go find my friends too, it's almost lunch time, their classes get out a little before lunch and we usually go over and sit by the lake." 'Oh no!' She thought wildly. 'I'm babbling now! Mother is always reminding me about that!' He grinned. "Really? I do that by myself sometimes. Gotta go!" He loped of in the direction of Harry and Joshua, and Elorra leaned back against the oak with a sigh.
Mandy and Missy met up with Lizzy and found Elorra. They went and sat down by the lake, like usual.
Lizzy got on her knees again, and leaned real close to the other three girls. "I have a great idea!" She said, grinning.
Mandy groaned. "Not again."
"Lizzyyyyyy." Missy sighed.
Elorra smiled. She always did like the things that Lizzy came up with. "What is it?" She asked.
Lizzy kept grinning. "Well, I want to start our own dating service."
Mandy stared at her. "What??"
Missy rolled her eyes. "You're crazy. Plain and simple."
Elorra grinned too. "I like it!!!"
Lizzy leaned closer. "Well, first of all."
Mandy walked back into the castle. Lizzy's idea was actually kind of cute. Lizzy had figured out that she could have people secretly tell her whom they liked, and Lizzy would try her hardest to at least get them a date with the person they liked. Mandy was just going to let her go through with her plan. She was sure that Lizzy would find some other "great idea" in a week and this would be over with. She made her way to class, hoping that it would go fast so she could see Oliver. She wanted to make sure that he didn't think she was a freak. She quickly ran down to the great hall and grinned when she saw a smiling Oliver walking towards her.
Missy slowly walked up to the common room. She was hoping Ron was nowhere around. He was the last person she wanted to see. She hadn't got much sleep the night before and she was hoping for a little nap, instead of eating lunch. She walked into the common room and noticed only a couple people; she smiled and walked up to the dormitories. All of a sudden, she decided to go and get some lunch first. She really was hungry.
Elorra and Lizzy ran into the great hall, planning out how they were going to set up their 'dating service' Lizzy always did think she had the greatest ideas. They sat down at the Gryffindor table, and put up a small cardboard sign they charmed to change colors, which read: 'Lizzy and Elorra associates, dating service-guaranteed to get the one you love!' A tentative 3rd year Hufflepuff came up to the table. "Hi." She said shyly. "Hello!" Lizzy said brightly. "Can we help you?" Elorra asked. "How do you work?" The girl asked. Elorra smiled kindly. "Here is how we work, we have you fill out a paper, all in confidentiality of course, and then as simple as that, we'll get you your guy." She smiled winningly at the girl. The girl smiled back. "Ok, I'll fill out a paper, where is it?" Lizzy handed it to her. "Here have a seat, the faster you fill it out and give it to us, the faster we can get you're guy. Of course we charge a sickle though, and we get to keep it whether you get the person or not, as long as we try." After that, they had a steady stream of customers, both male and female, clamoring for their services.
Meanwhile, Mandy had just met up with Oliver. He smiled down at her. "Hey."
"Hi." "I just thought that you ought to know that I really admire what you did for your friend back there." He said as they made their way to the Gryffindor table. Mandy looked shocked. "Really?" "Yeah really. I truly respect you for that." He took a bite out of his sandwich. Mandy couldn't help but notice that he looked awfully cute while he was eating. He swallowed and looked at her, looking at him. "What? Do I have something on my face?" He wiped at his chin. She shook her head stifling a laugh. "Then what is it?" "Nothing." She said. He raised his eyebrows at her, and polished off the rest of his sandwich. He looked at his watch. "I'm really sorry Mandy, but I've got to go do something for Dumbledore. How about a dinner date tonight?" Mandy grinned. "Sure, why not?" Inside she was screaming, 'Of course! You just asked me out on a date! Oh I'm in heaven!' He smiled at her. "Ok, see you tonight." He walked away, Mandy following with her eyes. She got up and almost ran into Missy who was carrying a plate of food out of the great hall. "Guess what just happened to me! Oliver asked me to have dinner with him!" She screeched in utter excitement. Missy frowned slightly at this but said: "Wow, Mandy, I'm really happy for you, Oliver is a great guy." Mandy grinned. "I know." She failed to notice Missy's expression in her excitement. "Whatcha doin'?" She asked. Missy glanced at her. "Just getting something to eat, then I'm going to go take a nap. I'm really tired." Mandy nodded. They walked up silently to their dormitory. They walked inside and Missy noticed the flowers on her bed. She sat the plate down on her dresser, and picked up the card. Mandy watched her closely. "Who are they from?" She asked. Missy put down the card. "Ron." "And?" Mandy prodded. "What did he say?" "He wants me to forgive him." "Are you going to?" "Of course." But Mandy noticed that she threw the flowers away.
