Chapter Three:
Dear Diary,
I haven't been writing much because nothing interesting has happened. Now, if you really knew me, you'd know I was actually saying "Oliver hasn't talked to me, or looked at me, or anything to me all week."
I was finished with my homework pretty early, and I was really bored so I headed outside, with my broom. It's not quidditch time yet, but it will be soon. I gripped my broom, mounted, and I was just about to fly out into the sky when I heard Oliver's excited voice from behind me.
"Katie! I haven't seen you in a while-" He stopped short, because I, being so surprised and panicked that Oliver was heading over to me, whirled around in surprise as my broom rose, did a pathetic scream, and fell right on my face. I wanted to die right there. When I opened my eyes, Oliver was looming over me.
"Are you ok? I didn't mean to frighten you." He said, looking worried.
"Oh, no.... it wasn't you." I tried to say, getting up and brushing myself off. "I'm just rather clumsy, that's all." I tried to laugh but I sounded like Peeves when he honks.
"Well, I see you have your broom."
For a moment I'd forgotten about my broom. "Oh, right, yes. Yes I do." I clutched it in two hands and tried to look at him.
"You must be eager for quidditch to start." He smiled.
"As always."
"How about we have the team come out and have a before the season practice?"
I almost frowned. I had always daydreamed this moment. We were supposed to walk around the quidditch field, maybe fly around a bit, and then we were supposed to... well, you know. Fall in love. "Yeah. Great idea Oliver."
He put his arm around me as he walked towards the Weasley twins. "Nonsense. It was you who gave me the idea." He gave me the "Good job" face and went to get the team. I stood there, paralyzed at what had just happened. Oliver put his arm around me AND complimented me. That's a HUMONGOUS start for me.
"You're glowing." Angelina said, laughing as she passed me. I smiled.
"You have no idea how bright I'm glowing right now."
"Ready for some quidditch?" George said, with Oliver behind him.
"Of course!' I said, smiling again. "Nice to be back, isn't it?" I said to Harry.
"Yes." He said, but I wasn't really listening. I kept talking and talking. That's what happens when I get this happy I guess.
*
"Katie Katie Katie." Oliver said, shaking his head and smiling as he flew over to me. "Where as this side of you been these few years you've been on this team?"
I smiled widely. It was true. I was going pretty good today.
"Not that you weren't good before." He said quickly, suddenly starting to stutter and correct himself.
"No... I get what you mean." I said having the strength to put me hand on his arm. I quickly took it off. He nodded.
"Good. Good. No go score some more goals!"
I smiled again and flew off towards the other chasers. I didn't feel like I was on a broom. I felt like I was on a feather. Or a cloud. You know what I mean.
Well, that's all that really happened today. All good stuff. Only bad thing is all that studying for the test tomorrow. Well, I have to go. Angelina and I are going to go study for that test.
Katie Bell
Dear Diary,
I haven't been writing much because nothing interesting has happened. Now, if you really knew me, you'd know I was actually saying "Oliver hasn't talked to me, or looked at me, or anything to me all week."
I was finished with my homework pretty early, and I was really bored so I headed outside, with my broom. It's not quidditch time yet, but it will be soon. I gripped my broom, mounted, and I was just about to fly out into the sky when I heard Oliver's excited voice from behind me.
"Katie! I haven't seen you in a while-" He stopped short, because I, being so surprised and panicked that Oliver was heading over to me, whirled around in surprise as my broom rose, did a pathetic scream, and fell right on my face. I wanted to die right there. When I opened my eyes, Oliver was looming over me.
"Are you ok? I didn't mean to frighten you." He said, looking worried.
"Oh, no.... it wasn't you." I tried to say, getting up and brushing myself off. "I'm just rather clumsy, that's all." I tried to laugh but I sounded like Peeves when he honks.
"Well, I see you have your broom."
For a moment I'd forgotten about my broom. "Oh, right, yes. Yes I do." I clutched it in two hands and tried to look at him.
"You must be eager for quidditch to start." He smiled.
"As always."
"How about we have the team come out and have a before the season practice?"
I almost frowned. I had always daydreamed this moment. We were supposed to walk around the quidditch field, maybe fly around a bit, and then we were supposed to... well, you know. Fall in love. "Yeah. Great idea Oliver."
He put his arm around me as he walked towards the Weasley twins. "Nonsense. It was you who gave me the idea." He gave me the "Good job" face and went to get the team. I stood there, paralyzed at what had just happened. Oliver put his arm around me AND complimented me. That's a HUMONGOUS start for me.
"You're glowing." Angelina said, laughing as she passed me. I smiled.
"You have no idea how bright I'm glowing right now."
"Ready for some quidditch?" George said, with Oliver behind him.
"Of course!' I said, smiling again. "Nice to be back, isn't it?" I said to Harry.
"Yes." He said, but I wasn't really listening. I kept talking and talking. That's what happens when I get this happy I guess.
*
"Katie Katie Katie." Oliver said, shaking his head and smiling as he flew over to me. "Where as this side of you been these few years you've been on this team?"
I smiled widely. It was true. I was going pretty good today.
"Not that you weren't good before." He said quickly, suddenly starting to stutter and correct himself.
"No... I get what you mean." I said having the strength to put me hand on his arm. I quickly took it off. He nodded.
"Good. Good. No go score some more goals!"
I smiled again and flew off towards the other chasers. I didn't feel like I was on a broom. I felt like I was on a feather. Or a cloud. You know what I mean.
Well, that's all that really happened today. All good stuff. Only bad thing is all that studying for the test tomorrow. Well, I have to go. Angelina and I are going to go study for that test.
Katie Bell