Oliver was up early with Harry that day to first do some broom riding for fun. Then he got permission from Dumbledore to let him take Harry to the Three Broomsticks to discuss Quiditch over some butterbeer and the newest rage of food, cinnamon firesticks He was feeling great that day unlike somebody else. Katie barely got any sleep that night and Angelina noticed the obvious,
"Holy-cow Katie! You look like hell!"
"Thanks for stating the obvious Ange," Katie mumbled rolling out of bed.
"You might want to get cleaned up. I don't think you want Oliver seeing you like that,"
"Its his fault I look like this anyway,"
"What do you mean by that?" Angelina asked a bit confused.
"I was up all night wondering if he still liked me. I mean, I think he does but it would make life much easier if he just told me,"
"I see. Well I guess you told him that you liked him then?"
"Well no," Katie said sheepishly.
"No!" Angelina yelled, "The only way you're gonna find out anything is if you start playing the game. Starting with you being honest with him,"
"I know, I know. I'm going to go take a shower." Angelina shook her head at her friends disappearing back and headed down the stairs to the common room. She saw Fred and George hunched together talking about something. So she headed over their way.
"Hey you two, what you up to?"
"Deciding how to get Oliver and Katie to interact more. Along the lines of her telling him that she liked him!" Fred said irritated.
"I agree. It would be even better if they both said they still liked each other. It's obvious that they do but what should we do about it? We just can't tell for them. It would be getting in the way," Angelina said sitting down.
"I think I got an idea!" Fred said pulling his bother and Angelina closer to him. The three where still huddled together when Katie came down the stairs an hour and a half later. George looked up to see her heading their way. So not to sound suspicious he said,
"Katie my girl, " both Fred and Angelina looked up to see Katie walk by them, "you look tired,"
"Tell me about it," she mumbled and flopped down in the huge armchair across from them, "What are you guys talking about?" she yawned.
"Nothing much," Fred stated noticing that her eyes were beginning to droop.
"Cool. Have you seen Oliver?" she asked too tired to suspect anything Fred just said.
"Nope. I do know he and Harry are going over captain stuff at the Three Broomsticks," George answered.
"Really? Harry was allowed to go?"
"Yep don't know when they'll get back,"
"Ok well, I'm going to take a nap," just as she said that her eyes closed and she immediately feel asleep. Moments after Katie fell to sleep. Oliver came back into the room with Harry. Angelina was the first to spot the approaching Wood and ended the conversation.
"Ello Oliver, Harry. How was Hogsmeade?" she asked hopping not to sound nervous.
"Very good! We brought you all back some cinnamon firesticks to try out. Personally I think they're excellent!" Harry said then headed off to his room.
"I agree. Not to crowded down there. It was quite nice," Oliver said. He was going to sit down in the first chair across from the others but realized it was occupied. Katie laid there, head on the chairs' left arm and legs dangling off on the other side. He didn't notice the grins that the others were giving each other as he called her blanket down and covered her up gingerly. He watched her sleep for a moment and just kept thinking how beautiful she was. After he was done admiring her, Oliver noticed that it was way too quiet and turned to see two identical twins smiling with an innocent look on their face.
"What are you two up to?" he asked but they just shook their heads.
"Absolutely nothing," Fred said but Oliver didn't believe him.
"Sure…" he knew when they were up to something. You just got used to it being around them half of your life. He decided it wasn't any of his business anyway and changed the subject,
" So, you do have to try these cinnamon sticks. They are smashing good!" He passed them each a bag and set a bag next to Katie. The group took a bite at the same time and huge grins spread across their faces.
"Ruddy brilliant!" We need to pick up some more when we go there tonight and you didn't hear I said that," Fred said looking at Oliver. True he was a teacher but they were his friends and it wasn't a permanent thing. He grinned,
"Said what?" the twins smiled at each other and began shoving sticks into their mouths.
"So then Harry is ready to take on Captain responsibilities?" Angelina asked slowly eating her own sticks.
"I think so. A bit nervous but I don't blame him. I remember being the same way when I was appointed captain. I did my best though to give him all the help I could. I heading home next weekend to retrieve some of my old play books for him,"
" I do hope that you refrained from encouraging any early morning practices," Fred said plea full. Oliver laughed,
"Actually he said that's the only thing he's got figured out already. Although I'm not sure when he plans to practice I do know you are going to be training hard. He's determined to keep the cup in Gryfindors' name whiles he's still here,"
"Great we got another lunatic," George mumbled eating his last stick.
"I HOPE NOT!" Fred yelled. Everyone quickly turned to see if he had woken up Katie but she just mumbled a little and rolled to her side, dead asleep. Oliver couldn't believe it.
"How can she still be sleeping?" All Fred and did was snickered quietly leaving Angelina to figure out an excuse.
"She said she didn't get any sleep last night,"
"Why not," Angelina wanted so bad to tell him why not but knew better. It wasn't like she was 13 again. She was a better friend and a better person than to betray her friend and try to get right in the middle of things. A little push though, like the one that she Fred and George were going to do, never hurt though.
"D' no," she said. Thinking of her own relationship, she decided to get a little flirty with Fred. She nibbled at his ear then kissed him on the cheek. Fred turned red but returned the gesture by kissing her on the lips. George rolled his eyes knowing where this was heading.
"Want me to go get my brother and Harry? We could play Quiditch," Oliver nodded his head even though he wanted to stay around Katie. Then again he didn't want to be around Fred and Angelina while they made out. Sense Katie was sleeping then there was no use sticking around. George came back a few moments later not only with Harry and Ron but Hermione and Ginny too.
"Recruited a few more," George said. Ron looked at his other brother who was in his own world with Angelina. Then he looked over to the other chair where Katie was curled up in.
"Should we leave her alone with those two?"
"She'll live," George said. The others made there way out of the common room but before they followed, George pulled Oliver aside to make a sly comment.
"You know. We could just wake her up and see if she wants to come with us,"
"She's dead to the world right now!" Fred smirked at Oliver, "In this case you can wake her up and join in the snoging session that's going on. I don't think she would mind do you" Oliver turned red.
"What dose he mean, "I don't think she would mind?"" Oliver thought the just got irritated with all the badgering he got.
"Sod off Gred," Oliver said turning redder. Truth told, deep down that's all he wanted to do with her at the moment but would never admit it. He took another quick look at Katie. She really is beautiful. What am I going to do? Not sure. She is a hard force to reckon with. Tell me about it. I just want to break down and ask her to marry me! Whoa there tiger! At least wait till you know she likes you. I guess I'm just going to have to figure out how to handle myself around her and see what her actions towards me are like before I go any further huh? Oliver nodded to himself and walked out the portrait door.
(Authors Note~ Finally I got another chapter up. I got two more coming. I hope to have them up by this weekend. No later then next week. Just for you Allie! LOL. Thanx for the reviews Madison and Princess. I thought I would also say this once or twice just incase no one read my bio page. Everything I came up with was nothing if J.K Rolling didn't create the wonderful HP Books. She owns all characters unless I say so. At this point I don't so then no worries :D )
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