A/N~ ~ ~ No need to worry, Chapter 12 is after this "little" commentary of mine. I felt I needed to get a few notices out before getting into the next chapter. I want to say sorry for this Chapter taking so long to get out. Reason being I was really busies the week before Spring Break. I could have just whipped something out but I really felt that after the last chapter, I wanted to take my time on this one and really make it good. It's a pinnacle Chapter but it's only half on a very long chapter. So what is happening is I'm posting Chapter 12 into two sections. This is the first part and the second will be up by this weekend. It's all written out by hand I just have to type section 2. A side note for those of you who read my other story I want to put in a quick apology that I haven't really done anything with it lately. I'm going to get a lot of this story done before I work on it again but I promise that it will not be one of those "ditching" stories. I do have a ton of later chapters written. Sense I want to get on with the story I'll go ahead and do my thank yous now. Renata Finnigan, pokElilpupE, princess, dracos-gurl, Allie-Marina LaCross. My disclaimer is that what I write is what I write…. I just happen to like Harry Potter so Sod off if you don't like it. Oh yeah all Characters are from J.K. Rolling. She's the real genius so you better buy her new book when it comes out, and if you by chance don't have them, then all her other ones too!
On to Chapter 12…Halloween, Part One !!!
After she got back to sleep, it wasn't until ten to noon before Katie woke up. She woke up to Angelina plopping Hogsmeade shopping bags on her bed. She mumbled incoherently and peered into the daylight to see a grin looking back at her.
"What do you want?" Katie groaned.
"Not at all up are we? Yet it is the middle of the day?" Angelina mused.
"It's Noon? Damn I had another good two hours I could be making up in sleep."
"What for Kat? You went to bed at midnight, you should be rested!"
"Not if you wake up in the middle of the night and cant get back to sleep. Anyway what you get?" Katie said sitting up. She was starting to become more awake. Angelina grinned and showed Katie all the things Fred, George and Lee bought for her birthday, Fred buying the most. Katie laughed,
"If you think just because those three gave you your gifts now that I'm going to then you're sorely mistaken," Angelina put on her best pout face and whined,
"But Katiekins! I want to prove to the boys that your gift is better then theirs. What better way then to prove it to them then now?"
"Nice try but no. You will wait till Tuesday. You're gonna want GIFTS on your birthday and aren't gonna have any if me or Oliver give ours to you know. By the way we have practice today right?"
"Yes we do, at two thirty, but what's this about Oliver and a gift?" Angelina grinned, "I get to add another name to my thank-you list?" Katie shook her head,
"Don't get off a subject very well do we?"
"Nope!"
"Fine, yes Oliver got you a gift. Told me what it was on Wednesday," Katie sighed.
"Speaking of Oliver. Tonight's the big night huh?"
"Would you not call it that?" Katie said getting up to go to the bathroom and tie her hair up, "you know I think I'll just stay like this till practice. No need changing into normal cloths when we have practice till five and the party at seven. Only," she paused to look at her clock," an hour and a half till I change into practice robes."
"Might want to put a sweatshirt on if you plan to leave the room before hand," Angelina smirked and nodded to Katie's chest. Katie was donning her own version of an erection times two.
"Then again I'm sure Oliver would love to see that!" Katie glared at Angelina and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Not funny," She muttered and headed to her trunk to pull out a sweatshirt. As she was pulling it over her head she heard a serious voice of tone come from Angelina,
"Nervous?"
"Of course I'm nervous! You now how many good looking guys I had to turn down?" Katie said. She stopped pulling the sweatshirt on to talk but realized it was getting all twisted.
"Did you tell them why?" Angelina asked not realizing her friend was getting lost in the sweatshirt.
"Told them I wanted to go stag. God forbid I tell them why I am going stag!"
"Ha I can see their faces now, "I'm going stag so I can shag a professor that I'm in love with," Katie are you ok?" Katie was laughing making herself more tangled.
"Help!" she muffled out and Angelina quickly aided her to get the Sweatshirt finally on.
"Seriously I am very nervous."
"I'm sure you'll be just fine. How about we go get what's ever left from lunch? I'm hungry!"
"Hungry? Did you not eat at Hogsmeade?"
"Yes but doesn't mean I'm not still hungry," Katie rolled her eyes at her friends appetite and then left with Angelina to go eat.
When the girls reached the Great Hall, they noticed that a few eyes fell on them, more on Katie at least. Katie just mumbled to herself,
"Like they never seen pajama bottoms and a sweatshirt before,"
"There jealous cause they can't pull off a natural look like you can," Angelina said with a sarcastic drawl.
"You're really asking for it you know that?" Angelina beamed just as food appeared on the table when they sat down. There wasn't abundance in food but there was enough to fill them up. Just as Katie was finishing up her sandwich a mumble came beside her as a body plopped next to her. Angelina quickly addressed the mumble,
"Something wrong Wood?"
"'Irid," he yawned and reached for an apple. Angelina laughed.
"Well you're dressed at least, more than I can say for Katie. Ouch!" Angelina yelped as Katie gave a quick blow to her shin.
"I just saw no need to change that's all," Katie said and looked at Oliver. His eyes were dropping as he slowly bit into the apple. Unconsciously Katie rubbed his back. Automatically ignoring the grin Angelina was giving her. Oliver loosened up and melted into the attention his back was getting. Katie could tell he was a bit tense and immediately gave Angelina a wicked smile.
"Oliver you're all tense! Turn side ways and Dr. Katie will make everything all right." Oliver didn't need to be told twice. Quickly he turned so Katie had better access to his back. She immediately began to message his shoulders and back. She tried hard not to giggle when he would let out a moan here and there. Quietly she asked,
"Feeling better?"
"Much!" Oliver said.
"Everything ok?" She asked still moving her hands over his back.
"Just a bit over loaded with things. Didn't sleep well last night and there's a teachers meeting tonight that I'm not looking forward to,"
"At what time?" Katie asked trying to make small talk.
"Eight,"
"Eight! I thought you were going to the Dance tonight!"
"I am, I'll head to it with all of you around seven then just leave for a little bit. Are you going with anyone?" He asked and Katie could tell he was hoping she would say no. Katie grinned,
"Well there was this one guy but for certain reasons I decided not to go with him. I felt going stag would be more fun,"
"I see," Oliver said and Katie could tell he was desperately trying to think of something to say,
"Well I'm sure you'll have loads of guys wanting to dance with you so save me a dance?" Smiling Katie answered,
"I'll save you ten," Oliver just beamed at her reply. Before Katie could say anything or start her message again George yelled into the Hall,
"Oi! Kat and Ange, practice. Come on!"
"Gotta run," Angelina said and ran off to catch up with George.
"I better go, wanna do me a favor?"
"Anything!"
"Escort me to the dance sense I don't have a date?"
"It'll be my honor," Oliver said bowing dramatically.
"Funny," Katie said. She ruffled his hair a little and ran off to go to practice leaving Oliver very happy.
Katie crawled through the portrait hole tired and sore. Harry had run them ragged sense the match against Slythern would be tomorrow. Debating weather to drop on the couch or to slump up to the showers Katie chose the couch. She didn't even see that Oliver was in the room. The common room was quiet dead with the exception of a few of the First years, second years and quidditch team. Everyone else was till in Hogsmeade. The hole team mutually either went up to their rooms to get cleaned up or found ways to keep the younglings busy to give Oliver and Katie, who still didn't know he was there, time alone. Oliver smiled at the exhausted form on the couch and got an idea. He would return the favor that she gave him earlier in the day. Quietly he walked over to where she plopped down and kneeled besides her. Doing his best to be a night in shining armor he whispered,"
"Tired?"
"And sore," Katie answered face shoveled in a pillow. Oliver stroked her hair lovingly.
"Sense you helped me earlier would you like me to return the favor?" Katie lifted her head off the pillow and smiled,
"That would be nice; I do have to leave to get ready soon though,"
"Kats! It's five o'clock, the dance isn't for two hours," Oliver laughed.
"True but I have to shower, dress, do my hair and make up,"
"Make up? Please Katie! What you need make up for?" At this time Oliver was starting to rub her back with the palm of his hand lightly. It was a soothing action that relaxed Katie's mussels.
"Not a lot Wood. I'm not going to go glam on you don't worry."
"As long as you don't then ok," He gave her a cheeky grin and Katie laid her head back down. She started day dreaming as she felt Oliver's hand roam over her that it would be even better if she got a snog out of it as well. Two things told her that she wasn't going to get it though. One she would be giving in too soon. She was going to wait until tonight to tell him. That was her plan. Secondly, even though she was pretty sure they would find a few times in the next few months to exchange a kiss or to secretively, he was a Hogwarts professor at the time and kissing in the common room where there were a lot of witnesses to their actions wasn't the smartest idea. Granted him giving her the kind of message she was getting wasn't smart either but they could find some way to get around that. After tonight things are going to be different. She sighed to herself. A lot of things but most important Oliver and me are going to be, what are we going to be? Anything as long as he keeps doing what he's doing right now! But! Give it a rest. You'll work things out. I suppose so.
"Katie," Oliver said stopping his message, "Angelina is calling. Something about needing time?" he chuckled. Katie just glared.
"Ok, ok sorry. See you at seven then?" Oliver asked.
"Yep, thanks for the stress reliever," She said getting up to go. Waving good-bye Katie bounded up the stairs. Oliver just leaned back against the table near him and quietly said out loud,
"Anytime." Katie got up to her room and immediately hopped into the shower knowing Julie would be along any moment. After the wonderful message, Katie felt like she was glowing as the warm water fell down her. She couldn't get her mind off Wood and decided that tonight she wouldn't worry about anything but him. You only got to live like a princess once and ironically that's what she was going as. Not like the medieval kind where they had those tacky pointed hats but an elegant kind where jewels were worn as hairpieces and dresses were long and in her mind more revealing. Showing off better features of a girl then those puffy hula-hoop dresses. She stepped out of the shower and yelled at Angelina and Julie, who she could hear chatting in the room.
"Oi you two! You're gonna help me with my hair right?"
"Of course!" The three girls were playing with charms that night as accessories. Julie was going as a cat so they were using a simple spell to have her grow whiskers, ears, and a tail and have her eyes turn into cat eyes. She wore a low cut shirt and mini skirt and donned knee high boots. She was the first of the three girls ready and as Katie came out of the bathroom wrapped in her bathrobe she got quite a shock as a pair of yellow eyes greeted her.
"What do you think?" Julie asked. Katie doubled in laughter looking at the energetic feline that was her friend.
"Oh my god Juls! You look great!"
"Thank You," Julie purred. Something she had been practicing for the past week. Deciding to get dressed last, Katie just put on white knickers and the fitted halter slip that went under her silk dress. Just as she turned around she got a good look at Angelina's costume and knew it was perfect. The white fabric of the dress stood out against her dark skin. It was full length but in the front above her knees it split ruffling out. Angelina was going as an Angel while Fred was going as a devil. Un-known to him, he was going to get charmed that night too. Katie smiled as she put the charm on Angelina for a halo to appear above her head and wings that Angelina could actually control. The she did a quick spell for Angelina's hair to star braiding tons of braids on her head
"Perfect!" They planed to give Fred a tail and horns. All was left was Katie and the hairstyle they were going to do need extensions and a lot of pearls. Sense they had nether, all three raided their jewelry box to transform items into what they needed and Julie practiced carefully for weeks to grow out hair. They sat Katie down and Julie pulled out her wand,
"Well here is goes. Hairina longesta mata," Katie's hair started to grow and didn't stop till it was at her back. As Angelina was taking part to pull up and wrap around her head she thought of something.
"Um Julie? You do know how to put my hair back right?"
"Well no," Julie muttered then set charms on Katie's hair to make it curl.
"No?"
"I figured we could just cut it," she answered then helped Angelina put the pearls in. Once done they admired their handy work, two parts were twisted and placed on top with a jewel headpiece placed on top, the rest of her hair was curled and down but near where her shoulder blades were there was twisted sections of hair was wrapped around and again set with pearls.
"All that's left is a little make up for all of us and Katie's dress," Angelina said.
"Which we haven't seen!" Julie added.
"Well now you will. I'll change in the bathroom then come out to show you two,"
"More like to show off!" Julie teased. Katie smiled at the comment and grabbed her dress. It was a few minuets before she came out but when she did Angelina's and Julie's mouths dropped.
"Holy SHIT!" Julie finally said. It was a halter style dress where there was absolutely no back to it. It dropped down completely down to the end of the back where it formed a v shape just above her but. It was held up, instead of a string, by a silver necklace choker that the fabric hung on like a curtain. The dress itself had three layers of silk not including the slip. The first layer was a soft purple that formed the whole dress. It was fitted against her nicely and had a slit in the front that curved and separated out. Underneath was a layer of pink silk taking the same shape of the dress but was only there to add to the look. In the back was the same pink but dark purple as well bunched up where the V of the dress started and then flared out to make a trestle. To add to the dress and to make her arms not as bare there were arm cuffs that fitted near the top and held the same soft purple fabric to make flared out sleeves. Katie was radiant and she knew it too.
"I can't wait to see Oliver's face when he sees you,"
"I can't wait to see him. I'm dying to know what he is going as,"
"Well one thing is for sure. That boy looks hot not matter what he's in," Julie said but added after a quick glare from Katie, "Of course he's all yours Kats."
"Shall we touch up before we go down?" Angelina asked.
"I think so. Should we go down separate or together?"
"Separate. Angelina should go first to get them in the mood a bit. Me next to either to get a shock or laugh, one way or another will catch them off guard. Of course Katie you should be last. One reason I want to be down there to see Oliver face."
"If Colin's down there we should get him to get a picture of Oliver's face," Angelina laughed. Katie giggled.
"Will you two knock it off? Leave my sexy Scot alone!"
It was about ten after seven and Oliver, Fred, George and Lee all waited. Fred mumbling,
"Where are they?" right before Angelina walked down. Just as Julie said it got them in the mood. Fred just grinned like an idiot and a flash went off. Colin was there getting pictures of all the Gryfindor's costumes. Angelina smiled and pulled him to the side.
"Colin, when Katie comes down, which will be soon, you need to get a picture of Oliver's face when he sees her. And when they are dancing tonight get tons of picture will you?"
"Sure!" Colin said as he then turned his attention to the stairs cause Julie was announcing her arrival. Angelina looked Oliver over and smiled.
"Katie's going to like that," the said to her self. Again as predicted by Julie, when she came down there was uproar of laughs and comments.
"Holy cow girl. Are you sure you're a cat?" No time everyone's attention was glued to the stairs to see the famous dress they all heard about.
"Colin, face the other way!" Fred said noticing Colin was pointing the camera at Wood and not the stairs,
"He's fine Fred," Angelina said just as Katie came down the stairs. The only sound was the clicking of Colin's camera. Oliver stood there speechless staring at Katie who smiled and looked right back at him. She took her time taking in Oliver's outfit. He was going as a pauper but what Katie found amusing was that he made it look so damn sexy. He had on a dingy brown blouse shirt that was a little see through and had a V shape that went down to the middle of his chest. He had on a dark pair of green slacks that even though they were worn in, they fitted him nicely. He didn't do anything to his hair giving off a scruffy look and he just wore a pair of brown sandals. Katie liked what she saw. While everyone else finished complementing her and went to leave, and as soon as Colin was done taking pictures of her, Katie walked over to meet her escort,
"Well was it well worth its price?" she asked turning around to show him the full dress and going slowly when showing the back.
"Yes it was," Olive managed to speak, "you look lovely. No gorgeous!" Katie blushed.
"Quite a coincidence I must say with your costume. If I didn't know any better I'd say you were a Pauper," It was Oliver's turn to blush.
"I am. Angelina told me you were going as a princess so I thought it would be interesting if I went as a Pauper."
"But Oliver, you didn't even know we were going to go together!" Katie mused as she took his arm.
"I know but I figured if I got one dance in with you it would look pretty cool."
"And to think you're getting ten!"
Oliver and Katie smiled at each other as they left through the portrait hole to
attend the dance.