Early Wednesday morning Madame Pomfrey found Oliver Wood sitting on a chair, reading a book next to Katie Bell's bed. She shook her head as she approached the young teacher,
"Nothing changes dose it Mr. Wood?" she asked.
"What do you mean Madame Pomfrey?" Oliver asked looking up from his book 'Blighted Bludgers".
"Out of all your teammates when you were in school, the one you always seemed a tad more worried with was Miss Bell."
"What makes you say that?" he asked finding the situation, oddly, not embarrassing.
"You were always there by her side. Even when you thought no one knew. The twins would be in here for a week and you'd only come in once. Angelina would be in here for a few days and you only came to double check once or twice. Katie would be in here for two days and you'd be in here every chance you got. Now be Honest Mr. Wood, do you like the girl or not?"
"Yes. We actually got together the other night but please Madame Pomfrey, don't tell anyone! I am, after all, I'm a teacher here."
"I wont tell anyone, I promise. As for you, I think it's time you get ready for the day. If she should happen to wake, witch I don't think will happen for a while; you'll be the first to know. Now go on!" Oliver obeyed and headed out to leave but not without giving Katie a small peck on the cheek first. He headed down the stairwell to his chamber ignoring the taunts as he passed Peeves. As soon as he got into his room his cloths were on the floor and he was heading to the shower with a towel wrapped around his waist. He chuckled remembering the time in his fourth year, Katie's second, that she walked in on him like this. He would of never had thought a person could turn more red than the Weasleys but he was wrong. Katie Bell could top them any day. He turned on the shower to heat up the water and brushed his teeth while waiting. When the water was warm enough, he pulled off his towel and hung it on the hook steeping into the warm stream of water. He quickly washed his hair trying to get Katie out of his head but he did himself in while washing his body. The shower was filled with the sent of lavender and Oliver realized he wasn't using his normal bar of soap.
"What in the world…twins!" he grumbled realizing that they switched his soap with Katie's, again. Annoyed he shook his head and started to lather him self up watching as the suds rolled over his chest and that was when his mind began to wander. His hands roamed over his arms and chest but instead of his own hands, he kept thinking they belonged to Katie, her long slender fingers tracing their way over his upper chest and arms. He gave a shudder as not only her face but also her whole body (naked as he preferred but blurred cause he had never seen her) entered his mind. He let his imagination fly as not his body but her body was being showered instead. He could see a single bubble roll down one of her breasts and he itched to trace it with his finger. He could see her smiling at him as she immersed herself in the showers stream, her body glistening, as she pulled him in close to her. There bodies pressing and her arms firmly wrapped around his neck as she kissed him passionately. The shower wasn't helping his mood cause now Katie was all he could think about.
"I better finish with a cold shower and get out before I crack," Oliver wasn't in the mood to clean the shower due to his over imagination. He had flying lessons to give that afternoon, not to mention he had to discuss a small problem with Fred and George. The last thing he needed was to scrub out a shower so the house elf's wouldn't ask, "what was that funny stuff on the shower wall?" that happen too often back in the old day and he got teased for it every time. He stepped out of the shower talking to him self.
"I got to stop doing that in the shower. It's bad enough that I did it in my pre-teen years but she's in the hospital wing and that's all I can think about? That's low, even for me and it's making me want to check on her more."
"What's that now? Thinking about shagging Katie in the shower, again?" a voice said. Oliver almost passed out.
"Damn it Jarvis! What the hell are you doing here?" Oliver yelled at his old school friend and wrapping a towel around him-self quickly. His old friend showed up out of nowhere.
"Last time I cheeked, I was still invited to Angie's surprise birthday party," he said wryly, "as I was saying; you were thinking about Katie naked in the shower again weren't you," Oliver scowled at his old friend who knew everything, well almost everything.
"If you're so damn curious then yes I was! Have a problem with it?" Jarvis just shrugged his shoulders, "So I guess the parties a still go? Even with Katie out of commission?"
"Afraid so. Hard for everyone to re-work their schedules and the twins felt they just couldn't redo it on Katie's behalf. Besides Katie would be furious if she found out we canceled the whole thing just because of her,"
"True, she would." Oliver sighed and hopped into the bathroom to change since he had company. Jarvis yelled through the door.
"When are you just going to tell me cause I can see it's eating at you alive, your little secret is?"
"Why do you know me so well?" Oliver yelled back.
"Whole part of the best friend package,"
"Ugh!" Oliver groaned knowing there was no way out, " Katie and I got together Halloween night,"
"And that's a problem cause?"
"We have yet to talk about it. She got knocked out before we had the chance,"
"Still don't see the problem?"
"The problem," Oliver said heading back out into the room "is the fact that I'm a Hogwarts teacher. Even though I'm here for 3 months there's the fact that I'm supposed to have a standard relationship with the students, even if a few of them are my old school friends,"
"So you hold out for a couple of months,"
"Yeah then I'm off traveling the world with the team. Far… AWAY… from Katie."
"Oliver. Not once have I've seen you give up on something you want so badly and I know how much Katie means to you. You'll figure out something," Jarvis said patting Oliver on the shoulder. Oliver smiled. This was one reason Jarvis was his Best friend. Jarvis smirked at Oliver.
"Now as far as this party goes, mind if I stay here? I wasn't supposed to come till seven and if the Twins found me or Angelina for that matter, I'd be dead!"
"Sure,"
"Great! We're going to have a great time tonight you know! I plan on being totally enthralled cause I brought my own Liquor!" Oliver laughed,
"Just don't let McGonagal catch you with that!" That was the other reason Jarvis was his best friend. He always made him laugh.
Oliver was glad when the Slytheren flying session was all over with. It meant two things: he didn't have to bother with them for a whole week and dinner was in a few minuets. He decided to grab some grub from the kitchen and head back to his room where Jarvis was hopefully still hanging out.
"I'm sure that loony is hungry by now," he thought walking down the hallway. He passed the stairs to the hospital wing and forced himself to walk by it.
"I can't afford to be seen in there. I've visited her every day and night; people will start to put things together. Just like Madame Pomfrey," he said with a scowl. He came up to the large fruit painting and tickled the pair. Just as he stepped inside he was mauled my a dozen house elves asking him what they could do for him. One over zealous elf, Dobby, always made him laugh. He gave the elf his request for food and waited with the glass of pumpkin juice he was given. He gave a great sigh as his thoughts turned to the night's events. The twins had been planning this party for months and it just didn't seem fair that the best friend of the birthday girl was not going to be there. It took him all the control in the world not to kill Andy Lanky. Fred offered to do it for him but McGonagal was already chewing out Lanky by then. All of a sudden Oliver felt a slight tap on his shoulder.
"Professor, Excuse me Professor?" Oliver shook his head bringing his thoughts back to reality. Dobby the House elf was staring up at him holding a plate of food while two other elves stood by him with drinks and more food. Oliver smiled.
"Right then, follow me," he ordered and lead the elves all the way to his chamber. Oliver almost died laughing when he walked into his room. Jarvis was obviously making himself at home. He was sprawled out on Oliver's bed dead to the world in the most un-natural position know to man. Oliver didn't even bother trying to figure out how Jarvis could sleep like that, he gave up when he found Jarvis asleep upside down in their compartment on the train ride home their third year.
"Wonder if I should wake him up to eat?" Oliver thought. He didn't have to think twice about it because the food did it for him. Jarvis stirred in his sleep and sniffed the air.
"I smell food." He said rolling off the bed and plopping down next to Oliver in a large oversized chair.
"Brilliant deduction there Jarvis, I take it you're all ready for tonight then?"
"Oliver, Please!!! I didn't spend the day sleeping just to have dinner with you now did I?" Oliver laughed but then remembered something..
"What did you do with your stash?" Jarvis just grinned.
"Had one of those house elves take it to the kitchen to keep cool then they will bring it when the party has gotten under way. Hopefully one of the teachers or Fred and George for that matter don't find it."
"You and me both."
Fred and Angelina appeared outside the common room around eight. She was giggling as he nibbled on her neck. Fred smiled to himself knowing that he achieved his part of the party plans. Distract Angelina for three hours. Since five they had been up in the owlery tower making out. It took Fred a lot of persuading to get her to come back down to the common room but he finally got her to come with him.
"After you my dear," Fred said bowing at the entrance to the Gryffindor portrait hole. Angelina just giggled,
"You are such a dork. Twidder!" The door opened and just as she stepped inside a rush of sound hit her.
"SURPRISE!" Angelina screamed first in shock then in joy. Her grin spread from one side of her face to the other. She gave Fred a hug s she thanked him then she went around to everyone there to thank them as well. She went over to Oliver and Jarvis first, making sure to slug Jarvis hard in the arm.
"Ow! What the hell was that for?"
"Payback!"
"Please don't tell me you're still angry about that prank me and Fred played on you? It was two years ago!"
"Oh I've gotten over it and not angry anymore but you always deserve a good slug for something," Angelina grinned then headed off to talk to Lee. The Party was going well and Jarvis was getting drunk like he wanted to but right before the twins brought out the cake Oliver heard a high squeak followed by Harry's voice,
"Dobby! What are you doing here?"
"Dobby has come to get Professor Wood, Sir. Told by Madame Pomfrey to bring him right away," In two seconds everyone's attention was on Oliver as he flew out the portrait hole, the only sound coming from Fred and George who were laughing at Oliver's hastily departure.
A/N~ expect the next chapter up in a few week (hopefully 2). Also updates will come sooner now that school is done on Thursday! Thank You to all my reviewers J