Hmm... I thought I would have gotten a bit more reviews about my last
chapter, I was rather proud of it, and it was a very pivotal moment in the
story but oh well. Review this one instead!!!
Thanx to those who did review chapter eight,
Kathy – I'm happy you still love this!
Jayne1 – I'm glad you like it, I'll keep writing, no worries
Fears-N-Jeers – I'm happy you love this story, keep on reading. I'm sorry Katie is so confusing. Her character is based on myself and I've been told I'm confusing. I'll try to make her a bit easier to read!
Chapter Nine: Going Home
Shortly after lunch the next day, the students boarded the train back to Platform 9 and ¾. It was a loud ride home with the Weasley twins on board. Katie, Angelina, Alicia, Fred, George, and Oliver were all packed into one compartment. It was a tight fit, especially with George and Fred bouncing off the walls. It was a relief when the twins and Oliver decided to stalk down the food trolley.
"So Katie," Angelina said as soon as the three boys left, "How was last night with Oliver?"
Katie blushed deep red. "How did you know I was out with Oliver last night? No one was there when I left and no one was there when I came back," she said disbelievingly.
"We helped him set up the whole thing," Angelina replied.
"You two?! I can't believe either of you, particularly you, Alicia. I know I should be furious with the both of you, but last night was amazing," Katie said.
Angelina and Alicia let out a chorus of "Awwww!"
"Oh quiet. He really showed me a different side of him. I never thought he would have been that romantic. Roger would have never thought to do anything like that for me, at all," Katie said, still blushing feverishly.
Alicia giggled. "So are you going to give him a chance?"
Katie smiled mysteriously. "You know, I think I just might. I need a bit more time but I think I might!" she said smiling.
"That's great. About time too," Angelina said smiling as well, "Ok but now it's time for you to fill us in on all the little details!"
The three girls spent the rest of the trip back talking about what Katie and Oliver had done the previous night.
***
Katie stepped off the train with her small suitcase. She set off to go through the barrier, when she heard someone call after her. Someone with a rather deep, silky voice.
"Hey you, you didn't think you were getting away without a good-bye did you?" Oliver asked her sweetly.
Katie laughed, "Well I was almost there. But then you came along and interrupted the whole process."
Oliver smiled. "Well I'm sorry that I interrupted you, but I just wanted to know if maybe you wanted to do something on New Years' Eve, or something," Oliver said a bit nervously, which was rather out of character for him.
"Actually, I'd really like that," Katie replied. She swore that she saw Oliver holding his breath and then letting it go when she agreed.
"Great. I'll owl you sometime soon, ok?" Oliver said excitedly.
"Sounds good," Katie replied, "I guess I'll talk to you then."
Oliver nodded and Katie turned to go through the barrier. Suddenly, she heard her name being called out by Oliver once again. She turned and faced him.
"Don't worry Oliver, I haven't changed my mind."
"No, it's not that, I just wanted to give you this," he said and wrapped his arms around her. Katie was shocked, but dropped the suitcase and hugged him back. They broke apart, smiling and slightly red.
"Bye Oliver," she said and stepped through the barrier to muggle London.
***
When she stepped through, the first people she saw were her two little brothers, raising hell as usual. But when they spotted Katie, they bolted toward her. "Katie!" they yelled and jumped on her. Now having two little 6 year old boys jump on you wasn't exactly easy. Katie stumbled but her Quidditch training allowed her to hold on to them.
"Where's mom and dad?" she asked the twins. Katie's mother was a pure-blood and her father was half wizard and half muggle. Katie was ¾ witch.
"Over there!" Jonathan and Nathan said pointing. She looked in the direction where the two little blonde boys were pointing. Sure enough her parents, blonde as well, were standing there, looking around.
"Mom! Dad!" Katie called to her parents.
"Oh, Katie! You found them!" her mother called out to her. Katie set the twins down and gave her mother a hug. "Oh honey, it's so good to see you!"
"It's good to finally have you coming home, kiddo," her father said squeezing her shoulder gently.
Katie smiled. "Let's go home," Katie said picking up Jonathan, the green eyed one, while her mother picked up Nathan, who had blue eyes.
"Good idea," her mother said, and they walked out of the train station together.
***
It was a huge relief when Katie walked into her old room. It was just the way she had left it. The dark green walls, all her pictures lined up on the shelf above her bed, the white bedspread with the tiny brown owl on it. Wait? Tiny brown owl?! Her family only had an old snowy white owl. The owl on her bed gave an impatient hoot. She finally realized that it had a letter attached to its' leg.
"Oh I'm sorry!" Katie said walking over to it and taking the letter off its' leg. She stroked its' head softly and gave it an owl treat. It hooted in thanks and took off out her window.
She looked at the parchment envelope with her name on it in an untidy scribble. Who could it be from? She turned it over and examined the deep red wax seal closing the flap. It had a 'W' on it. Wood? Or Weasley? Now she was a bit scared to open it. What if it was from the Weasley twins? She took the risk, broke the seal and took out a small piece of parchment with a small note written on it.
To the beautiful Katie,
I'm missing you already.
Yours,
Oliver Wood
Katie giggled and blushed. "Oh my, I'm falling hard," she said to herself and read the note over again. She grinned insanely at the little letter that was sending weird feelings through her body. She lay down on her bed and read the note over and over again, until her mother called her for dinner. And even then, she was still blushing.
Thanx to those who did review chapter eight,
Kathy – I'm happy you still love this!
Jayne1 – I'm glad you like it, I'll keep writing, no worries
Fears-N-Jeers – I'm happy you love this story, keep on reading. I'm sorry Katie is so confusing. Her character is based on myself and I've been told I'm confusing. I'll try to make her a bit easier to read!
Chapter Nine: Going Home
Shortly after lunch the next day, the students boarded the train back to Platform 9 and ¾. It was a loud ride home with the Weasley twins on board. Katie, Angelina, Alicia, Fred, George, and Oliver were all packed into one compartment. It was a tight fit, especially with George and Fred bouncing off the walls. It was a relief when the twins and Oliver decided to stalk down the food trolley.
"So Katie," Angelina said as soon as the three boys left, "How was last night with Oliver?"
Katie blushed deep red. "How did you know I was out with Oliver last night? No one was there when I left and no one was there when I came back," she said disbelievingly.
"We helped him set up the whole thing," Angelina replied.
"You two?! I can't believe either of you, particularly you, Alicia. I know I should be furious with the both of you, but last night was amazing," Katie said.
Angelina and Alicia let out a chorus of "Awwww!"
"Oh quiet. He really showed me a different side of him. I never thought he would have been that romantic. Roger would have never thought to do anything like that for me, at all," Katie said, still blushing feverishly.
Alicia giggled. "So are you going to give him a chance?"
Katie smiled mysteriously. "You know, I think I just might. I need a bit more time but I think I might!" she said smiling.
"That's great. About time too," Angelina said smiling as well, "Ok but now it's time for you to fill us in on all the little details!"
The three girls spent the rest of the trip back talking about what Katie and Oliver had done the previous night.
***
Katie stepped off the train with her small suitcase. She set off to go through the barrier, when she heard someone call after her. Someone with a rather deep, silky voice.
"Hey you, you didn't think you were getting away without a good-bye did you?" Oliver asked her sweetly.
Katie laughed, "Well I was almost there. But then you came along and interrupted the whole process."
Oliver smiled. "Well I'm sorry that I interrupted you, but I just wanted to know if maybe you wanted to do something on New Years' Eve, or something," Oliver said a bit nervously, which was rather out of character for him.
"Actually, I'd really like that," Katie replied. She swore that she saw Oliver holding his breath and then letting it go when she agreed.
"Great. I'll owl you sometime soon, ok?" Oliver said excitedly.
"Sounds good," Katie replied, "I guess I'll talk to you then."
Oliver nodded and Katie turned to go through the barrier. Suddenly, she heard her name being called out by Oliver once again. She turned and faced him.
"Don't worry Oliver, I haven't changed my mind."
"No, it's not that, I just wanted to give you this," he said and wrapped his arms around her. Katie was shocked, but dropped the suitcase and hugged him back. They broke apart, smiling and slightly red.
"Bye Oliver," she said and stepped through the barrier to muggle London.
***
When she stepped through, the first people she saw were her two little brothers, raising hell as usual. But when they spotted Katie, they bolted toward her. "Katie!" they yelled and jumped on her. Now having two little 6 year old boys jump on you wasn't exactly easy. Katie stumbled but her Quidditch training allowed her to hold on to them.
"Where's mom and dad?" she asked the twins. Katie's mother was a pure-blood and her father was half wizard and half muggle. Katie was ¾ witch.
"Over there!" Jonathan and Nathan said pointing. She looked in the direction where the two little blonde boys were pointing. Sure enough her parents, blonde as well, were standing there, looking around.
"Mom! Dad!" Katie called to her parents.
"Oh, Katie! You found them!" her mother called out to her. Katie set the twins down and gave her mother a hug. "Oh honey, it's so good to see you!"
"It's good to finally have you coming home, kiddo," her father said squeezing her shoulder gently.
Katie smiled. "Let's go home," Katie said picking up Jonathan, the green eyed one, while her mother picked up Nathan, who had blue eyes.
"Good idea," her mother said, and they walked out of the train station together.
***
It was a huge relief when Katie walked into her old room. It was just the way she had left it. The dark green walls, all her pictures lined up on the shelf above her bed, the white bedspread with the tiny brown owl on it. Wait? Tiny brown owl?! Her family only had an old snowy white owl. The owl on her bed gave an impatient hoot. She finally realized that it had a letter attached to its' leg.
"Oh I'm sorry!" Katie said walking over to it and taking the letter off its' leg. She stroked its' head softly and gave it an owl treat. It hooted in thanks and took off out her window.
She looked at the parchment envelope with her name on it in an untidy scribble. Who could it be from? She turned it over and examined the deep red wax seal closing the flap. It had a 'W' on it. Wood? Or Weasley? Now she was a bit scared to open it. What if it was from the Weasley twins? She took the risk, broke the seal and took out a small piece of parchment with a small note written on it.
To the beautiful Katie,
I'm missing you already.
Yours,
Oliver Wood
Katie giggled and blushed. "Oh my, I'm falling hard," she said to herself and read the note over again. She grinned insanely at the little letter that was sending weird feelings through her body. She lay down on her bed and read the note over and over again, until her mother called her for dinner. And even then, she was still blushing.