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CHAPTER 5: Girl talk

Now I was really quite confused, I mean more than usual as I say that a lot. I wasn't sure whether I liked Wood or not and what's more whether he liked me in that way.

Over the next few weeks not much changed. I tried my hardest to act normally around him but I was always so distracted. I was starting to notice things about him that I had never seemed to notice. For example, that accent! It's just adorable. His voice is one of those that you can listen to for hours. And those eyes. They're so deep and mysterious and they show so much about how he's feeling. And that butt. Don't even get me started. And here I am wondering if I like him. I'd say it is pretty obvious.

Thankfully he seemed to want to spend a fair bit of time with me. Otherwise I would have probably exploded. He sat with my friends and I at mealtimes and spoke to me a lot before, during and after practise. However as he is in the year above me I didn't see him that much during class time. Although we did spend a lot of time together in the common room working on school stuff. It was apparently getting obvious too as one night in my dorm Alicia suddenly blurted out,

"So Angie, are you and Wood a couple yet?" Katie gave her a piercing glare. I looked up with surprise.

"No," I laughed, secretly wishing that we were. And somehow Katie must have read my mind.

"But you like him don't you?" she asked cautiously. I could feel my cheeks turning red.

"It's pretty obvious," Alicia said before I could answer. "We can see the way you look at him."

"We're just friends" I said trying to keep my voice steady. "Nothing more."

"You know I think he likes you too," Katie said seriously. I almost choked.

"I don't think so Katie" I said shaking my head.

"Well you must be blind then Ange. Or very stupid," said Alicia in her wonderful honest way. "Look, the way he's been spending time with you, and talking to you all the time and seriously he doesn't even notice anymore if we muck up during Quidditch practise because he's too busy checking you out."

"It's true Ange," said Katie reassuringly. "And he was so concerned when the thing with Cedric happened. I really think he likes you. And I think you like him too. Am I right?" I sighed. I knew I couldn't hide things like this from my best friends. I nodded.

"Yeah maybe a bit" I said weakly.

"I knew it!" Alicia yelled and punched the air in triumph.

"Keep your voice down Alicia!" I hissed at her. She looked at me apologetically.

"Right," she whispered. "Now how are we going to get you together?"

"We," I said, emphasising the word, "aren't going to do anything. I am."

"Really? And what are you going to do?" she answered in a mocking tone. I was about to answer when there was a knock on the door. Saved! Or maybe not. I got up and opened the door and who should be standing there but Mr. Oliver Wood himself. He smiled at me as I stood in front of him. I smiled back before stepping aside so he could come in. The second the girls saw who it was they started laughing hysterically.

"What's up with them?" Wood asked moving his head in their direction and never breaking the eye contact between us.

"I don't know," I replied, turning and giving them both the meanest look I could. " The minds of children are so easily amused." With that comment they both shut up and looked at me indignantly.

"What did you want Wood?" Katie asked after a short while.

"Oh yes," said Wood remembering. "I came to tell you that we were going to have an extra practise for the Quidditch game. A sort of last minute thing to perfect our technique. Tomorrow afternoon."

"But Wood, it's just Hufflepuff. They're a pushover." Said Alicia in protest. That's when I remembered. We were going to play Hufflepuff. Slytherin had cancelled because one of their players had a bad arm or something. Anyway, it meant that I could take on Cedric which would be fun and then even, maybe, show off a bit in front of Wood. I giggled mischievously to myself.

"Spinnet, I told you. We need to practise our new strategy because the old one is set for Slytherin."

"Yeah yeah, Ok." Alicia said giving in. "We'll be there."

"Ok then. See you tomorrow than. G'night girls" he said and then turning to me "G'night Angelina." He smiled and left. Again I felt my cheeks heat up.

The second he left I heard Katie and Alicia mock him behind me.

"G'night Angelina" they squeaked in a pretty bad attempt at a Scottish accent.

"Oh shut it you two" I said glaring at them.

"There's no doubt about it? Said Katie very matter of factly, "You two need to get together!" I didn't say anything I just got changed into my pjs and got into bed. I blew out my candle and turned around. "Maybe we just will" I thought to myself smiling, "Maybe we just will".

There we go, another chapter completed. Their coming along pretty slowly but I just love making you guys wait. No I'm sorry, I'll try and speed things up a bit. In the meantime maybe you can review? How about it? Pretty please…! Thanks a lot. L.A.*