AN: Allo allo, thanks for all the kind reviews for the last chapter. I actually wasn't that much of a fan of chapter 12, it just felt odd, but I'm glad you liked it. Anyway, I feel a bit better about this chappie. Initially it was split up to be two chapters but I felt that they were a little too short so now I've made it one so you guys get a bit more to read. Hope you like it – share your thoughts with me – you know the drill. Now, enjoy!
CHAPTER 13: Interesting occurrencesCedric and I relished in each other's company for the rest of the day. We decided to skip class and just spend time together. I felt happy again. I felt that finally I knew where I belonged. And that was here in Cedric's arms. I started to question why I had ever begun the thing with Wood. It was always destined to end in disaster. And look at us now. He had gone and turned all my friends against me. At least Cedric had never tried that. He was forgiving and kind and I was really regretting all the things I had said or thought about him. This was who I was meant to be with.
So there we were. Not speaking yet understanding one another perfectly.
The hours passed and I lay happily in his arms feeling his chest rise and his heart beat steadily but eventually it was time for me to go back to my dorm.
"Cedric," I whispered. "I have to go."
"I know," he whispered back and kissed my forehead lightly. I got up and went to the door. "I'm glad you're back Angel."
Angel. That was what Wood had called me. Strange. Oh well, I didn't want to think about Wood. I walked back to the common room but as I climbed through the portrait hole I was greeted with quite a sight.
Alicia, Katie, Fred and George were all standing in front of me. "Great" I thought. Now what do they want with me? I didn't say anything and tried to walk past them.
"Angie, wait," Katie said, her voice sounded shaky. It was then that I realised that she and Alicia had tears in their eyes. Fred and George didn't look much better. What were they up to?
"What do you want?" I said. I wasn't in the mood to be told off but I was curious.
"To apologise," said Fred. I was taken aback. I hadn't expected that.
"What?" I asked, unsure as to whether I had heard right.
"I took you up on your advice," Fred continued. "I asked Wood to tell us the full story…" He was interrupted by Alicia.
"We're so sorry Ange!" she said throwing her arms around me. I could feel her crying.
"We had no idea," Katie said, her bottom lip trembling. "How can you bear it?"
"Hardly" I said truthfully, now pretty emotional too.
"I'm sorry about how I spoke to you Ange," Fred said pulling me close to him in a hug.
"Yeah," George said, "We were all being idiots. We should have heard your side of the story as well as his."
"Oh Angie, how did you do it?" Alicia said still sobbing.
"I don't know," I said truthfully. I was relieved that they knew and that they now saw my point of view. "He threatened to fail Wood for Potions. I just couldn't let him."
"So you sacrificed yourself?" George looked at me with raised eyebrows.
"Well I survived," I said trying to be cheerful.
"Well Snape won't!" Fred said forcefully, balling his fists.
"No, you can't say anything," I pleaded. He will fail us all.
"Well we'll just have to find more subtle means, won't we" a voice said behind me. Wood had appeared at the top of the stairs to the boys dorms.
I didn't smile at him. I was still pretty angry.
"Did you hear that Wood?" Fred said. "She sacrificed herself for you!" I shot a look at Fred. I didn't want to look good in front of Wood. Not anymore.
"Well I'm going to bed," I announced. "Oh and guys, I'm glad that you are talking to me again but next time could you please ask me about these things before getting stuck into me." They all looked rather uncomfortably at the floor. I shot a quick glance at Wood who smiled at me. I just turned and walked up the stairs.
I would tell them about Cedric tomorrow. Or maybe after that. I would have to think about it.
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As it turned out I never got around to telling my friends about Cedric. I had other things on my mind. Such as the Quidditch match!
We were playing Ravenclaw. It shouldn't have been very difficult – they're usually pretty easy to beat. Anyway, we won which was great – it also meant that we had a shot at the Quidditch cup after all. But the match wouldn't have been complete without its little dramas.
It all originated from when my friends had found out about Snape. Naturally they were all fuming and Snape sure got his fair share of evil looks in Potions (not that he didn't deserve them).
Well as it was my friends hadn't gotten over it. But there was nothing we could do. It was his word against mine and if I told the teachers they would side with him that was clear. We tried to come up with plots for revenge but each was as unrealistic as the next.
Well back to the game, we were going well. We were sixty points in front and Harry hadn't caught the Snitch yet. Suddenly I heard a loud gasp from the audience. I thought that Harry or the other Seeker must have caught it. I heard Madam Hooch blow her whistle and I headed back down to the ground. It wasn't until I landed that I realised that the game wasn't over. I saw Wood run over to Fred. He didn't look happy.
"What did you do that for?" Wood yelled, his face reddening with anger.
"I didn't mean to," Fred protested, although he didn't sound like he meant it. "The bat slipped and messed up my aim." At that moment Madam Hooch stormed over.
"That is most unacceptable behaviour Mr Weasley." She was also yelling. What had happened? "Go straight to Professor McGonagall's office! She will sort out your punishment!"
Punishment? What had he done? I looked at the Ravenclaw team. They all seemed intact and also quite confused.
"What happened?" I whispered to Katie who was now standing next to me. She nodded in the direction of the stands. I could see a large crowd forming. I walked over with her to have a better look. I broke through the circle of students and clapped my hand over my mouth in shock.
Snape was lying on the ground. The other teachers were huddled around him. He looked furious. I could see a large red mark in his face and his nose was bleeding. Fred had hit him straight in the face with a bludger! Snape was muttering and trying to get up. The other teacher's obviously thought that he should go to the hospital wing. He evidently didn't want to.
"What are you all staring at?" he screamed at the crowd. Everyone dispersed very quickly. He turned on his heel and was heading back to the castle. As he did he caught my eye. He looked at me, steaming with rage, his mouth twitching. I shuddered. What was going to happen now?
I didn't have much more time to think about it. Madam Hooch resumed the match and within ten minutes Harry caught the Snitch and we won. If I wasn't so concerned for Fred it could have been quite amusing. Wood obviously didn't think so.
"He could have got us suspended!" he said in the change rooms.
"Oh lighten up Wood," I said with a smile. "You have to admit it was amusing."
"Amusing?" he said looking angry. "What if he gets banned from Quidditch. I'll have to find a new Beater. And that just before our last match. Then we'll probably need a new strategy…" Wood kept rambling to himself while the others snuck quietly out of the change rooms not wanting to listen to him carry on. But someone had to stop him otherwise he was going to explode. Not that Wood and I were on good terms or anything yet but deep down inside he was still my friend.
"… and George? How will he cope? He will probably quit…" Wood continued. I walked over to him and put my hand over his face. It was hot because he was getting so worked up.
"Shhhhhh," I said as though I was talking to a baby. "It's OK. George isn't going to quit. Fred probably just got a talking to, I'm sure McGonagall wouldn't suspend him."
"But what about Snape…" I silenced him again.
"It's not in Snape's power," I said calmly. "After all, it was an accident." He raised his eyebrows at me. "Don't look at me like that Oliver Wood," I said smiling, "It was an accident."
"Hey, if you say so Ange," he said holding his hands up defensively.
"C'mon Wood, what hope is there for him if not even his captain backs him up?" He was quiet for a moment.
"I'm sorry Ange," he said looking down.
"Oh, I was just mucking around," I said, somewhat surprised by his comment.
"That's not what I'm talking about. I mean for lashing out at you about the Snape thing. I should have been more supportive. It was really caring what you did and frankly I'm not sure if I would have done the same. You've got guts, Angel" he said looking into my eyes. There was that "Angel" again.
"I didn't have a choice," I said. "He threatened to fail me, and you. Anyone would have. It's just disgusting though. He shouldn't have taken advantage of his power like that." I didn't really want to talk about it. I just wanted to put it behind me.
"Yeah well, I made a mistake. Can you forgive me?" he said softly.
"Oh well," I said jokingly. "I'll have to see."
"Oh, you just wait!" he said with a grin then he reached out and tickled me.
"Stop it!" I yelled and laughed at the same time. I grabbed his hands and held them against the bench. When I looked up Wood's face was just centimetres away from mine. I stopped laughing immediately. He didn't say anything. Just stared at me. There was such strong eye contact between us, like an unbreakable bond. He looked at my eyes and then quickly at my lips before staring into my eyes again. His dark eyes were so overpowering. I couldn't look away. Then he started to lean in.
We were startled by someone knocking on the door. I immediately moved away from Wood.
"Is anyone here?" a voice said. It was Cedric. Whoa, this was awkward.
"I'm here," I called, my heart was racing.
"Hey Ange," he said. "Alicia told me you might still be here."
I looked at Wood. He had lowered his eyebrows so far they almost touched his eyes. He looked very suspicious of Cedric.
"Angelina and I were just discussing Quidditch matters Diggory and if you don't mind, we don't really want the competition listening to our plans" he said in a very abrupt tone. That's when I remembered that I still hadn't told him about Cedric and I and he still regarded Cedric as a lying cheat. Cedric didn't look to happy.
"Oh I was just leaving anyway," I said quickly. I didn't want a confrontation. Wood looked disbelievingly at me. "It's OK," I said. "We'll talk later." I walked over to Cedric who put his arm around me as we walked out of the change rooms. Wood just sat there.
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AN: Yay! A bit more Wood… and some unresolved sexual tension which is always fun! Hehehe! Hope you liked it, it was fun wasn't it? Well until next time, thanks for reading. Love always L.A