A Mother's Shadow
Summary:Katie Bell and Oliver Wood have a daughter, and she's off to Hogwarts, naturally. Katie's become a famous quidditch player and Oliver's taken a high position in the Ministry. This is the life of Kalicia Wood, and how she lives in her mother's shadow.
Disclaimer: See previous chapters.
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Last time:
"You heard me, care about. Like as in you and I. You can't tell me you don't have feelings for me still, it's been four months, you can't get over me that quick."
Tareq ran his fingers through his ear-length black hair, looking down into her green eyes. Kally looked up into his mystic-blue ones. She snapped her eyes away. "I'm with Liam now, I... I can't have feeling for you, I love him."
"But you loved me," Tareq said, taking her arm in his strong hold.
Kally pushed him off. "Loved, Tareq. Past tense, I... I have to go," She said, walking back to Liam and taking another route to the Great Hall.
~~~
Chapter Five: The lake and the break.
~~~
"What did he want?" Liam asked when they reached the Great Hall.
"Nothing," Kally said a little too quickly for Liam's fancy. She quickly accumulated food onto their plates, hoping it would distract him, and was unsucessful.
"Kal, tell me," Liam said, almost sternly.
"It was nothing you need to worry about," Kally shot, almost angrily.
She began to eat quickly, hoping to leave soon. She didn't like lying to Liam, he meant more to her than that.
She did cease quickly and made a lame excuse to leave earlier than them.
~~~
She was lying on her bed, her latest essay rolled out in front of her, She was reviewing it for any errors.
The dormitory door swung open, permitting Lydia and Isabelle. They walked over to her four-poster, Issy shoved the parchment away.
"Hey! That's my Potion's essay," Kally protested.
"You've finished?" Lyd asked, ruining the moment. "Can you help me?"
Issy scowled at her and turned back to Kally, the scowl not gone.
"So... We heard you had a little run in with the ex?" She said, an eyebrow raised.
"Yeah so?" Kally said, picking her essay up and lying down on the bed.
"So? What happened?" Lyd asked, almost crushing Kally's legs as she sat.
"Nothing, has Liam put you up to this?"
"No, he just told us about it," Issy said, sitting next to Lyd. "So, spill."
"No! It was nothing," Kally snapped, a little louder than she expected to. "If you aren't going to give me some peace, I'll go to the library."
~~~
She dropped her things on a table at the library, sighing at the peace and quiet, which was why she loved the library. Little did she know that she wasn't going to like this trip to the library.
She was searching through the bookshelves for the special edition - extented version Runes dictionary when someone tapped her on the shoulder, she jumped, not hearing anyone come up behind her and turned to find Lachlan Flint standing behind her.
"Is there something you wanted, Flint?" She asked coldly, she had never really like Lachlan, ecspecially since he had broken up her relationship with Tareq.
"To talk to you," He said, as if they had casual talks everyday.
She raised an eyebrow at him. "You do?"
Lachlan wasn't looking at her, "Yes."
"Talk," Kally instructed him as she went back to searching for her dictionary.
"It's about Tareq," Lachlan told her, following her as she walked down the shelf, picking up texts as she walked, examining, then replacing them.
"What about him?" Kally asked, not enjoying the direction of their conversation, although she never enjoyed what they talked about.
"Well he's driving us insane," Lachlan told her.
"Us?"
"Us," came the confirmation of Taine who had just turned around the corner and into their aisle.
"I see, and what exactly is he doing to drive you insane?" She picked up her tenth text, it was heavier than she expected it to be and dropped it. Lachlan stooped quickly and caught it. "Thanks," she said, turning to both boys so they could answer her question knowing she was actually paying attention.
"Talking about you," Taine explained.
"Me?"
Taine went on, "Like he's been doing since you guys broke up. And now this Malfoy shit."
Kally scowled and raised a hand. "One, he's your cousin, don't talk about him like that. Two, he's my boyfriend, and don't ever talk about him like that. Three, Tareq is not my problem, not anymore. He doesn't mean anything to me."
"Don't give us that shit," Lachlan said, slamming a hand against a bookshelf, making it quiver slightly.
Kally scowl grew. "I don't care if Tareq likes me still. I..." She didn't know if she could say this. And forcing her mouth to form the words wasn't working. "We... I'm with Liam."
"So you do still like him," Lachlan said, grinning. Kally hated that he could see through her.
"I have a boyfriend," Kally said, turning away and trying to calm herself. She picked up another book to have something to do with her hands. This was a bad idea, Taine and Lachlan's eyes darted to her hands, they were shaking.
"Wood, relax," Taine said, putting a hnad on her shoulder. Kally turned, pushing him off.
"I don't need this now," She told them in a violent whisper. "I am under enough stress. I love Liam, I can't have anything to do with Tareq, he's out of my life. Handle him on your own."
"We can't," Lachlan told her. "He needs you, Kal."
Kally blinked at him, Lachlan never called her Kalicia let alone Kal.
Kally looked into his eyes, knowing she couldn't refuse. "What do you want me to do?"
~~~
The next day Kally sat by the edge of lake, a novel in her hands. She wasn't actually reading, she knew the book off by heart, she could almost recite the words she'd read the book that often. It was just a cover up.
Taine and Lachlan needed her to talk to Tareq, to spend some time with him.
She knew Tareq still liked her, She knew she still had feeling for Tareq. She wasn't about to let him do anything stupid in the depression she was leading him to.
She heard the crunch of feet on grass and turned, to find Tareq standing behind her.
"Hey," She said, patting the grass next to her as an indication for him to sit. He did so, smiling at her.
"Hey," He said, his eyes blinking as little as possible as if he was afraid she would disappear if he blinked too often. He looked around. "Do you know where we are?" He asked.
"The lake?" Kally answered, looking around, wondering why he had asked.
"Yes, but this was where I first asked you to go out with me," He said, his voice cheerful. Kally found it strange that a Slytherin boy could be so cheerful. But as they say: you don't know what you've got until its gone.
"Really?" Kally asked, avoiding his gaze. If she'd known he was this bad she wouldn't have agreed to it, she was going to kill Taine and Lachlan for not warning her.
"So... Have you finished your Herbology essay?" She asked, that was one of the classes they had together.
"No, it's a total killer," Tareq said, picking at the grass around him. Kally closed her book and toyed with it, looking over the lake. It looked so calm, you wouldn't think a giant squid inhabited it unless you were told.
"Yeah," Kally said, knowing this was the lamest conversation she'd ever had.
"So... you and Malfoy aye," He said, his voice going bitter as he said Malfoy.
"Yeah, never would have thought aye," Kally said, still avoiding eye contact.
Tareq seemed to notice this. "Look at me, Kal."
Kally did so, immediately wishing she hadn't. Tareq's eyes were filled with hurt.
"Tareq, don't look at me like that, I know what you're going to say."
"Do you?" Tareq was using his mysterious voice, which Kally hated.
"Yes, you're going to say that you still love me, that you always will. Tareq, you're a Slytherin, you... you shouldn't."
"Are you saying I can't love, because... because I'm Slytherin?"
"No, but-"
"But what? Why did you agree to meet me?" His eyes searched her.
Kally hesitated, she didn't know what to say. She couldn't rat on Taine and
Lachlan, even if she wanted to so much, she couldn't bring herself to. It would crush him, then he would litterally crush his friends.
"Tar, I... I want to be friends," She told him, it was true, she hated that they always fought.
"You do?"
Kally nodded. "We're always fighting, and it's over nothing. I... I'm sick of it. We don't need to fight, and..." How could she put this. "And I... I care about you too," She told him, kissing him on the cheek and quickly getting to her feet.
Tareq stood to, Kally turned to walk away, but Tareq caught her arm. He kissed her softly on the mouth. Kally didn't pull away, she couldn't hurt him like that. Tareq pulled away and Kally fled, she didn't want any awkward goodbyes.
She entered the Entrance Hall, unaware of four girl, and one boy, whom had just been watching her 'lake scene' until...
"Kal," came the voice she recognised. She turned to look into Jared's eyes, Issy, Lyd, Kristen-lee and Faith were behind him. He was shaking his head.
"What are you doing?"
Kally sighed, stepping away from them all. "You guys saw nothing, don't question it, it's none of your business," she told them, hoping they'd keep to it, they would if she knew them as well as she thought she did.
"It is my business," Jared said, stepping closer to her. "Liam is my friend."
"Jared, I'm your best friend. Leave it, I beg you."
She turned and began walking away, she couldn't believe her friends were spying on her.
"He's not right for you," Jared called, "Both you and I know it."
Kally turned to him, glaring daggers. "Don't tell me what I should think," She yelled at him.
Jared sighed, turning to her other four friends. "She won't listen to me," He told him softly, but Kally heard.
She turned, her face set, and walked up the marble staircase, mad as hell.
~~~
She entered the Ravenclaw Common Room to find Liam sitting by the fire, just staring into it, a thoughtful look upon his face.
"Liam?" She said, sitting in the armchair next to him.
Liam turned to look at her. "Kally? Do you trust me?"
"Of course," Kally said after being slightly shocked at his quick jump into debate.
"Then why do you hold out on me?"
Kally knew what this was about this was about the conversation with Tareq the day before.
"Liam, I trust you, I just... I don't need to tell you everything."
"You said it's nothing, but if it's nothing, why won't you tell me?" He had the most hurt look on his face that Kally had ever seen him wear.
Kally got up, her mad temper had been slowly dissolving, but it shot back at this moment.
"Why is everyone on my case?" She yelled, the whole common was looking at her.
Liam stood also, looking angry as well. "I'm not on your case," He yelled back.
"Then leave it alone," Kally shouted, throwing her hands into the air.
"You know what, I don't know why I bother," Liam said, more furious by the second. "I don't need everyone's shit, no-one wants us together, I don't even think you do."
Kally was taken aback by this statement, she recovered quickly. "Are you breaking up with me?"
"I guess so," Liam yelled.
"Fine, I don't care," Kally yelled as Liam turned and walked to the stairs of the boys' dorms.
He turned back. "Well I don't care either, so much for love."
He turned on his heel and stormed up the staircase.
Kally let out a noise of frustration, threw her hands up again and walked up the stairs to the girls' dorms.
She had never been so mad in her life.
She threw herself on her bed, looking up at the ceiling, only just realising what had happened. She had just broken up with Liam, the guy she was in love with. This was not a good thing.
~~~
I promise I'll update the next chapter soon okay? So what did you all think? Please tell me, I know the chapter wasn't very... centred would be a good way of putting it.
Catch you next chapter,
~Thai.
~~~
Explanations:
I have a feeling that this chapter will raise a few questions and I want to get it covered so you don't spend your whole review just asking it.
Firstly, I don't think people are going to get the relationship between Jared and Kalicia. Jared actually kind of represents my best friend Adam. He's very frank and likes a little joke, he's also not afraid to set his friend straight and doesn't sugar-coat everything, which is one thing I hate.
His relationship with Kally is like Mine and Adam's. They're close what don't appear to be, they dont spend alot of time together, Kally is rather independent, she doesn't need someone to hold her hand, Jared gets that. He has his own friends, just like Kally has her, get it?
Secondly, the relationship between Kally and her Slytherin buddies, Taine and Lachlan. This is a trickly one. They're not exactly friends, but they tollerate each other. They, which includes Kally, care about Tareq, yet since they're Slytherin's they can't let anyone know that, so they only keep in between them.
They spent alot of time together when Kally was with Tareq, if you hadn't guessed, and they keep things simple, yet complicated. They will tret carefully around somethings, yet stomp on others, you have to be careful to tell how that's happening.
I'd like to explain more things but this is already taking up alot of space, so until next chapter.
~~~
A special note to my favourite critic:
Hey Shakira Crazy,
I hope you think I got into character enough. I'm not quite sure I did the best I could do, but yeah, it's late.
I hope this one didn't seem surreal, but it is kind of out-there, so maybe it did. Oh well, please tell me what you think of this one, I look forward to your future guidance,
Thanks a million.
Summary:Katie Bell and Oliver Wood have a daughter, and she's off to Hogwarts, naturally. Katie's become a famous quidditch player and Oliver's taken a high position in the Ministry. This is the life of Kalicia Wood, and how she lives in her mother's shadow.
Disclaimer: See previous chapters.
~~~
Last time:
"You heard me, care about. Like as in you and I. You can't tell me you don't have feelings for me still, it's been four months, you can't get over me that quick."
Tareq ran his fingers through his ear-length black hair, looking down into her green eyes. Kally looked up into his mystic-blue ones. She snapped her eyes away. "I'm with Liam now, I... I can't have feeling for you, I love him."
"But you loved me," Tareq said, taking her arm in his strong hold.
Kally pushed him off. "Loved, Tareq. Past tense, I... I have to go," She said, walking back to Liam and taking another route to the Great Hall.
~~~
Chapter Five: The lake and the break.
~~~
"What did he want?" Liam asked when they reached the Great Hall.
"Nothing," Kally said a little too quickly for Liam's fancy. She quickly accumulated food onto their plates, hoping it would distract him, and was unsucessful.
"Kal, tell me," Liam said, almost sternly.
"It was nothing you need to worry about," Kally shot, almost angrily.
She began to eat quickly, hoping to leave soon. She didn't like lying to Liam, he meant more to her than that.
She did cease quickly and made a lame excuse to leave earlier than them.
~~~
She was lying on her bed, her latest essay rolled out in front of her, She was reviewing it for any errors.
The dormitory door swung open, permitting Lydia and Isabelle. They walked over to her four-poster, Issy shoved the parchment away.
"Hey! That's my Potion's essay," Kally protested.
"You've finished?" Lyd asked, ruining the moment. "Can you help me?"
Issy scowled at her and turned back to Kally, the scowl not gone.
"So... We heard you had a little run in with the ex?" She said, an eyebrow raised.
"Yeah so?" Kally said, picking her essay up and lying down on the bed.
"So? What happened?" Lyd asked, almost crushing Kally's legs as she sat.
"Nothing, has Liam put you up to this?"
"No, he just told us about it," Issy said, sitting next to Lyd. "So, spill."
"No! It was nothing," Kally snapped, a little louder than she expected to. "If you aren't going to give me some peace, I'll go to the library."
~~~
She dropped her things on a table at the library, sighing at the peace and quiet, which was why she loved the library. Little did she know that she wasn't going to like this trip to the library.
She was searching through the bookshelves for the special edition - extented version Runes dictionary when someone tapped her on the shoulder, she jumped, not hearing anyone come up behind her and turned to find Lachlan Flint standing behind her.
"Is there something you wanted, Flint?" She asked coldly, she had never really like Lachlan, ecspecially since he had broken up her relationship with Tareq.
"To talk to you," He said, as if they had casual talks everyday.
She raised an eyebrow at him. "You do?"
Lachlan wasn't looking at her, "Yes."
"Talk," Kally instructed him as she went back to searching for her dictionary.
"It's about Tareq," Lachlan told her, following her as she walked down the shelf, picking up texts as she walked, examining, then replacing them.
"What about him?" Kally asked, not enjoying the direction of their conversation, although she never enjoyed what they talked about.
"Well he's driving us insane," Lachlan told her.
"Us?"
"Us," came the confirmation of Taine who had just turned around the corner and into their aisle.
"I see, and what exactly is he doing to drive you insane?" She picked up her tenth text, it was heavier than she expected it to be and dropped it. Lachlan stooped quickly and caught it. "Thanks," she said, turning to both boys so they could answer her question knowing she was actually paying attention.
"Talking about you," Taine explained.
"Me?"
Taine went on, "Like he's been doing since you guys broke up. And now this Malfoy shit."
Kally scowled and raised a hand. "One, he's your cousin, don't talk about him like that. Two, he's my boyfriend, and don't ever talk about him like that. Three, Tareq is not my problem, not anymore. He doesn't mean anything to me."
"Don't give us that shit," Lachlan said, slamming a hand against a bookshelf, making it quiver slightly.
Kally scowl grew. "I don't care if Tareq likes me still. I..." She didn't know if she could say this. And forcing her mouth to form the words wasn't working. "We... I'm with Liam."
"So you do still like him," Lachlan said, grinning. Kally hated that he could see through her.
"I have a boyfriend," Kally said, turning away and trying to calm herself. She picked up another book to have something to do with her hands. This was a bad idea, Taine and Lachlan's eyes darted to her hands, they were shaking.
"Wood, relax," Taine said, putting a hnad on her shoulder. Kally turned, pushing him off.
"I don't need this now," She told them in a violent whisper. "I am under enough stress. I love Liam, I can't have anything to do with Tareq, he's out of my life. Handle him on your own."
"We can't," Lachlan told her. "He needs you, Kal."
Kally blinked at him, Lachlan never called her Kalicia let alone Kal.
Kally looked into his eyes, knowing she couldn't refuse. "What do you want me to do?"
~~~
The next day Kally sat by the edge of lake, a novel in her hands. She wasn't actually reading, she knew the book off by heart, she could almost recite the words she'd read the book that often. It was just a cover up.
Taine and Lachlan needed her to talk to Tareq, to spend some time with him.
She knew Tareq still liked her, She knew she still had feeling for Tareq. She wasn't about to let him do anything stupid in the depression she was leading him to.
She heard the crunch of feet on grass and turned, to find Tareq standing behind her.
"Hey," She said, patting the grass next to her as an indication for him to sit. He did so, smiling at her.
"Hey," He said, his eyes blinking as little as possible as if he was afraid she would disappear if he blinked too often. He looked around. "Do you know where we are?" He asked.
"The lake?" Kally answered, looking around, wondering why he had asked.
"Yes, but this was where I first asked you to go out with me," He said, his voice cheerful. Kally found it strange that a Slytherin boy could be so cheerful. But as they say: you don't know what you've got until its gone.
"Really?" Kally asked, avoiding his gaze. If she'd known he was this bad she wouldn't have agreed to it, she was going to kill Taine and Lachlan for not warning her.
"So... Have you finished your Herbology essay?" She asked, that was one of the classes they had together.
"No, it's a total killer," Tareq said, picking at the grass around him. Kally closed her book and toyed with it, looking over the lake. It looked so calm, you wouldn't think a giant squid inhabited it unless you were told.
"Yeah," Kally said, knowing this was the lamest conversation she'd ever had.
"So... you and Malfoy aye," He said, his voice going bitter as he said Malfoy.
"Yeah, never would have thought aye," Kally said, still avoiding eye contact.
Tareq seemed to notice this. "Look at me, Kal."
Kally did so, immediately wishing she hadn't. Tareq's eyes were filled with hurt.
"Tareq, don't look at me like that, I know what you're going to say."
"Do you?" Tareq was using his mysterious voice, which Kally hated.
"Yes, you're going to say that you still love me, that you always will. Tareq, you're a Slytherin, you... you shouldn't."
"Are you saying I can't love, because... because I'm Slytherin?"
"No, but-"
"But what? Why did you agree to meet me?" His eyes searched her.
Kally hesitated, she didn't know what to say. She couldn't rat on Taine and
Lachlan, even if she wanted to so much, she couldn't bring herself to. It would crush him, then he would litterally crush his friends.
"Tar, I... I want to be friends," She told him, it was true, she hated that they always fought.
"You do?"
Kally nodded. "We're always fighting, and it's over nothing. I... I'm sick of it. We don't need to fight, and..." How could she put this. "And I... I care about you too," She told him, kissing him on the cheek and quickly getting to her feet.
Tareq stood to, Kally turned to walk away, but Tareq caught her arm. He kissed her softly on the mouth. Kally didn't pull away, she couldn't hurt him like that. Tareq pulled away and Kally fled, she didn't want any awkward goodbyes.
She entered the Entrance Hall, unaware of four girl, and one boy, whom had just been watching her 'lake scene' until...
"Kal," came the voice she recognised. She turned to look into Jared's eyes, Issy, Lyd, Kristen-lee and Faith were behind him. He was shaking his head.
"What are you doing?"
Kally sighed, stepping away from them all. "You guys saw nothing, don't question it, it's none of your business," she told them, hoping they'd keep to it, they would if she knew them as well as she thought she did.
"It is my business," Jared said, stepping closer to her. "Liam is my friend."
"Jared, I'm your best friend. Leave it, I beg you."
She turned and began walking away, she couldn't believe her friends were spying on her.
"He's not right for you," Jared called, "Both you and I know it."
Kally turned to him, glaring daggers. "Don't tell me what I should think," She yelled at him.
Jared sighed, turning to her other four friends. "She won't listen to me," He told him softly, but Kally heard.
She turned, her face set, and walked up the marble staircase, mad as hell.
~~~
She entered the Ravenclaw Common Room to find Liam sitting by the fire, just staring into it, a thoughtful look upon his face.
"Liam?" She said, sitting in the armchair next to him.
Liam turned to look at her. "Kally? Do you trust me?"
"Of course," Kally said after being slightly shocked at his quick jump into debate.
"Then why do you hold out on me?"
Kally knew what this was about this was about the conversation with Tareq the day before.
"Liam, I trust you, I just... I don't need to tell you everything."
"You said it's nothing, but if it's nothing, why won't you tell me?" He had the most hurt look on his face that Kally had ever seen him wear.
Kally got up, her mad temper had been slowly dissolving, but it shot back at this moment.
"Why is everyone on my case?" She yelled, the whole common was looking at her.
Liam stood also, looking angry as well. "I'm not on your case," He yelled back.
"Then leave it alone," Kally shouted, throwing her hands into the air.
"You know what, I don't know why I bother," Liam said, more furious by the second. "I don't need everyone's shit, no-one wants us together, I don't even think you do."
Kally was taken aback by this statement, she recovered quickly. "Are you breaking up with me?"
"I guess so," Liam yelled.
"Fine, I don't care," Kally yelled as Liam turned and walked to the stairs of the boys' dorms.
He turned back. "Well I don't care either, so much for love."
He turned on his heel and stormed up the staircase.
Kally let out a noise of frustration, threw her hands up again and walked up the stairs to the girls' dorms.
She had never been so mad in her life.
She threw herself on her bed, looking up at the ceiling, only just realising what had happened. She had just broken up with Liam, the guy she was in love with. This was not a good thing.
~~~
I promise I'll update the next chapter soon okay? So what did you all think? Please tell me, I know the chapter wasn't very... centred would be a good way of putting it.
Catch you next chapter,
~Thai.
~~~
Explanations:
I have a feeling that this chapter will raise a few questions and I want to get it covered so you don't spend your whole review just asking it.
Firstly, I don't think people are going to get the relationship between Jared and Kalicia. Jared actually kind of represents my best friend Adam. He's very frank and likes a little joke, he's also not afraid to set his friend straight and doesn't sugar-coat everything, which is one thing I hate.
His relationship with Kally is like Mine and Adam's. They're close what don't appear to be, they dont spend alot of time together, Kally is rather independent, she doesn't need someone to hold her hand, Jared gets that. He has his own friends, just like Kally has her, get it?
Secondly, the relationship between Kally and her Slytherin buddies, Taine and Lachlan. This is a trickly one. They're not exactly friends, but they tollerate each other. They, which includes Kally, care about Tareq, yet since they're Slytherin's they can't let anyone know that, so they only keep in between them.
They spent alot of time together when Kally was with Tareq, if you hadn't guessed, and they keep things simple, yet complicated. They will tret carefully around somethings, yet stomp on others, you have to be careful to tell how that's happening.
I'd like to explain more things but this is already taking up alot of space, so until next chapter.
~~~
A special note to my favourite critic:
Hey Shakira Crazy,
I hope you think I got into character enough. I'm not quite sure I did the best I could do, but yeah, it's late.
I hope this one didn't seem surreal, but it is kind of out-there, so maybe it did. Oh well, please tell me what you think of this one, I look forward to your future guidance,
Thanks a million.