I do not own Harry Potter, though it would be very nice if I did, blah I know it'll never happen cause they are owned by the Very talented J.K Rowling.

Before their last Hogsmead visit of the term Oliver showed sings of wakening, and three days before the Holiday he did. Ariadne had come to visit like always, she put a small present of sugar quills down that she had brought him and pick up his had. Just as she raised his hand to her cheek he opened his eyes.

"Hello?" He said confused, Ariadne looked up startled

"Oh Wow! Your awake," She cried as she throws her arms around him. "You had us all so worried."

"Water," he asked for first, Ariadne lifted the cup to him and he drank. "Um, What happened"? Oliver tried to sit up he'd been unconscious for a little less than three weeks now but the pain of the broken bones was still apparent. He sifter his weight uncomfortably, "Where am I."

"I'm so sorry. At the scrimmage I hit you in the back with a bludger and knocked you off your broom." She said as the memory hit her and tears started welling up in her eyes.

"It's ok, apology taken. Did you win?"

"No, Gryffindor did. I've felt so bad I've been here almost everyday."

"How long was I out"?

"Two and a half weeks"

"TWO AND A HALF WEEKS! Merlin how far did I fall"?

"Well the impact fractured your spine, you were very lucky you were not paralyzed. Then you fell about 10 meters and cracked your head open and broke your leg. Once again you were very lucky there wasn't any permanent damage. "Oliver reached up and felt the back of his head. It was still rather tender. He saw that she was still upset and reached up to comfort her. He then for the first time he looked deep in to her eyes.

"Wow your eyes... they're very... well they're beautiful." Ariadne flinched and turned away.

"Don't"

"Don't what"

"Don't give me meaningless complements."

"What I don't understand, I can't compliment you."

"Don't make things up." And with that Ariadne went back to the Hufflepuff common room. Mackenzie was sitting there working on a paper for History of Magic class. She was startled by Ariadne and looked up,

"What's wrong, are you ok"? Mackenzie asked.

"It was bad enough when I was invisible to him, now he's feeling sorry for me." She yelled out.

"Whoa Ari, hun, back up, who's feeling sorry for you?"

"Oliver he's being mean to me, he's making up meaningless compliments."

"He's awake?"

"Yes, I was in there bring him some sugar quills and he woke up. Zia I don't understand why are guys so... obnoxious, and weird?"

"Not all guys are weird but they're all really dense." Just then Cedric came down.

"Who's dense?" he asked

"All men," Mackenzie answered with a smirk.

"Oh surely all men aren't, I'm not." With that both Ariadne and Mackenzie broke out laughing. Adriane's friends always helped feel so much better.

"Yes you are you can't even tell that the Ravenclaw girl likes you" Ariadne replied clutching her stomach from laughing so hard.

"Wait, Wait, which Ravenclaw girl"? Cedric asked.

"The seeker girl, oh what's her name?... Chi...Chai something like that," Mackenzie told him

"Cho Chang, really she likes me? What would I say to her, she's pretty cute"? He exclaimed. Cedric was hard to read sometimes. Ariadne thought, she had known him her nearly her whole life and still she couldn't tell when he was being sarcastic or not. Also he seemed so mild mannered, but then would bust out his insane side at random times. This time he seemed sincere about it.

It was the day before the last Hogsmead visit of the term, and Ariadne, Mackenzie, Cedric and Jenny left their homework for later. That night they had their annual end of first term snowball fight after dinner. The fight went on a good hour or so. Little did Ariadne realize is that from the hospital window Oliver Wood was watching her. He really did think she was pretty but truth be told, he had never really noticed her before as anyone but an opponent. He knew who she was and that she was a pretty good Quidditch player, but he had never really gotten to know her. After seeing her there at the hospital when he woke up made him really think. What would compel her to feel so responsible for an average Quidditch accident that she came and saw me almost everyday, I've broken bones and been knocked out by bludger's many times no one came then. Then her realized it. She had also been there to help him through his break up with Bianca. This girl he thought must not be an average girl, she may actually have feelings unlike most of the bloodsucking woman around here who want to date me for the status of being the girl friend of a captain. He didn't know it at the time but he felt that same strange connection with her that she felt with him.

The next day everyone left to go to Hogsmead. Madam Pomfrey reluctantly let Oliver go. He was still in pretty bad shape. He had injuries that would take months to fully heal. While at Hogsmead He met up with Percy and the twins. Percy was buying a present for his girlfriend Penelope Clearwater and the twins were there making fun of him.

"I cannot believe Madam Pomfrey let you come," Fred said in disbelief.

"It took a lot of begging" Oliver replied. While talking with the twins, Ariadne and her friends walked by, she gave Oliver a small glare. He replied with a smile that melted her. "Hey guys. What do you know about Ariadne Rosakis?" He asked them.

"She play's Quidditch for Hufflepuff." The twins said "Oh yeah and she's the one who hit you with the bluger"

"Yeah I know"

"Ahh did Alicia tell you"?

"No she was there when I woke up. Madam Pomfrey told me she was there almost everyday to see me."

"Well she felt really bad about the bluger incident."

"Yes I know, but the strange thing is—well I think I like her." Both twins turned their heads and stared at him. "Well she seems really nice and she is really kind of cute."

"Err—well, we were just thinking after what happened with Bianca, you may want to date someone in your own house" George told him

"Yeah, I'm sure Katie or Alicia would go out with you if you're looking for a date," added Fred.

"Especially Alicia. That girl had a crush on you since probably her third year since she made house team," replied George. Oliver pondered this but he had never really thought of Alicia as anything more than a good friend. "And besides," George continued, "I think Ariadne is going out with Cedric Diggory". Oliver stopped in his tracks. How could he have been so blind? Ariadne and Cedric were always together. And just last night they looked really cozy with one another when Oliver was watching the snowball fight.

"Are you sure," Oliver retorted trying to think of a reason why this couldn't be true, "Diggory's a year younger than her."

"Well," Fred pointed out "They're right over their see for your self." Oliver looked towards where Fred was pointing. Ariadne had just taken Cedric's hat and he was play fighting with her to get it back. They were both in a jumble of sweat, snow, and giggles. To Oliver they looked pretty close. He sighed and fallowed the twins in to Honeydukes for sweets.

Ariadne left the next day to go home. While at Hogsmead, she had bought her family many presents. For her younger sister, Tricia, she got her chocolate and peppermint frogs. For her Parents she bought them a book on magic history. Her mother was a muggle so she did not want to buy her parents a magical gift. For the train ride back she bought a book called Quidditch Tactics for the Advanced Player. She sat with her friends, they were chatting as she read. After a while she got a little bored. Cedric and Jenny had fallen a sleep and Mackenzie was daydreaming. Ariadne went for a walk around the train. She couldn't' wait to see her little sister, she missed her so much, and Tricia loved to hear Adriane's tales of Hogwarts. Without realizing it she bumped in to a solid object. The object then spoke to her "Are you al right"? Ariadne looked up it was Oliver.

"I'm okay, and your self"? She replied and he nodded

"I'm all right. So err—Ariadne, ahh are you going home for the holiday?" He couldn't believe what he was saying. She on the train he thought where else would she be going Timbuktu?

"Yes, are you."

"Um Yeah. I kind of miss my family."

"Do you have any siblings?"

"No I'm an only child. And you... do you have any siblings?"

"Um yes, I have a younger sister named Tricia. She's almost eleven" Oliver then looked at the book Ariadne was carrying.

"You know that's a really great book"

"Huh" She replayed looking down "Oh yeah I'm enjoying it. So Ahh—Um I should probably go back to my compartment now. Have a good Holiday." She waved good-bye and Oliver waved back look a little confused. Ariadne kicked her self. Oliver Wood was talking to her and she just left him standing there. Oliver on the other hand was very compelled by her hard to get attitude to peruse her even more.

The holiday was too short. Ariadne loved spending time with her family. She played house and Barbie's with Tricia. She helped her mother set up the Christmas feast. She talked Quidditch with her father. Her father was her Quidditch teacher, when she was younger he used to coach her. For Ariadne it was the longest time she ever spend not thinking about Oliver.

On the contrary however, Oliver could not stop thinking about Ariadne. She confused him in so many ways. He didn't know anything about this her but he felt a burning desire to know her. Oliver Wood could have any girl in the school but why did he want this seemingly average Hufflepuff girl? While he was home his mother kept flustering his about his Quidditch injuries. His mother knew she could not keep her son out of the sky, but she could never stop worrying about him. Oliver's father was almost never home, including on the holidays, so Oliver meant everything to his mother. It was a lonely holiday at the Wood's home so Oliver was anticipating his return to Hogwarts.

All the students returned to Hogwarts after the New Year. Ariadne met up with her friends and talked about break. Everyone was happy to see each other. Oliver came back to school happy to be back. His holiday didn't go as he planed and he sent an owl to his father. Oliver was angry and hurt he wasn't there for Christmas.

School stated the next day and everyone was back to the daily grind. Ariadne was happily chatting with Cedric and Jenny at lunch while taking small glances towards the Gryffindor table.

"Oy!" she sighed, "I'll never understand men. They are a totally different species."

"That's not very nice," Cedric, replied, "I honestly think women are strange."

"Well that's I guess because we are very strange, but I know it's not possible that Oliver Wood likes me. It's just when he talks to me I swear he's searching for something."

"Well if you ask me I think you need to stop being so afraid and just open up to him. Once he gets to know you he'll love you as much as we do." Jenny told her. Ariadne smiled, her friend was right. The rest of the day turned out well. Ariadne was a genuinely happy person; she could never stay upset for a long time. Her friends were always there to make her feel better. Ariadne was truly rich, with loving friends and family. Oliver on the other hand, was popular but he was lonely. It's not that he didn't have loving friends because he did, and his parents loved him. But something seemed missing.

Oliver sat in the common room working on homework with Percy. His mind lingering on the same thing, what is drawing him to Ariadne Rosakis?

"Percy what do you know about Ariadne Rosakis," he asked.

"I don't know who that is," replied Percy annoyed his work was being interupted, "Oh wait she's the Hufflepuff's girl, a beater."

"Yeah"

"Why do you want to know about her?"

"You know what, I don't really know why. I just feel draw to her."

"I see, you can ask my brothers they seem to know everything and everyone at Hogwarts."

"Yes I've talked to them. They didn't know either."

"Hmm well then I don't know what to tell you. It's getting late I'm going off to bed. Are you coming?"

"Yeah I'll be up in a few minuets." Oliver sat and ponders for a little longer and went to bed. Making a vow that he would talk to Ariadne tomorrow.