I Heart My Reviewers!
"If I could be anything at all, I'd be an angel. Spread my wings and fly away, but I'm stuck here on the ground, so I'll see you around."-Mest
Ding-dong!
Katie rang the doorbell and cracked her knuckles nervously. Oliver squeezed her hand and smiled at her. The door swung open and they were greeted by Katie's parents.
"Hi, Mum! Hi, Dad!" Katie said, hugging them. She stepped through the doorway, Oliver following quietly behind her, "Um, this is Oliver," Katie introduced.
"I don't believe it!" Katie's father said, before Oliver could even say hello. "Oliver Wood, Puddlemere's star Keeper."
"Nice to meet you," Oliver said, shaking his hand.
"Ruddy brilliant game the other week," Mr. Bell said. Katie and Oliver exchanged glances and Katie cleared her throat.
"Um, Dad," she said. "There's something I need to tell you." Her father looked at her questioningly and she continued. "I kind of quit my job at the Prophet."
"Katie!" Mrs. Bell exclaimed. "Why on earth would you do that?
"Well, you see, Eliza, one of the chasers on the team, she's pregnant and none of the reserves were ready, so Oliver kind of told them about how I used to play and they gave me the position."
The silence was so deafening, you could have hear a quill drop. Suddenly, Mr. and Mrs. Bell were laughing and Katie was enveloped in a large hug.
After all of the excitement of Katie's news, they settled in the living room. "So what do your parents do?" Katie's father asked Oliver. "I know what your dad did, of course, brilliant, he was."
"My mom owns a shop in Diagon Alley," Oliver told him. "And my dad helps her out, now that he's retired."
Suddenly, the front door opened and a blonde woman a little taller than Katie greeted everyone, a skinny blonde man following behind her. "Mum! Dad!" she squealed. "This is my boyfriend, Drew."
Drew nodded and went back to staring at the floor. "And this is my sister Katie and.............eh, who are you?"
"Oliver," Oliver said, holding out his hand. "Oliver Wood."
"Oh! The Keeper! I know you. I'm Elizabeth," Katie's sister said.
"Nice to meet you," Oliver said.
"Katie, what have you done to your hair?!" Elizabeth exclaimed.
"Um, I cut it a little," Katie said.
"It makes you look like a whore!"
"Gee, thanks," Katie muttered, rolling her eyes. Mr. Bell broke the tension by clearing his throat.
"Come sit down," he said. "So, Drew, what do you do for a living?"
"I work at Salty's Booze Joint," Drew replied. Katie suddenly coughed, her eyes wide.
"Sorry," she apologized, receiving a glare from Elizabeth. She exchanged another glance with Oliver, who was biting his lip to refrain from laughing.
"Would anybody like a drink?" Mrs. Bell said, rising from her chair.
"Have any Firewhiskey?" Drew asked. Mrs. Bell nodded and disappeared into the kitchen.
"Katie," Mr. Bell said. "Tell your sister the wonderful news!"
"Oh my god," Elizabeth gasped. "Are you pregnant?"
"No!" Katie said, glaring at her sister. "As a matter of fact, I am not. But I have been signed to Puddlemere."
"Quit lying," Elizabeth said.
"I'm not," Katie said. "Ask Oliver."
Oliver nodded and smiled at Katie. Elizabeth made a noise of annoyance. "Why would you want to play quidditch?" she snapped. "It's so..............pointless." Mr. Bell cleared his throat just as Mrs. Bell appeared from the kitchen.
"Dinner is served."
An hour later, after desert, Katie stared at her feet. "Um......... so what do you want to do?" she asked.
"It's your house," Oliver said.
"I know!" Katie said. "Let's go for a swim. You brought your swimsuit like I told you, right?"
"Mmm hmm."
"Then go put it on. I'll meet you out back," Katie said.
10 minutes later, Katie jumped into the pool and smiled at Oliver. "Are you just gonna stand there?" Oliver shook his head and jumped in. Katie shivered.
"Cold?" Oliver asked.
"Nah, I'm fine," Katie said, kissing him. Suddenly, they were both soaking wet as the sound of Elizabeth and Drew laughing and jumping in the pool interrupted them.
"Oh, Katie," Elizabeth said. "You really should wear a blue bikini instead. That black one doesn't bring out the color of your eyes. Blue would accent the green in them."
"Whatever," Katie muttered. "At least my boobs aren't practically hanging out." But, Elizabeth didn't hear her, because she and Drew had suddenly attached themselves together. "I'm think I'm going to be sick," Katie muttered to Oliver.
"Now, now, Katherine, no need to be jealous," Elizabeth sneered. Katie rolled her eyes and smirked at Oliver. She climbed out of the pool, blew a kiss at Oliver, and dove in, soaking Elizabeth and Drew, who cursed loudly.
"Bitch," Elizabeth hissed.
"Aww, I love you too," Katie said sweetly.
The next morning, after breakfast, Oliver and Katie walked through the garden in the back of the house. "So, will they try to knock off my broom?" Katie asked. She had been asking Oliver several questions to prepare herself for the upcoming match.
"Not unless they don't like you," Oliver said. "But that's not possible." Katie smiled but sighed a few seconds after. "Nervous?" Oliver asked.
"No," Katie responded. "I'm scared to death."
"Don't be," Oliver said. "You'll do fine. Just play like you did at practice."
"I'm just glad I don't have to wake up at 5 in the morning anymore," Katie said.
"I happen to think those early practices did us quite good," Oliver said indignantly. Katie rolled her eyes.
"Some of us need to get our beauty sleep," she told him.
"Who, you? Impossible!" Oliver said.
"You're such a sap," Katie mumbled. Oliver smiled and kissed her as the sound of footsteps approached them.
"Get a room," Elizabeth's voice snapped.
"Now, now Elizabeth," Katie said in a sweet voice. "No need to be jealous." Elizabeth made a sound of disgust and stalked off.
"I can tell the two of you simply adore each other," Oliver muttered. Katie laughed.
"It's always been this way," Katie said. "She's just mad because I'm playing pro quidditch now and Mom and Dad are happy. She simply has to be the best."
"Well, I don't want to be a jackass," Oliver said. "But I think you were right when you said she has bad taste in men." Katie smiled.
"I think he has to be one of the worst yet," Katie said. "She's never been with one that works at a booze joint."
"It's very.................interesting," Oliver said.
They walked in silence and Katie sighed again. "I can't believe Licia and George are getting married," she said. "She was getting so nervous. She thought he was going to dump her."
"Why?"
"She just gets insecure like that," Katie said. "I told you about the psycho Italian. But I think she'll lighten up once they get married. She always talks about what her wedding is going to be like."
"And what does she want it be like?"
"She wants a huge wedding with tons of people and flowers outside somewhere," Katie explained.
"Hmm, I see. What about you?"
"I want a quiet, small wedding," Katie said. "On the beach or something like that."
"Oh. That sounds nice."
"Katie!" They turned around and saw Mrs. Bell standing on the back porch, the Daily Prophet in hand. "Katie, come see this!"
"What is it?" Katie asked, taking the paper from her mother's hands. She looked at the front page and saw a picture of herself.
'Eliza Trine, Puddlemere Chaser, has given up her position due to pregnancy,' it read. 'She will be a stay at home mom after the birth of her son. But, who will be taking her position? Why, none other than Katie Bell.
Katie Bell, former Prophet reporter, has reportedly been seen practicing with the team. The verdict? Excellent, says Prophet reporter, Andrea Evans. Miss Bell was the star Chaser for her school team back at Hogwarts. And Oliver Wood, Puddlemere's elite Keeper was Miss Bell's team captain. It is a small world, after all.
Catch Miss Bell's first ever pro quidditch match tomorrow, at Puddlemere Stadium at 2 o'clock.'
Katie handed the paper to Oliver, who read through it and smiled. "Looks like you've got your first taste of fame."
(Good? Bad? Review and let me know. By the way, if anyone has any ideas at all for "Through Our Eyes", let me know, please. Update will be soon. Thanks!)