Chapter 13
"What do you think is going to happen?" There was a twinge of worry in George's voice.
"Well considering that blissful, determined look on Katie's face I'd say Oliver's got a surprise coming." Angelina turned to Alicia and they both squealing in excitement, jumping up and down. The twins just laughed and shook their heads.
"Oh don't give us that look, you know you're just as bloody excited as we are!"
"Come on, 'Licia. They apparently don't want to be in on this."
"Oh no, where do you think you're going?" Fred caught Angelina around the waist, smirking. Angelina turned in his arms and cocked an eyebrow at him.
Apparently, the romantic mood was contagious, because 15 minutes later Fred and Angelina found themselves underneath the stands and George and Alicia were 'cleaning out a broom closet'.
Library
"Cedric, can I talk to you?" Cedric looked up to see a rather worried looking Katie Bell standing in front of him.
"Sure, sit down. What's wrong?"
"Look, Cedric. I really like you, honestly I do. But this doesn't feel ... this doesn't feel right." Cedric sighed and sat back in his chair.
"Wood?"
"What?"
"Is this because of Wood, Oliver Wood?" Katie opened her mouth to say something, but being unable to find the words, just nodded. "Katie, I still like you and I know that you still like me. So whatever fling this is with him –"
"It's not a fling, Cedric." Cedric sighed and his features softened from their previous anger.
"I'm not going to stop liking you because of Wood." Cedric leaned over and kissed Katie softly on the cheek and with that, left the Library.
Gryffindor Boys' Dormitory
Oliver was supposedly reading Quidditch Through the Ages for the hundredth time. But his mind was definitely not on the words in front of him. Any idiot could guess what he was really thinking about; Katie. He was half beating himself up for kissing her, when she's still with Cedric, and half applauding himself. But that all got pushed to the back of his mind when he thought about the kiss. It wasn't anything special, nothing all that passionate. But in that one moment, it felt like the entire world had stopped. The only thing that mattered, hell the only thing that existed, was Katie ... and Oliver of course.
He was jolted out of his thoughts by a tap on the window. He looked up to see Katie's red-brown owl, Quaffle, on the window ledge. He got up and opened the window, while he thought about when Katie had gotten the owl. It was her Christmas present from her father in first year.
Flashback
"Oliver look! It's she just gorgeous!" Katie held up a small cage, in which an equally small red-brown owl was sitting on the perch. "Dad gave her to me for Christmas!" Oliver smiled and cocked an eyebrow at the bird. She hooted indignantly, sending Oliver and Katie into a fit of laughter. They were sitting on the Hogwarts Express, on their way back from the holidays.
"Well you two definitely fit together." Katie rolled her eyes and Oliver laughed. "What's her name?"
"Oh, she doesn't have one yet ... I couldn't decide."
"You should name her Quaffle." The owl hooted, as if in agreement.
"No, there's no sodding way I'm naming my owl Quaffle." Katie opened the cage door and the owl climbed out, settling itself on her lap.
"Come on, she's about the size of a Quaffle and she's almost the same color!" Oliver petted the owl's head affectionately and it hooted.
"No way!"
"Oh come on, Kate. Look, she likes it!" Katie rolled her eyes. "Katherine Anne Bell, you know very well that you want to name this wonderful little owl Quaffle."
"Well I –"
Back to the Present
Oliver was jolted out of his thoughts by Quaffle biting his finger. "Ow! Bloody bird." He walked to the desk and pulled out a few treats. He set them on the bed and took the piece of parchment from Quaffle, who started nibbling on the treats happily. He opened the parchment to see Katie's handwriting:
Ol',
Astronomy Tower, 7 o'clock
Kate
Oliver cocked and eyebrow and put down the parchment. Quaffle flew out the open window a few minutes later, leaving Oliver still lost in thought.
The Great Hall
"Where is the lovely couple?" Angelina smacked Fred's arm. "OW! Lina that hurt!"
"Good, you can't just go around saying stuff like that. Katie's liable to murder you." Fred stuck out his bottom lip and rubbed his arm. "Oh you are such a baby." Angelina leaned over and attempted to kiss him on the cheek, but Fred was a moment too fast and caught her lips with his. She pulled away and rolled her eyes, while Fred just gave a triumphant smile.
"I don't know where she's been. I haven't seen her all day. What about Oliver?" Alicia gave Angelina and Fred a small smile as she and George sat down opposite them.
"What's going on?" Angelina asked.
"I haven't seen Katie since the pitch, have you?" Angelina and Fred shook their heads 'no'. "We were wondering what was going on with the two of them, but since I haven't seen Katie I'm pretty much in the dark."
"I saw Oliver, but he didn't look like he wanted to talk. He was reading Quidditch Through the Ages." Fred snorted into his pumpkin juice at his twin's comment.
"He wasn't reading mate, he was ... daydreaming." Everyone laughed, knowing exactly what Oliver had been daydreaming about.
The Astronomy Tower
"Kate?" Oliver looked around the tower, but there was no one there. He glanced at his watch; he was a little early. He looked out at the stars that were starting to appear in the sky; he was grateful for the temperature charms that had been placed on the tower. There was about a month and a half until Christmas and despite the fact that there was no snow, it was still really cold outside.
"Hey you." Oliver whirled around to see Katie standing behind him. She looked different; she wasn't one for makeup but she had worn some today. Instead of drying her hair straight, she had let it fall about her shoulders in its natural waviness.
"Hi ... I'm umm ... I'm sorry about what happened at the pitch." Oliver studied his shoes as Katie chuckled.
"Why are you sorry?"
"Cuz, I mean you're still with Cedric and ... it was kind of forward and presumptuous." Oliver didn't see Katie roll her eyes and smile.
"Oliver, just shut up and kiss me." He looked up immediately, trying to judge by her expression whether or not she was serious.
"Can
do." Oliver smiled as he closed the distance between them and
wrapped his arms around her waist. She snaked her arms around his
neck as their lips met. Oliver pulled back quickly, though.
"Katie?"
"Hmm?"
"What about Cedric?" Katie chuckled and ran her hands through Oliver's hair.
"What about him? I broke up with him this afternoon, Ol'." Oliver stepped back slightly in shock.
"What?" Katie blushed and looked at the floor.
"Well I don't know ... I liked him and everything, but it wasn't anything special. And then you kissed me and it was like ..."
"Mad crazy amazing?" Katie laughed and nodded. "But are you sure? I mean you said you needed time."
"It's been a week and a half, that's time enough for me. And, to be completely frank, after that kiss I didn't have to do much thinking." Oliver broke into a grin and kissed Katie for the third time. He smiled inwardly as she allowed his tongue into her mouth and deepened the kiss. A little while later, Katie pulled away with a worried expression on her face.
"What?"
"Ol' would I be an unbelievable git if I asked you to keep this ..."
"Between us? No, I know how much you hate having all of Hogwarts know your marital status." Katie sighed, relieved, and snuggled closer to Oliver.
"Thanks."
"Although, I do find it a little unfair that I can't show you off." Katie smacked Oliver on the arm, but smiled. "But seriously, I don't think we'll be able to keep this from Angelina, Alicia, and the twins."
"Yeah, you're probably right." Katie sighed contentedly into Oliver's chest and he kissed her neck softly.
"Oy! That was brilliant!" Katie and Oliver broke apart hurriedly as Fred, George, Alicia, and Angelina emerged from the shadows.
"What in the sodding hell?!"
"Oh don't be such a git, Oliver." Alicia waved her hand dismissively.
"You couldn't honestly believe that we didn't know." Angelina giggled as Fred wrapped his arms around her waist from behind.
"Especially considering that Oliver left the note on his bed." Fred rested his chin on top of Angelina's head. Katie and Oliver exchanged confused, worried looks.
"Oh don't be worried, you were going to tell us anyways," George said, grinning, as he took Alicia's hand in his.
"Yeah, you said so yourself just a few seconds ago." Alicia smiled cheerily as Katie and Oliver laughed. Oliver walked over to her and wrapped his arm around her waist; Katie put an arm around his shoulders.
"Well since you all know, I guess there's no point in hiding it now." Oliver shrugged.
"But the real question is, how did you know about any of this?" Katie cocked an eyebrow at her friends.
"We have our ways, Miss Bell," Fred said in a deep, mysterious voice, making everyone laugh.
A/N: Yay! This was definitely a fluffy chapter! But the real question is, how did you like it? Kudo points to all of you that predicted that one! Haha, which I'm sure, is everyone! Anywho, we're not anywhere near the end, so please keep reading! Was this all believable and good stuff like that? Or no? You tell me! Please review!
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Disclaimer: My friend told me something disturbing the other day ... I don't own her soul anymore! That makes me so sad! She stole it back ... sigh. Anywho, do you know what she also stole from me?!? Harry Potter!!! No, just kidding, I never owned him. He and all his appendages belong to the fantabulous JK Rowling!
