You and I

By: ProngsLivesOn125

Note: Thank you to all my reviewers! You're amazing! Set in Katie's 6th year Oliver's 7th.

Disclaimer: I am not J.K. Rowling, nor do I own any of the characters

Chapter 2: Winds Singal Change

The hot water of the shower felt good against Katie's aching back. Ollie, as she playfully referred to him, had punished them for being late with extra practice and Katie knew she would feel it in the morning. Alicia and Angelina were waiting for her outside the showers. She really tried to hurry, and was out sooner than the girls had expected. Katie knew they wanted to meet Fred and George in the common room. They were going to make plans for the next day, which would be a Hogsmeade trip. Frankly, she wasn't too thrilled. Katie loathed the days where she would be the third wheel with her friends. Turning off the tap, and grabbing her towel, she exited the bathroom, got dressed and then was whisked away by Angelina and Alicia.

"Flobberworm" Angelina said and pushed her way past the Fat Lady and into the common room where she was great playfully by Fred who proceeded to sweep her off her feet and then dropped on the couch, sat next to her and draped his arm around her.

"So, tomorrow is Hogsmeade; where are we going?" George asked pulling Alicia into his lap as they both sat down on a comfy arm chair near the fireplace.

"Dunno. Maybe Zonko's, Three Broomsticks," Fred replied.

"We always go to Zonko's!" Alicia protested, "Why can't we go somewhere romantic, like Madam Puttifoot's?" Belching and retching noises followed her suggestion and it was clear to Katie that she may not be joining them at all on this trip. This was one of the times that she didn't enjoy with her friends. Katie knew that it wasn't their fault that they were both involved with someone, but she couldn't help but feel that it would be different if Ollie were around. As if on cue, one Oliver Wood descended down the boy's stair case.

"What are you lot talking about?" Oliver asked sitting down next to Katie. Katie hugged him around the middle. This wasn't unusual for the pair. Most people upon seeing them together around school thought they were a couple. They weren't a couple, they were best friends. Over the years, through quidditch and being around each other during school, they had become even closer that Angelina and Katie.

"Ollie! Thanks so much for not being mad or giving us extra practice or something today!" Katie said sarcastically.

"Katie my girl," Oliver said, "It's your own fault. Don't oversleep again."

"I will tomorrow."

"Why?" Oliver questioned, "Its Hogsmeade tomorrow. Are you not going?"

"No, I've got no one to go with. And you know I don't-" Katie started, but Oliver interrupted her.

"-want to be the third wheel, I know, Katie girl." Sometimes Katie decided that meeting Oliver Wood all those years ago was a good thing.

"Hey," he said, "I've got nothing better to do tomorrow, wanna go with me?"

Katie giggled. People had stopped, turned around and stared. The great, famous, and incredibly handsome Oliver Wood had asked her to go to Hogsmeade and people thought they were going on a date.

"What's so funny?" he asked her, clearly confused, "Why are you laughing at me?"

"I'm not laughing at you, silly, I'm laughing at them." Katie whispered nodding to people around the common room who were still staring at her. Oliver realized what she was talking about.

"Well, who cares what they think? Do you wanna go or not?" said Oliver winking.

"Only to make you feel better, Ollie," Katie said trying to sound seriously, patting his hand.

"Okay," Oliver said, "I'll meet you down by the Fat Lady tomorrow morning, say nine?"

"Okay, goodnight" Katie said and dragged Angelina and Alicia from the comfort of their boyfriend's warm arms.

"Hey!" Angelina protested.

"Too bad, bedtime" Katie said dragging her away. Alicia quickly followed and the girls started up the stairs.

"You know," Angelina said in mock anger, "you could have gone up by yourself!"

"And let you wake me up when you come in all giggling and whispering?" Katie said, climbing into bed.

"Well, we're gonna do it anyway, goodnight!" Alicia said sitting in a chair next to Angelina's bed. Soon Katie drifted off to sleep with the sounds of 'Katie', 'Oliver', and 'perfect', ringing in her ears.

The next morning was a foggy day. Low clouds and winds whistled through the morning air. It was quite unusual for the wind to kicking up so early. Surprisingly, Katie woke refreshed. She noticed that Angelina and Alicia weren't in their beds and the shower wasn't running. Maybe they had gone down to breakfast. She checked her watch, and was thankful that she wasn't late already. No, 8:15 was just enough time to get ready and look half way decent. After being indecisive on what to wear for twenty minutes, she decided to pull on a jumper, coat, and her usual winter wear and headed down to the common room. Descending down the stairs, and into the friendly embrace of Oliver, she felt happy; truly happy for the first time in a while.

"Hungry?" Oliver asked as entered the Great Hall.

"Not particularly," Katie said, "I thought we were going to eat in Hogsmeade anyway."

"We are, but there's nothing like a good old fashion breakfast at Hogwarts." Oliver said. He proceeded to pile food on his plate, while Katie had a sip of pumpkin juice. She knew they would eat again, and didn't feel like stuffing herself full just quite yet.

"Okay, we can go now," said Oliver once he had eaten his morning meal. They handed their permission slips to the caretaker, Mr. Filtch, and they walked with the rest of the group to the village of Hogsmeade. It was bustling with students and filled with red noses, as the smell of hot chocolate and butterbeer filled the air. They headed straight for Zonko's because they knew most people were eating and they didn't fancy wasting time waiting in long lines when they could be elsewhere. Two stores later, Oliver wanted to go into Three Broomsticks to get something to eat. Gosh, Katie thought, that boy never stops eating! Oliver had ordered and eaten at least twice what she was eating, and Katie had ordered a full meal. When questioned about the amount of food, he simply replied with a wide grin,

"I'm a growing boy." And that he was! Over the past few years, Oliver had gone from the skinny, awkward boy to the muscular, heart-throb that nearly every girl wanted. Yet, he had somehow managed to stay the same person he had always been. Oliver would do anything to win, no matter what it took; yet, he was shy and quiet if you did not know him well. However all that changed once you got to know him. He would become this completely different person who was loud and warm and inviting. Katie couldn't believe that she had known him as long as she had. It seemed like just yesterday she scored her first goal off him at quidditch practice. He was so mad that a girl had scored on him, and especially since she was a year younger. After practice that day, he shyly complemented her on her skills and she was shocked that an older teammate would even talk to her. From that point on, they were inseparable. Only summer holidays kept them apart, but that didn't mean they didn't keep in contact. This was, Katie thought, the reason people thought they were perfect for each other. He had always been there for her, and she for him. From the time when Oliver's brother died, to the time where Katie's boyfriend of year and a half had been caught cheating and she completely broke down. Comfort was the key in whatever they did. . The one time they had tried to push it further, they didn't know how to act. It was exactly the same as when they were friends. Often people looked at them strangely and ultimately they both decided that it would be better to go back to the way things were.

That was then, this is now, Katie's brain told him, but her heart told her differently. Katie loved the way the relationship was now, and she didn't see the reason to do anything to change it.

The rest of Hogsmeade was fun. From constantly running into Fred and George (or was it George and Fred?) in the strangest ways, as seeing them in spotted parkas and seeing them 4 feet tall, to having a very strange old book attack Oliver in the bookstore, Katie couldn't remember at time better in Hogsmeade. There was only one shop left, Honeyduke's, Katie's favorite. As they entered the shop, Katie's face lit up like a child in a, well, candy shop. Oliver could see that she was fully engulfed in all the sweets. He decided that he would surprise her with something to her liking. Looking around, he saw many people he knew to be couples sharing chocolate hearts. Too much, Oliver thought. True, he would absolutely love to share one with her. He would like to share a lot more with her. She was beautiful after all, and he had an attitude that he respected. She never took 'no' for an answer. If you told Katie she couldn't, it would only make her try harder. Of course, not many blokes chased after her, but they didn't know what they were missing. It was her sparkling personality that had drawn him to her at first, and then her natural beauty struck him like the Shrieking Shack falling on him. It was the little things, they way her eyes lit up when she say something she loved, they way she would always challenge him both off and on the quidditch field. Like most of the student population, they had considered the possibility of something more than just friends, but it didn't work out. But boy, did he wish it had.