Carmen and Cammy's European Vacation
Disclaimer: Not mine
Chapter 16- Volleyball Study Sessions
A COUPLE MONTHS LATER………
"Oh my god Cammy" I groaned looking at my textbook; I was never going to get this.
"Carmen just concentrate, it's not that hard"
"Well not for you!"
"Just think about it as a volleyball game" I wrinkled my eyebrows.
"Unless I see a volleyball, I'm not following" She sat up on my bed.
"Ok to get this" she pointed to a picture, "you have to counter it with this" she pointed to another. "Like a block kind of" That made sense.
"Now I get it" I said in utter amazement. How did she do that? We continued studying by the dim light of our lamps.
"Cammy I can't study if I can't see" I said exasperated. "Let's go into the common room"
"Ok" she agreed standing up. We trooped down the stairs into the common room. To find Fred and George sitting there.
"Carmen!" Fred called.
"Hi Fred, George"
"How was your Christmas?" George asked.
"Quiet enough"
"Same here" George noticed the books under my arm.
"Exams?"
"I do want to leave at the end of the year"
"Join the club" I laughed. Cammy nudged me.
"We have to study"
"But"
"Now" I frowned, "smart girls are mean" (A/N Gilmore Girls; I know!)
"But smart nonetheless" she grabbed my hand and led me to an empty chair, but on the way there I met the infamous Katie Bell.
"Katie" I said curtly, I wasn't in the mood to fight.
"Carmen"
"Look Katie, I'm not looking for a fight but I wanted to apologize"
"Me too"
"Truce?" I asked she grinned. We shook hands. As she walked past me, I whispered in her ear. "And I don't like Oliver" I kept walking.
"But he likes you" she whispered back. I shrugged it off.
We finally found an empty couch to study on. Cammy was like a marathon runner of academics, she just kept going. It was two in the morning, and we were still studying.
"Cammy" I groaned "I'm going to hurt you soon!"
"Be nice" she said.
"No ma'am nice stops at midnight!" (A/N: Blue Collar I know!)
"Come on Carmen think of volleyball again!" she urged.
"Uh how?"
"Ok, you've just started the game" I could picture this in my head, spandex and all. "The serve is up and…" she flipped open the book. "What happened in 1900?"
"The Ministry was created?" I said timidly.
"Correct and one point to team Carmen!" hey this was kind of fun. Only I forgot that there were 25 points in a game, couldn't we just play jeopardy?
"What is the result of a potion with wolfsbane?" My head hurt; too much knowledge!
"Wolfsbane the sequel?" ha-ha, good one!
"No" she corrected me and stood up. "And now it is time for sleep"
"What? I'm not ready!"
"Carmen, the exam is tomorrow, if you don't sleep you will flunk them"
"But" I protested.
"Believe me I know these things"
"Ok I'll meet you up there" she looked skeptical.
"I promise" She left and walked up the stairs. I grabbed my stuff to see Oliver coming through the portrait hole.
"Have a date?" I asked.
"Only with my broomstick" he replied. I realized in Oliver's mind, this probably was very possible.
"You?" he asked.
"Studying" I answered, he nodded.
"You have to get through the hard stuff to reach the big win" he said wisely. Okay Buddha.
"Like quidditch" I pointed out.
"Exactly, the final is coming up" he looked really uneasy at the thought of this.
"You'll do fine, just take your own advice" he nodded.
"Like quidditch" he said again while ascending the staircase.
"Like volleyball" I said ascending mine.