AN: I know it's been forever since I've updated. I'm really sorry. Also, I'm sorry for bad formating, won't let me fix it. :( But, I hope you enjoy the chapter anyway. :)

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Platonic

Katie swiveled around quickly and looked at the boys stairs. There was nobody there, but she swore she just heard somebody. Her attention was ripped away from the boys stairs when the Portrait Hole opened.

"Katie!" Angelina said loudly as she ran toward her friend. "Hedidn'tcheatonyou!" She said in a rush as she ran to Katie's side. Katie furrowed her eyebrows.

"Could you repeat that again in the breathing language us humans usually use?" Katie asked. Angelina couldn't suppress an eye roll.

"He didn't cheat on you." She repeated. Katie's eyebrows stayed furrowed.

"What are you talking about?" She asked. Angelina sighed.

"Fred and me heard Wood yelling at Flint in the Third Floor corridor today. Neither or them saw us, neither of them knew we were there or listening." Angelina quickly added the last part when she saw Katie start to open her mouth. Angelina waited a few seconds, but Katie's mouth stayed shut, so she continued. "Flint and Casey set Wood up. Me and the twins went and found Casey, gave her one of Fred and George's homemade treats and got her to tell us the whole thing." Angelina paused to take a breath. "Apparently, Casey cast some kind of immobilizing charm on Wood." She finished. When Katie didn't say anything, Angelina rushed on with some more explanations. "I'm sorry I didn't say anything when I first saw you, but I was all flustered and upset." Angelina said, forcing herself not to look back at Fred. Katie still didn't say anything. She just sat staring at her piano keys. "Katie?" Angelina asked after a few moments. Katie shook her head, freeing herself from her thoughts.

"Yeah, um, excuse me." She said. And, without missing another beat, Katie got up off the chair and made her way up the boys stairs. Her three friends stared after her.

"What do you think they'll do?" George asked, breaking the silence.

"I don't know." Angelina and Fred said at the same time before glancing at each other and then quickly looking away.

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Oliver sat on his bed staring at the wall. The song Katie had been singing kept repeating over and over in his head. Her voice was like a loop. His thoughts drifted over the past weeks. On one hand, sometimes he couldn't believe Katie really thought he could do something like that to her; and on the other hand, she saw what she saw and he hated that she was hurting so much. He knew that he would nev...

"So, I talked to Angelina and Fred." A feminine voice said from Oliver's dorm room door. Oliver spun around on his bed and found himself surprised to see Katie standing in the doorway. "They, um...they were in the third floor corridor today." Katie continued, taking a few more steps into the room. Oliver felt his entire body grow ridged with hope. "They overheard you and Flint fighting." She went on. "Then they apparently went and track Casey down." Katie paused. "They got her to tell them the whole thing." Katie then said quickly. Oliver got off his bed and came to stand just in front of it. Katie stop about halfway between the door and Oliver. Katie looked down at the floor. When she looked back up, her eyes were glassy. "Ol, I'm sorr..."

"No, Katie. Don't say your sorry. There's was no reason you should have believed me, I know that. I know if I had seen something like that I'd think the same thing you did." Oliver said. Katie shook her head.

"But, I should have thought of a potion or a spell to find out the truth from someone." She said. Oliver gave a small and sad nod.

"I guess, but you were upset, I get that." Oliver said. Katie looked like she was going to burst into tears again, and Oliver had to fight not to go over and hug her. They both needed time, some form of platonic space where they were friends for a while. He couldn't help feeling that way. But he knew touching Katie would melt that though away completely. Katie looked into Oliver's eyes, and she knew. And she felt herself silently agreeing with him.

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AN: Okay, now I seriously thought about ending the story here and then starting a sequel. But I'm not sure, so I'm asking you guys to choose. I can either end the story now and start a sequel or the next chapter can just take place in the future. I leave it to a vote, and the most votes is gonna decide what I end up doing. But let me make two things clear: No matter which choice win, wherever I pick up there will be a large time lapse between this chapter and the next (or next story is the case may be). And also, no matter what, I'm going to continue this story, so you don't have to worry about that. I'm just not sure which form I'm going to continue it in yet. So please, tell me in your review what you would prefer. :)