Wow, I am so sorry about the lack of update. I went to the Taste of Chaos tour (which totally rocked) and then I've been spending time shooting a video for a health class project. Oh, and of course I've been playing softball and tennis. So, I'm done giving you my excuses and on with the chapter! Oh, and thanks to those who reviewed.

"Wood, look out!" I dropped to the ground as a stunning spell shot over my head. I rolled over onto my back and shot a stunning spell at the Death Eater who was advancing on me. The spell hit him squarely in the chest and he froze and fell over. Mike helped me up and kicked the Death Eater for reassurance. We looked at ach other and he nodded. I pulled off the hood of the Death Eater and looked back at Mike. It was Avery. "I knew it," he said. "I knew he had to be one."

I nodded. "I figured he was too." We charmed ropes around Avery's wrists and ankles. The sky was beginning to darken and I muttered, "Wingardrium Leviosa." Avery levitated in the air and Mike and I made our way out of the woods.

"By the way," Mike said as we headed towards a port key. "Nice grab back there-you know, when you caught your wand."

"Thanks," I said with a nod. I prodded the floating Avery to ensure he was still unconscious. "Keeper reflexes."

"Speaking of which, when are you going back to Puddlemere?" Mike asked.

"When all of this is over," I answered in an obvious tone.

"Oliver," Mike said in a reasoning tone. "You and I both know what it's like out there. This may never end. And you, you've got a wife back home. I mean, when are you going to start a family?"

"Katie knows that-shit!" I said, remembering where I was supposed to be. "Katie!" Mike looked at me confused. "I was supposed to go to her parents for dinner tonight." I checked my watch and cursed.

"Well, go," Mike said. "I'll take care of Avery."

"Are you sure?" I asked.

He nodded. "Go."

I nodded back and apparated home.

When I got home, Katie was gone. I checked my watch again. I was nearly 3 hours late. She'd be back any time. I looked myself over and noticed that I was covered in mud and decided I might as well take a shower.

When I got out of the shower, I found Katie sitting at the kitchen table, going over some sketches. "How nice of you to finally join me," she muttered.

"Look Katie, let me explain," I said. "I'm really sorry. We got caught up and I had to stay, and-"

"You knew we had plans," Katie said. "You knew it."

"I know, but we got held up. The new Keeper-"

"And you couldn't take the time to let me know you were going to be late? You couldn't take just one minute to let me know that?"

"I know. I should've, Kate-"

"I mean, it wasn't exactly all that grand, explaining to my parents that my husband couldn't come to dinner because he's too busy working."

"Look Katie," I said. "I'm sorry. Honestly, it'll never happen again." I slipped my arms around her waist and gave her a pleading look. "Forgive me?"

She studied me and sighed. "Just don't let it happen again, OK?"

I kissed her. "I won't."

I guess I was somehow hit with a stroke of luck, because the next day, I had barely any work and was home by 5.

However, the day after was complete chaos. There were 2 break-ins, both of which were somehow linked with Voldemort. We spent 3 hours in a meeting simply trying to figure out who was responsible for the break-ins. We ended up answerless.

I was extremely anxious throughout the day because I HAD to be home by 6. Katie was presenting her latest line of clothing and was expecting me to be there. I couldn't disappoint her again.

It was 5:00 when Mike came sprinting into the Order Headquarters. "Oliver, we have to go," he said urgently. "We've got a location on Goyle!"

"Mike, I can't!" I exclaimed. "I've got to meet Katie in an hour."

"You'll be back by then," he said. "We've got the exact location!"

I glanced at my watch again and sighed. I grabbed my wand and followed Mike out the door.

We apparated into a clearing in a large forest. "He's in an old mansion just about ½ a mile north," Mike told me as we made our way through the trees. "Matt and Ben should be on the east side of the mansion. They'll give a signal and we'll go through the opposite side. We want to keep Goyle alive, they want him available for questioning. Go easy, but not too easy." We entered another clearing where an old stone mansion was. "OK," Mike said. "Wait for the signal."

We waited, crouched behind a large tree, until silent blue sparks shot in the air. We hastily crept towards the house and crouched underneath a window.

A loud shout cut through the silence of the evening and I shattered the window with my elbow. I scrambled through the window, Mike behind me. There was more shouting coming from another room and we hurried into the living room, where Ben and Matt had Goyle on the floor. Both of their wands lay on the other side of the room.

Reacting quickly, I shot a stunning spell at Goyle. Mike used a binding charm and within seconds, we had Goyle tied up. "All right?" I asked Matt and Ben. They both nodded.

"Bastard hit me in the eye," Ben muttered. We levitated Goyle up and I checked my watch. 5:55. I swore and put my wand back in my pocket.

"I've got to go," I said quickly. "Make sure you check out the rest of this place before you take Goyle back."

They nodded and I apparated back to the convention center where Katie would be. It was crowded with people and I hurried backstage and found Katie. "It's too long," she was saying. "And we can't pin it up. The fabric will snag. If we tuck it under, you won't be able to tell that it's asymmetrical. Here, try these shoes……"

"Hey," I said. Katie looked up at me, looking flustered.

"Hey," she said breathlessly. She turned back to the model who she was talking with. "Those don't work. Try the stilettos." She looked back up at me and her eyes grew wide. "Oliver, what happened?" she exclaimed, pointing at my arm. I looked at my elbow and saw that the area below it was bleeding freely. Katie pulled a scarf out of her pocket and soaked up the blood which was running down my forearm. "What did you do?" she asked.

"I don't know," I lied with a shrug. "It must've happened during practice today. I was training the new Keeper and collided with a Chaser."

Katie sighed. "What am I going to do with you?" she asked. I smiled and kissed her.

"At least I wasn't 3 hours late."

She smiled. "I guess that's some progress."

(There you have it. I know it wasn't all that great, but it'll get better, I promise. I also promise that the next update will be quicker. Thanks so much to those who are patiently reading and reviewing!)