Note: Characters are not my own… Based in a world JKR created!

Chapter 1

She had woken up late on her last day of summer, having packed the night before she was not to worried, but flustered as her best mate came bursting through the door throwing himself on the bed and started to tickle her.

"Katie, Katie, Katie Bellie! Get up sleepy head." Oliver Wood, her neighbor and best mate had woken her up. Katie who was a year behind Ang and Ali was three years behind Wood, although she turned 15 a days after school started. This was one of the things that bothered her the most. All of her friends were either a year or three a head of her, while she was basically the same age as those a year ahead in school… damn birthdays…

"Wood." She groaned and tried to hide her head underneath the pillow.

"Come Kates, we have to get ready, I've already taken your trunk downstairs, its time to go to school." Wood was still sitting on her bed; he never got over the fact that he finally admitted that her liked her, and that she was much prettier than she knew. Oliver knew that Katie was Katie's worst enemy, she always beat herself up, and anyways quidditch was the most important thing to her…

"Fine, but will you leave so I can get dressed?" She muttered as she sat up, she had on a sports bra and a pair of shorts. Without really thinking she got up and moved to where she had laid out some muggle clothes. Nothing that interesting, just a T-shirt that read "Oxford University" and a pair of ratty jeans.

Wood how had not expected her to actually get up in such little clothes looked at her in shock, he let his mouth drop a bit in aw of how grown up she looked, he shut it however before she looked up and shooed him out of the room.

Katie lived with her older brother Gavin, from the time she was 8 and he was 21. Her parents wanted to go travel the world, and when they had come back Katie wanted to stay with Gavin, and her parents did not mind being that Gavin was the protective older brother. Gavin had moved next the woods when he was 18 and had even watched Oliver a few times.

Katie had finished getting ready in a few moments, being that getting ready meant changing, brushing her teeth and letting her hair fall naturally, which meant it came out a bit wavy and a bit messy. She bounded down the stairs of her and her brothers 3-story town home. Gavin had looked up at Katie and at once shock his head.

"Katie, I though I told you not to dress so muggle boys will notice you." He smiled at his sister, who just looked at him blankly and looked down at herself.

"Gav it's a t-shirt and jeans, and anyways I'm not the interesting to look at." Katie rolled her eyes at her brother and went to the kitchen to grab something to eat.

"Oh Kates," Wood said as she walked into the kitchen. "I have some new strategies to show you!" He was really excited about this, and had clearly spent a lot of time on them, but than again Katie knew that being she had heard each step of them.

Katie who was almost as crazed (ok well maybe as crazed) as Wood. She smiled and bit into an Apple, after a finishing her apple she looked at Wood who had been looking at her a bit odd.

"What?" She asked him as she threw the apple in the rubbish bin.

"Nothing Kit, you ready to head out?" He asked her trying to hide his blush.

"Sure, I'll meet you out front, let me say bye to Gav alright?" She smiled, Wood nodded and headed out with her trunk. "GAVIN" Katie yelled.

"Bloody hell Kate what is it?" He said turning the corner with a shocked look on his face.

"Just want to say goodbye." She smiled, this was the hardest part of leaving, she would miss her brother dearly, being that he was really the one who raised her and was there through all the hard times.

"Katie." He looked at her, this was just as hard on him, she was his favorite family member, and by far more than jus a sister, she had become one of his best friends over the years. "Don't look so sad, I'll see you again soon." He held back tears. "Damn it Kate, I'm going to miss you." With that he through his arms around her and let a few tears fall.

"Hey, Gav, I'll miss you too." She whispered, after a moment they parted. Gavin now 28, and Katie about to turn 15, yet she seemed much older in mind, and she had really grown up a bit in looks as well, lets just say she was far from being called a moose.

As Katie started to walk out of the house Gavin called to her. "And Kate, don't let all the attention give you a big ego, but I'm sure Wood will keep an eye out to make sure that does NOT happen for more than one reason." He winked at his sister's confused face. "Go on get!" He laughed as she shut the door. His face sank; the house was quite once again without his sister there.

"That was a long goodbye!" Oliver sighed waiting for her.

"Don't be daft," she shrugged and looked to Mr. and Mrs. Wood who only smiled at Katie.

"Katie, you grew into a beautiful young lady." Mrs. Wood smiled and hugged Katie rather tightly.

"Thanks Mrs. Wood." Katie smiled, and blushed a bit at the complement.

"Alright, take care of each other, and don't forget to write, that goes for you too Katie, I want to make sure you are doing well." Mrs. Wood had taken it upon herself too be there for Katie for any girly needs she might need a women to talk too, and Katie was grateful for it.

"Mum I'm 17 I'll be fine, and Kate here is almost 15, she can take care of herself." Wood laughed and messed with Katie's hair.