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So thanks to everyone who wrote in and told me that they wanted me to keep going, I soooooooooo appreciate that! Thanks for giving me the most reviews per chapter I've ever had! You are all the greatest reviewers ever!
I apologize for this being short, but I'm having a bit of writers' block with this story, so please bear with me! If you have anymore ideas of what you might like to see, send them in, I'd appreciate it.
Chapter Eight: A Medical Mystery
"I still can't believe we got away with that," Oliver said as he kissed Katie's neck the next morning.
"I can't believe you want to have sex again! I can't even count how many times we did it last night! I hurt and I'm sleepy! You can leave me alone for an hour, please?" Katie asked smiling as she pushed Oliver away.
"You know you don't want me to leave you alone," he said and climbed on top of her.
Katie gave him a stern look that turned into a look of seduction.
"So?" she said and wrapped her arms around his neck.
Oliver laughed and kissed her.
"I love you Oliver, I'm so happy we can be together," Katie whispered as Oliver took over her.
"Me too, love, me too," he said as they came together as one.
"Oh Oliver," Katie moaned, "I love feeling you inside of me."
"Stop calling me Oliver, Katherine, you know my name is Severus…"
Katie woke up, sitting straight up, her heart pounding wildly, and a cold sweat on her forehead. She looked around the dark room, seeing no Severus in sight. She felt around the bed she was in, only feeling the naked and sleeping form of Oliver.
She sighed deeply.
"It was just a dream," she said softly to herself and rubbed her eyes.
She ran her fingers through her thick brown hair and rested her chin on her knees.
"It was only a dream," she said, as though trying to convince herself. She pulled the blankets up to her, covering her naked body. She felt so exposed at the moment.
Oliver moved beside her.
"Katie?" Oliver asked sleepily, "Is that you?"
"Yeah, sweetie, it's me. I just had a nightmare," she replied.
"It's ok, I'm here to protect you," Oliver said, pulling Katie down beside him, "Go back to sleep."
She nodded, but knew it wasn't going to be easy.
When she awoke a few hours later, the dream still hadn't left her memory.
"More like the nightmare," Katie thought.
"Are you ok, Katie?" Oliver asked as they dressed, noticing the thinking look in her eyes.
"No! I had a really bad dream last night!" she exclaimed.
"What was it about?"
"Him."
"What?"
"Snape."
Oliver walked to her and wrapped his arms around her.
"You're just nervous that he'll retaliate if he finds out."
"I hope that's all it is," Katie mumbled so Oliver couldn't hear her.
"It's going to be ok, Katie," Oliver said and held her a bit tighter.
She nodded apprehensively.
"Let's just go eat. We have nothing to worry about. We don't have Potions again for a while. All we have to do is act like we're broken up in front of him. Our friends don't have to know a thing. Just a few months left here, and then we're free to be together," he said.
She nodded again.
"Now, let's go to breakfast, we had a long night," Oliver said with a naughty smirk.
"Yeah, I'm starving actually," Katie replied, her smile sad, and they left the room together.
As Katie seated herself across from Oliver to avert any suspicions from Snape, she looked up and realized he was staring right at her.
"So much for a peaceful breakfast," Katie thought and threw down her forkful of eggs.
She hated that penetrating look. She knew that he knew what was going on, and that he wasn't going to take it lightly.
She suddenly wasn't so hungry.
"I have to go to the bathroom," she said and stood up before anyone could reply.
Oliver wanted to follow her desperately, but if he did so too quickly, Snape could put two and two together. If he didn't, everyone would suspect there were problems in their relationship. So he waited a few minutes and then excused himself when Snape looked down.
Katie sighed and ran cold water on her hands, then letting her cold hands wrap around her neck.
She looked up into the mirror and gasped in shock, turning around at a dizzying rate.
"Goddammit Severus! Leave me alone!" she screamed her eyes shut as to protect herself from his knowing gaze.
Her eyes opened slowly when no one answered. There was no one there. The room was completely empty, except for herself. She was screaming to herself.
She inhaled shakily.
Her gut was telling her something was wrong.
Why did she have this ache in her stomach? Why was there nausea?
"It's stress Katie! JUST STRESS!" she told herself.
She splashed a small amount of cold water on her face and straightened up. She swallowed the small about of bile that had risen in her throat and wiped her face off.
"I'm fine," she said to her reflection.
She turned and walked out of the bathroom.
Someone reached out and grabbed her arm firmly as she started down the hall.
Katie screamed. It was Snape. She knew it; it had to be. She fought tooth and nail, but the hand didn't let her go. Instead, he pulled her in closer.
She squeezed her eyes shut, hoping it was a dream.
"Katie? Sweetie?" Oliver asked gently, "Are you alright?"
Katie's eyes tore open.
"Oliver?"
"Yes, it's me."
"Not Snape?"
"No, he's still at breakfast… Are you sure you're alright?"
"No, I'm not! Oliver, he's everywhere I look!"
"Shhh… It's in your head; you've been stressed out with everything."
"No… Look I'm shaking!"
"YES. It's stress, we've all had it," Oliver said firmly. "Now let's go back upstairs, have a nap. We'll have a lazy Saturday."
"Ok, I think I'd like that," she replied, caving in. There was nohope for this argument.
Katie fell asleep moments after hitting Oliver's pillow. She entered a deep sleep, awaking only after Oliver had shaken her vigorously.
"What?" she slurred, "What's wrong?"
"I thought you were dead you were sleeping so heavily," Oliver replied, giving her a concerned look, "I think you need to go to the Hospital Wing."
He reached out to her arm, but Katie pulled away.
"What do you think you're doing?" she asked.
"Umm… I'm going to escort you to the Hospital Wing."
"I don't need you! I don't even like you!" she said, becoming more alert.
"Katie…? What?" Oliver asked confused.
"Just get away from me!" Katie said and left Oliver's room.
"What just happened?" Katie thought to herself as she made her way out of the Common Room and into the hall, "I love Oliver… Why did I yell at him like that?"
She walked unsteadily to the Hospital Wing.
"What can I help you with, dear?" Madam Pomfrey asked as Katie entered.
"I don't know exactly," Katie replied.
"Ok…" the matron spoke.
"I'm having this ache in my stomach. It's almost like heartburn, but in my belly."
"Hmm, that's not good. Nausea?"
"A little."
"Ah."
"I'm not pregnant," Katie said firmly.
"Well, I'm going to run some tests anyway. Here, slip into this," she said and handed Katie a pair of white pyjamas to slip into.
"I'm not!" Katie said as Pomfrey walked away.
"If you say so, dear. Go lay in a bed, I'll be out in a moment," the Matron yelled from her office.
Katie stomped to a random bed and sat on the edge.
"I said lay down."
Katie did as she was told.
"Lift up your shirt slightly."
Katie did.
"Now hold still."
Madam Pomfrey touched her wand to Katie's lower abdomen, and Katie felt a cool, slightly uncomfortable feeling there.
"Ah, well, you were right," she said, "Not pregnant."
"I told you," Katie said and made to pull down her shirt when the Matron stopped her.
"I'm going to figure out what's wrong with you, now don't move!"
Her wand touched Katie's stomach this time. Again, there was a cool, slightly uncomfortable feeling, like something was moving around in her belly. Like it was searching.
"Well, that's interesting…" Madam Pomfrey muttered.
"What's interesting?" Katie demanded.
"I'll be right back," she told Katie and went to her office.
"Damn woman, just tell me," Katie mouthed to no one.
Madam Pomfrey came back out of her office holding two books. One was 'Common Medical Problems' and the other was 'Vindictive Vengeance: Get back at those who have done you wrong'.
"Thanks for the reading material," Katie said sarcastically.
Madam Pomfrey shot her a severe look.
"Here," she said and dropped the thick and heavy 'Common Medical Problems' on Katie's lap, "Open to page 246."
Katie shot her care-giver a nasty look and then opened the book to the specified page.
She let out a small laugh when she read the topic.
"An ulcer! How the hell do you get an ulcer?"
"It's no laughing matter, Miss Bell. They are a serious ailment."
"But seriously, how did I get it?"
"Have you been taking a headache cure at least twice a day for the past few days?"
"No…" Katie said and rolled her eyes. What the hell?
"I didn't think so. That's where this comes in," Madam Pomfrey said and handed Katie the other book, "Page 68."
Katie flipped to the page and couldn't believe what she was reading. He wouldn't seriously do that to her, would he? He wasn't that immature, surely…
"You're kidding, right?" Katie spoke.
"I wish I were, Katherine, but I found residue of it in your stomach. It gives off a very specific magic trail."
"Please don't call me Katherine," Katie said, her stomach churning violently.