I skipped down the boy's stairs happily.
I looked over to the girl's stairs and saw Alicia looking stunned.
"What?" I say, well seating myself down on the couch, which was closest to me.
She came over looking at me wide eyed. I looked back at her suggestively as if daring her to ask. She didn't comment.
"Go get ready, as soon as Oliver gets his hiney down here, I'm taking him to Honeydukes" I say looking out the window opposite me. I heard her hurried footsteps.
So I rested my head on my hand, and closed my eyes, taking in the sunny morning light.
'I think I'm really in-love with Oliver now,' I thought, while I sighed out loud. 'Wow, I wonder if he feels the same, Pmpf! I could only wish, with all those girls fawning over him - ' I frowned at this '- and with Wendy following him all the time- ' I nodded to myself in agreement '-I just…the friendship. I don't want to lose it, oh man this sucks! I might as well reminisce in this 'over powering' feeling of bliss' I thought smiling to myself 'who would have ever thought, that I Katie bell would end up falling in love with –' I felt someone tap me on the shoulder. I slowly opened my eyes and turned to see a pair of sparkling brown eyes staring back at me. '-Speak of the devil'
"Taking a cat nap?" Oliver said cheekily.
"Oh, you know how felines like their rest" I say uncharacteristically.
"So what happened to get up, get ready? Did you wake me up just to gloat that your sleeping?" he says cheekily.
I stood up so that I was right in face and tilted my head suggestively, so that my lips were almost on his. He smirked down at me. 'Oh, not now, you're making my knees weak!' He leaned forward, I stepped back, but his arm caught my waist as he pulled me towards him.
"Ahem, Katie, I do believe we should wake up everyone else now"
I looked up and saw Alicia smiling widely. I blushed and looked at my feet
"Yes 'Licia! I'll go and wake up Fred and George" I say smiling at her, she cocked an eyebrow and we both ran up the boys stairs.
"FRED! GEORGE! WAKE UP CALL!" Alicia and me bellowed down the corridor.
I ran down but stopped at an open door.
We both peered in. I looked back smirking at Angelina. She nodded her head. I flicked my wand and conjured up 2 buckets of ice-cold water. I levitated it over the two beds. I counted down on my fingers. '3..2…1!' I swished the wand with a flick at the end.
The buckets tipped their contents and fell onto the sleeping forms!
"ARGHHHH! I'M GONNA KILL YOU GEORGE!"
"OH – I'M GOING TO KILL YOU FRED!"
They yelped as they leapt out of bed. They both stood staring at each other confusedly and than both looked at the door.
"Is it me or is it a bit chilly, round the Willy?'" Alicia said smiling widely. I cracked up laughing.
They both looked down at their pyjamas and blushed. Fred ran to the bathroom closely followed by George.
"Hurry up guys, were waiting for ya downstairs!" I said well exiting the boy's dormitories; Alicia followed me out laughing her head off.
We played exploding snap with Alicia until they both came down. Angelina came down at the same time. Oliver sat next to me and was playing with a ringlet of my hair. I swatted his arm away from my hair for the umpteenth.
"Oliver, I'm playing!" I said impatiently.
"When are we leaving anyway?" he said looking intently at me. I looked around the room.
"Are 'we' all ready to go than?" I asked everyone. They all nodded their head. I stood up and everyone else followed suit.
We all walked towards the portrait door, I opened the door and started ushering everyone out.
I was last to leave and just as I was about to close the portrait.
"Hey wait up guys!" A voice screeched out. I closed my eyes 'I just can't get a break!'
I slowly opened them and saw Wendy run over to Oliver. 'You kiss him on the lips and this is war!' I thought eying her eerily. She kissed him on the cheek and looped her arm through his. 'That's acceptable, though still I wish you wouldn't'
I pushed through the group and continued walking down the corridor. I didn't hear their footsteps following me, so I struggled to form a smile on my lips.
"Last one to the carriage, has to sit by themself on the carriages" I said half-heartedly, with my teeth clenched together.
My friends rushed past me, I walked to the carriages slowly with my head looking at the ground 'I wish I didn't feel so…so betrayed' I kicked a stone that was on ground 'I got to….i got to what? Argh! Stupid 'love' feelings' I walked over to the group.
"Look who lost this time, aye Katie? Too bad you didn't bet on running around with 'your' top over your head!" Fred said with a thoughtful expression.
"Well, ya snooze ya lose" George said pushing his brother into a carriage.
I smiled weakly back.
"Well I'm gonna find a carriage, see you guys at Hogsmeade than?" I said turning to walk away.
"Wait! I'll go with you -" Oliver said. I turned around to look at him a smile tugging at my lips.
"-You can't Oliver, she lost so she has to sit by herself." Wendy said holding onto his arm.
"She's right Oliver, I'll see you later" I say through gritted teeth. I turn around and search for an empty carriage.
I watched as carriages began the departure.
I opened the last carriage door 'OH MAN! Not fair!'
"Well, well. Look what the last carriage brought in, please take a seat, I'm glad to have the pleasure of your company." Flint said cockily
"You don't have my anything" I say angrily sitting down.
"Ah, but I will have what I want, just wait and see" he said in a low mumble.
I looked out the carriage window for the rest of the ride; hoping that he would just die. Once the carriage had finished it's journey, I quickly got out and discreetly ran over to 'Havelock's Pizza Parlour'.
I pushed open the door and on my right was a counter where a about 37year old male stood. He was quite bulky around the middle and wore an all white ensemble. Consisting of white pants, white shirt, and white chef hat He wore a red checker scarf around his neck and Black shoes, which contrasted with his outfit.
"Hi! I made a booking for 7, it's under Katie Bell." I said to him.
He rummaged through some slips hanging off the counter on his side.
"Ah, right-o, this way" he walked out from behind the counter and lead me to a table with 7 seats. The table had a white tablecloth on it and had some balloons and confetti floating around.
The restaurant itself had about 10-15 tables in it, there are 3 windows and the counter is by the door, the table we were going to sit at was across the room at the window.
The man looked at me. "I'm assuming this is a surprise party?" he said eying me carefully.
I nodded. "It's just for fun though," I say looking at the table decorations.
"What would you like me to write on the cake than?" he asked.
"Uh?" I scratched my chin absent-mindedly until I thought of something.
"Write 'Friendship, the boat that, we all sail on'" I said smiling.
The man smiled and walked out into the kitchen.
I rummaged through my bag and pulled out some candy bags I had bought, they were pick'n'mixes at Honeydukes. I folded up some napkins and charmed them to jump, skip, hop or run around the table. I looked at the table it was ready to go with tethered balloons and confetti floating from the ceiling. I looked out the window. 'Oh s-t!' I ducked behind a chair. 'Wait! Why am I ducking?' I slowly stood up. 'Now to get the group here, oh I know!' I found a spare piece of parchment in my bag and found my quill.
"Dear 'Friends' Come to Havelock's now, I'm awaiting your arrival, so come now please! Xxoo Katie" I folded the parchment into a paper crane. I charmed it to fly to them. It flew out the window and I waited by the door.
A little while later I heard a small crowd gather by the door
"I wonder why Katie wanted us to come here?" Alicia said hesitantly
"It's Katie? It could be anything" Angelina said curiously
"Anything? I don't like the sounds of that?" Alicia replied
"Anything huh? After this morning, that makes me curious" Oliver said cheekily.
I opened my mouth in shock 'Oh no! Please don't tell them'
"What happened mate?" Fred said curiously probably nudging him with his elbow.
"Oh, Ah? Why are we standing outside? Why don't we just go in?" Oliver replied hastily covering his mistake.
"Oh right you are, after you" Fred said to George
"NO, no after you" George replied
"- No, No dear brother after you" Fred replied back.
"Move! Jeez, I'm hungry -" Angelina pushed open the door there was a loud bang
"-AHHHHHH!" she said falling onto the floor in Fred who was behind her. Who fell onto Alicia, who fell on George, who pushed Wendy into a window and Oliver dodged them all with his quick Quiditch skills.
He stepped over them, to the front of the counter. He looked up, and confetti started falling on him. I fell off the chair I was sitting in and was laughing hysterically, that tears were falling down my cheeks.
"HAHAHA You guys HAHAHA oh man that was hahaha, it was so funny!" I gasped out.
They started getting up and dusting themselves off. Oliver walked over to me and helped me up.
"So what are we here for Kates?" Fred asked well helping Angelina up.
"It's a restaurant? Sit down and find out," I said gesturing the table at the window.
They all walked over and sat down at a chair. The table was a rectangle, 3 seats on each side and one at the end. Everyone sat down Angelina, Alicia and Wendy on one side. And Fred, George and Oliver opposite them.
I walked down to the end of the table and sat at the Lone chair.
The man at the counter levitated a tray of Sodas towards the table stopping at each respective person. Fred and George were picking at their sweets.
Alicia and Angelina were asking me how I learnt to charm the Napkins. Wendy was fawning over Oliver
"Oliver darling, you look so handsome today," she said ogling him.
A few minutes passed and than the pizza came over to the table.
I held my hands together and bowed my head down, my friends following suit.
"Dear God, thank you for this meal we are about to eat, thank you for the friends that I have which have gathered here to join me, thank you for all the love I share with them," I said eying Oliver. 'He looks so sweet – ouch!' I looked at Wendy, who was glaring daggers. 'bitch' "- and I wish the worst upon our enemies. Now dig in!"
We all ate feverishly, after finishing the pizzas, I signalled the cook.
He came out holding a cake. The cake was covered in a glossy chocolate icing. It was a double chocolate, chocolate cake. He placed it on the table and I held up my glass. The cook clicked his fingers and all the glasses filled again. I nodded thankfully to him and he left.
"To an everlasting friendship, and everything that comes of it" I said holding my glass up. My friends lifted theirs up graciously.
"Cheers!" I said taking a sip.
"Cheers!" they mimicked back. I stood from my seat and sliced the cake. Handing them each a plate of it.
I looked at my glass once finishing and looked across at my friends, everyone appeared to be pairing off 'this feels weird. I should go. Damn, I need an excuse'
"Hey guys! I'm going outside to get…some fresh air, and don't worry I've already paid for everything" I said standing. I walked briskly towards the door and almost ran outside. I heard the door tinkle open again, I kept walking my eyes set ahead of me, though I heard the crunching of their footsteps come closer. I closed my eyes again and sighed. Someone ran into me at the moment. The impact caused me to fall to the ground, their lips were pressed on mine and their arm snaked around my waist. My eyes shot open and I couldn't breathe, I pried the guy off of me and looked around, the person who was following me was Oliver and he was walking away angrily 'oh no!'