Story 24a – Keep away from me
It was Flint; he seemed kind of monotonous now. It was weird to see him with barely any emotion. I looked back and saw Roger walking this way. I saw that Flint had turned away and had walked swiftly to his seat. I eyed him curiously.
My attention was brought back to Roger 'what the hell? Roger is out already?' I looked around the Great hall in disbelief; I walked in cautiously behind Fred and George who were protectively holding my arms now.
Oliver rushed out of nowhere and came up to me and grasped my hands holding it to his chest; I looked at him apprehensively.
"Please tell me it's not true?" He said searching my eyes, I turned away and snatched my hands from his reach. 'What's not true? Besides the point, he shouldn't be talking to me'
"Why should it matter to you?" I said angrily looking anywhere but him. "You've got Alicia now," I said not believing I had just said that out loud, for me it was like confirming it. I closed my eyes willing myself not to feel the pain, I had.
"Katie you have to believe me, I didn't kiss her!" He began; I pushed past him and saw Roger walking this way, there was no other way around him so I figured I 'd walk past him. My heartbeat quickened with each step.
I was walking past him but he quickly grabbed my waist and pulled me towards him. I struggled in his grasp, panic rising through me as Roger's hand's began roaming. I saw George and Fred (who were walking ahead of me) turn around and began running towards me.
"Roger, please….stop!" I begged, tears smearing my face now. He held me to his chest tightly and I struggled trying to breathe.
I placed my hands on his chest "I CAN'T BREATHE!" I screamed shoving him off me with all my might. Oliver came up behind me and began to reach out to me.
"No! Don't even go there, you're almost as bad as him!" I yelled, making everyone in the great hall go silent, the only noises were my heavy breathing, and Roger clutching his chest because I winded him.
"Urgh!" I said walking towards the great hall doors. I wiped the tears off my cheek angrily.
"Katie!" Oliver called out; I stood still for a second. I lifted my head slightly, waiting to hear what he had to say.
"-I love you," he said quietly, my heart wrenched as the hall fell into whispers. Before a silence came and everyone awaited my answer.
I slowly lifted my head up fully and turned slightly to look at Oliver, he was standing about a metre away from me. 'You have no idea how much your killing me. Do you?' I took a deep breath in and looked him in the eyes "I really wish I could believe you" I said calmly, my eyes glazed over as I saw a single tear fall from Oliver's cheek.
I turned and left feeling empty inside 'I can't wait till Christmas Break' I walked into the girls' common room and sat on the bed.
I sat on the bed in a daze until the bell rang, warning us to go to class. I grabbed my book bag and made my way down to my first class of the week. Potions.
I finally made it down to Potions; we were all waiting for Professor Snape to arrive. I saw George and Fred give me a sympathetic smile. I weakly smiled back.
The dungeon door swung open and we all entered. I looked around wearily; I didn't want to sit next to Oliver, or anyone for that matter.
Professor Snape eyed all his students before a smirk appeared on his lips. He took a deep breath and announced that we would all be put into pairs and work together for today's potion.
'Oh just my luck! You old geezer! You planned this!' I grimaced, thinking about whom I might be paired off with.
Almost as soon as I thought that Snape turned on me "Katie, you'll be working today with Oliver and today." I looked up over at Oliver. He looked grim.
I slouched over to table and he came and sat down next to me. I put my bag down beside me and pulled my books out. I plopped all my books on the table and pulled out my textbook.
The cover had lot's of hearts etched in with "KB 4 Ow 4eva and 4eva….". My heart wretched at this and I fumbled with some quills, they landed on Oliver's side of the table. I looked at him, wondering if he had noticed.
He put his books down and than noticed them, he swiftly nudged them over to my side without looking at me. I grabbed them softly and placed them by my inkbottle.
I was looking at Oliver, but Snape interrupted my daze. I whipped my head around and looked at the board.
"Class today we will be making Emotion potion" He pointed at the board and the recipe was written up on it. He continued talking "This potion will count for ¼ of your marks for this year. It is a complicated potion and a new one at that," I looked around and saw a few people gulping.
"Begin" He said, flicking his wand and making the ingredients appear on everyone's counters.
Oliver and me worked silently. The classroom was filled with people's laughter and an occasional mushroom cloud of some sort.
Oliver and me had almost finished the potion; we had divided into 2 parts. It was now simmering on separate burners.
I looked up at the board for the final instruction. "To finish the potion you must add emotion to it, hold your wand tip at a 45º to the mixture, and say clearly and loudly La'mour Emorté remember to concentrate on channelling your emotion "
I looked down at the potion; I held my wand tip to it and channelled my emotion into it whilst saying the incantation.
I looked down at the potion it had now had a shimmery colour to it. I bottled it and began writing my name on the vial.
"Class I will now come around and test you, you will each try your neighbours potions to see if it works" Snape said walking towards Oliver and me with an evil smirk on is face. I poured some of my potion from the cauldron into one of the cups we had been given. Oliver had done the same with his.
We looked at each other apprehensively before giving each other the cup. I held the cup in my hands, looking at the potion like I was being given a taste of pain.
I looked at Oliver, before slowly bringing the glass to my lips. I heard the class have an intake of breath. I looked over the cup at Oliver he was watching me, I quickly looked back down at the cup.
The potion itself had a creamy like texture; we had added cinnamon and chocolate powder to add flavour to it. I closed my eyes thinking of the flavour before a sudden pain hit me.
My eyes popped open and I clutched at my heart, my breathing became rapid as if I were about to cry. I steadied my breath and leaned on my hand on the table, my mind in turmoil. The main thing being that I lost something in me. I lost me.
I looked up at Snape, almost pleading him to just leave me be, "Miss Bell and Mister Wood have passed, 10 points each for being the first to get it right" He said through gritted teeth and eyeing the Slytherins'.
I looked up at Oliver through streaming tears and saw him looking at me too. He looked extremely confused and hurt. He looked torn between consolidating me and/or yelling at me.
He slowly shifted his seat over and came up to me, putting an arm around my shoulders; I simply just turned to him and cried into his shoulder as he played with my hair and sniffled.
I was beyond stopping something was forcing me to turn to him as I cried my eyes out into his shoulder.
Through my tears I heard Oliver mumble something to himself I looked up at him, "say what?" I said wiping away a tear.
He looked down on me, and sighed "I understand now, if I had an explanation for why I kissed Alicia, I would but you'd probably think I was crazy if I told you. You wouldn't believe me and for Wendy being nice, people change I suppose I don't know, I never really cared of her that much" He said looking at the ceiling.
I suddenly felt myself gain control of my actions and emotions. "Hey Oli'?" I said innocently he looked down at me and just as he was about to answer the bell went off.
"bye" I said getting up and hurrying to get out of class 'Eeeesh that was close!'
Well, I hope that makes sense and I'll update soon probably tomorrow. Enjoy and please R&R