Right. Second chapter. I'd like to thank my reviewers for actually thinking this could become something! xD And I can't forget to thank StarXcrossed! I totally forgot about this story until I got her review a few days ago, months after I first published this story. :P Oh yeah. I fixed chapter one, so go REREAD it! I'm hoping it'll be better than the original version!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, places, or things you recognize. Don't sue me! One day I may be rich enough to buy Harry Potter, but for now, I must say that it isn't mine.

Things that are mine: Plot and some characters. Steal and I will hunt you down and sue your bloody pants off! lol

Chapter 2 ; An Encounter And A Surprising Shock

Recap:

The Lighteningflash, it read, was initially built for seekers and chasers. Its firm grip, polished broom handle, and wicked speed has made it extremely popular and its price is just right for its many features. It can go up to 500 miles per hour and it is truly faster than a flash of lightening! I swear that I was drooling at it! I had to buy it. Who cares if I don't play Quidditch anymore! That broom is too awesome to let go! My eyes fell down to the price.

Price: 1,125 Galleons, 15 Sickles, 12 Knuts

Please call assistant for help with the purchase of this wonderful broom!

"Holy shit! That's crazy!" I shrieked, my eyes widening to the size of saucers.

Hearing a deep chuckle behind me, I looked behind me and widen my eyes. The figure was tall, muscular, and had broad shoulders. The chuckle also had a thick Scottish accent to it.

"Oliver!" I croaked. Today was just not my day.

"Hello, Katie. Long time no see," he replied, his lips slowly formed a smile.

"H-h- -ahem- Hi, Ol-Oliv-v-ver. It uh… Has been a long time…" I responded. "Not long enough." I mumbled under my breath.

"What was that?" he asked, looking confused.

"Oh, um. Nothing! Nothing at all! Well look at the time! I'm late for er… Work! Yes, busy busy busy! I'm always busy! Heheh… I'll see you later, Oliver!" and with that, I wrenched my arm away from his grip and walked down the street.

Unfortunately, I was carrying many bags from my early expedition, so I accidentally dropped a bag and tripped over it. The episode was extremely amusing and hilarious for those who happen to see me fall, but excruciatingly embarrassing for me.

"Let me help you, Kates," and with that, he kneeled down, picked something up, and handed it to me.

Angrily, I snatched it away from him. "I can do it myself, thank you very much!" I snapped. Ohh, I was going down as Bitch Of The Year. Well, not really. But still. Then again, it's close to my once-a-month problem, so I might be experiencing symptoms…

"Katie…" Oliver trailed off, looking slightly amused.

"WHAT!" I exclaimed. Couldn't he leave me alone for just FIVE MINUTES? Five bloody minutes and I'd be happy! But noooo he just has to-

"You're a witch, aren't you?" he abruptedly asked.

What was he, stupid? After going to school with me for four years, he couldn't didn't know I was a witch! Ohh… I'm going to give him a piece of my mind! "Did you fall and hit yourself on the head, Oliver! Or were you always this stupid? I went to school with you for four years, endured you as my captain for three years, woke up at the crack of dawn for your crazy Quidditch practices and you're asking me if I'm a WITCH! Of course I'm a witch you bloody prick! You git!"

"Well if you were a witch, you can use magic, am I right?" His lips were tightly shut and he looked slightly constipated. Ew… And what was this idiot getting at? Seriously. Doesn't he remember the time I charmed his hair neon pink for a week because he kept yelling at me that my 'technique' sucked when I was trying to make a goal with the Quaffle and I got fed up with his yelling?

"Of course I can do magic!" I drawled, rolling my eyes. I carry my wand everywhere! Even in the muggle world!

"Then certainly you could use magic to clean up this mess?" His hands were in his pocket now, and he was grinning like a maniac.

Shit. This is bad… Bad, bad, baaaaad! Why didn't I think of using magic? Response! I need a response! Uhh…. Um… Err… I was lost in a train of thoughts.

"Katie…?"

"BANANAS!" I shrieked. Bananas? Why the hell did I scream bananas?

"Ba… Bananas? What?" he asked. One of his eyebrows shot up.

"Uhh…" and idea popped into my head. "Ba-ba-bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S! It's bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!"

Okay… So I got the lyrixs a bit messed up, but it did distract him!

"Ahahaha! Whooo! I love this new Luen Steppani song! This my shit! This my shit!" I sang in an off-key voice. To make it seem more realistic, I also started dancing.

"Um… Okay… So why aren't you using magic?"

Damn. My attempt to make him forget about his question was for naught. C'mon brain! Thiiiiink!

Man. You know in those Muggle contraption thingies that show shows and movies and stuff that when someone gets an idea, a light bulb turns on above their head? I could actually feel the heat of my own light bulb! It was such a simple thought! Why didn't I think of it sooner?

"I forgot my wand at home!" I answered proudly.

"Mhmm… So what's that in your pocket?"

I glanced down at my pocket, and sure enough, a wand was sticking out of it! New idea. THINK!

"Oh! Er… This thing? It's um… Fred and George's! I bought a couple of these in their store! It's um… the wands that turn into a er… chicken when you wave them!" I stuttered. "Yeah! It's um… cool isn't it? I decided to play a prank on a colleague of mine!"

"I… see. Well then. I guess I'll have to clean this up for you. Picksursum quodexuo!" he said loudly, waving his wand. Sure enough, my fallen items were put away into the bags, and he even shrunk them for me!

"Thanks! I'll be on my way now!" I grabbed my bag and made a mad dash to the door.

After a few steps, I stopped. I'm twenty-two! I can apparate! Sheesh! I didn't get my license for nothing! Concentrating on a white apartment with white curtains and white furniture, I disappeared with a loud CRACK and was at my apartment a few seconds later.

Gosh… What an eventful day. I better add the dinner party at the Twin's place to my calendar. Reaching into my pocket, I gave it a wave and my schedule came up.

Hmm… Let's see… Tomorrow… Add "Dinner At The Twin's." There we go. Tomorrow's all set and dandy! I looked at my watch and saw that is was nearly four. Tea time… Blah… Never really did like tea, but it's better than coffee. And I feel more sophisticated drinking it.

Ahh… The good ol' days. Having a tea party with my non-famous-but-will-be-in-the-future sister and dolls… Playing Quidditch with my non-famous-but-will-be-in-the-future brother… Makes me want to cry sometimes whenever I think about their publicity and my well… unknowingness. But whatever… That's life for ya… I mean… It wasn't really their fault they were discovered, but couldn't people spend a little bit of time to discover me?

I slowly trudged to the kitchen and got some tea ready. I even got started to bake a few biscuit and crumpets! Oh yes. I was sad. And to make me feel better, I'm going to indulge in food! How I missed Hogwarts… Whenever I was sad, all I had to do was go down into the kitchens, grab a mug of hot chocolate from the house elves, and then eat my problems away. It's a wonder why I'm not pudgy like a sumo from all of the food I ate!

Eeeeeeee!, screamed the teapot, The water's ready, missy! Pour me outttt!

"Alright! You don't have to scream!" I grumbled. I sometimes wonder why I even own that enchanted teapot. It talks so much!

Getting my tea ready, I sighed as I sat down to enjoy a cup of tea. One lump of sugar, two, three… Miiiilk… Pouring in a bit of milk, I sighed contentedly as I took a sip.

"KATIE!"

"Ahekuh... Ehhh ahekuh! Ahekuhek! Huuu haa, huuu haaa ahekahuh!" I choked.

"Oh my gosh! Katie! Don't die on me! You know very well that I'm horrible with curing magic! Katie! Oh noooo! Ah ah…" the blonde woman in my living room started to freak. "Ohh… This is pretty. Did you just get it, Katie?"

"Ehhh… Urrrrgllll… Ahekuhkek… Kkkkuuuu... Ullll… kuhkuh!" I coughed. I'm dying and she's asking me about something I own!

"Oh whoops! I forgot. You're dying. Ack! You're dying! Oh where is my manager when I need him?" she wondered.

Bloody hell. I'm choking and dying here in my own living room and she has the nerve to ask me about a damn object and she just conveniently forgot that I'm dying! I don't even know who she is because my eyes are watering from the lack of air!

CRACK!

"Liz, I told you to wait for- BLOODY HELL! What happened to Katie!" hollered a man wearing a dark blue robe. Yes... That's right, I thought wryly. Bloody hell, indeed! I'm dying and no one's helping me!

"I don't know what happened! I just said "Katie" and then she started choking!" retorted the woman, who I'm guessing is Liz, my bloody at-times airhead sister.

"And you didn't even bother to help her? Or even perform a simple spell to stop her from dying!" he roared.

"You know I'm horrible with curing spells, Nick! I don't even use magic anymore practically!" she defended.

"Kuhkuh ullll… huuu haaaa… Kehkeh," I moaned. By the time my siblings finish their argument, I'll be long gone… Into the next world is where I'll be.

"Oh my gosh! She's turning blue! Do something, Nick! Help her, you bloody prick! You know I can't!" Liz screamed. "Mum's going to kill us if she dies! And the publicity! I can see it now! 'Katelyn Alexandria Bell Dies Because Of Her Brother, Nicholas Andrew Bell, Not Saving Her When She Was Choking'!"

"Because of ME not saving her! You made her bloody choke!" he yelled.

"Did not!"

"Did too!"

"Kuku ahuhkuh… Saaa-kuh-vuhh meeeee ahekuhuh," I managed to beg. I had to stop this fight and get myself to stay alive!

"Oh yes… Right… Err… Subsist suffo? No… Ah yes! Subsisto suffoco!" my brother yelled, smiling in triumph.

Breathing heavily, I got up from the ground and gave my siblings a death glare.

"How could –gasps- you fight and leave –gasps- me –gasps- dying!" I thundered. "And why –gasps- are you two –gasps- here!"

"It's a funny story really, but before we get to that, where did you buy this, Katie? It's simply marvelous! And pretty, too!" squealed my sister.

I gave a howl of rage. "Don't touch my things! Those are mine so stop touching it! I always got your old clothes and dolls," I turned to my brother, "and your old brooms! So stop invading my privacy and stop touching my things!"

"Well!" huffed my sister, "If you're going to be like that, maybe I shouldn't invite you to my party!"

"You're party! It's Mum's!" Nick retorted. "And really, Katie. What's gotten into you?"

"But she's throwing the party for me!" insisted Liz.

"Why are you here?" I growled. "We haven't seen each other in months and I'm fine with it that way! And how do you know I'm back!"

"Katie," Liz rolled her eyes, "you've been back in London for a month and a half. Do you honestly think we wouldn't have found out? Really, now! We knew the second you were back in London! But neither of us has had the time to come talk to you!"

"Grrr… Just get out!" I screeched.

"No! It's time for tea! And seeing as how you got those lovely crumpets out, we're going to join you! Come on! The tea's going to get cold!" and with that, Liz dragged Nick and me to MY dining room table and poured me MY tea and at MY crumpets with MY butter spread on top!

"So anyways, I was like, 'Those shoes with THAT top! You've got to be kidding!' and she was like 'But it's so in vogue, ya know?' and I was like 'Yeah right!' and she was all 'Liz, girl, you know it's going to be the newest trend!' and she was wearing like these Gogo boots with a baggy shirt that was PUKE green and like-" Liz happily chattered. Nick and I were having a staring contest.

"SO, Nick," I interrupted, "what's this party of Mum's about?"

"It's about-" he started.

"It's for me getting engaged!" squealed Liz.

"En-engaged!" I sputtered. Someone wants to marry Liz and listen to her chatter 24/7!

"Yes! Isn't it awesome! The wedding's going to be in six months and there's going to be everything! And I want YOU as my Maid Of Honor!" she grinned.

"M-m-me!" I asked, scandalized.

"YES!"

"B-but why!" I whined, not liking this at all. If I was going to be Liz's Maid Of Honor, I know that she's going to dump the work on me.

"Because you know Oliver and you're my sister, silly! And the party's next month so be there!" she growled.

"Oliver! As in Oliver Wood? As in my old Quidditch Captain?" I asked, horrified. I turned to Nick, my face begging him to say that it was a different Oliver.

"The very one!" Liz confirmed, smiling like mad. "Did you see the ring he gave me? It's huge!"

I blanked out for the rest of their visit.

As soon as Liz left, I ran into my room and locked the door. That bloody man whore! First his owl rapes MY owl and leaves her pregnant with a baby owl, and now he's marrying my sister! My sister!

"Errrrrgh!" I screeched. I picked up a porcelain figurine on my shelf, fingering it's delicacy. Picking it up I readied myself to throw it at the wall.

"Katie? You okay?"

I turned to look at my brother. He was always there for me, no matter how bad things got. Heck, he helped me survive when I left five years ago by finding me a place to live and sending me money!

"Yeah, I'm okay… But how could she do this to me?" I cried. I was blubbering like a baby in front of my older brother, and he was comforting me!

"Stop crying," he reprimanded, "Liz thought that by coming back to London, you were going to let go of the past. And think about it. Oliver's famous and a bloody good Quidditch player and Liz is a famous model. They were bound to hook up!"

"Thanks for making me feel sooo much better about myself! I feel much more at peace knowing Liz is famous and beautiful and Oliver's famous and handsome and talented!" I grumbled.

"You're still not over Eros's birth? You got a FREE owl! A cute, reliable owl that you were able to raise from birth! Isn't that something? You saved like 100 galleons!" he exclaimed.

"Yeah, and I sacrificed God knows how many months of no mail because Aph was pregnant!" I snapped.

"Katie… I lent you my owl!"

"It wasn't the same! I don't even know your owl that well!" I whined.

"Can't you just be happy for Liz? Just this once?" Nick asked.

"Be happy for her! Even though she's rich, famous, beautiful, and marrying a guy who's equally perfect! You've got to be kidding me, Nick!"

"At least go to the engagement party and the wedding."

I looked into my brother's eyes and gave him a hug. "Fine. But don't expect me to with them a happily ever after!"

"Good enough!" he chuckled, disapparating to wherever he's going.

I sighed and fell back onto my bed, staring at the ceiling. Why did Oliver had to marry Liz? I know she's my sister, and that I should be happy for her… But couldn't she respect my wishes, just once?

I got up and walked to my owl, Aph's, cage.

"Hey girl. You okay? Feeling like hunting?" I murmured. She gave me a soft hoot.

"Okay then. Where's Eros?" She shifted to the side as I got a look at her baby. You see, regular non-magical owls live for a very short time. But magical owls which we witches and wizards use age almost like us. Sooo, Eros was only four years old, still a toddler.

"Hey baby! You're looking good… Look at those beautiful feathers of yours!" True enough, Eros did have beautiful feathers. He was a mix of white, browns, and golds and he looked stunning! His eyes were an amber/hazel color with specks of gold in them making him look really intelligent. I loved him, but I wasn't too pleased with how he was conceived. So Aph, his mother, wasn't raped, but did I give her permission to get pregnant with OLIVER'S OWL'S child? Hell no!

Sighing, I fed them a few treats and sent Aphrodite and Eros on their way for hunting. Sometimes I wished Liz and I were like that… Her teaching me what she knew… Nick helped me with Quidditch and I love him for always being there for me… But Liz and I… Weren't we supposed to have a special bond? We were sisters, after all.

I frowned and got myself ready for bed. I had work tomorrow, and I've been late enough this week. I fell into a deep and unpleasant slumber.

Humorific at the beginning and much more dramatic later! xD You should be proud! I sit here thinking of all the funny things I could do to make this story better! Next chapter is about the twin's party thing so hang in there! Should only take me a few hours to write it. :D