We're going to re-visit the first book fast... Probably (in my opinion) the best dialogue ever
CHAPTER THIRTEEN OF QTTA IS OFFICIALLY UP!!
Enjoy my little kiddies!
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Chapter Thirteen
King's Cross was filled with people on the first day of September. Not with only anxious Hogwarts students and their families, but with muggles who feared they were going to miss their train. Their were loud screeches from caged owls, and replying yowls from cats, causing rats to squeal in fright or annoyance.
This year, Katie had two additions to her traditional luggage. The beautifully shined Silver Arrow and the family cat, Mattie. She smiled brightly at both her parents as they approached the the barrier between platforms nine and ten. "--and Angelina and Alicia helped me with learning how to fly and everything! It was great!"
"That's wonderful, dear," Mrs. Bell said to her daughter, meaning every word of it. Mr. Bell; however, said nothing. He simply had a polite face on and smiled and nodded at the appropriate times.
In no time at all, Katie found herself on platform nine and three quarters with high spirits. She had a feeling she would really like her third year.
Katie wasted little time in locating her friends. The first person she ran into was Lee, much to her surprise. The two stood in an awkward silence for a moment before greeting each other.
"Uhm-- hey, Katie."
"Hey Lee."
"Uh--"
"Yeah--"
"So--"
"Summer?"
"Great, great. You--"
"Uh-huh."
No more words were exchanged between the two of them, because at that very moment, Alicia came skipping up, "Hey, guys! Oh man, do I have news for you guys!" But before she could tell them the news, she noticed the back Lee held in his hands. She cocked her head to one side curiously. "What's that?
Suddenly, the shyness in Lee's face was completely gone, and he simply grinned and wiggled his eyebrows. "Well," he drew the word out so that it was very slowly said, "I don't really thing I should."
A small crowd had began to gather as Alicia and Katie insisted the he opened the box. "Give us a look, Lee, go on," Katie prodded gently at the box, but jumped back when Lee opened it.
A long hairy leg poked out of the box. The leg was attatched to an over sized spider. Many of the on looking girls yelped and screamed loudly, well, actually, a lot of the boys in the crowd yelped and screamed loudly as well.
Before another long hidiously hairy leg of the spider could poke its way out of the box, Lee quickly closed it, grinning more than ever. "Don't I say I didn't tell you so."
The crowd slowly diminished, leaving Alicia, Katie and Lee. From a distance they could hear George calling for Fred, rather loudly at that. "Oh, is that your cat, Katie? She's so pretty! It is a girl isn't it?" Alicia stroked the cat gently when nothing was said.
"Uhm, yeah. Her name's Mattie," she handed the animal over to Alicia.
Once again silence fell, mainly between Katie and Lee since Alicia was so caught up in cooing over the cat. Lee lifted one hand away from the box to scratch the back of his head. He failed to notice that his spider's leg had easily lifted the box top and slowly extended outside of it. "So uhm, Alicia, you said you had something to tell us?"
"I did? Oh! Yeah! I did, but I can't tell you now. Where's Fred, George and Angelina?" She looked up from the cat to look around the crowded platform.
Fred and George were nearby, with the rest of the Weasley troops. Percy was smiling smugly with a 'P' attached to his robes. Lee groaned loudly at seeing this, "Looks like Percy's gone and got himself a Prefect's badge. A lifetime supply on endless good behavior lectures, here we come."
"--the prefects have got two compartments to themselves--" he was apparently explaining to his mother. No doubt he was trying to get away from the twins and his youngest brother before anyone could put together that they were related. Not that he would have any luck, the red hair and hand-me-down robes would be a dead give away.
George opened his mouth slightly, and clapped his hands on both cheeks with an ait of shock, "Oh, are you prefect, Percy? You should have said something, we had no idea."
"Hang on," Fred stepped in, eyes casted upward as if he were all of a sudden remembering something, "I think I remember him saying something about it. Once--"
By now Percy was glaring menacingly at the two, but his look of frustration was nothing compared to Mrs. Weasley's. Though she was clearly trying to ignore them, she wasn't succeeding in the least.
George also adopted that look of remembering something that had long been forgotten, "Or twice."
"A minute--" Fred went on.
"All summer--" George finished.
Hearing everything, Katie, Alicia and Lee were trying their hardest not to laugh out at the twins. If they laughed now, Mrs. Weasley's attention would turn to them, and they would be lectured on how to have better appreciation for the house Prefects.
Once done tormenting their family, mainly their younger brother, Fred and George finally left them all to catch up with the three and board the train to dump their things in the first available compartment they could. Angelina was on the train glaring daggers at them all. "Where were you?!"
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The girls stared wide eyed at the news twins had just delivered. Lee looked at them suspiciously, not believing a word they had just said.
Fred and George leaned back in their seats, crossed their arms and grinned smugly at them. Together they chorused. "It's true."
"So you're saying that you two met Harry Potter," Angelina still couldn't quite believe it.
Fred nodded.
Finally decided to figure this whole thing out, Lee began to question the twins, giving them no chance to really answer, "The same Harry Potter that defeated the dark lord when he was only one? The same Harry Potter who's parents were killed by you-know-who? The same Harry Potter that's in all the books? The same Harry Potter that--"
George rolled his eyes, "No, Lee, this is the not so famous Harry Potter that just kind of sits there."
Lee sat back, looked a little dejected, "Fine, I see how it is."
"Did you see his scar?" Katie asked curiously.
So for the next fifteen minutes of train ride, the six friends spoke about Fred and George's encounter with the famous Boy-Who-Lived. After a while, the twins began to tell mad tales of how they always knew where the boy was, and how they had to rescue them from mad muggles who lived with a traveling circus. Of course, the only ones to show any interest in this wild tale where Fred and George were the heros were Angelina and Alicia. Much to Katie's amusement.
The two girls didn't believe a shred of what they were saying, but they simply laughed and nodded.
While Lee was occupying himself with feeding his over grown spider, Katie simply stared out of the compartment window, lost in thought. She glanced across the compartment, who still watched his spider with forced interest. It was easy to tell what the two were thinking about.
Though Lee was indeed on Katie's mind, there was another boy.
"You guys find any possible candidates to be seeker? We really need to find someone fast, so my early training plan can take way. I've been looking around, from compartment to compartment and--" Oliver walked inside their compartment, and hadn't even bothered with a 'hello' or even a wave. His mind was set on the Quidditch season to come.
The twins groaned, and the girls shook their heads. He seated himself between Katie and Angelina, and put an arm around each of them. "What? Not happy to see your captain?"
I am! Katie thought quickly, a blush rising to her cheeks. Her shoes suddenly became very interesting, so she focused her attention on them.
"No one?" Oliver questionned, looking around the silent compartment. "Well since you guys don't seem to want talk about Quidditch--" his eyes still swept over all of them, "Any of you see that Potter, kid? I honestly thought he wouldn't be so shrimpy."
And once again, life sprouted up in the compartment at the mention of Harry Potter. Fred and George launched into their ridiculous story about how they saved Harry, knowing their duty to the wizarding community and all.
Rolling his eyes, Oliver removed his arm from Angelina's shoulder, and looked at Katie, "So, what did you decided on?"
What did he say? Katie panicked. Did he say 'who did I decided on?' But I can't choose! Lee and Oliver are both really cool and sweet and-- She blushed even more, and spoke to her shoes, though the words were really meant for Oliver to hear. "Well you see-- I mean, well, I can't decided-- I-- There a lot of qualities that--"
Oliver grinned and shook his head, silencing her he put his hand on her's. Her heart flutter. Or perhaps it was her breakfast. "Maybe we're talking about two different things. I was just wondering about which broomstick you chose."
Oh, she thought in relief, though she couldn't help but feel a twinge of hurt somewhere within that relief. His mind is always on Quidditch, what else can I expect? She cleared her throat and answered with a forced smile, "I got the Silver Arrow. Good price too."
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"Welcome! Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddemnt! Tweak! Thank you!"
The feast was once again a true marvel. The roasted potatoes were far better than anything Katie had ever tasted. When she was eating, she chattered happily with her fellow Gryffindors, and when her mouth was full, she simply nodded, listened and smiled at all the appropriate times.
At the other end of the table, Nearly Headless Nick was going on about how he thought how well decapitated he was. The twins shook their heads. George sighed and slapped his forehead, remembering something, "Forgot to tell Ronny, there that Nick has a habit of removing his head, well, all that will come off that is. You know he easily sick he gets, think we should have told him."
Fred finished a chicken wing then looked at his twins, and together they grinned and answered, "Nah!"
"You should really go for it, Katie," Alicia prodded with her most convincing voice. "You two would really be cute for each other! Really, you would!"
Angelina grinned and swallowed her roll, "You'd defaintely have a better chance with Lee, and he's cute. Kinda. In that," she paused to think of words to describe their friend, "really, wierd, I'm-best-friends-with-Fred-and-George way."
Katie looked down the table to look at Lee, who had a carrot stick in each nostril, four poking out of his mouth, and one in each ear. She made a small face then leaned back in her place on the bench. She looked at Angelina and Alicia, and motioned for them to take a look for themselves.
After they did, they exploded with laughter. Katie smiled and shook her head, "You want me to go out with that?"
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The first day of classes and already Katie had found out that there was at least one living teacher that was as dull as Pofressor Binns.
The entire muggle studies class was filled with droopy eyed third year students, with not a Slytherin in sight. The first object they were introduced to was the rubber duck. Katie picked her pink one up and looked over it curiously. Their first assignment was to write a ten fifteen inch essay on this rubber device. There didn't appear to be much to write about.
Later on in the week the professor had assigned them all an object that was used in both in the muggle and the wizarding world. Groans filtered through the group of students as they drew their subject from a pointed hat.
"Pajamas?" Lee sighed as he looked at the little slip of paper in his hands. He groaned and allowed his head to land on the wooden desk infront of him.
Fred laughed at his friend before looking at his own subject. His smile was quickly replaced by a grimace, "Wood? As in our captain? Wood?"
"No you goof," Angelina looked over at his small strip of paper. "Wood, as in from a tree. You know, to make tables and such."
The only other new class she had for the new school year was divination. The only friends taking this class with her was Lee and Angelina. It was by definition, a very interesting class as was the professor.
"I see love in your future young lady," Professor Trelanwy had come from nowhere, and caused Katie and Angelina to practically jump out of their skin. She was speaking to Katie with a an airy voice, her wide eyes trying to open even wider as if the love in her future were a horrific one. "Yes, love, and lots of it, my dear."
Katie blushed a bit once she realized everyone's eyes were on her. Finally the extra attention was turned away from her when Professor Telawny swooped to the front of the classroom and instructed everyone to collect their teacups so they could begin the class with reading tea leaves.
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"I'm absolutely sure you two found your new classes stimulating," Percy was walking with the twins down the corridors toward Gryffindor Tower. "I remember my third year as if it were yesterday. I admit it was a bit hard at first, but after I got used to the flow of things--"
"You think if we take his prefect's badge and hold it up for ransom, he'll leave us alone?" George asked with a gruff sigh.
Fred shook his head, "He might, but he would owl mum, then we'd have her to deal with."
In a matter of minutes, both twins were trying not to fall over when there was new weight added to their backs. In unison, the twins glanced back to see who had jumped on them. They grinned at Katie and Angelina and shook their heads. "Girls are so wierd."
"Tell me about it," Lee mumbled as he came up next to the twins. When Alicia caught up with them, Katie climbed off of George's back to tell her about divination.
Percy remained the group of young teens, still going on about his third year, but was now accompanied by Penelope Clearwater, the Ravenclaw prefect. Soon, the two prefect, and the group of friends branched off down two seperate hallways.
Within minutes, the six third year Gryffindors found themselves in the familiar tense atmosphere of Snape's Potions class. They took their seats in the center of the class. As usual, there were three students to a table. Katie, George and Alicia sat at one table; Fred, Lee and Angelina at another.
"Take your seat now, you decative children. I'm sure that you were all unable to complete the essay assigned to you, so I will give you a five day extention." Snape looked over his class of Gryffindors and Hufflepuffs. Oh how he loathed them all.
There were a few grins passed to friends as they heard they would be receiving an extention.
"But of course," Snape began, his lips curling into a cruel, sinister grin, "being that you were all unprepared to turn it in, this act of irresponsibility requires punishment. Wouldn't you all say so?"
The students began to look at one another, unsure if they should answer this question. Not that it really mattered, because Snape answered it himself, "Yes, I would say so. Therefore, you will be sure to put in twelve additional inches to your fifteen inch essay."
No one dared say a word in argument, but while they were being released for lunch, Fred allowed his colorful vocabulary to flow freely. "Who does that git think he is?"
"Our potions master," Alicia sighed shortly.
Once they arrived at the Great Hall, the Gryffindor table was already so full, that there would be no way they could sit together. This resulted in the girls sitting together, and the boys sitting together. Well, the boys would have sat together, had some seventh year boy not taken the seat Lee was headed for. After a quick, silent, mumble of swear words, Lee went further down the table and found a seat to sit at. Where all the first years were.
Angelina, Alicia and Katie noticed that Lee had been forced to sit alone. Angelina and Alicia both looked at Katie at the same time. "What?"
"Go sit with him," Angelina said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world to do.
Katie shook her head, "I can't do that."
"Why not?" Alicia and Angelina chorused together.
"Because I--" she stopped mid-sentence. She had never really told them what happened at Diagon Alley. As innocent as it was, it was still something she didn't quite understand. "Because I just-- I-- Oh fine! I'll go sit with him." With that, Katie got up and went toward the very end of the table where the bulk of Hogwarts' first year students sat.
Lee looked up as Katie approached, then silently moved his bag away from the available spot, so she could have a seat herself. "Hey," he said casually.
"Hey." Katie took the offered seat, and began to prepare her plate for lunch. Lee did the same. And they did this all in complete silence. A very awkward, and uncomfortable, silence.
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Kiddies.. I think I'm sick.. And I don't think well when sick.. So if something doesn't make much sense.. It's because I'm sick.. Well at least I'm gonna blame it on that.
Now! Onto the great reviews recieved! -ACHOO-
Linda19 - You don't usually read Katie Bell fics? I'm glad you don't think it's fast paced.. I alsways try to keep things moving.. But not too fast.. You know? Well thank you for the review! And you're new so you missed the free cookie day, so here ya go! -Gives free cookies-
Hinky - You get some cookies too.. -gives cookies- Anyway.. Yes, everyone is wondering what will happen when Oliver comes into the picture, myself included. But I have a great ideas for future chapters that are really really funny that I hope everyone will like once I transcribe my thoughts into this fic.. Heh.. Thanks for the review and I hope almost everything is to your liking..
Kathy - You know what? You're right, there needs to be more Oliver, and I'm slowly working that in there.. someway.. somehow..
crystalviolinist - Yes.. Katie playing Quidditch is a good thing.. And I still gotta make her a better player too -.-' But thank you for continuing support.
tinkerbell86 - Lee IS sweet! In my opinion.. If you're best friends with the Weasley Twins.. You HAVE to be sweet. I think it's a perk..
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