Sorry I'm reposting the same chapter because for some reason, the program left off the last few sentences. And that bothered me. There is another one coming soon. I promise.
From my spot on the end of the bed I could see the hurt in her face. " I was going to tell you. But then all that shit happened and I'm glad I didn't go" she was still pacing at the end of the bed
"I didn't mean to wake you up, go back to sleep." she said moving towards the door.
I leaped from the bed and wrapped my arm around her waist, pulling her back toward me. I spun her around so that she was facing me, " You don't honestly think that I would risk loosing you over her do you?"
She wouldn't look at me "She's mean"
"I know," I said rubbing my hand over her back where I could feel every bump on her spine. "Did you eat today?"
"Of course I did." she replied jerking away from me "Why would you ask that?"
"It's just your really thin."
"And that's a bad thing?"
"When you get to thin then yes."
"And you think I'm to thin?"
"You're getting pretty close to dangerous, yea."
"Ok I'm done with you, go back to bed." She stated as she stormed out of the room without a second glance back at me.
Explain to me how it is possible to screw things up with her every time we speak. It seemed that every conversation I had with her lately ended in an argument. Both of us were extremely hard headed which caused many problems when we fought.
I fell back onto the bed, it was my ritual to sleep the day away, that way I didn't get to crazy, it was a rule I believe Teri had instated soon after I made the team, apparently I annoyed her. We had a fairly good shot at winning even if I had to change strategies mid training. And it was supposed to rain all day tomorrow. I wonder how much of the school will actually show up for the match. If it were me, well honestly I'd still be there because well quidditch is my thing, But all those poor souls who just go out for something to do, There is no way I would sit in the cold icy rain.
I felt myself starting to drift off, that's how good my lectures were I even put myself to sleep. Maybe a little nap would do me good.
The next thing I knew I felt a familiar form climb into bed with me.
"I thought you were mat at me?" I asked moving over.
"I am" she said hugging her pillow "But it's raining, it's been raining for two hours."
"And you held out that long."
"Yes, well I was making a point." she shivered next to me. "You slept through dinner, I brought some up for you over there" she pointed to the window seat.
"What time is it?"
"Ten-thirty" she said with a yawn.
I got out of bed and pick up the food off the tray. "What is it?"
"Turkey, I made you a sandwich because I didn't know when I would be waking you up. And cold mashed potatoes are gross."
"Yes they are."
"I'm way to good to you," she said yawning into her pillow once more.
"Yes you are." I agreed, "Where are my roommates?"
She was almost asleep her eyes just a sliver open "In the common room, talking to Zim"
"Zim?" they don't even know her
"Yes well they are getting to I suppose."
"Goodnight Amy."
"MMM HMM" was the only audible response
She doesn't like thunderstorms in case you couldn't tell. Petrified of them actually, has been for as long as I've known her. Which is completely out of character, because she's fearless in most situations. She'd kill me for telling people this but she slept in her parents bed until she was eleven. And that's only because she came here.
Once she started here I would notice that she was very pale and exhausted looking the mornings after storms. And during one said storm I traveled down into the common room to find her doing homework in front of the fire at three-thirty am, while the storm raged outside. She was white as a ghost and visibly trembling the whole time.
So I sat on the couch with her and talked for hours. If it wasn't for this place, I'm almost certain that we would have drifted in different directions. We didn't exactly have the same interests or the same friends. But I loved her dearly and would do anything for her, and the scary thing is she knew it. It was very apparent that she was way out of my league, always had been, and her sister took great pride in pointing that out to me every chance she got.
My first year at Hogwarts, I did not have much of a social life. It was my roommates and I most of the time; we went to matches together, ate together, and "studied" together. At that point Percy had been fun to be around mostly because Charlie and Bill were still here and Charlie and I bonded. It wasn't until second year when I made the house team that I started to develop a social life. I still don't know, which had more to do with it, Quidditch or Amy. She was one of those people who made friends easily and often, so when she got here I was kind of along for the ride. Along with her came Teri another person who made friends easily and often, so I was set with them around.
The lighting flashed outside and I saw Amy jolt in the bed. I had never figured out this unnatural fear of storms, it was just completely out of character for her to be this afraid of something.
I turned my attention away from the window and caught a pair of huge hazel eyes staring at me. "I thought you were asleep"
"Nope" she replied pulling her knees to her chest "Whatcha thinking?"
"Umm about how much the match is going to suck tomorrow."
"You'll be great"
I stood up and stretched "I know I'll be great but what about everyone else" I said receiving a pillow to the face "Not nice"
"You have the best team in Hogwarts history why are you worried?"
"I'm worried because no one else seems to be. Everyone just expects us to win everything now that we have Potter." I plopped down on my trunk at the end of the bed.
"Way to feel sorry for yourself. Your house has confidence in you because your good at what you do. They know that someday they will be telling everyone how they went to school with the very famous Oliver Wood" she bounced on her knees "Keeper extraordinaire"
"Thanks Am."
"Not a problem, I'm going to bed."
"In your own room?"
"Emily and I are camping in the common room." she stopped at the door "You can join us if you like."
"Emily to eh?"
"Yes but don't tell anyone she' very sensitive."
Needless to say I spent the night in my own bed sleeping on couches was bad for my posture."
I woke up at seven am and felt refreshed. I think Amy bewitched my sandwich; maybe she had done the same for herself. I was actually feeling really good until I looked out the window and noticed the storm had gotten considerably worse since last night. No use showering, I'll be filthy in minutes.
I grabbed my broom from the cupboard and made my way into the common room, where the twins were sitting annoying Amy, who was already fully dressed, Emily though had long since disappeared.
"Breakfast team" I grunted "You to" I nodded at her"
The walk to great hall was one made in silence, everyone was nervous you could feel it in the air. Harry was already in the hall and had finished a rather large bowl of porridge when we sat down. Katie, Alicia, and Angelina joined us a few moments later.
They smiled weakly as they took their seats. "It's going to be a tough one" I said playing with my food I wasn't particularly hungry.
"Stop worrying Oliver" said Alicia from across the table "we don't mind a bit of rain"
That was the understatement of the century. The walk down to the pitch was intense. The whole school turned out to watch, all running down to the pitch umbrellas being blown out of their hands.
We entered the locker rooms leaving puddles as we went and changed into our robes. The team's attention turned toward me waiting for my usual pre-game pep talk. But nothing that was in my head seemed good enough to emerge from my mouth.
I looked around the room to everyone's faces, opened my mouth to speak, and closed it again. A strange gulping sound came from somewhere deep inside my throat. Shaking my head I turned towards the door and nodded, everyone followed.
As we made our way on to the filed you could not see more than a few in front of you, the only thing making the Hufflepuffs visible was the obnoxious canary yellow robes. Walking to the center of the field Diggory extended his hand, which I took as was accustomed, he smiled but my face had lost that ability. SO I just nodded at him, and the smile disappeared from his face.
Madam Hooch nodded at us "Mount your brooms" and with a shrill blast from her whistle we were off. I flew as fast as the rain would allow me to, too the hoops my broom nearly ripped from hands in the process.
I couldn't see the other end of the field, but I could see the score, and had never been more proud of my girls then when I saw that first 10 show up on the scoreboard. When the second and third showed up in rapid succession, I felt myself begin to relax, which was a huge mistake as I felt a Quaffle skin my face and fly threw the hoops. 'Thirty to Ten ok girls do your thing make me proud' I was soaked to the skin, wetter then I had ever been in my entire life, my hands so cold I could barely feel them. I did however manage to have a few spectacular saves, or course no one could see them through the rain.
With the first flash of lightening I motioned to Madam Hooch for a time out. I heard her whistle blow and made my way to the ground. As I landed I turned and gestured, Harry to the ground. My whole team landed with a squelch into the mud.
"I called for a time out" I said to the team "Come on under here"
We huddled under a large umbrella. Harry took off his glasses and wiped them on his robes "What's the score?" He asked
"We're fifty points up" I replied "But if we don't get the snitch soon; we'll be playing all night"
"I've no chance with these on" Harry replied waving his glasses at me
Just as he finished his sentence Hermione appeared at his shoulder, "I've an idea Harry! Give me your glasses, quick"
He handed them over, as the team watched with mouths open.
Hermione tapped them with her wand "Impervious"
"There" she said handing them back to Harry "They'll repel water"
I could have kissed her right on the spot; she turned and disappeared into the crowd "Okay team, lets go for it"
I flew back to my posts, maybe now we can get this over with. I was frozen solid; I just wanted to sit in front of the fire and thaw, or maybe a nice long shower. There was a huge clap of thunder followed by forked lightening, this was getting dangerous, 'Come on Harry' I want this to end before someone gets hurt
I saw Harry pause, and then fall a few feet before catching himself, and then I caught sight of Cedric pelting up the field after something small and gold.
"Harry" I yelled "Harry behind you" and he was off. He chased Cedric up the field
Then I saw something, that made my skin crawl. At least a hundred dementors with their faces pointed up had entered the stadium.
And then this gut wrenching realization, Harry was falling hard, from a very high place. I saw the rest of my team make a move for him, as Dumbledore stood up and uttered a spell, which made Harry slow down considerably before colliding with the ground. The wind caught his broom and threw it into the whomping willow. I shuddered, and then heard something that nearly broke my heart.
Over all the commotion I heard Lee scream, "Diggory has the snitch"
Diggory landed just as I did running across the field towards Madam Hooch.
"I didn't realize" He started panting "He fell we will have a replay"
Madam Hooch looked from me to him.
I extended my hand "You won fair"
Diggory looked as if he swallowed his tongue. "Really Wood we wouldn't mind."
"You caught it, we didn't" I moved out of the way as they loaded Harry onto the stretcher, Ron, Hermione, along with Emily ran onto the field. Looking as if they had just stepped out of a swimming pool."
I shook Cedrics hand before walking over to make sure Harry was breathing. He seemed to just be knocked out.
I clapped my hand on to Fred's shoulder "I'm going to hit the showers, I'll meet you up in the Hospital wing."
I walked into the locker room, and threw my pads at the wall before grabbing my shower stuff and let the steam fill the locker room, before letting the water pelt onto my back.
"All that work for nothing" I said out loud to an empty locker room.
