The whole stadium was eerily quiet when Harry hit the ground, that moment not a single person moved. And then all hell broke loose, Hermione and Ron, followed closely by my sister ran onto the field, and then everyone started to panic.

The dementors had been charged away by Dumbledore, and everyone was in a slight state of shock. Had Gryfindor really just been beaten by Hufflepuff. I didn't think that was possible. Sam and Ben sat to my left with their jaws practically touching the ground. Percy who was in front of me turned around with a look of disbelief, Teri nudged me in the shoulder to snap me out of it.

"Well that was something" Hugh said trying to break the silence

"Yea" is all I could muster

Madeline from the spot next to me asked, "Do you think he's alright?"

"They'll take him to the hospital wing, and Madam Pomfrey will take good care of him, I'm sure he'll be ok" I said trying to comfort myself more then her.

But when I turned to face her she had turned an odd shade of red "Oh you weren't talking about Harry, you were talking about Oliver." She stared at the ground.

And that's when it happened; I lived up to every bitchy girl stereotype I'd been fighting against for years. "Are you kidding me?" I asked her "You don't even know him, and newsflash Zim you never will. There is someone lying in the hospital wing hurt and all you can think about is poor Oliver he lost a bloody game."

Teri stood up behind me "Come on Amy, lets go before you say something you don't mean."

"I'm not being irrational Teri," I knew what she was doing, trying to flip my rage onto her so that Zim could escape. It wasn't going to work. "I have sat by and watched him work his way through half the girls in this school. What makes you think he cares more about you then he did about any of them" She looked like she was about to cry, and I was starting to feel like and ass.

"Look Madeline, I don't know what kind of twisted game he is playing with you but walk away before you get hurt. You aren't going to just be friends, that's my job, and I'm not going anywhere." I stood up and moved over to the end of the aisle "I'm sorry but it had to be said, now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to see how Harry is doing."

I bounded down the stairs two by two which was dangerous considering the weather. I could hear Teri behind me "Amy slow down." she said catching me by the arm "Do you really think that was necessary?"

"Yes I do."

"Why?" we were walking along the grounds sopping wet because Hugh had the umbrella

"Because she can't have my life without a fight."

"What?" Teri looked like she'd been slapped in the face.

"You heard me, she thinks she can just waltz in and have my life, she's wrong. And I won't have it"

"You're being stupid." Teri replied

"Am I" I said stopping at the entrance to the castle "Think about it, she's all of a sudden hanging out with him all the time. She's trying to hang out MY sister, my sister, no one wants to hang out with Emily, they just do because she scares them. And that fat friend of her she gives me one more pissy look in the common room, and I'm going to punch her in the head." I sighed

"Feel better?" Teri asked laughing

"Slightly." I said pushing the door open "Lets go"

"Your jealous." she continued

"I am not"

"Yea you are"

"And just what would I be jealous of"

"The fact that he's hanging out with a girl who has two brain cells together. Face it Amy you always had his girls in that department. But Zim, she's got brains, almost as many as you do, and that scares the crap out of you."

"Shut up"

"See you do like him, your subconscious is showing, you want him all to yourself. And damn any girl that gets in your way."

"Don't psychoanalyze me"

"Don't make it so easy"

We were almost to the hospital wing, which was a good thing because I was about to strangle my friend.

"You do like him, don't you?" she was beaming. I shot her a look "I knew it this is great."

"Teri seriously stop, your delusional."

"There is nothing wrong with being into him you know, him better ten anyone." she was practically jumping up and down " And, and he'd actually nice to you."

I glared at her "I do not like him." I said pushing open to door to the hospital wing. And there stood the Gryfindor team covered in mud. I scanned the room, minus their captain. 'That little asshole' my blood was starting to boil. The twins turned and glanced at me. They knew where this situation was going to lead.

Percy smiled at me from the end of the bed. "How the hell did you beat me here?" He just grinned and shrugged

"How's he doing?"

Angelina turned to me tears streaming down her face. "Pomfrey says he's going to be fine. Just knocked out is all"

"Good, anyone know where my sister went off to?"

Hermione's turn to answer, "She was crying so she went to her dorm."

"Emily was crying?" she nodded "Why?"

But no one answered me

"Ok and your captain?"

One of the twins answered "Showers"

"Still?"

"Maybe he thinks drowning is the way to go" the other replied

"Thanks" I turned and marched out of the hospital wing, with Teri hot on my tail.

"Amy we just got out of the rain."

"He's going to see is teammate, stay here if you like."

"Your not going down there by yourself, plus I have to get Hugh anyway."

"Uh Huh" I was soaked to the skin; my jeans were so wet they were rubbing my legs funny. My pale pink shirt, completely transparent, and the gray zip up was dripping as we walked down the hallway. My shoes were also making a disgusting noise when I stepped down.

My hair was sticking to my face in thick patches and my cheeks were red from the wind and cold. I was so mad at him I was shaking partially from the cold, but mostly from anger.

Hugh was standing at the entrance to the locker rooms holding a huge umbrella. With every hair in place, outfit completely perfect, and dry by the way. "Cold girls?" He asked as Teri ran under the umbrella with him

"Your dry and therefore I hate you" I replied

"Oh if only you really meant that" He replied "You don't look that much like a drowned rat"

"Thanks, I appreciate that Randall"

"There are a whole bunch of people in there, people who shouldn't be, people who weren't even playing," He meant Ryan, he and Teri must have spoken about me.

I shot her a dirty look and pushed the door to the changing room open. About 15 boys turned to look at me. "Cover up what you don't want seen." I said as I moved to the center of the locker room.

Cedric stepped forward. "I'm…"

"Stop I don't care about the game."

I could see all their eyes shift to the floor. Steam billowed from the showers. "In there?"

"Yeah" Cedric answered

I walked over to the where the entrance to the shower bay and could barely make out his figure within all the steam "Get up your going to see Harry."

He jumped up and grabbed the towel hanging on the hook next to him. "You can't be in here."

"I already am in here." I stopped and starred him down being as intimidating at possible "Now get dressed your going to see Harry."

"I can't"

"You can and you will, now go get dressed"

"It's over Am"

"What?"

"All I've worked for, for 6 years over"

"And you blame Harry?"

He didn't answer for a while just stared at the water hitting the tile

"No" came his slow reply "I blame the dementors, and Diggory for not being affected" he pointed out into the locker room

"Oh Oliver" I could see he was fighting back tears

"Oliver needs a hug"

"Oliver needs some pants"

"Oliver needs a hug," He repeated with his arms open waiting.

"Fine" I stepped forward into his arms and he squeezed me tight, really tight.

His bare chest, correction, his very toned wet very warm bare chest, was pressed into my cold frame, causing me to shiver in his arms.

"Cold?"

"Freezing, all for you."

"Thanks" he said pulling me tighter; he rubbed my arms, to try to warm me up. "Your cheeks are red."

He continued rubbing the back of his fingers along my face, stopping at my chin tilting my face up so that he was looking into my eyes, deep into my eyes. I could see so many emotions in his as he stared at me.

His face moved towards mine, until his lips were gently touching mine, ever so slightly. We'd kissed before, but this was different their was something almost electric in his touch, When I didn't pull away, he deepened the kiss, his hands had moved down to the low of my back pressing me closer to him.

I ran my hand along his back, up into his hair, my mind was telling me this was a horrible idea, but these was something about his touch that I couldn't ignore, or pull away from.

We were locked in this, for a few moments before reality hit me, and I pulled away.

"Oh god" was all I could say "I have to go."

I turned on my heel and tried to bolt from the room. He reached for me to stop.

"Amy wait" he started "this isn't wrong"

"This is very wrong, you're in a towel for god sakes"

"I can fix that."

"No, no I have to go" and I was out of their faster then I thought possible. Cedric called after me, and Ryan just laughed. It was still pelting down rain; Teri and Hugh were locked together under the umbrella when I pushed the door to the locker room open. I ran past them, when Teri caught sight of me.

All I could hear as the beginning "Amy, what's…" I assume the rest was wrong, but I didn't care, I needed to get away from everyone. 'I don't believe this' I thought to myself. The rain was still pouring as I walked around the grounds.

I couldn't go back to the castle, people would be looking for me there, more specifically Wood, would be looking for me.

I just couldn't deal with this all right now, I had just been making out with my best friend, in the shower, with him in a towel. I dropped my head into my hands.

I walked over to the edge of the lake where the squid was playing in the storm, and sat on a boulder, letting the cold icy rain hit me. I was numb inside and out.

What was I thinking, I had felt this coming, and the two of us had gotten closer than I thought was possible. I knew things about this boy that no other person would ever know. But something in our relationship dynamic had changed; there was something about him that made me want to be with him.

I don't know why I had denied it for so long. But it was still not something I wanted to deal with. "Are you really willing to risk everything, for a relationship that probably won't last" I said out loud my voice lost to the wind.

Pulling my knees to my chest. I wrapped my arms around them resting my chin on my knees, the old stone making my ass numb. Lightening rumbled and thunder forked around me and I didn't even care. I just sat there for an indeterminate amount of time, before I noticed that the tips o my fingers were turning blue.

"I should probably head back now" I again said out loud to the wind, the squid was still loving the cold rain, it made me laugh out loud.

The walk back to the castle was incredibly muddy and gross, but I was so disgusting already I couldn't bring myself to care. No one was out and about today, and as I looked up at the magnificent castle, the candles could be seen flickering in all the windows. 'The common room should be nice and warm' I though to myself as I pushed open the great big front door.

I hadn't made it to the staircase when from behind me I heard "Where the hell have you been?" It as my sister, "Do you know how many times we've searched the school for you?" I just continued to walk "Wood, Teri, Megan, me, huh do you know"

"I thought it was a rhetorical question"

"At least ten times, at least," she stated throwing her hands into the air "No one thought you were dumb enough to stay outside in this for 6 hours."

"Was I really out there that long" I shrugged "Time got away from me"

"What were you doing?"

"Thinking"

"In the rain?"

"Uh huh"

"Where?"

"By the lake"

"Your crazy"

"Probably"

"You are going to get sick"

"I'm going to shower now, go away"

"I'm not letting you out of my sight again"

"You can't go into the prefect bathroom"

"Then I will wait outside of it"

"If you wish"

This conversation took place on our way to the tower through the common room and into my dorm.

I kicked my trunk causing the top to pop open. I was storing extra clothes in there, the ones that wouldn't fit in the wardrobe. I pulled out a light purple hoodie, and dark blue jeans and moved to my dresser, to get dry under stuff including a white muscle tee. My sister was sitting at the end of my bed staring at me

"What did he do?"

"Who?"

"Who? Wood that's who."

"What makes you think he did something?" I grabbed my kit and folded my clothes and left the room unfortunately Emily followed

"Because he was really freaked out, which led me to believe something happened" she stopped "And Teri said you bolted from the locker room."

I didn't answer but held the curtain back for her to enter the bathroom.

She was staring a hole into the back of my head. I went into the shower area and turned on the hot water and waited for the tub to fill.

"I'm cold," I said

"You're shaking"

"I noticed," I said walking behind the blind and getting into the tub.

"What did he do?"

"He didn't do anything." We sat in silence while I slowly regained feeling in my body. Emily hadn't said anything in awhile which is slightly frightening.

"He kissed me"

"So"

"Like really kissed me"

"Tongue?"

"Yea"

"About time"

"Shut up" she couldn't see me because of the blind, but I could see her outline. I stood up, drying myself off, pulling my dry clothes on.

"Do you have your wand?" I questioned

"Yea"

"You know the drying spell"

"Yea"

"Help me out here" she jumped off the counter and took my clothes from me, and with a single flick they were dry, and clean 'Good job sis' I thought

"Hair to?" she asked

"Please"

"Sit" And with another flick my hair was dry, Turning around she did the same to my shoes.

"Thanks"

"Where's your wand?"

"Up in my trunk, I hope" We left the bathroom and began walking "Are you going to the tower?"

"Yes"

"Bring these," I offered her my clothes "I'm starving"

"Ok" and with that we parted ways.