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CHAPTER 10
"Do you remember that first time I saw you?" Oliver asked as he wrapped a strand of my hair around his finger. I smiled at him thinking about that morning when I was taken to the train station by my parents and Jenny. They had been a bit sceptical about the magical boundary to the platform. I stood there watching as two students vanished through it. I looked at my dad and took a deep breath. I nodded and he gave me a quick push and I ran towards the wall with my eyes closed. I had expected to slam right into the wall, instead what I had run into was soft and moaned in pain. When I opened my eyes I saw that I had run over a boy. I had run over Oliver. My first thoughts were that he was cute, my next that I had nearly killed him!
"First year?" he said picking himself of the ground. I could feel myself burning red. I couldn't find words so I just nodded at him. I thought he would be angry at being run over, instead he smiled. My god he had the best smile.
"That's okay, I knocked over a prefect my first time through." He smiled as he had come to my side.
"Muggle born?" he asked as he helped me to push my trolley.
"Muggle?" I asked I had heard people use that word on Diagon Alley but I hadn't wanted to ask what it was.
"Non-magical parents?" he said smiling. I nod again; I must seem so stupid not knowing what Muggles are.
"Don't worry; there are lots of muggle born kids in Hogwarts now. Here let me help you put these on the train and I shall tell you all you need to know about life at Hogwarts. I am Oliver Wood by the way. I'm just starting third year." He said smiling as he put my bags into an empty compartment.
"I'm Katie Bell. I would love for you to explain some things to me." I had said as I sat across from him.
"I'll start with Quidditch. You seem pretty light you could try out if you want, we need three new chasers, our last ones graduated last year." I spent the next half hour being taught how to play Quidditch. He told me all about the national teams and the international teams. I was totally engrossed with this sport.
"I used to play basketball for my school, they kinda sound the same except there's only one ball and no broomsticks with basketball." I sighed. He laughed at that and I faked being insulted.
"Well! It is quite hard sometimes; I shall have to get you to play it sometime." I said teasingly.
"Then it's a deal, I shall teach you Quidditch and you shall teach me basketball." He laughed.
"What house do you think you'll be in?" Oliver asked as he bought me some ever flavoured beans from the trolley.
"I want to be in Gryffindor. It sounds really cool. Their supposed to be the best. What house are you in?" I asked as I savoured a milk chocolate bean.
"Gryffindor. And I can tell you we are the best." He laughed. We spent the rest of the train journey just talking about things which I was surprised to know we had in common. His family had a farm, though his father didn't work it. Oliver told me about how he used to love going down into the fields and just staying down there helping the servants save the harvests. I had to explain to him I had no servants. He seemed to be embarrassed by the fact he had some. When the train reached the station I think he could hear me shaking with nerves. He came close to me and put his arm around me and smiled.
"It's okay. Hagrid will bring you to the castle and I shall be there at the Gryffindor table. When you get sorted you can come sit next to me and I shall introduce you to everyone." He smiled. Even now his smile relaxes me. I was brought across the river with the Weasley twins who had wasted no time in planning pranks. I had been so happy to see them because I knew them from the village and I had often wandered over to them. I was surprised that I missed them at the platform. I think they were just as surprised to see me. The first thing they did when they saw me was rush over and one flanked me at each side their arms around my shoulder.
"The terrible trio, that has a ring to it. Excellent. We have heard that you have been known to play a prank or two Miss Bell." They had laughed. As we stood at the doors of the great hall I saw the most handsome man I had ever seen in my life. I think the twins saw the look on my face; they turned to each other and rolled their eyes.
"That's our brother Bill, he's in seventh year and god knows he is perfect." They said in a sing-song voice. I laughed as MacGonagall brought us into the hall to be sorted. Oliver waved to me from the table and I waved back. I had been wrong, Bill wasn't the most handsome man I had ever seen, Oliver Wood was. I was one of the first to be called up to sit on the three legged stool. Professor MacGonagall put the hat on my head and I nearly died when I heard it talking to me.
"Aw this one is simply too easy to sort. She has the courage of a pride of lions and a heart as big as an ocean. I can only place her in GRYFFINDOR!" I heard a loud round of applause. I saw Oliver standing to applaud me. I winked at the twins as I went to sit with the Quidditch team.
That had been the start of my Hogwarts life.
CHAPTER 10
"Do you remember that first time I saw you?" Oliver asked as he wrapped a strand of my hair around his finger. I smiled at him thinking about that morning when I was taken to the train station by my parents and Jenny. They had been a bit sceptical about the magical boundary to the platform. I stood there watching as two students vanished through it. I looked at my dad and took a deep breath. I nodded and he gave me a quick push and I ran towards the wall with my eyes closed. I had expected to slam right into the wall, instead what I had run into was soft and moaned in pain. When I opened my eyes I saw that I had run over a boy. I had run over Oliver. My first thoughts were that he was cute, my next that I had nearly killed him!
"First year?" he said picking himself of the ground. I could feel myself burning red. I couldn't find words so I just nodded at him. I thought he would be angry at being run over, instead he smiled. My god he had the best smile.
"That's okay, I knocked over a prefect my first time through." He smiled as he had come to my side.
"Muggle born?" he asked as he helped me to push my trolley.
"Muggle?" I asked I had heard people use that word on Diagon Alley but I hadn't wanted to ask what it was.
"Non-magical parents?" he said smiling. I nod again; I must seem so stupid not knowing what Muggles are.
"Don't worry; there are lots of muggle born kids in Hogwarts now. Here let me help you put these on the train and I shall tell you all you need to know about life at Hogwarts. I am Oliver Wood by the way. I'm just starting third year." He said smiling as he put my bags into an empty compartment.
"I'm Katie Bell. I would love for you to explain some things to me." I had said as I sat across from him.
"I'll start with Quidditch. You seem pretty light you could try out if you want, we need three new chasers, our last ones graduated last year." I spent the next half hour being taught how to play Quidditch. He told me all about the national teams and the international teams. I was totally engrossed with this sport.
"I used to play basketball for my school, they kinda sound the same except there's only one ball and no broomsticks with basketball." I sighed. He laughed at that and I faked being insulted.
"Well! It is quite hard sometimes; I shall have to get you to play it sometime." I said teasingly.
"Then it's a deal, I shall teach you Quidditch and you shall teach me basketball." He laughed.
"What house do you think you'll be in?" Oliver asked as he bought me some ever flavoured beans from the trolley.
"I want to be in Gryffindor. It sounds really cool. Their supposed to be the best. What house are you in?" I asked as I savoured a milk chocolate bean.
"Gryffindor. And I can tell you we are the best." He laughed. We spent the rest of the train journey just talking about things which I was surprised to know we had in common. His family had a farm, though his father didn't work it. Oliver told me about how he used to love going down into the fields and just staying down there helping the servants save the harvests. I had to explain to him I had no servants. He seemed to be embarrassed by the fact he had some. When the train reached the station I think he could hear me shaking with nerves. He came close to me and put his arm around me and smiled.
"It's okay. Hagrid will bring you to the castle and I shall be there at the Gryffindor table. When you get sorted you can come sit next to me and I shall introduce you to everyone." He smiled. Even now his smile relaxes me. I was brought across the river with the Weasley twins who had wasted no time in planning pranks. I had been so happy to see them because I knew them from the village and I had often wandered over to them. I was surprised that I missed them at the platform. I think they were just as surprised to see me. The first thing they did when they saw me was rush over and one flanked me at each side their arms around my shoulder.
"The terrible trio, that has a ring to it. Excellent. We have heard that you have been known to play a prank or two Miss Bell." They had laughed. As we stood at the doors of the great hall I saw the most handsome man I had ever seen in my life. I think the twins saw the look on my face; they turned to each other and rolled their eyes.
"That's our brother Bill, he's in seventh year and god knows he is perfect." They said in a sing-song voice. I laughed as MacGonagall brought us into the hall to be sorted. Oliver waved to me from the table and I waved back. I had been wrong, Bill wasn't the most handsome man I had ever seen, Oliver Wood was. I was one of the first to be called up to sit on the three legged stool. Professor MacGonagall put the hat on my head and I nearly died when I heard it talking to me.
"Aw this one is simply too easy to sort. She has the courage of a pride of lions and a heart as big as an ocean. I can only place her in GRYFFINDOR!" I heard a loud round of applause. I saw Oliver standing to applaud me. I winked at the twins as I went to sit with the Quidditch team.
That had been the start of my Hogwarts life.