Okay I actually got another chapter done without the aid of my laptopwhich
is still in the shop. God bless the university computer labs. So enjoy.
Love eisa.
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Chapter 20
I appeared with a pop in Jenny's front room. It had been easy to talk them into letting me come to see her. They couldn't do anything to protect me in the school so it didn't really matter where I was. Jenny smiled and hugged me as she got over the shock of me suddenly appearing out of thin air.
"My god Katie, that is one hell of a trick." She said as she made me a cup of coffee; it was nice to be surrounded by Muggle things; it felt quaint now, that food didn't magically appear on your plate or juice in your glass. But I smiled at my sister as she handed me the large mug, coffee was one of those items the wizarding world ignored, to great pity.
"Now tell me everything, since I wasn't allowed tell mum and dad that you have escaped for the weekend." She said as she faced me. Jenny was almost eight years older then me, and had just gotten her Masters Degree in Archaeology; she had been seeing her boyfriend Lars for about six years. I liked Lars, he didn't seem to mind at all that I was a witch; in fact I think he thought it was cool. But for tonight Jenny had sent Lars to the pub with some of his friends for the evening so I could talk with my big sis. So as we sat at the small oval table in the cream kitchen I told her everything from the time I got the letter from Professor MacGonagall to tell me I was the new captain to the point of when I got the letter from Cedric.
"I don't get it. You love Oliver, right? So why are you so worried about Cedric?" she asked puzzled.
"Of course I love Oliver, I love him more then anything.." I said stirring my cooling coffee.
"But.." Jenny said as if trying to force words into my mouth, I looked up at her and I knew she knew.
"I am so worried for him. He could get hurt in this tournament; he had to get past a dragon for the first task. I don't want to loose him. I love Cedric too."
"You love them both?" she asked looking at me with the look only an older sister can give. I nodded. I felt so guilty, I really did love Oliver, but I loved Cedric too. I had often heard stories of girls who loved two guys and didn't know what to do, I had always thought that was impossible to love two people at the same time and now I knew it was too easy to fall in love with your best friends.
"You'll have to pick one of them; you can't torture yourself over this though. You are only seventeen, you have a life time to find 'the one' right now you just have to make the choice that will make you happiest." How could she be so wise when she was only twenty five?
"But I don't want to hurt them." I sighed softly thinking of the dream I had had where I did in fact choose one, but as of yet I still didn't know which one I had run towards in the vain effort of saving him. Oliver or Cedric?
"Katie, someone always gets hurt, you, Oliver or Cedric. One of you will get a broken heart. That's just the way life is, no matter if you are a witch or; what is it a muddle?"
"Muggle." I corrected as I let her words sink in. She was right; someone would always get hurt, no matter what happened.
"So you are not telling mum and dad about this Dumas woman?" Jenny asked as she poured me a fresh cup. I shook my head.
"No they worry too much already, and then they would feel guilty because they wouldn't know how to protect me. It's best if this stays between the two of us; okay Jen?" I said looking into her dark eyes. She nodded knowing only to well the way my parents felt helpless when it came to the Wizarding world.
"So what exactly do you want me to tell you in relation to Cedric and Oliver?" Jenny asked as she tried to take the subject away from matters she herself could not protect me from.
"How do I choose which one?" I asked softly almost too quietly for her to hear.
"Honey you are what just gone seventeen, Cedric was your first boyfriend and Oliver is your first serious one. You don't have to choose. Do you remember when I was seventeen? I was going out with Kevin. I thought he was 'the one', I was wrong wasn't I? He was far from the one. But then at that age I thought that he was the only guy for me and my world spun just for him. Ten years from now, you will look back on Oliver and Cedric and smile as you hold hands with however you meet. Just because they both love you and you love them too doesn't mean you have to stay with them, if they make things too hard you can tell them to go away, with this Dumas woman on your tail you have enough to worry about apart from their raging testosterone and if they love you like they say they do, they should know that your only worry is Dumas."
"Yeah but you met Lars at nineteen. You two had problems; he went back to Norway for a year! You worked everything out. Why couldn't Oliver be the one?" I said softly as I spun the snitch pendent between my fingers.
"Then there's your choice. You didn't say why not Cedric. You have already made your mind up. You just want me to back you up and say that it was me who told you to break Cedric's heart. Sweetie, I love you and by dad your life is like some supernatural version of Dawson's Creek but relax take your time, worry about the nut case that wants to ruin you and not the fact that you have two great guys ready to fight over you. I would have loved that when I was your age." Jenny said smiling; again I was surprised at her wisdom.
"Now do you want to send Oliver a note? I am sure you would rather spend the night in his place then on my bumpy old couch." I blushed as she teased me and I sat and wrote a short note to Oliver telling him I was in Scotland. I had only sent the note when an hour later I heard the unmistakeable 'pop' sound from the sitting room.
"Oliver!" I called as I ran to him; he threw his arms around me and held me tight. Yes, there was no mistake his were the only arms I belonged in and now I felt guilty for doubting that.
"God Oliver, I love you so much." I whispered as I clung to him. I let him go and put my arm around his waist.
"Oliver Wood this is my sister Jenny Bell. Jen this is Oliver." I smiled as Jenny shook Oliver's hand.
"Nice to meet you Oliver, now I think you should both 'pop' back to where ever you pop too, because Kate here has to be back at school in twelve hours. Now behave yourself and don't forget to write to me and mum." Jenny said as she kissed my cheek.
"Thanks Jenny." I said as I hugged my big sister.
"Be careful Katie, I mean it, I don't know what I'd do if." she didn't finish the sentence but she hugged me again tighter and she smiled and straightened my hair.
"Love you sis." She said as she tossed me my coat, Oliver smiled down at me and wrapped his arm tight around my waist as I wished my big sister goodbye.
"Love you too Jen. I'll see you and Lars at Christmas." I said and then I was gone with a pop.
Disclaimer: You know the drill, I own nothing.
Chapter 20
I appeared with a pop in Jenny's front room. It had been easy to talk them into letting me come to see her. They couldn't do anything to protect me in the school so it didn't really matter where I was. Jenny smiled and hugged me as she got over the shock of me suddenly appearing out of thin air.
"My god Katie, that is one hell of a trick." She said as she made me a cup of coffee; it was nice to be surrounded by Muggle things; it felt quaint now, that food didn't magically appear on your plate or juice in your glass. But I smiled at my sister as she handed me the large mug, coffee was one of those items the wizarding world ignored, to great pity.
"Now tell me everything, since I wasn't allowed tell mum and dad that you have escaped for the weekend." She said as she faced me. Jenny was almost eight years older then me, and had just gotten her Masters Degree in Archaeology; she had been seeing her boyfriend Lars for about six years. I liked Lars, he didn't seem to mind at all that I was a witch; in fact I think he thought it was cool. But for tonight Jenny had sent Lars to the pub with some of his friends for the evening so I could talk with my big sis. So as we sat at the small oval table in the cream kitchen I told her everything from the time I got the letter from Professor MacGonagall to tell me I was the new captain to the point of when I got the letter from Cedric.
"I don't get it. You love Oliver, right? So why are you so worried about Cedric?" she asked puzzled.
"Of course I love Oliver, I love him more then anything.." I said stirring my cooling coffee.
"But.." Jenny said as if trying to force words into my mouth, I looked up at her and I knew she knew.
"I am so worried for him. He could get hurt in this tournament; he had to get past a dragon for the first task. I don't want to loose him. I love Cedric too."
"You love them both?" she asked looking at me with the look only an older sister can give. I nodded. I felt so guilty, I really did love Oliver, but I loved Cedric too. I had often heard stories of girls who loved two guys and didn't know what to do, I had always thought that was impossible to love two people at the same time and now I knew it was too easy to fall in love with your best friends.
"You'll have to pick one of them; you can't torture yourself over this though. You are only seventeen, you have a life time to find 'the one' right now you just have to make the choice that will make you happiest." How could she be so wise when she was only twenty five?
"But I don't want to hurt them." I sighed softly thinking of the dream I had had where I did in fact choose one, but as of yet I still didn't know which one I had run towards in the vain effort of saving him. Oliver or Cedric?
"Katie, someone always gets hurt, you, Oliver or Cedric. One of you will get a broken heart. That's just the way life is, no matter if you are a witch or; what is it a muddle?"
"Muggle." I corrected as I let her words sink in. She was right; someone would always get hurt, no matter what happened.
"So you are not telling mum and dad about this Dumas woman?" Jenny asked as she poured me a fresh cup. I shook my head.
"No they worry too much already, and then they would feel guilty because they wouldn't know how to protect me. It's best if this stays between the two of us; okay Jen?" I said looking into her dark eyes. She nodded knowing only to well the way my parents felt helpless when it came to the Wizarding world.
"So what exactly do you want me to tell you in relation to Cedric and Oliver?" Jenny asked as she tried to take the subject away from matters she herself could not protect me from.
"How do I choose which one?" I asked softly almost too quietly for her to hear.
"Honey you are what just gone seventeen, Cedric was your first boyfriend and Oliver is your first serious one. You don't have to choose. Do you remember when I was seventeen? I was going out with Kevin. I thought he was 'the one', I was wrong wasn't I? He was far from the one. But then at that age I thought that he was the only guy for me and my world spun just for him. Ten years from now, you will look back on Oliver and Cedric and smile as you hold hands with however you meet. Just because they both love you and you love them too doesn't mean you have to stay with them, if they make things too hard you can tell them to go away, with this Dumas woman on your tail you have enough to worry about apart from their raging testosterone and if they love you like they say they do, they should know that your only worry is Dumas."
"Yeah but you met Lars at nineteen. You two had problems; he went back to Norway for a year! You worked everything out. Why couldn't Oliver be the one?" I said softly as I spun the snitch pendent between my fingers.
"Then there's your choice. You didn't say why not Cedric. You have already made your mind up. You just want me to back you up and say that it was me who told you to break Cedric's heart. Sweetie, I love you and by dad your life is like some supernatural version of Dawson's Creek but relax take your time, worry about the nut case that wants to ruin you and not the fact that you have two great guys ready to fight over you. I would have loved that when I was your age." Jenny said smiling; again I was surprised at her wisdom.
"Now do you want to send Oliver a note? I am sure you would rather spend the night in his place then on my bumpy old couch." I blushed as she teased me and I sat and wrote a short note to Oliver telling him I was in Scotland. I had only sent the note when an hour later I heard the unmistakeable 'pop' sound from the sitting room.
"Oliver!" I called as I ran to him; he threw his arms around me and held me tight. Yes, there was no mistake his were the only arms I belonged in and now I felt guilty for doubting that.
"God Oliver, I love you so much." I whispered as I clung to him. I let him go and put my arm around his waist.
"Oliver Wood this is my sister Jenny Bell. Jen this is Oliver." I smiled as Jenny shook Oliver's hand.
"Nice to meet you Oliver, now I think you should both 'pop' back to where ever you pop too, because Kate here has to be back at school in twelve hours. Now behave yourself and don't forget to write to me and mum." Jenny said as she kissed my cheek.
"Thanks Jenny." I said as I hugged my big sister.
"Be careful Katie, I mean it, I don't know what I'd do if." she didn't finish the sentence but she hugged me again tighter and she smiled and straightened my hair.
"Love you sis." She said as she tossed me my coat, Oliver smiled down at me and wrapped his arm tight around my waist as I wished my big sister goodbye.
"Love you too Jen. I'll see you and Lars at Christmas." I said and then I was gone with a pop.