Chapter 15 –

I skipped happily onto the pitch and smiled as the first years looked at me shocked some of them with mild excitement. I handed the note to Madame Hooch as her eyes darted over the parchment before looking at me a smile forming on her lips.

"Well, Melody Scarlet Pearce it's a pleasure to finally meet you, a student from High Flyers should be able to teach this class flawlessly," She said as I looked at her confusedly before turning around and looking at the group of first years.

"May I?" I asked turning to her as she nodded her head. I pulled my wand out.

"Last one to get up in the air is scrubbing everyone else's shoes muggle styles," I said as they looked at me shocked.

"Now hold your hand over your broom and say 'up'," I said as everyone said it and in one swift movement everyone was holding their brooms.

"Perfect now you can all mount it right?" I asked, I muttered the 'accio' charm as my broom flew into my grasp the more experienced flyers looking at it in shock.

"Now come on, follow me," I said as they all mounted their brooms some confusedly.

"Okay, everyone hold the broom handle firmly and lift it up very slowly and only a little bit, and than lean forward and touch down," I said showing everyone as they all began doing it in attempts to not be last. I smiled as everyone floated back down.

"Now, with turning, when you hover in the air, turn your broom handle broom very gently and lean forward," I said gliding between them as they nodded nervously before doing the same ending up on opposite sides.

"Great, now to go faster, you just have to move quicker, and that's about it," I said as everyone looked at me as if they expected more from the lesson.

"Okay since this is first lesson, we're just going to play broom tag out, we'll play it timed, the person who's it when the timer runs out has to…be the Weasley twins' test project this year," I said as I saw their eyes widen.

"Okay maybe after we'll play it, tag out style, your touched and your down, winner gets to have a special dinner with me and my professor from Quiditch school," I said as some of them looked at each other gleefully. I slowly hovered my broom in the air as I gestured for the class to follow suit.

"Ok…your it!" I exclaimed tagging a first year beside me, as he looked around confused before lifting his broom into the air and jolting it in the direction of some first years that flew off. I hovered high in the air watching over all of them as a few boys and girls attempted to catch me as I laughed and flew towards the ground pulling up quickly as some lifted up before hitting the ground.

The game was timed for 20 minutes as everyone began getting tired out as the game finished a girl called Casey lost. I smiled at her patting her back.

"Don't worry they'll go easy on you, I promise," I said winking at her as she smiled weakly at me. I clapped my hands together as Madame Hooch waved at me from the stands as I rolled my eyes.

"Okay everyone, I know some of you are tired out, so you can sit out if you want, but those of you who actually want to go to this High Flyers with me this weekend, I promise a delicious meal and you can join in on a lesson with my friends, some of which play on actually teams," I said as some looked at me determinedly. I put my broom delicately on the ground as I mounted one of the schools Comet99's. I lifted off lightly as I looked at the ten boys and two girls.

"Once I tag you, your broom will automatically seize up and you'll slowly hover down to the ground, so don't panic," I said as they all nodded. I adjusted myself on the broom as I slipped off my robes dropping it into a boy with dorky glasses hands as he looked up at me confusedly.

"Hold onto it for me sunshine," I said as he blushed before walking over to the bench along with class. I looked up at everyone nodding.

"Okay, I think it's all set…you got five seconds…flee," I said as they scattered as I mouthed the count down closing my eyes a cheesy grin on my face.

I opened my eyes looking around as the twelve students moved around above my head, I felt one whip past my back as I swiftly tagged them out as the boy frowned his broom lowering to the ground. I rubbed the handle of my broom lightly smiling to myself before pushing off quickly tagging out 8 of the boys expertly and one girl. I looked at my watch frowning.

"You guys are pretty good," I said as they circled around me. I smiled to myself as I zoomed towards one of the guys lifting a foot onto my broom as I pushed it just under him, chasing him as I flipped over tagging the back of his head winking as I landed perfectly onto my broom. I heard a rustling and my right hand stretched out as I felt it graze the girl's hand. I smiled as she lowered to the ground I blew a whistle floating to the ground as the boy rushed up to me excitedly.

"Believe me you got me on my off day," I said as he looked at me smiling smugly. I slapped him over the head before reaching into my pocket. I clicked the pen and grabbed his hand.

"Meet me in the Great Hall at precisely 9.27am, I'll talk to Dumbledore bout it, kay kiddo…hmm you look really familiar?" I said as he smiled at me warmly before holding his hand out as I shook it weirdly.

"I'm Oliver's little brother, Jason Regulas Wood. He doesn't like talking bout me much though," He said as I looked at him confusedly before nodding.

"My, my another Wood? Oliver's going to be happy his little bro is following in his footsteps, he's coming too," I said as I turned around hearing someone yell my name.

"Mel' how was practise-huh? Jason what did you do!" Oliver said holding his head shaking it. I smirked waving Jason to head off as he rolled his eyes at Oliver.

"You have so much faith in your little brother," I said as he looked at me sorrily as Fred and George came running out onto the field I gestured for them to come over as the girl Casey looked at me worriedly.

"George, we had a little competition and I have found you a one off tester, nothing too extreme okay?" I said pushing Casey forward to them slightly as they began introducing themselves before she cracked up laughing as they walked off with her.

"So what did the little runt do?" Oliver asked as I shook my head and looked at him.

"He bet me on a Comet99, mind you I was going easy on them since, I'm a professional," I said smiling as Oliver looked at me like I was crazy.

"My little brother beat you?" He asked as I rolled my eyes looping my arm through his as I thanked the little boy as he gave me my robes and bag.

"Thanks sunshine," I said as he blushed before running up to his friends who high fived him.

"Your little brother is coming for a little lesson and brunch ext weekend," I said as Oliver looked at me with a cocked brow before leading me towards Transfiguration.

"Damn and I thought it'd just be us," Oliver chuckled as I slapped his arm.

"I'm sorry Mister Wood, but I don't share what is mine, unless it's for the good of man kind and to share a piece of fine ass like yours is surely sin," I said as he shook his head laughing at me.

"Your one piece of work," He said as I gagged at him.

"I know I am and a damn fine piece too," I said as he shook his head at me sighing.

"Hey Mel'!" I looked up and smiled unlinking from Oliver as I ran up to Roger.

"Hey Roger, how are you?" I asked as he smiled warmly at me as we made our way into Transfiguration chatting happily.

"Charms was fun Flitwick, taught us the lust charm…I must say it was amusing," Roger said as I laughed at him.

"Man, that is like teenage hormone suicide, everyone would be all over each other," I said sitting down as Roger chuckled.

"Yeah it was, I mean never in my wildest nightmares had the idea of Tanith Jamison and Marcus Flint ever occurred to me," Roger said as I giggled at his expression.

"I hope I learn that charm, I could imagine the chaos of a lust charm…ooh baby!" I said as Roger laughed at me, I reached into my bag pulling out some parchment and my textbooks and quills.

"Hush now, class hush," McGonagall called as she looked over the class tilting her head to me as I saluted her as she rolled her eyes.

"Today we will be transfiguring an inanimate large object into a mammal," She said as I looked at Roger excitedly.

"So everyone, I'd like you all to repeat after me: Yitulach," She said as we all repeated after her before she made us all go the front as she demonstrated the spell, her desk forming into a dog. I smiled as it ran up and jumped on me as I fell to the ground as it licked my face, before McGonagall turned it back into a desk as I was pinned to the ground as a few people laughed. I pulled my wand out pointing at the bottom of the desk my face turned away as I muttered the spell. I watched as the table formed into a roaring lion hovering over me. It roared at a few students as I patted its stomach as it began to sit down, I rolled out from underneath it, petting its mane as it roared tiredly before falling asleep. I looked up at McGonagall as she rolled her eyes before motioning everyone to get started.

"That was cool," Roger said as I smiled watching the table form back into a desk courtesy of McGonagall.

"It's your turn," I said as I scrambled away my wand at the ready.

"Whoa cool!" I turned around seeing Oliver's desk turn into a unicorn. I heard a squeal and saw Roger's desk turn into a dragon.

"Holy-" I pointed my wand at it as it blew flames at us. I ducked it deftly and muttered the counter spell as it turned back into a desk as I felt a burning on my lower thigh. I turned around screaming as I tried to pat out the small flame before gasping as I felt water tossed on me. I turned around saw Roger smiling sheepishly. I began laughing at his expression as I was suddenly dried. I turned to see Oliver pointing his wand at me.

"Thanks Oliver," I said as he smiled at me. I looked down and saw my skirt had been burned to extreme measures of exposure. I shook my head before taking off my jersey and tying it around my waist.

"I'd like 2 scrolls of parchment on why this spell is useful and the hidden effects it can have if used incorrectly," McGonagall called as everyone's animals turned back into desks. I laughed as I saw a table on another table in a dodgy position as the bell rang and everyone began packing up.

"Sorry bout that," Roger said as I smiled at him.

"No harm, maybe a new skirt, but no harm," I said as he nodded, I looped my arm through his and we made our way to lunch. I turned away from him as we both separated to our own tables in the Great Hall. I sat down between Katie and Alicia as they smiled at me cheekily.

"You go from guy to guy," Angelina said as I grabbed an apple biting into it.

"Yea Roger Davies, you sure have a thing for Captains," Alicia giggled as I watched the guys sit down around us the twins on either side of Ange', Lee next to Alicia as Oliver sat next to George.

"Good thing Oliver is mine other wise she'd be all over him," Katie said half glaring at me as I cocked a brow at her.

"Your right I would, I'd have him all over my homework and my broomstick, that boy has got his mind on one thing and ain't sex," I said as she giggled nodding her head as the tension quickly lifted.

"So, you and Roger huh?" Alicia asked nudging me as I looked at her like she was crazy.

"Roger is a friend, as is Cedric and Flint, strange combination but no harm in variety right?" I said as the girls giggled at me the guys' gagging.

"You are such a player Melody," Fred said as I cocked a brow at him.

"Believe me honey, you haven't seen playing till you go High Flyers, that's when relationships become an out brawl thing," I said as they looked at me shocked.

"Really who would do such a thing?" George asked as I blushed placing my apple down as I sipped a drink.

"Viktor and Charles," I muttered as the group coughed looking at me.

"What over who? I bet it was some Harpy chick," Lee said as I took a bite of my apple.

"It was for the spring ball okay! It was nothing!" I said as the girls gasped the guys dropping their food making people look over at us.

"Who won?" Angelina asked as I bit into my apple glaring at those who looked at us.

"Look, I didn't go to the ball that time cause I was so annoyed, I actually…came here for a few days," I said as they looked at each other confusedly.

"How is that possible we would have seen you? Wouldn't we?" Lee said as I shook my head.

"I wore your uniform and everything, the only person who recognised me was Marcus, other than that I was pretty much safe, I'm sure one of you saw me, I was that girl who played Quiditch by herself most of the time, I actually faintly remember playing with someone once," I said looking up as Oliver coughed.

"Whoa, you were Gwen Richardson? You had blonde hair? You had blue eyes, you didn't have…well you…grew up," Oliver said as he looked at his sandwich playing with the crust.

"Yeah, that's me, Gwen Richardson, blonde hair, blue eyed wonder," I said as everyone looked at each other confusedly before looking at Oliver.

"Wasn't she that-" Fred began as Oliver blushed holding a hand up.

"Don't say it," He muttered as he picked up his sandwich taking a bite.

"Oh my god! She was-ooooh," Alicia said glancing at Katie as she looked around confusedly.

"What was she? I am so missing something here!" Katie muttered as everyone looked at Oliver who was determinedly not looking at me.

"Laugh out loud! This is hilarious!" I said as everyone looked at me. I picked up my sandwich and gulped down my drink as I stood up and got off the bench.

"Right, I'm going to do my essays, which are going to take up a good portion of tonight, if I don't do them now," I said as they all looked at me like I grew a horn on my forehead. I shrugged and skipped down the hall before bumping into Cedric.

"Hello Ced' oh you must be Miss Chang, hell-o there," I said as she and Cedric blushed. I pinched his cheeks laughing at him.

"That's so cute, you know what they say about blushing couples," I said as Cedric opened his mouth to say something before I skipped past him and made my way to the library. I opened the door and saw a few bookworms reading quietly as I walked swiftly to the back tables. I looked around placing my bag down on the table as I sat down. I waved my hand over the cover of the book as I looked at my first year diary. I sighed sitting down as I flipped it open looking for the first passage.

"Dear Diary

I came here to Hogwarts for the spring break dance. I totally hate Viktor and Charles for beating each other up! I don't even like either of them that much, Viktor gets all possessive and Charles gets too emotional," I giggled to myself before continuing reading.

"Anyway I've now been here for approximately 15 hours, and I met someone already, he's really cute, his name is Oliver, I didn't get his last name, I was too caught up in his pretty face, " I smiled widely as I shook my head.

"He's really good at Quiditch, he said he's the Gryffindor team Chaser, but wants to try out for Keeper though, did I mention he's really cute? Anyway, I'm going to meet him tomorrow on the pitch at 7pm, I'm so excited, I wonder if he likes me," I flipped the page over and cuddled up in the chair.

"Dear Diary,

Is it possible to love at 13? All I know is I really like him, I'm just so upset that I probably won't ever see him again once I leave, I wonder if I can owl him? Would I be coming on too strong?" I shook my head flipping over the next few pages.

"Dear Diary,

I am so excited, I got my first ever kiss today…from Oliver, it was so cute, we were both nervous and he kept on stuttering, and than we kissed again and it was just perfect, I mean up in the air on our brooms under the sparkling full moon and everything, the only problem I have is that I'm leaving in a few days…I don't have the heart to tell him," I closed my eyes sighing as the memories floated back into my mind, everything clouding over in my mind and body.

"We should wake her," Someone whispered.

"I can't believe that she felt the same way, even back than," Someone else muttered.

"She would so kill us if she knew we read her diary," The first person muttered.

"I'm going to kill you anyway, I was sleeping," I groaned as I fluttered my eyes open, cricking my neck as I looked around seeing I was in the library.

"Hey, you missed out on last period, we thought you'd gone to…y'know," Fred said as I rubbed my eyes before seeing my diary open on the table, I glanced at the two as they smiled sheepishly.

"It wasn't our fault you left it lying around." Fred said shrugging his shoulders; I pointed a finger at the two.

"You tell him, any of this and I will kill you both in your sleep," I said as they held up their hands defensively nodding their heads. I sighed closing the diary and charming it away again as I put it in my bag.

"So I heard about you and Roger…" George said as I looked at him confused slinging my bag over my shoulder.

"What about me and Roger?" I asked as he shook his head smiling.

"That you two go out," Fred said as my jaw dropped open.

"When the hell did this happen!" I hissed as they looked around before grabbing my arms and dragging me out of the library.

"He said he liked you, we just thought that you two must have hooked up?" Fred said as I shook my head.

"He likes me?" I asked as he nodded his head.

"Yeah, he must've been planning to ask her out tonight," George, said looking at his twin while I frowned at this sudden information.

"Roger likes…me?" I asked again as they both nodded pulling me into the Great Hall, where people were having tea.

"We've got practise tonight," Oliver said walking swiftly past us.

"That includes substitutes," Oliver called as I cocked a brow at his retreating back.

"Hey Melody!" I turned around and saw Roger; I clung to Fred and George's arm begging them with my eyes not to leave me.

"Hey Roger," I said smiling at him, hugging him almost nervously as he held me tightly to him.

"I was wondering if you wanted to come out on a walk with me tonight," Roger asked leaning back though not letting go.

"Oh shoot! I have practise tonight," I said as Roger looked at me sadly.

"That boy won't let you off on one practise? Your not even an actual player, he made you sub," Roger said still not letting me go. I looked at him questioningly, 'I never told him I was a sub did I?'

"Hey Melody, I need a little help with one of my potions essays," Fred said grabbing my arm as Roger let me go reluctantly.

"Potions essays? Oh okay, I'm sorry Roger, um…I'll talk to you tomorrow?" I said waving as the twins pulled me away.

"Love. You. Guys. So much," I said being pulled to our table. I sat down beside Katie putting a smile on my face.

"What's up kates'?" I asked as she looked up sadly.

"Oliver has been acting all distant…I-I think he's cheating on me," She choked; I looked at her sympathetically rubbing her back as Alicia and Angelina rolled their eyes, kissing their respective boyfriend simultaneously.

"Look we all told you to give up on him, he's so Quiditch obsessed," Angelina said pulling a sandwich toward her and giving half to Fred taking a bite of her own slice.

"Yeah, I swear the guy loves Quiditch, he'd like die without it," George said taking an apple off of Alicia's plate eating it.

"He won't ever admit it, but he'd probably marry the sport if he could," Fred said causing them four to laugh as Katie looked at them appalled.

"Oliver's likes me just as much he just-he just hasn't gotten round to telling me!" Katie exclaimed shrugging off my arm causing us all to look at her shaking our heads while I looked on in mild curiosity.

"You keep believing that Katie, Oliver is a humanoid," Alicia said causing all of to start laughing as Katie stood up swiftly stomping away.

"What's up with her?" Oliver asked sliding into her seat out of nowhere a snigger passing around the group. I hid my face in my hands hiding a laugh before picking up a sandwich quarter shoving it in my mouth rather ungracefully muffling my laughter.

"What's so funny?" Oliver asked with a completely confused look causing the sandwich ball to fall out of my mouth on the plate in front of me as I wiped my mouth laughing.

"Ewww!" Alicia and Angelina both cooed pointing at my sandwich ball in my plate.

"Awesome!" Fred and George said high fiving each other over their girlfriend's heads; I shook my head pouring myself a glass of pumpkin juice swallowing quickly before attempting to put another sandwich in my mouth as everyone sniggered at me causing me to just grab some grapes shaking my head at them.

"I still don't get what's so funny," Oliver said turning around when we all heard heavy footsteps on the floor. I turned around before hiding pulling myself taller hiding Oliver slightly.

"Oliver, prove to everyone that you do love me more than Quiditch!" Katie snapped causing everyone to turn to Oliver expectantly.

"I-um…Katie this is-" Oliver began before I slapped my hand over his mouth making everyone turn to me instead.

"Oliver don't you have to help me with that thing," I said as everyone looked at me confusedly.

"What thing?" Oliver asked dumbly.

"Um, that really important thing…. Transfiguration! That's it! I need help with that spell we done in class," I said looking at Oliver with an expression to agree with me.

"But you done it perfectly-" Oliver began

"Oliver do you love me or not!" Katie yelled causing half the people in the great hall to look at them. I shook my head at Oliver.

"Idiot," I muttered before standing up adjusting my bag on my shoulder picking up a sandwich as everyone's eyes went to my movement.

"Hold on, I remember now, that essay!" Oliver said standing up after to me as I glared at the ground.

"Well, I need help with the effects of incorrect uses," I said as Oliver nodded guzzling down a glass of juice and picking up an apple pushing me towards the exit smiling sorrily at Katie.

"We have practise at 7, don't be late," He said as the team groaned, an angry Katie fuming at his retreating back.

"God I am so stupid, I should of got that," Oliver said as we were out of earshot in the corridor.

"Yeah I know," I said causing Oliver to look up and glare at me.

"I don't know what I am suppose to do though, I don't love her!" Oliver said sadly; I walked out onto the pitch Oliver in tow my heart fluttering slightly.

"Oliver if you don't love her your going to have to tell her," I said out of nowhere; Oliver looked at me sadly.

"Every time I try to she freaks out at me, maybe you could do it for me?" Oliver asked as my head snapped to him.

"Are you crazy! She'll not only hate me! She'll kill me cause of you!" I said as Oliver tried to shush me looking around nervously.

"Look, I don't know how to break up with her, without the tears and ripping my head off part," Oliver said with puppy dog eyes. I bit my lip looking at him sighing loudly.

"I can give you advice…but that's it! If Katie finds out, I am personally going to behead you in more ways than one," I said as he nodded his head smiling grabbing my hand. I looked at our hands, his hand radiating heat onto mine.

"Okay, first off…" I began as we remained in the same position talking for what seemed like forever. The sun light drifting until it met the horizon in an innocent orange lit kiss.

"So are you saying, it's better if I just tell her, straight off. Because she'll get over me faster and I'll be better off because the yelling isn't that bad?" Oliver asked cocking a brow at me. I rolled my eyes at him.

"Look, better be yelled at once and hated for month or two, than constantly sought after because she thinks there's still a chance," I said as he looked up at me a sparkle shining in his eyes.

"So you and Roger huh?" He asked as I whipped my head up at him.

"Me and Roger? Oh Merlin! Not another one!" I said holding my head in my hands.

"So you two-" He began,

"You finish that sentence, I'm going to obliviate you!" I said glaring; he raised his hands defensively.

"Jeez I just overheard him talking about asking you out earlier?" Oliver said defensively at me. I glared at him before clicking my fingers a smile creeping evilly along my lips as his disappeared.

"I did warn you, now I gave you my advice and you owe me big time for it," I said crossing my arms triumphantly nodding my head in acknowledgement.

"Well what do I owe you than?" He asked almost tauntingly, unbeknownst of what I had done to him.

"3-" I began

"3? What?" Oliver asked panic rising in his voice.

"2-" I muttered, closing my eyes and evil smile placed on my lips.

"What are you counting down for? There is-" Oliver began as he looked at me worriedly

"1-" I said opening my eyes smiling widely having fun in his fear.

"Great Merlin!" Oliver exclaimed ducking under his arms lying flat on the ground as an irate horse and rider ghost glided past us, followed by several others.

"Thank you!" I called as the captain headless rider waved his head at me before bowing courteously and riding away.

"That was mean," Oliver muttered angrily sitting up and dusting his sleeves as I stood up smiling down on him.

"Well I did warn you," I said offering him a hand as he took it. Surprised by his weight and his strength he pulled me down on top of him a cheeky smirk playing along his lips.

"Grr! Oliver!" I muttered, blushing furiously, my skirt lifting from the lift breeze.

"What?" Oliver began, being coy as my hands were placed on his chest trying to get up, only to be held down by Oliver's firm grip around my waist.

"Oliver? Oliver! Oliv-Melody!" I looked up in time to see Katie flashing her wand at us.

'Great…how am I going to explain this?'