"Im
going to miss you guys, especially now that Stacies mad at me for
telling her off" I whispered and hugged Hermione then Ron.
"Dont
worry, Im sure theyll get over their anger by the time they come
back" Ron smiled and I nodded.
"Bye, Harry" I said
to Harry and hugged him. "Let me give you some advice, sent her
a letter and some little present and shell be good in no time."
He smiled and nodded.
"Il'l keep that in mind" I waved
and stood back next to Stacie.
"Can you believe he didnt even
say bye to me?"
"Its not like he couldve" I
murmured.
"I heard that"
"Good" I replied
and began heading up to the common room.
"Where are you
going?"
"I dont know, somewhere better than here"
I began walking away.
"Im not mad at you, ok? Lets go outside
and play some quidditch"
"Okay" I replied.
"Its
so hot" I exclaimed and took off my shirt. No one would see me,
or so I thought.
"Yeah, and youre beating my ass" She
said and threw the quaffle my way.
"Well, youre pretty good
too, dont worry, youll be able to beat me someday" I made my way
down and grabbed my water bottle. I poured some water on my body and
made my way on my broom.
"Excuse me!" I turned to look
at the young woman that stood now in front of me. She was pretty. Her
long blonde hair fell around her shoulders.
"Im looking for
Oliver Wood, Can you tell me where he is?" I nodded and smiled
There was something about her. She seemed warm and nice.
"Sure,
Ill show you" I grabbed my white shirt and put it over my
head.
"Im Tracy" I felt my heart stop. This was her,
her, the her that was officially his girlfriend. And yet I felt
guilty because I had kissed her boyfriend and she had no clue that he
secretly loved me, not her.
"Im Ally, Professor Wood stays
here" I knocked and heard his footsteps approaching. He opened
the door and smiled when he saw me, then he saw her and his smile
sort of disappeared.
"She was lost and I helped her here"
I said quickly and smiled at Tracy.
"It was nice meeting you"
She smiled and shook my hand. She was too nice, too nice even for me
to hate her.
"Was
that who I think it was?"
"Yeah, thats Tracy, Olivers
girlfriend"
"She seem really nice"
"She
is" Stacie swung her arm around me and smiled.
"Dont
worry, you are way prettier than her"
"Shut up, it
doesnt matter, Im going to marry Draco"
"Look, even if
you cant see it, I can, and trust me there is no way you are going to
marry Draco"
"Im pretty sure I am" I replied and
took off my shirt again.
"Whatever" She said and got on
her broom.
"Exactly, lets just play" I smiled and threw
the quaffle at me.
"Hey, if I beat you, you have to promise
no to fight with Harry"
"Fine, but Im not really mad at
him, he just makes me mad sometimes, but I still love him" I
chuckled and smiled.
"You are so mean, Stacie"
"Yeah
and youre too nice" I smiled and continued to play. I shouldve
been worried about Oliver and Tracy, I know but somehow that didnt
matter because after looking at Tracy and getting to know her for
less than a minute I knew she would make Oliver happy, even if I
couldnt.
"Isnt
she pretty?" Pansy walked by me while I was on the way to the
library.She was staying for the break too.
"Yeah, shes
Olivers girlfriend" She knew I could hear, she knew too much.
"I
bet, Ally, is dying of jealousness" Pansy said and giggled. I
decided to ignore her, she wasnt worth it.
"Oh, Ally, I didnt
know you were in front of me, did you see her?"
"Yeah,
shes really nice, Im really happy that Oliver has such a nice
girlfriend"
"Stop trying to pretend like you dont care"
She said and grabbed a chunk of my hair.
"Let go of my hair,
Pansy, or Ill-"
"Or youll what?" I didnt respond
instead she got my fist on her face. I pulled her hair and began
smacking her. She really deserved it.
"Ally, let her go"
Oliver grabbed me by the waist and dragged me away from her.
"Let
me go, Oliver" He shook his head and looked at Pansy.
"Are
you alright, Miss Parkinson?"
"NO, she attacked me
professor, I demand to speak to Dumbledore"
"Stop being
such a baby, Pansy, you provoked me ,so screw you and next time you
want to talk shit about me you know where to find me!" Oliver
pulled me all the way to a closed unused room and pushed me inside
gently.
"What were you thinking?"
"She was
messing around with me, she should know better...wait...you dont
think I did it with out a reason, you know them, those stupid
Slytherins"
"I know, Ally, I just never thought youd go
against someone like that"
"Well you dont know me that
well" I said and pulled my hair from my ponytail.
"Ally,
please calm down"
, "Sorry, Im being rude, I know, its
just shes so mad because Im going to marry Draco-" My voice
trailed off and I realized we were in a room alone.
"I
better go before Pansy gets to my grandfather first" I said and
reached for the lock.
"Ally, Im planning to talk to Tracy,
about breaking up" I stopped and leaned against the door.
"She
seems really nice, Oliver, why dont you try and-"
"Dont
tell me what to do, Ally, you never liked it, in fact, you are the
one that at first got mad when I pushed you away with out a fight and
youre doing the same, now youre telling me to stay with Tracy?"
He had me there, he was right I was a hypocrite.
"I...I did
fight, ok? Its just that I-"
"Dont, Ally, you cant even
tell me why you chose him?" I looked down and at my feet.
"I...I
had this dream and my mother came to tell me that I should marry
Draco and that it doesnt matter, youre going to hurt me. I wasnt
really going to listen to it until you told me about your dream. What
are the odds of both of us having almost the same dream? My mother
sent me this message, I just know it"
"It was a dream,
Ally, this is real" He pulled me toward him. I had missed
feeling him this close. It had been almost a week without seeing his
eyes and hearing his voice as tender as it was now. He pressed me
against him and looked at me.
"It was a dream, Ally"
"I
dont think it was, I think it was a message, like you said"
"Ally, listen to me, I dont want to just leave you with him,
you dont even love him, I just cant forget you like nothing happened
between us. I know we hadnt had much time together, but I feel like
Ive know you forever and I want to be with you"
"I want
to be with you too, Oliver" He hugged me tight and sighed. "But
there are so many things that I have to do, Id have to cancel the
wedding and you, youd have to-"
"Im willing to do it"
He whispered and cupped my face.
"Im going to try" I
whispered quietly and touched his soft lips with my fingertips. He
leaned down to kiss me but I stopped him.
"I cant. At least
not until you break up with her" I said and kissed his
cheek.
"Good night, Ally," I smiled and stepped outside.
Why was it that I couldnt say no to Oliver? I had tried so hard to
stay away from him to promise that I would marry Draco and yet once
Oliver got me alone I couldnt say no I knew why that was, I was
afraid to loose him to her.
