The Crush, The Conspiracy, The Heartache
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Chapter 2: Work Period….Minus the Work
Oliver sat at Professor McGonagall's work period class completely engrossed in someone who was not Professor McGonagall. Katie Bell was that someone's name, and Oliver sighed, knowing fully well that Ms. Bell was not interested in him. His name was Cedric Diggory, and Katie Bell fancied him like mad.
"Oliver is three inches. I swear it, everyone. Oliver is three inches. I walked into the-" Oliver smacked Dena on her head 'ever-so lightly' as soon as he heard her describing his 'manhood'. He knew that the only reason Dena would be doing such a thing was to catch him out of his daze. She had done so many times, so Katie wouldn't be able to notice.
The girls at the other side giggled, as they saw him blush. Although he was a brother to his Quidditch buddies and friends, Oliver was also seen as a quite popular and handsome boy in the eyes of the Hogwarts female population.
Angelina shook her head in shame of her best friends, "Dena, stop acting immature, and Oliver stop giving Dena a reason to act immature."
Oliver propped his book carelessly into his hands. "How long?"
Alicia laughed silently. "Let's just say, Angel-face over here is mad because she owes Dena a bottomless book bag and eighty chocolate frogs because you were staring over an hour. Don't ask me what Dena's guess was because humiliation will come full circle on you, Olly."
Oliver shook his head. "I should just tell her now, shouldn't' I?"
In the exact, same time, Angelina nodded her head, Dena shook her head, and Alicia shrugged as she started to look at her nails. Her 'private daze' with her hand was about to start.
"What are you talking about, Dee?" Angelina kept her voice low, as she peered at McGonagall. "Oliver's been waiting for months. I think now's a better time than ever."
Dena shook her head. "In my most humble opinion, I would like to deviate-"
"Skip the language, Whitman, and give us the facts." Angelina stated, still staring at McGonagall, who was currently helping one of the first year students. The teacher was out of the zone, so now was a good time to chat.
"Okay. Just as I had told Oliver to do, he should have told her around the last two months of last year because Merlin knows she did, in fact, have feelings for him. Now, Katie is 'quote' deeply in love with the heartthrob named Cedric Diggory 'end quote' and Oliver is now in the last page of her Charms book. No offense, Wood Head, but now's the worst time. The only way things would work out right now is if a weird twist of fate brings Alicia and Cedric together and you'll be there to help Katie….." Dena started to ramble on and on, but Oliver began to 'structure' little plans silently in his mind.
As ideas started to pop into Oliver's twisted little mind, Alicia's head snapped quicker than a Firebolt broom, and her eyeballs popped out much like Katie's did when she was caught staring at Cedric. "How in Merlin's world did you know that?" She snapped. She had no clue anyone knew that she had a thing for the Diggory.
Carla, a Hufflepuff in fifth year sitting beside Dena, smiled, while attempting to bottle up the intense uproar of laughter bouncing off the walls in her stomach and throat. "Don't get me started on how obvious you are, Ms. Eye Popper."
George folded his arms, a smile plastered on his face. "You'd think that a sneaky little critter, such as yourself, would have the common decency to not scare off our dear Hufflepuff seeker by your bulging eyes. That's no way to play quidditch; staring at your opponent with that old gruesome stare of yours. For Merlin's sake, put those buggers down before you hurt someone." He started to talk in a fake dramatic tone that only a Weasely could master. Fred started to join along, both reenacting Alicia's stare-off. Fred starred as Alicia and George played the handsome role of Cedric Diggory.
By now, the small group started snickering and Alicia's face was redder than the scarlet red colors of her House, Gryffindor. She was completely embarrassed by her friend, andstarted to gaze around, finally relieved that Cedric wasn't at the work period. 'Merlin, the twins could be so demeaning.' She thought to herself.Carla moved to another seat, giggling all the way. Fred and George had gotten her in trouble countless times by making her laugh and she didn't plan on this being one of those times. Angelina started to lean onto Fred's shoulder, smiling. She was probably taking it in all in the best. On the other hand, Dena's olive skin started to transform into a deep pink shade as she rested her head on her own lap. Her back started to shake and twitch from holding in her laughter. Oliver patted her back in reassurance, telling her that McGonagall had just left the room.
The table began to laugh all together, startling most of the students in the work period. There were fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and a couple of first year students in the room.
As soon as everything was calm, everyone attended to their studies. Alicia was fixing her hair, Angelina flirted with Fred, George flew random paper cranes at the ONS (Ominous Nympho Sluts) group, Dena was writing an essay, and Oliver was, as always, thinking about Katie. Yes, it was just like a basic everyday class.
As a Quidditch player and captain, Oliver was a quick adapter, a problem solver, and excellent in strategizing. I guess he could strategize in anything he wished, and that was with Katie. Oliver continued to sprout ideas again, as he reached back to the root of his scheme.
"-a weird twist of fate brings Alicia and Cedric together and you'll be there to help Katie…."
Oliver smiled. Maybe that wasn't such a bad plan. Maybe Dena could be useful….. at rare moments. Maybe he could be successful. But, also, maybe he could get caught. No worries. Oliver only had one thing on his mind and that was Quidd-Katie. Yes, Katie it was. All he had to do was get Alicia and Cedric together.
Oliver kissed his anti-Quidditch mate on the forehead and smiled, "Dena, you're a genius."
"Well, I like to think so." She shrugged.
Angelina spied, being conspicuous towards her captain, "Okay, Wood, give it up. What's got you smiling, besides Quidditch and your wet dream fantasies of Katie? And, since when is Dena genius? I believe that's the nicest thing you've ever said to her."
Dena laughed immaturely as she walked to Professor McGonagall who had reentered the room. Fortunately, she did not catch the last two statements Angelina had whispered. She handed in her last assignment of the week, and came back to the table gathering her things.
"Well, Dena, you said that all that has to happen is Alicia and Cedric getting together…… Maybe that could happen." He shrugged, acting as if it was just a random thought. However, it was quite the opposite. He had a well-thought out plan and they knew it.
Fred and George high-fived their captain, "Very sneaky, Wood. I believe it would work."
Fred didn't dare mutter another word after his congratulatory to Oliver as Angelina proceeded with giving the twins death glares. "Wood doesn't need your encouragement, you buffoons….. Olly, this is wrong, deceitful and I will most definitely not be involved in this extremely-"
"Ingenious. I would have never thought of it." Dena muttered as she packed her books into her messenger back. Everyone stared at her, a little agape and dumbfounded by what she had just said.
"First of all, I cannot believe you actually think this so-called little plan is ingenious, and-"
"And second of all, you thought of the plan, numbskull." The random Loretta Reeve managed to let a few words leak as she continued to work again.
Dena shrugged as she took her seat once again. It looked like she wasn't going to get a good nap before dinner today. "Oh yes, I believe I did come up with the plan, didn't I? However, I think I have reason to believe it is ingenious, seeing as Wood has no evident chance of scoring a 'quickie' in the broom closet with Kates anytime soon….. But, even if this might be Oliver's best idea, indubitably, I would never partake in this simply because she's our best friend, which is why I must tell Wood-Head my wise words; Stop thinking with your 'broom' instead of your head." The twins grinned, intrigued by her language. It resembled theirs so much.
Again, snickering was present, and this time Oliver was embarrassed.
"Exactly. Katie is our friend and we can't toy with her that way, right Ali?" Angelina reasoned. Alicia sat back. If she sided with Angelina and Dena, she could ruin her chances with the hot Cedric Diggory. If she sided with Oliver, putting it lightly, she would be considered as an insensitive bitch. However, she couldn't contain her feelings and she just had to burst.
Getting ready to implode her outrageous rant of meaningfully meaningless thoughts or vice versa, Alicia folded her arms, "How many times have you seen Katie flounder over men last year till now? It's like this gargantuan-sized bludger just knocked her Quidditch-filled eccentric head, perpetuating eternally withstanding ONS thoughts that will surely brainwash her into thinking that 'boys' are the only Godforsaken people on this planet, so she mine as well be interested so she can 'get a little something' in the Astronomy Tower because that's the only place where people can do it, and then it turns into a dump site filled with her undergarments and Dena's left in the dust trying to clean up the place day after day after day again just because of that stupid bludger that knocked her on her head to begin with………… But anyway, who said I was going to be in this outrageously stupid plan, you know?"
The table was silent. Not a word spoken. Alicia let her head sit on the desk, "Kill me now, Ange."
"Couldn't you have just said the last line?" Angelina sighed. "You're starting to get the D.W. curse, or as I like the call it, the Dena Feva."
"Hey, it's not a curse. It's a family habit; rambling, ranting, and the works of the Whitman wits." Dena spoke up for her 'curse', erm, habit.
"Am I the worst friend come to earth?" Alicia asked, feeling very regretful of what she had just said. Although Katie wasn't there, she still felt guilty for having such feelings toward her BEST friend.
"It's very normal to feel jealousy sometimes, especially in this case. From the way I see it you can do as you wish. Cedric the Wizard is fair game, despite having Cho the Witch dangling off his arm. It's Oliver that shouldn't have anything to do with it. Oliver is stepping into Katie and your grounds when he has no business there." Dena reasoned.
George propped his hand up to his chin, and squinted his eyes, "How is it that the most clueless and dense person in our group is also, quite possibly, the smartest?"
"It's one of the wizardry life's most incomprehensible mysteries." Angelina sighed, "Okay, little munchkin, go take your nap." With that, she shoed Dena off, who happily obliged to Angelina's command.
"Are you going through with it?" Oliver asked.
Alicia took a deep breath, while folding her arms. "I guess. Katie associated with all boys I actually took interest in last year. All of them. I think it's time I actually step up to the plate. She knows, right?"
Fred and George gazed at each other and smirked, "Oh, she knows."
"I smell a witch fight, old lads." Fred slapped George and Oliver's back.
Angelina quickly gave him a look, and he stopped. "You do what you want, but I'm not taking sides…… and Oliver, you better not have a hand in this."
"I won't." Oliver replied genuinely. Taking part in Alicia's side would be suicide for his relationship with Katie. He knew that very well. Perhaps things would work out naturally for Mr. Wood, but that was only wishful thinking.
Okay, so things may get a little interesting. Muahahahaha…….
NOTE! The next chapter may seem a bit boring and uninteresting, and while I hope you guys don't think so,(but just incase you do,) the next chapter is a MUST READ because it's a supporting chapter. It will lead you to the understanding of the conspiracy.
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