Puddleducks

By: Lady Arre

A/N Katie's mum remembers something from Katie's childhood.

Chapter Two: Andrey Bell (Katies mother)

My baby Katie was three when we gave her the Puddlemere united t-shirt. She loved it, and wore it everywhere Come to think of it… all the kids were Puddlemere united fans, Thomas, Oliver Wood and my baby Katie. Just like their fathers.

I remember one day when it was raining the boys had gone outside to play and they had left Katie at home by herself even though I'd told Thomas that he was to take care of her. The poor child screamed and screamed but realised that the boys weren't going to come back for her. So being the adventurous little soul my baby has always been she pulled on her Wellingtons and ran outside after them. The boys were a the lake, fishing or whatever it was they did down there. Katie ran after them in nothing but a nappy, her Puddlemere shirt and Oliver's old Wellingtons. Oliver had seen her first, and he tried to make Thomas wait for her. But Thomas just wanted to keep on going, so little Oliver pushed himself overboard and swam out to her. I had the fright of my life when I realised that Katie wasn't in the house.

Imagine my relief when I looked outside my kitchen window to see the two children both soaking wet and muddy walking up the drive way, and young Oliver, having given his own jacket up to keep my baby warm!

He took her inside ran the bath and got her washed up and warm and then came out and told me in his little Scottish accent. "Katie followed us Mrs Bell, but I wouldn't let her drown!"

Katie then ran out still in the nude and declared. "my puddle shirt has mud on it!" Oliver took the girl by the hand and helped her scrub it. I could hear them talking in the bathroom.

"Did you see me swim Obbiler?" Katie asked, proud as punch. Obbiler was the closest thing to Oliver she could say when she was three.

"Just like a duck Katie Kates!"

"A puddleduck!" Katie yelled, "my puddle shirt!"

"That's clever Katie Kates, puddleducks! Can I be a puddleduck too?

I didn't hear anymore but at dinner that night youngOliver announced that he and my baby Katie were going to be puddleducks and when they grew up they'd live in a castle in Scotland, and play quidditch for Puddlemere.

I suppose that Oliver had his designs on my baby even then…

A/N does this sound motherish to you? Please tell me what you think.I always reply to my reviewers.