Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters and some of the scenes will be based on J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban.
Chapter 2: Don't Waste Your Time On Me
"Katie Bell!!...Katie!!!" a masculine voice called out to her out in the distance. Katie was looking left and right; going in circles in the same place trying to find the owner of the voice through the crowd of people. She noticed she was at the train station, standing near Platform 9 and ¾. It didn't help that she was shorter than most of the people...occasionally she would jump up to see over the people. "Katie!!....Kathryn! ...KATHRYN BELL!!" The voice was getting closer, yelling very loudly. She was now looking frantically through the crowd, following the voice. Katie bumped into something solid, rather tall and muscular. Slowly she began to raise her head and then her eyes to see whom she had encountered...
"Kathryn! Wake up honey!!" her mom called for her. "Hurry up!! We have to finish getting your supplies, remember sweetie?"
Katie growled and reluctantly opened her eyes seeing her mom walk swiftly into her bedroom and draw the curtains and open the blinds to let the sunshine in. She turned to do the same to the other window and noticed that the window was opened. Katie watched her mom with one eye open now.
"Kate why is the window open? It was storming outside last night ... you could have got everything around the window wet."
"Mum, I got an owl from a friend last night during the storm. I let the owl stay here protected from the storm until it wanted to leave. Oh, and mum do you think it would be okay if I stay at home while you finish shopping for me? I don't feel so great."
"I bet you don't, you left the window open most of the night when it is raining outside. I think you have your dad's common sense sometimes! Well, I guess you can, but on one condition ..."
"What's that?" asked Katie.
"Watch your brother for me. I don't want him wondering off getting into trouble and ending up in Knockturn Alley—an awful place for a six year old to be—anyone for that matter. Well, I better get going sweetie. I love you Kate. Remember to watch Blake. You know how mischievous he is, just like those Weasley twins." Gena said while rolling her eyes.
"Oh, okay that's cool ... umm... I am running out of polish for my polishing kit for my broom; so can you go into Quality Quidditch Supplies and get some for me?" she asked.
Gena turned around just as she was about to exit Katie's room. "Yeah, of course I will. See you when I get back ... maybe three to four hours—you know how crowded it gets in Diagon Alley before school starts. Bye Kathryn," Mrs. Bell replied with a smile.
Katie watched her mom walk out of her bedroom and down the hall. She sat up in her full sized bed and pulled the covers back; slowly climbed out of bed, and walked back to her desk which had Flint's folded letter lying there calling for her to reread it.
She wanted to know if it was true. It wasn't like she had a crush on him or even liked him as a friend or an acquaintance. He was a major prat who despised muggle borns, which wasn't out of character for him, because he was in the Slytherin House.
At Hogwarts there are four separate houses: Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, and Slytherin. Gryffindors and Slytherins are known to not get along. They have always been rivals. Gryffindor was not prejudice against muggle born witches and wizards, but Slytherin was and still is.
Katie was in Gryffindor and Marcus was in Slytherin ... it would be like a Romeo and Juliet thing going on. They weren't supposed to like each other. Another reason why she was confused... nobody in Slytherin dated or even thought about dating a Gryffindor and the same goes for Gryffindor with Slytherin.
Bell sat down in her chair and pulled herself close to her desk. Staring at the note, debating whether or not she should respond. She grabs a piece of parchment and a quill, dipping it into ink. Thinking of what to write; her brother barges into her room.
"Katie... whatchya doin'?"
"I am fixing to write someone. What do you want Blake?"
"Who are you writing? Your boyfriend?? Oliver Wood?"
"No, I am not writing my boyfriend ... I don't have a boyfriend. Wood is not my boyfriend before you say anything. He is only my quidditch captain." Katie said the last part forlornly.
"Oh... I am sorry Katesie. I am going to go play on the playstation now ... just wanted to see what you were doing," Blake said ... sensing that she was sad that he was only her quidditch captain. Blake was pretty smart for his age, and seemed to pick stuff up quick.
Katie sighed and looked back at the empty parchment chewing on the end of her quill. 'This would be better if this was a sugar quill.' She wrote Flint and a comma down. Scratched it out and put Marcus under it. She wrote:
Marcus,
I am not sure if this is really you, or if it's some stupid immature prank. Why do you decide now to say this when you have already graduated? How do I know this isn't some trick to capture me for 'He-who-must-not-be-named'? I can't believe you!! How dare you confuse me more than I already am!! I can't believe that just because you have all of a sudden changed mentally and physically you think I am just going to start liking you. How shallow and dumb do you think I am??! Besides, I really can't trust you. If you have really changed, I might consider being your friend. Why were you so mean on the pitch? You nearly knocked me off my broom like fifty times. Was that your way of saying "Hey Katie, I really like you. Wanna go to Hogsmeade sometime?" Yeah, that's a really good way to get a girls attention, let me tell you. I didn't like you looking at me like I was some piece of meat either. You were such a player and a man whore. How do I know you are not like that now ... and you might rape me when you get the chance while we're all alone. I need to go ... I am looking after my brother. Owl me back soon.
Katie
She got her owl, Pooka and gave her the letter telling her it is for Marcus Flint. Katie sat down and turned her muggle radio on ... the station was playing 'I Miss You' by Blink 182. Singing along with it at first, then she got up and started dancing as if she was at a concert.
Don't waste your time on me You're already the voice inside my head Don't waste your time on me You're already the voice inside my head
She was thinking of Oliver throughout the entire song, and singing it as if she were singing it to him. Katie was dancing around flinging her hair everywhere; getting carried away with the music as if she were in her own little world when someone stopped at the entrance of her room.
She felt someone staring at her so she stopped, and turned to her doorway and saw Oliver Wood standing there with an amused look on his face. He had this huge smirk and his eyebrows were raised up high...
AN: I think I am going to leave it there. Yep...I am. Until next time....Please Review, I want to know what you guys think.
