A/N: This was written for There's a First time for everything challenge (Oliver's first dance), The Open Category Competition II (Fanon) and for the Captain of KBOW herself, MelodyPond77. This is also AU because Oliver was at the dance, and for the brief mention of Fremione. Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter. JK Rowling does.

Katie sighed as she twisted her bracelet around her wrist again. The Yule Ball had just started, though she wasn't in the mood to dance really. Angelina and Alicia had tried to get her out on the dance floor, but she had been devastated to learn that her parents were getting a divorce.

"That's a reason to dance the night away anyway," Angelina had argued.

"That's easy for you to say. You have a date," Katie had argued. Angelina had grown quiet after saying that, and Lee had asked her to dance after that. The twins and Lee Jordan had also tried to get her to join them, but they didn't have any luck either.

Another slow dance song came on, and Katie decided to leave. She wasn't in the mood for this, not when she couldn't focus on anything fun…

She turned around and gasped in surprise when she saw somebody standing there. It wasn't just anybody, it was- "Oliver!"

Oliver gave her one of his crooked grin. "Hey, Bell."

Katie shook her head in shock. "What're you doing here? I thought old students couldn't come to this event," she said, looking around for the professors.

He shrugged his shoulders sheepishly. "That's a technicality rule, really. I heard about your parents. I thought you might need me tonight."

Katie's heart melted, and she gave him a tight hug. "That means so much, Oliver. Thank you." She rested her head against his shoulder. Oliver had been one of her best friend's, though they hadn't spoken since he joined the Puddlemere United team. She missed him, though they had sent a few letters to each other.

Oliver grinned down at her, and looked around nervously. "So…uh. Since this is a dance, do you think we should be dancing?

Katie laughed softly. "You told me once that you didn't know how to dance…and that you were terrible at it."

He made a face at her and pushed her playfully. "This type of dancing doesn't look so bad though," he said, nodding at the couples nearby. "What type of dance is this?"

"Slow dancing," Katie answered as she gave him an amused look.

"Ah, right. Slow dancing," Oliver said, looking mischievous. "It looks like we have to be pretty close for this one."

She blushed and looked down. She wasn't sure how to react to his comment.

"Can you show me how to dance?" Katie's head whipped up quickly.

"Who, me?" she asked breathlessly. Her heart sped up as she wondered if she heard right.

"No, Fred and George," Oliver answered teasingly.

"They're over there somewhere…I'm sure they'd be of help a little. But I'm sure Fred wouldn't want to be taken away from Hermione," Katie answered, taking him seriously. Her eyes widened when she saw that Fred had been watching them from over Hermione's shoulder.

"He knew you were coming tonight, didn't he?" Katie murmured, not really asking Oliver the question.

Oliver's face turned pink. "Um…yes. I had the others try to keep you from leaving because I wasn't sure when I'd get here…I know I'm quite late though."

"Those sneaky friends," Katie murmured, shaking her head at Fred. Fred's eyes widened and he steered Hermione out of sight.

Oliver suddenly grabbed her hands and pulled her close. "So, I put my hands here, right?" He let one trail down toward her waist, which caused her thoughts to lose control.

"Um…yes. We don't have to be this close though. I mean, we're friends. We can be at an arm's length, or-"

"Or on the other side of the room?" Oliver suggested as he gave her a questioning look.

Katie swallowed nervously. "No! I just don't want to make you uncomfortable. I mean, we're just friends, right?"

Oliver studied her quietly for a moment before he placed another hand on her shoulder. "I think my other hand is supposed to be here, right? You can put your hands on my shoulders… or my waist," he added.

She closed her eyes in frustration. What in the world was Oliver doing? Was he flirting with her? She'd had a crush on him for a long time, but she didn't think he ever returned her feelings.

"I thought you said you didn't know how to dance," she said finally.

He smiled at her. "I catch on pretty easy. This looks simple. Do we just move our feet to the beat?"

She swallowed again to calm her nerves before placing a hand in one of his. His hand felt nice, warm, and protective. "That's the easiest thing to do," Katie answered as they slowly moved to the beat.

Oliver chuckled when she stepped on his feet a couple of times. "I thought I was supposed to be the bad dancer here," he said teasingly.

She grew pink again. "You're making me nervous!" she cried without realizing what she had said in time.

He gave her a look. "I'm making you nervous? Why?" he asked curiously.

"Because…I haven't seen you in about a year and…" she cut off and whirled around with her arms folded stubbornly. She wasn't going to admit it.

Oliver wrapped his arms from behind her. "And what?" he asked softly.

"And…you're Oliver. You're handsome. You're my best friend. I'm not supposed to have feelings for my best friend!"

Oliver widened his eyes in surprise. "You have feelings for me?"

Katie shook her head. "It doesn't matter…because you don't see me the same way."

Oliver grew quiet and Katie tilted her head in confusion. "Ollie?"

"I do like you, Katie. I've liked you for as long as I can remember…"

Her mind spun. "Why didn't you ever tell me?" she demanded to know.

He shrugged. "I didn't think you liked me back. Not until my last year…and then I thought we were too old for each other anyway."

"And what about now?" Katie asked him. "Am I too young for you now?"

Oliver nodded. "Yes…but it doesn't matter as much anymore since I'm out of Hogwarts now."

Katie started to protest. "But-"

"Shh," Oliver said as he placed a finger on her lips to quiet her. "We don't have to worry about all of the complications right now, Katie. Besides, you're supposed to be teaching me to dance," he said, as he started dancing again, terribly.

She giggled and her worries started to float away as she drew close to him. "All right, Ollie. I'll teach you how to dance," Katie said softly.

A/N: Thanks for reading!