Dear Oliver,

Juicy news! Tiannah has a boyfriend. It's Theo Jackson! I predicted they would date I just didn't realise it would be so soon. Yay! It's so cute! Well, just thought I would let you know.

Hestia

Oliver was in a foul mood all day when he finished reading the letter. He didn't even know why. He had a girlfriend, why couldn't Tiannah date?

Any letters that Tiannah sent to Oliver were ignored and sent back, unopened. She had no idea what she had done wrong! Oliver was her best friend. Nothing could come between that, could it?

Tiannah kept sending Oliver letters, until one day, he responded.

Tiannah,

Stop contacting me. I really have better things to do than talk to you.

Oliver

Tiannah cried herself to sleep the night.

There was no denying that Tiannah suffered post-Oliver. She really liked Theo, but she needed her best friend. That year, they lost the Quidditch match, but Salem still won because of the other teams in different years. Tiannah was appointed captain at the end of the year, which she was very happy about.

"I have to tell Oli-" but then she stopped. Oliver didn't want her to write letters anymore, and she stopped trying. It felt surreal, not being able to tell Oliver about her life anymore. The worst part is she didn't understand why.

Tiannah begged her parents to let her stay in America over the summer. She didn't want to be anywhere near Oliver; it hurt too much. Hestia stayed as well, with considerable less begging.

"Honestly, my parents don't give a fuck about me or what I do," she said sadly. Tiannah comforted her now best friend. Maybe she was meant to go to America and meet Hestia. Perhaps her and Oliver were never meant to be lifelong friends.

Tiannah's fourth year was horrible. Sure, she had an amazing boyfriend, she was the captain of the fourth year team, and had Hestia. But she couldn't shake the deep sadness that had settled in her heart since Oliver cut ties with her.

Oliver didn't receive any letters from Tiannah that year. His parents wondered why Oliver was so bitter all the time, and how he never mentioned Tiannah anymore. He felt as though he didn't need Tiannah and she didn't need him. His fourth year was also horrible. He was the captain, he found new chasers and beaters, and he had a girlfriend, Diana Green. And yet, he missed Tiannah. But he still felt so irrationally angry at her. The thought of her having a boyfriend hurt him so much that it was easiest to just run away from those feelings and pretend that they – and Tiannah – didn't exist.

Once again, Tiannah refused to go home. Her parents and her little brother, Ben, who was four, went to America to visit her.

"Why didn't you want to go home?" Ben asked.

"Because I never want to see Oliver's face again," she spat. Hestia gave her friend a comforting glance.

"Why?" Tiannah's mother asked.

"Because he's a selfish, lying jerk!" she hissed angrily. She gave her parents a look indicating that was the end of the subject. The magical village that The Institute was in was bustling with witches and wizards. Tiannah started to tell her parents about the history of the area, Hestia adding bits of information in here and there. Hestia thought that Mr and Mrs Summers were better parents than hers had ever been, and the Summers' treated Hestia like a daughter. Tiannah continued to talk when someone put two hands on her waist and stopped short. She shot around and grinned when she saw that it was Theo. He had finished school now, but he stayed on as tutor, though Tiannah didn't really need it.

"Mum, Dad, this is my Quidditch tutor, Theo Jackson," Tiannah began confidently. They shook hands, and Theo began to speak.

"Your daughter is an amazing chaser. The best I've seen in years."

"I'm not that good," she replied modestly.

"Yes, you are, Tia!" Hestia said, going on about how good she was, then changing the subject to how Theo and Tiannah were very good friends. Tiannah nudged Hestia, but she could see her parents already suspected something.

Tiannah spent the rest of the day with her family, Hestia and Theo. They played games with Ben and took him to the nearby magical amusement park. It was the closest Tiannah had felt to happiness in a long time, but the mere thought of Oliver was enough to deflate her mood once more.