A/N: Hi! Sorry I haven't been able to update lately, but I had to email this to myself from Notes. (And DeathStar321, your guess was really close, but still inaccurate. It was your dad, actually.) Enjoy, my wonderful readers!
Sparks Fly: Chapter 5
I almost dropped my toast. "D- did you hear that?" Max looked around. "Hear what?" I stared at my plate. "I thought I heard...it's nothing, I guess. Never mind." Liz stared at me for a moment longer, her purple glasses at the edge of her nose. "Tell me later what you thought you heard, all right?" She dipped her fish fingers into her custard and took a bite off.
I wrinkled my nose. "What are you eating?"
"Fish fingers and custard!" Liz replied happily. "And...how did you come by this?" I asked. "Once upon a time, there was a man." She said dramatically. "Elizabeth, we need to talk." Liz sighed and swiveled around. "Oliver, you're sweet to offer me Quidditch, but I'm just not cut out for that kind of thing."
Oliver smiled and winked. "I'll have you playing Quidditch by the end of the year, wait and see." Liz smirked. "I bet you ten galleons that I'll still be in the stands by the end of the year." Oliver grinned and held out his hand; Liz shook it, still smirking. "It's a deal." Oliver declared. He smiled softly at Liz and kissed her hand. "Next Friday, then?" Elizabeth laughed, blushing. "Next Friday," she agreed.
She smiled into her bowl of custard, giggling occasionally as she ate it with her fish fingers. I snorted and grabbed another piece of toast. "I think that you like Oliver Wood." I declared. Elizabeth glared warningly, still blushing. "How absurd! I don't like Wood; we're only friends." I raised my eyebrows. "I bet he wont like that." I giggled. "Tori, please change the subject!" I laughed. "Liz King likes Oliver Wood!"
"Shut up!" Liz begged. "Please, I'll do anything!" I smirked. "Then you will learn how to play Quidditch, and you will play in our last few matches of the year."
"I'll make Ravenclaw lose! I'm terrible!" I grinned. "You did say anything, Liz."
"I didn't think you'd take it seriously!" Liz put her head in her hands. "I can't believe this." She moaned.
"What, that you got beat by a first year?"
"No, that I- I fancy Wood! I never really...I mean Hogwarts..." Liz sniffed and tugged out a golden-ish necklace chain. "It's complicated." She muttered thickly. "A long story I don't have time to tell."
"Tell me some of it, please?"
"There was a boy, at a...school I went to. He was clever, handsome, smart, and an enormous flirt. His name was Leo Valdez. He started school later than me, but I fancied him from the moment we met."
She put the locket back underneath her blouse and stood. Everyone else was filing out of the room, including my fellow Ravenclaws. Elizabeth smiled tearfully at me. "Come on, you don't want to be late for your first class." She took my schedule off the table and inspected it closely. "Hm. Looks like you've got Flitwick first. Charms will be easy for you, I can tell. Hurry along, you don't want to be late!"
Liz: Hm...was it that obvious that I fancied Oliver Wood for a while? I thought I was being clear that I didn't fancy anyone.
Tori: Well, obviously not, because Wood was determined to be the lucky bloke to finally carch your eye.
Me: Liz, don't worry. It's only a matter of time becore you're back in...his arms again.
Tori: Who? Liz, do you have a secret boyfriend you never told me about?
Liz: I uh... Well, you see... Nicole? Help?
A/N: Well, i'm still not convinced it was a brilliant chapter, but I suppose that's really up to you. Review, and tell all your friends!
