From miserable to Spectacular
Chapter 4
Disclaimer: No, I don't own anything having to do with Harry Potter. If I did I wouldn't spend hours looking up place, people, books, exc. About Harry Potter I would already know the answers.
Summary: Members of the Order get together, along with Oliver and decide what is best for Oliver. Charlie and Oliver bond a great deal. Ron just can't seem to be as good a keeper as Wood.
Author's note: Please oh please review! I love tips and critiquing... And criticism is aloud! Thanks to my 2 reviewers! I've gone back and corrected all the mistakes on the last chapters!
Crappleb33 - I wasn't planning on writing Katie in for another 3 or 4 chapters. If you can think of a creative way for her to come into my story sooner and that goes with the plot send me an e-mail.
Crystalviolinist - Thanks for the compliment, I'm trying to get Katie in as fast as I can, but I can't think of a creative way to add her. I wasn't planning on having her appear for another three or four chapters, but then I'm thinking to myself that she needs to come into play sooner. I can't think of a way right now though, so if you want to help it would sure be appreciated.
… - thanks for such a great compliment. Lolz. I hope you like this chapter just as much!
From miserable to Spectacular
Chapter 4:
"So Wood, we'll be teachers at Hogwarts together aye?" Charlie said smiling. "Yah should make for a good time," Oliver said putting on his best smile. Charlie understanding that Wood was kind of upset dropped the subject.
"Want to play some wizards chess?" he asked Oliver after a considerable amount of silence. "Alright," Wood said. The pair got up and walked down the hall to where Fred and George's bedroom was located.
"Fred… George… its Charlie and Oliver's with me, let us in," he said. He tried to turn the door to find it locked. Oliver took his wand out of his pocket and was about to unlock the door when Fred opened it up.
"What's you two buggin' us for?" he questioned suspiciously. Oliver laughed. "Well, since you've asked we have come to ask permission to use your wizards chess set," Charlie said. Fred opened the door up further to let Oliver and Charlie enter the room. When they were all in the room he closed the door and locked it.
"Lockomahora," George said. There was a soft click as the door
handle became charmed so the simple unlocking spell wouldn't work. "Why such high security?" Oliver asked. "Well Ollie, since you've asked, we do not want anyone to see our experimental joke stuff," One of the twins said.
Oliver sat down on one of the beds which had to be Fred's because it had a large F in Yellow with a light blue background. Charlie sat down opposite Oliver on George's bed where there was a large G in light blue and yellow background.
Oliver adjusted to his surroundings. "You too are the weirdest people I've ever met!" he said observing the orange paint covering the walls. There was nothing covering the walls. Oliver assumed that the twins had put an Engorgement Charm on the room as it was much larger then a normal bed room would be.
"Why do you two have so much clutter around here?" Charlie asked. Fred and George shook there heads and said "Confidential," almost simultaneously. Oliver and Charlie both accepted that as an answer, shaking there heads in showing they understood.
"So can we borrow your wizards chess set?" Charlie questioned. "Oh no I'm sorry we're testing it, and are hoping to have a new product out for it soon, so it's currently unavailable," George said. "Oh, well then that's Okay, Charlie we can go do something else then," Oliver said.
The two men stood up and wished farewell to the twins before heading back to Charlie's room. "Whatcha wants ter do Oliver?" he asked upon closing the door. "Well I want to know what your parents and Dumbledore are talking about, but that isn't possible right now, so…" Oliver was stopped mid-sentence.
"Actually, Mr. Wood it is very possible right now." Came a voice from the door. Oliver and Charlie turned around to see Albus Dumbledore. "Professor Dumbledore sir, so I can talk to you now?" He asked.
Dumbledore shook his head. "Yes, we're having a meeting you could call it in the living room. Charlie, you and Oliver go down to the living room. I dear say I must not forget the twins, or they will scold me again for the next week," Dumbledore said smiling and letting out a light chuckle.
He left the two alone, and went down the hall to the Weasley twins room. "Come along, Wood, I think you'll be inducted into the order tonight," Charlie said. He walked out of the door followed by Oliver, who closed the door behind him.
They walked down the stairs and into the living room. There Oliver saw only four people he recognized, Mr. & Mrs. Weasley, and his two old professors Minerva McGonagall and Remus Lupin. He sat down next to Charlie on a couch, and waited for Dumbledore to come back into the room.
Five minutes later, Dumbledore followed by Fred and George came into the room. Dumbledore took out his wand and muttered "imperturbatus" so that no one would be able to eavesdrop.
"Now, Oliver let me start off by helping you get yourself familiarized by these people. To the right of Arthur and Molly is Kingsley Shacklebolt, and over there we have Sturgis Podmore, and next to him is Dedalus Diggle, of course you will already know Remus Lupin and Minerva McGonagall," Dumbledore said.
Oliver took it all in and shook his head acknowledging that he heard Dumbledore. "Now Can you tell us what the death eater said to you this morning? He asked. Again Oliver shook his head.
"Well, this morning around 3:30 or so, I woke up in pitch dark. I reached for my wand, but it was not there. Then the death eater lit his wand and started talking. Told me not to go sticking my foot where it doesn't belong and that it didn't belong at Hogwarts," Oliver said before going on. "Then he said something about he'd check on me soon, and if I hadn't cooperated he'd be force to use the Imperius curse on me," he finished out of breath.
Sturgis Podmore was the first to speak, asking a questioned directed towards Oliver. "So son, you have no idea why there was a death eater threatening you?" Oliver shook his head no, and shifted uncomfortably. "Mr. Wood, I might advice you to not stay at your flat, maybe stay with someone for awhile?" McGonagall said.
"Ah, yes Oliver, I think that you should sell your flat actually, move in with someone, preferably the Weasley's" Dumbledore said. Oliver intertwined his hands thinking hard. "I think so too, sir," he agreed.
"Oh, and Oliver tomorrow Kingsley Shacklebolt and Charlie are going to go back to your flat and help you pack and get everything you need," Dumbledore said. "Thank you, professor I am much grateful for everything your doing," Oliver said. "Call me, Albus, and you are much welcome." "Meeting adjourned," professor Dumbledore said. Most of the members of the order left.
"Wood, you have indeed grown into a great young man, since the days I had you under my supervision," Professor McGonagall told Wood as everyone was leaving. "Thanks professor," he said in return. "Wood, you shall not need to call me professor anymore, you will be a colleague soon and for that you shall call me Minerva," she said smiling.
She turned around and disaperated. When everyone, but the Weasley's was gone, Oliver turned to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. "I was thinking that I could pay for the house to get renovated and expanded. Each of your children could have a room, and you can have some guest rooms," Oliver suggested. At first they declined but after much begging, agreed to let Oliver pay for some renovations.
The next morning Charlie woke Oliver up early. "Come on Wood, get your lazy arse out of bed," he said. "Go away!" a groggy Oliver yelled. Soon however he found himself at the breakfast table. He ate and drank and soon Charlie and he were at his flat along with Kingsley shacklebolt.
Kingsley said he would get all the guest rooms and the bathroom, and Charlie told Oliver he'd get the whole downstairs. That left Oliver cleaning his room alone. He started by putting all the small things into a box. After a few hours he started to put his books, the few he had, into boxes.
The last book he put in the box was unique. He had written it at Hogwarts. It was his quiditch captain notebook. Full of plays, and profiles of every player on the first team and reserve teams alike. He flipped through it.
He came across the pages that contained the team members in his last year at Hogwarts.
BEATERS: Fred and George Weasley.
KEEPER: Myself, Oliver Wood
SEEKER: Harry Potter
CHASERS: Alicia Spinnett, Angelina Johnson, Katie Bell.
He had only soon Fred and George since his days at Hogwarts. He had chosen Angelina to take over his captain duties. He had always questioned whether he had made the right choice. Katie Bell was always his second choice, but she was not as great a player as Angelina Johnson was.
As he thought about his decision he kept flipping through the book. At last he came to the pictures. Fred and George Weasley looked the same. Harry was young, and had most likely changed a lot since he'd first joined the team. He looked at the pictures one after the other till he came across Katie's.
"How I'd long to see you again, how I wish I could have told you I fancied you," he said to himself out loud. "Ah, you had a crush on Bell?" Charlie asked. Oliver shrugged his shoulders. "Fred and George told me you did once, though they said you'd never admit it," he said sitting down next to him smiling.
"It doesn't matter I'll never see her again, and besides my heart will go on," Wood sighed. "Ah, come on Ollie that is no way to think," Charlie said. Charlie grabbed the book out of Oliver's hand and put it in the box along with the other books. The two stood up and went downstairs to see Kingsley Shacklebolt finishing up packing.
"There you go Oliver, when the renovations on the Weasley's house is done I'll come back, and help you move everything, and then we can put the house up to sell," Kingsley said. Oliver shook his head in agreement. He had already packed all the clothes he would need for awhile so Charlie and him apperated back to the burrow while Kingsley apperated back to the ministry.
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