From miserable to Spectacular
Chapter 6
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Author's note: ARGH! It took this long I know I know! I'm sooo sorry!
Please keep on reviewing!!!! Also my mom re-formatted my computer while I was grounded... so I have to write my 7th and 8th chapters to this story over again.. If I can remember them. Hehe I'll try to have them posted by next week.
From miserable to Spectacular
Chapter 6: Hopeless Romantic
"Wood, wake up, Harry's just arrived," Mrs. Weasley said. He slowly got up, and stretched his body, and rubbed his eyes groggily. He Followed Mrs. Weasley into the room where everyone was eating or dancing.
He walked over to grab something to eat because he was starving after his long nap. He saw tons of people he recognized as Hogwarts students, much bigger then he remembered most of them. He saw some of the professors as well.
As he reached to grab a cup of pumpkin juice he bumped into someone behind him. He turned back around and saw to his amazement Harry. Oliver smiled politely. "Potter, what've you been up to? Happy 16th to yas!" he exclaimed.
Harry put on a fake smile. "I never thought I'd be seeing you here! How's pudlemere?" Harry asked back courteously. Oliver's face turned from a smile to a slight frown. He hadn't want to think about that, and by the mention of it made him sad.
Harry realized right away he'd said something wrong. "Oh I'm sorry I didn't ---," "It's okay Harry, besides you didn't know, I got into a bloody bad accident, and I can no longer play quiditch," he said frowning.
He looked down at Harry, and then past him to the three girls who were approaching the food and drink table. "Ah, Harry I've to be um.... Going er... I'll expect I'll be seeing you so---," Oliver started to say but was cut off.
"Oliver, you ran off so fast earlier, and we didn't have a chance to talk!" Katie exclaimed reaching the spot where Oliver and Harry were standing, followed along by Alicia and Angelina.
"Err, I'm sorry Katie, I've just been so exhausted," he said trying to think up a good excuse. He was nervous and hoped that no one around him noticed. Katie laughed. "I completely understand, I've been quite busy too, training for my job, looking after my sister, stuff like that," She said with a smile on her face.
Harry wished everyone goodbye and sped off towards Ron and Hermione. "We'll just be dancing with Fred and George over there," Alicia said smiling and grabbing Angelina's hands. As they started to walk away they winked at Oliver, who immediately knew that George and Fred had told them of his crush.
Oliver alone with Katie started to tense up. "So er... You're training for a job huh?" he asked trying to think of something to say. Katie made a slight sad face, and pondered about telling Oliver or not. "Can we go somewhere a little more quiet?" she asked.
Oliver didn't want to be alone with her, but agreed, and soon found himself alone with her in the kitchen sitting down at the table. "So what's up?" he asked.
Katie looked around the room wondering whether to tell him. "Well, I don't know how to say it, but uh—," she said stopping. "I understand," he said trying his best to think of something to say, that sounded sincere.
Truth be told Oliver wanted to be as far away from this situation as possible. He had never been good with girls. He had never had a girl friend. How ever many girls who used to ask him out he decline the offers, not knowing how to be a boyfriend or anything that goes along with such tasks.
Katie started to tell him how she didn't really have a job, but that Angelina and Alicia thinks that she is in training to become a healer, but that was before my parents split and left the country.
"I'm so sorry Katie," Oliver said. That's a horrible thing to have happen to a wonderful girl he thought. "Oliver, I need to see you," Bill said coming into the room. Oliver got up and wished farewell to Katie before leaving the room with Bill.
"What's up?" Oliver asked Bill confused. They walked up the staircase and into a spare bedroom. "While everyone is enjoying themselves we have some Order business to attend to," He said. They went into the room where Charlie, Kingsley, and Sturgis were already waiting.
"Ah, Wood, how'd you manage Bell?" Charlie asked with a huge smirk on his face. Oliver's face turned Scarlet. "Shut up you git," he said with an angry expression on his face, and his temper rising. Kingsley and Bill were both staring intently at the two men. Oliver's temper was rising, and Charlie's face turned from one of enjoyment to one of being petrified of what Oliver might do.
"Calm down Oliver, and both of you shut up," Bill said intervening. The two nodded in agreement. The room went silent for a few minutes before Kingsley spoke. "Are you nervous about your first job with the order?" he asked. Wood looked up from the floor and nodded.
A few more minutes of silence passed once more. "There's the signal lets move," Sturgis said motioning his finger towards the red sparks in the air. "Where are we going?" Oliver, Bill, and Charlie asked in unison. Kingsley and Sturgis looked at each other before telling the young men to apperate to the ministry of magic.
The five of them apperated into the ministry of magic seconds later. Oliver looked around at his surroundings. It was all foreign to him, because he'd only ever heard of the ministry from his uncle who worked in the department of magical games and sports. "This way Tonks, Moody, and Dedalus are all waiting for us guarding the prisoners," Sturgis began to explain to the other four.
They all followed Sturgis down a long corridor and found the three guards. "Tonks, have they come yet?" Kingsley asked. She shook her head no and went back to leaning her head down trying to catch some sleep. The seven of them stood or sat waiting for any sign of death eaters.
An hour or two later there were hushed voices from down the hall. "Get ready everyone," Moody said. He made sure his magical eye was in tact and put his wand towards the invaders.
Six or seven death eaters stood on the other side of the hall staring at the members of the order already assembled. They looked towards each member of the order and laughed.
"You all are such fools, you do realize right? Bloody hell you don't think we can't get past you?" Bellatrix Lestrange asked. The members of the order held there wands up, no doubt ready to fight to the bitter end. The death eaters already having been ready were the first to strike.
Within seconds a full fledged fight arose and both sides were prepared to fight to the bitter end.