I am SOOOOO sorry that this chapter took so long. My computer's been broken. Luckily, it's running again and the chapters will be coming more often again. I hope you enjoy it. Be sure to REVIEW when you're finished reading it. Thanks to everyone!

Disclaimer: The wonderful world of Harry Potter does not belong to me, I'm sorry to say. It's all the creation of J. K. Rowling.

The week passed in silence. Oliver sat as far away from me in his seat as possible, and no matter how many times I tried to talk to him, he would either shush me or completely ignore me as if I wasn't there. He wasn't the same towards Percy either. He avoided the paths he knew that we took to classes, and he steered clear of our dormitory. He went to sleep early every night to avoid me when I did my rounds. Whenever he did happen to see us heading toward him in the hall, his fists would clench, he would purse his lips, turn red, and quickly head in another direction. Each time he would run away, my heart would break a little more.

No matter how much my heart screamed at me to just tell him, the words just couldn't pass my lips. They were on the tip of my tongue at every moment, but he never heard them. My heart ached and I often cried myself silently to sleep.

Since I couldn't even tell Oliver, I couldn't tell Percy either. Maybe I was a coward, but I just couldn't tell either of them. I couldn't bring myself to tell Oliver, and for some reason, my mind wouldn't let me tell Percy.

'What would it do to him?' 'How would it effect your duties as Heads?' 'He would be crushed.' 'You can't do that to him in his last year, it would destroy him.' 'His studies would lack and you can't be responsible for that, he has so much going for him right now.'

No matter how much I tried to silence my mind, nothing seemed to work, and these words spun through my head giving me a constant headache.

Somehow, I knew I would have to make the decision of who to be with. Should I do the responsible thing, and stay with Percy, and fulfil everyone's predictions of us? Or should I go with Oliver, and throw everything to hell, just to be in love with him? Both choices had pro's and con's that kept me guessing and confused. I had no idea what would happen.

The weekend of the first Hogsmeade trip had finally arrived, and I feared spending a day without studies to occupy my mind. Now, all I had were the thoughts of Percy and Oliver.

Since it was the first trip, the 3rd years were not allowed to join, but only the elder years. As we headed down the staircase, they all looked out of the corridors at us in jealousy, and I couldn't help but feel sorry for them.

When Percy and I were right outside the castle, he suddenly stopped and waited.

"Come on Percy. What are you doing?" I whined and tugged on his arm. Still he wouldn't budge. "Percy, why are you..." I trailed off as I saw who was coming out of the castle.

Oliver held our gaze as he approached us. He wore a loose baseball tee, with a gray body and maroon sleeves, dark jeans that fit him perfectly, and maroon hightop chuck taylor converse sneakers. His hair fell lightly over his eyes and the wind played through his strands softly. His soft smile was back on his lips. It had been missing all week.

My heart sank as I saw what was attached to his arm. Suze clung to his left arm, a bright smile shining from her face. As they came closer, I tried to hide my heartbreak with a wavering smile.

"Hello Oliver, Suze. How are you two?" Percy was the first to speak since my voice was still choking in my throat. Oliver's eyes swept over me, but quickly went back to Percy and stayed there.

"Oh, we're just GREAT! This is going to be soo much fun today!" Suze quickly answered enthusiastically. She had finally gotten what she wanted: Oliver.

Oliver made no attempt to speak, but kept his lips in that small smile and Suze squeezed tighter to his arm. However, his hands remained in his pockets as she pressed against him. That small detail gave me the slightest amount of hope.

"I like your shoes, Oliver." Finally, I found my voice, but the only thing I could comment on were his shoes. I should be saying 'Oliver! I LOVE YOU! We belong together!', but no, all I could talk about were his shoes.

Finally, he turned to me. "Thank you. They're.."

"Chuck Taylor's. I know. My aunt is a muggle. She always gets me muggle things. I have them in pink, and dark blue. They're my favorite shoes." I smiled at him, and he kept his soft smile and nodded.

"Yeah, they're my favorites too. Can't wear them in Hogwarts though. Too many questions from others about muggle things to be bothered. You have dark blue for Ravenclaw, but you need to buy the maroon color," He pointed to his own sneakers, "for Gryffindor. After all, you are dating one."

His last sentence stung as he spat the word 'dating' and his eyes narrowed over that one word. I bit my lip and looked down, but he quickly regained his soft smile and turned back to Percy.

"Maybe I should buy some maroon ones." A little giggle came out of Suze and we all looked at her. All of our eyes squinted at her. She seemed to be the black sheep in our foursome.

"Well, Penelope doesn't need to get any kind of muggle article to show her love for me. That would be wasteful, and besides, I know how much she cares." His arm wrapped around my shoulder and pulled me up against him. I cringed, and gave him a small smile that turned into more of a grimace. I quickly looked at Oliver and his eyes seemed distant and furious, but his soft smile remained.

"Ok well, we're never going to get to Hogsmeade if we just stand here and chat. Let's get moving." I pulled away from Percy and walked ahead a few feet to get them moving. Once they started to walk, I stopped and let them go ahead. I walked behind them, watching Oliver as Percy talked on and on, waving his hands about in the air as he got worked up. The way Oliver would nod occasionally and his head would roll, I could tel he wasn't paying attention, as always.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed me and shook me roughly from behind, making me jump and let out a small yelp.

Turning, I saw May's round face bright with glee.

"Oh my gosh! I told you that Suze would get Oliver. She is so lucky! Any girl would be so lucky to get him. Ugh, I wish it were me. But that's ok, as long as she's happy! Oh Merlin, this is exciting. Hehe, my prediction, by the end of the night, she'll have him in bed! Ooo, I bet she does. Suze can get any guy. She'll have Oliver wrapped around her finger by lunch. I have to go, but just watch, she'll get him." Her laughter trailed away behind her as she ran ahead to catch up to her other group of friends, leaving me speechless. I wasn't even able to get a word in, but there was one thing she was right about. Any girl would be lucky to get him. I just hoped that she was wrong about the rest.

At Hogsmeade, I watched Oliver buy Suze ice cream, a small charm bracelet, a diary, a hairpiece, almost anything she asked for. She clung to his arm the entire time, and would squeal with delight at anything he gave her. Each time, my cheeks would grow more red. It should be me laughing with him, not her.

The day had grown cold and the sky became overcast. We could see little puffs of breath whenever we talked. The day seemed to match my mood. Finally, Percy found the one shop he wanted the most. He pulled on my hand and we entered the only bookstore in Hogsmeade.

"What are you looking for Percy?" I asked as we walked through one of the long aisles. Some of the books were covered with dust. Obviously, not many students bothered to buy books on a day off.

"Potions for Persistent Prodigies. Professor Snape said that only the best students use it. Help me find it." I rolled my eyes as Percy made his way to another aisle. Sure, he was an amazing student, but he was far from a prodigy. I shook my head, searching through the rows of books.

I traced my fingers over the covers, not really looking at any particular titles. Deep in thought again, I jumped when I heard a high pitched giggle from nearby. My eyes narrowed and I bent my head to see through the slits in the shelves.

The heat rose in my face as my eyes met Suze's eyes, full of mischief, and Oliver's chin. They were standing about a foot apart, with Suze backing away and Oliver advancing towards her slowly. Bending down further to a lower slit, I saw her hands folded over her chest, and Oliver's hands open in front of him as if preparing to grab something.

Suddenly they both stopped and Suze let out another giggle. I rose again to the higher slit just in time to see her rise quickly to give him a kiss, but I couldn't see where her lips landed. Still, my eyes grew larger in anger and my face turned bright red. Suze started running and Oliver quickly followed. I went after them, still fuming, but being sure to keep a safe distance so I wouldn't be seen.

I peeked out from the end of the aisle and saw them in the back corner. Suze had her back pressed against the shelves, and Oliver moved slowly towards her, his arms outstretched on either side of him. It looked just like when we had been in the dungeons together.

I wanted to scream at them, to scream at him for moving on so quickly. Besides, it wasn't over between us, I didn't want it to be over. I would have told him how I felt. I know I would have. He just had to wait a little longer.

He couldn't wait forever. A small voice inside of my whispered.

'SHUT UP! He could have if he really loved me!' I screamed at the voice, but I knew it was right. After all, it was my subconscious.

Then, as swiftly as a knife cutting through air, all hope left my heart as Oliver pounced on Suze and engulfed her in his arms. I couldn't see what they were doing because Oliver's back was in the way, but from Suze's delighted and muffled giggles, I could tell it was what Suze had wanted to happen, and exactly what I didn't want to happen.

Turning quickly, I ran to the front of the store. Soon, my pain turned to self-pity, then to a sense of betrayal, then to pure anger. My run turning to a furious stomping, I approached Percy just as he was being handed his change.

"Are you done?" I asked quickly, not stopping my pace.

"Yes, I just..."

"Good." I grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the store. I let go when I was sure he was still going to follow, and kept my pace heading down the street. From all the second glances, I was sure I looked like I was about to kill someone, but I didn't care.

"Hey guys! Wait up! Why did you just leave!" I heard Oliver and Suze calling from behind, but I kept on walking. I wasn't exactly sure where I was headed, but I didn't want them catching up to chat, so I looked quickly for a store to dodge into. Luckily, Honeydukes was right next to us, so I grabbed Percy and we quickly entered.

"I'm going to go find some Crackling Cransons. They always have them hidden in the dusty corner. I'll find you later." Percy headed off to the left in the far back that was deserted. Only he would go into the dusty corner that had the candy nobody in the wizard world would care to eat. I let him go though with no protest. I didn't want him around anyway at the moment.

I walked into an aisle near the front, but stayed back so I would be hidden from whoever would walk in.

After a few moments, Oliver and Suze entered and looked around. Suze waved to a group of Ravenclaws and with a last look at Oliver, headed over to them. When he was alone, I stepped out from the aisle with my arms folded over my chest.

I waited till he saw me, then made eye contact with him that obviously told him I wanted to talk to him. Then, before he could catch up, I headed to the back of the store, knowing that he would follow.