Hey everybody! I'm back! I'm so sorry I didn't put up a new story sooner, but nobody told me being a university student automatically makes you a workaholic! Oh well, I'd be lying if I said I didn't like school, and at least I'm attempting to do another story! Hope you enjoy

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or any of the characters. I wish I did, b/c then I wouldn't have to be in debt from school tuition! I own two characters. That's it.

Chapter One: Sisters

Katie's POV

"Katie, get up! We'll be late to breakfast!"

"Do I have to?" I asked. I hate mornings.

"Katherine Sophia Bell, get up now!" I felt a hard smack on my bottom.

"Chloe Elizabeth Bell, shut up." I rolled out of bed.

Chloe is my identical twin sister. We're mirror image identical twins to be exact. She's right handed, I'm left. She has a birthmark on her right cheek; I have one on my left. You get the picture. We're the exact same physically. The same straight blonde hair, the same violet eyes. Personality-wise, we're complete opposites. Chloe's really outgoing and I'm not. She's really conceited, and I'm not. Stuff like that.

"Come on Katie! I'm starving!" Chloe exclaimed and started to throw random articles of clothing at me.

"Alright, ALRIGHT!" I yelled, "I'm ready! Let's go!" Geez, this girl was crazy when she wanted to be.

"Finally, Katie!' Chloe exclaimed and linked her arm in mine, dragging me down the stairs of the girls dormitory of Gryffindor Tower at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

We're both in our 5th year here. I play for the Gryffindor Quidditch Team (the best house/team there is!), and get great marks in all of my classes. Chloe on the other hand, doesn't do very much at all. She's all about how great she looks and her friends and stuff like that. I care about my friends more then anything, but she places a bit too much emphasis on them, and often neglects her homework in the process.

I looked out the windows at the snowy, cold November sky as Chloe continued to drag me down the corridor towards the Great Hall.

We entered moments later, still arm-in-arm. She broke away from me quickly when she spotted her friends. I know Chloe and I are best friends, but she likes to eat with her "popular" friends and gossip, while I enjoy eating with my Quidditch friends and talking about Quidditch. I walked over to my friends, and sat down beside Angelina Johnson, my fellow Chaser. (More about Quidditch later!)

"Morning Katie!" Angelina greeted me cheerily. She's very friendly and charming. She handed me a platter of toast and I threw a few slices down on my plate.

"Morning to you too!" I said happily. I quickly took a bite. I didn't realize I was this hungry!

"Hi Katie," Oliver, my Quidditch Captain, said shyly to me.

"Hey Oliver," I said back, forcing myself not to blush. I looked quickly down at my plate.

Hee hee hee… I have the BIGGEST crush on Oliver Wood! I hope no one notices…

"Morning Kitty!" the Twins, Fred and George, called out to me. I glowered at them. I hate that silly nickname! Do I look like a kitty? NO!

"Hey guys," I replied glaring. They KNOW how much I hate it… But they INSIST on using it.

Alicia Spinnet, the other Gryffindor Chaser on our team, and George's girlfriend, joined us shortly after the twins entered. She's quiet and mousey, kind of like me. I think that's why we get along so well.

"So, anyway, as I was saying before I was interrupted, there is a practice tonight at 5 pm. I expect you all to be there," Oliver said, looking at each of us.

"Oh Ollie, we wouldn't miss a practice for anything!" Fred said very dramatically and very sarcastically.

George was ready to put his two cents in, but thankfully, the bell rang signifying that we should all get to our classes.

I rose and started pushing my way through the throngs of people, attempting to get out the door. I was almost through a group of chattering first years when I heard my name being called. I turned to see Oliver pushing his way through effortlessly.

"Hey Katie. Mind if I walk you to Transfiguration?" he said sweetly.

"Oh no, of course you can! If you want to, I mean, you did ask me, so you obviously do…" I trailed off stupidly. I blushed furiously and looked down. I felt Oliver's smile on me. "I'm sorry; it's too early for me to be up."

He laughed. "It's ok; it's a bit early for me too."

We had just left the Great Hall together when I heard Chloe screech my name.

"Oh dear God," I thought.

She ran up to Oliver and me, making sure she was right in between us.

"Hey Oliver," she said in a shamelessly sweet voice, as she ran her hand down his arm in a seductive manner and then linking her arm in his.

I failed to mention that Chloe and I also share another thing. A heavy interest in Oliver Wood. It's not hard to see why though. Six foot, burly, gorgeous shaggy deep brown hair, the darkest blue eyesI've ever seen,and a smile that could melt a glacier. His dimples made my knees go weak. I never told Chloe though, that'd just make her more competitive then she already is. She's already jealous that Oliver and Iplay the same sport.

I sighed and walked to Transfiguration by myself. I heard Oliver and Chloe not to far behind me, Chloe talking her head off. I glanced back and noticed that Oliver looked pretty into her. I felt my heart drop and I swallowed the lump rapidly forming in my throat. I stomped into the classroom and sat down miserably.

Chloe walked in and sat down beside me. "Katie, what's wrong? You look so sad!"

I glared at her.

Oliver's POV

"Goddamn Chloe," I muttered under my breath when she FINALLY left me alone. She was quite oblivious to the fact that I'm completely infatuated with her sister! I was sooooo close to asking Katie to Hogsmeade. I've been trying to get the courage to ask her for the longest time, and just when I finally have enough, here comes stupid Chloe to ruin everything. I scoffed and trudged off to Divination.

Katie's POV

"So Katie, what's wrong? You never answered me," Chloe asked.

"Just overtired I suppose. Up too late doing work," I replied sullenly as I pulled out my book.

"That's too bad," she said, obviously not listening. "Anyway, isn't Oliver the cutest?! He walked me all the way here before going to Divination! I think he really likes me Katie! Do you think he'll ask me to go to Hogsmeade with him this weekend?" Chloe exclaimed, looking horrified at the prospect of a date with so little time to prepare every little detail.

I looked up at Chloe, knowing my look was unfathomable. Everything was always about her! I wanted to scream out that Oliver had asked ME if he could walk ME, not HER, to Transfiguration.

I resisted, butjust barely.

"I bet he will." That was all I could possibly say at the moment.

I started to write down this weeks' assignment to keep myself from blowing up at her. I was half way through writing the topic ('How Animagus' work and what steps and procedures they take') when I felt Chloe tap my arm.

"Yes?" I asked furiously.

"Can you move over? Please?"

"Why?"

"I need more room."

"You already have ¾ of the desk."

"Just a little more!"

"Haven't you realized that I'm left handed and need some space to write?"

"I know, but only like 2 more inches, please."

I budged, all the way glaring menacingly at her.

"Thanks Kate," Chloe said and set up a small mirror and started to admire herself in it.

I rubbed my forehead. This was going to be a long day.

After class, I met up with Angelina and Alicia.

"I cannot believe that you and she are remotely related," Angelina said.

"I knew Chloe was self-centered, but that was absolutely ridiculous," Alicia added.

"I know. But she'll never change. I'm used to it anyway," I uttered monotonously.

"But you shouldn't have to put up with that Katie! She walks all over you!" Alicia said heatedly.

"You have no idea," I mumbled.

Alicia was right. Chloe does walk all over me, and I just let her. She always thinks I'm there to do her bidding and her homework. She constantly depends on me to do everything for her. I wonder what would happen if I told her off or just completely stopped doing stuff for her…

I laughed out loud. Mean, yes, but I'm really fed up with her. It's been this way for as long as I can remember!

"What's so funny Katie?" Chloe asked, catching up with me, Angelina and Alicia.

"Yeah, Katie, you just started laughing for no reason," Angelina said, staring at me.

"It's nothing," I said quickly and ducked into the Potions dungeon.

"Come on Katie," Chloe said, grabbing my arm and dragging me to sit with her and one of her many ditzy friends. I turned to Angelina and Alicia who were staring with their jaws dropped. "I'm sorry!" I called to them.

I sat down in front of my cauldron as Snape hissed at us to shut up. He tapped the blackboard, causing the potion ingredients and instructions to appear.

I started, but Chloe continued on talking. I jabbed her hard in the ribs.

"Ow, Katie! What's wrong with you today?" she hissed.

"Get to work!" I threw my dandelion roots in.

"Do it for me ok? I'm talking very important stuff here!"

I gawked at her for a moment. "Fine," I mumbled as she and her friend Mirabelle continued with their conversation. I distinctly heard the words 'Oliver' and 'Hogsmeade'.

As mad as I was at her, I knew deep down that she was really smart. I didn't know why she didn't care. I suppose she found it easier to depend on me.

I sighed in relief as class ended. I handed in a vial of my solution for marking, and started to walk away. I heard Snape call my name and Chloe's, and my heart jumped into my throat.

"Miss Bell and Miss Bell," he hissed.

"Miss Bell," he repeated softly, but threateningly, looking straight into my eyes. My blood went cold. "May I ask why you were preparing your siblings' solution?" His black eyes glittered into mine. His eyes were so foreboding. I looked down quickly.

He shifted his gaze to Chloe. "Could you, perhaps, fill me in on this situation?"

"She said she would. She said she didn't want to see me fail another potion," Chloe said swiftly and nervously.

I gave her a murderous glower. How COULD she?!

"50 points from Gryffindor for being lazy and a liar Miss Bell," Snape said icily to Chloe, "And another 50 points from the other Miss Bell for being spineless and stupid. Now get out of my sight."

Chloe and I left the room silently.

"I can't believe you Katie! Look what you did!" she screamed.

"What did I do?!"

"You got us caught!"

"If you had just done your work instead of being a lazy ass, this wouldn't have happened!" I yelled back.

"You're such a bitch Katie!" Chloe huffed and stomped away.

I stood there with my jaw dropped, tears of fury stinging my eyes.

Angelina and Alicia started talking to me, but I barely heard them. I was pissed beyond pissed.

"I'm hungry," I said rudely and stomped angrily to the Great Hall.

Later, after I ate my scarce dinner, I nearly ran to the Quidditch Pitch. I stood in the middle of the stadium and screamed myself hoarse. I felt better already. I grabbed my broom and kicked off. I felt all my troubles slide out of me, staying on the ground. I soared higher and higher, taking in the feeling of the wind in my hair and all the freedom. This was the only time Chloe wasn't near me, it was the only time I felt free. I could breathe, and I could be myself.

Practice made me feel a lot better. I got a lot of my frustrations out, although they were in the form of Oliver's black eye and Fred's bloody nose.

"I'm sorry about the black eye Oliver," I said to him as we left the change room.

"Nah, don't worry about it. I'll live. It's not the first one, and it's not going to be the last." He smiled at me.

"Still, I feel bad! I didn't think I threw it THAT hard."

"Well you did." He hesitated for a few moments. "Did it have anything to do with Chloe?"

I nodded; it seemed that my throat decided to close up at that moment.

"I thought so. Angie and Ali filled me in. She really hit rock bottom with that one," Oliver said squeezing my shoulder lightly. "What a horrible thing to do."

I shrugged. I didn't really feel like talking about Chloe at that precise moment.

We walked in silence to the Common Room and entered.

"It'll be ok, Katie," Oliver said quietly as we walked to our respective staircases.

"Thanks Oliver," I said, smiling the first happy smile all day.

"Anytime."

I blushed furiously and started my way up the girls' staircase.

"Oi, Bell? Did you want to go to Hogsmeade with me this weekend?" Oliver called back to me.

I jumped off the steps. "I'd-"

"Oh Oliver! I'd love to! I'd love to go with you!" Chloe exclaimed as she bounced down the staircase and wrapped her arms around Oliver. Something told me she'd been waiting upstairs when she saw us walk in or something. But I didn't do anything about it. I blinked back my tears and walked upstairs dumbfounded. I faintly heard Chloe talking loudly to Oliver (to ensure EVERYONE knew they were going to Hogsmeade together this weekend) telling him how cute he was how and she 'just knew' he was going to ask her.

Oliver's POV

"What the HELL just happened?" I asked myself internally. I felt Chloe's arms around my neck, and I had the sudden urge to push her away. It happened again! How does she do it? Does she have some kind of screw-me-over sense? I swallowed heavily when I saw Katie's face.

I barely felt Chloe pulling me over to a couch with her annoying beyond belief friends. She sat me down roughly and started going on and on about something. I didn't hear a word she said though. All I wanted was Katie right now.

Katie's POV

"Bitch!" I said to myself and plunked down heavily on my bed. I threw my head onto my pillow. How could my own sister do this to me? Let alone my identical twin? I huffed and puffed for a little while more, and then got out of bed. I had work to do, and I couldn't let this get in the way. I grabbed my books and went down to the Common Room.

I chose a table in a corner, far away from Chloe's gloating. She was currently sitting next to Oliver on a couch near the fire, chatting to her friends excitedly and giggling like mad. Oliver was rubbing his forehead. I opened my Transfiguration book and started.

I was nearly done my Animagus paper when Chloe came up to me, asking me for help.

"Do it yourself Chloe," I said not looking up at her.

"But…"

"DO IT YOURSELF," I said sternly, "I'm not here to do everything for you. It's not gonna kill you to do your work for once."

"But Katie!"

"But nothing! Go away!"

I smiled to myself when she walked away all pissed off.

She deserved that.

I got back into my work. About 10 minutes later, she came back.

"Goddamnit Chloe! I'm not your slave!" I yelled, still not able to look at her.

"Umm… sorry, I see this is a bad time," I heard a deep male voice say.

I looked up. It was Alexander Kerwood - La Porte. Alexander was Oliver's roommate. Oliver was sexy, but Alex was drop dead gorgeous. He was taller then Oliver, sandy blonde hair with the slightest curl at the nape of his neck and eyebrows, bright blue eyes, lean, and had the longest eyelashes I've ever seen. I was practically drooling.

"Sorry about that," I mumbled idiotically.

"Don't worry about it. Can I sit down?" His voice was sooooo sexy.

I nodded.

"Katie, I was wondering if you wanted to go to Hogsmeade with me," Alexander asked, blushing slightly.

I giggled stupidly. "Really?"

He nodded, blushing a bit harder.

"Were you put up to this?" I asked when my senses finally found me.

"No! Now, it took me a lot of courage to come and talk to you! So will you go with me or not?"

I giggled again.

"Please?" he asked

"Uh, Yes!" I replied enthusiastically.

"Great! I can't wait. I'll meet you down here around 10 on Saturday morning then," he said blushing even deeper again.

"I can't wait either. See you then," I said in a daze.

I giggled stupidly again as Angelina and Alicia practically tackled me, and even more when I saw the look on Chloe's face.

Oliver's POV

Was it getting ridiculously hot in here? Or is it just me? Because I have the sudden feeling like I can't breathe. Tears started to sting my eyes. I just witnessed the girl I'm pretty much obsessed with get asked out by my best friend. I kinda wished now that I had told Alexander about my crush on her, because then none of this would have happened. My chest seemed to be collapsing on me. I should have seen this coming… All those times Alexander complimented her, all the times he went on and on about her, all the times I saw him staring at her in the Common Room… He liked her too. I'm so dense.

I turned back to Chloe, and the expression of surprise and shock must have still been on my face because I heard her exclaim, "See Mirabelle? Even Oliver's shocked! Who would ever ask Katie out? She's so bitchy!"

"Katie's your identical twin, don't you care about her?" I asked, thoroughly disgusted by Chloe's words.

"Of course I do, but she IS a bitch."

"You've got that all reversed Chloe," I mumbled.

I sat back into the couch and tried to take in what I just witnessed. Katie was going with Alexander. And I had to settle with the next best thing to Katie. Her horrible twin sister Chloe.