A/n. I would just like to say that this is my first fanfic, and I would appreciate any and all comments/suggestions also I put Katie and Oliver in the same year…. So shoot me. This story is somewhat A.U. Also I need a beta reader so if you are interested … please let me know.
And one more thing I neither own nor created Harry potter or charters with in the books, they belong to the lovely J.K. Rowling the only thing I own is the figments of my imagination.
Okay With out further impediment, delays and random babbling I give you…
Just Believing by: Hovizi
Summary: Katie and Oliver are finally in their 7th year, but can they handle the keeping their relationship to being only friends?
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Katie sat in her room. She was anticipating her return to Hogwarts more than anything. This would be her last year, her 7th year the end to her wonderful education of witchcraft. She was excited to see her friends as well and start quidditch up again, not to mention see a certain captain as well. The relationship she had with Oliver, her captain, was one most girls would die for. They had been friends ever since her first year. Though Katie would never admit it, she had developed a little crush on him over the past year. She wanted to keep this to her self with hopes that not one of her friends or Oliver would find out about it. Katie had had her share of boyfriends. But none of them seemed to live up to her dreams of Mr. Oliver Wood. It was strange how it had happened, they had always been friends, but somehow Katie started realizing what most of the girls had been seeing all along, her friend was gorgeous, one in a million, and that accent just made everything else better. Though Katie thought she would never have a chance, what would he see in her she had always wondered? To her it wasn't worth risking her friendship to attempt to make a relationship out of.
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Oliver was anxious to return to school the next morning, he missed hanging out with all his friends. Though he knew he could have attempted to get together with them over the summer, he didn't want to leave his mother alone. His mother had been tortured by a group of death eaters when Oliver was very young, along with that they had killed his father. Talking about his father was very hard for Oliver to do, not many people had heard stories, or knew very much about him. Oliver though that by not talking about him, it would make it easier on him. He didn't like it when people put on a fake sense of feeling sorry for something they really did not understand. That is why He felt that if he didn't talk about it; people wouldn't know and wouldn't ask questions or feel sorry for him. Despite all the sorrow in his life, Oliver still managed to find happiness and joy to his life. His mom was on a good recovery track and was getting better by the day, she still had moments where she wouldn't remember Oliver or her husband, but all and all things were getting better. Oliver was also captain of the quidditch team; he knew that when his mom remembers she was extremely proud of him.
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Katie's mother softly knocked on her door. The sudden noise among the silence startled Katie.
"Katie" her mom said gently "Are you okay?"
" yes, mom I am fine I am just thinking about going off to school tomorrow, I just realized how much summer I have spent with out everyone" she replied
"I see Katie, well why don't you try going to sleep you have a long day ahead of you tomorrow. Did you finish packing everything?" her mother said in her motherly voice "Yes mom ….. " Katie replied although she knew her mom was just looking out for her. "Okay sweetheart" her mother said lovingly "good night and sweet dreams like always" "Good night mom "Katie replied as her mom walked out of the room turning the light off as she closed the door
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Oliver went to go tell his mother god night, he quietly walked into the sitting room where his mother was reading a book.
"Oliver, what are doing up?" she asked looking up from her book.
"Just packing and getting ready for tomorrow" he replied
"Okay don't stay up to late sweetie "she said with a small smile
"okay, good night mom, you should take your own advice too" Oliver said with his own smile"
"Good night Ollie" she said back to him
Oliver climbed the stairs too his room and crawled into bed. Glancing at the one picture on his nightstand, He clearly remembered that day.
Flashback
"Oliver PUT me down" Katie shouted
"Why should I?Huh?" Oliver replied
"Oliver I don't belong over your shoulder, I belong in the sand like everyone else" Katie said practically yelling at him.
"Okay I will put you down" he said with a smirk
"OLIVER DON YOU DARE" she said
"Why Katie my dear I would never" he said as he reached the end of the dock
"Oliver…." Katie said growing more and more impatient
"Katie here you go" he said as he set her down at the edge taking her and showing her the beautiful view of the water. Resting his hand on her back he gently pushed her. But as she was headed in the water she grabbed his hand and dragged him in with her. As they both reached the surface Oliver looked into Katie's eyes and slowly closed the space between them. They both closed their eyes and almost immediately Katie felt his lips upon hers. Katie and Oliver parted gasping for air and stood in the somewhat shallow water looking at each other for a moment.
Katie suddenly came out of the trance "Oliver you are so going to get it!" she said as they raced towards the shore.
"Oh am I" Oliver said with a smirk
"Katie Oliver smile" Katie's older sister said
Oliver put his arm around Katie, as she turned and kissed him on the cheek. Both smiling as Katie's sister took the picture.
End flashback
Oliver smiled remembering the day and closed his eyes and drifted to sleep while he thought of Katie, and how he would be very excited to see her tomorrow.
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Her mom was right. Katie did have a long day ahead of her. The first day of the term was always busy and long. Katie pulled back the covers and slid into her bed. She laid there for a while thinking about all the great things to come that year, maybe Gryffindor would win the cup this year, since Katie tried out her 2nd year she had been hoping that they would win, Oliver was too. She though about Oliver and how his summer was going, she hadn't heard from him since the beginning of the summer. She glanced over to her desk where the picture of Oliver and her from the summer before, was moving about. Katie smiled and thought of that trip she begged him to come with her. She turned back to look up at her ceiling and wondered what Oliver was doing right then. She closed her eyes and settled into a deep sleep with dreams of Oliver. The next morning Katie's mom came in and shook her shoulder gently. "Katie dear, its time to get up" she said softly "Katie, come on you have a great day ahead of you, wake up darling" Katie stirred in her sleep, "no Angie 5 more minuets" she mumbled in her sleep "Katharine darling it is time to get up this is your mother …. Not Angelina" Katie stirred in her sleep a bit more and fluttered her eyes open." Katie my dear it is about time you woke up it is almost 9" with that Katie rolled a bit and fell off the bed bring all the sheets with her. "Oof" Katie said a bit unhappy this is how she was starting her day
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Oliver woke up later than normal the next morning, but he hurried and arrived at kings crossing early like always. He looked around to see his friends but couldn't find them so he put his stuff on the train and went back out. There he saw Katie.
'Damn' he thought to himself 'Katie looks extremely beautiful, not that she hasn't always been beautiful, just more than before. She will really have all the guys after her this year, too bad I wont be one of them' Oliver silently cursed himself to thinking like that and went over to say hi to Katie
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Soon enough Katie and her mom as well as her younger sister were on their way to platform 9 3/4. Katie's younger sister Natalie was starting school that year and was excited as ever. They arrived at the station with 15 minuets to spare. Katie took one look at the wall was not looking forward her plunge into it; somehow it just looked like a brick wall. When both Natalie and she had gone through it she began to look for her friends. She knew that Fred and George where going to be up to something, that was for sure. She was still scanning the crowd when she felt someone tap her shoulder. Not turning around she said in an annoyed voice"NOT now Natalie, I am looking for someone"
"Natalie, I didn't know I got a new name over the summer" a deep voice with a Scottish accent replied
Katie quickly turned around to see Oliver standing there." Oliver" she practically shouted as she gave him a hug" gosh I missed you, how was your summer? How is your mom? Are you excited to be 17? How was your Birthday? Are you ready to start school?" She asked barely even stopping to take a breath
"Katie! Calm down one question at a time" he said with a smile on his face "my summer was pretty boring, not much happened. My mom is doing well. Yes Katie I am excited to 17, my birthday was sort of dull seeing as though no one came over for it just me and my mom. And of course I am excited to start school." She laughed a little bit at the thought that he could remember all the questions she had asked." Let's go find a compartment"
"I agree Mr. Wood" Katie said" oh yeah you remember Natalie my sister?" introducing her to Oliver" Natalie this is Oliver the most obsessive quidditch captain on the planet"
"Hey" Oliver said looking slightly offended, but Katie didn't take that into consideration Natalie giggled at the commit" and "Oliver this is my sister future mistress of magic"
" Ah, Miss Natalie it is very nice to finally meet you, after all these years your sister has been talking about you, I was beginning to think you were made up" Oliver said with a smile causing Natalie and Katie to blush
"H-h-h-h-hh—hhi o—o-o l-iver, nnice t-t-t-to mee-eet you" Natalie stuttered while shaking his hand. As soon as she let go of his hand she was off running towards the train.
"Well she is interesting" Oliver said with an amused look on her face
"Oliver" Katie said slightly smacked his arm "that is my sister, you better be nice"
"Okay but just because she is you your sister"
"OLIVER"
"What!" he said putting on an innocent face
"Come on lets just go"
And with that they boarded the train in a quick manner.
a/n so ummm what do you think ? click the review button and tell me