3 A.M. (Oliver Wood) *ON HOLD*

Chapter Fifteen: Sixth Year

Weeks passed, as Celeste and Oliver sent secret letters to each other. It was only a few, and no one really seen them be passed, but Celeste had a feeling that someone was watching them. While writing letters to Oliver, she asked if he knew anyone named "Moony," or if he had ever even heard the name before, but he hadn't. The question became even bigger, when Oliver had asked Percy, and in doing so, had let the twins hear. The twins knew instantly that they had heard the name before.

The two redheads claimed the name was on a piece of parchment they had. Since they thought so highly of Oliver, they told him the parchment was called the "Marauders Map," but they wouldn't tell him anything else. They wouldn't let him see it either, so he was simply going off of word of mouth from them. They did, however, mention the other names on the parchment, "Padfoot,""Prongs," and "Wormtail." She had never heard of those names before, but she was sure that she was going to figure them out eventually.

Since she was so paranoid about someone watching her, she often put charms on the letters she sent to Oliver. Only Oliver could read the letters, otherwise the parchment would just be a jumbled up mess of scribbles and straight lines, which didn't look like an actual letter. Her paranoia was getting to Oliver as well, but he was able to hide it for the most part.

There was only a few weeks left of school, and Celeste was scared that when she went home, she'd be in a hell of a lot of trouble. Draco swore that he and Mattheo were watching out for her, but she was still terrified. Her worry only got worse every time she recieved an owl from Ethan, her aunt, or her uncle. She had tried to send a letter to Moony, but she was too lost for words and completely clueless to really send him anything.

To thank him for the necklace and picture though, she sent a small package to him full of chocolate. She had gotten Oliver to buy the chocolate and send it, but she did put her name on the package, and she had given Oliver the money to buy the chocolate. Oliver had agreed of course, since she had been the one asking him, and she had explained what Moony did for her, so he was more than happy to help her.

As Celeste ate breakfast with her little cousin, an owl came through and dropped a letter down in front of her. She felt nervous when she seen the letter, but she ignored her nerves and quickly opened the letter up.

'Dear Celeste,

Lucius and I have decided to start working on preparing you for the wedding early. I will be taking you to find a dress closer to Christmas, but everything else we are doing early. I'm allowing you to invite a friend or two, but I figure rather you invite Mattheo or not, he will still arrive at the wedding anyway.

This summer, you will be going on a much stricter diet so that you can look your absolute best on your wedding day. We will be measuring your waist once a week, to make sure that you haven't gained any weight. If weight is gained, there will be consequences.

- N. M.'

Celeste sighed exasperatedly, letting her fork fall on to her plate. If she was going to be starved while she was at the manor, she figured she might as well start early. She didn't want to feel worse by eating a lot at Hogwarts, to not eating at all when she was at the manor. That was one of the major reasons why she would get so sick between holidays and school.

"What's wrong?" Draco asked, once he seem the scowl on Celeste's face.

"Your parents are putting me on a diet for the wedding." Celeste said, causing Draco to frown.

"You're already skinny; and fit according to my friends. You don't need a diet," Draco commented,"Besides, the wedding isn't until next summer. Why are they starting so early on your diet?" He asked, and Celeste shrugged.

"Don't know," She answered,"but according to your mum, if I gain any weight, especially after losing some, I will be punished for it." She murmured, causing her cousin to sigh.

"I will try to talk to them for you, Celeste. I don't know if it'll work, but I can always try. Besides, I can have Lonnie sneak you food when Mother and Father are trying to starve you." He said, but she simply shook her head.

"No, you'll get into trouble, and so will Lonnie. I'd rather starve for the summer, than have you two get into trouble because of me." She replied, leaving no room for Draco to argue with her.

Instead of staying to watch everyone else eat their breakfast, Celeste stood from the table and left the Great Hall. She was disappointed, as well as a bit hungry, but she was going to have to learn to deal with it. There really wasn't anything she could do to convince them that she didn't need a diet. They never believed that she was thin enough, or that she acted right at all. They always believed she was a problem child, almost to the point where she believed it herself.

If she was lucky, she wouldn't end up too skinny. The problem was, if she lost too much more weight, she could end up passing out from the lack of food in her system. Yes, her aunt and uncle would allow her to have water, but that was about all she was allowed often times when they starved her. She was almost certain that her "diet" was just a fancy way of them saying they were going to starve her. They just wanted to have a good enough reason to do so...

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A/N: I hope you guys liked this chapter. Do you guys think they know about Oliver and just aren't saying anything, or do you think they're genuinely just doing a diet for the wedding?

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