Her Keeper

Chapter 1

"Y-you can't do that"

"Of course I can, now one of my students has already volunteered, she wants more credits"

"B-but Quidditch?"

"It's either cut down on practice time or kicked off the team Mr Wood, take your pick" Oliver sighs running a hand through his hair.

"I'll take a tutor"

Oliver waits as the room empties in the classroom leaving him and only two other people.

"No, please anyone but her" He points to the girl who is moving to stand next to professor Sprout, her green robes showing just where she was from.

"Mr Wood! That is not the kind of attitude I want from you "

"Anyone but her" He repeats as the Slytherin girl simply stares at him blankly.

"Miss Dawson is willing to help you, I can't blame her if she won't now. Do you want your grades up or not?" Oliver clenches his jaw nodding.

"Good, then pull yourself together. Good luck dear" She smiles softly at the girl before walking out.

"I'm Alina-" "I know who you are" Oliver grumbles slamming his books down on the desk. Alina's jaw twitches as she pushes down the annoyment.

"Well I'm here to help, what are you struggling with?" "Apparently everything" "Lucky for you I'm good at everything" She snorts flipping open her book. Care of magical plants.

"Very humble," Oliver mutters.

"And your one to talk?" Oliver goes quiet at that.

"Now tell me what you do know" Alina patiently waits as Oliver's mind goes blank.

"Um"

"You must know something?"

"I do" He snaps his pen tapping over and over on the table. Alina leans back in her chair staring at the stubborn Gryffindor.

"W-well mandrakes don't like being pulled?"

"Mr Wood, if you paid attention longer than first year you should know more than that"

"Do you like insulting me?" He glares. A small smile graces Alina's lips. "A little bit" Oliver scoffs, staring at the book in front of him, his cheeks red he was simply embarrassed.

"I get it, quidditch is life. But if I try to teach you, will you try to remember?"

"Yes," He sheepishly says.

"Great, let's get started, you can open your book to page 30 assuming you can find it"

After a long forty five minutes Alina releases Oliver off to his quidditch. He stands up shoving his books in his bag.

"Y-you won't tell anyone about this right?" He asks.

"Godrich no, if this got out I would be kicked off the team"

"Cool" He awkwardly wrings his hands. "Thank you" She nods her head grabbing her own bag.

"See you around Captain"

"Ollie!! Where have you been, we've been so lost without you" Fred dramatically calls as Oliver mounts his broom.

"Sorry, was studying"

"New strategies?" Alicia asks. "Um sure" He says distracted from the fact that the Slytherin girl plagued his mind, who did she think she was making fun of him?

"Oliver, are you ok?" Katie asks.

"Of course, now let's get those warm ups started!" A chorus of groans sound.