Cat And Mouse - Familia Primum: Book Five

Fifth Year

**Time Skip**

"Alithia! You're late!"

She rolled her eyes at the new Quidditch captain and continued to walk into the locker room. He followed her in.

"I won't be late for the match, Ollie. I never have been. Just drop it." She turned back to her locker and threw off her shirt. Oliver blushed a deep scarlet, turned on his heel, and left the locker room.

Once dressed, she grabbed her broom and flew onto the pitch. Practice went very well. Fred and George were amazing beaters. They deflected every bludger.

As soon as it was over, she left. Without a single word to Oliver. He followed her back up to the castle.

"Alithia! Why are you late to every practice?"

"Because Ollie. You're practices begin at the arse crack of dawn. I enjoy my sleep too much to join you for Quidditch practice before breakfast."

"Fine. I'll ask for the practice slot after breakfast. Is that better?"

"Yupp." She said popping the p.

"Will you be on time?"

"That's still to be determined, Ollie."

"Ali, you know I hate it when you call me that!"

"Too bad." She turned around to smirk at him just before entering The Great Hall. "Ollie."

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Oliver was able to get the practice slot after breakfast. Alithia started showing up mostly on time, but still not always.

Game day came, and Alithia was nowhere to be seen.

"She's late! On game day! Adaline where is she!!"

"Don't yell at Adaline. I'm right here." Alithia said from the doorway into the classroom.

The two girls entered the girls locker room.

"Cutting it close today, aren't we?" Adaline said as she sat on the bench.

"Please, Ada. I was standing outside listening to him rant and rave."

"Oh, of course you were."

"I was. And the moment he began yelling at you, I stepped in. I can't make him think I would listen to him any better than I did for Charlie when he was captain. That just wouldn't be fair to my big brother, now would it?" Alithia smirked.

"Yea. I guess. You ready?" Alithia nodded her head. The two reentered the classroom.

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The game ended with Gryffindor in the win, 190-30.

Alithia was standing in the middle of the pitch, cheering Harry on for his amazing catch of the snitch.

One of Alithia's roommates, Mia, ran up and kissed Oliver. Then smirked in Alithia's direction.

As if that would bother me or something. Because it soo does not! Alithia thought venomously.

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Over the course of the next few months Oliverand Mia had grown closer. And as much as Alithia told herself she didn't care, Adaline could see the truth behind the façade.

Alithia focused as much as she could on her school work and Quidditch.

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