Leaenae Serpentis

Chapter 1

She really screwed up this time. Who could blame her though? Aunt Marge spews nothing but trash from her mouth. If she didn't want to get blown up, then maybe she should have kept her mouth shut when she told her to. After the "unfortunate accident", she decided to hitch a ride on the knightbus to the Leaky Cauldron. To her surprise, the minister of magic, Cornelius Fudge, was there waiting for her.

"Ah my dear Primrose!" exclaimed the Minister once she stepped off the bus. Stan Shunpike was behind her trying to get her trunk off the bus. He had a star-struck expression that many people get when they realize that they had just met the Girl-Who-Lived.

"Hello, Minister Fudge. I'm guessing that I know why you are here..." she said with some caution. She was really hoping that she was not in trouble for blowing up Aunt Marge.

"Ah well yes. We can talk about that upstairs. Tom! Can you get Miss Potter's trunk and bring it up to her room for her?" Tom exited the Leaky Cauldron and grabbed her trunk.

"Thank you, Tom," she said to him as she gave him a peck on the cheek.

"Oh, it's no problem Primmy! Anything for one of the nicest patrons I've ever had"

They followed Fudge upstairs and went their separate ways when they reached a fork in the hallway. Primrose followed Fudge to his "office" which was just another hotel room. He motioned her to sit in one of the chairs in front of the desk.

"Now, Miss Potter, you are not in trouble. Your little bout of accidental magic was nothing to worry about. She has been obliviated already and anyone else that may have seen her. Although we were worried when you ran off. We can't have you roaming around the streets of London alone when Sirius Black is on the loose."

"Sirius Black? The escaped convict?" she questioned, "What does that have to do with me?'

"Oh, nothing! You're safe so that's all that matters now!" he cheerfully exclaimed but Primrose noticed a little hint of worry, "Anyways off to your room now! Tom will show you the way. Your owl is already waiting for you there. Smart bird, she is."

Tom was standing behind her. He motioned her to follow him. He knew she valued her privacy so he gave her a room farther back in the inn. After thanking him, Tom went back to bartending.

She entered the room and noticed that Hedwig was there giving her an annoyed look. Chuckling, Primrose gave her a couple treats for the trouble. She unpacked and decided to take a quick shower before heading downstairs for a bite. Outside of her door, she ran into someone she was not expecting to see.

"Ollie!" she yelled with delight. Oliver Wood is the captain and keeper of the Gryffindor quidditch team, which she also was a part of as she held the position of seeker.

"Primmy! It's good to see you!" Oliver was just as happy and moved to give her a hug. Once separated, he asked, "What are you doing here?"

"I accidentally blew up my aunt and ran away"

"You did what now?"

"Long story. I'll explain later when we see the twins." She really did not want to go into the whole story now so instead, she returned the question.

"My parents are taking me to go see Puddlemere United play. I'm hoping to get scouted as well for the future. Maybe get some earlier training in." Oliver always looked so excited when he talked about Quidditch. He was worse than Ron sometimes.

"Well you have amazing talent so I think they would be fools to overlook you," she replied.

"And if you're free the day after, maybe you would like to go shopping together and grab some ice cream at Fortescue's. I could even introduce you to my parents. They've been wanting to meet you." Oliver kept rambling which was started to give Primrose a questioning look on her face.

"Ok he's rambling on and on and he's looking nervous," she thought to herself, "Wait. He's not asking me out, is he? Of course not. You guys are teammates. This would ruin the team chemistry and everyone knows Ollie puts quidditch nearly above everything else."

Her thoughts were interrupted Oliver, "Basically, Primmy, what I'm trying to say is, will you go out with me?"

To say she was shocked was an understatement.