Life in the pitch (Oliver & Rey)

Chapter 9

She was so embarrassed. Rey had not left her bed the entire day even though she had classes. Everyone must know by now what happened at the quidditch party yesterday. She could not believe that everything could have went wrong so fast. Theo was known to be a nice, good guy but apparently that was just a mask. He was a monster. Rey shook all over from just thinking about it. Felice came to her this morning crying at her side saying that she should not have been so mad and that she should have been there instead of avoiding Rey. But Rey did not blame her at all, it was wrong to say what she said and she knew it. 

She did not know what to do with herself. Going out and to classes would be a walk of shame where people would just gossip about her and staying in her bed would cause her a lot of problems with her professors for skipping. Rey could not stop thinking about what happened after the party. It all went so fast, but Oliver made her feel so much better afterwards. He did not leave her side the entire night and carried her into his arms to the dormitory covered in the same Gryffindor blanket which she is laying under right now. She began to understand why Oliver was being so strict for her lately. He is protective of her. Whether that was because of she is one of his team players or whether it was something more, she did not know. She did not even want to know. Right now she did not want to think about boys anymore. All she needs right now are her friends.

Someone knocked on the door of the dormitory. "Come in!" Rey shouted through the door. Oliver peeked his head inside to see Rey still laying under his Gryffindor blanket. "Hey, how are you holding up?" Rey looked at the ground "Honestly, frightened and ashamed and just rubbish." Oliver stepped into the room and walked over to her bed. Rey tried to stand up, but Oliver stopped her "You need the rest Fawley, don't stand up for little old me" Rey smiled at Oliver. "So, I talked to Minerva and you can skip for how long you need to as long as you catch up  eventually." Oliver explained "Also, Theo is expelled effective immediately." Rey sighed with relief "Well he deserved it, I at least feel a little safer now."Oliver put his hand on her shoulder but Rey jumped back "I am so sorry, I just...It's hard. Every time, I think of him touching me and me powerless." Rey sat up straight against her bed board "I am not a powerless kind of girl, I hate him for doing this and I hate him for making me scared of somebody touching me and giving me this weak feeling." Rey cried. Oliver sat beside her without touching her "Rey, you are incredibly strong and brave. You will only get more strong and no one will ever make you feel like this again. I will take care of it myself." Rey dried her tears and looked up at Oliver "Promise?" "Promise." 

A lot of Rey's best friends came by the following days. Thom brought her her favorite lunch, a peanutbutter-jelly sandwich. Felice came by to show her a new transfiguration spell with which she transformed a piece of paper into a little dragon. Cedric brought her yellow flowers which was as always very gentle of him. Cedric and Rey talked for a while with Rey apologizing for not listening to Cedric and thanking him for saving her. 

Lastly Duncan came by. "Hey sissy" Duncan walked into the common room where Rey was sitting in the evening on the couch in front of the fireplace. He had a quite large dark blue and reddish spot at the side of his neck which he was trying to cover up with a scarf but he did it badly as Rey noticed it immediately. "Duncan what the hell happened to you?" Rey said pointing at his spot. "Oh this?" Duncan asked while pulling off his scarf "It is just a spell which went wrong when I was duelling with Cedric the other day. Nothing bad." Rey looked concerned. "Well just put some ice on it okay. It looks like a centaur kicked you in the neck." Duncan eased her and sat beside her on the couch. "But no more about me. You went through a lot more and just so you know he might be expelled, but I will still curse that guy until he can't see straight anymore." Duncans hands tightened in a fist, but Rey put there hand on his. "Don't be silly, you're a Hufflepuff. Way too nice to do something like that." Duncan looked at her dead serious "Do not underestimate a Hufflepuff, I would do anything to protect you from that monster." Rey put one hand on her chest and the other in the air "Well I solemnly hereby swear that I will never underestimate a Hufflepuff again." They both laughed at Reys comment. "How can you be so happy?" Duncan asked. "Well, believe me with all things going on in my head I can use a little laughter and distraction." Rey hugged Duncan, him being the one of the few people she trusts with her live. Duncan hugged back "If you need a distraction just call your personal silly Hufflepuff. Everybody needs a Hufflepuff in their live." They sat there for the rest of the night together laughing and making jokes.