Rivals (Oliver Wood & OC)

*Chapter 29*

Oliver's POV

I can tell that Ingrid has been quite distant recently, and I think I know why. She had a fight with Katie, and Katie said a lot of things that shouldn't have been said. Ingrid was miserable because of this, I would be if I lost my best friend.

I knew that I had to cheer her up, but I didn't know how I would. The only reason I could think of was to get Katie to apologise. It would be impossible but I could try.

The first step of my mission is to find Katie and then all I have to do is persuade her. I like Ingrid and I want her to be happy, this is why I want to do this.

I walked into the common room and looked around, Katie wasn't anywhere to be seen. It frustrated me, I knew that she had been completely ignoring us and I couldn't understand why she was so annoyed by this. Any normal girl would just have a small tantrum and apologise, but Katie had to make it harder.

I start to walk down to the black lake, maybe Katie's there. I don't get my hopes up, we can't find her anywhere these days, she avoided us constantly. The lake was empty except for Ingrid, she seemed to be sitting on a tree stump reading a book. This time it seemed to be a romance book, it was something you don't see every day. Ingrid liked factual books.

I smiled as she noticed me and waved and walked over. She looked and forced a smile but I knew that she was sad. Why else would she read a genre of book, that she hates? It didn't make any sense.

"What are you doing down here?" She asks in her angelic voice.

"I'm just looking for Katie!" I say I needed to lie about the reason because if not, I'll be forbidden from talking to her.

"Oh, why?" Her face dropped.

"Just Quidditch trials information!" I lie in a convincing way. I hated lying to her but it was for her own benefit. She nodded and told me that she was going to carry on reading her book. She stumbled back over to the tree stump and sat there staring into the waters of the lake. I needed to fix this Ingrid, I hated seeing Ingrid like this.

I tear my eyes away from Ingrid and climb back up the stairs to the castle. I'm halfway there when I think again. What if she's at the Quidditch pitch. I contemplate it and think that it's probably the most likely and decide to search there.

I enter the Quidditch pitch after walking for a few minutes. I scan the stands and find Katie sitting in the Gryffindor area. She seemed to be reading a book as well, I wondered if it was the romance book that Ingrid had been reading. I stepped up there and stood in front of Katie. I was correct, she was reading the same book that Ingrid had been reading. The cliche romance, I couldn't deal with that.

I stand there, hoping that Katie would hear my heavy breathing. Either she didn't or it was that she was ignoring me completely. I cleared my throat and Katie looked up. She noticed that it was me and she silently cursed. I opened my mouth and said this "I think that you and Ingrid should become friends again!" I looked at her, it was a simple solution.

"Why should I?" She sneers, she was putting up a challenge but I had to win- for Ingrid.

"It's tearing you both up, you're both depressed. You're isolating yourself from others!" I exclaimed.

"I just wanted a quiet place to read!" Katie defended herself.

"Try the Library next time!" I say sarcastically.

"Look, I don't want to talk to you. Or Ingrid, I think that you should piss off!" Katie erupts, the words pouring from her mouth.

"I just think that it's making you sad!" I say, slightly offended.

"Says the person who ruined our friendship! I will never talk to Ingrid whilst you are dating her!!!" She yelled at me.

She then picked up her book and stomped away in anger. I thought about this, maybe I should break up with Ingrid. It would make her life a lot easier. I really don't get girls...