𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲 -𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱|𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆

Funeral

Oliver walked down the hall alone the next day. Percy was studying in the library and wasn't able to come with him to day two of tryouts.
He was shaking as he exited the hall way and walked out into the back yard of the school. He was making his way slowly to the pitch when someone came up behind him.
"Hi!" A girl said which startled him. "Oliver, right?" She asked him and he nodded. She stuck out her hand for him to shake. "Angelina Johnson. I saw you at tryouts yesterday. Your pretty good"
She told him and smiled.
"Thanks. You did great too"

"Do you happen to know anything about Taylor Webb?"
He decided to ask her as they entered the locker rooms to get into the pitch.
"The Ravenclaw girl? Yeah I do"
She said and Oliver felt relieved at he could now ask someone about her. "Why wasn't she here at all yesterday and the day before and today, I think?"

"Why do you wanna know?"
She asked confused as they inched towards the group together.
"Uhhhhhhh"
Oliver said trying to make up something other than telling Angelina that he liked her.

"She's going to a funeral"
She told him before he could finish talking.

"She's going to a what?"
Oliver asked surprised.

"Shes going to a funeral. I heard her parents got killed"

Oliver's heart sank. "That's why she was crying.." He mumbled. "What?" Angelina asked.
"Oh um nothing. I didn't say anything"
He lied. Before she could say something else Flynn started to speak.

"Hello hello second years, third years, fourth years and so on. As you all know yesterday you all tried out for the open positions. Me and my Chaser here" he gestured to a girl about the same age as him holding a list. She smiled kindly at everyone. "has decided who will be on the main team, who will be on the reserved, and who will not be on any of the teams at all."
He finished his speech and Oliver took a deep breath. "Good luck" Angelina told him. "You too"
The chaser girl handed Flynn the list and he started to read it.
"The beaters for the main team will be Fred and George Weasley"
The two red headed boys in the front of the group high fived each other.
"The two chasers will be Katie Bell and Angelina Johnson"
The girl who was talking to Oliver before joined a blonde girl in quiet squealing. "The keeper for the main team will be.."

Oliver crossed his fingers under his robes.

"Oliver Wood"

He let out a smile. "Congrats" Angelina whispered to him.

"Now for the reserved team. The chasers will be Alicia Spinnet...."
Flynn started to announce but Oliver blocked out all sounds he could hear. He was mentally celebrating his make on the team and couldn't wait to tell Percy.

Once tryouts where done and everyone was chosen for whatever position they headed back. Angelina went an oposite direction from Oliver with the girl so called Katie. He was all alone again. As he walked passed the Green houses and into the castle the thought of Taylor came across his mind again.

He forgot all about him becoming Keeper and now thought about how hard it must be for Taylor.

"Oliver!!"
Percy called breaking him out of his train of  thoughts. He smiled at his best friend and ran up to him.
"Did you?"

"Yes!!"

"I knew you could do it. Let's celebrate over lunch. I'm starved"
He grabbed Oliver by the arm and they walked to the Great Hall.
"You don't seem to happy about making the team..."
Percy trailed off as they sat down at the Gryffindor table.
"It's not about that."
Oliver mumbled as he took a a bite of a sand which. "It's about Taylor."