A KEEPER OF MY OWN

The Start of it All

As I crossed the barrier onto platform 9 3/4 , the first thing on my mind was finding Katie. Katie Bell and I have been friends since first year. We met on the Hogwarts Express because we both say in the same compartment due to the fact there was nowhere else to sit. Anyways, I started heading to the spot we usually meet to find her waiting for me. "Hey weirdo!" She exclaimed and threw her arms around me within seconds of my appearance in our spot. I replied "Hey loser!" And giggled at the typical behavior of my best friend. She was so predictable when it came to the first day of school.

Katie and I were just catching up and having a grand conversation when two of our other friends caught sight of us and started to come over and catch up. "Look what we have here Katie, our favorite twins!" We both grinned at none other than Fred and George Weasley. " 'Ello Katie, 'Chelle!" They replied in unison. Oh how I've missed my other best friends. "How was your holiday?" I asked the twins, wanting to catch up on everything interesting that happened in the Weasley household over summer break. " Ya know, the usual." Replied George, " just a few pranks pulled on the youngers, that's all!" They were always planning pranks, you get used to it after a while. Katie and I looked at each other and smiled. We've missed our friends. Which reminded me, where the hell was Wood?

"Hey Fred, where's Wood?" I asked. Oliver Wood, oh lord. One of my best friends, and my crush for two years now. That boy was always late, unless Quidditch was involved. Fred, George , and Katie all looked at each other and smirked. "I reckon he just got here," said Fred. " Excited to see if he's gotten any hotter, are we?" Of course my other friends knew about my little, okay huge, crush on our best friend. I replied " Maybe.... And of course I've missed him!" That statement was really true, not gonna lie. Oliver and I were quite close, but I wished we could be even closer, in a more than friends kind of way. "Missed who?" Chimed in a thick Scottish accent that belonged to none other than Oliver Wood himself. We all turned around to see the crooked smile of our famously handsome best friend. "You of course, you nimwhit!" I replied while laughing. Oliver held out his arms to each of us in turn, giving us his famous welcoming bear hug. When he finally came to face me, I couldn't help but smile from ear to ear.

As his arms wrapped around me, the twin wolf whistled, which sent me into a fit of embarrassed blushing. Oh well. "Well, well Ollie dear, a little excited to see a certain someone are we?" Stated George. Katie raised her eyebrows at me and giggled. What did he say? "Shut up!!!" He hissed at them, "You said you wouldn't!!" Said they wouldn't what? Oh, Merlin. The train whistle blasted around the platform, signaling the time for us to board and find a compartment. "Alright friends, let's go find a compartment before all the good ones are gone." Katie stated after giggling at Oliver's reaction. "Sounds great, actually." Oliver stated while looking straight at me and winking. Oh Godrick, this was gonna be a good year!