A KEEPER OF MY OWN

A Corsage?

OLIVER'S POV

The twins and I were walking out of DADA when all of the sudden, Fred states "We need to go tux shopping!" I instantly groaned at the thought. I strongly dislike shopping, unless it was for my girl! Speaking of Michelle, I couldn't get her off my brain no matter how hard I tried! "Earth to Oliver!" George said snapping his fingers. "Sorry guys, I can't stop thinking about her!" They shared a knowing look and grinned at me.

George said "Speaking of the girls, if we're going to go Tux shopping we need to know what color their dresses are. We have to match, otherwise we will look like blithering idiots!" I looked up from the ground. As soon as I did, I saw them. Walking towards us talking and laughing. I turned to the boys and said "Well, here goes nothing." I looked over at them and said, "Hey, 'Chelle. I'd like to ask you a question!" She immediately looked up and as soon as her eyes met mine, her face lit up. Godric, she's so beautiful.

She smiled and said "how may I help you Oliver?" With a slight giggle. "Well gorgeous, I was wondering what color your dress was. See, the twins and I are trying to go tux shopping, and I don't think it would be productive if we didn't know what color we were s'posed to match!" I stated with a playful smile. She rolled her eyes, smiled, and said "I understand. If you insist, Angelina's is Sea green, Katie's is dark pink, and mine is a dark red. Would that be all, Mr. Wood?" I laughed and said "Yes, 'Chelle. Thanks for the help!" I winked at her, then she turned around to walk away when an idea popped in my head.

"Hey Chelle, one more thing before you go!" She turned around and walked back up to me again. I grabbed her waist gently and pulled her into me slowly. Our faces were almost touching when I said " I forgot the most important part!" And then I kissed her. I couldn't tell you how long it lasted, but let's just say it lasted a while. We broke the kiss, and smiled at each other after we heard the twins wolf whistle at us. Bloody hell, I thought, laughing a little. I looked down at the beautiful girl in my arms and said " Next stop, Tux shopping." She grinned and grabbed the back of my neck and brought my lips to hers.

LATER THAT DAY

I walked into the dress robes shop in Hogsmeade with Fred on my right and George on my left. I immediately saw the row upon row of ties. Every color and style you could imagine were all levitating precisely in rows of 12 across and 12 down. Fred said "Blimey, I guess we should split up then!" George and I nodded our heads in agreement. I walked over to the red section. As I started looking down the row, the fourth one in caught my eye. It was almost a deep scarlet color, just like 'Chelle described to me earlier today. It was the normal style, not a bow tie. I grabbed it and started to make my way to the counter where the twins were waiting for me. We all paid, and then we're on our way..."Well since we're here, we ought to stop at the Three Broomsticks for a spot of butter beer!" I said as we made our way across the village.

Once we got inside, we found a table near the back by a window. We ordered our drinks and began talking. George asked "So Oliver, when are you going to ask her out? Fred and I have been dying of agony waiting for you to finally do it!" "Yeah mate! Bloody hell you two are already snogging at every chance you get!" Piped in Fred, laughing slightly. "Don't worry guys, I've got it under control. I'm going to ask her the night of the ball to be my girlfriend, and i'm going to ask her to come meet mum and dad!" I started with a huge smile. "Blimey! She's always wanted to go to Scotland! Been a dream of hers ever since she was little!" George said, surprised. "You know mate, I think you have this one in the bag!" stated Fred.

After finishing our drinks, we all left and started making our way back to hogwarts. I allowed thoughts of a beautiful smile and bright blue eyes to enter my head. you never got tired of looking at her, listening to her melodious laugh, you name it. She was perfect for me. I looked up and saw her favorite flowers and I stopped dead in my tracks. the twins almost ran into me as a matter of fact! "Guys, we forgot about the corsages!!!" i stated. "They both looked at each other and said " a corsage? what's that?'' I mentally facepalmed and dragged them into the flower shop. I kindly asked the lady at the front desk if she could do three corsages for a ball tomorrow night. She beamed at me and said "Of course, dear! Now, what flowers would you like on yours?" I smiled at the sight of the white lilies 'Chelle loves and said "the white lilies with a scarlet bow would be perfect for my girl!" She smiled and nodded.

She then turned to the twins and said, "And for you lads?" They gave me a confused look and I asked them "What are Katie's and Angelina's favorite flowers?" Fred was the first to answer "Angelina loves white roses!" the lady nodded, then turned to George, who answered "Katie just loves sunflowers. I bet they would go great with her dress." The lady beamed once again and went to work.

About 15 minutes later, we had our corsages. The lady smiled and said " Now, make sure to cast a cooling charm so they won't wilt before tomorrow night!" I smiled and thanked her, pulling out my wallet. She smiled and shook her head placing her hand on mine. "Free of charge for you three! If you ever need anything I will always be here! I'm Rosetta Hopskin!" I smiled and shook her hand. The twins and I thanked her. We all walked out and George said "Now all we have to do is wait for tomorrow night!" I smiled and said "Then I can finally make the girl of my dreams mine." Could the time go by any slower?