Too scared of love

How could one feel so much and show so little? How was Julie supposed to explain to herself that she was completely and irrevocably in love with the stupid quidditch obsessed boy?

And how was Oliver going to explain to himself that he didn't saw Julie as a friend? Sure, he had always saw her but thought he was being stupid, it was just recognizing how valuable she was.

Loving Oliver was a curse for Julie, he wasn't for her, at least that was what she told herself every day, he was too different. But still she needed him like the oxygen, Oliver Wood was more than just the boy she grew up with, he was her reason of most of her ambitions, got her out of her comfort zone in a way no one could understand, and still felt like home.

Loving Julie was something unknown for Oliver, he had the need to explore it but was too scared of getting hurt...and losing her forever, he knew very well that Julie was a runner, the sort that ran away every time she felt vulnerable or in danger, and he couldn't bare the idea of her running away from him and losing her forever. She was the only one that could get his feet on land, the only one that could distract him from quidditch, he was never the person looking for anyone's approval nor to show them he cared, but Julie, his Julie, he would give her the sun and the stars just to see her smile.