𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗬𝗢𝗨 ᯓ★ 𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥
✮ 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁. Oliver Wood x OC Character
✮ 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆. Family day at Hogwarts seems to have brought out newer secrets....
Edith had more things to worry about than the dinner with her parents and Oliver Wood at the end of the week. Tensions at Hogwarts were high with the lingering whispers of danger around every corner. Now she stood around a dualling table with her fellow students as her new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Lockhart, stood across from Snape.
Snape knocked Lockhart clean on his ass with his wand flying off making Edith stifle a giggle behind her hand. Her eyes grazed over the other students there before landing on Oliver who was taking notes in his book. He looked so…concentrated, eyebrows furrowed and tongue slightly sticking out at the corner of his lips. She looked away before he could see her staring.
"Let's have some volunteers" Lockhart motioned for Harry to get on the table before Snape interjected and called Malfoy up. The two taking their spots before spells started flying back and forth. Malfoy summoned a snake which caused everyone else to step back, Harry however took a couple steps forward before Edith heard it.
Everyone watched with wide eyes as the snake sat in front of a Hufflepuff student, it looked like Harry was egging the snake on to attack before Snape obliterated it.
The rest of the class went on without hitch, more students got called up to duel against each other.
"Alright let's see, Edith Gaunt" Snape pointed at her, she nodded and stepped forward onto the table facing across a Hufflepuff fourth year who seemed to tremble in his shoes.
"Wands at the ready" Lockhart instructed as both took their stances.
"E-Expelliarmus" He shouted and waved his wand at her.
"Protego" Edith said calmly, wand waving as a blue bubble appeared around her sending the red spell bouncing off and fizzling out.
"Depulso" She shouted, blue sparks sending out as the student was went backwards on the table. The Hufflepuff groaned and refused to get up, forfeiting so Edith won.
"Excellent dueling Gaunt, 10 points to Slytherin" Snape announced, Edith grinned and took a small bow before stepping off the table to join her friends who congratulated her. At the end of class as she packed up, the fourth year Hufflepuff cautiously approached her.
"Where did….where did you learn to duel like that?" He asked making her giggle a bit.
"My godfather, Sebastian Sallow, he taught me how to duel" She answered honestly.
"Sebastian Sallow? The auror?" He asked, wide eyed as she nodded.
Study hall was one of Edith's favorite free times, using the time to study and relax but she could feel the tension as she walked in. Other students were whispering and staring at Harry who looked uncomfortable.
She joined the three second years, sitting next to Potter.
"You speak Parsaltongue?" She asked lowly, Potter only looked at her confused and shrugged.
"I don't know what I did wrong and no one will tell me anything" He sighed defeated making her frown a bit.
"I'll help you" She admitted pulling out a piece of parchment, Harry peaked over her shoulder to see what she was writing.
I have a friend who is much like you, a Parsaltongue who wishes to understand more about it. Please write back soon, love and miss you both and I shall see you on Saturday.
p.s we will be talking about that inivite to the Wood boy.
Harry raised an eyebrow, "Sprout?" he questioned.
"My parents nicknamed me that when I was born, my mother had a love for herbology" She smiled and folded up the letter.
"Your father is a Parsaltongue?" Hermione spoke up as Edith nodded in response. Harry took a glance around and noticed the other students still staring at him making him sigh and close his book to put it away.
"See you two back at the common room, thank you again Edith" Harry told them and got up to leave.
"Anytime" She told him with a nod before he walked away.
"Oh and hey Potter" He paused and turned to look at her.
"Congrats again on catching the snitch" She smiled at him who smiled back and walked off.
Edith sat in the stands with her scarf pulled around her face to block the sharp winds, Hufflepuff was already on the pitch flying around waiting for Gryffindor before the announcement came.
"Today's match is cancelled, everyone please go back to your common rooms" The stadium groaned as students filled out being led by their prefects. Edith led Slytherin back, bumping into Gryffindor on the way back.
"Why was the game cancelled?" Percy asked her, she only shrugged in response.
"I'm not sure" She responded before leading her group back to the common rooms where she retreated to her room for some rest.
The Great Hall was busy the next day, students sat in anticipation at Professor Dumbledoor announcement.
"To make up for the sudden cancellation, Hogwarts will be hosting a family day this Friday, your families have already been informed" His voice carried over the hall as all the students cheered. Friday was two days away and already Edith couldn't wait to see her parents.
As the day dragged on and night fell, Edith found herself outside on the pitch, the soft grass layered with a coating of snow underneath her while staring up at the sky.
"You'll catch a cold out here" A voice said making her sit up in the darkness. Oliver Wood stood a couple feet away from her, black sweatpants and a sweater that seemed a little too small for his new form hugged his body. His hands were shoved into his pockets as he walked towards her and took the spot next to her.
"So will you" She responded before laying back down to stare up at the stars again, he copied her movement and laid down next to her.
"How's yer head?" His voice broke the silence eventually making her turn her head to look at him.
"W-what?" she asked, face flushing red under the cover of night.
"Yer head? Took a bloody nasty hit to it at the game" He copied her movement, head turning to look at her. It was a bit hard to see in the dark but he could make out the slight features of her face. Her hair blended into the snow as it sprayed out above her head.
"Oh, right yeah, it's…okay, still get headaches a lot" She answered honestly, he nodded in response before they went back to being silent.
"Thank you…I..heard that you saved me from hitting the ground" Her voice came out as a whisper making him turn to look at her again.
"Oh...right yeah…it- it was nothing, stupid Flint" He muttered making her giggle a bit.
"He's off the team, pulled too many illegal moves" She told him, he nodded silently thanking that decision.
"Sorry about my parents, if that was weird or anything, you- don't feel obligated to come to dinner" She told him, he laughed a bit.
"I want to thank them, for the broom and everything"
The words hung on the tip of his tongue but he swallowed them quickly.
"Right, well yeah…" The words died on her tongue as she didn't really know what she was going to say. The two laid there longer until the snow started falling.
The two seemed to have the same idea as Oliver stood up, dusting the snow off himself before offering his hand to her. She took it gently, noting the fact that his hands were warm despite the cold.
He pulled her up, using more force than he probably needed causing her to stumble into him, her hands grabbing his sweater.
"oh- shit sorry" He quickly steadied her with his hands on her waist, their eyes locking at the closeness. She watched as his eyes dropped to her lips and she felt herself leaning in.
"Mr. Wood! Ms. Gaunt! you two should be indoors" McGonagall's voice rang out causing them to jump apart quickly and nod towards her.
"I'm so sorry, I know we shouldn't be out here-"
"It's my fault, I asked her to come out here, she advised me not to" Oliver's voice cut her off, McGonagall shook her head. "I'll be seeing you in detention Mr. Wood, and five points from both houses will be taken" She said sternly as they both nodded and lowered their heads.
"Now get inside" She said, Edith nodded and quickly ran off while Oliver watched her. Once she was out of earshot McGonagall turned towards him.
"I do hope it works out for you two" She said with a knowing smile, he tried to defensively argue that wasn't the case.
"I may be old but I'm not blind Mr. Wood" She said while raising her hand to stop him, he only nodded and looked past her at Edith's retreating figure again, a small smile on his face.
Friday came quicker than Edith realized, the Great Hall being decorated as tons of families filled it. Edith's mother and father stood beside her.
Ominis Gaunt dressed in a green suit, his white hair slicked back like usual and he looked intimidating.
Poppy Gaunt however wore a nice yellow dress, her brown bob with a yellow headband made her look caring and inviting.
And right in the middle stood Edith Gaunt, a mix of her two parents. A nice green sweater hung off her body with a black skirt to go with it, her white hair styled neatly with a black headband.
"So, where is this Oliver boy" Her mother smiled down at her making Edith flush red. "He's probably with his family" she responded but found herself scanning the room anyways.
The Weasley's passed by and the Gaunt family took the chance to converse with them, catching up on old times with laughs and smiles.
"Gaunt" A voice behind her made her turn around, along with her parents.
"Wood" She responed, looking up to see his own parents standing there.
"You must be Edith, we've heard so much about you" His mother spoke up and stepped forward to get a good look at her.
"Oh? Oliver talks about me?" She smirked and looked at Oliver who groaned and rolled his eyes muttering something about how he'd never hear the end of it.
"It's a pleasure to meet you" Edith said politely to his parents.
"Would you all like to join us for lunch?"
That was how the Gaunt family ended up having lunch with the Wood family that day.
"So we heard you play Quidditch, team captain right?" Oliver's father spoke up as they ate. Edith nodded in response.
"I am, played since my first year" Edith gleamed, she loved Quidditch.
"Are you going pro like Oliver?" His mother asked, she shook her head 'no'.
"No, I love Quidditch but my passions fall to the Ministry of Magic" She admitted.
The conversation between the families came easy, laughter and stories filled the table until the evening.
"We would love to see the pitch" Edith's mother piped up with a smile to which both agreed and led their families to the pitch, grabbing their brooms on the way before stopping at the pitch. Both seemingly stalling at first, memories flooding back from a couple days ago and their almost shared kiss.
"Well, show us those skills" Olivers father insisted.
"Race you to the goal" Oliver smirked and jumped on his new broom, she quickly joined and race him up there with a large smile, laughter filling the air above the families as they flew around.
"I give it to the end of next year" Poppy suddenly spoke up with a smile, Ominis chuckled and shook his while Oliver's parents agreed watching their kids fly around chasing each other around.
The day ended with the families leaving, Edith's parents stood in front of her to say goodbye.
"We'll see you tomorrow Sprout" Poppy pulled her in for a tight hug before stepping back, her father pressed a kiss to the top of her head.
"Goodbye dear" He muttered against her head before the two poofed into the green fire.
"Your parents aren't what I expected" Oliver now stood next to Edith making her turn to face him.
"Oh yeah? What did you expect?" She asked. He paused for a moment.
"They're so…loving and kind to you and with-" He cut himself off suddenly.
"With my last name you didn't expect that" She finished for him, it was the same song and dance she had always heard following whispers of her family name.
"My family has a…history, I know that but we don't speak to that side of the family anymore…not after what they put my father through" She never opened up about her family before but this felt different.
"Goodnight Oliver, I'll see you at the train station tomorrow" She told him, stepping past him before hesitating and turning around. She tiptoed up to him and place a kiss to his cheek, his face burning up from the contact.
"Thank you" She said softly and left him alone, standing there like a lovesick puppy.
"Goodnight…" He called out after her.
"…love…" He said softly to himself once she left.
Edith wasn't sure what time it was when she awoke with a start, it fell like someone had shaken her awake.
"Hello?" she whispered, rubbing her eyes and sitting up in bed only to see an empty room with her roommates sleeping peacefully.
"Edith" A voice whispered making her jumped, suddenly Ron and Harry were standing next to her bed.
"What are you two doing here!" She whisper yelled at the two, only then did she see their frightened faces.
"We need your help, please" Harry begged, Ron nodded along quickly. She should tell them to go back to bed, to question how they got into the Slytherin room, to take points from them for sneaking out. However, the terrified look on their faces made her pause.
"I don't know what you two are up to but it better be important" She said sternly and got out of bed. She laced up her shoes and led them out, the two used the cloak to stay invisible while she whispered a spell with the wave of her want.
"Disillusionment" and suddenly she was gone.
"Woah, how'd you do that?" Ron asked surprised.
"Something my godfather taught me, he used it to sneak into the restricted section back in his days here" She told them with a smile as they all snuck out of Hogwarts. Once out in the fields they caught her up on everything.
"Dumbledor gone? Hagrid arrested? This school really has gone mad" She muttered while following them to the edge of the forest where a trail of spiders were seen.
"Lets go, stay behind me" She warned and casted Lumos before stepping into the dark forest. The spiders led them down a path and through a tunnel, millions of small spiders surrounding them as they walked. They stopped at a clearing, large dense webs everywhere they looked.
"Who goes there" A deep voice rang out from the dark before the ground shook a bit.
"We're friends with Hagrid" Harry called out to the large spider crawling out of the hole.
"You're Aragog aren't you" He added, Edith kept the two behind her just in case, Ron gripped her robes tightly in fear as other large spiders walked around them. Harry kept talking to the spider named Aragog about Hagrid and the chamber of secrets.
"Edith…Harry…" Ron whimpered and pointed up, millions of spiders crawling down at them as they began to be surrounded. "Stand back!" Edith called out and pointed her wand out.
"Confringo!" She yelled, fire exploded out the end of her wand causing the spiders to jump back in fear.
"Can we panic now!" Ron shouted before a engine revved and headlights appeared, a blue car suddenly driving towards them before stopping and opening its doors.
"Get in!" Edith told them, they ran to the car while she casted another confringo to keep the spiders back before hoping into the drivers seat. She quickly reversed and drove out of there, a spider falling on top of the car with a loud bang.
Once they thought they were free Edith stopped the car as the three caught their breath but just then they thought they were safe a spider crashed open the window and grabbed her.
"Arania Exumai!" Harry called out, blue light glowing as the spider screeched and let go of her.
"Holy Merlin!" She called out "Thank you" She caught her breath just in time to see a hoard of spiders charging at them. She reversed the car again and sped away, turning the wheel to turn them around and drive quickly out of the forest. Their path ahead was blocked by spiders while Ron and Harry tried desperately to unjam the gear to get them in the air and just at the last second they got it.
The wheels left the ground and the spiders with it.
The car flew out of the forest and into the open patch Infront of Hagrid's hut before they all got out.
"Both of you. Get inside. Now" She told them, voice stern. They nodded and turned to head inside the castle. Fang caught her attention with a whine, obviously not wanting to be alone so she clicked her tongue and motioned for him to follow her.
Once she successfully snuck back into her room, Fang jumped on her bed with her, the two falling asleep quickly after crashing into bed.
Edith awoke the next morning and went to get ready, taking a shower to rise the memories of last night off and relax her tense body. Once done she got dressed in a simple green sweater and pants, she grabbed her scarf and clicked her tongue at Fang who quickly followed her.
The grounds of Hogwarts were peaceful this morning as her and Fang walked side by side, she found herself ranting to the dog.
"I don't know what to do about him, I thought we hated each other and-" She cut herself off seeing Oliver Wood, the same boy she was ranting to a dog about, sitting in the grass with a familiar parchment in his hands.
"no.." She muttered and quickly walked up to him.
"Reading? Didn't know you knew how to do that Wood" She said sarcastically making him look up.
"Letter written to me, I have no bloody idea on who it's from" He told her frustration written all over his face, she nodded silently.
She thought to herself at the familiar writing as she looked over his shoulder. "Fan of yours?" She teased, he only nodded staring down at the parchment in confusion.
"They said something about my freckles" He mumbled softly , the look on his face said it all.
"Oh really? probably how they look like the night sky" She said sarcastically before realizing what she said, Oliver quickly looked up from the letter with wide eyes.
"I mean, its a cheesy line that's so overused, I mean seriously every girl uses it" She quickly added, Fang barked gaining her attention.
"oh right- I got to..go bring Fang back" She told him and stood up again.
"Right…I'll see you at the train station" He said slowly, Edith nodded and headed towards Hagrid's hut leaving Oliver behind.
they're faint but Merlin they look like the night sky.
ɴᴏᴛᴇꜱ. Third chapter is up!! I'm loving this series tehe
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