oli_keeper_wood: Katie?
chaserkatie: Yes?
oli_keeper_wood: Do you think I'm a bad person?
chaserkatie: What? Are you crazy? You're one of the best people I know! What could *ever* make you 
think you were a bad person?
oli_keeper_wood: Just - just some things Marcus said yesterday.
chaserkatie: *raises eyebrows* What did he say?
oli_keeper_wood: Specifics don't matter, it's just. ::looks at her, pleading:: I'm not, right?
chaserkatie: No.*hugs you* No. You are not a bad person. You could never be bad, no matter how 
hard you tried.
oli_keeper_wood: I. I hope you're right.
chaserkatie: Oliver, what did Marcus say to you?
oli_keeper_wood: It wasn't just yesterday. 
chaserkatie: *puts an arm around you comfortingly* What did he say to you?
oli_keeper_wood: That... that I have no morals. That I'm not as good a person as I think. That I 
only ever wanted him :: pauses, swallows:: that I only wanted him because he was good for my ego.
chaserkatie: What?! How...how on earth could he say that? How...Oliver, you have morals. You're 
kind and caring, and you would never use anyone for...ego-inflation! *hugs you tight* I...I don't 
even know where he would get that from.
oli_keeper_wood: ::sighs, resting head on your shoulder:: I don't know, either.
chaserkatie: He has no right to tell anyone that they don't have morals. What an ass...I can't 
believe he would say something like that. I'm so sorry.
oli_keeper_wood: ::nods, sighing again::
chaserkatie: Don't believe him. You're a good person and you know it. Right?
oli_keeper_wood: ::weakly:: Right.
chaserkatie: That didn't sounds very convincing.
oli_keeper_wood: ::sighs:: It wasn't.
chaserkatie: Oliver, what could possibly make you think you weren't a good person?
oli_keeper_wood: Marcus saying that.
chaserkatie: But you know you're a good person. Why doubt it now? Just because Marcus said so?
oli_keeper_wood: Because Marcus knows me. Knew me. 
chaserkatie: Well obviously he didn't know you very well.
oli_keeper_wood: What about my parents? You think they know me pretty well?
chaserkatie: Considering the relationship you have with them, no. They don't think you're a bad 
person. You're just not the person they wanted you to be.
oli_keeper_wood: They sent me an owl today, K.
chaserkatie: An owl? What did it say?
oli_keeper_wood: They've asked me. Well, not asked. More like told. In no uncertain terms. Asked 
me to become a... :: pauses, swallows very hard, then so quietly:: become a Death Eater.
chaserkatie: *gasps, eyes wide* *softly* What? I...oh my god Oliver. 
oli_keeper_wood: So I guess. ::very quietly:: I guess not everybody thinks I'm a good person.
chaserkatie: I...oh Oliver...*holds you closely* What...I mean, how could a parent ask that of 
their child? I...are your parents...are they Death Eaters?
oli_keeper_wood: ::quietly:: My father is.
chaserkatie: Oh my god Oliver. How...oh god. I'm...I don't know what to say.
oli_keeper_wood: I mean.. I couldn't. ::numbly:: I wouldn't have time for Quidditch.
chaserkatie: *laughs quietly* Oh Oliver. I'm so sorry. I can't believe your parents would ask you 
to become...I mean, of course you would never do it.
chaserkatie: I...I didn't know about your father.
oli_keeper_wood: And my mother... I mean... she's not as bad, but she's. She's one of 
You-Know-Who's most enthusiastic supporters. 
chaserkatie: Oh Oliver...why didn't you ever tell me about this?
oli_keeper_wood: ::whispers:: I didn't want you to know.
chaserkatie: But Oliver, I'm your best friend. This is the kind of thing that you tell your best 
friend. I don't think any less of you, if that's what you're thinking. In fact, I don't think I 
could possibly feel any worse for you. Death Eaters as parents. Geez Oliver...*rubs my hand down 
your back soothingly*
oli_keeper_wood: I... what are they going to do when I say no?
chaserkatie: *thinks hard* I...I really don't know. I mean, they can't honestly expect you to say 
yes, can they? 
oli_keeper_wood: They do.
oli_keeper_wood: Katie, they think I'm dating Tom Riddle.
chaserkatie: What? Where did they get that idea?
oli_keeper_wood: ::sighs:: He told them. So they wouldn't kill me for breaking up with Marcus.
chaserkatie: I don't see why your parents would kill you for breaking up with Marcus. It wasn't 
your fault. But then again, your parents are obviously not the most sensible people in the world, 
so I can understand your caution. 
oli_keeper_wood: They would be shattered, K. They were proud of me for the first time in my 
goddamn life, when I was going out with him. If Tom hadn't told them what he did, they would... I 
don't want to know what they would have done.
chaserkatie: If dating someone is the only way to win your parent's praise, maybe you shouldn't 
bother. If I were you, I would want my parents to be disappointed in me, just to prove that I 
wasn't like them. But maybe that's just me. *pause* What do you think yourparents would have done?
oli_keeper_wood: What do you mean?
chaserkatie: I mean, do you think they would have disowned you or something?
oli_keeper_wood: At the least.
chaserkatie: Do you think they would have...hurt you?
oli_keeper_wood: Maybe. Yes.
oli_keeper_wood: They've hexed me before.
chaserkatie: *startled* They've what?
oli_keeper_wood: They've put hexes on me before.
chaserkatie: They. Wha...what kind of hexes?
oli_keeper_wood: Nothing much. Just. I've had a few body binds, and the like. ::looks at her 
nervously::
chaserkatie: *upset* And the like? Oliver, what the fuck did they do to you?
oli_keeper_wood: Katie, I don't want to talk about it!
chaserkatie: *pauses and swallows* *quietly* I...I'm sorry. I'm sorry Oliver. *hugs you* I'm so 
sorry. I. You don't have to talk about it. I just...I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell.
oli_keeper_wood: It's okay. It. None of it matters any more, anyway.
chaserkatie: But it does matter. Oliver, your parents...it's not right. It's not okay for them to 
hurt you. And for them to ask you to become a Death Eater...they're asking you to go against 
everything you stand for, everything that's within you. Tell them no, and if they have a problem 
with you, they're going to have to get through me first.
oli_keeper_wood: Katie, you don't want me to say that.
chaserkatie: Say what?
oli_keeper_wood: To tell them to go through you first.
chaserkatie: Well you don't have to tell them that. But they will. I am not going to let them hurt 
you anymore, no matter what happens.
oli_keeper_wood: I'm sorry, K. You - you couldn't stop them. Merlin knows I've never been able to.
chaserkatie: That doesn't mean I'm not going to try. I'm not going to just sit here and let them 
destroy you. 
oli_keeper_wood: They won't destroy me.
chaserkatie: Well I'm not going to let them hurt you. I'm not. Your parents have officially become 
the enemy, and I'm going to keep them from hurting you, even if I have to die trying.
oli_keeper_wood: Katie - just don't. Don't say that. ::gets up, storming out of the room and down 
the hall to his room::
chaserkatie: Oliver! *follows you down the hall* Oliver, wait.
oli_keeper_wood: :: pausing, hand on bedroom doorknob:: What?
chaserkatie: Oliver, I'm sorry. I'm sorry that your parents have put you in this horrendous 
situation. I'm sorry that they've made you feel like you're bad. I'm sorry that they've hurt you. 
But you know that if our roles were reversed, you would stop at nothing to keep me safe.
oli_keeper_wood: I know. But there's nothing you can do. Just give me some time to myself tonight, 
okay?
chaserkatie: ...Okay. But...if you need to talk, my door is always open. You know that, right? Any 
time of day or night.
oli_keeper_wood: ::nods and enters his bedroom, closing the door quietly behind him::
chaserkatie: *touches the door, and then goes into her own room*