Evelyn Potter felt a gust of wind blow against her face, causing her back to arch against the rough stone wall she was hiding behind. Her breathing was slow, rhythmic, and contained. She was trying to make as little noise as possible. Her leg twitched. Her hand shook. A bead of sweat dripped slowly down her cheek, though she didn't dare move an inch.
A voice drifted towards her, "Come out, come out wherever you are!"
She looked panic stricken as her brother, James slid in beside her on the wall as a jet of bright light flashed near him, contrasting roughly with the dark night sky. "What are we going to do?" He whispered, fear evidently written on his features.
"There is only one thing left to do." Evelyn shook hands solemnly with James. He had been her confidant, best friend, playmate, and brother for seventeen years and she could not believe what she was about to do. She had no choice. "Good luck, brother."
James glanced up at her as the voice rang out through the quiet night, "You too. Don't ever forget that I love you and-"
"Go!" She whispered, pointing to the side and shuffling her in front of him, "Quick!"
The voice was nearing their haven and as James rounded the corner, Evelyn pulled out her wand. Instead of facing the direction of the voice, which was rounding the corner, she turned towards her brother. She snuck behind James, who had thought she was going a different route. Within a seconds time, she would change the course of her life. Forever. As James lifted his foot to take a step, Evelyn swiped at his heal with her own foot, knocking his foot against his planted leg and forcing James to tumble to the ground. "Ouch." He mumbled into the dirt and recently planted tomato seed.
Evelyn took of running full speed as the voice came within arms reach of the siblings. "NOO!" Screamed her brother as she laughed maniacally, "HOW COULD YOU! WE HAD AN ALLIANCE! YOU BETRAYED ME!"
The voice tapped James on the shoulder. "You're it."
James looked up in anguish at his assailant, "How could you? We agreed that you were going to try to make Evie it the whole game! You need to focus, Sirius!"
"Cut the dramatics, Prongs," Muttered Sirius as he helped his friend to his feet, "You're sister is too good at hide and seek and it doesn't help that we try that trick on her every other game. We need to be more creative."
"The problem isn't that she always knows we are teaming up together but that you always tag me despite our agreement." James bitterly remarked as he shoved his way past his best mate.
"Yes well you and Evie do look a bit similar. Except for…"
"Stop." James said warningly.
"She has boobs…"
"Don't say another word or I swear!" Interrupted James.
"And a vagi…"
"I WARNED YOU!" James slapped Sirius' cheek, leaving a bright red handprint.
Sirius laughed, "You slapped me?" He choked through the laughter, "I was wrong, you're the one with boobs and a vagina!"
"Oh yeaah," James moaned, "And I have a biiig lesbian crush on you!" James began to rub Sirius' arm sensuously.
"It wouldn't be a lesbian crush you wanker, because I am a….oh you're calling me a bird. You little shite! You insulted me with my own insult."
"Sorry to interrupt you're love making, but mom says it's time for dinner and you know what that means." Evelyn Potter smiled at James and Sirius and lifted her arms, "As my slaves for the rest of the day I would like you to carry me to dinner."
The boys shared a look and smirked, then grabbed her arms, pushed her to the ground. James threw some dirt on her hair and ran away laughing, "Yeah right, poopoo underwear!"
"Poopoo underwear! Nice!" Sirius high-fived James as the boys entered the house laughing like a pair of hyenas. Five-year old hyenas.
Evelyn, bested by the duo, slowly drug herself off the ground. "I hate summer." She muttered angrily, walking into the house to share a warm meal with her betrayers.
"Go fish."
James reached into the large fish tank and pulled out a goldfish with a number seven on it.
"Do you have a seven, James?" Asked Evelyn.
" Nope." He lied, his lips involuntarily twitching into a smirk.
"Yes you do."
"How do you know, are you a cheater?" Sirius eyes formed slits as he stared at her accusingly.
James joined in saying, "Yeah, you are trying to cheat aren't you, little sister."
"Really when you are cheating you should be more clever."
"Stop it, Sirius." Evelyn warned.
"Maybe make up a hand signal…"
"I'm warning you, call me a cheater one more time." She growled.
"I have known many a cheaters in my day, but you by far are the worst, dear." Sirius touched her nose lightly with his index finger and Evelyn roughly pushed it away. She then slapped his cheek, leaving a bright red hand mark. Sirius' eyes watered, "Ouch," he mumbled.
Evelyn stood up, her hands on her hips in defiant rage she yelled, "I have been playing these games with you jerks all day and you have either cheated or tried to cheat in every single event. I hate you guys, I am never playing another game with you EVER again."
"Even if it's quid ditch. In the dark. With James' new glow in the dark set?" Sirius taunted, raising his dark eyebrows.
With her back turned towards the pals, she sighed heavily. "You know I can't resist glowing balls." She responded, giving in to her desire.
"Ew. I don't want to hear that from my sister." James said, slapping her on the back and running to his room to retrieve the equipment."
"That really is disgusting, you know," Sirius pointed out, "But you can feel free to tell me all about things you can't resist. Preferably they would be things you can't resist about me."
"Thanks Sirius," She muttered sarcastically, "You are the best, always there for me when I need a someone to listen to."
"That's me! But seriously, glowing balls? You don't think that's possible do you? Could come in handy some day…" He said, sounding genuinely interested.
"I sure it would, considering the only way you'll ever shag a girl is in the complete dark."
"Was that supposed to be an insult? Most people have sex in the dark, Evelyn. You are so naïve." Sirius shook his head sadly, "But don't worry, one day you will find a perfectly kind blind and deaf man to make your husband."
Sirius placed his hand on her shoulder and she shoved him away, "You're such a jerk."
"Oh, come on, I'm not that bad…" He said softly, almost sounding sincere.
Evelyn looked up at him, confused, she had heard him speak this way before, but only once. The night last summer when he arrived at the Potter's house, having run away from his house. He had been bruised and bloody and she had stayed by his bed with James for three days as he healed. One night, when James had left to sleep in his own bed and her parents had fallen asleep, Sirius and Evelyn stayed up late into the night just talking. He had shown a different side of himself then, sharing with her his life, goals, dreams, and his unique sense of humor. Though she liked all sides of Sirius she saw, this side was the sincere one, the one that was looking at her the same way he had that night. That night when he, have asleep and drowsy from dosages of medicine her mother had prescribed, looked her right in the eyes with his own grey eyes and stated, "You are much prettier than James." She had smiled then, knowing that for Sirius, that was a compliment, then Sirius had unexpectedly leaned towards her and kissed her. She ran from that room as quickly as she could and they had never spoke of it again. She was not even sure Sirius remembered that night. But as she looked back up into his grey eyes now, she remembered the feeling of his soft lips against hers.
She immediately wished to get her mind of that subject. "Just looking at you gives me diarrhea," He looked at her shocked, letting out a small laugh, "A lesser man might have taken that as an insult, but I see the beauty in diarrhea. It allows for an entire day to sit and relax upon the toilet. So thank you. I am glad to know that I help you to relax."
"Speaking of diarrhea," Evie muttered as her brother entered the room, Sirius laughed and put his arm around his best mate.
"Sirius and I against you!" James said, tossing his sister her broom.
"What a surprise," She said, rolling her eyes as the two boys chest bumped.