The Revelation: Part One
In general I have always thought of myself as a rather sane sort of chap (well, except for the fact that I just used the word chap… I've been spending far too much time with my grandfather; soon I'll be calling Sirius 'old sport'). Perhaps I'm a bit of a trouble maker; perhaps I have some rather unorthodox friends and do some rather unorthodox things, but this can all be chalked up to the eccentricities of a young genius.
Unfortunately my current situation cannot be chalked up to a mere eccentricity. In fact the magnitude of my recent discovery is such that it has had me questioning my sanity! What is this enormously significant discovery, you may well ask. It is nothing short of a discovery of the heart!
Picture this:
There I stood; a mere two days ago… one rakishly handsome, fifth year quidditch captain of considerable brains, wealth, humor and notoriety… innocently proclaiming (falsely) my love for one Lily Evans… snob, nitwit, know-it-all, prefect, teachers pet and all around goody-goody (incidentally also rather witty, exceptionally easy on the eyes and absolutely unbeatable in a duel… I would know). Anyway, so there I was insincerely… I meant innocently… proclaiming my love and devotion and my ardent desire to communicate via owl post over the Christmas holidays, when it hit me like a ton of bricks!
I actually wanted to communicate with her via owl post! I actually thought the way her cheeks were now as red as her hair was rather charming! I actually wanted her to say yes when I finished asking her out in about two seconds (and not because I wanted to win my bet with Sirius, which was the reason I had been asking her out at every opportunity since September). I wanted her to say yes because I suddenly had the disturbing urge to snog her (not that this was unusual) and know her favorite colour, and make her smile and change her name to Lily Evans Potter.
This entirely foreign thought pattern descended upon me with such sudden severity that the very breath was knocked out of me and I entirely forgot what I'd been saying and where I was, resulting in a half finished sentence in the middle of my declarations.
"Go ou…"
Evans apparently had no trouble deciphering what I'd been about to say, however, and promptly informed me that she'd rather be strung up by her toe nails and fed flobber worms then go out with me. The shock of her rejection hit home for the first time in three months and catapulted me right out of my dazed state and into a state of shock and dejection.
She then happily pranced off towards her family utterly unaware of the bombshell that she had just dropped on my life and I was left to suffer in her wake and be herded towards my parents by my overbearing best friend.
There are no words to describe the horrors of the last two days… no words to describe the havoc that finding out he has feelings for one who was once an object of his pity and loathing wreaks upon a mans psyche. At one stage I feared that I would not recover from this heinous discovery! And so I resorted to mans age old solution for every problem…
Quidditch!
And having endured a very painful hour long lecture on love by my grandfather (hence the use of old chap) I happily inserted myself into my grandparents' spare room and then took up residence on the Quidditch pitch in their back yard (my own mother refuses to let my father transfigure her rose garden into a pitch so I am denied the glories of quidditch at home… while she is around).
And so here I find myself, miserably done in by hours upon hours of flying… hours upon hours of goal scoring and snitch catching and bludger beating (I am rather a multi-talented fellow!), lying in my grandparents spare room unable to fall asleep due to the fact that I am now plagued by the question of whether my greatest foe (besides Snivellous) prefers Pizza or Spaghetti.
I have entered the eighth circle of hell I tell you!
AN: This is just a little bit of drabble to try and haul myself out of a recent writing slump. I have an idea for a second part so if you feel like reading that please review and let me know and I shall post it. I hope you enjoyed this and please let me know what you thought!
Also if you found any mistakes please point them out… I'd really appreciate it =)
Lotsa love
- Ashlyn
