"Capture the flag," Mr Dumbledore announced in front of the school. There was a collective groan. I, however, internally smiled. Being the Head Girl of Alistair's Academy meant more than just being a teachers' pet. It meant being the best. The best at academics, the best at physical excersise, and therefore, the best at capture the flag.
"Sir, we played this last term! And the term before that! Guess what team won both? Whatever team had Lily Evans on it, Sir," a voice from the back shouted. I didn't need to turn around to know who the speaker was. I smiled automatically.
"How are you ever going to beat me when you resent every time we play it?" I called back. Severus Snape sat back in his chair, arms folded and back slouched.
"Evans, quiet. Snape, sit and shut up," Sir frowned. I faced the front. "This time it's going to be a little, well a lot, different. This time the entire area will be involved. Three schools, Alistair's Academy, St Anne's school for girls and Fernhurst for Boys will be competing to get each other's flags. 300 pupils from each will be taking part, and a boy and a girl from each to be captain."
I sat forward in my seat, this was actually going to be interesting and might actually be a bit if a challenge. How were they going to pick the 300 people, and more importantly the captains?
"The Captains have been chosen by us, and then the rest of the team will be chosen by them," Davidson continued. "The girl leader will be Lily Evans and the boy James Potter, our head boy and girl. They will choose how they wish to create their team out of the school's healthy population of 1500. Needless to say. The people who are not taking part will be in classes and taking exams as usual. The game will go on as long as necessary but there will be some ground rules. A copy of the list will be given to both captains and pinned to my office door. I will see Lily and James straight after this has ended. I wish the school luck, goodbye."
The school was buzzing - the earlier attitude had changed completely.
"So, how're we gonna do this, sweet cheeks?" James asked me.
"I'm going to run it and you're going to shut up and leave me alone," I growled.
I had history with Potter. We dated briefly in second year, when it was just holding hands in the hallway, then for most of third year when it got a bit more serious, kissing and such. I was fourteen then, and for the last two years since then have had next to no contact with him as he had decided it was his personal goal to, in those two years, flirt and hook up with every girl in the school. Long story short, he realised that not everyone was as taken with him as my best friend was and went back to annoying me, occasionally throwing Alice a wink. It made me sick.
"Aww, you don't mean that, Lil. Remember how we used to be?"
"What, before you dumped me for the school cheer captain who at that time had about four boys on the go, you mean? Yeah I remember that. I refer to it now as my 'dark time,' not something I wish to repeat," I turned away and started to make my way to the head's office.
"You don't mean that, Lil. I feel this is a perfect opportunity to kick start our relationship," he trailed after me.
I was about to reply when a girl with a long neck and styled brown hair grabbed my arm, "Is he giving you trouble?"
"Nothing I can't handle," I told my sister, Petunia.
"Tell me if he goes too far, I'll kick his face in," she smiled at me before rushing off to join his mates.
Yes, me and Tuny were sisters but we acted totally different. Firstly was the fact that she was older than me, and therefore more 'experienced.' She had loosened up a bit since we were kids, but she was still a sucker for the rules, so the offer to beat James up was really out of character. We got on well, I suppose. But then I get the feeling if I was better than her at much else she'd snap. She's better academically, certainly. I suppose I'm good at practicals, but theory really isn't my forte.
I was bright back to reality by the head teacher greeting me. "Lily! Excited for the game?"
"Yes, Sir. I came for the rules, Sir," I smiled.
"Ah yes. Here they are, and if you could give this to James, that'd be great, thanks."
He had wandered off, but it only took five minutes to find him.
"Hey! Potter! You ned these," I ran up behind him and grabbed his shoulder.
"Oh. Thanks," he muttered absentmindedly to me as he evidently looked for someone in the crowd.
"Who're you looking for?" I poked him.
"New kid, Sirius Black, I was asked to show him round."
As head boy and girl we were often told to show new people around, and we weren't supposed to lose them. I could now understand the slight panic in his voice.
"Is that him? I think I saw him in math this morning," I pointed to a boy only slightly taller than me with similar facial features to James himself, brown eyes, very curly browny black hair ect, and I had to say, incredibly good looking.
"Yep," James' head snapped to our left and he hurried over, I tailed him.
"Sirius, mate. Thought I lost you," James smiled.
"You almost did. Who's the hottie? Girlfriend?" he glanced at me.
My mouth gaped open. Before I could say anything James had answered, "I wish. This is Lily Evans, head girl."
"Oh yeah, saw you this morning I remember. A nerd, got all the questions right. Smart and hot - perfect - you single?" he asked me.
"Excuse me?" I continued to openly gape at his rudeness.
"Giving you grief, Lil?" Vernon, Petunia's boyfriend, seemed to appear at my side.
"No," I told him. "It's fine. I can sort it." He was short, but stocky. He wasn't particularly handsome, but he was strong, and a whizz with mechanics. All my sister could want with anyone.
He smiled at me and left, just as before. Jamie was watching him go, "That your boyfriend?"
"He's my sister's," I spat with gritted teeth.
"They're always more fun with an overprotective sister and her boyfriend watching," he smirked.
"I'm not a puzzle," I hissed and stalked off, trying to ignore his laughter. I had a game to win.
A/N Sorry for the short chapter, there's more to come!