The Mysterious Her
"James….JAMES!" James jumped in fright and smacked his head on a bookshelf. He turned around to see Rose tapping her foot impatiently. "Come on we've got work to do!" James sighed and opened Potent Potions. Ever since their encounter with Naomi, a girl who shouldn't exist they had been trying to find out how she was alive when her mother died over nineteen years ago. "There has to be a reasonable explanation!" Rose exclaimed making him jump again, "Like what?" he said irritably. They had practically lived in the Library since Thursday and now two days on, he was starting to get sick of it. James sighed again as Rose began her usual lecture on the many different ways she could be alive. Boredom began to set in. How he wished he could be free. He could do what he wanted out of the Library. Play chess, see Hagrid, play Quidditch…. Hang on Quidditch
James jumped to his feet and rushed out the Library. Rose called him back but he ignored her. Instead he hurtled down the staircase and into the entrance hall, barely avoiding a collision with a group of first years. He shoved open the doors and ran towards the Quidditch pitch.
James ran towards Sam, the team captain. Around her stood the new Gryffindor Quidditch. His heart dropped. Slowly he trudged towards her, his head hung low. "I'm too late aren't I?" he murmured. She stared at him with a stern look on her face" Very nearly, every position except Seeker which I gather you're trying out for." She bent her head closer to his "You did come to try out for seeker didn't you?" She whispered anxiously. James nodded "Course I did. Why?" She smiled weakly and pointed into the air. James had seen nothing like it. It looked more like a frenzy of insane bees rather than a Quidditch try out; people kept colliding with one another, some were sat back to front on their brooms and one or two were upside down, hanging on for dear life. "Get up there and show them how it's done." As she handed him his broom she added "Please, before they kill themselves." James nodded before jumping on his broom and soaring into the air. It was a wonderful feeling being back in the air. He did a few loop-the-loops then caught all the golf balls Sam and the others threw for him. In a matter of minutes he was back on the Quidditch team.
He and the others trooped back into the changing room and sat down. Sam smiled at them all "Well, welcome to the team! I'm pretty sure you all know each other but in case lets introduce ourselves. I'm Sam one of the Chasers, This is Jared and Charlie the Beaters," James recognised them at once. Jared was extremely strong and broad whilst Charlie was gangly in looks but he was exceptionally accurate. "Mia and Adam the other two Chasers," Sam continued. A pretty black haired girl stood up and smiled and next to her, a husky looking sixth year "James, our Seeker," James smiled at the team "and of course Naomi the keeper." James stared at her. Naomi stood up reluctantly and the second she saw James she sat immediately back down. "Now everyone knows each other. That's good. Right practice begins on Wednesday straight after last lesson OK? We also have training Saturday at six am ok. Every one got that? Great. You can all go then." James quickly leapt to his feet and headed back off to the Library.
Five minuets later, James wandered into the Library and almost instantly came face to face with a very angry Rose. She glared at him and tapped her foot. There was an awkward silence. "I'm sorry." Said abruptly James, "I had to go to Quidditch tryouts." Rose sighed and shook her head, "Never mind that now, have you got your invisibility cloak?" James very confused; usually when he ignored her she had a good go at him. "No I haven't, I gave it to Jacob." Rose stared at him curiously "Why?" she asked frowning slightly. "Well, someone's has to keep an eye on Albus!" Rose looked outraged; her face was quickly turning bright red, a danger sign, "How could you? You can't treat your brother like a convicted criminal!"
"Why not?"
"Cause its wrong!"
"Look, it was Jacob's idea; yell at him, not me!"
Rose shook her head angrily but did not respond instead she walked over to Jacob who had just run into the Library, looking flustered.
"Jacob, can you please have the invisibility cloak." Jacob gulped "I'm so sorry, Fraton caught me with it and confiscated it." Rose groaned loudly and James shook his head in disbelief. It had been his fathers and Grandfathers cloak and now it was in the clutches of Fraton who would destroy it as soon as he figured out it was his. Rose glared at Jacob "You idiot, I was going to use the cloak to sneak into the restricted section to find out… you know….about her." Jacob gaped at her whilst James looked at her in admiration. It was a very rear occasion when Rose actually wanted to break the rules.
As he was about to congratulate her, something caught his eye. A tiny owl was perched on the window ledge, rapping on the window. James walked over to the window and shoved it open. The little owl who he recognised as Pig, hopped onto his shoulder and stuck out his leg. James hastily untied the note and read it whilst Rose and Jacob bickered how they were going to uncover the mystery about her. James gulped "I think we have a bigger problem than her." He handed the curious pair the letter in his sister's handwriting.
