Jamie sat at the Gryffindor table on a Saturday morning eating breakfast and going over the notes with Jordan on the try out that would be starting soon. Next to her she could hear Ashley and Chris bickering about something to do with Chris being a pig and Lily and her friends laughing at them, typical morning.
The rest of the week went by fast, the first years were starting to get use to their schedules and where their classrooms were. The gossip about Jamie threatening Edward Barrett died down, though most of the Sytherins still gave her dirty looks, nothing new to Jamie.
Jordan went over some of the new plays they should work for the beaters; he looked over at Jamie and could tell she was nervous. It was her first year being Captain and she wanted to be a great leader for the team, Tim Wood the last Quidditch Captain taught Jamie everything he knew on his leader skills. It was no doubt Jamie was to be the next Captain, her skills in being a leader were great and the team loved her even when she was only getting lesson in her first year.
Jamie bit her bottom lip looking over the notes "Jordan I don't think I'm ready for try outs! I haven't completely memorized these notes and try outs start in an hour!" Jamie panicked "what if I miss up! Or I'm a horrible Captain!"
Jordan eyes widen, knowing she was going to a have one of her panic attacks. It happens all the time before a test for her. He covered her month as she rambled, stopping her "Jamie. Your fine, you went over these notes a hundred times. You're a great leader the team loves you. Headmistress McGonagall wouldn't pick you if she thought you couldn't do this."
He moved his hand away from her face; Jamie signed nodding her head "you're right, I can do this I just have to hope I do a good job."
Jordan smiled "that's right, now eat your breakfast. It's getting cold."
He watched Jamie eat her breakfast then looked over at the end of the table where Daniel was sitting. He was sitting alone starring at Jamie; he looked at her with a sad expression. Jordan stood up "I'll meet you at the Quidditch pitch; I have to go talk to someone."
Jamie looked at him and nodded "just be there before try outs I want to go over the notes again." Jordan rolled his eyes, but nodded. He lifted the table and walked over to Daniel taking a seat across from him.
"Why are you sitting alone?" he asked, looking around for Ariel, but couldn't find her anywhere.
Daniel looked down at his plate moving his eggs around it "I had a fight with Ariel and I know Jamie would not want me sitting by her."
Jordan signed "you know you hurt her really bad, Dan."
Daniel looked up at him "I know I hurt her, but I don't know how badly. I don't even know why she was hurt by me dating Ariel."
"It's not that you were dating Ariel" Jordan spoke "she was upset when you two started dating , but what hurt her was when you didn't want anything to do with her. You were her best friend. All she wanted was your friendship while you dated Ariel. At least that's what she told me."
Daniel looked over at Jamie "But when I told her I asked Ariel to be my girlfriend she wouldn't talk to me for almost a week. I thought she was mad at me, so I stay away from her to give her time."
"You think ignoring her and spending all your time with Ariel was giving her time" Jordan snapped his anger growing "you completely ignored her, even when she tried to talk to you, you would blow her off."
"Ariel didn't want me to talk to her anymore," Daniel mumbled.
Jordan glared at his best friend "So you listened to her?"
Daniel glare at him "well yeah, she is my girlfriend."
"You would rather hurt your best friend than say no to your girlfriend?" Jordan growled, squeezing his hands into fist.
Daniel looked away from him, starring back at Jamie "Yes" he mumbled bowing his head. Jordan made a noise that sounded like a snarl "do you know how much Jamie liked you?" he asked in a low tone.
"No" Daniel spoke.
"She loved you" Daniel lifted his head up not believing what Jordan just said to him.
"What?"
Jordan signed leaning forward "she loved you, I think she still does. Fifth year was the worst for her, she was so heartbroken."
"Why-why didn't you tell me before?" Daniel asked.
"I didn't think you would care, you hardly talked to me last year, any of us."
Daniel opened his month than closed it again looking from Jordan to Jamie "I thought she loved you."
Jordan sorted "she does loves me, but like a brother. She's in love with you. It was the reason we broke up. I could tell she didn't like me like that and I told her I would always be her friend."
The two boys sat in silence, both starring at each other. The Great Hall was starting to become empty, Daniel broke his gaze from Jordan and watched Jamie leave the Hall with her friends "what am I going to do?" he mumbled.
"First I would figure out how I feel about her" Jordan said "than take it from there, but if you are going to try and be friends with Jamie again I would do it slowly. It really scared her when you tried to hold her hand, even when you hugged her. The feelings she as for you are still deep and she doesn't know if she could handle being around you when your dating Ariel. Just talk to her get her to understand that you just want to be friends, than just work on it from there."
Daniel nodded "I-I do like her that way," he spoke. "That's why I wanted to be her friend again. I was hurt being away from her. I cried that night I agreed to not be friends with her, but I thought she would never like me the same way and I could ignore her and go on with my life without her in it." Daniel looked down at his hands "I realized I couldn't be away from her, that's why I want her friendship back, if she didn't like me that way at least I would have her friendship."
"You have a lot to work on then" Jordan replied "If you do love her than I would break up with Ariel than fix yours and Jamie friendship."
"I can't do that."
Jordan starred at him "why not?"
"Because Ariel told me she loves me I can't hurt her like that. Her family would kill me. Ariel already started planning our lives together."
Jordan raised an eyebrow "Do you really want to spend the rest of your life with Ariel and never find out if you and Jamie could have a life together?"
Daniel opened his month than closed it thinking about what he really wanted. He couldn't picture marrying Ariel and having a life with her, but Jamie he could see marrying her and having children, growing old together. He had always pictured it. When he first saw her in his mother's classroom, he loved her the first time they were on a broom, but fourth year when Jordan asked her out he thought he lost his chance and agreed to go out with Ariel. Now knowing Jamie felt the same way he felt for her he could have his chance, but Ariel would not make it easy. She would probably tell the whole family and all the Weasley men would try to kill him, but to him it would be worth it being with Jamie. It would make him happy. He didn't need the Weasley family if they never talk to him again.
He made up his mind, he would break up with Ariel and try getting Jamie's friendship back and than work on having a relationship together in the future. Daniel stood up looking down at Jordan "we better go, try outs will be starting soon and we need to get ready."
Jordan nodded, standing up and following Daniel out of the Great Hall and to the Quidditch pitch. Jamie was already there in her Quidditch jersey from last year; her back was facing them so it was easy to see Thompson in big bold golden letters and the number 6. The trunk with the equipment was next to her and her broom in her hand. It was an old Firebolt she had found at a Quidditch shop in Hogsmeade, there were faster and better brooms in the shop, but Jamie thought the Firebolt was her kind of broom fast but not too fast and comfortable to her.
Jamie turned and Daniel saw her body tense as she looked at him, he felt uncomfortable under her gaze. He slowed his pace following behind Jordan now, Jordan to look at him and gave him a look that told him to talk to Jamie. Than turned to Jamie once they approached her.
"Jamie, sorry I'm late I was telling Daniel to join us."
Jordan voice snapped Jamie out of her stare and she moved her eyes to look at him "don't worry about it. We won't have time to look over the notes again so go get ready before everyone else gets here…you too Daniel."
Daniel looked up at her with a shocking expiration. It took Jordan to shove him in the ribs to make him move again. He gave Jamie a small smile before following Jordan into the locker room.
Once the two boys disappeared into the locker room Jamie let out a groan and kicking the corner of the trunk. It was going to be a long try out with Daniel being there, but Jordan was right when he told her to talk to Daniel and Daniel was the best Keeper they had. She knew she would need Daniel's, Jordan's and Chris's opinion in choosing who were best for the team.
"Hey" a familiar voice spoke behind her. She let out a shriek and wheeled around to find Chris smirking at her.
"Chris!" she yelled swatting him on the arm "you know better than to sneak up on me!"
Chris rubbed his arm in mock hurt "Honestly I didn't mean to, you just need to stop going to your Lalaland."
Jamie scowled "just get on your broom and grab the quaffle the other should be out soon and I want to get the try outs started sometime today."
Chris backed away from her putting his hand up in defense "alright don't get your knickers in a twist," he ducked his head when Jamie sent one of her death looks. He grabbed his broom and the quaffle and took off into the sky.
Jamie rolled her eyes turning back to the locker room just as Daniel and Jordan came walking out both in their Quidditch jerseys from last year. Jordan jersey in the back had in bold golden letters his last name Meyers and his number 14 on Daniel's was Lupin and the number 9.
Daniel looked at her one more time and than climbed up on his broom joining Chris in the sky, while Jordan walked over to her giving her a smile.
She smiled back at him "so co-captain you ready for this?"
Jordan chuckled "yeah, but the question is, are you ready?"
Jamie signed "I guess, I'm just nervous right now, I don't know if I'll be a good captain or not."
Jordan wrapped one are around her shoulders "you'll do a great job, you learned from the best."
"I hope so" she mumbled, looking over his shoulder to see other students coming out of the locker room ready for try outs.
"I want to keep you, Chris and Daniel on the team, you and Chris are the best Chasers right now so you and him can help the students that want to try out for Chaser and Daniel can work with the Keepers. I will work with the Beaters and Seekers, we just need another Chaser and two Beaters, but it's good to have subs for every position."
Jordan nodded, "alright, I'll tell Chris and Daniel."
Jamie motioned him off and watched him tell Daniel and Chris to join him on the ground "look Phil its little Jamie Thompson."
Jamie rolled her eyes, turning to the voice and looked up at two tall red-headed boys smiling at her "Will, Phil how nice to see you here. How are your dads?"
"Well, our dads are doing great, the joke shop is too. We worked there this summer" the boy Jamie knew to be Phil said.
Smiling at them she looked over at the others "alright, if you are trying out for Keeper than go with Daniel, if your try out for Chaser stay with Jordan and Chris and the rest trying out for Seeker and Beater come with me." Jamie walked past Jordan with eleven students behind her to one side of the pitch.
Jamie stayed on her broom watching Phil and Will practice hitting the bludgers away from the each other. Those two were prefect for the position of Beaters, they would have gotten the position last year, but they already had two and in their seventh year. The two boys were now in fifth year and they were doing a good job of keeping the bludgers away from the other players. She looked over at Jordan and Chris, Emily had came out to try out and she was pretty good at playing Chaser, the last seven player that would be the subs were ok too all either four or fifth year students that would be great for the team there only a few in third that weren't that good, but could defiantly make the team next year.
She flew next to Jordan. He looked over at her than back at Chris practicing with Emily "How do you think they did today?"
Jamie shrugged "they were okay. I think the best for the team are Phil and Will Weasley and Emily. You, Chris and Daniel are on the team and I think I found our replacement players." She looked over at him, he was still starring at Emily, she smirked at him when Emily looked his way and caught him starring at him and smiling back at him.
"You like her don't you?" she asked.
Jordan turned back to her "I do, but you know Emily she never is the type for dating."
"Well, probably because she believes all the boys around here are all undeveloped. She just hasn't found the right block yet, maybe you should show her that all men are not like that. I know she likes you."
Jordan faced her, a flash of hope flashed through his honey eyes "do you really think she likes me?"
Nodding she looked over at Emily "yeah, I see the way she looks at you now. I have never seen her look at a guy like that the six years I've know her."
Before Jordan could speak Chris flew next to them "hey are we done with try outs?" Jamie winked at Jordan before answering Chris "yeah Chris I think we are done. Why don't you go tell everyone to meet in the middle of the pitch?"
Chris nodded at called everyone to the middle of the field, she and Jordan hovered to the ground jumping off their brooms and walking to the middle of the field. Emily came down to join them and smiled at Jordan.
"Hey Em! Great job today!" Jamie spoke "I didn't know you play Chaser?"
Emily shrugged her shoulders and blushed "I used to play with my dad and brother when I was younger."
"Well, I think you got yourself a place on the team," Emily beamed at her "your going to put me on the team?"
Jamie smiled at her "yeah I am, you really are a good player."
Emily smile grew "thanks Jamie" she said before joining the other in front of them. Jamie and Jordan stopped in front of everyone waiting for everyone to get comfortable.
"Well" Jamie spoke "great try outs, the list will be posted on the bulletin board tomorrow before breakfast. You all did a great job and if you didn't get a position there could always be next year, don't give up. You're aloud to leave, have a great evening."
All excepted Chris, Jordan and Daniel lift the pitch to the locker rooms.
"So who are you going to have on the team?" Daniel asked, as the walked slowly to the locker rooms discussing who should be on the team.
Jamie looked down at the grass going over the three new people that should be on the team before answering "I think Phil and Will Weasley and Emily McGraw should be on the team. Phil and Will would be prefect for the Beaters position and Emily is a great Chaser. You, Chris and Jordan along with me will still be on the team. There are seven others Jordan and I need to go over for our replacement players you will know those tomorrow."
Daniel nodded and followed Chris and Jordan into the boys locker room, Jamie was about to go into the girls when a voice called her.
"Jamie!" Lily yelled for her running toward her.
Jamie smiled at turned towards her "Hey Lily. What are you doing here?"
Lily stopped in front of her "Mum, Molly, Arthur, Stephen, Aunt Ginny and I were watching the try outs. You did a great job today. Mum really liked how well you're Seeker skills are."
Jamie smiled down at her "well thank you, I tried to do my best today."
"Don't worry you did a great job."
Jamie motioned her to follower her into the girls locker room while she got ready "I hope I did I still have the replacement player to choose."
Lily sat on one of the benches while Jamie got dressed "I think you'll find the right ones. Who did you choose for the team?"
"I picked Phil and Will Weasley to be our Beaters and Emily McGraw for our other Chaser. Jordan and Chris are our other two Chasers and Daniel is the Keeper while I'm the Seeker."
"Hey I know Phil and Will they are Ariel, Molly, Arthur and Stephen cousin." Lily spoke "Their fathers are Fred and George Weasley, and their sort of my cousins too."
Jamie put on her shirt and picked out of the stall she was in "really? I didn't know the Weasley children were your cousins?"
Lily shrugged "their not really, but they known my parents since they were in school we think of them as family."
Jamie came out of the stall, walking over to the bench that held her duffle bag and put her Quidditch jersey and sweat pants in it. She then picked up her broom and placed it in the broom closet with the others "that's nice, it must be a big family."
"Oh it is," Lily spoke a little annoyance in her voice "you should see at Christmas! Our house and the Burrow are always crowed. It's a really nightmare sometimes."
Jamie was still facing the broom closet and closed her eyes, she wish she could have something like that. It really annoyed her when others would complain about having a house full of family and friends for the holidays, while her and Mike have never had that. The most they had was Ashley, Chris, Jordan and Daniel stay with them at Hogwarts for Christmas. She took a deep breath knowing Lily didn't know of her life outside of Hogwarts and shouldn't give her a hard time about it.
She turned to face her and smiled "I'm sure it is at times, but you have to love having your family over and seeing all of them."
Lily shrugged "I guess I just don't like being hugged to death by all my aunts and teased by my uncles and cousins. Grandma Weasley almost kills me with her bear hugs, but I guess I love seeing them its fun at times."
Jamie smiled at her "see you do love them. Come on lunch should be starting soon and I'm hungry." She and Lily made their way to the castle talking about the two weeks of practice and the first Quidditch match.