A/N After much thinking, and brainstorming with Alohamora I've come to write this chapter. And all I wish from you is to enjoy it and review...
Falling
Chapter Three: Simply Irresistible
"Oy! Potter!" My head snapped towards Tom Weasly, who was already at the bottom of the pitch. "Practice is over." I looked around and noticed everyone were already heading towards the changing rooms and I was the only one in the air. I smiled sheepishly at him.
"I'm going to stay here for a while okay?" He nodded at me and went into the changing rooms as well.
I hovered above the pitch until everyone was inside. Then I started flying at full speed to the other side of the pitch.
I love Quidditch. Possibly the best thing in the world after Lily and my friends. The wind blew into my face but I didn't care. I love flying all alone when practice is over. It's like a match, but without all the stress. And once I'm up in the air I can just let my mind go blank. Up there there isn't any Lily to think about. And there aren't any troubles, there's no stress and there's simply nothing. A carefree nothing. I love this nothing.
And I don't care that the wind in howling like mad, and my ears are heated up and my nose numb and my entire body sore. Nothing can equal this.
I've been on the team since second year. Tom said I have potential and every time practices aren't going at the best rate he keeps groaning and telling me I'm not fulfilling it. But he's a great captain, if you ignore his horrible habit of doing everything on the last second. Especially since Anna Starr accepted his offer of going together to the ball. He would run drills about every two weeks, but if a match is to come up he'll suddenly make us stay there night and day, literally! Peter never fails to get shocked by the fact that we miss lunch.
We've won the cup two years ago, but Slytherin beat us last year. I don't think Tom ever forgave himself. Snape, the stupid slime ball, couldn't stop smirking for a month. But we'll get him this year, he'll see. The next match is against Hufflepuff and we'll show them all.
I slowed down at the middle of the pitch and exhaled deeply. Everything was silent. The castle was far away and, except for a few lights around the pitch, everything was black. I stretched myself to a half lying position on the broom and closed my eyes. Blissful silence without anything to disturb it.
"PRONGSIE! WAKE UP!"
I gave a start and my heart started beating madly. Then I heard an all to familiar laughter.
Padfoot was standing down and looking at me with a maniac grin plastered across his face. He's just nuts, and that's why he's my bestest friend in the entire world.
I grinned back at him. "You coming down already?" he asked and I nodded and flew down. I dismounted my broom, put it on my shoulder and joined old Padfoot.
We started walking towards the castle silently. Sirius' eyes seemed to be traveling all around the grounds, lost in thoughts. I was looking at the stars, which twinkled brightly. That's one of the things I can only do with Sirius. Walk silently. It's not that we don't have anything to talk about, there's always something, but sometimes just walking together is enough. I'll always have Sirius to talk to and to not-talk to.
"That's one big project Filtwick gave us." Sirius first opened his mouth when we reached the oak doors of the castle. My mind instantly jumped to Lily. Lily, Lily, Lily. You think I already said everything there is to say about her? You couldn't have been more wrong.
Sirius gave a sigh. "Her again?" I didn't even have to answer. He sighed dramatically once again. "What will I do with you Prongs?"
I shrugged. "You're just going to have to stick with me I guess."
"Course I am!" Sirius wrapped one arm around me shoulder and used the other one to mess up my hair, which was already completely messed up. I put my arm around his shoulder and we both laughed, feeling, for some weird reason, high. We marched up to the Gryffindor tower looking like completely drunken idiots. We couldn't care less.
Just as we were in front of the fat lady it swung open and out came Lily Evans herself. She looked at us for a second, throwing a very high and mighty look upon us and murmured quietly: "childish fools."
"What did you say?" Sirius didn't let go of my shoulder, on the contrary, he gripped it even tightly and he looked at her hard. She shook her head and looked at me.
"We are going to start working on the project tomorrow after last class Potter." The unpleasantness of the situation was very clear in her voice.
"But aren't we supposed to work on it next lesson?" I asked. What's the rush?
She shook her head again and a little sarcastic and pitying laugh escaped from her. "As I told you before, I am going to get the best mark on the assignment and this means we're going to work better, more time and harder then any other pair. Understood?" I nodded.
"Good." She walked away, not giving us another glance.
She was just insane. This is going to cause her a nervous breakdown in the very near future. I never understand how she is such a good girl in her studies and the bad girl around boys. Remus thinks she had a twin sister, Peter voted for personality split and Sirius said it's all an act for turning all guys on.
My gaze was still on the spot she stood and Sirius let out another sigh, which was very different from the over-dramatic one he made before.
He gave the fat lady the password and entered the common room, with me on his heels. Remus and Peter were working on their homework on a far corner of the room. Remus waved at us and returned to his work quickly while Peter was much too concentrated in what appeared to be Arithmancy calculations to even look up.
"I guess we should start our Aritmancy homework as well huh?" I asked Sirius, who seemed quite despaired from me. He nodded absentmindedly. "I'll get them." I walked up the staircase to our dorm.
Sirius had these moods with me sometimes and even I can't blame him for it. He's sometimes just so despaired for my infatuation for Lily. And it goes away after a while so I mostly don't really pay attention to it, I just try to entertain him and make him cheerful again.
I got back down and we started working on the huge amount professor Vector assigned as with. The teachers are getting crazy, with the NEWTs in a while and all, and seem to think we don't want to do anything else except homework all the time.
About two hours past by and we were still working. Most of the youngsters were already at bed, but fourth year and above were still up due to all the assignments. It was quite quiet, except for a few murmurs between students and I felt very worn out.
Suddenly the portrait swung open making many eyes turn to look at it. But the two people who were reveled from outside didn't even seem to notice the existence of all the others. What I saw made my heart go sore. Lily just came inside the portrait hole with her arms wrapped around the neck of Stanley Davis, her Ravenclaw boyfriend. She was kissing him quite passionately and he kissed her back with his hands dangerously low around her hips. All the girls immediately 'ewwww'ed and almost all the boys sent jealous glares to the lucky Ravenclaw.
Remus instinctively took his books and parchments and disappeared up the stairs, Peter cast a quick glance at her and returned to work and Sirius looked at the pair of them disgusted.
And me? I couldn't get my eyes off them.
I just couldn't. I was watching every move they made.
They were sitting on one of the little couches in a distant corner. On of her hand was now grasping the back of his head and he was still holding his hands very low on her hips.
They are together for about three months now. Her boyfriends don't last long, though I think she would have wanted them to. It just seems to end after a few months. Just like that. They would be seen together more rarely and eventually she would break up with him. She would be single for a few months and then next to the new boyfriend.
Like a true Gryffindor she was always loyal to her boyfriends. This is one of the things I respect her for. Especially because she has lots of guys wanting her, but when she's taken, she faithful. Sirius says it's got nothing to do with loyalty, because she'll break up with him after a while anyway. But Sirius always sees her in the bad ways, just like I see her in the good ways.
I kept looking at them. Most of the other Gryffindors stopped being interested in them, or at least tried to look like they were. I wish I could too but I just can't. I keep looking at them and imagine how it would be if I was in his place. But I'll probably never be able to really know how it is. I'm certain it's ten times better then how I imagine. But, right now, I don't see any way I'll be able to really know.
And I try not to be jealous of him, because it's not his fault - she's simply irresistible, but I keep thinking I deserve her much more then all of them. Because I honestly love her and I'll always will.
A/N This fic is making me incredibly sad but I seem to like it! Am I a bit disturbed? Lol... PLEASE REVIEW!!! I think it may deserve it... do you? ;) All ideas and recommendations are very welcome!
My livejournal, for updates and my life:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/tta
Thanks to the ones who reviewed last time:
Marzoog - I don't mind you rambling at all! I love rambling!!! :) Could males in school be sweet and cute? Oh I sure hope so as well!
Lil lily - I know it's really clich? putting them together in the project but I had no different idea for... well, you'll see... *evil grin*
Young Golden Unicron - dunno... I'll need to think about it.
Coeur DE Lion - Thanks!
YouDon'tKnowWhoIAm - I'll try longer chapters, but I just seem to find really good sentences for the end of the chapter which have to come in a certain point and finish the chappie.
Raven-gal2002
Alya1989262 - I think he is too.
Lady fuchsia - I think I'll make some money opening a drug store with all your illnesses don't you think? ;)
Alohamora - I just wanted to give you another thank you for the brainstorming. Could you believe I was being really stupid and forgot half of the things you and me suggested? But it gave me a creative outburst and that's good. Thanks!
ImagirlRon - Save Lily? I won't do it. But I can't promise James wouldn't try to.
Atlantis Forester - Is this sad as well?
AvrilLavigneRocks - Will she find out what? I'm not telling if she's changing or not. Yes, she's strange, but that's what makes her special. And I totally support your penname.
Sinnient Evans
Quack Quack 88
DaisyCutie - We haven't talked in LJ in a while, where are you?
DiWitt
Falling
Chapter Three: Simply Irresistible
"Oy! Potter!" My head snapped towards Tom Weasly, who was already at the bottom of the pitch. "Practice is over." I looked around and noticed everyone were already heading towards the changing rooms and I was the only one in the air. I smiled sheepishly at him.
"I'm going to stay here for a while okay?" He nodded at me and went into the changing rooms as well.
I hovered above the pitch until everyone was inside. Then I started flying at full speed to the other side of the pitch.
I love Quidditch. Possibly the best thing in the world after Lily and my friends. The wind blew into my face but I didn't care. I love flying all alone when practice is over. It's like a match, but without all the stress. And once I'm up in the air I can just let my mind go blank. Up there there isn't any Lily to think about. And there aren't any troubles, there's no stress and there's simply nothing. A carefree nothing. I love this nothing.
And I don't care that the wind in howling like mad, and my ears are heated up and my nose numb and my entire body sore. Nothing can equal this.
I've been on the team since second year. Tom said I have potential and every time practices aren't going at the best rate he keeps groaning and telling me I'm not fulfilling it. But he's a great captain, if you ignore his horrible habit of doing everything on the last second. Especially since Anna Starr accepted his offer of going together to the ball. He would run drills about every two weeks, but if a match is to come up he'll suddenly make us stay there night and day, literally! Peter never fails to get shocked by the fact that we miss lunch.
We've won the cup two years ago, but Slytherin beat us last year. I don't think Tom ever forgave himself. Snape, the stupid slime ball, couldn't stop smirking for a month. But we'll get him this year, he'll see. The next match is against Hufflepuff and we'll show them all.
I slowed down at the middle of the pitch and exhaled deeply. Everything was silent. The castle was far away and, except for a few lights around the pitch, everything was black. I stretched myself to a half lying position on the broom and closed my eyes. Blissful silence without anything to disturb it.
"PRONGSIE! WAKE UP!"
I gave a start and my heart started beating madly. Then I heard an all to familiar laughter.
Padfoot was standing down and looking at me with a maniac grin plastered across his face. He's just nuts, and that's why he's my bestest friend in the entire world.
I grinned back at him. "You coming down already?" he asked and I nodded and flew down. I dismounted my broom, put it on my shoulder and joined old Padfoot.
We started walking towards the castle silently. Sirius' eyes seemed to be traveling all around the grounds, lost in thoughts. I was looking at the stars, which twinkled brightly. That's one of the things I can only do with Sirius. Walk silently. It's not that we don't have anything to talk about, there's always something, but sometimes just walking together is enough. I'll always have Sirius to talk to and to not-talk to.
"That's one big project Filtwick gave us." Sirius first opened his mouth when we reached the oak doors of the castle. My mind instantly jumped to Lily. Lily, Lily, Lily. You think I already said everything there is to say about her? You couldn't have been more wrong.
Sirius gave a sigh. "Her again?" I didn't even have to answer. He sighed dramatically once again. "What will I do with you Prongs?"
I shrugged. "You're just going to have to stick with me I guess."
"Course I am!" Sirius wrapped one arm around me shoulder and used the other one to mess up my hair, which was already completely messed up. I put my arm around his shoulder and we both laughed, feeling, for some weird reason, high. We marched up to the Gryffindor tower looking like completely drunken idiots. We couldn't care less.
Just as we were in front of the fat lady it swung open and out came Lily Evans herself. She looked at us for a second, throwing a very high and mighty look upon us and murmured quietly: "childish fools."
"What did you say?" Sirius didn't let go of my shoulder, on the contrary, he gripped it even tightly and he looked at her hard. She shook her head and looked at me.
"We are going to start working on the project tomorrow after last class Potter." The unpleasantness of the situation was very clear in her voice.
"But aren't we supposed to work on it next lesson?" I asked. What's the rush?
She shook her head again and a little sarcastic and pitying laugh escaped from her. "As I told you before, I am going to get the best mark on the assignment and this means we're going to work better, more time and harder then any other pair. Understood?" I nodded.
"Good." She walked away, not giving us another glance.
She was just insane. This is going to cause her a nervous breakdown in the very near future. I never understand how she is such a good girl in her studies and the bad girl around boys. Remus thinks she had a twin sister, Peter voted for personality split and Sirius said it's all an act for turning all guys on.
My gaze was still on the spot she stood and Sirius let out another sigh, which was very different from the over-dramatic one he made before.
He gave the fat lady the password and entered the common room, with me on his heels. Remus and Peter were working on their homework on a far corner of the room. Remus waved at us and returned to his work quickly while Peter was much too concentrated in what appeared to be Arithmancy calculations to even look up.
"I guess we should start our Aritmancy homework as well huh?" I asked Sirius, who seemed quite despaired from me. He nodded absentmindedly. "I'll get them." I walked up the staircase to our dorm.
Sirius had these moods with me sometimes and even I can't blame him for it. He's sometimes just so despaired for my infatuation for Lily. And it goes away after a while so I mostly don't really pay attention to it, I just try to entertain him and make him cheerful again.
I got back down and we started working on the huge amount professor Vector assigned as with. The teachers are getting crazy, with the NEWTs in a while and all, and seem to think we don't want to do anything else except homework all the time.
About two hours past by and we were still working. Most of the youngsters were already at bed, but fourth year and above were still up due to all the assignments. It was quite quiet, except for a few murmurs between students and I felt very worn out.
Suddenly the portrait swung open making many eyes turn to look at it. But the two people who were reveled from outside didn't even seem to notice the existence of all the others. What I saw made my heart go sore. Lily just came inside the portrait hole with her arms wrapped around the neck of Stanley Davis, her Ravenclaw boyfriend. She was kissing him quite passionately and he kissed her back with his hands dangerously low around her hips. All the girls immediately 'ewwww'ed and almost all the boys sent jealous glares to the lucky Ravenclaw.
Remus instinctively took his books and parchments and disappeared up the stairs, Peter cast a quick glance at her and returned to work and Sirius looked at the pair of them disgusted.
And me? I couldn't get my eyes off them.
I just couldn't. I was watching every move they made.
They were sitting on one of the little couches in a distant corner. On of her hand was now grasping the back of his head and he was still holding his hands very low on her hips.
They are together for about three months now. Her boyfriends don't last long, though I think she would have wanted them to. It just seems to end after a few months. Just like that. They would be seen together more rarely and eventually she would break up with him. She would be single for a few months and then next to the new boyfriend.
Like a true Gryffindor she was always loyal to her boyfriends. This is one of the things I respect her for. Especially because she has lots of guys wanting her, but when she's taken, she faithful. Sirius says it's got nothing to do with loyalty, because she'll break up with him after a while anyway. But Sirius always sees her in the bad ways, just like I see her in the good ways.
I kept looking at them. Most of the other Gryffindors stopped being interested in them, or at least tried to look like they were. I wish I could too but I just can't. I keep looking at them and imagine how it would be if I was in his place. But I'll probably never be able to really know how it is. I'm certain it's ten times better then how I imagine. But, right now, I don't see any way I'll be able to really know.
And I try not to be jealous of him, because it's not his fault - she's simply irresistible, but I keep thinking I deserve her much more then all of them. Because I honestly love her and I'll always will.
A/N This fic is making me incredibly sad but I seem to like it! Am I a bit disturbed? Lol... PLEASE REVIEW!!! I think it may deserve it... do you? ;) All ideas and recommendations are very welcome!
My livejournal, for updates and my life:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/tta
Thanks to the ones who reviewed last time:
Marzoog - I don't mind you rambling at all! I love rambling!!! :) Could males in school be sweet and cute? Oh I sure hope so as well!
Lil lily - I know it's really clich? putting them together in the project but I had no different idea for... well, you'll see... *evil grin*
Young Golden Unicron - dunno... I'll need to think about it.
Coeur DE Lion - Thanks!
YouDon'tKnowWhoIAm - I'll try longer chapters, but I just seem to find really good sentences for the end of the chapter which have to come in a certain point and finish the chappie.
Raven-gal2002
Alya1989262 - I think he is too.
Lady fuchsia - I think I'll make some money opening a drug store with all your illnesses don't you think? ;)
Alohamora - I just wanted to give you another thank you for the brainstorming. Could you believe I was being really stupid and forgot half of the things you and me suggested? But it gave me a creative outburst and that's good. Thanks!
ImagirlRon - Save Lily? I won't do it. But I can't promise James wouldn't try to.
Atlantis Forester - Is this sad as well?
AvrilLavigneRocks - Will she find out what? I'm not telling if she's changing or not. Yes, she's strange, but that's what makes her special. And I totally support your penname.
Sinnient Evans
Quack Quack 88
DaisyCutie - We haven't talked in LJ in a while, where are you?
DiWitt