Pre-Author's Notes: This fic is based on the manga, Hanazakari no Kimitachi e also known as For You in Full Blossom. I had to change some elements from the Harry Potter story to make it work, so live with it. Yes, I am aware that some of the facts from the Harry Potter series is off, but I had to change it for the story. ^^
"I'll do it," agreed James in a quiet voice.
Lily froze in place, while Eric loosened his grip on her wrist. "No!" exclaimed Lily after getting over the shock.
"Fine with me," said Eric. Then, Lily gets to see him play. After that, I can still convince her to come home with me. Even after he catches the snitch. Hahahahahaha! Okay, now it's time to stop the evil laugh. Eric had a huge grin on his face.
"I hate you!" screamed Lily as she glared at him.
Eric froze. The grin slipped off his face. He looked like he had been run over a tank. She hates me? How could she hate me? I'm only doing my duties as her older brother, protecting her innocence from the evil boy.
James would have laughed at the look Eric had on his face because he looked like he was crumbling. James couldn't laugh because Lily was upset.
"The next game is in two weeks. It's against Ravenclaw," said James calmly. "We'll see you there. Come on, Lucas. We have to go to practice."
Lily looked at him briefly before following Jamee, but not before casting one last look at her brother. Lily had a very bad feeling about the whole thing. James didn't seem disturbed by it at all. She wondered why he was willing to go through all that trouble just for her. She couldn't voice her opinion because they had run into Sirius.
"What was the hold up?" asked Sirius as he looked at Lily for an explanation.
"Nothing. By the way, I'll be playing in the next game," said James quietly.
"What?" asked Sirius incredulously. He didn't think that James would be ready to play. "Are you sure?"
"I haven't got much of a choice," said James. I am not going to lose her. Not when I can do something about it. James walked ahead toward the field. "I have to practice."
Sirius looked at Lily again and asked her, "How did you do it? I didn't think he'd go back to the field."
"I don't know," said Lily sheepishly. She really didn't want to answer Sirius' questions because she was feeling guilty. She didn't make eye contact with Sirius as she walked off. Sirius frowned as he followed her to the Quidditch field.
The practice went smoothly. James was determined to practice hard. He wasn't about to be scared off by Lily's older brother. Eric was a Muggle, while James was a wizard. However, James doubted that Lily would be happy if he zapped her brother with a curse. James was very tempted to pull a prank on Eric, but he decided against it.
Lily left during the practice to go and visit with Fang. She was really worried about her future at Hogwarts. Fang wasn't being very helpful because he was trying to make her take him for a walk. "I can't walk you, Fang. I promised James I wouldn't go off by myself near that forest," she told him.
Fang looked at her funny as if to say, "You don't have to do what he tells you."
"I want to stay here. I'm just barely getting to know him. I want to stay," she whispered.
James cut the practice short because everyone else got worn out before him. "You call yourselves a Quidditch team?" he asked.
"What's up with him?" asked Frank, who was probably the least tired compared to the others.
"He's gone mad with power," said Sirius.
James looked around the stands. "Where'd he go?" asked James.
"Lucas? I think he left in the middle of practice," said Gregory Martin, one of the Beaters.
"That's not like him. He always stays for all of the practices, even when James wasn't practicing," said Frank worriedly. "Did something happen?"
"Nothing," lied James as he walked off the field to go and look for her. He knew where she had a tendency to go when she was alone: the infirmary, their room, or to visit with Fang. James decided that since he was already outside, he would check Hagrid's first.
Sure enough, he saw her sitting next to the oversized puppy. Fang had gotten bored with her and was lying down snoozing. If he had been awake, he would have already signaled James' presence. He decided to sit with her for a while, but he didn't want to be too obvious about wanting to be with her.
Lily sighed as she looked at Fang. "The least you can do is pretend you're awake," she muttered. She heard the sound of hooves coming towards her. She looked up and saw a stag. It wasn't just any stag. It was the same stag from the night that she was almost attacked by the werewolf. The stag walked up to her. She stood up slowly.
"Hello again," she said softly, thinking that any sudden noise would scare the stag away. He looked at her with his big brown eyes. "You're certainly a handsome fellow, aren't you though?" She stroked the area just above his nose. The stag licked the palm of her hand.
"You seem to come whenever I need you the most? Are you my guardian angel?" asked Lily. The stag nuzzled her hand. "Do you grant wishes?"
The stag looked at her with his big brown eyes. He gave her an assuring gaze. Lily smiled at him. He licked her palm as if to answer her yes. "I want to know him. That's all I really wish for, can you do that for me?" asked Lily. She stayed with the stag for a while until the sun began to set. Then she bid the stag goodbye because she really didn't want to take the risk of being outside in the dark.
The stag watched her leave before taking a secret passage to get inside. Lily saw Sirius, Remus, and Peter talking amongst themselves. They stopped when they saw her. "Lucas, do you know where James went? He disappeared right after practice," said Remus.
"I haven't seen him," said Lily.
"I'm here," said James as he came up from behind them.
"Where were you?" asked Sirius.
"Out and about," replied James. "Let's go and get some dinner. I'm starving."
"There's something going on that we should know about," said Sirius. Lily looked at him nervously.
"What are you going to do about it, Sirius?" asked Lily.
"I'm going to play detective and find out. Who's with me?" asked Sirius.
"I think you should mind your own business," said Remus. "Come on. Let's go to dinner."
Lily wasn't concerting at all during dinner. She was spilling food everywhere as a result. Hardly anyone else noticed it, but James did. "What are you doing, Lucas? You're getting food everywhere. Stop daydreaming," he told her.
She looked at him. James started to wipe her cheek. "Hey!" she exclaimed in surprise.
Remus started chuckling at them. "What?" asked James.
"You're like a mother cat caring for her kitten," observed Remus. Frank and Peter laughed along with Remus, while Sirius looked at James strangely.
James glared at them. "Who's a mother cat?" he asked, only succeeding in increasing their amusement. "It's not a bad thing. That's just how he is," said Max, Frank's roommate.
"I suppose so," agreed Frank, getting over his fit of laughter.
"James has always liked to take care of things. Look at Fang," said Remus thoughtfully.
"Are you comparing me to a dog?" asked Lily.
"Enough," said Sirius, unable to continue listening to such a strange conversation. James was getting weirder and weirder. The person he was blaming for it was Lily. He was starting to wonder more about her. Or rather him. Sirius wondered why James was so concerned about another guy like that. It wasn't normal.
"I'm done," announced James as he stood up.
"Where are you going?" asked Sirius.
"Back to the Quidditch field. I have to practice some more," said James. Lily looked down on her plate as he left, wondering why it mattered so much to him.
*
Eric was staying at a nearby village close to Hogsmeade. He had some magic in him, but not enough to really make him much of a wizard. He was studying to be a doctor in America. He didn't like the thought of his kid sister living with some guy.
Honestly, how could anyone be as stupid as James Potter? Didn't he notice that Lily's a girl? Eric thought grumpily. Little did he know that someone was watching him.
Dr. Pomfrey had gone to the Muggle village because he liked to walk around with the Muggles. They fascinated him. Dr. Pomfrey had seen Eric near the school earlier, but didn't hear what they were talking about. How intriguing. And he's blonde. I like blondes. He thought as a smiled spread across his face. He walked up to Eric's table.
"Excuse me?" asked the French doctor as he looked Eric over.
Eric looked up at him. Eric's eyes were identical to Lily's green orbs. "Do I know you?" he asked.
"I am currently a physician at a nearby school. You know what school I'm talking about, right?" asked Dr. Pomfrey, his blue eyes were practically dancing. He is cute. Like his sister, but only cuter.
"Oh, that school," said Eric quietly as he lowered his voice.
"Yes. I saw you today. You were talking to two of the students," said Dr. Pomfrey. "Tell me, what's your name?"
"Eric Evans. Actually, I'm studying to be a doctor," replied Eric.
"I see. So, you're related to one of the students. Very interesting student body this year. Many transfer students from other schools," said Dr. Pomfrey calmly.
Eric took a sip of his soda as he heard Dr. Pomfrey talk. He was only half listening to him. He really didn't care about what was going on in Hogwarts. "Yes, one of the new students has been most interesting for me. You see he's been hiding his true gender and getting away with it. He's actually a girl," went on Dr. Pomfrey, he whispered the last part.
Eric spit out his soda in surprise. "What?" he sputtered.
Dr. Pomfrey smiled sweetly at him. "You're her older brother, aren't you? She told me you'd be paying a visit."
"I-I...you know?!"
Dr. Pomfrey nodded and the smile never slipped. "Now, I want to know what you did."
"I have no idea what you're talking about," said Eric stiffly. "Don't bother using your powers on me."
"I don't need to use my 'powers' because I have charm, Mr. Evans. Your younger sibling will eventually tell me everything, so it would be easier if you just told me now," said Dr. Pomfrey.
Eric opened his mouth and looked around. There weren't that many people paying attention to their conversation. Eric thought about it. If Dr. Pomfrey knew Lily was a girl, then he really was a confidant. "How could any faculty member allow a student to get away with that?" demanded Eric angrily.
"Because she has made things very interesting for me. I didn't really want to come to the school. I thought it would be boring, but I was wrong. Anyway, you still haven't answered my question. Since I've been so nice about answering your questions, you should answer mine," said Dr. Pomfrey. He was actually flirting with Eric at this point, but Eric was too dense to notice.
Eric decided it was best to answer the doctor's questions and told him about the deal he had made with James Potter. "However, even if he does catch the snitch, all I have to do is tell her that I'll still say something. Then, she'll have no choice, but to go home with me."
"Do you really think that's right?"
"What do you mean?"
Dr. Pomfrey laughed. "And you want to be a doctor? You'll never make a good doctor because you don't understand how people feel."
"Look, you don't understand. You don't have a younger sister."
"As a matter of fact, I do. You have no idea how much she's really helped him. He hasn't fully recovered yet because he was unwilling to play in a game. That was the last part of his recovery." Dr. Pomfrey's eyes were penetrating into Eric's.
Eric felt thirsty and reached for his glass, but Dr. Pomfrey reached out at the same time. His hand was touching his. Eric looked at him in surprise. He knew that it was no accident. "W-what?"
"I'm the type of person you fear the most," said Dr. Pomfrey as he gave him a grin.
"Are you gay?!" shouted Eric out loud.
"Bingo."
"Oh, my God. Don't touch me!" Eric stood up and quickly made a run for it without paying the bill.
"Hey! Come back here! I wasn't on a date with you, you know," said Dr. Pomfrey as he started laughing. The waiter came, looking at him oddly. Dr. Pomfrey sighed and paid the bill.
*
Lily was doing her homework, but not really concentrating. The astronomy chart was right in front of her, but she wasn't looking at it. The door opened and closed. James put his broomstick against the wall and proceeded to take off his cloak.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Homework," replied Lily. Several moments passed before James was uncomfortable enough to demand what was wrong. He walked up to her and leaned in to see what she was doing.
Lily's heartbeat started going faster as she gazed at him. He was so close. She looked down from his eyes, but she was now looking at his lips.
"Lucas?" asked James.
This is the person who gave me my first kiss. Lily thought as she tried to compose herself. She picked up a scroll of parchment on her desk and hit him on the head with it. "There's nothing wrong! Don't come any closer," she exclaimed.
James blinked back in surprise as he pulled back from her. "How's your training?" asked Lily in a quiet voice. I am so stupid.
"Fine," replied James with a smile.
"That's good, but you don't have to go through all this trouble just for me. I don't want you to push yourself too hard," said Lily.
James smiled at her again. "I am also doing this for myself. I am tired of running, Lucas."
Lily gave him a smile that came with a look that made James' cheeks turn red. He turned around and went to his trunk. "I'm going to take a shower."
*
Eric was feeling rather flustered and quite shaken. He was completely out of breath. He heard footsteps come up to him. It was Dr. Pomfrey.
"Well, have you had time to think of the situation?" asked Dr. Pomfrey.
"You!" exclaimed Eric.
"You know Freud said that those who are against a group of people have leanings towards it. They call it reaction formation. Freud was a Muggle, but a brilliant man nonetheless," said Dr. Pomfrey. "And I wasn't referring to what just happened. I'm talking about your sister's situation."
"What's the point? What she's doing is wrong? She can't stay here and live like that. I won't allow it," said Eric stubbornly.
Dr. Pomfrey sighed and shook his head. "Maybe, it's you who doesn't get it. You're too narrow minded. If you don't open your eyes, you'll lose her."
Eric scowled at him. Dr. Pomfrey thought that look made him more adorable. He grabbed Eric's necktie and gave him a kiss smack on the lips. Eric's eyes widened in shock as Dr. Pomfrey's lips made contact. This is just to piss him off thought Dr. Pomfrey.
Dr. Pomfrey broke it off and smiled at Eric. "See you!" declared the good doctor as he walked off. Eric grumbled as he wiped his mouth.
*
For the next two weeks, James trained intensely. He was either on the Quidditch field or at the Gryffindor common room, discussing the upcoming game. James from time to time took breaks to just sit with Lily in their room. She asked about his progress from time to time. He asked whether or not she had gone to meet with her brother again, but she said no.
"You really should go and see him before the game," said James. He wasn't that worried.
"I don't think so. He makes me so angry," said Lily.
"He's only doing that because he loves you," said James calmly.
Lily blinked at him. Surely, James wouldn't say things like that to another guy. Then again, everyone agreed that James wasn't a normal guy. She was starting to wonder if James knew the truth.
"Don't stare at people like that," said James as he flicked her forehead.
"OW!" exclaimed Lily.
"Let's get some sleep. Tomorrow's an important day," said James as he went to bed. "Good night."
"'Night," said Lily as she rubbed her forehead. She decided to go to sleep as well. She waited for her eyes to adjust to the darkness when the light was turned off. She looked across the room and saw James sleeping soundly. It was only then that she could fall asleep.
The next morning, she woke up to find that James had already taken a shower and dressed for the game. "I'll wait for you. Try not to take too long because we still need to go to breakfast," said James.
Lily nodded her head, then shook it to get all the cobwebs out. She went to her trunk and got her things. She went to the bathroom and took an extra long shower. As soon as she was out, she quickly dressed and joined James and the rest of the Quidditch team in the great hall.
"Good morning Lucas," said Frank brightly.
"'Morning Frank. Good morning everyone," said Lily as she smiled. She felt like butterflies were in her stomachs. She couldn't understand why James was the calmest one there. She was starting to think that nothing could shake him.
"So, everyone's all pumped up for today's game, huh?" asked Lily as she attempted smile.
"Yes!" declared Sirius happily.
"That's good," said Reggie Baker as he took a seat next to Lily. James' calm look faltered for a moment, but no one else noticed.
"I hope everyone is ready," said Dr. Pomfrey when he showed up with a smile.
"Bonjour Oncle Pierre," said Reggie in a perfect French accent. He was half English and half French. He had spent many summers in France, and his mother was insistent on him learning her native tongue.
"C'est docteur, quand nous sommes à l'école!" corrected Dr. Pomfrey.
"What are you saying?" asked Frank.
"He's telling him to call him doctor when they're in school," translated James.
"You can speak French?" asked Lily with an impressed look.
James gave her a look of surprise at her amazement. Part of him was insulted, but he knew that her awe was genuine. So, he nodded and looked away.
"Allez-vous au jeu?" asked Reggie.
"Oui," replied Dr. Pomfrey.
"English! Please speak English!" wailed Peter in an annoyed tone.
"I think it's such a beautiful language," said Lindsay Carlson as she gave a meaningful look towards Reggie.
"He only asked if he was going to the game. And he said yes," translated James with a sigh.
"I understood the yes part, James," said Peter.
"Vous semblez avoir pris tout à fait un intérêt pour les jeux," said Remus, also in perfect French. He had remarked on the doctor's sudden interest in the games.
"Je me demande pourquoi," said James, knowing that Dr. Pomfrey knew about Lily's secret. James had said "I wonder why" in French.
"Aw...say it in English!" complained Peter again.
Lily wasn't paying any attention at all. She was so worried about the game. She noticed that Lindsay Carlson was looking at her. In fact, she was glaring at her. Lily tried to figure out why and realized that Reggie was sitting next to her.
Everyone finished breakfast and made their way to the field, but Lily decided to stop and chat with Lindsay on the way. "Um...about breakfast. I didn't ask him to sit next to me," said Lily.
Lindsay flipped her hair. "Look, I don't care. Reggie can sit with whomever he wants, but I'll tell you one thing: I'm not going to lose to a boy," she told her.
"Just so you know, I don't have any interest in Reggie. I'm already interested in someone else," said Lily, trying to assure her.
Lindsay stared at her for a moment as if to judge whether or not she was telling the truth. "Really?" asked Lindsay. "Who?"
"I'd rather not say," said Lily quickly.
Lindsay smiled because she had a good guess. "Well, then here's something for you to give to them. It's a good luck charm. Today is his big game after all," said Lindsay with a wink as she handed Lily a little good luck charm.
Lily, being Muggle born, had never seen anything like it. "So, this is a wizarding good luck charm? I thought that wizards didn't rely on things like this," said Lily.
"But every little bit helps," said Lindsay as she winked and ran off with her friends.
Lily shook her head. At least, Lindsay was trying to be her friend. She went ahead to see if her brother had made it or not, but she ended up running into James.
"I was wondering where you went," he said to her.
"I was talking with Lindsay," said Lily.
"Oh," said James.
"Oh, here's something. It's supposed to bring you good luck," said Lily as she handed James the charm.
James looked at it, but his expression didn't change. "Actually, this charm is for marriage."
Lily's cheeks turned red in a split second. "What? But, Lindsay said--urgh!" exclaimed Lily as she stomped her foot.
"I'll take it," said James, stunning her into utter silence, and he smiled at her. "It's better than nothing. See you after the game." With a swoosh of his robes, he was gone.
Lily's mouth had dropped open as she watched him leave.
Meanwhile, Eric was getting ready to watch the game. He was sitting in Gryffindor's side. Remus and Peter saw him. "You're Lucas' brother, aren't you?" asked Remus.
"How do you know that?" asked Eric.
"You have the same eyes," replied Remus. "And I saw a picture of you that he had. You two must be close."
"Yes. By the way, how do you know James Potter?" asked Eric, attempting to sound casual.
"I've known him ever since I started at Hogwarts. It's been five years," replied Remus.
"What kind of person is he?" asked Eric.
"I don't think I should answer that. Any answer I give you wouldn't really do him justice. He has done more for me than any of my friends. We trust each other," replied Remus.
"He's a good guy," said Peter.
"Hmm," mumbled Eric as he waited for the game to start.
Lily never took her seat. She was too nervous to watch the game. She could only hear the commentary. She could feel her future riding on the game. It also seemed that nature was against her. It started to drizzle at the start of the game. Soon it had turned into heavy rain. Lily sighed.
James maneuvered on his broomstick gracefully, only seeking the Golden Snitch. He had to find it before the Ravenclaw seeker did. He wasn't paying much attention to everything else around him.
Sirius was successfully sinking in shot after shot at the Ravenclaws' goal. He was in rare form because he had missed playing chaser, so he was playing very well.
The Ravenclaws proved to be in better form than the Slytherins were in the last game. They were scoring shots for each one the Gryffindors did. The beaters on both sides were causing the Bludgers to bounce everywhere, even James had a few close calls.
"Watch it!" he shouted because he had to concentrate on looking for the Golden Snitch.
The game was close through out. However, the Ravenclaws had gotten more points. It was taking more than four hours for James and the Ravenclaw seeker to find the snitch.
"Damn it!" cursed Sirius, when one of the Ravenclaw chasers had taken a penalty shot. It seemed that fate was not on Gryffindor's side. The gap in the score was increasing. As more time went on, the more the gap increased. Ravenclaw had gained more and more ground.
"This is very dismal. I'm sad to say that Gryffindor is down by 150 points. This is the worst I've ever seen it," said the student commentator.
James wasn't paying attention to that. He was getting warmer and warmer, despite the rain that was pounding his shoulders. He looked around again. The rain was coating his glasses, but he didn't want to stop and put a spell on them. Every moment counted.
Then, he saw it. It stood out like a glimmer of light in the rain. A golden light. James didn't pay attention to the score at this point. It didn't matter to him. He had to prove to himself that he was capable of being a seeker. It was something he had to prove to himself.
James didn't know how, but he gathered all his will to make his broomstick go faster. The Ravenclaw seeker saw him move and followed him. She had seen the snitch as well. James was faster. In less than a moment, he had the snitch in his hands.
"It's over! James Potter caught the Golden Snitch!" shouted the commentator. "However, Gryffindor loses by only ten points. 310 to 300. What a spectacular game!"
James happily holding the snitch in his hand. Sirius didn't look too happy. He glared at James. "What's wrong with you?" he demanded.
"What do you mean?" asked James.
"You caught the snitch too soon," replied Sirius angrily. "You should have held out longer."
"The rain hasn't let up. It was a losing battle. We'll live to fight another day," said James.
Lily was too happy to do anything, but she decided to go and talk with her brother. I should just apologize. He was only looking out for me.
"But, why James?" pressed Sirius.
Lily couldn't find her brother, but James had spotted her. He smiled, ignoring Sirius' rants. "Where's my brother?" asked Lily.
"He left right after James caught the snitch, but he left this note," said Remus as he handed her a piece of yellow lined paper that was folded in half.
"Thanks," said Lily as she unfolded. Tears came to her eyes as she read it.
Take care of yourself. Do try to come home for the holidays. Love, Eric.
"James, we lost," said one of the Gryffindor beaters. "Why are you smiling like that?"
"Because I won," replied James happily. He caught something more important than the snitch. And he wasn't going to let her go that easily.
Post Author's Note: Eric is not a character from the canon. In Hanakimi, the main character's brother does show up. I figure that Petunia would never been as cool. So, he's my own original character. Probably, he'd be dead by Harry's time. Eric does have some magic. I'd say very little Frank doesn't notice anything, why? Well, he's not exactly the brightest crayon in the box. Also, for any questions about Muggles not being able to go to Hogwarts, please read the pre-author's notes. Not that I'm not having any fun answering your little questions that are seeking holes in my story. It's the plotline that I am more concerned about.
By the way, the French you see is taken as translations from Babel Fish. If there are any errors, please tell me. I must apologize for the delays. I was being lazy. Very bad. ^_^;; I hope it was worth the wait. I love Dr. Pomfrey to pieces. ^_^ Expect to see more of him along with more of the Pomfrey family. ^_~
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