"Lovegood, you pig!" shouted several Ravenclaw girls.
"Wha?" he attempted to ask through his mouthful of eggs.
The guys laughed, and the girls just folded their arms, and scowled at the now empty platter of eggs.
Rebecca turned around to the Gryffindor table, and was startled when she saw Remus Lupin turned around in his seat, smiling. "What's all this ruckus about?" he asked with a grin.
Rebecca frantically tried to remember what she was going to ask as she felt her face redden. Finally finding her voice she asked, "Do you guys. er. have any eggs over there?"
"Honestly, Becca," came the teasing voice of Sirius Black, "I didn't know you could eat so much."
James grinned, "It's only been, what, five minutes since the breakfast came out?"
Rebecca rolled her eyes. "It's not me! Stupid Lovegood over here ate them all."
"Nope, sorry, don't have anymore," James said quickly, hiding their eggs from view.
"Don't be such an idiot, Prongs," Remus said, grabbing the platter from James, and handing it to Rebecca.
Rebecca smiled at him and turned back around to see the whole Ravenclaw house cheering on Lovegood to swallow the entire mouthful. Some were even timing him, to see how long it would take.
After watching, Rebecca wasn't sure she was all that hungry anymore.
Sure, Ravenclaws were intelligent, but that didn't mean they couldn't act stupid.
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Rebecca hadn't gotten far when she felt someone behind her touch her arm. She turned around, about to throw out some vicious insult to Lucius - or, that's who she thought it would be.
She was surprised, however, to see that it was Remus. She was incredibly thankful she hadn't shot out the insult before turning around.
"How are you?" he asked cheerfully. A bit too cheerfully.
"How am I?" she replied, a bit startled.
Remus's smile faded slightly, and his eyes darkened. "With what happened - at Christmas."
Rebecca stopped walking, and let the rest of the students pass by her. Remus stopped as well, watching her eyes, which she lowered to the ground. "Fine, I guess."
Remus sighed. He knew she probably didn't want to talk about it. He nodded. The last of the students and professors left through the doors.
The two stood in silence in the now empty Great Hall. The marble floor seemed to stretch so much farther now that nobody was inside. The walls reached high, and the ceiling held their echoes still.
Remus was determined to say something - anything. He couldn't stay silent as he watched her suffer on the inside. He looked back up at her. "Are you sure you're okay?"
She nodded, shutting out his words.
Remus sighed painfully. He laid a hand on her shoulder, and brought her chin up. "Becca," he whispered.
She choked back a sob, and felt herself pulled into his arms. Feeling empty and shattered, she wept on his shoulder.
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Who ever heard of a Ravenclaw going to watch a game between Slytherin and Gryffindor?
Rebecca sat between Remus and Sirius, with Lily on the other side. They had no idea where Peter was, but they didn't give much thought to it - mainly because the game was about to start.
"So," came the booming voice of Sirius from beside Rebecca.
Remus turned his head to see that Sirius was grinning at both of them, "What?" he asked.
Sirius's eyes narrowed in mock suspicion, and the grin that had appeared spread even wider. "What's this thing between you two?"
Neither of the two had a response at hand, so both turned to one another for an answer, which only made Sirius laugh. "Oh come on, you've got to admit it's pretty obvious." Lily was grinning knowingly.
"What's obvious?" Remus asked incredulously, but Rebecca caught a hint of a smile in his eyes. She laughed nervously, and before anything else could happen, the Quidditch game started - thank Merlin.
The cheery voice of Dorcas Meadowes filled the pitch as she started the commentaries.
"What a perfect, sunny day for a nice, brutal Quidditch match. We've got some enthusiastic cheering going on for both Gryffindor and Slytherin teams." This brought a roar from all sides of the pitch.
"On the Gryffindor team we have Chasers Emmaline Vance, Antonin Dolohov, and Edgar Bones." A mixture of cheers from the red and gold side, and boos from the green and silver side.
"For Beaters we have Gideon and Fabian Prewett - both of them damn good- looking." This brought McGonagall to her feet, and all the Gryffindor girls screaming like mad.
Dorcas was laughing now, "And finally, Sturgis Podmore as keeper, and everyone's favorite seeker, James Potter!" James grinned at the Gryffindor crowd, and Lily cheered at the top of her lungs. Rebecca was surprised Lily could actually scream that loud.
A few people pointed out that the whole team was full of seventh years - not that they had all joined the team at the same time. Sturgis had just been made keeper this year, and Gideon and Fabian had been on the team only since their fifth years. It would definitely be quite some try-out next Quidditch season, with every single position open.
"And to the Slytherin team. We have Chasers Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Black, and newcomer Regulus Black." Slytherin cheers were never as loud as their insults, so they were easily drown out by the Gryffindors.
"We also have Crabbe and Goyle as Beaters, Rodolphus Lestrange as Keeper and Severus Snape as seeker."
Dorcas Meadowes announced this with such an utter lack of enthusiasm it almost sounded sarcastic. It must have been, because she grinned after saying it. The Gryffindor cheers for the commentator mixed with the Slytherin cheers for their team. It was strange hearing both houses cheering at the same time.
And, the Quaffle was up, the Bludgers were set loose, and the Snitch had already vanished in the midst of the starting game.
"It's Vance with the Quaffle, she passes to Dolohov who passes back to - but no - the Quaffle is intercepted by Malfoy. Malfoy passes to Black who passes to her brother who - Ouch! Nice hit by Fabian Prewett." Fabian saluted Dorcas before turning back to the game
"And the Quaffle goes to Dolohov who passes to Bones - oh, Goyle smacks a bludger to Vance, and Crabbe aims one at Fabian. Those stupid ba - And it's Bones with the Quaffle. He races down the pitch toward keeper Lestrange, and - stops?" Indeed, Edgar Bones *had* stopped right in front of the goal because to the right of him was James Potter grinning like a Cheshire cat - with the snitch struggling in his hand. The Gryffindor side nearly exploded.
"I knew Potter was good, but I had no idea he was *that* good!" Dorcas attempted to say above the roar of the Gryffindor crowd. "Only three minutes into the game - it's got to be a record, or something!"
Among many other things, this is what made James Potter "The James Potter". But his school Quidditch triumphs were all but forgotten when it came to the *real* way his name became so well known.
Despite how amazing that day was, he wasn't remembered for it. Rather, he was remembered for the tragedy of his life instead of what he had accomplished.
But for the time being, he was known as the best bloody seeker anyone knew.
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AN: a little short, I know. Basically, this chapter was just introducing a TON of characters here. Hope you liked it! Even if you didn't, review! *sneeze*
"Wha?" he attempted to ask through his mouthful of eggs.
The guys laughed, and the girls just folded their arms, and scowled at the now empty platter of eggs.
Rebecca turned around to the Gryffindor table, and was startled when she saw Remus Lupin turned around in his seat, smiling. "What's all this ruckus about?" he asked with a grin.
Rebecca frantically tried to remember what she was going to ask as she felt her face redden. Finally finding her voice she asked, "Do you guys. er. have any eggs over there?"
"Honestly, Becca," came the teasing voice of Sirius Black, "I didn't know you could eat so much."
James grinned, "It's only been, what, five minutes since the breakfast came out?"
Rebecca rolled her eyes. "It's not me! Stupid Lovegood over here ate them all."
"Nope, sorry, don't have anymore," James said quickly, hiding their eggs from view.
"Don't be such an idiot, Prongs," Remus said, grabbing the platter from James, and handing it to Rebecca.
Rebecca smiled at him and turned back around to see the whole Ravenclaw house cheering on Lovegood to swallow the entire mouthful. Some were even timing him, to see how long it would take.
After watching, Rebecca wasn't sure she was all that hungry anymore.
Sure, Ravenclaws were intelligent, but that didn't mean they couldn't act stupid.
~~~~~~~~~~
Rebecca hadn't gotten far when she felt someone behind her touch her arm. She turned around, about to throw out some vicious insult to Lucius - or, that's who she thought it would be.
She was surprised, however, to see that it was Remus. She was incredibly thankful she hadn't shot out the insult before turning around.
"How are you?" he asked cheerfully. A bit too cheerfully.
"How am I?" she replied, a bit startled.
Remus's smile faded slightly, and his eyes darkened. "With what happened - at Christmas."
Rebecca stopped walking, and let the rest of the students pass by her. Remus stopped as well, watching her eyes, which she lowered to the ground. "Fine, I guess."
Remus sighed. He knew she probably didn't want to talk about it. He nodded. The last of the students and professors left through the doors.
The two stood in silence in the now empty Great Hall. The marble floor seemed to stretch so much farther now that nobody was inside. The walls reached high, and the ceiling held their echoes still.
Remus was determined to say something - anything. He couldn't stay silent as he watched her suffer on the inside. He looked back up at her. "Are you sure you're okay?"
She nodded, shutting out his words.
Remus sighed painfully. He laid a hand on her shoulder, and brought her chin up. "Becca," he whispered.
She choked back a sob, and felt herself pulled into his arms. Feeling empty and shattered, she wept on his shoulder.
~~~~~~~~~~
Who ever heard of a Ravenclaw going to watch a game between Slytherin and Gryffindor?
Rebecca sat between Remus and Sirius, with Lily on the other side. They had no idea where Peter was, but they didn't give much thought to it - mainly because the game was about to start.
"So," came the booming voice of Sirius from beside Rebecca.
Remus turned his head to see that Sirius was grinning at both of them, "What?" he asked.
Sirius's eyes narrowed in mock suspicion, and the grin that had appeared spread even wider. "What's this thing between you two?"
Neither of the two had a response at hand, so both turned to one another for an answer, which only made Sirius laugh. "Oh come on, you've got to admit it's pretty obvious." Lily was grinning knowingly.
"What's obvious?" Remus asked incredulously, but Rebecca caught a hint of a smile in his eyes. She laughed nervously, and before anything else could happen, the Quidditch game started - thank Merlin.
The cheery voice of Dorcas Meadowes filled the pitch as she started the commentaries.
"What a perfect, sunny day for a nice, brutal Quidditch match. We've got some enthusiastic cheering going on for both Gryffindor and Slytherin teams." This brought a roar from all sides of the pitch.
"On the Gryffindor team we have Chasers Emmaline Vance, Antonin Dolohov, and Edgar Bones." A mixture of cheers from the red and gold side, and boos from the green and silver side.
"For Beaters we have Gideon and Fabian Prewett - both of them damn good- looking." This brought McGonagall to her feet, and all the Gryffindor girls screaming like mad.
Dorcas was laughing now, "And finally, Sturgis Podmore as keeper, and everyone's favorite seeker, James Potter!" James grinned at the Gryffindor crowd, and Lily cheered at the top of her lungs. Rebecca was surprised Lily could actually scream that loud.
A few people pointed out that the whole team was full of seventh years - not that they had all joined the team at the same time. Sturgis had just been made keeper this year, and Gideon and Fabian had been on the team only since their fifth years. It would definitely be quite some try-out next Quidditch season, with every single position open.
"And to the Slytherin team. We have Chasers Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Black, and newcomer Regulus Black." Slytherin cheers were never as loud as their insults, so they were easily drown out by the Gryffindors.
"We also have Crabbe and Goyle as Beaters, Rodolphus Lestrange as Keeper and Severus Snape as seeker."
Dorcas Meadowes announced this with such an utter lack of enthusiasm it almost sounded sarcastic. It must have been, because she grinned after saying it. The Gryffindor cheers for the commentator mixed with the Slytherin cheers for their team. It was strange hearing both houses cheering at the same time.
And, the Quaffle was up, the Bludgers were set loose, and the Snitch had already vanished in the midst of the starting game.
"It's Vance with the Quaffle, she passes to Dolohov who passes back to - but no - the Quaffle is intercepted by Malfoy. Malfoy passes to Black who passes to her brother who - Ouch! Nice hit by Fabian Prewett." Fabian saluted Dorcas before turning back to the game
"And the Quaffle goes to Dolohov who passes to Bones - oh, Goyle smacks a bludger to Vance, and Crabbe aims one at Fabian. Those stupid ba - And it's Bones with the Quaffle. He races down the pitch toward keeper Lestrange, and - stops?" Indeed, Edgar Bones *had* stopped right in front of the goal because to the right of him was James Potter grinning like a Cheshire cat - with the snitch struggling in his hand. The Gryffindor side nearly exploded.
"I knew Potter was good, but I had no idea he was *that* good!" Dorcas attempted to say above the roar of the Gryffindor crowd. "Only three minutes into the game - it's got to be a record, or something!"
Among many other things, this is what made James Potter "The James Potter". But his school Quidditch triumphs were all but forgotten when it came to the *real* way his name became so well known.
Despite how amazing that day was, he wasn't remembered for it. Rather, he was remembered for the tragedy of his life instead of what he had accomplished.
But for the time being, he was known as the best bloody seeker anyone knew.
~~~~~~~~~~
AN: a little short, I know. Basically, this chapter was just introducing a TON of characters here. Hope you liked it! Even if you didn't, review! *sneeze*
