Written for the Magic around the world class.
Task #1: Write about a Hogwarts student (current or graduated) visiting one of the above mentioned schools and why he/she is there (exchange year; visiting a pen-pal...)
Extra prompts: object: letter
setting: Quidditch pitch
WC: 612
"Why are we doing this again?"
Marlene complained for the fifth time.
"Because Dumbledore said so, 'Lene." Bones answered her, walking in front of the group.
"Yes, but why" The brunette said, crossing her arms in front of her. "They can do just fine without us."
"Jealous, Lene?" Fabian asked, hugging her with his right arm.
"Of what, exactly?" She gives him her nasty glare.
"Of us, of course!" The other twin, Gideon, exclaimed, throwing his arms up in the air. "You are one of the few who is allowed to walk with us."
"What an honor." She answers him sarcastically.
"Besides," Sirius Black, the beater of the team says to her, with a smirk covering his face. "You are my favorite girl."
She shows him her middle finger, making everyone around her laugh.
They walked till the end of the corridor and, when they arrived at the quidditch pitch, they were amazed at what they saw.
The place had twice the size that theirs had, with a lot of trees around it.
"It's beautiful, don't you think, Prongs?"
Said boy only nodded, looking at the other side of the field.
There, surrounded by the other girls, was the lady that haunted his dreams.
He met her during a quidditch match, during his sixth year. He was mesmerized by the color of her eyes and her hair. Her long, long legs and her melodic voice.
Without meaning to, he dropped his drink on her and, instead of screaming with him, she only smiled and said that that could have happened to anyone.
After that, they continued to communicate through letters. They talked about anything and everything and he can safely say that she is the girl that he wants to marry someday. They are both on their seventh year and, the only problem is that she lives in France, while he lives in England.
Oh, not the mention that he doesn't know how she feels about him.
He said something about it in one of his letters. He can't remember what, exactly, because he has a terrible memory, but he is sure that he said something about it.
Besides, when he said that he was going to visit her school, she looked really excited about it.
And now that he is here and she's over there, he can't make his legs move. His palms are sweaty and he can almost hear his heart beating on his chest.
"Oh, so that's the girl."
He looked to his side only to find his best friend ogling his girl.
"Hey!" He slapped Sirius' arm.
"She's really pretty, Prongs."
"I know. Now can you please stop looking at her?"
"No can do."
"Can you guys pay attention, please?"
They looked at the captain of their team. Abbott is a nice guy, he really is. But sometimes he can be a real pain in the ass.
"So, as I was saying, Dumbledore asked us to come to Beauxbatons while we wait for the Annual Cup."
The Annual Cup is a championship between the schools around the globe, with the sole purpose to provide more integration between the students. This year, the event will take place in France, hence the reason why the quidditch team is staying at the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic.
As Abbott is saying something about manners and stuff, James looked at the place where Lily was before, only to find her eyes already staring at him.
She smiled and raised her hand. He did the same and, as he notice how her cheeks are red by the mere wave he gave her, he has the feeling that she feels the same way he does.