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Lily sat at the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall, holding a book in one hand and stirring her porridge with the other. She slowly spooned her breakfast into her mouth, concentrating absolutely on her book. She was just about to read the climax of the story when the book disappeared from her hands.
"Oi! What do you think you're doing?"
James looked down at her. "Explain."
"Explain what?"
"Why I saw you with my best mate then another boy a day later. And why you feel the need to torture me."
"First of all, that thing yesterday with Luke was nothing. He stopped me from falling, it started to rain, we went inside then I showed him the dormitory he was sharing with you guys. Second, I did like Sirius but we both realised we didn't see each other like that, he actually said he saw me more as his sister, and I'm not torturing you so can I get my book back please." Lily said all of this in a polite tone, it became strained near the end but she managed to not look too annoyed.
"You and Sirius…aren't…"
"No." Lily said firmly.
"Oh, right."
James sat down looking considerably happier. He handed back Jane Eyre and she happily started reading again.
"Who is your favourite character?"
"Hmm?"
"In the book."
"Jane of course."
"Thought so, plucky young girl, not keen on powerful men…" James raised one eyebrow for a moment.
Lily rolled her eyes. "Yeah, that's why I like her, right."
"Aren't you gunna ask mine?"
"Ask you what," she sighed.
"My favourite character.
Lily rolled her eyes again. "Fine, who is it then?"
"The weird crazy lady, the ex wife."
"Emm, why?"
"She sounds kind of hot."
"You are unbelievable."
James was quite nervous. The time had come for Quiddich tryouts and he was a bit apprehensive, and as it was his first time as Quiddich Captain, he wasn't really sure where to start. Well actually he knew exactly where to start. Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs, the vast majority of them female, had come to try out. For the team. The Gryffindor team.
"Everyone not from Gryffindor get off the bloody pitch!" James yelled, starting to get annoyed already.
About half of the people on the pitch left, giggling loudly. One 4th year even winked at James before slipping a piece of parchment with her name and address into his pocket. James took it straight out again, rolled it into a ball before chucking it over his shoulder. The girl stomped away annoyed before glaring at him over her shoulder. Peter went to pick up the abandoned paper but Sirius whacked him in the back of the head.
"Anyone else not from Gryffindor?"
James raised an eyebrow at a group of 3rd year girls standing, without brooms, huddled at the edge of the group. They looked at him for a moment before running after the others. James sighed; this was going to be a long day.
"Right everyone! To warm up I want you to do a lap around the pitch so you can show me how you fly."
Many first years mounted the school brooms they had borrowed shakily. They could barely get above a few feet above the ground and the one girl that did, seemed to be jerking in all directions before it bucked her off and flew off into the Forbidden Forest. The crowd seemed to be scared for the girl as she was falling at a great speed. Everyone panicked as she screamed, only a few meters from the ground. James was pulling out his wand and about to conjure up a large water bed when someone dived and caught her before she hit the ground. The crowd gasped but applauded. James was impressed with this stranger. Luke stood up and turned around and set the small girl on her feet before standing up and grinning sheepishly at the crowd. James felt a little jealous for a second before remembering that Lily said they were just friends, hardly knew each other.
James, feeling much better with this knowledge, approached Luke and shook his hand. "Thanks so much" James said before leaning closer so no one else could hear. "You seriously just saved my skin."
"Don't mention it. I'm used to the whole damsel in distress thing," Luke answered giving a little sideways glance to where Lily sat it the stands.
The hundreds of people that had started out had been whittled down to ten and James felt that the choices for this year's team where the best he had ever seen. He had chosen his seeker (a slight 5th year called Alex Campbell) both of his beaters (a burly 7th year who was always on target and Sirius who was lethal with a bat) and the other two chasers (Beth Hutton who was nearly as passionate about Quiddich as James and Catherine Spinnet who's teamwork was unfaultable) so all that was left was to tryout the keepers.
He made the remaining ten stand in a circle whilst the he and he other two chasers stood in the middle, each holding a quaffle. The three of them would them turn in the circle, randomly throwing the quaffle to someone standing at the outside of the circle. If they dropped the quaffle they would be out.
Only three keepers remained; Luke, Melvin O'Donnell and Kirsten Grimes. James then had the chasers try to score against the possible keepers. Kirsten missed one so was eliminated but both Melvin and Luke saved all three. James decided he had seen everything he needed to so made a decision.
"Right, I have chosen who will be out new keeper." Luke looked nervous as he had nearly missed a save but Melvin puffed out his chest expectantly. He was used to getting what he wanted and he was definitely not going to lose out to a newcomer. "The position will go toooo… Luke."
The congratulations aimed towards Luke were soon drowned out by O'Donnell's shouts of protest.
"This is an absolute outrage! We all know I played the best out of everyone here! But still you're giving the position to him! I demand to know why!"
"Well, you have been rude, mean and disrespectful all day. You argued with everyone, you reduced a 2nd year girl to tears and I don't want you on my team."
Melvin was speechless, he just stood with his mouth hanging open.
"Don't worry, you'll still be on the reserve team. Wait, actually, I've changed my mind you're not."
"Why not!" Melvin demanded.
"Because, quite simply, I don't like you."
Melvin's mouth hung open for a few seconds before snapping it shut and storming off the pitch.
Sirius laughed. "Ouch mate, brutal. I loved it. Now off to lunch, I think I'll have lasagna followed by apple pie…"
Making their way off the pitch, James caught up with Kirsten. "Hey, Kirsten! Could you maybe be our reserve? Pretty please!" James said, his bottom lip trembling.
Kirsten rolled her eyes in a way that reminded him of Lily. "I think I could fit it in my schedule," she laughed.
"Brilliant."
Sirius, Lily, Mary and Luke caught up with James in the common room after lunch, where he was lounging in front of the fire.
"Happy with your team Captain?" Lily smirked.
"Yep, this year's looking good." James smiled as he put him feet up, leaned back and put his head.
Yep, Sirius is a lasagna man. And apple pie. Well, any kind of pudding for that matter.
So, Whatduyathink?
What will happen with Lily, James and Luke? Love triangle or not?
Actually, more a love square because of Sandra and, yep :)
