Chapter 12: James, Cassie (OC) and Albus
Candle flavour: coconut bay
Extra prompts: gravity, illustrious, mellow
When Albus saw her walking along the bay with James, of all people, he felt like he'd been hit on the head with one of the coconuts that littered the perfect crystalline sand. It felt like the world had turned upside down and gravity had suddenly stopped working, leaving him stranded, floating through the air and not understanding anything anymore.
Of course, he knew that James was better than him, the more illustrious brother and far more deserving of someone like Cassie Wood, daughter of Katie and Oliver, who had together dragged Puddlemere United from its place at the bottom of the league - they'd even lost to the Cannons, for God's sake - to the very, very top; and who was now the most sought after Chaser in Britain. It made sense for her to choose James, a talented Chaser in his own right. Albus and Cassie had nothing in common, he could see that very clearly now.
But he hadn't expected her to use him like a...a...a stepping stone, just a way of getting closer to James. And he had certainly never expected James to go along with it. He would have thought that he would at least try to spare his brother's feelings by being a little more secretive. But James had never been one for secrets; and he had obviously never understood common decency either, the kind where you didn't go out with your brother's girlfriend, especially not when they were still together.
I'm a little nervous about this one - I've never written a triangle before. Leave a review and let me know what you thought.
Cassie Wood is the OC I always pair with Albus (and briefly with Lysander). She's the same age as Lily, and previously appeared in my one-shot "Just Like Chocolate". If idle curiosity should lead to you taking a trip that way, I'm not complaining ;)