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Lily Evans (emerald_eyes) wrote in beyondthepages,
@ 2010-05-01 13:57:00

Entry tags:

!complete, 2023 10, kevin entwhistle, lily evans

RP: Quidditch Practices
Characters: Lily E, Kevin
Time/Date: Just before lunch, Saturday October 1
Location: Hogwarts Pitch
Warnings/Rating: None
Summary: Lily stops in to watch the Gryffindors practice
Status: Complete

Lily had come to the school to work on a couple of potions, but when she realized the Gryffindors were on the pitch ... she thought she should go watch. For her granddaughter, of course. The fact that James and Sirius were out on the pitch was irrelevant. She did sort of want to talk to Remus if he was perhaps observing, but it wasn't anything crucial.

Making her way along the bleachers, she settled herself down where she had a decent view of the practice field. Her eyes drifted over them, but it was easy enough to pick out her ... her former husband. Emerald eyes lingered on James, watching as he flew around the pitch. It was all right though. Better this way. He had his mates, and his son was all grown up, and she ...

... she was learning how to cope with living with a man she was trying not to have feelings for.

Lily wondered if Remus knew about Tonks yet. If Tonks knew about Teddy. If there was going to be any sort of family things over holidays, though she could just imagine how awkward that would be.

Her eyes shifted over the others present in the bleachers. She recognized a couple of the professors, saw a few students. She even saw Tuney's granddaughter, and she studied the girl's back for a moment. That made her want to seek out Petunia, to reconnect with that part of her life as well, but that was something best left alone. Petunia wouldn't understand, or if she did ... it wouldn't be easy to see her sister so very young.

One of the fliers shot by her section of the stands, and a sort of soft, sad smile touched Lily's lips. What would it have been like if she'd come back their age? If she was in school along with them? If she was watching this as a student?

But ... it was probably for the best this way, wasn't it?

Lily watched as the captain called the team together, shouting instructions before he sent them back out and the balls came into active play for a practice skirmish. Lily leaned back a little, content enough to watch, to ponder, to chat with anyone who ventured over to chat with her.

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whistle
2010-05-05 02:40 am UTC (link)

Kevin was curious how the teams were handling the expedited schedule so far and decided to wander down to the pitch, knowing the Gryffindors were having practice. As he made his way through the stands looking for a place to sit, he was surprised to see Lily Potter ... who he was pretty sure was an Evans again.

Veering over towards her, he offered her a smile and motioned to the bench beside her, "Hello. Mind if I join you for a bit?" He asked.

He hadn't really had a chance to speak with her, despite seeing her a few times before due to her potion practicing.

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emerald_eyes
2010-05-05 02:48 am UTC (link)

"Of course," Lily agreed, gesturing to the benches all around her. She knew she'd seen him around, but she wasn't sure there had ever been formal introductions.

"Lily Evans," she said as she extended her hand. "I know I've seen you about, but I'm not sure I caught your name," she confessed. "Though I'm sure I know of you from stories that Ariana tells," she added with a slightly impish gleam in emerald eyes. But then, if she took everything Ari said for gospel, every professor here was neck deep in some sort of gossip-worthy activities.

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whistle
2010-05-05 03:13 am UTC (link)

"Kevin Entwhistle," he replied as he took her hand once he had taken a seat next to her. Chuckling quietly, he shook his head, "I'm sure. Ariana knows more about most of the professors than they know themselves," he added teasingly.

He was curious if Ari had any interesting stories about him, but for the most part he thought he was a pretty boring guy.

"It's good to meet you. Is it too nosy of me to ask how you're settling in? I can't really imagine how this must be for you." Not only back from the dead, but having a husband who was now so much younger than you.

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emerald_eyes
2010-05-05 03:17 am UTC (link)

"Pleasure to meet you," she said after she'd withdrawn her hand. The name wasn't familiar, so she was going to guess he hadn't been one of Harry's closer friends. Nor was he a prominent feature in any of Ariana's stories.

"Not too nosy," she said, though her eyes did stray toward the pitch once more. "Some days are ... more difficult than others," she admitted. "Bit lonely sometimes, but dating doesn't really suit me, so ... I read and keep up Sev's house for him, and ... I've found a job at Crescent Books and there are some very nice people there. I have a friend my age that was in ... the first war with us."

She gazed down toward her hands, her thumb rubbing beneath her left ring finger. "I do wish some things were different, of course, but it is what it is, and ... I'm dealing."

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whistle
2010-05-05 04:22 am UTC (link)

He watched her for a moment before letting his own gaze drift out to the pitch and the players zipping by. He nodded gently as she spoke, but then quirked a brow curiously. The name 'Sev' struck him and he wondered if she was talking about his former potion's professor. Everyone knew he was back, as well.

"Severus Snape?" He asked for clarification, thinking it was a little jarring to hear anyone speak of him so casually, but he supposed that made sense, all things considered.

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emerald_eyes
2010-05-05 04:27 am UTC (link)

Lily nodded, and mentally chastised herself. It wasn't as though it was a secret - here - that he was back, but she supposed she shouldn't go dropping his name so casually.

All things considered.

"Yes. He ... he and I were friends in school before ... he had a momentary lapse in judgement. We've since made up, now that we're both back." She supposed he'd know Severus from school - he looked to be around Harry's age, give or take - and that would forever strike her as odd. That her best friend had been her son's professor. That several of the professors here had been taught potions under Severus.

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whistle
2010-05-06 05:20 am UTC (link)

"Ah, right. I'd forgotten," he replied, but as she spoke, it jarred certain memories from the final battle. At the time, he hadn't really been able to picture Severus Snape being in love.

Then he made a slight face at himself, "Sorry, you must get tired of folks who have no business knowing about your life. Harry just mentioned Snape's feelings for you at the final battle. A lot of things about that night stuck with me."

He realized he was rambling and shook his head, feeling rather sheepish about the whole thing. He didn't think he was very good at talking to folks who had come back to life.

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emerald_eyes
2010-05-06 05:25 am UTC (link)

Lily's brow furrowed slightly. She honestly hadn't run into anyone knowing too much about her life - or at any rate, no one who'd mentioned. The furrow deepened when Kevin mentioned Sev's feelings, and she decided he was simply misremembering something - or just referring to the friendship.

Still, it was an odd thing to bring up at a battle, wasn't it? That Sev had been friends with her? What context did that even make sense in? Oh, she knew Harry had cleared Snape's name, but ... well, it couldn't have had anything to do with her.

Giving Kevin an awkward sort of smile, Lily nodded. "I suppose any person of significance in the battle would be mentioned in some context or another," she murmured vaguely. "It ... not a lot's really come up. I mean, we died young, James and I, and ... well, aside from Harry living through Voldemort's attack, we didn't really play much of a part."

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whistle
2010-05-07 08:02 pm UTC (link)

"Right," Kevin agreed, trying desperately to think of some way to fix the horrible awkwardness he'd created. He shouldn't have even mentioned anything, but it'd just sort of slipped out and there was nothing he could do about it now.

"Well, right," he repeated, shaking his head. "I'm glad to hear you're settling in as well as you can. I've been to Crescent Books a time or two. They have a really interesting selection and I've found some decent Arithmancy books there."

That seemed like a safe enough topic, though he wasn't sure it would shake away the strangeness.

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emerald_eyes
2010-05-07 08:05 pm UTC (link)

Glad enough for the shift in topic, Lily nodded. "I can keep an eye out for any new ones we get in, or ... let Mr Fisher know and he can watch for anything interesting, if you'd like." She really did like that about the store - they never said no to people hunting for books, and Relic always seemed to know where to get really interesting or unique books.

Emerald eyes drifted back to the pitch, but it looked like they were bringing things in. Which was probably just as well; she really should get to work on the potions she'd come here to work on.

Stray thoughts niggled the back of her mind, but she pushed them away - along with the curious hope that was peeking around in light of the ... possible news. Which was silly, of course.

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whistle
2010-05-07 09:31 pm UTC (link)

"I'd appreciate that, thanks," he agreed, glad that she seemed able to move easily past his slip up. It wasn't that big of a deal, he supposed, and he decided to put it out of his mind.

When he noticed that the practice seemed to be winding down, he sighed and turned to smile at Lily, "Suppose I should get back to work. It was nice to meet you though and maybe I'll be seeing you at the bookstore," he said as he pushed up to his feet.

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emerald_eyes
2010-05-07 09:34 pm UTC (link)

"You're welcome," Lily said with a light smile. Nodding to his sentiment, she smiled. "Heading back into the castle myself if you'd care to walk me in?" she teased a little as she stood up herself.

Emerald eyes flicked back to the pitch, but from this angle she couldn't really see them as they walked into the changing rooms. She wondered if James had noticed her here, and sort of hoped not. She didn't want to stir anything up that was best left dormant.

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	whistle 2010-05-07 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	He laughed quietly, "Of course. I'd much rather escort you than walk a few steps ahead of or behind you," he agreed teasingly. They'd had enough awkward for the day, he didn't need to add to it. Smiling, Kevin waited until she was ready and then made his way back to the castle with her. It had been a nice break once he'd gotten over sticking his foot into his mouth. (Reply to this) (Parent)