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james potter is SUPERBADASSNINJAAWESUM (staghearted) wrote in flippedrpg,
@ 2012-08-03 15:09:00

Entry tags:

ch: knap: james potter, ch: xbwl: james potter, p: annalisa, p: torrin

Who: James² (xbwl & knap)
What: hanging out after the gym
When: after this (backdated to... Wednesday, I think)
Where: the gym --> elsewhere?
Warnings: TBD

James was angry, unbelievably angry. He was aware in the back of his mind that it probably wasn't rational to be this annoyed, but he'd long since reached the limit of his tolerance for people preaching to him about the big picture and the greater good. Yes, Moody had been straightforward rather than manipulative about it the way Dumbledore had been, but she was still asking him to keep secrets from and act without his family, and James simply wasn't having any of it. He didn't believe enough in the cause she was preaching, he didn't have anything in the way of loyalty to her, and everything she'd said in her attempts to reason with him had only pissed him off more. He needed to have a rational conversation about it with his family, but not right now, maybe not until after they'd finished having Christmas. He'd decide that once he had worked off his anger.

It was a hilarious coincidence that the newest version of himself, the one from Cakemonster's world, had also decided to go to the gym as well. He had seen that just before he'd closed his journal and set off for the gym, heading straight for the punching bag and the weights. He noticed the other James there, and nodded to him, but kept his distance, focusing on what he'd come here to do. He was feeling much better by the time he headed for the showers, and let the water wash the rest of his anger down the drain.

Hilariously but unsurprisingly, he nearly bumped right into his alternate self on the way out of the gym. He burst out laughing, and lifted a hand to adjust his glasses. Not that the near-collision had been their fault; he was just a little preoccupied, and it seemed like the other James might be as well. "Well, hey," he said. "Want to grab a bite to eat or a drink or something, other-me?"

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prideofpotters
2012-08-04 01:28 am UTC (link)

James nodded, "Neville was the only child who fit the prophecy in our world...I take it a child of a James and a Lily fits the prophecy too? Charlie came after the first war, and I can't even. I was so glad she got to know some peace in her life."

He couldn't help wondering what a child by him and Lily would be like though. Charlie was amazing and he'd never do anything to change having her, but, these H Potters all seemed intriguing. It couldn't hurt to get to know them. James figured there was time for that.

"I'll have to seek him out; I'd be interested in what he thinks about it. My Remus would have a field day with this whole," he waved his hand around, trying to encompass the whole of the compound with his gesture.

"You were looking for them? They...They were gone?" He couldn't comprehend a world in which the Marauders got separated. And...Not knowing what happened to Peter? "I. You don't know what happened to Peter?" James shook his head, different worlds, different realities. Hell, for all he knew, they weren't even the Marauders in this other James' world. "I...I can't imagine not knowing where Peter is. And losing Sirius or Lily or Remus. That's. I'm so sorry, mate."

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staghearted
2012-08-04 01:47 am UTC (link)

"They were born within a day of each other, yeah," James said. "And we fit the thrice defied thing, too. I've heard it actually applies to Harry, in other worlds. But not to mine, and not to your Charlie, so that's something, right?" He took a deep breath. "Voldemort went after Neville in my world, and the Lestranges came after us. They... took Lily and Sirius." He still disliked telling this story; had avoided telling it more times than he had explained it, but this version of himself was closely tied to Cakemonster and had his own upsetting story to tell her, so it seemed like everything might as well come out. "They wouldn't have found us if not for Peter, though. He turned us in, and then disappeared. I don't... I don't even know what to think about that, honestly. I always figured I'd deal with it if I ever saw him again. Figured that might happen when we found Sirius and Lily, and if not, well."

Well, and now he'd found both Sirius and Lily here, but not Peter. He didn't know whether that would be true back home or not. It didn't sound like Peter had been involved in what the Lestranges had done to Lily and Sirius, but he supposed there was still time to find that out; he'd yet to get much information out of Sirius at all, and he was likely the one to know.

He gave a slight smile. "Yeah. But the traveling part was alright. That's kind of all over now that we're all here, though. I honestly haven't even had a chance to be overwhelmed by this place in general, just showing up to find Lily here was big enough, you know?" He shrugged. "I'm leaving all the theorizing to my hubby, as usual. Er, Remus, that is." That slip got a laugh out of him. "I never lost Remus. We've sort of turned into an awesome old married couple in the middle of all this."

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prideofpotters
2012-08-04 02:39 am UTC (link)

"Charlie was born in August. Yeah, I...Am ashamed to say exactly how much relief I have over it not applying to my kid. I can't imagine that burden." He leaned back in his chair and twisted the empty water bottle in his hands.

He heard it crack at the mention of the Lestranges, "Bloody fucking Lestranges," he growled, "I'm so sorry. And, Peter...I can't. I can't imagine Wormtail betraying anyone. That just." He shook his head.

James couldn't help the bark of laughter that escaped him, "Your hubby? That's excellent, mate. I always said if I was going to marry one of those buggers it'd probably be him. Well, you know, not that we talked about it, but one too many firewhiskeys and you'll say all sorts of things.

I'm glad you never lost Remus. I don't know what I'd have done without him and the others. They kicked my arse back in gear in the middle of the war."

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staghearted
2012-08-04 06:06 am UTC (link)

"I'm right there with you, mate," James said. "I can't even tell you how relieved I am that it wasn't Harry in my world, too. Things got pretty messed up for us, but we're all alive. And not worrying much about Voldemort, at least in my time. I don't know about the future."

He took a drink from his own glass of water, and dug back into his food. "Yeah. I know he must have turned us in, but I still can't imagine it, you know? I'd have to see him again to believe it, I think. But the only Wormtail here is one that never pulled anything like that."

It was kind of funny, really, telling all this to another version of himself. He'd talked to other people about it, but not a James, yet. Somehow, hearing another James react to it in almost the same way made him feel like he was being normal and reasonable in his opinion of the things that had happened to him. Sometimes he felt overwhelmed and tired and jaded from it all, and he just wanted to be energetic and optimistic and happy again.

He chuckled. "I always thought I'd marry Sirius, if I went for a bloke," he said. "But instead, Sirius is sort of married to Lily and I'm sort of married to Remus... it's going to be hilarious once we're all used to it." He nodded. "Marauders are good at that, yeah? Kicking each other's arses when they need to be kicked."

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