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Tweak says, "No, now!"

James Potter is an arrogant toerag (prongsed) wrote in the_recruitment,
@ 2012-02-11 19:33:00

Entry tags:

! 02/1977, ! complete, ! quidditch, ! thread, char: james potter, char: lily evans, char: sirius black

Who: The Gryffindor Quidditch team
What: THEY BLOODY LOST, THAT'S WHAT.
Where: Quidditch Pitch
When: Saturday after the match
Status: Complete
Rating: G

And so it's true, pride comes before a fall
I'm telling you so that you won't lose all

James was exhausted, annoyed, and overall Not Pleased. After all of the practise that he'd put in, they still lost, and by a huge margin. He'd managed to score quite a number of goals himself, but it just wasn't enough when clearly Ravenclaw had been ready for them and had even seemed to practise harder and longer.

He paced the changing rooms, running hands through his hair, while continuously going back over the match in his mind, wondering what they could have done differently, who they could have confused with a better feint, how they might've gotten the quaffle passed to one another a little more smoothly. It was giving him a mind-numbing headache so he just sat on a bench and laid back, staring up at the grimy ceiling and trying to calm himself. This isn't the end of the world, he tried telling himself before letting out a scoff.

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doed
2012-02-12 10:30 am UTC (link)

It was strange to be like this with him and Lily almost wanted to pull away; it was just her natural instinct. But it felt nice. To hold his hand, to have him pull her towards him. At first she couldn't raise her face to meet his eyes and chided herself. This is James Potter, you've known him since you were 11 and it's never been hard to look at him! She finally raised her eyes to look at him and felt like her heart was going to explode out of her chest. He was looking at her with such longing and...love? No, it couldn't be that, don't be ridiculous.

She smiled, knowing what this was about. "No, I don't. I was thinking I would just go with Alice or Molly. Why?" It was a stupid thing to say and she realized he had turned her into a silly giggling school girl. She cleared her throat and tilted her head.

"Sirius told me there would be poetry involved when you asked," she said, the hint of a smirk on her face.

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prongsed
2012-02-12 10:48 am UTC (link)

For a moment, James felt himself slip into a mild depression when he heard about her going with a friend but then — then she put a complete spin on the situation, and he was baffled. Eyes widened and he tried to speak, failing each time. Frustrated with himself, he turned his head to compose himself and he felt his hand start to turn sweaty. He wouldn't back down though as he tried recollecting the prose that he'd 'borrowed' from a muggle artist. With a steadying breath and a turn of his head back up to face her, he lowered his voice to a calm and steady stream of romantic words:

"She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellow'd to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies —"

It didn't seem right, it just wasn't Lily. Furrowing his brows, he took a different angle, feeling his confidence rising:

"Sod it. Lily Evans, I'm madly in love with you. You have no idea how much I've wanted to be this close, to gaze at you without retribution, to be able to count every gorgeous lash and to see if those really were freckles. You're so — so blindingly beautiful, d'you know that? I was hooked from day one. You do something to me that..." At this part, he paused to look down and settle his nerves, readying himself to divulge too much, but damnit, he was on a roll; no sense in stopping now, "You do something that no one's ever done. I can't think, I can't even breathe without you on my mind. It's like you're an enchantress whose spell put me in the worst sort of state, just waiting for you to release me. Please Lily, please set me free."

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doed
2012-02-12 10:58 am UTC (link)

Lily's eyebrows rose as he went to recite (kind of) Bryon's She Walks in Beauty. How had he come to know that poem? And did he know that was one of her favorites? Sirius may have been right...

And then it all came tumbling out. Her eyes only grew wider as he went on with his confession. How could she have been so blind to this the whole time? It made sense now...the teasing, the joking. But how had he come to care about her so much when she had treated him so terribly? She felt strangely reassured and light even though it was a little much to take in.

For a moment she didn't say anything and looked down. It was so much to take right now. After the incident with Severus earlier that week she knew this would this would probably hinder it. But he had put everything out on the table, was basically holding his heart out to her. How could she not see the guy he really was and feel like she may have fallen just a little?

She looked back up at him, searching his face. He looked scared, anxious, hopeful...She reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him in and giving him a kiss on the lips. It felt nice...right almost.

"Did you think I drew my freckles on?" she asked, pulling back slightly and smiling.

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prongsed
2012-02-12 12:02 pm UTC (link)

James anxiously watched for a reaction of any kind, whether it be happiness at his confession or a slap [though he feared that the latter may be more likely], with bated breath. But when no such slap came, nor did obvious joy, he felt himself deflate just a bit, unsure how to proceed from here.

And then all of a sudden he was being kissed and his eyes were so wide that he was sure they'd pop out. He felt like a fool, certain that he looked the part when he couldn't move. Her kiss felt like electricity shocking him and holding him in place. He couldn't move a single thing until she pulled away and he just stared, obvious shock written all over his face. When she questioned his earlier statement, he let himself snap out of it as a slow smile grew upon the lips which had started to feel numb from the electricity that was Lily's kiss.

"Actually... they looked like little faery footprints, y'know, after they'd been walking around in some freshly planted field. It's stupid, but that's what I thought when I saw you on the Hogwarts Express for the first time." Admitting his silly childhood notion relaxed him and he let his hand tentatively reach up toward the aforementioned freckles of one cheek, awe in his touch as his fingers barely ran across the mottled colours.

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doed
2012-02-12 12:08 pm UTC (link)

Lily laughed and shook her head. He was completely and utterly ridiculous. But she felt so comfortable around him, at ease. Nothing felt forced or awkward, but right. "You're weird, did you know that?" she asked, giving him a small push. She shook her head, looking over at Sirius and sighing.

"I guess this means we'll be going to the dance together," she said with a grin. "I don't think any of your friends will believe it, Sirius the most." She wasn't even sure if he had been conscious during their whole interaction. She turned back to look at James, a small smile on her face.

"I'm happy you asked me though. I think it'll be fun."

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prongsed
2012-02-12 02:01 pm UTC (link)

Grinning at her, he stepped backward and pulled her against him, walking her back toward their friend, also looking over at him in sympathy. "The poor sod needs a pick-me-up. Hopefully his date will help him along with that." James turned a mischievous expression upon Lily before he left her side to pick up his glasses. The world became sharper as he looked up at Lily's face. Just as beautiful in clear picture as through bleary squinting.

"I'm really glad I asked, too... you have no idea how long I've wanted to let you know all of that." James couldn't believe his luck; he'd be going to the ball with Lily Evans! He felt elated and surreal and all shades of joyous. This ball would be one for the history books.

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