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Tweak says, "I'm not scared."

Lily Potter (doed) wrote in the_recruitment,
@ 2012-02-17 21:38:00

Entry tags:

! 02/1977, ! complete, ! thread, char: james potter, char: lily evans, char: molly prewett, char: peter pettigrew, char: sirius black

Who: Lily, James, Sirius, Peter, Remus, and Molly
What: Flying to get their minds off the present
When: Thursday night
Where: Quidditch Pitch
Rating: PG
Status: Incomplete

While the invitation had been spontaneous and unannounced, she hoped that there would be a good group out on the pitch tonight. The more people there, the more likely she would be able to forget the worries that seemed to clutter her mind. She kept trying to tell herself she was being ridiculous, overly worried, but she couldn't help it. The attacks were becoming more and more frequent and it seemed that the only connection was muggle borns and those who attended Hogwarts. She didn't like how her odds stood with her own family. Still, there was no use fretting in her room all by herself. She needed something to cool off and calm her mind. Flying seemed the perfect answer.

She had convinced Molly to come out with them, reassuring her friend it was just a friendly flight around the pitch. She had only heard from Sirius about coming, but hoped to see a certain boy there and the rest of his friends. She bounded out of the castle, happy to be outside. The night was starting to turn cold, but she was sure the flying would warm them up in no time.

"Thanks for coming out," she said to Molly, taking her arm in hers on their way down to the pitch. "I think tonight will be fun!"

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__wormy
2012-02-20 06:16 pm UTC (link)

Peter had chuckled at James remark, sounding nervous at the very offer of being able to ride his mate's broom; Peter wanted to be an able flyer -- Hell, he had wanted to join the Quidditch team!--however he just was not talented with brooms, or much of anything else. "It's alright," He had said, voice quiet.

When he saw Lily and Molly, Peter raised his hand, giving a wave, and a more sure smile. "Hi Lily, Molly..."

It was nice, to spend time with his friends and fellow Gryffindor's once again. Nice, to have a normal moment with them.

"You're not flying?" He asked this, directing his attention to the older of the red haired girls. Peter had walked up close to where the Witches stood, and James, and drew to a stop.

"I could watch with Molly. Let the experienced fliers have a go first." Peter really did not want to make a fool of himself.

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prongsed
2012-02-22 04:03 am UTC (link)

James pouted excessively when he had to put Lily down, but as soon as he'd heard Molly and Peter's statements, he looked absolutely scandalised.

"Watch? Surely you jest!" At that, he shoved his broomstick into Peter's chest, giving him a wide grin and tilting his head in the direction of the Pitch. "C'mon Petey, why don't you have a go? That broom is brills. You'll be safe. And you!" James turned on Molly, putting his hands mockingly on his hips and raising his eyebrows to a perfectly shocked level.

"Why, we'll just have to find you a good broom, won't we! There're decent ones in the broom cupboard, if you don't mind a slow start and rubbish elevation..." He trailed off as he headed over toward the nearby cupboard in question, disappearing into it as he rummaged.

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_withoutacause
2012-02-22 05:23 am UTC (link)

Sirius walked over and threw his arm around Molly, ignoring his shocked expression.

"Don't worry, James knows brooms. He'll get you on the safest kitten in the bunch!" He winked at her, amused when she just glared back.

"Prongs! Get our Molly something that purrs, eh?"

He turned and winked at Peter.

"You're not so bad on a broom Pete, you just need a little confidence! Brooms can smell fear you know."

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doed
2012-02-22 07:19 am UTC (link)

Lily knew how Molly felt about the boys and she winced when she saw Sirius sling an arm around her, but couldn't help but laugh at Molly's glare. She shook her head, taking Sirius' arm and pulling him away. "C'mon Sirus, while James is looking for a broom, I'll race ya! I know we have one bet going already, care to make the stakes a little more interesting?" She wiggled her eyebrows and grinned, rushing past him to grab her broom from the shed.

She patted Peter on the back, grinning. "I hope you share a fly around the pitch Peter!" she said, waving him towards the center of the field. "Tonight is a great night to fly!"

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__wormy
2012-02-22 06:49 pm UTC (link)

Peter's hands had reached out, catching hold of the broom instinctively. "I--Well..." He stumbled over his own words, cheeks burning as a deeper flush crept into his pale skin. Sometimes it was a touch frustrating that his friends were quite so good at flying, and that they were so eager to draw him into that fold.

Now though, Peter found no time to worry about that, there were bigger problems in mind and right now he just wanted to have fun. Grinning sheepishly, he gave a slight shrug.

"I guess I will..." He said, answering Lily's comment, his eyes all the while fixed on Sirius, who grinned looking better then he had in days, and Molly who looked uncomfortable with the boy's arm around her.

"I'll fly if you give it a chance, Molly?"

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