James Potter thought he was destined to fall for Lily Evans-until Eve Brooks came crashing into his life, quite literally. When a rogue bludger knocks the shy Ravenclaw off her broom, James catches her and finds himself captivated by the mystery beh...
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Head Girl responsibilities caught up with Eve incredibly quicking; It started with the lack of free time she now had due to the way she didn't get as much sleep as usual. Most nights, she was out on patrol with the prefects or insuring they were all doing their jobs.
The problem of James Potter hadn't been quite as she expected. While she was still convinced he was just faking his newfound mature ways, he had been reasonably bearable. He tried to make conversation with her but always kept it tame.
On the other hand, James Potter found Eve fascinating. She was a little strange in her ways to him but he didn't believe it to be a bad thing — just different. The jumpiness and constant caution of the world around her made him question how she'd survived six years at the school.
When she was distracted, such as walking in an empty corridor with James on prefect duty, she was good to talk to. Yet, she refused to utter a word if there were more than two people she didn't know in the room. James didn't mind, though it was a reality check for someone so confident.
James had entered the Head boy and girl's quarters that night to find Eve curled up, reading a book that he couldn't read the name of. The minute Eve realised she was there, she jumped up like James was there to attack her.
"Oh, sorry," said Eve. "I—"
"You can stay, Eve, it's your room too," said James kindly, sitting down across from her. "What book do you have?"
"It's something called Biochemistry — I don't understand any of it—"
"Then why are you reading it?"James chuckled.
Eve smiled slightly, sitting down next to him. She debated whether to keep to herself but eventually found the courage to speak.
"My sister, Kala, she's a muggle. She's not my sister by blood but she's a good as," explained Eve. "And she goes to a muggle school that only smart people go to and she studies Biochemistry there."
"And what is 'Biochemistry?'"James questioned curiously. "Sounds weird."
"It's a bit like potions, I think?" said Eve, though she sounded questionable herself. "I can't make any sense of it...I'm trying but I can't."
"Then stop reading it."
"I can't!"said Eve, slightly frustrated. "I just want something I can talk to her about that isn't me being a pathetic excuse for a daughter and sister."
