Denial is First Step to Acceptance

3. Quidditch Try-outs

(Robin POV)

At breakfast in the Great Hall, Professor McGonagall gave me the timetable, but I hate timetables. So I snuck into every class that my brother was in, with Remus and Sirius. Lucky I asked dad and mum to teach me everything a first year had to learn, so I wasn’t that behind everyone.  No-one noticed I was gone, and James, Sirius and Remus were lots of fun to hang around. I basically turned out being in the same year as James and I blended in with everyone.

1 whole year passed without anything going on, except for 5 pranks pulled on the Slytherin, 3 pulled on the whole of Hogwarts, 56 detentions for Sirius, James and I, and James apparently finding the ‘Love of his life’, Lily Evans. Poor girl.

On Sunday, the Gryffindor Quidditch team tryouts for the next year were on and Sirius, James, Remus and I tried out. The Quidditch Team Captain, Patrick Wood, were trying out seekers first. I took James’s broom and stepped forward, along with 2 others. To decide the best seeker, he would let out the snitch and who ever catches it first wins the place. He let the snitch out, told 12 other try-outers to fly up and fly around at random to give the seeker try outers a realistic idea. Of course, practicing at home, I was good with swerves, ducks, and was pretty skilled on the broom. Within 1 minute, I was appointed seeker of Gryffindor.

Within 2 hours, James and Sirius were beaters, and Remus became Keeper. We were all happy with our results and joyfully chatted about our moves.

“Do you know how fast you were Gorgeous? You were like, zooming between people and under and over like as if you’ve played it all your life! Have you?” Sirius said excitedly.

“Of course she hasn’t! I would have seen her! It’s pure talent!” James said, just as excited as Sirius.

“I have. You just don’t see me ‘cause your sleeping. I break into the broom closet and fly around...” I said quietly hoping that only Sirius and Remus could hear. But James heard.

“WHAT?!” James yelled.

“Damn...” I mumbled.

“I should have guessed, using your pow-“ James said, but was forced to stop because I clamped my hand over his mouth, and hissed, “Secret. Remember?”, and I winked at Remus and Sirius.

But Sirius seemed to notice. Damn him. So observant. And so hot. Wait. WHATT?! Argh, no, not my brothers best friend. This isn’t right, it’s just, I think he’s hot, so does the population of girls, so it’s not abnormal or anything, I don’t like him. But I heard that voice in my head saying ah but are you sure?

Sirius looks at me with deep concentration, as though trying to find out what I'm thinking. What if he finds out my secret? Only James, mum and dad know, and they did a jolly good job on keeping it a secret.

 “James. James. James... JAMES!” Sirius yelled.

“Yeah? Huh? Wah?” James said, misty eyed.

“Urgh, Jamesie, please stop visiting Lilyville. It’s starting to get annoying.” I said, rolling my eyes, along with Sirius and Remus.

 “Could I, you know, talk to you? Like, I’ll meet you in the common room, midnight.” Sirius said, sounding slightly worried.

Damn, he’s got me. I bet you Jamesies silver arrow 2000 that Sirius is gonna ask him about me. Not that James knows, I hope... but I'm coming too.

“Yeah, yeah whatever..” James said absentmindly.

It was my turn to step in.

BAM!

“ARGGGHH!! What was that for Robin Lynx Potter?!” James screamed, holding his weak spot. You can guess where that is.

“I told you already, get Lily out of your head! It’s bad enough listening to you asking that poor girl to go out with her! And if you really want to impress Lily, ASK A DAMN GIRL! You may have not noticed, but I am a girl, even if I am a desce-” I said irritably, then realised I said too much. “ASK A DAMN  GIRL!”

Again. That damn, oh-so-hot Sirius notices.

“Desce- what now my gorgeous?” Sirius said cockily.

“Alas! Dear nobel knight! I cannot tell you! It is a secret that would... errr... Pull us apart!” I said sarcastically and dramatically.

“Pull us apart now? Since when were we, as you stated together?” Sirius said wiggling his eyebrows and grinning.

“You wish...” I said quietly.

“HEM HEM!” James said, looking back to the rest of us as we neared the lake. “My dear sister Robin and friend Sirius do you mind not allowing your, how to say, relationship, to go public? Because – “

CRASH!

Remus was first to realise what happened, and cracked up going down to his knees and banging his fists, laughing so hard. Sirius and I looked towards the direction of James, which all we saw was a large oak tree and looked down. Sirius howled in laughter, I held back a smile, kneeling down to check if he was alright.

“HE HAS A PULSE!” I said dramatically.

James stood up so suddenly that I toppled over, and fell. And fell. And

SPLASH!

Into the lake this one went.

“ARGH JAMES! You ASS! Have I got a prank for you! I’ve been saving it for the Slytherins, but this is worth it James Darius Potter!” I yell, soaked, and walking out of the lake.

“Ahh! Save me from the wrath of the Lynx! Ooh! It burns!” James said mockingly.

“You’ll wish Lily never came to Hogwarts. Ooohhh, you will!" I yelled, running off to the castle “Oh. And Sir Sob and Rem, it really means operation Limes.”

“you’re sisters mad I tell you, mad” Sirius said, suppressing a grin.

“What’s limes?” James said confused

Little did he know, planning Operation: Limes was commencing. Opperation limes was was short for getting lily and james together, get it? Li  as in first letters to lily and mes  as in last letters to  James.

Oh, were they in for ride of their lives.