Oblivious - James Sirius Potter

That Tosser Potter

"ARE YOU CHECKING ME OUT, LYNCH?"

Miraline Lynch is the daughter of an Irish National Quidditch Team seeker, Aidan Lynch. Being in a home of a Quidditch Player means Quidditch is her life. She was raised to be a seeker, like his father. But, somehow lacked the skills. When she was nine years old, she tried to hit a bludger and accidentally gave her older brother a broken nose. That's when everybody knew that Miraline is gifted to be a brilliant beater.

The tryouts for the Gryffindor Quidditch Team is today, and Miraline wasn't nervous at all. She was going for the position of a Beater. Which is quite rare, since she is a girl. Last year she didn't get the position because of a seventh year student named Derrick Jenkins, the son of Joey Jenkins, a beater for Chudley Cannons.

That year was a horrible year, she cursed loudly everytime she saw the captain of the quidditch team, Alex. Her friend, Tanya, was having a hard time to contain her from cursing so loudly the whole second year. She was deeply offended that he would choose Derrick Jenkins over her because he was related to a Chudley Cannons beater even though she always hit the bludger perfectly.

Maybe if she was going for the position of a seeker, she would most likely get it, since his father is a seeker. But she would rather not play quidditch than playing a seeker.

This year, However, Derrick Jenkins is gone. And her opportunity is more open than ever. But sadly, Alex the Chudley Cannons fan, is still the captain of the quidditch team, and still held the position of a beater too. So there will only be one spot open for a beater, like last year.

James, on the other hand, was going for the position as a chaser. He made the team last year, so he didn't have the slightest worry. Alex liked him too, so it was more than easy to get into the team.

Elizabeth is watching the tryouts for James. She brings a few of her friends with her, to show them that James and her are close. She likes to hear her friends teasing her, and she likes to deny the rumor.

The tryouts are going very well, until James notice Miraline is playing of course.

You could say it was a noisiest tryout ever in Hogwarts History.

"COULDN'T STAY AWAY FROM ME NOW, CAN YOU?" James screamed from across the field.

"OH, HOW CUTE! YOU THOUGHT I WAS HERE FOR YOU!." Miraline screamed back as she hit the bludger towards James. He dodged it and almost lost control of his broom.

"YOU TWO SHUT YOUR BLOODY MOUTH AND JUST PLAY THE BLOODY GAME!MERLIN!" Alex screamed and continue to watch the tryout expectantly.

"They're quite close, are they? Miraline and James" said one of Elizabeth' friends. Elizabeth tried to hide her frown.

"I guess so." 

When the tryouts ended, Miraline quickly head over to her friend, Tanya, when James shout her name from across the field. She stops running and turns around.

"What do you want?" Miraline asked as James is now standing in front of her, catching his breath. "I--need--you--to--apologize." James said in between breath.

"What for? For giving you the finger earlier?"  She raised her eyebrows at him,

"No," said James as he's finally able to talk normally." For punching me in the face the other day"

"Quite good isn't it?" said Miraline as she grins, obviously very proud of the punch.

"That's not the point! i could have died, you know?" said James as he combed his hair back. His other hand holding tightly on his broom.

"You know, James, you were a lot of things." said Miraline, making James grins. "But i didn't know you were a sissy"

James face changed immediately, quite offended by what she just said. "Well i didn't know you were such a rude person you didn't say sorry!"

"I won't ever say sorry. I'd rather let you punch me so it'll be even. You know why? because you deserve it." Said Miraline as she take a step closer to James. James being a little startled took a step back. "Go on, punch me!"

James was trying so hard not to be dumbstruck, so he did what he would do normally.

"I can't punch a pretty girl now can't I?"

She was quite shock to hear his answer that she went pink. She walked backwards, turned around and ran away, clutching her broom tightly.

So that's her weakness, James thought.

"James!" Elizabeth called out from behind him,

For a second there, he ignored her and watch Miraline ran away until she's out of sight. Then he smiled to himself and turned around, walking towards Elizabeth.

Finnick Brown is a Slytherin. And Miraline's best friend. They first met each other on the Hogwarts Express. She was guessing he would be put into Ravenclaw, but the sorting hat says otherwise. Finnick is probably the smartest person she knew. He told her lots of things about magic. Miraline was kind of disappointed when he didn't end up in the same house, but at least they still talk to each other.

He sat next to her in History of Magic.

"So, You're early" He says as he put his books on the table. Miraline smiled in response.

"How's Slytherin treating you this year?" She asked as she started to draw an ugly picture of Flitwick.

"Professors are quite fond of me, you see?" He put on a smug look on his face "I might be the future Slytherin prefect"

"Pfft, yeah right."

Then a bunch of Gryffindor boys walked inside, laughing their arse off as they did. And guess who's there, leading them in? The one who laughs the hardest? Potter.

Miraline rolled her eyes as he walked inside and took a seat.

"Miraline, Potter's looking at you" Finnick whispered as he glanced at Potter.

"Just ignore that tosser Potter."

"So you won't tell me why you punched him the other day?" Finnick asked, Miraline raised her eyebrows, clearly shocked that he knows about the matter. She was hoping he wouldn't heard of it, Punching someone wasn't exactly ladylike.

"So you've heard?" She sigh,

"I think everybody knows what happened." He explained, "Besides, he doesn't seem to be mad about it"

"I didn't regret anything" Miraline said as she turned her head to James.

They made eye contact and he smirked,

"ARE YOU CHECKING ME OUT, LYNCH?" James screamed. The whole class is looking back from James to Miraline, whispering as they did.

Miraline could feel her face turning red. And not from embarrassment, From anger.

She was about to scream back some insults, when Professor Binns came inside. So she just gave him a look. But he kept smirking. She was so close to punching him. Again.