Trapped in the Consequence of Time

Plans and bets - James' POV

When we heard the door close I relaxed and glanced at Al.

"I can't be dealing with being cheerful today." I told him in answer to his unasked question, he laughed.

"I thought you were always cheerful. That's what you told me when I was eight."

"Well I grew up and found problems." I resorted as Al and Scorpius burst out laughing.

"James." Rose said. "You are never going to grow up." I glared at her as Al and Scorpius laughed even louder. "Neither are you two by the way things are going." They stopped laughing, looked at Rose's expression and started up again.

"Are all wizards like you guys?" Rye asked.

"No." I replied. "Some are just dicks all bent up on blood purity like Scorpius' over there. You do not want to meet his family."

"Excuse me Potter what did you just say?" Scorpius asked tapping his wand against his leg. Al stopped laughing and was staring between the two of us.

"That Slytherin house is a load of pure blood dicks or was anyway it might be getting better. Why do you ask Malfoy?" Scorpius smirked.

"Because if I remember correctly we thrashed you at quidditch." I opened my mouth to reply when Rose cut across.

"You are not allowed to argue about quidditch, if you do James I'll tell Lilly." I stared at her.

"You wouldn't dare?"

"Yes I would."

"What's quidditch?" Aquila asked saving my life as Al leaped into an explanation of how quidditch works; why it's so amazing; teams and how our parents were on the house team and then - for mum anyway - on a national team and how me and Al and Scorpius all play at school and my and Scorpius' fierce rivalry for the snitch. Orion, Aquila and Rye looked genuinely interested while Willow just sat there looking confused after about five minutes she turned to me.

"I still have no idea what they're going on about." I laughed and tried to ignore the fact that her eyes were very blue and very intently staring at me.

"Yeah it's confusing for some people; you might just need to see a game to believe it."

"Have you watched a game?" she asked.

"I've watched a few professional games because, like Al is saying, my mum used to play professional games and we saw the world cup because Dad's Harry Potter and of course the school games which I play Gryffindor seeker in and Al plays chaser." I stopped and looked at her. "Maybe if we figure out this time travel thing I could show you a game at school because you haven't lived until you see Hogwarts." She raised her eyebrow.

"It's that impressive?"

"More so."

"Well it can't be as impressive as the Capitol." She said stubbornly.

"It's a magical castle sure it can." I said and she laughed.

"Is that a challenge?"

"Of which is more impressive Hogwarts or the Capitol? You're on."

"Do you want to make it a bet?" I thought for a second.

"Do we have the same currency? Do you use galleons?" she shook her head. "Okay how about whoever loses has to do whatever the other one says for an entire day?" Willow grinned.

"And has to wear a sign that says I bet against whoever won and lost and then we get to decorate it with anything."

"I like that idea but when will I have time to make a sign for you?" I said in mock symperfey.