It was late September also known as tryouts season. Against her will, Kelsey had been dragged to the Quidditch pitch to watch the Gryffindor tryouts on one fine Saturday evening. Lily had begged her to join and Kelsey had relented. She now regretted it, as she found herself sitting a few seats away from Dorcas Meadowes along with her other Gryffindor friends.

At least she had her trusted friendly neighbourhood superhero to keep company. She pulled out a Spiderman comic from her bag and started reading it while the other three explained the intrinsic details of the game to Lily.

Details such as how to catch a hunky player's eye when they came just close enough to during matches and how if you focused enough on their breeches, you could see the outline of their ahem! It only took a minute for Lily's face to match her hair as Dorcas went on.

Their idea of watching the tryouts mostly included fawning over the four well-built lads, on the team including James Potter, the captain, and Sirius Black, the beater. Kelsey briefly glanced at the pitch to see a sixth-year kid, waiting in line to try-out, smile at her. Unsure what to think of that, she frowned and went back to her reading.

Sirius saw this and nudged James who immediately perked up. They told potential Keepers and Chasers to wait for a few short moments and made their way over to the girls. The five girls were in no way the only ones out to see tryouts. There were quite a few more groupies consisting of a club of younger students.

"Hello ladies," drawled a smooth voice. Kelsey didn't bother looking up from her comic. He was just a distraction.

"Hey, Sirius," Mary, Marlene and Dorcas sang in unison.

Lily looked at James standing with the broom in his hand, looking dapper in his uniform with his windswept hair.

Wait, what? With a comical look, Lily shook her head.

"Come to see the tryouts have you?" Sirius inquired. He stood with his broom firmly grounded, and ran a hand through his hair, sweeping it back with an intention to mesmerise viewers. It almost worked.

"No shit Sherlock," Kelsey said without looking up.

Sirius pursed his lips in annoyance. In his seven years, Jones was one of the few people who withstood his charm. However, the few people usually included those already taken or with crushes. As far as he knew Jones had neither. Not that he paid that much attention to her. It still made him curious. The fact that perhaps it had to do with Sirius chasing after her to make her life living hell hadn't occurred to him yet.

"I didn't realise Hufflepuff was busy sending spies to scope out our moves. Then again with their miserable record, I guess times are tough," James commented.

"Hey! Hufflepuff can SO kick your butts!" Kelsey finally looked up at James.

"You wish!" Unexpectedly, it was Lily who scoffed.

Kelsey looked at her bewildered.

"Evans, I didn't know you were into Quidditch," Potter said hopefully.

"I'm just trying to be a team player since this is our last year. Gryffindor spirit and such," Lily shrugged.

Potter nodded slowly waiting for a stinging comment at the end of her sentence but it never came.

Sirius took this moment to look at Jones. He saw her roll her eyes and turn her attention back to the book in her lap. She was really into the comic but all he wanted was the satisfaction of seeing her flustered or ticked off.

Anything would do..if she only looked away from the darn Spiderman muggle book. Who even was Spiderman and what did he have that was more interesting than him?

"You know what Prongs?" Sirius said as they walked back to the pitch to finally start the tryouts.

"Yes, Padfoot?" James took one last look over his shoulder to see Evans watching him unexpectedly. He hadn't expected to meet her green eyes in that small gesture.

"I think it's about time I mastered that book Transfiguration spell," Sirius said really just talking to himself at this point.

"Sure Pads. Whatever you say," James said blankly. He resisted the urge to do something stupid and instead just smiled at her. She returned it.

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"What are you two up to?" Lily eyed the two boys suspiciously. James Potter and Sirius Black looked up from their notes. Several parchments lay sprawled on the table at the back of the library. They had a few Transfiguration books open, along with their own textbook reviewing the Language Translation Charm.

"Studying Evans, what does it look like?" Potter replied disinterestedly.

"Excuse me?" Lily was stumped. He replied so normally. As if he didn't spend a good time of his day vying for her attention.

"This is a library, Evans. Prongsie here is helping me review for that spell Mi-" Sirius stopped and looked around. The coast was clear. "..that spell for Minnie's class."

"It's just I didn't think you knew where the Library was," she held her books closer to her chest. Astrid and Remus walked up to her.

"This is the only empty table Lils," Astrid announced looking at the one next to the two.

They knew there was no chance Lily would share a table with James even if he pretended to be studying. Lily cursed her luck and sat down with her study group. Every now and then she would shoot furtive glances at Potter's messy black hair leaned over the textbook. Not once did he look at her. Sirius was pretty deep in discussion with him. She furrowed her eyebrows.

Did she actually crave his attention? Lily wondered.

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"See! I told you it would work!" Sirius whispered animatedly. "She's looking here. Don't look now- You'll ruin it!" He hit James in the back of his head as he was about to look up.

James grinned to himself and kept his head down. For a change, his Lilypad was the one giving him attention.

"Nothing makes them notice you like ignoring them," Sirius announced.

James snorted. "It's the same attention that's kept Jones away from you all these years," he mumbled softly.

"What now?"

"Nothing," James said innocently. "So what was this thing about some Transfiguration spell to change a book's appearance?"

Sirius grinned like a maniac.

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Lily Evans was still busy squinting her eyes at Potter and Black every few minutes distractedly. Had he really changed? It did look like they were studying from the arm gestures and wand movements they appeared to be mimicking.

"Hey, Remus?" Astrid asked suddenly stopping her quill.

Lily switched her attention to her Muggle Studies notes.

"Yes?" Remus smiled at her expectantly. Astrid's heart fluttered and she felt the funnies in her stomach. There was no doubting it anymore. She did have the most massive crush on Remus Lupin, the silent, mysterious marauder.

"Has anyone ever called you Daddy?"

If Bambi was human, blonde-haired Astrid Walker with her heavy curls and petite frame would be it.

The quill in his hand snapped in half.

"I'm s-sorry WHAT?!" he croaked.

He was blushing by now. She stared back at him, lips parted, a little flustered at his lack of response and obvious shock.

Did she say something wrong?

"Astrid that is highly inappropriate!" Lily scolded in a raised whisper.

On the table next to them, James and Sirius fell to the floor in laughter, their reading forgotten.

"What did I say? Kelsey told me to ask Remus. She said I'd be able to learn more about this thing called kinks. You know- like Sirius and his Mummy thing? But I still don't get it. How would being called Daddy have something to do with it?" she trailed off sweetly.

Sirius straightened up, sobering a little at the rumour that he had a Mummy kink. That's it he really needed to put his plan into action. And soon, he decided.

Remus groaned and put his hand between his face. He didn't dare show his face anymore. Astrid's voice was sweet like honey and smooth like chocolate. Fucking chocolate.

He was trying to form words but he choked on air. He got up stammering grabbing his bag and discreetly arranging it in front of him.

"I-I-er have to go. See you around Walker," he managed to stammer under his breath. Astrid's face fell. Never in all these years had he called her by her surname.

Remus stormed out of the library with his bag slung on his left shoulder and the book he had checked out, in front of his crotch hiding a very unfortunate development. He prayed the girls hadn't noticed.

He knew that his friends knew better. The boys were never going to let him live this down.

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