excepttheeyes:

I still haven’t decided if I imagine Sirius playing Quidditch or not. Part of me likes to imagine James and Sirius and the dynamic duo but there’s also a part of me that thinks Sirius would enjoy playing it but wouldn’t choose to go out for the team. If he did play, I’d say he was a Chaser as well but as I write this out I think I’ve come to the conclusion I don’t see him playing but I’m good either way.

As for James, I like the idea of him trying out in his second year and they told him he was really good but the fifth year trying out was better at interception and he should come out again next year for sure. He put on a little more muscle and practiced his throwing and tried out again in his third year and made the team. Managed to become captain in just his fifth year and could be a bit like Oliver Wood. Had early morning suicide practices on Saturday. Made them practice in harsh weather, but was quicker to end practice when conditions were too harsh. Hated running tryouts and had Sirius come help him with them. He was tough on the team when he needed to be but it really paid off so no one resented him for it and he did his best to make practice enjoyable and his team really respected him. He made time to establish friendships with teammates outside of practice. He would schedule one-on-one practices when people were struggling. Hurried around the great hall on the morning of games and shoved food onto everyones plates. Made the team run laps around the pitch “to build stamina, that’s why.” Was known for making risky but very calculated moves. Ended up in the hospital wing a lot. Was always bleeding somewhere after games. Got slammed by a bludger so hard once that it broke nearly every rib in his body. Strongly defensive of the newer players and comforting them when there were upcoming games and the insults in the corridors started up. The World Cup made him excited to go back to school and try out new plays. Was fiercely adamant about the advantage of female players. Was the first to tackle the Seeker into a hug, followed by a team pileup, when they won a match. He got rather emotional when they won the Quidditch Cup in his seventh year because it was his last game and he figured with the war coming it would be the last time he played on a Quidditch team for quite some time, or ever. And this seems like a common headcanon but Puddlemere United was his favorite team.  And that’s all I got right now.