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How Miraculous

Chapter 15: How miraculous

Summary:

In which James runs the match and all his loved ones are there to support him

Notes:

THE LAST ONE ! it took a while but we made it

This little chapter (she isn"t very long, I"m sorry, but I didn"t want to drag it out) has become very dear to me, so please be kind <3

(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text

2 Missed calls from Little Rat <3

1 Missed call from Mom

1 Missed call from Lily


30/01 (09.37 AM)
in here rats and deers are friends

Rat: JAAAAMESS
Rat: WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU
Rat: THE QUIDDITCH RUNNING MATCH IS IN LESS THAN AN HOUR AND A HALF
Rat: GET YOUR FUCKING ARSE OVER HERE

Deer: SHIT SHIT SHIT

Rat: FINALLY YOU ARE AWAKE
Rat: WHERE THE FUCK HAVE YOU BEEN

Deer: SHIT SHIT I AM GETTING READY

Rat: WHERE HAVE YOU BEEEN MATE

Deer: AT REGULUS
Deer: NO TIME TO EXPLAIN
Deer: ILL SEE YOU THERE

Rat: AT REGULUS" ?!?!?!
Rat: YOU ARE AT REGULUS" PLACE RIGHT NOW ???
Rat: YOU ARE TELLING ME YOU WOKE UP IN HIS BED ????
Rat: YOU ARE TELLING ME YOU WOKE UP IN HIS BED BUT YOURE NOT GONNA TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED ????
Rat: YOU CANNNOT DO THIS TO ME JAMES

Deer: ILL EXPLAIN AFTER THE MATCH
Deer: IF I EVEN GET THERE IN TIME

Rat: JAMES FLEAMONT FUCKING POTTER
Rat: AS SOMEONE WHO HAS STOOD NEXT TO YOU THROUGH ALL OF THIS I DEMAND TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT
Rat: I DESERVE AT LEAAST THAT

Deer: REGULUS AND I MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER
Deer: ... watching cars 2
Deer: NOW STFU AND LET ME FIND ME A WAY TO COVER UP MY FUCKING NECK

Rat: I KNEW IT
Rat: I FUCKING KNEW IT
Rat: NOW HURRY THE FUCK UP OR YOULL MISS THE MATCH

Deer: I WILL IF YOU COULD LEAVE ME ALONE

Rat: GO GO GOOO




30/01 (09.52 AM)
Secretly the coolest Potters ;)

James: almost there mom !!!
James: sorry if i had you worried !!

Effie: Ohhhh, no, not at all!
Effie: Peter and Sirius just told me where you were ;)
Effie: Lily is here, too!!
Effie: That girl is adorable, by the way, but I feel like I have said that before
Effie: And she really isn"t angry about anything
Effie: Proud of you for owning your mistakes and making up with your friends

James: aw
James: thanks mom
James: any way i have to go
James: i"m gonna pick up my numberrrr !!

Effie: Go enjoy it, love!!

James: oh i SO will :)))

Effie: And please remember: you run for the fun of it; not for a medal

James: i meaaaan......

Effie: We are not having this discussion again ;)
Effie: Now hurry up or you won"t run at all 






30/01 (09.57 AM)

Flowerpot

Pot: i saw you called !!
Pot: i"m on my way !!

Flower: yesss I did
Flower: I was almost starting to think you"d miss your own run
Flower: but I heardddd you were something way more fun ;)

Pot: maybeeee
Pot: it means a lot that you"ll be there to watch

Flower: of course I"d come watch !
Flower: I can"t miss THIS
Flower: and who can win a run like this without your friends embarrassing themselves on the sides, am I right :)

Pot: over my dead body would i miss out on THAT

Flower: that"s what i thought ;)
Flower: now hurry !!
Flower: and go get that golden medal you absolutely deserve





30/01 (10.43 AM)
the marauders

Padfoot: help
Padfoot: i went to get drinks and now im lost
Padfoot: and oh my god the match is starting in 12 minutes !!
Padfoot: pannnickkkkingggg
Padfoot: if i don"t see this match, james will kill me

Moony: did you hear that ??

Padfoot: hear what

Moony: just listen really closely

Padfoot: i hear nothing ???
Padfoot: i mean i hear a fucking LOT but idk what im supposed to hear ???

Moony: sad
Moony: pete was yelling marco

Padfoot: oh !
Padfoot: did you hear THAT ??

Moony: no

Padfoot: sad
Padfoot: i yelled polo

Moony: i figured

Padfoot: ANY WAY COME HELP ME PLS

Moony: pete is on his way

Padfoot: thaaank u, fucking finally





30/01 (10.49 AM)
friends

Siri: MARLS
Siri: bring me a pillow pls
Siri: these benches are hell

Marls: what are you, a fucking disney princess ??
Marls: pass, thanks

Siri: yes
Siri: yes i am
Siri: also, i got you drinks so you owe me

Marls: and ily for that
Marls: but i JUST got here and i"m not going back to find you a fucking pillow

Siri: friendship over

Pete: Hurry up Marlssss

Marls: i can"t find you fuckers

Siri: LANGUAGE !
Siri: effie and monty are here bro

Marls: oh shit thats right

Siri: LANGUAGE

Marls: oh ffs

Siri: why do i even try
Siri: you are doomed

Marls: i am NOT sitting next to effie btw

Siri: true, that spots already taken babes xoxoxo

Marls: last time i did that, she fed me nauseous with her godlike cookies and kept talking about how she used to kiss girls in high school
Marls: i love that woman like no other but damn that lady needs to chill sometimes

Siri: hey, be nice to effie pls

Marls: I AM ?!
Marls: any way, which bench are you guys on again ??

Siri: i think if you pay attention you can hear pete yell

Marls: did he just yell marco ??

Siri: you"re supposed to yell back

Marls: OH I THINK I FOUND YOU

Siri: GOOD CAUSE I THINK THEYRE ABOUT TO START


 

30/01 (11.48 AM)
James Potter and Regulus Black

Regg: YOU DID SO WELL
Regg: kinda proud of you
Regg: HOWEVER
Regg: you promised me if i would come watch, you would win.......
Regg: im kidding obv, you did very well and you should be proud of yourself

Jamie: thaaank you
Jamie: i feel so good rn
Jamie: it"s like all that training is finally paying offfff

Regg: seems like you learned how to combine fun and running after all ;)

Jamie: oh shit
Jamie: maybe i have
Jamie: but if i have, that"s all thanks to you, you know

Regg: hmmm not entirely true

Jamie: yeah it is
Jamie: where are you btwww

Regg: your mother is holding me hostage on the benches, still
Regg: her cookies, james, what the fuck, i thought sirius was exaggerating but god damn they are gooood
Regg: she said the special ingredient was love but even love doesn"t taste THAT good

Jamie: in case you want an out
Jamie: you wanna come say hi to meeee ... ???

Regg: ofcccc
Regg: where are you rn

Jamie: dressing rooms

Regg: coming overrr

Jamie: see you soooon





30/01 (12.18 PM)
friends

Jamie: THERE IS A LITTLE TERRACE IN THE SUN NEAR THE ENTRANCE
Jamie: DRINKS ON ME
Jamie: YOU ALL BETTER COME

Siri: ofcccc

Mary, Mary: already there bruh

Lils: she"s not kidding
Lils: Sent a picture

Siri: THAT DRINK LOOKS GOOOD
Siri: RUNNNING

Pete: Would you look at themmm together in the sunnnn drinking drinksss ;)

Jamie: im gonna hug my mom and dad goodbye real quick, then i"ll be there

Siri: say bye and love you to effie and monty from me !!!!!

 



30/01 (12.19 PM)
in here rats and deers are friends

Deer: PETER
Deer: .... do you know something you"re not supposed to ???

Rat: What

Deer: do you know something ???

Rat: I know a lot of things I"m probably not supposed to
Rat: I need you to be clearer on this

Deer: something about two of our friendssss ?

Rat: If you are hinting at your sex life, no I don"t and I doubt I wanna

Deer: no
Deer: god no
Deer: i meant....
Deer: *Sent a screenshot*

Mary, Mary: already there bruh

Lils: she"s not kidding
Lils: Sent a picture

Siri: THAT DRINK LOOKS GOOOD
Siri: RUNNNING

Pete: Would you look at themmm together in the sunnnn drinking drinksss ;)

Rat: Ooooh
Rat: That

Deer: yes
Deer: THAT
Deer: who tf told you ???

Rat: No one

Deer: ??
Deer: don"t lie to me pete

Rat: I swear
Rat: No one told me anything
Rat: I thought it was obvious to everyone

Deer: well, it wasn"t
Deer: until you made it

Rat: Maybe I just have a nose for romance

Deer: or a nose for other people"s business you shouldn"t stick it in

Rat: I stuck it into you and regulus" business and oh, how glad you were I did
Rat: I know love when I see it, babes

Deer: ....
Deer: fine
Deer: but you cannot tell anyone about those two

Rat: Why

Deer: because no one is supposed to know ???

Rat: The question then becomes
Rat: How do YOU know ???

Deer: oh
Deer: thats besides the point

Rat: Oh fuck this

Deer: FINE
Deer: marls told me

Rat: AND HOW DOES MARLS KNOW

Deer: she"s the queen of gossip
Deer: her words, not mine

Rat: Fair
Rat: I"ll shut up
Rat: I just thought they were cute together

Deer: they SO are





30/01 (12.24 PM)
friends

Jamie: also, i"m bringing reggie

Siri: idk what i have to get used to more
Siri: you bringing my brother or you calling him reggie

Jamie: well you better get used to both cause shit ain"t gonna change any time soon if you ask me :)

Marls: vomit mode : activated

Siri: oh sssh marls
Siri: give it to em, theyre kinda cute

Marls: did YOU just say that
Marls: damn
Marls: turns out all the miracles havent left the world yet

Siri: shut up
Siri: i"m happy for them

Marls: DID ANYONE SAY DRINKS IN THE SUN

Dork: WE ARE COMING TOOO

Mary, Mary: HURRY CAUSE THE DRINKS ARE GOOOD

Lils: I CAN CONFIRM: THE DRINKS ARE GOOOD

Pete: I"ve never ran this fast in my lifeeee
Pete: EVEN SIRIUS IS RUNNING LMAO

Jamie: i never thought i"d see the day you all would run

Siri: oh how things can change when there"s a good cocktail on the line





30/01 (12.22 PM)
brothers from other mothers

Prongs: padsss

Padfoot: yes ?

Prongs: you sure it"s ok if i bring regulus ?
Prongs: i just don"t wanna make things awkward
Prongs: but i wanna celebrate this day with my closest friends

Padfoot: ofc it is :)
Padfoot: and you"re not making things awkward, i swear
Padfoot: besides, you just ran an amazing match, i can"t really tell you what you can and can"t do; this is your day

Prongs: well jesus it"s not like i won or anything

Padfoot: i know
Padfoot: but third place is still something to be crazy proud of
Padfoot: especially since you barely had any time to prepare yourself and had A LOT going on in your life in that moment
Padfoot: so, i"m crazy proud of you, prongsy

Prongs: thank you
Prongs: that means the world, padfoot

Padfoot: now bring that little fucker here and come enjoy the sun with us !!






30/01 (2.11 PM)
friends

Marls: ok so
Marls: the drinks are good
Marls: but having to pee THIS OFTEN isn"t worth any drink

Mary, Mary: stop bitching, these drinks are worth it

Marls: HAVE YOU SEEEN THESE TOILETS
Marls: i swear sport cantina toilets are a whole different breed
Marls: no drink it worth having to get in here more than two times

Lils: you know you can just tell us when you get back

Marls: i thought of it now so i had to share it now or else the thought would be gone in the time im walking back

Dork: hey be happy she"s texting it
Dork: at home she just yells her bullshit through the entire house

Marls: you could sometimes just shut up you know

Dork: come and make me

Lils: guysssss

Remu: hey at least pads and i arent the worst ones now

Lils: only because their brother is sitting right next to them

Pete: as if he isn"t used to it by now

Jamie: reg said they"re even worse at home soooo

Marls: which is why i"m never at sirius"
Marls: that"s just asking to be thirdwheeling

Remu: don"t exaggerate now ok

Marls: hey im not blaming you
Marls: if i was dating someone THAT hot id be touching them all day too

Dork: bitch ??????

Marls: yeah but i LOVE you

Dork: ill take it 

Marls: heading back rnnnnn

Dork: AND WASH YOUR HANDS

Marls: aye aye

 




30/01 (2.19 PM)
James Potter and Regulus Black

Regg: why is everyone on their phone all of a sudden ?

Jamie: oh
Jamie: sorry
Jamie: marls was texting from the toilet

Regg: your friends are weird weird

Jamie: .... yeah

 (3.28 PM)

Jamie: hellooo

Regg: well hello
Regg: miss me already ? damn

Jamie: ... no

Regg: and here i sat, enjoying these past fourteen minutes peacefully on my own

Jamie: hey you are the one counting the minutes you"re without me, not me

Regg: enjoying, not counting

Jamie: if that"s what you need to tell yourself

Regg: this is no way to treat your won-back lover, james...

Jamie: in all honesty
Jamie: i was gonna let you know i just made it home, like you told me to

Regg: yeaaah i"d say that tooo ;)

Jamie: oh stfu

Regg: gladly
Regg: back to enjoying more peaceful minutes on my own

Jamie: say what you want but i know you enjoyed today

Regg: ok but like
Regg: all jokes aside
Regg: i kinda did
Regg: like
Regg: i didnt really expect to, but damn

Jamie: it"s the leggings, huh

Regg: no james
Regg: its never the leggings

Jamie: :(

Regg: it was the sweaty face for me ;)

Jamie: oh damn tell me more

Regg: in your dreams

Jamie: in those you do, though

Regg: now you tell ME more

Jamie: i think i said more than enough already

Regg: no but honestly
Regg: today was a good day
Regg: although i think at some point your mother was flirting with me

Jamie: noppp that"s just how charming we potters are

Regg: charming and good at baking cookies, apparently

Jamie: i know right those cookies are crazy good

Regg: they really are
Regg: you should bring your mother to every match from now on

Jamie: are you hitting on my mother, black ?

Regg: no james, i just told you, SHE was hitting on ME

Jamie: i can"t believe this
Jamie: i just spend the last couple of weeks trying to get you back and now i"ve lost you to my own mother lmao

Regg: naaah just almost
Regg: you wish you could get rid of me that easily

Jamie: fuck no i don"t
Jamie: i"m really, really glad to have us back at whatever we were

Regg: me too
Regg: it took us some time, but we made it

Jamie: we really did

(3.52 PM))

Jamie: reggie

Regg: yeah

Jamie: remember how we were talking about sexuality last night ?

Regg: ofc
Regg: why

Jamie: i think i"m ready to tell my friends
Jamie: i mean i already told my parents and you, so it feels right

Regg: thats awesome
Regg: i think you should then :)

Jamie: but like

Regg: no
Regg: stop typing
Regg: you"re making up "whats if"s again
Regg: those people love you, james
Regg: no matter what you tell or don"t tell them

Jamie: yeah
Jamie: you"re probably right

Regg: duh

Jamie: oh fuck off

Regg: but seriously
Regg: you got this

Jamie: thank you



30/01 (4.03 PM)
friends

Jamie: my dearest friends
Jamie: i realized that i never had the opportunity to come out to all of you
Jamie: but it would mean the world to me if i could
Jamie: so i just wanted to share

Pete: YOU GO ROCKSTAR

Marls: shut up you"re ruining the moment

Pete: You cannot ruin a moment by showing support

Dork: just shut up

Jamie: i think i am pansexual
Jamie: and i really, really like regulus black
Jamie: he"s actually not as scary as he looks

Lils: CONGRATS
Lils: I am so proud of you !! <3

Pete: I am the prouddddeesstt little rat to exist

Remu: congrats on figuring yourself out, james
Remu: i love you

Dork: congratulations jamie
Dork: that must have been scary and hard
Dork: proud of you !

Marls: we love you sm jamie

Mary, Mary: proud of you my dude !
Mary, Mary: you are a gorgeous person
Mary, Mary: and i"m sorry if i made all this harder for you than it should"ve been

Jamie: thanks mary
Jamie: you, too, are a gorgeous person
Jamie: if you can look through all the death threats that is ;)

Marls: glad you felt comf enough with us to share

Siri: look at us
Siri: everytime i think this gc can"t get any queerer-
Siri: i love you james
Siri: i couldn"t be prouder
Siri: and you two make a really good couple

Jamie: you really are my best friend sirius, ily

Pete: HEY

Remu: ok rude


30/01 (4.12 PM))
James Potter and Regulus Black

Jamie: i did it
Jamie: i told them

Regg: i am so proud of you
Regg: i knew that must have been scary

Jamie: it was
Jamie: but it felt good
Jamie: i"m glad i did it
Jamie: thank you for sticking with me through all of this
Jamie: i knew it wasn"t easy

Regg: wanna do a secret trade ?

Jamie: i thought you hated those

Regg: oh, i do

Jamie: i wish i could roll my eyes at you right now

Regg: you look sort of cute when you do that

Jamie: is that the secret ?

Regg: no
Regg: i really really care about you, potter
Regg: you are a very special person and i would love to keep you close to me
Regg: and i don"t want that to be secret anymore

Jamie: i, too, have a secret i don"t want to keep secret any longer
Jamie: i wanna keep you close to me, too

Regg: absolutely miraculous how things can go

Jamie: you are right
Jamie: how miraculous

 

How miraculous that I can go basically anywhere,
How miraculous, the doors, the wings, the recycled air,
How miraculous, flight is just a fall that never finds the ground.
     - Neil Hilborn

Notes:

THAT WAS IT !

Thank you to everyone who stuck with this story from day one and thank you to absolutely everyone who took a little time out of their life to read this silly little story. It was an amazing ride <33

(If you liked this one, you might like Broken Hearts Society, which is a fake dating jegulus texting fic I’m still writing chapters for)