Delays & Developments (AU) ||Peter & Kitty
SHARP Hogwarts AU
When people asked Peter what the best part of being keeper for the Montrose Magpies was, he usually answered with something generic and snarky that he knew the fans would love. He loved the limelight and played the part of dreamy idol well- to be honest he didn’t have to act that much- but at the end of the day, Peter’s feelings remained the same. He had a genuine love for the game. Which is why he’d agreed to return to his old school and teach, if only for a while. After everything, helping out was the least he could do.
Of course, things turned out to not be quite as planned. When Peter had apparated onto the border just outside Hogwarts, he didn’t immediately notice anything wrong. Classes wouldn’t start for a few weeks, but he’d been asked by the headmistress to come in a little early for preliminaries- so it was no surprise to him that the place was empty. But, as he approached the school he found it deserted. He made his way onto the grounds, just enjoying the feeling of being back. He wandered the perimeter of the school lazily, finally stopping at the quidditch fields.
The stadium was smaller than her remembered, although it may have just been the comparison of what he was used to now. He glanced around for someone to talk to and spotted no one. So he did what was reasonable to do: got on his broom. Peter looped in and out of the goal posts and a steady speed, remembering his time as keeper at Hogwarts. He’d played for the Slytherin house team, a sorting choice based on his competitive nature that payed off in the end. He was interrupted from his musings by a figure below him. They were standing next to his bags and shouting up at him. He called back, flew down, and landed gracefully in front of them. “You must be Headmistress Pryde. Good to meet you. Sorry about this-” he looked over his shoulder, “Old habits.”
