Chapter One- The Post-Match Party
Lily walked in beside her brother, Albus, after they had just won the Cup. As exhilarating as this moment was, she was ready for rest. I'll just entertain them and quietly slip away, thought Lily. Seán came over to congratulate her. "We won! Brilliant grab, Lily" he said, and then seeing that she was tired, he offered his chair to her. She was grateful. It seemed as if as soon as she sat down, that every Gryffindor ever to have been came to congratulate her on the catch, which had clinched the Cup for them. She wanted them all to go away so she could find Seán and tell him the troubling news which see had found out. Albus was trying to avoid all of the well-wishers and was giving all of the credit of the game to her. Although modest, (really too modest, he had after all scored four goals.) it did not help with keeping the throngs of fans from her.
She finally excused herself to go to talk to Seán, which was a big accomplishment for her since she had once threatened to hex a student who had not given her privacy. Sometimes she wished she had not followed her father's path as a Seeker. But, it did have its perks, which helpfully included that whatever she said was immediately spread around the room she was in. Seán was by her side in minutes. "What were ya wantin' me for, love?" he asked. She showed the letter to him.
Harry and Ginny were both at home when they got the owl. Gryffindor were Cup winners! Let's just say to describe the emotion that the Potters had as merely pride, would have been the most serious understatement one could have made. Then they got Lily's letter.