Ok, so I said I wasn't going to write any more HP stuff, but I got this idea and I had to go with it. Plus, a really sad thing happened; my old computer died and I lost everything! All my writing! sad face

Anyway, this is a story about Lily and James at school. I've added one new character of importance, and you'll be able to spot who that is quickly. Other than that, I've tried to stay as true to the spirit of JK as possible. Some of the timelines might be a little off, and I read that, contrary to what I had thought, James Potter was a chaser, and that's what JK herself has said, so I went with it.

I of course own nothing here; couldn't afford to. Hope you like this; and ps a lot of it is written already so updates will come often.

Harry Potter and the Twinkle in his Father's Eye

Chapter One: Quidditch and Switch

Heat was all anyone could really be aware of as they filed into the King's Cross Station. It hung in the air, blurring objects in the distance like some kind of invisible flame. Even the slight breath of wind was more like the blast from opening an oven than a refreshing breeze.

Still, the station was filled with summer travelers; coming into the city, escaping to the coast, or simply going to work.

However there was another destination for some of the people coming into the station.

James Potter pushed his trolley toward platform 9 ¾ having said good bye to his parents already. For the first time he would be going off to Hogwarts, not for school, but for Quidditch Camp.

It was a new program the school was trying out for their teams, run by a few actual professional players. He was excited to get to the school and start playing. Even if it meant not seeing his closest friends, he could not think of a better way to spend the summer than playing his favorite sport.

The Hogwarts Express was practically empty even with all four house teams and their reserves present. James sat in a compartment with the other six starting players for Gryffindor. The hours to Hogwarts flew by as they discussed new tactics and old games. James in particular received a lot of talking time; mostly everyone was recounting the spectacular moves James had made as Chaser.



By the time they arrived at the school some of the heaviness of the heat had dissipated. However it was by no means cool. The players were glad of the shade of the Hogwarts Castle, not to mention being rid of their heavy trunks and equipment.

Once their things had been tucked away, everyone gathered in the Great Hall for a welcome dinner. As there were so few of them, only one house table was being used.

For the first time James took note of some of the other players. He made eye contact with Xenophilius Lovegood and Kingsley Shacklebolt, two Ravenclaw chasers.

To his surprise, he also noticed a girl he knew, and hated, by sight; Jordan Snape, the younger sister of Severus Snape. Like her older brother, she was often dressed in faded robes and carried second hand books. She was rather tall and lanky with pale skin and long, stick straight black hair.

"What's she doing here?" He asked Frank Longbottom, the Gryffindor Keeper and captain.

"Jordan Snape?" He shrugged, "She was a reserve for Slytherin last year; a chaser. From what I hear she's pretty good."

James narrowed his eyes. There was no way he could believe that a Snape was good at anything.

The dinner began; lots of pasta to give them energy for the next day. At the end of the meal Finbar Quigley, the Captain of the Ballycastle Bats, stood to make some announcements.

"Welcome to the first Hogwarts Quidditch Camp!" Everyone clapped, "I hope you are ready for a lot of hard work; we'll start early every morning and we won't be finished until late at night. We've got some grueling training regiments in store for you but in the end it will be all worth it." Everyone cheered again.

"Now, I understand that you've all come in your teams, but you won't be staying with them." Everyone looked uncomfortably around at each other. "We've put you into different teams, mixing houses, so that you can have a chance to play with some other people. It's important to work as a team, but it's also important to be able to play with anyone. So tomorrow you will receive your new team assignments. Rest up; you've got a long day ahead of you!"

James was not thrilled the next morning when he checked the lists too see what team he had been placed on.

James was Chaser, obviously. At keeper they had, to James' delight, Frank Longbottom. Mark Bones and Ludo Bagman from Hufflepuff were their beaters. Their Seeker was Alice White of Ravenclaw and their second Chaser, Kingsley Shacklebolt, was from the same house. But the last Chaser was from Slytherin; Jordan Snape.