Disclaimer: Of course most of these characters don't belong to me, but some do. The ones you definitely recognize belong to the wonderful imagination of J.K. Rowling!



Author's Note: I'm so glad I've gotten as many reviews on this story as I have! You reviewers are the best! Um on my last chapter for some really odd reason I didn't finish my last sentence so I will rewrite it here! My bad!



Chapter Four



James walked towards the entrance of the Gryffindor Common Room and walked out. Lily followed close behind. Her thoughts wandered, she knew what he was going to ask, but she still hoped it wasn't.

Lily walked beside James as they roamed the halls, he hadn't spoken a word since they left the common room. It was silent, but a silence that Lily didn't ever want to be broken. James had never been this unhappy and quiet, and it almost frightened her. How could what he needed to talk to her about be so dreadful?

"Lily," She heard James whisper his name.

"Yeah," She whispered just as quietly. James didn't answer for awhile. Lily finally decided she needed to secretly pry it out of him. "What happened after practice?"

"Well," James started. "It's actually a long story."

"Isn't that what you wanted to talk to me about?" Lily found this was going to be harder then she had thought from the beginning.

"In a way, I suppose it is." James opened a door that led them outside. They walked along the outside of the castle walls until James stopped and sat down in the shade. Lily rolled her eyes and sat down beside him.

"Well?" She pried again.

"Today after practice," James finally began with his story. "After you had left to the common room." He added. "Tessie told both the team and Gertie that she was, um," He tried to think of the words. "She said that the reason she isn't excelling is because she doesn't want somebody who isn't on our team to steal her tactics. To make her long winded speech short," Lily grinned. "Basically she said that it is totally unfair that someone, with better talent then her," He added to liven up the conversation. "Practices with us every Quidditch practice, but isn't actually on the team."

"That's what you came to tell me?" Lily found it almost laughable.

"Well that isn't exactly all. She did announce that she was quitting the team." He mumbled.

"She what?" Lily raged. "Quitting the team just because I practice with you! If that's how it is, then I won't practice with you."

"Actually that is how it started out." James said. "This isn't the first time that she has said that is unfair that you practice with you."

"What do you mean, James Potter?" She jumped up and stood in front of James who still was sitting on the grass resting his head against the castles' wall.

"This is about the fourth time she's said that either she will quit the team or you will have to stop coming to practice." He explained.

"You weren't going to tell me about this either! Were you?"

"It was Gertie's idea. He thought she would cool down." He shrugged.

Lily looked at James sitting on the ground, she opened her mouth and then closed it again. She stormed away from him. James jumped off the ground and chased her, she was shorter then him and also had shorter strides so it was easy for him to catch up.

"I'm sorry, Lily. It wasn't my choice." He apologized.

"But you knew about it. That's just as worst!" She raged. "If you would have told me that she didn't want me to practice with you, I would have stopped. It's not my lose, I don't even care. I did it for fun, that's all. But now you lost a teammate on my account, and I didn't even know I was causing a problem!" James was silent, he started to walk slower, and amazingly enough she slowed down to match his strides. Lily bit the inside of her cheek, a habit she had when she was nervous or angry. Sometimes she bit it so hard it would start to bleed. Finally she was calm enough to speak. "Why didn't you tell me?" She said coldly.

"You want the truth?"

"That would be nice fore a change."

"The reason we didn't tell you is because we really enjoy you at practice and you are really, really good, Lil." James sighed. "We would rather have you at practice then Tessie anyway. She complains, you don't."

"Did Gertie tell you to say this?" Lily asked.

"Something like that." James laughed, trying to lighten the mood. "I have one more question though." Lily nodded her approval. "Well, will you join the team?" Lily stopped in her tracks.

"What?" Lily exclaimed. James stopped also.

"It's no surprise to you, Lil. We've asked you before."

"I know you have, and you know the reason I don't too!" Lily didn't let James answer her. She ran to the castle door they had came out of and ran inside. She didn't for James, she ran up the stairs and towards the common room.

"Falmouth Falcons." Lily announced the password to the fat lady guarding their entrance.

"I'm sorry, Miss, but that isn't the password." The fat lady said politely.

"What?" Lily cried out. "You know I'm a Gryffindor! Just let me in!" She pleaded.

"I'm not allowed to do that. You should be ashamed of yourself for even asking!"

Lily leaned against the wall and slid down to the ground. She hugged her knees tightly to her chest, she would wait until someone either entered or exited.





Author's Note:

Well that's what James had to say to her! Please review it! I don't have to say read because most likely if you are the bottom you have already read it! He he he! Anywho review it please, constructive criticism is welcome as always has been! Thank you guys so much! You rock!