Ok, I need to verify something. Draco Malfoy is in the 1st year. Sorry if I made that confusing. Katie is in the 3rd year and Josh is in the 1st year and are the children of George. Brian is in the 2nd year and Sarah is in the 1st year. They are the children of Fred. Janet and Malfoy are twins and are the children of Draco and Ginny. Sorry a 1000 times. *Lyndsey* P.S.- If you want a disclaimer, go to chapter 1.
Ch. 12
The Quidditch Match
Lily couldn't wait for Saturday to come. It was her first Quidditch match of the season. That morning, a package arrived each for Lily and James. It was a late birthday present from Pro. Potter. It was a new broomstick.
" Wow! Look, it's a Lightning Bolt 2. Those are the best around." said Josh, examining the broom.
" Yeh. Even my brother doesn't have that good of a broom. He has the Thunder Roll 3." said Janet.
Then, another letter fell on the table in front of Lily and James.
Dear Lily and James,
I am coming to see you guys play. Hope you the best of luck. I will be in my grim form up in the top.
Sincerely,
Sirius.
" Great! Mum must have told him." James said. " Do we have practice today?"
" Don't know. Go ask Katie." replied Lily. She walked over to the 3rd year girl who played one of the chasers.
" Hey Katie, do we have Quidditch practice today?" Lily asked.
" Duh! Of course we do. Why would Anna give a break?" Katie said, laughing at Lily's question.
" Ok. James was just wondering." Lily said.
When all the 1st years got up to the common room, everyone was crowded around the bulletin board.
" What's up?" Sarah asked a nearby 6th year.
" There's going to be a Christmas Ball again. On Christmas Eve." she replied.
" Really? What do you do there?" Janet asked.
" You ask someone to go with you and you wear dress robes. Then, you eat dinner and then dance." Katie explained.
" Too bad all of the pretty girls in the 1st year are my cousins or my sister." Brian joked.
" Come on, we're going to be late for potions. You know Pro. Malfoy doesn't like us to be late." James reminded them.
Potions was boring and horrible as usual. Lily was the only one who got the potion right while the rest of the class got ridiculed by Pro. Malfoy. Finally, the bell rang. Lily rushed out of the classroom.
" Hey Granger! Wait up!." called a voice.
" Oh no," thought Lily, " here come the lame disses."
" Granger, my friends and I were talking and they offered me 20 galleons if.. if I..." Malfoy began.
" Well, spit it out. I don't have all day." Lily said impatiently.
" They offered me 20 galleons if I asked you to the Christmas Ball." said Malfoy.
" Are you kidding me? Why would they do that if they knew I would reject?" snapped Lily.
" Please Granger. Just this once. It'll really embarrass me if I told them I couldn't get a date to the Ball." Malfoy pleaded.
" Ok. On one condition. If I get half of the pay. And if you act like a jerk to me all night, I get all the money." frowned Lily. " Deal?" She stuck out her hand.
" Deal." Malfoy said shaking her hand. As soon as Malfoy walked away, Lily rushed off to the lavatories to wash her hand. How could she be so stupid as to accept the offer. Everyone would think she liked Malfoy. She shivered at the thought of that. But by Saturday, she had forgot all about the little deal. The match would start in ten minutes. Until then, Anna, the 5th year captain of the team would have a pep talk with the team with David, a 6th year as the keeper , Katie, Anna, and James as the chasers, Jordan(a boy) and Amanda ,a set of twins in the 4th year, as the beaters, and Lily as the seeker.
" With the addition of James and Lily, our team will be unbeatable." Anna said.
" Yes, we know. You've said that, what, is that the 4th time?" Jordan said loudly.
" Shut up, will you. But we are going to win today. I know it. I just know it!" Anna said, looking annoyed. " Now come on. It's time to go."
As they mounted their brooms, Lily felt like she was going to be sick. Her parents, Sirius, and the whole entire school was out there. The team fly out on to the field. There, waiting for them, was the Slytherin team. She saw Malfoy standing behind everyone else. How he had got on the team, Lily didn't know. Madam Hooch let the blugers and the snitch go. She threw the quaffle up. The games began. Lily soared high above the game. Anna had told her to stay out of the way unit she saw the snitch. Mark Jordan, a 5th year, was commentating.
" And Anna grabs possession of the quaffle. See her streak across the field. She has been promoted to captain and is a very attractive..." But he was cut off by Pro. McGonagall. " Sorry Pro. And she misses two chasers, a bluger, and the keeper. And yes, she scores! Ten points for Gryffindor!"
10 minutes pass, 20. Lily was getting bored when she saw a streak of gold. She zoomed(A.N. sorry for the bad adjective couldn't think of another.) off in that direction. A minute later, Malfoy was right next to her. They flew neck in neck trying to get the snitch first. But Lily's broom was faster. She put on a burst of speed and flew in front of Malfoy. She almost got the snitch when a bluger out of nowhere hit her in the leg. She heard a slight crack in her knee. She ignored the pain and kept on going. A few seconds later, she grasped the snitch in her hand. Madam Hooch blew her whistle. The games was over and Gryffindor won 190 to 50. Lily was taken up to the hospital wing where Madam Pomfrey mended her fractured knee cap. On the way up to the common room 10 minutes later, Hermione ran up to James and Lily and crushed them in a hug.
" Oh, you two were wonderful! You James! You scored 20 points! And you, Lily, you caught the snitch before Slytherin!" she said excitedly.
" Thanks mum, but you don't need to hug us." James said.
" Lily, how's your knee?" Hermione asked.
" Mum, I only fractured it. I'm ok." Lily said. They went upstairs were they each found a letter on their bed.
Dear Lily and James,
Great game! Nice shot James. And nice catching that snitch. You two play just like your father. Come down in to the Shrieking Shack next Saturday. Hope to see you soon.
Your Godfather,
Sirius.
That week, James got sick with a fever and couldn't go see Sirius with Lily. So, Lily went by herself. She thought this was a good chance to talk to Sirius about her little deal with Malfoy.
" Sirius, it's nice to see you again." Lily said.
" Nice to see you too. Where's James?" Sirius asked.
" Came down with a cold and mum wouldn't let him go." Lily told him.
" I see. Something's bothering you. I can see it in your eyes." Sirius said, concerned.
" Well, you see, there's to be a Christmas Ball and I've been asked to accompany someone." Lily sighed.
" That's wonderful. What's so bad about that?" Sirius asked.
" I was asked by Draco Malfoy, my enemy. He hates me and I hate him too. It was all because his friends said that if he went to the ball with me, they would pay him 20 galleons. I told him I would go only if I got have the pay. He even pleaded me when I first said no. But now I'm regretting this. My reputation will be ruined if I go with him." Lily explained.
" You have to if you promised. And maybe Malfoy might turn out to be nice. Oh, what the heck am I saying? All the Malfoy's are scum. Hey, I've got something for you and James. Here, these dress robes are for you and James to wear to the Christmas Ball. Yours is navy blue and his are green. Your mum told me about the ball beforehand and said you had no dress robes. So, I got you guys some. Well, you better be getting back to the castle. See you next month." Sirius said.
Lily climbed back up the tunnel and walked all the way back to the castle. When she got there, she saw her mum, as usual, waiting for her.
" So, how was Sirius?" Hermione asked.
" He said he was fine. He gave me and James new dress robes to wear to the ball." replied Lily, still thinking what Sirius had said.
" You better get back to your common room." Hermione told Lily.
" All right, I'm going. See you tomorrow, mum." Lily replied.
On the way up, Lily almost tripped in something. She looked down and gasped. There on the floor was Mark Jordan. He looked like a statue. Lily ran. She bumped into Pro. Potter.
" Whoa. Where are you going so fast?" he asked her.
" Mark Jordan. Stone looking. Just laying there." Lily managed to get out.
" Where, Lily. Take to him." Harry said.
When they got there, Harry bent down next to Mark.
" He's petrified. We need to get him to the hospital wing." Harry said. " You may go, Lily."
Lily went to the common room. What did Pro. Potter mean "petrified"? She put on her pajamas and went to sleep, again hearing the voices no one else heard.
Hope it was a good chapter. See you later *Lyndsey*
