A/n- So basically I'm looking at this chapter as a filler chapter. Nothing really is going to go on besides the Quidditch match. Next chapter is going to be full moon stuff. Then back to something that happened in the other story.
James sighed and rolled out of bed, pressing off his alarm clock in the process. It was the first game of the season and Gryffindor would be playing Ravenclaw. He grabbed his clothes and made his way to the shower, wanting to wake himself up more. After a quick, cold shower, he changed into his Quidditch robes.
He took a hold of Lily's hand as they headed down to breakfast. They took their seats at the table and started to eat. It was the first game of the season and James was nervous. Butterflies always filled his stomach before the first game. Sirius shoved down his food and looked at James, "Prongs, you need to eat."
James sighed and quickly finished his food. He gave Lily a quick kiss before following Sirius and Marlene out towards the pitch with their teammates. "Let's get a seat before the pitch fills up. You know how it is during the first game," Alice said excitedly. Alice may love watching the game, but she couldn't fly a broom even if it meant saving her life.
Remus pushed his plate away and followed the girls out to the pitch with Peter trotting along beside him. He wasn't feeling too well, since the full moon was due any day now. Peter stumbled down the path towards the pitch, too busy watching Remus out the corner of his eye to watch where he was going. They were worried about him since he was normally moody and irritable in the days prior to his transformation. It looked like Peter wanted to ask him if he felt okay, but he didn't.
They took their seats in the Gryffindor section, choosing the best seats available since they were some of the first students at the Pitch. They talked softly, watching the pitch fill up with anxious students, wondering which House would win this match.
After sitting impatiently for over half an hour, a voice was amplified. Catching the glimpse of the commenter, Lily realized it was a new student. The boy was a fourth year at the most, with dark hair. From this distance, she could only make out enough to believe it was Jenkins, a notorious snitch. "Welcome to the first match of the season! Gryffindor verses Ravenclaw! Who will win?" His voice was definitely strong, matured for his age.
For the most part, the only thing Lily really heard Jenkins say was the team members for Gryffindor. "And for Gryffindor, we have Captain Sirius Black, James Potter, Marlene McKinnon, Henry Flabbering, LeeAnn Williams, Tammy Bell, and finally Jackson Barnet," Jenkins announced wildly.
"Now, I want a nice, clean game. Captain's shake hands," Madam Freestone demanded. She smiled slightly as Sirius stepped forward and shook hands with the Captain of the Ravenclaw team. Madam Freestone had the whistle in her mouth as both teams mounted up. Upon her whistle, they kicked off as hard as possible.
Sirius took possession of the Quaffle, speeding off in the direction of Ravenclaw's goals. The Ravenclaw Chaser and Sirius were struggling to keep possession of the Quaffle, so Sirius threw it to Henry. He scored the first ten points for Gryffindor. Tammy Bell was an excellent Keeper, catching the Quaffle as one of Ravenclaw's Chasers tried to score.
James waited patiently, overlooking the pitch, watching the game and searching for the Snitch all at once. Jackson had possession of the Quaffle and Marlene had successfully protected Tammy from the Bludger. He spotted a glance of gold, but waiting to see it again before speeding off. Sirius scored as James dived towards the ground to get a better look from below.
LeeAnn swung her bat, hitting the Bludger in the opposite direction. James nodded to her before focusing on locating the Snitch. Ravenclaw got their third goal to Gryffindor's eighth. They were leading, not by much. If they caught the Snitch, they would win. They needed to widen the gap in between scores and James really needed to find that Snitch.
Every time he spotted the glint of gold, it would disappear before he could reach it. "Ravenclaw's Seeker has spotted the Snitch," Jenkins voice rang in James' ears. James located Ravenclaw's Seeker and quickly matched his broom's speed. Just before either of their hands could wrap around the golden ball, it disappeared.
Henry scored again, opening the score gap even wider for Gryffindor. James heard fluttering next to his ear and closed his hands around the Snitch. He smiled. "Gryffindor wins!" Jenkins called out, happily. James landed on the ground only to be pulled into a hug by all his teammates. Congratulations were exchanged by most of the team and the Gryffindor House. But James was only looking for Lily, who had yet to make it down to the Pitch yet. He turned around to spot her running up to him.
He picked her up and kissed her as soon as she was close enough. "Party in the Gryffindor common room tonight!" Sirius called out loudly. He clapped James' shoulder and said, "Prongs, we need to get the drinks."
James detached himself from Lily and kissed her cheek, "I'll see you in the Gryffindor common room later, right?" Once Lily nodded, James started heading off towards the castle with Sirius next to him. By the time that they reached the fourth floor landing, Remus and Peter were standing there, holding the Map and Cloak. "Okay, well let's get the drinks!" James smiled before turning on his heels.
Sirius was stuck watching the Map as James opened the passage-way. Once it was open, he let Remus and Peter go before they eventually decided it was safe enough to go through. They lit their wands and continued on their way. Only in Honeydukes did they pull the Cloak over themselves. They made it to the Three Broomsticks before pulling it off. Sirius strutted in, leaning himself against the bar. "Oh, I see you boys finally made your way back to see me." Rosemerta winked at Sirius before adding, "What can I get you?"
"Our usual." James smiled at her, sliding several galleons to her. Her eyes widen slightly before pulling several cases of Firewhiskey and Butterbeer from under the counter.
"You boys come back soon, you hear?" she demanded.
Sirius laughed and winked at her, "Of course we will, Rosie." She blushed and they exited, carrying their new loads.
Remus shook his head as they pushed open the doors, "That girl will do anything for you two. Anyone in their right mind wouldn't sell us this because we're still underage."
"That, my dear Moony, is the art of flirting," Sirius laughed at him. "You do it just right and all the girls will do exactly what you want." Remus rolled his eyes at Sirius and threw the Cloak back over the four of them.
They made it to the Gryffindor common room shortly after leaving the Three Broomsticks. Of course, nobody really knew where they got the drinks from and by the end of the night, nobody cared. James took a seat next to Lily on the couch, raising her eyebrows at him. "You don't want to know," James kissed her softly. "Trust me." She sighed and they spent the rest of the party snogging each other senseless.
On the other side of the room, Sirius was talking quietly to Remus. "No need to be in a pissy mood because some bloke is looking at your girlfriend. Go eat a Chocolate Frog and get happy," Sirius decided, pushing Remus up the stairs. Well, if he wasn't slightly more than drunk, he would've succeeded in getting Remus to eat the Chocolate Frogs. But his words were more than slurred and Remus couldn't understand what Sirius was trying to say.
"Have you noticed that Remus always get moody once a month," Mary whispered to Alice and Marlene. "He always gets irritable and bitchy. I don't know why though. It's like he's having a period or something."
Since Lily was the only one to know about Remus being a werewolf, the other two girls didn't know what to say to Mary. Mary sighed, deciding to confront him about it when there weren't drunk, noisy people around them. Remus just watched her from his seat on the couch, knowing that he would have to tell her about his monthly transformations sooner or later.
A/n- Yay! I just set it up for next chapter! Surprisingly, it was longer than I originally expected it to be, but then again I didn't think I was putting the after party in it. Please review.