Disclaimer: I only own the storyline and some characters. Jk Rowling owns the rest.

Authors Note: So here's the next chapter. I have another one with the full Quidditch match. Just let me know if you want me to add it. It would have been really long lol. Well let me know what you think.

Chapter 25: Quidditch, fights and Daddy issues.

I woke up this morning excited to start the day. Ever since Lily and I started dating 3 weeks and 6 days ago not that I'm counting, i've felt different. I can understand why Chris and Mel never got tired of each other either. It was Saturday so I didn't have to wear my school uniform robes. Before on Saturdays I never really cared how I looked but for some reason I always wanted to look decent for Lily. It sounds weird but I don't know I just want to impress her. I grabbed my broom from under my bed and went down to meet Lily. She wasn't usually a morning person but lately she has been getting up early to practice for Quidditch with me. Our last match against Slytherin is today. We needed to score at least 300 points to win the Quidditch cup. I walked down the stairs to see Lily sitting on one of the couches. Just with sweatpants on and a tshirt she looked great. It reminded me of the time I saw her in her sweats at her house recently. Ever since that day I saw her in her real pajamas she would make it a habit to wear sweats for breakfast. She didn't realize that Sweats are just as good. I shook those thoughts out of head. She looked like a fiery redheaded angel sitting in front of the fire on the couch. Her broom rested against the couch. She heard movement and looked to the stairs to see me reaching the bottom. She smiled a smile I swear she reserved just for me.

She got off the couch, then stretched and then headed over to me. I put my broom down and walked over to meet her. The common room was empty and it was hard enough to get a moment alone. I put my arms around her.

"Hey" Was all I could say.

"Hey back" she smiled. I kissed her softly. I was about to pull away but apparently I don't think she was ready to. She held onto me tighter and the kiss deepened. All the thoughts in my head turned to jelly. Finally she pulled away and my head felt light. I opened my eyes to see her staring at me curiously but she looked like in a daze. She took my hand and we headed off to the Great hall.

We were all eating, well picking at our food. Lily looked ready…to hurl. Mel was with us to wish us luck. She always woke up to walk us down. Mel that inherited her dad's eye for the seeker position. She's one of the best seekers we ever seen but she chose not to try out for the team. She didn't fancy the idea of falling off of a broom too much and breaking bones. She vowed to help train the seekers. She did a pretty good job because Gryffindor's seekers know many tricks and are actually pretty good. I wonder what she's going to do seeing as how her boyfriend is the seeker for the Slytherin team. He too decided against being a captain seeing as how his whole house despises him. He was only chosen because he truly was the best seeker and he showed lots of promise. Slytherin may be difficult but they're not dumb and they love to win. His joining the team actually earned him some friends. Our whole team looked nervous. This was not good. Julissa looked flushed and wasn't even touching her food. Michi was practically biting her nails. Her plate didn't even look touched.

"Okay team lockers now" I said unable to take the quiet any longer. They all nodded. Now I know what all the other captains must have felt when they were forced to play Slytherin for the cup. Last year we played Ravenclaw who is known to play smart. We were way more confident back then. We walked in silence to the lockers. Mel stayed behind to talk to Chris. Just as we entered the locker rooms and everyone went to change I heard a noise and a loud ouch. On the floor was our seeker Scoot. He was holding his hand.

"I think its broken" he cried. Lily ran to him and gently took his hand. She massaged it softly. I felt a small roar in my body. Relax I told myself she's just checking his hand.

"It's not completely broken but its pretty badly fractured. Madame Pomfrey won't let him play for sure" She said to me seriously.

"Merlin man how hard did you fall?" one of the beaters asked. Julie glared at him and Lily rolled her eyes.

"Alright take Scoot to Madame Pomfrey." I said to both beaters. They nodded and left with him. Lily walked up to me.

"We need another seeker now. Who?" I asked. She looked at me and rolled her eyes.

"I'll be right back" she said. She went to Julie and whispered something. She nodded at Lily and then Lily ran out.

"Alright team we'll wait till Lily gets back to try and figure out what to do." I said "Just get dressed and prepare" I said before following Julie. Julie however ran to Michi and said something and soon both girls were looking through our stash of old uniforms. Am I missing something?

Lily POV.

I ran out of the locker room and headed to the great hall in search of her. As soon as I got to the great hall I saw the Slytherin team preparing to leave the hall. Chris wasn't there neither was Mel. I turned around and bashed into someone.

"Whoa watch it there- Lily?" Chris asked.

"Thank Merlin!" I said out of breath. "Where's Mel?" I asked

"Oh she went off to the pitch" he said. I nodded and ran out. As I was running I saw her black hair exit the doors.

"Mel!" I yelled as I caught up to her.

"Lily? What are you doing here? I was just heading to the pitch"

"No time to talk" I said. The game was starting in 10 minutes! I grabbed her hand and we ran.

"Is everything okay sis?" she asked. We stopped when we got to the back of the pitch. We went into the locker rooms where Jesse and the team were dressed and preparing. I entered quickly and I noticed Julie holding a uniform.

"You found it?" I asked. Everyone turned Mel. I looked at Jesse and his eyes brightened as he realized what I was doing.

"What's going on?" Mel asked.

"Our seeker broke his arm" I explained "We need you to play for him" I told her. She looked at me and her eyes widened.

"Oh no" she said shaking her head

"Please Mel we need you" I pleaded.

"I don't even have a uniform" she said.

Julie handed it to her.

"I shrunk it to your size. I found it in the storage. The uniforms haven't changed much" Julissa explained. Mel opened it and say a large Potter written on the back. It was a seekers uniform.

"Isn't there anyone else?" She asked warily.

"No" we said. She sighed

"Fine. But you owe me" She said. She went to the changing room. Everyone cheered and their spirits seemed to go up.

Someone tapped on my shoulders. I turned to see Jesse right in front of me. His eyes were gleaming.

"I forgot about Mel. You probably just saved us" He said. "Thanks"

"Well Mr. Captain I couldn't let the team down, couldn't let you down." I told him. He smiled and was about to kiss me when we heard someone enter.

"Okay so are we going to do this or what?" Mel asked. Everyone looked at her. The uniform fit her perfectly. She had her broom in her hand. "Oh you kind of forgot it so I summoned it" she shrugged. "okay lets do this!" She cried. Everyone laughed. Jesse kissed my cheek and everyone looked to Jesse for his speech.

"Okay guys we have the perfect weather. Lets face it our team is too talented to lose. We have 2 brilliant and accurate beaters, 3 amazing chasers and the best seeker. The odds are against Slytherin. Just watch out those bloody bludgers!" Jesse said. "Tonight we take home the cup!" he finished. Everyone cheered.

"You forgot we have a great keeper" I whispered into his ear as everyone walked to the door. He blushed. I smirked and left him there. Jesse finally joined us at the front. We heard them yell Gryffindor!
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She was chasing after the snitch with Chris right on her tail. He saw the bludgers both coming for her. If she reached for the snitch she would get hit.

"Mel don't!" Chris yelled. She yelled something to him and he glared at her. She did a 180 on her broom shifting herself under the broom. "Amazing move Potter dodges the first bludger." Mel stays on the path and the second bludger is aimed right for her head. She grabs the snitch and jumps off her broom. "Gryffindor scores!" Danny just yells. Everyone stops to watch Mel fall. Right before she could hit the ground she is caught by Julie. Mel smiles at Julie and holds up the snitch.

The crowd erupted so loud. "Gryffindor wins 320-50!" Danny yelled. I flew off to the ground and we all threw Mel up in the air. She was laughing and held onto the snitch. Lily lands on the ground and pulls Mel in for a hug. Professor Mcgonagall hands me the cup and I hold it with honor. I pass it onto Mel who passes it to everyone. Lily spots me and runs to me. We collided and immediately embrace.

"Merlin Lily I love you" I said without thinking. The funny thing is I meant it with all my heart. She looks at me shocked and her lips were on mine before I could stop and think. We were snogging with so much passion my heart felt like it would explode from beating too fast. In my head I heard a voice say I love you too. When we broke apart for air we both wore the same goofy smiles. I took her hand and she squeezed it.

"Party in the common room!" Creevey shouted. The girls all went to their locker room as we did ours. About 15 minutes later Lily came out. Mel had left the locker room about 3 minutes before her and walked to Chris who was waiting. He hadn't said a word besides a genuine congratulations.

"Mel you coming?" Lily asked. Mel and Chris were talking but it didn't seem to be going so well.

"I'll meet you upstairs" Mel said quickly before going back to Chris.

Lily POV

Jesse and I were walking through the corridors on our way to Gryffindor's common room. My heart was beating so loud I'm sure he could hear it. I can't believe he told me he loved me. I'm not sure he meant it or if it was a spur of the moment thing, but it was sure nice to hear. I know for a fact that I love him. I have known for the past month we have been dating. I just didn't want to scare him. We were walking towards a tapestry quietly, both obviously deep in thought when suddenly I was pulled behind a tapestry. This tapestry was one of the many shortcuts that led to Gryffindor tower. Jesse's lips were on mine instantly. He had a musky smell to him and it mixed in with his soap. It was intoxicating. I placed my hands around his neck and the other in his hair. It was still a bit wet from his shower. He placed his hands into my straight hair and held the other around my waist. The kiss grew more passionate and I could feel my emotions going haywire. It was like they were a mixture of mine and somebody elses. It actually scared me because the kiss was becoming intense. I pulled back slowly and opened my eyes. His light brown were staring back at me.

"Mmm What was that for?" I asked him, my head feeling all fuzzy.

"I've wanted to do that to you all day" He whispered into my ear. Merlin I need to gain some more control because my thoughts weren't too good.

"So why didn't you?" I asked as a cold chill ran down my neck.

"I have a feeling that snogging you senseless in front of the whole school wouldn't have been so accepted." He laughed huskily. I looked up to face him. We were still holding each other pretty close.

"I guess it wouldn't have been" I laughed.

We walked farther hand in hand. I can't explain why but we always felt the need to be holding hands or at least have contact with each other. When we weren't I felt so alone. We got to the portrait of the fat lady and when she finished singing she let us in. The party was already started and someone had managed to find some butterbeers. I headed over to Steph and Michi who were occupying a small couch and drinking butterbeers and talking. I sat in an armchair nearby.

"Hey Lily. We were wondering where you two went of to" Michi teased.

"Yeah you two were gone a little while" Steph laughed. When the girls teased me about snogging Jesse I learned to be proud of it. So I barely blushed and I managed to look confident.

"Yep we were" I smiled.

"I wonder what you were doing?"

"Wouldn't you like to know?" I played along.

"Hey Lils" Jesse interrupted handing me a closed bottle of butterbeer. His was open already. He took a seat next to me in the small armchair. We both could barely fit sitting next to each other. So very smoothly I might add I slipped partly so I was almost on his lap. It was very comfortable.

"Comfy?" He asked me with a smirk covering his face.

"Yes very" I replied snuggling into his arm and chest. The girls shook their heads and started a whole new conversation. Danny and some of the other guys were talking. I wonder where Mel was. I remember she was talking about letting Chris into the common room today. I hope those two aren't trying to do anything too crazy. Jess and I talked about the game and he thanked me again for catching him. We had yet discussed what happened during the game when I could hear him telling me to dodge that bludger, but that could wait. Finally the portrait door opened and I could see raven black hair.

"I think Mel's here" I said after elbowing him. Jesse looked to the portrait. She looked expressionless. She smiled at people and took a butterbeer. She downed it pretty quick and took another. She looked around before finally spotting us.

"Is she okay?" he asked

"No" I said.

"Hey guys" she said in a fake voice. It was almost as if she was fighting control for her voice. But still it sounded normal to anyone who didn't live with her. "How's the party?"

"Good, but where have you been?" I asked. She didn't make eye contact

"Girl you know where she was…or shall I say who she was with Chris. Where is he anyway? I thought you told us that you were bringing him up to Gryffindor today" Michi asked. "He wasn't ready to see what he was missing out on yet?" she laughed along with Steph.

"Yeah" she smiled. It didn't reach her eyes. She sat on the edge of our armchair finishing her butterbeer. She then excused herself to get another. I kissed Jesse's cheek and followed her to the table where all the drinks were stored. Mel had just finished pouring butterbeer into a cup with a WWW logo on it. It was one of their special refilling cups. She tasted the drink and her cheeks didn't look as flushed.

"Mel are you okay?" I asked. She looked into my emerald eyes and sighed.

"Look it's nothing Chris and I had a small fight. He's not too happy with me right now." She sighed before taking another sip of her drink. Why is she taking it so slow with her drink? Then again too much butterbeer could give the effects of being drunk. We walked back to the girls and Jess. I sat in his lap fully this time and Steph and Michi made room for her. We all sat talked for a while and Mel kept drinking her drink. Danny joined us and to make room for him Steph sat on his lap. I swear at one point I saw Mel show a look on envy at Steph but all too soon it was gone. Mel looked a bit odd. She was starting to dance slowly. Michi had gotten up to dance with one of the seventh years.

"Come on Lily lets dance! You too Steph!" She said jumping up. She lost balance a bit but caught herself. "Wasn't expecting that" She laughed. "Come on" She pulled on me and we went to the dance floor. Some fast music was playing and soon we were dancing to the beat. She had her cup with her and took sips as we danced. She laughed loudly as we danced. Her breath smelled odd. I look to the corner and notice some of the younger boys were holding a cup similar to hers. They were all singing horribly and acting weird. They looked more than drunk. She looked happy though and I didn't want to stop that. Soon Steph joined us. Danny wasn't much of a dancer so Steph, Mel and I were dancing together. Someone with a musky scent grabbed me from the back and placed his hands around my waist.

"Jesse" I said and turned around to face him. We never truly danced together before. It was perfect. He wasn't all that bad.

"whoa your breath smells like alcohol" Steph laughed. I turned away from Jesse and looked to Steph. Butterbeer never gives off that kind of smell.

"Mel what exactly are you drinking?" I asked a bit concerned seeing as how my little sister and her boyfriend had a small fight and she is here acting like a drugged up chick.

"I don't know I think it's pronounced Voki or Vodaki" She laughed loudly. "Some muggle drink, its yummy and its mixed with pumkin juice" I finished my dance with Jesse and tried not to concentrate on the fact that Mel is drinking hardcore liquor and will probably feel worse than ever tomorrow.

The next day as predicted Mel wouldn't even get up. Although it was Sunday, she still had to at least make a presence in the Great Hall.

"Mel come on! You still need to talk to Chris." At the sound of his name she practically flew off her bed. She downed in one gulp the contents of Hangover potion I had laid out for her.

"Alright you ready?" She asked quickly. Without waiting for an answer she threw open the door and ran out.

"Slow down" I whined from behind her. "The food isn't going to disappear for another 2 hours!"

"I need to see Chris" Mel yelled. When we reached the hall most of the tables were half full, that is except for Gryffindor. Barely half of the table was full and the people who were eating looked sick. They should really invest in some hangover solutions. Luckily I was able to snag some while working with Uncle George. Mel hung onto my arm and I helped her walk to the Gryffindor table. The potion takes away the nausea but it doesn't completely take away the headache. Mel didn't even look around for Chris, she just sat at the table and picked at her food. I swear this girl is way too stubborn for her own good. When she looked back up Chris was gone.

"Hey Lily" A soothing voice said from behind me. Jesse placed a kiss on my cheek before sitting down. Suddenly the usual swarm of owls flew through. A small letter engraved in red lettering hit Jesse on the head.

"What the-?" Jesse started. The letter was for him.

"Well open it" Mel said urging him to continue. He slowly opened the letter until finally he held the parchment in his hand. He read over the letter a few times and then put it down. His eyes looked distant and he said nothing.

"what does it say?" Mel asked a bit annoyed. He still said nothing, instead he passed the note to me.

Dear Mr. Jesse Lawrence.

We are informing you that your father Theodore Nott has just woken up. He has requested your presence and is I might add quite persistent. Visiting hours are from 8am to 5pm.

St. Mungos.