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Chapter 16~The Quidditch Final
James wasn't nervous about the Quidditch final. He had made his team practise often, so that they all knew
how to perform complicated moves perfectly. He walked across the Quidditch pitch.
"Captains, shake hands."
James shook hands with Julius Renson, the Ravenclaw Quidditch team captain.
"Mount your brooms." Madam Button blew the whistle and the balls were released. The players zoomed
upwards. James grabbed the Quaffle and zoomed towards the Ravenclaw goal hoops. He performed a sloth
roll to avoid a bludger and reverse passed to Josh Matire. Josh sped even further up the pitch before passing
the Quaffle back to James. 30 minutes later they had scored 90 points and were thrashing the Ravenclaws,
who had a total of 0 points. The Gryffindor crowd was ecstatic. 10 minutes later, Frank spotted the snitch and
sped along the pitch like a bullet. He grabbed the snitch - Gryffindor had won by 240 points to 0. The
Gryffindor supporters exploded with cheers and applause, as the team flew to the ground to receive the
Quidditch Cup. The atmosphere was electric. The Gryffindors flooded towards the common room, where
someone had set up a table full of food and drink. Banners adorned the walls, and a huge party began.
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The seven team members were continually congratulated and James began to tire of it after a while. He
searched through the crowds until he found Lily. He grabbed her hand and led her away from the crowds.
They exited the common room and walked up several flights of stairs. James finally stopped at what seemed to
be a completely random point and stared at the wall, seemingly searching for something. Lily looked form
James to the wall and fought the urge to laugh. He finally found what he was looking for and said "Aliquis verus
caritas." Lily let out a small gasp as the wall parted to reveal a spiral staircase. "After you." Lily carefully
climbed up the spiral staircase, with James following behind. She reached the door at the top, heaved it open
and stepped outside. She was standing on the highest point of the castle, on a circular stone platform. It was
already dark, she could see a multitude of tiny lights below. From so high up, they looked like fairy lights. She
looked up at the star constellations in the sky, twinkling down at her. James was standing behind her with his
arms wrapped around her waist. He whispered into her ear. "You like it?"
Lily was lost for words. "James, it's- it's - wow."
"Wow?"
"Yeah, wow."
"So you like it then?"
"I more than like it. I love it. Thank you James." She turned to face him and they kissed beneath the stars.
They looked at the stars and picked out constellations. James spoke:
"I found this place last year. I've never told anyone about it though. It's not even on the Marauder's Map."
"You know what James?"
He smiled at her. "What?"
"I love you."
James lost himself for a minute before what Lily had said registered in his brain. He grinned at her, before
lifting her up and whirling around in circles. "You want to say that again?"
Lily smiled broadly. "I love you James Potter, I love you."
"I love you too, Lily Evans."
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This chapter is shorter, but I thought that it was a good place to stop! I am going to write about 2 more chapters to complete this story, which will hopefully (fingers crossed!) be posted before Christmas. There must be something wrong with me - updating two days in a row! I will still be updating next Monday and hopefully post another chapter sometime before Christmas.
TwElvEgRimMAuldPlaCE (aka Tanya)
Chapter 16~The Quidditch Final
James wasn't nervous about the Quidditch final. He had made his team practise often, so that they all knew
how to perform complicated moves perfectly. He walked across the Quidditch pitch.
"Captains, shake hands."
James shook hands with Julius Renson, the Ravenclaw Quidditch team captain.
"Mount your brooms." Madam Button blew the whistle and the balls were released. The players zoomed
upwards. James grabbed the Quaffle and zoomed towards the Ravenclaw goal hoops. He performed a sloth
roll to avoid a bludger and reverse passed to Josh Matire. Josh sped even further up the pitch before passing
the Quaffle back to James. 30 minutes later they had scored 90 points and were thrashing the Ravenclaws,
who had a total of 0 points. The Gryffindor crowd was ecstatic. 10 minutes later, Frank spotted the snitch and
sped along the pitch like a bullet. He grabbed the snitch - Gryffindor had won by 240 points to 0. The
Gryffindor supporters exploded with cheers and applause, as the team flew to the ground to receive the
Quidditch Cup. The atmosphere was electric. The Gryffindors flooded towards the common room, where
someone had set up a table full of food and drink. Banners adorned the walls, and a huge party began.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The seven team members were continually congratulated and James began to tire of it after a while. He
searched through the crowds until he found Lily. He grabbed her hand and led her away from the crowds.
They exited the common room and walked up several flights of stairs. James finally stopped at what seemed to
be a completely random point and stared at the wall, seemingly searching for something. Lily looked form
James to the wall and fought the urge to laugh. He finally found what he was looking for and said "Aliquis verus
caritas." Lily let out a small gasp as the wall parted to reveal a spiral staircase. "After you." Lily carefully
climbed up the spiral staircase, with James following behind. She reached the door at the top, heaved it open
and stepped outside. She was standing on the highest point of the castle, on a circular stone platform. It was
already dark, she could see a multitude of tiny lights below. From so high up, they looked like fairy lights. She
looked up at the star constellations in the sky, twinkling down at her. James was standing behind her with his
arms wrapped around her waist. He whispered into her ear. "You like it?"
Lily was lost for words. "James, it's- it's - wow."
"Wow?"
"Yeah, wow."
"So you like it then?"
"I more than like it. I love it. Thank you James." She turned to face him and they kissed beneath the stars.
They looked at the stars and picked out constellations. James spoke:
"I found this place last year. I've never told anyone about it though. It's not even on the Marauder's Map."
"You know what James?"
He smiled at her. "What?"
"I love you."
James lost himself for a minute before what Lily had said registered in his brain. He grinned at her, before
lifting her up and whirling around in circles. "You want to say that again?"
Lily smiled broadly. "I love you James Potter, I love you."
"I love you too, Lily Evans."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This chapter is shorter, but I thought that it was a good place to stop! I am going to write about 2 more chapters to complete this story, which will hopefully (fingers crossed!) be posted before Christmas. There must be something wrong with me - updating two days in a row! I will still be updating next Monday and hopefully post another chapter sometime before Christmas.
TwElvEgRimMAuldPlaCE (aka Tanya)