Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Author's Note: This part actually went to my beta reader *rejoices*. So if there are any mistakes, blame them on her! Muahahaha!!! Anyways. I'm going to bed… me…very…tired K (and I haven't even had dinner!) I hate you disappoint y'all, but my Writer's Block is back AAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGG!!!!!! Luckily, I almost have chapter 8 done J. Is the Quidditch Field called the Quidditch Pitch? I'm going to research that…hmmm… Please R/R.

Love, Lemonade, and Girl Scout cookies to all and sundry,

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Disclaimer: In this chapter Jessica Marshal, Maria Blankenship, Grace Lemmings, Kate Lyn Abbot, Sally Dells, Kent Douglas, Dallas Jennings, Sukie Jones, Jack Wickfield, Emma Malden, and the Hufflepuff announcer (Russell Due) are all mine, but you're free to use them if you say that they're mine J

The part is dedicated to Kim who said I should write 20 pages (10 pages is close enough, right?J)

By February 13th, Lily was extremely tired. Their teachers, for some reason, decided that they hadn't had too much homework, and resolved to load tons of it on them. Lily sat in the Library, working on a very difficult Transfiguration Essay 'Why is it important to have your Apparation License? Discuss.' Lily, being Muggle born, hadn't known what Apparation was, or that you had to have a license. Most importantly, she didn't know why Professor McGonagall was having them write this. She opened the library book Apparation and looked at a promising paragraph.

When one Apparates, they disappear from one Place, and appear another. Apparation is the Ideal travel of most Wizards and Witches since it is most likely that you will not get sick like as if riding on a broomstick. Apparation can be very dangerous, though. Many cases have occurred where un-licensed. witches and wizards with or without their licenses have had their lower half appear in a separate location from their upper half, which is known as splinching . The Ministry urges witches and wizards to take their Apparation Test when they come of age, 18 years old.

Lily sighed and put her book aside. She hated Transfiguration. It didn't help much that James was top of that class. She put away the book, and got up to leave the Library. She ran into Sukie.

"Lily! You won't believe what just happened! Professor Lewis announced that he wouldn't be teaching Potions next year!" Sukie said excitedly. Lily squealed and hugged her best friend.

"That's great! Oh, speaking of him…I still have his essay to do…great. Just great. Not to mention Care of Magical Creatures!" (a/n do 1st years take CoMC? Well, in my story they do)

"I haven't been to Care of Magical Creatures yet…what's the essay on?" Sukie asked.

"Its on Fire Crabs. We have to write stuff on them and such. I gotta get to Charms. Bye Sukie!" Lily left the Library before she could get into any trouble and hurried to the Charms room. When she reached it, she took her seat.

"Lily! Did you hear the good news?" Maria asked as soon as she entered the Charms room.

"About Professor Lewis?" Remus added walking in behind Maria .

"Yeah, isn't it great!" Lily agreed.

"There's just one bad thing about it," James said darkly as he entered the room seconds later.

"What's that?" Lily, Remus, and Maria asked and the same time.

"He'll be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts," Sirius said softly and looked at Remus, who was considerably pale now. Lily looked from James and Sirius, who were looking at Remus with pity, to Remus who was looking like the world had ended.

"What's wrong?" Lily asked Remus.

"I just don't like Professor Lewis, that's all," Remus said, trying to make himself look more cheerful.

"No one does. Not even the Slytherins," Maria said forebodingly.

"I don't think the Slytherins like any of the Professors," James said.

"Probably not. I mean, all the teachers are on Dumbledore's side, right? And most of the Slytherins are dark wizards or are from old wizarding families that are dark," Sirius said. Their discussion ended then because Professor Flitwick entered the room.

"Alright, open your text books to page 174. Today we'll be learning about…" Professor Flitwick squeaked and the lesson droned on. Lily took her notes dutifully, but her mind wasn't on that. She kept thinking about how odd Remus had acted when he found out that Professor Lewis was going to be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts.

"Lily! Lily! C'mon! We're going to be late!" Maria shook her sleeping friend that had slumped over as she was working on homework in the Gryffindor Commonroom.

"Huh? Wha…?" Lily groaned sleepily. She had been having a wonderful dream.

"We're gonna be late for Quidditch practice," Maria said impatiently.

"Oh, are you on the team? Well, then, I'm not, so I'm going back to sleep," Lily yawned and turned over.

"No, first years aren't allowed, but we're going to watch them. I told you I'd explain it all. Now get up and grab your cloak. Saturday we're playing Ravenclaw. It should be good." Lily got out of bed and pulled on her cloak. She followed Maria out of the castle.

When they reached the Quidditch field for the first time in Lily's life (she'd been sick during the first match), Maria pulled out a green book. Quidditch Trough the Ages by Kennilworthy Whisp it read in gold letters. The Hogwarts seal was stamped on it.

"Ok, there are three ball. The Quaffle," Maria turned to page 21 and showed Lily a picture, "is the ball that three Chasers play with. The Chasers take the Quaffle down the field and try to score in one of the three goal posts." She went on to explain the complicated, yet simple, rules of Quidditch. Finally, it got to late for the players to see.

"Uh, Maria? The team went inside. I suggest we do the same," Lily said and pulled her cloak tighter around her self.

"Right. Do you understand it now?" Maria asked.

"Yeah. You said you wanted to be a beater next year?" Lily yawned.

"Uh huh. I think James said he was going to try out for Chaser," Maria looked at her friend to see her reaction which, to her disappointment, was none. The two girls got up and went into the Commonroom. Lily settled herself down at a table and pulled out Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander and opened it to the page on Fire Crabs.

Fire Crab

M.O.M Classification: XXX

Despite its name, the fire crab greatly resembles a large

tortoise with a heavily jeweled shell…

Lily sighed sleepily and slumped down over her book and fell into deep dreams about owning a Fire Crab's shell.

(A/N should I leave it here? Nah)

Lily felt herself being shaken away hours later. She opened one eye, and found James shaking her.

"What?" she demanded grumpily.

"Its midnight. You should be in your dorm," James said, his brown eyes twinkling impishly behind his glasses.

"So should you," Lily yawned and started toward her dorm.

"Lily!" James called after her.

"Yeah?" she turned around sleepily.

" Merry Valentines Day," he said to her.

"It's 'happy', you twit, not 'merry'. Happy Valentines Day," she yawned and fell asleep in her bed.

The next morning at breakfast, a third year Hufflepuff named Gilderoy Lockheart was trying to get the teachers to have house elves give valentines from one student to another.

"For the last time, Lockheart, NO!" Professor McGonagall sighed exasperatedly. He had been hounding her all morning.

"Please, Professor, please?" begged.

"No, Gilderoy, and fifteen points from Hufflepuff. It will be more if you don't stop hounding us!" Gilderoy went back to his seat dejectedly. James nudged Lily and pointed at Gilderoy.

"I think he was going to send you a valentine," he teased.

"Yeah, I'm sure," Lily said sarcastically and turned back to her food.

"Are you going to the Quidditch match tomorrow?" Remus asked her.

"If nothing goes wrong," Lily yawned. She hadn't had much sleep the night before.

"What do you mean?" Remus asked, puzzled.

"I mean, if I get sick or hurt I'll be in the Hospital Wing, and I wouldn't be able to go…" Lily turned her attention to the Slytherin Table and to Severus Snape who had just gotten a large pink card.

"Severus, I think you're dreamy. If you like me too, meet me in the Great Hall at lunch today, Love you," said a sweet voice from the card. Serverus turned bright red and hurried out of the hall.

"Someone likes him?!" Lily giggled. She noticed that Sirius and James were looking anything but innocent.

"What did you do this time?" Lily sighed.

"Uh, sent the letter to Snape?" Sirius said quietly so that only Maria and Lily could hear.

"You did what!?" Maria whispered, trying not to laugh to hard.

"Who did you say it was from?" Lily demanded.

"Oh, just some pretty Slytherin…" James said.

"You think that any Slytherin is pretty?" Lily demanded.

"Well, she's pretty for a Slytherin," Sirius added.

"Ah, then what's her name?" Maria asked. Lily turned back to her oatmeal.

"Narcissa Eve," James said quietly.

"Narcissa?! She's probably the nicest Slytherin! Though, Malfoy seems to like her…" Lily trailed off thoughtfully.

"Ewww!" Maria said. Evil smiles crept onto James and Sirius' mouths.

"That was the point. We figure that Snape can make a fool of himself while getting beaten up by Malfoy. But the only problem is that Narcissa will also get thoroughly embarrassed…" James said excitedly.

"Why do we even bother with you two?" Lily shook her head and left the hall. When she was headed to the Library to work on her Transfiguration essay in the few minutes before class, Lily heard her name being called.

"Lily! LILY!" someone was yelling from behind her. She turned around and saw Sukie running towards her.

"Happy Valentines Day!" Lily greeted her friend.

"I can't believe that someone likes Snape! Well, I'm going to be there, are you?" Sukie asked her.

"Erm, its tempting," Lily said, thinking about what James and Sirius had done.

"I wonder who it is…" Sukie trailed off thoughtfully. Lily was tempted to tell her everything, but at that moment, Snap and Malfoy came into the hall. Sukie and Lily ducked into the shadows. Snape was looking smug while Malfoy was looking very displeased.

"What's going on?' Malfoy demanded.

"She likes me and not you, face it!" Snape sneered.

"She's my GIRLFRIEND! Of course she likes me!" Malfoy said angrily. Sukie looked over at Lily with wide eyes. She knew who it was. At that moment, Narcissa Eve came over to Malfoy and wrapped her arms around him and kissed him.

"What's going on, Lucius?" Narcissa asked, seeing him out there with Snape.

"He was having a little chat with me about your card," Snape said and his smile widened.

"My card?" Narcissa was now thoroughly confused. Snape pulled it out of his bag and handed it to her.

"Open it, though if Snape is right you should know what's inside," Malfoy pulled away from her.

"I have never seen this card in my life…" She muttered almost inaudibly. After the card said its message, the hall had become quite crowded with bystanders. Lily and Sukie crept over to where James and Sirus were standing. Narcissa dropped the card.

"Well?" Malfoy asked her, quite oblivious to the crowd.

"I did not send this, Lucius. It is not my handwriting nor would I say anything that stupid. Besides, would I ever make anything so dreadfully obvious?" Narcissa asked coldly and walked away. Malfoy punched Snape before following her. Lily giggled, then turned to her friend.

"I have to head to History of Magic," she pulled a face, "but I'll see you later!" Lily said to Sukie. Sukie waved at the Gryffindors as they headed to their first class of the day.

"Morning isn't a good time for History of Magic," Sirius complained.

"Then when is?" Maria asked him.

"Never!" James and Sirius chorused together. Lily and Sukie looked at each other and shook their heads.

Lily made herself comfortable in the classroom. She pulled out parchment and a pretty bottle of ink that turned from red to pink.

Dear Daisy,

Happy Valentines Day! How have you been? Petunia's not too hard on you is she? Well, if she is, tell her I will turn her into a newt! What's going on there? Not much is happening here. I don't have purple hair anymore. I finally got James to turn it back. Well, give mum and dad my love.

Love,

Lily

She folded up her letter and decided to send it during lunch. For a moment she stared at Professor Binns, trying to decide whether or not he could possibly be more boring. She chose the latter. Lily made herself comfortable on the table top, and promptly fell asleep.

"C'mon Lily! Snape's suppose to meet the girl now!" Jessica said excitedly to Lily, who was working on her Transfiguration essay (still). Someone had obviously forgotten to tell Jessica about the breakfast rendezvous.

"Jessica, Snape already knows that it was a fake, you know, a joke," Lily said to her roommate.

"Really?" Jessica looked disappointed. Lily finally gave up on her essay and headed down to lunch. Snape wasn't there when they got down there, not that Lily cared at all.

"I wonder where Snape is," Peter asked with a twinkle in his eye.

"Honestly, are all people so uninformed?!" Lily demanded. She didn't like Peter in the first place.

"Whaddya mean?" Peter asked sulkily.

"He knows that it was a joke," Lily hissed, then turned back to her lunch and her conversation with Maria.

"I don't like Peter…he's creepy…" Maria muttered.

"I know what you mean. So how far have you gotten on your Transfiguration essay?"

The next day, Lily was woken up early by Maria.

"What?" Lily demanded sleepily.

"Quidditch game. You need to get up," Maria pulled her friend out of her bed.

"Ok, ok. Are they all this early?"

"Yes," Maria said impatiently, "Now hurry up and get dressed!" Lily pulled on her robes and a cloak. As soon as she grabbed her wand, they were out of the dorm and Commonroom and down to the Great Hall. It was noisy when they first got to the Quidditch field. What seemed to be the whole student body and staff were down there.

"Wow," Lily gasped, "where do we sit?"

"Over here," Maria led Lily to a group of people (a very large group, in fact) wearing scarlet and holding up banners. They found seats which were unfortunately next to James and Sirius.

"And they're off!" called the announcer, some fifth year Hufflepuff, "Gryffindor with the Quaffle. Dells to Jennings then to Lemmings and they SCORE! Ravenclaw with the Quaffle. Malden to Wickfield. They attempt to score, and SAVED by Douglas! Gryffindor leads, 10-0. No sign of the snitch yet.

"Jennings to Lemmings. Lemmings throws a superb throw to Dells which is intercepted by Malden. Malden passes it to Wickfield and the game is OVER!!! KATE LYN ABBOT CATCHES THE SNITCH!! GRYFFINDOR WINS!!"

Maria jumped up and down and hugged Sirius. Lily and James looked at their friends disgustedly. Sirius hugged James, while Maria hugged Lily. All jumped up and down.

"C'mon! Lets go celebrate!" Maria said happily. That day, all Gryffindors were in a good mood. Lily hurried to find Sukie after dinner.

"Sukie!" Lily called.

"Oh, hi Lil," Sukie yawned.

"What's wrong?" Lily asked.

"I'm exhausted! My Transfiguration essay is due Monday, and I only just finished it!" Sukie said

"Ohhh, so's mine! I still have three inches left!" Lily hurried off to her room to work on it. That night, though Lily went to bed hours later, nothing had been added.