Chapter Five- Quidditch and Such
Over the next few days, Lily was very busy. Her teachers had all decided that it was time to give out the homework. She spent countless hours in the library, trying to finish her Arithmancy paper, History of Magic biography, and Potions essay. She was having trouble with them for some reason.
On Wednesday, she reluctantly decided that she must meet James to discuss the carnival and ball. She just didn't know when. He was always practicing with the Gryffindor House Quidditch team.
Lily set out for the quidditch field that night, knowing that the team would be there. She was right. Up in the air on their brooms, they were obviously practicing some new plays. She sat down on the bleachers to wait until they were finished; she didn't want to interrupt.
James looked so cute flying on his broom. Her eyes followed him the whole practice. When he landed, she finally snapped out of it. What kind of freak am I? Thinking of James Potter like that! I'm turning into one of those girls that throw themselves on him! Ahh! Then he spotted her, and ran over grinning.
"Lily! How long have you been here?" he was slightly out of breath.
"Almost the whole practice. You guys looked great! We'll definitely beat Hufflepuff this Saturday!"
"I hope so. Are you coming to the game?" he asked, curious because she only sometimes came.
"Yes." A pause. "I came down to ask you when you wanted to meet to discuss the Christmas events." She looked up at him, again wondering how she had never noticed how cute he was. Maybe it was the moonlight…
"Well, how about we talk now, and meet again after the quidditch game this weekend?" He glanced at her questioningly.
"Yeah, okay. Might as well, seeing that I'm already here." She proceeded to tell him of the carnival games she had thought of. He just nodded and there was an awkward silence.
"James? Are you kind of tired? Do you want to wait until Saturday?" he had been staring, so naturally she figured he was dozing off.
"What? Oh, yeah, I think so." He snapped out of it, and jumped up. They walked back to the castle side by side. The whole trip to the Gryffindor tower was in silence. Once they reached the stairs, James turned to Lily.
"Goodnight. I hope to see you cheering at the game." He smiled and waved.
"G'night James. Talk to you later." She turned and walked up the stairs to her dorm, wondering why he had to look so cute tonight. Damn you, James. I don't want to join your fan club. I'm not an airhead, and won't become one for you. She fell asleep thinking of his warm brown eyes and his smile.
"Lily Evans! Wake up! It's time for a quidditch game!" Jennifer was shaking her, talking in a sing-song voice. Sirius was on the house team as well. No doubt she wanted to go just to watch him.
"Calm down, I'm getting up." Lily replied groggily. She dressed quickly and they headed to grab breakfast before leaving for the quidditch field. She was still finishing a piece of toast as they sat down in the Gryffindor section.
"Welcome to the first quidditch match of the year! It's Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff! Who will win? We'll find out soon!" the commentator was a fifth year Ravenclaw, Paul Chang. "And here come the teams! For Hufflepuff we have Kunns, Weathby, Diggory, Finch-Fletchey, Macmillan, Bott, and Hooch! For Gryffindor, here comes Potter, Black, Longbottom, Thomas, Bagman, Aplain, and Finnigan!"
The whistle sounded, and both teams were off. James got the quaffle and passed it to Sirius, who threw it to Longbottom. "ten-zero GRYFFINDOR!!" Chang's voice boomed throughout the stadium. The game went on for quite a while. James and the other chasers pulled some good plays and managed to get past the Hufflepuff Keeper several times.
"Another excellent goal made by James Potter! The score rests at sixty- forty Gryffindor. Oh no! It looks as if the Hufflepuff seeker has spotted the snitch." She had, and Laine Hooch was speeding towards it, dodging a couple bludgers sent her way by the Gryffindors. She was inches away, almost there. Her hand stretched out. But then the snitch was gone. It had been snatched up by Finnigan instead, who had come up behind her and gotten there first! He held up the snitch and the Gryffindors erupted into loud cheers.
"Gryffindor wins!! A great performance by both teams!"
Lily cheered loudly with the rest of the Gryffindors. She saw James look up and smile at her. Her heart stopped for a whole second.
"Yess! We won! We won!" Chloe was totally enthusiastic. "Party time! Let's head back to the common room and start setting up! Excellent!"
"I'll catch up to you two. James and I have to discuss a few things first." Lily turned to go find him before the team carried him off.
"Oh. Alright. See you in a few minutes then." Jen winked at Chloe and they grinned knowingly. Lily was staring at James, and had been the whole game. So much for hating him.
"James!" she grabbed his arm. "We can talk for a few minutes before the party."
"Bye guys! I'll see you in the common room in a few!" he yelled after the team.
"So, where to?" he smiled at her. She was looking especially radiant today.
"Oh, let's just sit down here. We shouldn't take long. I'm sure you're many admirers will wonder where you've disappeared to." He laughed, but the smile was wiped off his face when he realized that she wasn't joking.
"Oh, I doubt they'll miss me much. But I've been thinking. I think we should run our ideas by Dumbledore sometime soon. You know, just to make sure he agrees." James was staring at her again. She hated when he did that. She hated his every move. Hated him because he was so cute.
"Yes, that would be a good idea. We can do that tomorrow. For now, I wanted to run a few more ideas by you." She removed a list from her pocket and started to read off of it. He just continued to stare at her, as he had the night before. He couldn't possibly be tired now though. Suddenly she realized that his face was a good deal closer than it had been a minute ago.
"James, what's wrong?" she asked, very aware of his warm breath on her face. He didn't answer, and his lips moved closer. He was only an inch away. Half and inch. A quarter inch. She opened her mouth..
A/N: Thanks to those who have reviewed! And those who have read! Chapter six coming soon!!
A reminder: I own nothing except the plot and the made-up characters. The rest belongs to J.K. Rowling!
Over the next few days, Lily was very busy. Her teachers had all decided that it was time to give out the homework. She spent countless hours in the library, trying to finish her Arithmancy paper, History of Magic biography, and Potions essay. She was having trouble with them for some reason.
On Wednesday, she reluctantly decided that she must meet James to discuss the carnival and ball. She just didn't know when. He was always practicing with the Gryffindor House Quidditch team.
Lily set out for the quidditch field that night, knowing that the team would be there. She was right. Up in the air on their brooms, they were obviously practicing some new plays. She sat down on the bleachers to wait until they were finished; she didn't want to interrupt.
James looked so cute flying on his broom. Her eyes followed him the whole practice. When he landed, she finally snapped out of it. What kind of freak am I? Thinking of James Potter like that! I'm turning into one of those girls that throw themselves on him! Ahh! Then he spotted her, and ran over grinning.
"Lily! How long have you been here?" he was slightly out of breath.
"Almost the whole practice. You guys looked great! We'll definitely beat Hufflepuff this Saturday!"
"I hope so. Are you coming to the game?" he asked, curious because she only sometimes came.
"Yes." A pause. "I came down to ask you when you wanted to meet to discuss the Christmas events." She looked up at him, again wondering how she had never noticed how cute he was. Maybe it was the moonlight…
"Well, how about we talk now, and meet again after the quidditch game this weekend?" He glanced at her questioningly.
"Yeah, okay. Might as well, seeing that I'm already here." She proceeded to tell him of the carnival games she had thought of. He just nodded and there was an awkward silence.
"James? Are you kind of tired? Do you want to wait until Saturday?" he had been staring, so naturally she figured he was dozing off.
"What? Oh, yeah, I think so." He snapped out of it, and jumped up. They walked back to the castle side by side. The whole trip to the Gryffindor tower was in silence. Once they reached the stairs, James turned to Lily.
"Goodnight. I hope to see you cheering at the game." He smiled and waved.
"G'night James. Talk to you later." She turned and walked up the stairs to her dorm, wondering why he had to look so cute tonight. Damn you, James. I don't want to join your fan club. I'm not an airhead, and won't become one for you. She fell asleep thinking of his warm brown eyes and his smile.
"Lily Evans! Wake up! It's time for a quidditch game!" Jennifer was shaking her, talking in a sing-song voice. Sirius was on the house team as well. No doubt she wanted to go just to watch him.
"Calm down, I'm getting up." Lily replied groggily. She dressed quickly and they headed to grab breakfast before leaving for the quidditch field. She was still finishing a piece of toast as they sat down in the Gryffindor section.
"Welcome to the first quidditch match of the year! It's Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff! Who will win? We'll find out soon!" the commentator was a fifth year Ravenclaw, Paul Chang. "And here come the teams! For Hufflepuff we have Kunns, Weathby, Diggory, Finch-Fletchey, Macmillan, Bott, and Hooch! For Gryffindor, here comes Potter, Black, Longbottom, Thomas, Bagman, Aplain, and Finnigan!"
The whistle sounded, and both teams were off. James got the quaffle and passed it to Sirius, who threw it to Longbottom. "ten-zero GRYFFINDOR!!" Chang's voice boomed throughout the stadium. The game went on for quite a while. James and the other chasers pulled some good plays and managed to get past the Hufflepuff Keeper several times.
"Another excellent goal made by James Potter! The score rests at sixty- forty Gryffindor. Oh no! It looks as if the Hufflepuff seeker has spotted the snitch." She had, and Laine Hooch was speeding towards it, dodging a couple bludgers sent her way by the Gryffindors. She was inches away, almost there. Her hand stretched out. But then the snitch was gone. It had been snatched up by Finnigan instead, who had come up behind her and gotten there first! He held up the snitch and the Gryffindors erupted into loud cheers.
"Gryffindor wins!! A great performance by both teams!"
Lily cheered loudly with the rest of the Gryffindors. She saw James look up and smile at her. Her heart stopped for a whole second.
"Yess! We won! We won!" Chloe was totally enthusiastic. "Party time! Let's head back to the common room and start setting up! Excellent!"
"I'll catch up to you two. James and I have to discuss a few things first." Lily turned to go find him before the team carried him off.
"Oh. Alright. See you in a few minutes then." Jen winked at Chloe and they grinned knowingly. Lily was staring at James, and had been the whole game. So much for hating him.
"James!" she grabbed his arm. "We can talk for a few minutes before the party."
"Bye guys! I'll see you in the common room in a few!" he yelled after the team.
"So, where to?" he smiled at her. She was looking especially radiant today.
"Oh, let's just sit down here. We shouldn't take long. I'm sure you're many admirers will wonder where you've disappeared to." He laughed, but the smile was wiped off his face when he realized that she wasn't joking.
"Oh, I doubt they'll miss me much. But I've been thinking. I think we should run our ideas by Dumbledore sometime soon. You know, just to make sure he agrees." James was staring at her again. She hated when he did that. She hated his every move. Hated him because he was so cute.
"Yes, that would be a good idea. We can do that tomorrow. For now, I wanted to run a few more ideas by you." She removed a list from her pocket and started to read off of it. He just continued to stare at her, as he had the night before. He couldn't possibly be tired now though. Suddenly she realized that his face was a good deal closer than it had been a minute ago.
"James, what's wrong?" she asked, very aware of his warm breath on her face. He didn't answer, and his lips moved closer. He was only an inch away. Half and inch. A quarter inch. She opened her mouth..
A/N: Thanks to those who have reviewed! And those who have read! Chapter six coming soon!!
A reminder: I own nothing except the plot and the made-up characters. The rest belongs to J.K. Rowling!