The next week, Lara and Lucidia were still not speaking. Starla, Georgia, and Roy seemed a little
upset because they were stuck in the middle. The day before, Lara and Lucidia demanded they
chose a side. Starla and Georgia said that if they couldn't be both their friends then they wouldn't
be either's. Roy, however, chose to stay friends with Lucidia.
When Roy and Lucidia got to the common room, there was a big crowd around the posting
board. Lucidia pushed through to see what it was and then got back out.
"The Gryffindor team is looking for a new seeker," Lucidia said.
"You should try out!" Roy said.
"Do you think I have a chance?" Lucidia asked.
"Sure!" Roy said, his ears going pink.
Lucidia looked back at the paper. It said auditions were tomorrow.
"Okay..." Lucidia said and signed up.
The next day, Lucidia woke up early and went to the quidditch field. There were already a lot of
people there. Suddenly, Lucidia saw someone coming down onto the field. It was Lara.
"What are you doing here?" Lara snarled.
"Trying out." Lucidia said, casually.
"Well, you are wasting your time...because I am going to get this part."
"We'll see..." Lucidia muttered.
"Lara Lillian Potter?" came the captain's voice.
Lara walked out to the field and a few minutes she was back.
"Good luck, Black," she said and walked away.
"Lucidia Black?"
Lucidia walked onto the quidditch field.
The next day, a few people were huttled around the post of who the new seeker was. Lucidia saw
her name and her heart immediatly sunk. She ran up to the owlery to write a letter to her father
about it.
When she came back down everyone went to congratulate her.
"Welcome to the team!" Marco Wood, the captain, said.
Lucidia looked past him and saw Lara. She had her head in her hands, apparantly crying.
The next day, at breakfast, Moonlight swooped down with a letter. She dropped it infront of
Lucidia. Lucidia opened it and read it.
Dear Lucidia,
CONGRATULATIONS! Wow! A seeker! I'm heading over to Diagon Alley to
buy you a broom. Perhaps a flying fortress. Anyway, wasn't Lara trying out for that?
How'd she take the news?
Love You,
Sirius
Lucidia looked over at Lara who was still crying. She knew what she had to do. Lucidia remembered
what Lara had said once, about wanting to be seeker. Both her parents had been and Lara had been
wanting it, forever, to impress her parents. Lucidia got up and walked over to Wood.
"Wood, I can't do it. I can't be seeker."
"What?" exclaimed Wood, startled.
"Lara is better than me and she comes from a long line of seekers."
"Why don't you want to be it?"
"Because...Lara is my friend. Even if we aren't currently speaking."
"I see..."
Lucidia turned to walk away.
"Wait...Lucidia. We have an opening for chaser. What do you say? Unless another one of your friends
want's that?"
Lucidia turned around. Wood was smiling.
"Really?"
"Sure!"
"THANK YOU!" Lucidia yelled and hugged Wood.
"Now, go tell Lara when practice is!"
Lucidia walked over to Lara.
"Quidditch practice is tonight at seven sharp. Be there."
Lucidia walked away with a smile on her face.
upset because they were stuck in the middle. The day before, Lara and Lucidia demanded they
chose a side. Starla and Georgia said that if they couldn't be both their friends then they wouldn't
be either's. Roy, however, chose to stay friends with Lucidia.
When Roy and Lucidia got to the common room, there was a big crowd around the posting
board. Lucidia pushed through to see what it was and then got back out.
"The Gryffindor team is looking for a new seeker," Lucidia said.
"You should try out!" Roy said.
"Do you think I have a chance?" Lucidia asked.
"Sure!" Roy said, his ears going pink.
Lucidia looked back at the paper. It said auditions were tomorrow.
"Okay..." Lucidia said and signed up.
The next day, Lucidia woke up early and went to the quidditch field. There were already a lot of
people there. Suddenly, Lucidia saw someone coming down onto the field. It was Lara.
"What are you doing here?" Lara snarled.
"Trying out." Lucidia said, casually.
"Well, you are wasting your time...because I am going to get this part."
"We'll see..." Lucidia muttered.
"Lara Lillian Potter?" came the captain's voice.
Lara walked out to the field and a few minutes she was back.
"Good luck, Black," she said and walked away.
"Lucidia Black?"
Lucidia walked onto the quidditch field.
The next day, a few people were huttled around the post of who the new seeker was. Lucidia saw
her name and her heart immediatly sunk. She ran up to the owlery to write a letter to her father
about it.
When she came back down everyone went to congratulate her.
"Welcome to the team!" Marco Wood, the captain, said.
Lucidia looked past him and saw Lara. She had her head in her hands, apparantly crying.
The next day, at breakfast, Moonlight swooped down with a letter. She dropped it infront of
Lucidia. Lucidia opened it and read it.
Dear Lucidia,
CONGRATULATIONS! Wow! A seeker! I'm heading over to Diagon Alley to
buy you a broom. Perhaps a flying fortress. Anyway, wasn't Lara trying out for that?
How'd she take the news?
Love You,
Sirius
Lucidia looked over at Lara who was still crying. She knew what she had to do. Lucidia remembered
what Lara had said once, about wanting to be seeker. Both her parents had been and Lara had been
wanting it, forever, to impress her parents. Lucidia got up and walked over to Wood.
"Wood, I can't do it. I can't be seeker."
"What?" exclaimed Wood, startled.
"Lara is better than me and she comes from a long line of seekers."
"Why don't you want to be it?"
"Because...Lara is my friend. Even if we aren't currently speaking."
"I see..."
Lucidia turned to walk away.
"Wait...Lucidia. We have an opening for chaser. What do you say? Unless another one of your friends
want's that?"
Lucidia turned around. Wood was smiling.
"Really?"
"Sure!"
"THANK YOU!" Lucidia yelled and hugged Wood.
"Now, go tell Lara when practice is!"
Lucidia walked over to Lara.
"Quidditch practice is tonight at seven sharp. Be there."
Lucidia walked away with a smile on her face.