The sky was a bright blue color with only a few patches of clouds here and
there. There was just a soft balmy breeze keeping everyone just comfortable
in the heat of late May. Most of the Gryffindor Quidditch team could be
seen sitting just outside the stadium, watching the crowds entering, eager
for the Quidditch final to start. The Slytherin team had already gone into
the Locker Room, William Flint not wanting the team to lose after
accidentally killing Gryffindor's star Chaser or maybe their Keeper.
"Perfect day for Quidditch. the sun is shining brightly and we've got the best team in this school. Just do what ever you can to keep the Slytherins from scoring, Sirius, while we rack up the points and show those snakes who is better!" Exclaimed James, who looked like he had been eating sugar quills since midnight.
"Get off your soap box James Potter and show us that this team is all you say it is," replied Lily, walking up with Remus, Gwen and Peter. She crossed her arms and just looked at him with a "sure, you can talk, but can you actually pull it off" expression.
"And stop stealing all my candy supply from Honeydukes. You're going to owe me a month's worth of chocolate after all of it you ate last night. Sure, it's easy to cram for your exams, James, but you can not just cram Quidditch tactics in one night," added Gwen.
"Alright girls. You'd never hear guys complaining like this," sighed James.
"You know. Sirius snores so much I think that he must have kept the Slytherins up all night though. I certainly couldn't get any sleep," commented Remus.
"You can very easily go bunk up with the rest of the girls, Jessica," replied Sirius. "Now how about you all getting in there before the game starts and you're all late?" The small group pondered this for a moment and then headed into the Quidditch field among all the shouts of "Gryffindor for the Cup!" and "Poison the Lions, Slytherin!".
The teams flew out onto the field and did a few laps on their respective sides. "Good afternoon all and welcome to the last game of the year that will determine who will win the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup! It's Gryffindor vs. Slytherin! The captains shake hands as Madam Hooch comes out onto the field to begin the game," announced a Slytherin by the name of Samantha Bloom. James and Flint grasped hands for only a moment and then dropped them. "And the golden snitch is off followed closely by both bludgers. Aaaand there goes the Quaffle and the game begins with Slytherin in possession!"
Remus and Gwen were avidly watching as Slytherin quickly scored getting two passes pass Sirius. Peter was moaning about not being able to watch. "Oh come on already. It's 20 to 10 and hopefully we'll get the snitch soon," yelled Remus over the shouts. "Oy! Come on Peter!" The mouse looking boy looked up; just barely dodging a bludger coming toward him which was hit back onto the field and toward one of the Slytherin chasers.
"It's going to be hard for Gryffindor to get back as Slytherin makes yet another goal to make the score fifty to ten!" Announced Samantha to the stadium. "Flint gets the Quaffle from Quinn and now he's passing it to OUCH! Flint has been taken out by a bludger as he spins toward the ground and that's going to take a large part of Slytherin's offense out! And the Gryffindor call a time out, probably so Captain Potter can tell them of some strategy for cheating." Samantha looked up to see Professor McGonagall giving her a reprimanding look. "Not that the Gryffindors cheat Professor."
The team all huddled around James, waiting to hear what words of wisdom their great captain had for them. "What we need now is the Snitch, and before Flint gets back in the game. Slytherin has a slightly better offense, but we have the better Seeker." He nodded to a fourth year girl with brown hair. "Now lets get back out there." The Gryffindor flew back up into the sky, all of them trying to get the crowd excited and cheering. Soon half of the field could be heard chanting "GRY-FIN-DOR" in unison.
"And the teams are back on the pitch as Potter takes possession of the Quaffle and passes it to Ackerley to Llewellyn and Gryffindor scores." Samantha groaned, not for the sudden 10 point that Gryffindor had just earned. But because the Chasers had kept almost everyone's eyes on them and now the Gryffindors were on their feet cheering. There, in the middle of the pitch was the girl in all red grasping tightly to a golden ball in her fist. "And Gryffindor has caught the snitch and won the match, 50-170. And this concludes another year of Hogwarts Quidditch."
The entire school seemed to pile onto the field at once, except for Slytherin of course. Sirius slowly landed, looking for any sign of Gwen among the crowds. So he had finally decided to try and make it up to her and suggest they go to Hogsmeade tomorrow or maybe go to the library and study for O.W.L.s. Suddenly he stopped dead in his tracks though. He was sure he had seen it correctly, though he might have been mistaken. Sirius could have sworn he saw Remus, one of his best friends, kissing Gwen, and not on the cheek either. He could still be wrong. Maybe they were just both very happy over Gryffindors win. Yes, that had to be it.
"Excellent! You can say what ever you want next year, James and I'll believe you!" Exclaimed Gwen as soon as she got near enough to her brother and he was not snogging with Lily. "Just brilliant! Dad would be proud. Mum too." She smiled brightly, Remus slipping his hand into hers.
"Thanks Gwen. That's about the best complement I could get from anyone," he said, hugging her so Remus took his hand away, just as Sirius was coming up. "It doesn't look like anyone's going to get any sleep tonight in the Gryffindor Tower though."
"We're the Marauders. No one dares to leave a party without our permission and they won't be able to as loud as we get. McGonagall will probably make us go to bed though," replied Sirius, and then looked over at Gwen. "Is there any chance I can talk to you alone before the big bash?"
Gwen looked a bit surprised by this proposition. "All right. Third floor corridor?" She replied.
"Fine by me," responded Sirius, giving her one of his charming smiles and walked off to change back into his regular clothes.
"I don't like that tone he was using. Si is up to something," commented Remus as soon as Sirius and James were gone.
"I'm a big girl now, Remus. Don't worry about the lustful Sirius. I'll go up and see what he wants and nothing will have changed," Gwen replied, kissing Remus on the cheek. "See you upstairs."
A/N: This started off as two more chapters, but I've ended up making it three. But I'm back to writing so hooray!
"Perfect day for Quidditch. the sun is shining brightly and we've got the best team in this school. Just do what ever you can to keep the Slytherins from scoring, Sirius, while we rack up the points and show those snakes who is better!" Exclaimed James, who looked like he had been eating sugar quills since midnight.
"Get off your soap box James Potter and show us that this team is all you say it is," replied Lily, walking up with Remus, Gwen and Peter. She crossed her arms and just looked at him with a "sure, you can talk, but can you actually pull it off" expression.
"And stop stealing all my candy supply from Honeydukes. You're going to owe me a month's worth of chocolate after all of it you ate last night. Sure, it's easy to cram for your exams, James, but you can not just cram Quidditch tactics in one night," added Gwen.
"Alright girls. You'd never hear guys complaining like this," sighed James.
"You know. Sirius snores so much I think that he must have kept the Slytherins up all night though. I certainly couldn't get any sleep," commented Remus.
"You can very easily go bunk up with the rest of the girls, Jessica," replied Sirius. "Now how about you all getting in there before the game starts and you're all late?" The small group pondered this for a moment and then headed into the Quidditch field among all the shouts of "Gryffindor for the Cup!" and "Poison the Lions, Slytherin!".
The teams flew out onto the field and did a few laps on their respective sides. "Good afternoon all and welcome to the last game of the year that will determine who will win the Hogwarts Quidditch Cup! It's Gryffindor vs. Slytherin! The captains shake hands as Madam Hooch comes out onto the field to begin the game," announced a Slytherin by the name of Samantha Bloom. James and Flint grasped hands for only a moment and then dropped them. "And the golden snitch is off followed closely by both bludgers. Aaaand there goes the Quaffle and the game begins with Slytherin in possession!"
Remus and Gwen were avidly watching as Slytherin quickly scored getting two passes pass Sirius. Peter was moaning about not being able to watch. "Oh come on already. It's 20 to 10 and hopefully we'll get the snitch soon," yelled Remus over the shouts. "Oy! Come on Peter!" The mouse looking boy looked up; just barely dodging a bludger coming toward him which was hit back onto the field and toward one of the Slytherin chasers.
"It's going to be hard for Gryffindor to get back as Slytherin makes yet another goal to make the score fifty to ten!" Announced Samantha to the stadium. "Flint gets the Quaffle from Quinn and now he's passing it to OUCH! Flint has been taken out by a bludger as he spins toward the ground and that's going to take a large part of Slytherin's offense out! And the Gryffindor call a time out, probably so Captain Potter can tell them of some strategy for cheating." Samantha looked up to see Professor McGonagall giving her a reprimanding look. "Not that the Gryffindors cheat Professor."
The team all huddled around James, waiting to hear what words of wisdom their great captain had for them. "What we need now is the Snitch, and before Flint gets back in the game. Slytherin has a slightly better offense, but we have the better Seeker." He nodded to a fourth year girl with brown hair. "Now lets get back out there." The Gryffindor flew back up into the sky, all of them trying to get the crowd excited and cheering. Soon half of the field could be heard chanting "GRY-FIN-DOR" in unison.
"And the teams are back on the pitch as Potter takes possession of the Quaffle and passes it to Ackerley to Llewellyn and Gryffindor scores." Samantha groaned, not for the sudden 10 point that Gryffindor had just earned. But because the Chasers had kept almost everyone's eyes on them and now the Gryffindors were on their feet cheering. There, in the middle of the pitch was the girl in all red grasping tightly to a golden ball in her fist. "And Gryffindor has caught the snitch and won the match, 50-170. And this concludes another year of Hogwarts Quidditch."
The entire school seemed to pile onto the field at once, except for Slytherin of course. Sirius slowly landed, looking for any sign of Gwen among the crowds. So he had finally decided to try and make it up to her and suggest they go to Hogsmeade tomorrow or maybe go to the library and study for O.W.L.s. Suddenly he stopped dead in his tracks though. He was sure he had seen it correctly, though he might have been mistaken. Sirius could have sworn he saw Remus, one of his best friends, kissing Gwen, and not on the cheek either. He could still be wrong. Maybe they were just both very happy over Gryffindors win. Yes, that had to be it.
"Excellent! You can say what ever you want next year, James and I'll believe you!" Exclaimed Gwen as soon as she got near enough to her brother and he was not snogging with Lily. "Just brilliant! Dad would be proud. Mum too." She smiled brightly, Remus slipping his hand into hers.
"Thanks Gwen. That's about the best complement I could get from anyone," he said, hugging her so Remus took his hand away, just as Sirius was coming up. "It doesn't look like anyone's going to get any sleep tonight in the Gryffindor Tower though."
"We're the Marauders. No one dares to leave a party without our permission and they won't be able to as loud as we get. McGonagall will probably make us go to bed though," replied Sirius, and then looked over at Gwen. "Is there any chance I can talk to you alone before the big bash?"
Gwen looked a bit surprised by this proposition. "All right. Third floor corridor?" She replied.
"Fine by me," responded Sirius, giving her one of his charming smiles and walked off to change back into his regular clothes.
"I don't like that tone he was using. Si is up to something," commented Remus as soon as Sirius and James were gone.
"I'm a big girl now, Remus. Don't worry about the lustful Sirius. I'll go up and see what he wants and nothing will have changed," Gwen replied, kissing Remus on the cheek. "See you upstairs."
A/N: This started off as two more chapters, but I've ended up making it three. But I'm back to writing so hooray!