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Disclaimer: See previous chapters.

A/N: Thanks for all the reviews! Sorry about the delay... I had major writer's block and I still do but let's see what I can do. Don't blame me if this is total crap.

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After the flurries of events, Lily found herself before a stack of books. Homework was steadily becoming more and more until a stack of books hid their faces from view. Sarah was heard complaining and Rose was busying working.

Lily was ahead of both and spent her school days in the library, no sight of James seen. She had even forgotten her first kiss and had not told her friends quite yet.

A Quidditch match was expected the next week and the Marauders (Remus, James, and Sirius) were busy practicing on their speedy brooms.

Lily had managed to squeeze in some time for the match against Slytherin and managed to finish much of her homework while Sarah was lagging behind as well as Rose, who was working extra hard the last week.

"I HATE HOMEWORK!" screamed Sarah, finally cracking under the pressure. She threw her quill onto the table and earned looks from the Gryffindors in the common room. "What the hell are you looking at?"

"No cursing!" Lily said pulling Sarah down into her chair by the ear. Sarah howled in pain and rubbed her red ear. "Thanks a lot, Lily!"


"No problem," Lily said smiling brightly as she finished the last of her homework with a flourish. "I'm heading for the Quidditch game! Coming or are you going to finish homework?" The girls threw down their quills and ran after the retreating Lily.

They ran eagerly to the stadium where crowds of students sat in the stands, a roar of talk rumbling into their ears. Sarah, Rose, and Lily managed to snatch three seats from the front row and smiled at each other.

A sea of green was seen across the stadium and Sarah took the time to boo them and pulled a red Gryffindor flag from her bag.

And the game began with series of applause throughout the stadium. "Hello and welcome to the first game of the season!" Peter Pettigrew's voice echoed silencing the students. "Let's begin, shall we? On the field, we have the Gryffindor team!" He began naming the players quickly and then something made Lily's heart skip a beat.

"And our team captain, James Potter!" The series of cheers silenced and only a few selected claps were heard from the Gryffindor side. Lily finally came to her senses and started to clap but stopped when Peter began announcing the Slytherin team, disgust evident in his voice.

"GET OFF THE FIELD, SNAPE!" Rose yelled at one of the players with greasy black hair and a particularly crooked nose. "AND WASH YOUR HAIR, SLIMEBALL!" A series of agreeing yells rumbled through the stadium and some even whistled their thanks at Rose.

She blushed and leaned back into her seat. "And the game begins!" The whistle blew and the players rose into the air as blurs of red and green.

A/N: Yeah, not much but I still have writer's block... But please read my new story, 'Facing the Past'!