Chapter 10 - Remember ?

Ludo Bagman seemed to be the only person who did not boo. In fact he seemed almost pleased with Malfoy as he left the stage. Ludo shook his hand and right in front of james said, "Good show, the more entertaining the better."

It was just after that that Lucius tired to walk past James with his nose up high but failed. James grabbed him by the arm and held him close to his face staring bullets at him.

"Unhand me Potter," Malfoy said in a voice full of terror.

"I want you to listen to me very carefuly Malfoy." James said to him, "When I beat Snivellus here, I'm going to make the next round your last duel," James paused and took a deep breath, "Ever."

Malfoy pulled himself away and walked off, but the point had been made.

"And now," Ludo Bagman said to the crowd as Snape made his way onto the stage from the other side. "Severus Snape versus James Potter."

James stood staring at Snape, hoping it would intimedate him. It seemed to be working because severus failed to make eye contact.

Ludo bagman walked down the stage and James slowly dug his left hand into his pocket. But the ring was gone.

The flag went down and in an instance James mind was filled with pictures. His sorting flashed in front of his very eyes. And then the first time he had been sent to Dumbledore for trouble making. And then the time after their Defense Against the Dark Arts exam when Lily had said she wouldn't go out with him if he was the last person on earth.

'NO!' James told himself, 'Your not going to read my mine.'

But then a new image came to him. One he had never seen before. He was walking towards the edge of the stage.

"No!" James yelled, but this time loud enough for the whole crowd to here and then, "Wingardium Leviousa !" Snape hovered in the air slowly towards the edge of the stage.

James was on his knees, he didn't know how and didn't care, all that mattered now was dropping snape off the stage.

But then Snape fell to the floor inches away from the edge.

And again James mind filled with thoughts. He was meeting sirus for the first time at platform nine and three quarters. He was meeting Lupin in the Griffindor common room, he was meeting Wormtail in the dormatory.

'No !' He said to himself. But the memories kept coming to him.

'Hang on a second,' He thought, 'These aren't mine."

He saw a greasy haired little boy beeming beaten up by a bigger kid, he saw him cry while his parents argued. These were snapes memories.

He opened his eyes and found snape on his knees holding his head.

"Jump off the stage." James whispered, "Get up, and jump off the stage." And to his surprise, Snape did as he was told.

"Your winner.. James Potter." The crowd cheered and james friends errupted into a chant of "Prongs !" "Prongs!" "Prongs!"

'Next step,' He thought as he climbed down from the stage, 'Malfoy.'