REMEMBER! THIS WAS A DOUBLE DOSE! SO DON'T MISS OUT CH 17: TAKING A RIDE!!!
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Lily, Shay, Minnie, Riley, and the Marauders went up to the stands which weren't full, unlike the previous day. They dressed in their casual cloaks and sat down in the middle of the top stand, where the commentator was. The game began soon enough.
"This doesn't seem like a normal Quidditch game." Peter said.
"Yeah. Probably because it's not so packed." James said, watching the game intently. Into thirty minutes, the Soojin team and the Denver team were tied 210-210. "Gee, they're both really good!" He said worriedly.
The both teams seemed to be everywhere at once. When the Quaffle knocked out of the Soojin Chaser's hands, it dropped and out of nowhere, it seemed like, a Denver chaser popped into the air and had possession of the Quaffle. However, the same chaser did a dive well as a Seeker and knocked the Quaffle out, then another Soojin Chaser swooped down and threw it into one of the goals from the middle of the field when the Keeper was dodging a Bludger. Both of the team seemed to be telepathic. A move was blocked even before it was taken into action and every single play was well coordinated.
The Seekers were watching the sight before them, searching for the precious tiny golden Snitch. But they weren't the first ones to see it. Lily noticed it, fluttering precariously, hiding from the hawkeye's view, behind the one of the stand. The stand was blocking the view, but it was in plain sight from the stand that Lily was in.
"James, look! I see the Snitch!" Lily whispered excitedly, pointing at the Snitch.
"Lily… I really need to concentrate on the game. We need to think of some defense for these teams." James said, taking notes down.
"James! I'm not lying!" Lily said, tugging at the end of his robe like a little kid.
"All right!" He said, diverting his eyes from the game for a second to look behind the stand next to them. He just glanced and went back to the game. "Woah!" He yelled, his eyes wide and now staring at the Snitch fluttering by the tall stand, camouflaged by the gold color of the Gryffindor stand. Soon enough, everyone in that stand noticed it and it wasn't long enough before commenter went hysterics.
"THE SNITCH! THE SNITCH! IT'S THE SNITCH! FOLKS! THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE! THE SNITCH! AND THE SEEKERS DIDN'T SEE IT!" Haylee shouted, leaning over the stand and pointing.
The spectators, also the players, were all focused on the two streaking blurs. Several people, including James, were standing up in excitement.
The seekers were leaning forward, trying to get the most speed that it looked like they were almost lying on their brooms. Their faces were both etched with determination. The two were just tenth of a second away from the Snitch when it buzzed up, straight toward the sky. The Denver Seeker swerved up, narrowly missing the wooden side. But the Soojin Seeker jumped off the broom, just after directing it to swerve to the side. His trembling outstretched fingered closed around one of the frail wings.
"Josh!" Minnie screamed, standing up and watching with horror the free falling boy. Then, James whipped his wand out and cried out 'Lagartenate!' The air around Josh seemed to be like thick cream. His eyes went wide slowly and he slowly turned around in the air. Everyone watched in silence as he landed softly like a feather.
Everyone cheered as he rose up normally and held up the snitch. His team came down to congratulate him. Minnie shrieked and cried, "Thank you! Thank you! You saved his life, James! Thank you so much!" She whipped around and kissed him on his cheek. Then she raced down to the playing field.
When Minnie kissed James, Lily suddenly felt a pang of jealousy. She gripped the edge of her seat and could feel her body tense. 'What are you doing! Minnie's your friend!'
"Good eye Lily!" James said, grinning his lop-sided smile.
"Thanks." Lily said, relaxing. They went down and into the school. They were met by Rocco.
"Hi Lily." He said.
"Hi Rocco. Good game." She said. He was the Beater for the Denver Quidditch team.
"Say Lily. Will you give me a tour of Hogwarts?" He asked.
"Sure!" She said. "I'll see you later James."
"Whatever." James shrugged, put his hands in his pocket and walked off.
"All right. We'll start with the towers…" Lily trailed off, walking around the school. They were finished in about an hour and a half in front of the Great Hall where dinner was just starting.
"Thanks Lily. That was really helpful. Now I wouldn't get lost every morning." He said.
"You're welcome Rocco." Lily said, laughing.
"I'll see you tomorrow maybe." He said, walking to his school's table.
"Bye!" Lily said, before leaving to the Gryffindor table. She sat down by Remus and Minnie.
"Where were you?" Minnie asked.
"I was giving one of the players a tour of the school. Prefect business." Lily said.
James snorted very loudly into his soup. "Are you sure that's all you did?"
"What?" Lily asked, offended.
"He's from another school." James said.
"Which is why he needed a guide of the school. We're supposed to be hospitable." Lily said hotly.
"Hmph. Hospitable. You can at least flirt and kiss him all you want when the IQC is over." He said.
Lily's mouth dropped open at what he said. She was speechless at what he said. Instead of retorting with all the insults that she could've shot back at him running through her mind, she rose and almost stomped to the Denver table. She harshly poked Rocco.
"Hi Rocco? Want to come somewhere with me?" She asked as politely as she could in her temper.
"Uhh…" He looked at his half eaten plate and back up at her.
"Come eat in the kitchen with me." Lily said, glaring at James, who was glaring at her back.
"Okay." Rocco responded slowly, rising. Lily grabbed his hand and left the Great Hall. "Is something wrong Lily?"
"Nothing. Nothing's wrong with me. But James' is being a jerk." She said, stopping in front of a painting of a bowl of fruits. She tickled the pear until the painting swung open.
Three house elves scurried forward. "May we help you miss?" They said enthusiastically. "And mister?" They added reluctantly looking at his Denver robes, not Hogwarts.
"Yes. Can we just have some supper please?" She said.
"Of course." One of the house elves snapped its long gnarly fingers and a team of elves scurried forward, carrying a table and two chairs. They were shortly followed by two steaks, rolls, butter, steamed vegetables, and mashed potato. Lily and Rocco sat down and ate.
"Mmm. I think this is better than the food they serve up there!" He said, taking a bite of the juicy steak.
"I have to admit, our heating spell is not perfect. The food loses its strong taste and some heat on the way onto the tables." A perky elf said.
"Hmm." Lily said, nodding. "Have you tried the Bubble Charm? It creates a protective bubble around the food and keeps the heat and the smell in."
"Nice suggestion miss. I'll report that to our head chef." The elf said, scurrying into the busy kitchen.
About an hour later, Lily and Rocco had finished their slice of pecan pie. They said bye to each other and left into their rooms/dorms.
Lily sighed as she walked into the Common Room, which was bustling with Gryffindors, playing various games and talking. She went up to her room and grabbed a book, came down, and plopped down in a love seat facing the warm fire. She was interrupted fifteen minute later by a male voice.
"Lily?"
"Yeah?" She said, not looking up from her book. She finished the sentence and looked up and was met by James' warm grayish brown eyes.
"I'm sorry about what happened during dinner." James said. "I was too caught up in Quidditch and didn't think about our duties as a prefect. Also, I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions."
Lily sighed. "It's all right."
He sat down by her and rested his feet on a table.
"So. Where did you go?" James asked out of curiosity.
"Oh. We just went to the kitchen. Ate dinner." Lily said.
"I see. You know where the kitchen is?"
"Remus told me." Lily said.
"Oh. Well, I got to go. I'm supposed to meet with Sirius in about five minutes." He said.
"Okay." Lily said. James left and she grabbed her book off the table and started to read it, for the fifth time.
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Well, anyways, I'll see you later then! Hold on, I don't actually see you guys. So, um, I'll update later then!
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Lily, Shay, Minnie, Riley, and the Marauders went up to the stands which weren't full, unlike the previous day. They dressed in their casual cloaks and sat down in the middle of the top stand, where the commentator was. The game began soon enough.
"This doesn't seem like a normal Quidditch game." Peter said.
"Yeah. Probably because it's not so packed." James said, watching the game intently. Into thirty minutes, the Soojin team and the Denver team were tied 210-210. "Gee, they're both really good!" He said worriedly.
The both teams seemed to be everywhere at once. When the Quaffle knocked out of the Soojin Chaser's hands, it dropped and out of nowhere, it seemed like, a Denver chaser popped into the air and had possession of the Quaffle. However, the same chaser did a dive well as a Seeker and knocked the Quaffle out, then another Soojin Chaser swooped down and threw it into one of the goals from the middle of the field when the Keeper was dodging a Bludger. Both of the team seemed to be telepathic. A move was blocked even before it was taken into action and every single play was well coordinated.
The Seekers were watching the sight before them, searching for the precious tiny golden Snitch. But they weren't the first ones to see it. Lily noticed it, fluttering precariously, hiding from the hawkeye's view, behind the one of the stand. The stand was blocking the view, but it was in plain sight from the stand that Lily was in.
"James, look! I see the Snitch!" Lily whispered excitedly, pointing at the Snitch.
"Lily… I really need to concentrate on the game. We need to think of some defense for these teams." James said, taking notes down.
"James! I'm not lying!" Lily said, tugging at the end of his robe like a little kid.
"All right!" He said, diverting his eyes from the game for a second to look behind the stand next to them. He just glanced and went back to the game. "Woah!" He yelled, his eyes wide and now staring at the Snitch fluttering by the tall stand, camouflaged by the gold color of the Gryffindor stand. Soon enough, everyone in that stand noticed it and it wasn't long enough before commenter went hysterics.
"THE SNITCH! THE SNITCH! IT'S THE SNITCH! FOLKS! THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE! THE SNITCH! AND THE SEEKERS DIDN'T SEE IT!" Haylee shouted, leaning over the stand and pointing.
The spectators, also the players, were all focused on the two streaking blurs. Several people, including James, were standing up in excitement.
The seekers were leaning forward, trying to get the most speed that it looked like they were almost lying on their brooms. Their faces were both etched with determination. The two were just tenth of a second away from the Snitch when it buzzed up, straight toward the sky. The Denver Seeker swerved up, narrowly missing the wooden side. But the Soojin Seeker jumped off the broom, just after directing it to swerve to the side. His trembling outstretched fingered closed around one of the frail wings.
"Josh!" Minnie screamed, standing up and watching with horror the free falling boy. Then, James whipped his wand out and cried out 'Lagartenate!' The air around Josh seemed to be like thick cream. His eyes went wide slowly and he slowly turned around in the air. Everyone watched in silence as he landed softly like a feather.
Everyone cheered as he rose up normally and held up the snitch. His team came down to congratulate him. Minnie shrieked and cried, "Thank you! Thank you! You saved his life, James! Thank you so much!" She whipped around and kissed him on his cheek. Then she raced down to the playing field.
When Minnie kissed James, Lily suddenly felt a pang of jealousy. She gripped the edge of her seat and could feel her body tense. 'What are you doing! Minnie's your friend!'
"Good eye Lily!" James said, grinning his lop-sided smile.
"Thanks." Lily said, relaxing. They went down and into the school. They were met by Rocco.
"Hi Lily." He said.
"Hi Rocco. Good game." She said. He was the Beater for the Denver Quidditch team.
"Say Lily. Will you give me a tour of Hogwarts?" He asked.
"Sure!" She said. "I'll see you later James."
"Whatever." James shrugged, put his hands in his pocket and walked off.
"All right. We'll start with the towers…" Lily trailed off, walking around the school. They were finished in about an hour and a half in front of the Great Hall where dinner was just starting.
"Thanks Lily. That was really helpful. Now I wouldn't get lost every morning." He said.
"You're welcome Rocco." Lily said, laughing.
"I'll see you tomorrow maybe." He said, walking to his school's table.
"Bye!" Lily said, before leaving to the Gryffindor table. She sat down by Remus and Minnie.
"Where were you?" Minnie asked.
"I was giving one of the players a tour of the school. Prefect business." Lily said.
James snorted very loudly into his soup. "Are you sure that's all you did?"
"What?" Lily asked, offended.
"He's from another school." James said.
"Which is why he needed a guide of the school. We're supposed to be hospitable." Lily said hotly.
"Hmph. Hospitable. You can at least flirt and kiss him all you want when the IQC is over." He said.
Lily's mouth dropped open at what he said. She was speechless at what he said. Instead of retorting with all the insults that she could've shot back at him running through her mind, she rose and almost stomped to the Denver table. She harshly poked Rocco.
"Hi Rocco? Want to come somewhere with me?" She asked as politely as she could in her temper.
"Uhh…" He looked at his half eaten plate and back up at her.
"Come eat in the kitchen with me." Lily said, glaring at James, who was glaring at her back.
"Okay." Rocco responded slowly, rising. Lily grabbed his hand and left the Great Hall. "Is something wrong Lily?"
"Nothing. Nothing's wrong with me. But James' is being a jerk." She said, stopping in front of a painting of a bowl of fruits. She tickled the pear until the painting swung open.
Three house elves scurried forward. "May we help you miss?" They said enthusiastically. "And mister?" They added reluctantly looking at his Denver robes, not Hogwarts.
"Yes. Can we just have some supper please?" She said.
"Of course." One of the house elves snapped its long gnarly fingers and a team of elves scurried forward, carrying a table and two chairs. They were shortly followed by two steaks, rolls, butter, steamed vegetables, and mashed potato. Lily and Rocco sat down and ate.
"Mmm. I think this is better than the food they serve up there!" He said, taking a bite of the juicy steak.
"I have to admit, our heating spell is not perfect. The food loses its strong taste and some heat on the way onto the tables." A perky elf said.
"Hmm." Lily said, nodding. "Have you tried the Bubble Charm? It creates a protective bubble around the food and keeps the heat and the smell in."
"Nice suggestion miss. I'll report that to our head chef." The elf said, scurrying into the busy kitchen.
About an hour later, Lily and Rocco had finished their slice of pecan pie. They said bye to each other and left into their rooms/dorms.
Lily sighed as she walked into the Common Room, which was bustling with Gryffindors, playing various games and talking. She went up to her room and grabbed a book, came down, and plopped down in a love seat facing the warm fire. She was interrupted fifteen minute later by a male voice.
"Lily?"
"Yeah?" She said, not looking up from her book. She finished the sentence and looked up and was met by James' warm grayish brown eyes.
"I'm sorry about what happened during dinner." James said. "I was too caught up in Quidditch and didn't think about our duties as a prefect. Also, I shouldn't have jumped to conclusions."
Lily sighed. "It's all right."
He sat down by her and rested his feet on a table.
"So. Where did you go?" James asked out of curiosity.
"Oh. We just went to the kitchen. Ate dinner." Lily said.
"I see. You know where the kitchen is?"
"Remus told me." Lily said.
"Oh. Well, I got to go. I'm supposed to meet with Sirius in about five minutes." He said.
"Okay." Lily said. James left and she grabbed her book off the table and started to read it, for the fifth time.
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Well, anyways, I'll see you later then! Hold on, I don't actually see you guys. So, um, I'll update later then!
