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"Do you think he's serious? I mean, do you really think they aren't supposed to come out until 2003?" asked Mioni in amazement.
"Actually, I did lie a bit there," James said, startling the others.
"They don't come out until 2004, not 2003," Lily told them.
"How d'you know?" asked James, astonished.
"Been doing some research on broomsticks," Lily replied.
James didn't look completely sure that she was telling the truth, but Lily gave him a look that clearly said 'Talk about it later.' He seemed to understand, and they went back to examining the Sphinx Stripes.
"So Lily, you ready to try out?" asked Mioni.
"One sec, I have to know what the game is and who plays what position," she insisted. Mioni gave James a death glare, and raised her hand menacingly, to shut him up.
"All right, James is seeker, Cassie and Cathie are our beaters, I'm the keeper, and Sirius and Remus are our only chasers, so we need one more player to be our last chaser." She then proceeded to tell Lily the game procedure.
"So you just need a chaser? Well, I might be able to fill that position," Lily said, after memorizing the game procedure. She climbed onto the broomstick and waited for Sirius, Remus, and Mioni to mount, then she pushed off hard. She immediately felt like this was where she belonged, in the sky.
Cassie and Cathie followed Mioni and James came after them. Arthur released the bludgers and snitch, and threw the quaffle into the air. Lily immediately zoomed to catch it, and did so right before Sirius swept past and snatched it up.
Lily, instead of going after Sirius, started trailing James. She knocked into him and made it look like she wanted him to fall off of his broom. Like she suspected, Sirius and Remus passed Lily to help James. Lily grabbed the quaffle before Sirius could pass it to Remus. A bludger came her way, and she expertly avoided it.
Mioni still had her eyes on James, but as Lily drew closer, diverted their attention to her. Lily broke into a bunch of patterns, seemingly on one side of the field one minute, then the other side the next.
Mioni still had her eyes on Lily, but seemed to be getting dizzy. She started to close her eyes, and Lily used this to her advantage.
She zoomed past the twins, and threw the ball as hard as she could. Her aim was true, and she took off around the goal in triumph.
Remus took this time to grab the quaffle and head to the opposite goal. Lily obviously knew his plan, and was waiting for him at the other goal. She snatched the quaffle out of his hand, backed up, and headed straight at him.
She dived right before they collided and zoomed toward Mioni. She pretended to faint and leaned so her broom was crooked.
Since Mioni was pretending to be on the opposite team, she didn't come to the rescue. Lily realized this, and straightened up. She, however, failed to notice the bludger were heading her way, and the twins didn't see them until it was to late. It hit her in the head and she fell off her broom. The last thing she remembered was a pain in both her head and her back, and James, Sirius and Remus racing to catch her.
