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Just Another Sappy Love Story.
Chapter 4 - Gryffindor vs Slytherin.
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Disclaimer: Am not J.K. Rowling. Don't sue.
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Summary: Lily and James have a run-in on the Hogwarts Express and become enemies. When Lily does something wrong and her world crumbles, the most surprising person is their to help her rebuild her life. [L/J love-hate]
21st October 2003
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Okay, people, I'm gonna deviate from the story for a while. Gonna dedicate this chapter to our other 2 favourite Marauders. Apparently, I've got a few comments asking me: where is the LURVVV.
Kimberly: Thanks for your review, and you also told me to mail you when I update, but you didn't leave an email addy for my to write too!!! Ahhh! I'm so sorry, but maybe you could just drop it here. PLEASE PLEASE don't think I'm neglecting you, I still love you!!!
~Lau~ : Here's THE LOVEEEEEEE!!!
Bombshell: Lol, thanks for reviewing every chapter. Sorry this is a bit late, but here you go!
Vamperfly: Haha, I hate choosing titles, I have no inspiration. =)
PhoenixTears13, Animalluvr75, Lady J., Kerr, Panda10s, Brittany many thanks for your reviews, which are very important to me!
Lol, so in light of this, here goes...
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As Lily followed Jake out of the Hall, she could feel countless eyes turn to stare at the pair of them, as girls stared in envy at her. Whispers started up behind hands. Lily rolled her eyes. 'First James fan club, now Jake's fan club. I must be extremely lucky to be disliked by both groups of people,' she thought sarcastically.
She was to busy thinking that she nearly crashed into Jake as he stopped outside the Great Hall. "Yikes!" She yelped, and hurriedly stepped back.
Jake laughed, "I'm not poisonous Lily."
Lily laughed uncomfortably, going red in embarrassment. "So. umm?"
Jake smiled at her, his hands rubbing together, a sign of nervousness. "Lily, I was wondering, if you would like umm, go out with me?" He asked tentatively. "I mean, it's perfectly fine I you like James," he went on hurriedly as he saw Lily's shocked face.
Lily waved his words away distractedly. "Sure."
"I mean, James is a gr-" he paused after realising what Lily had said. "Really? Cool! Hogsmead weekend's tomorrow." He grinned at her. "I'll meet you there!"
She walked back to the table in a daze.
"Lils, what happened?" Nikki asked, her eyes were gleeful.
"Oh, nothing..." she broke into a huge grin herself. "Jake, Hogsmead, tomorrow!" And collapsed onto the bench in fits a giggles.
All around her, her friends slapped high-fives.
James shrugged, "I have no idea what's so attractive about him," he said nonchalantly, drinking a glass of juice. "I mean," he continued just as innocently. "There's me, and of course Sirius. Sirius' always a good choice, and Remus too..." He grinned at her. "And Petey," he finished, slapping Peter's head into a bowl of cereal.
"Sod off James."
Sirius laughed at him. "Well, at least it's Jake. He's a decent guy. Well, at least he's not as bad as a few of the other guys. So Lils, you won't have to worry too much of James pounding his head into dust because he hurts you... We wouldn't want ickle-lilikins to be hurt do we?"
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Lily awoke to sounds of singing from the girls bathroom. The door did absolutely nothing to deaden the off-key sounds. She looked around her, Gab was already awake and looking thoroughly mystified at the bathroom door, while Nikki was desperately trying to cram a few more minutes of sleep into her system by covering her head under piles of pillows.
'Oh, bother!' Lily thought to herself. Then aloud, she yelled, "BELLA! SHUT UP!"
If anything, the singing did not stop and instead, intensified until Nikki was forced to wake up. Minutes later, Bella emerged from the bathroom, toweling dry her hair with her wand.
She looked at them with a stupid grin on her face. "What's with all the long faces?" She asked and cocked her eyebrows at them.
Lily rolled her eyes and grabbed her stuff to enter the vacated bathroom.
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An hour later, the four trooped down to the Great Hall for breakfast before the Hogsmead trip - Bella was STILL singing.
"Love-love-love-lo-lo-love, makes the world go round...La-la-la..." she sang, off-key and loudly, and occasionally skipped forwards then come running back to them, so that the few students they passed stared at them weirdly. (people, in case you didn't know, the song is one from Powerpuff girls. HEY! Don't look at me like that...)
Gab shook Nikki awake for the thousandth time, and rolled her eyes at Lily.
"Boy is someone happy today," she mumbled.
Bella looked at them a grin plastered onto her features. "Come on guys, BE HAPPY!"
Nikki yawned loudly, "how do you expect us to be happy when it's bloody nine in the morning on a weekend and we're AWAKE?"
Bella spaced out as they walked to the Great Hall, totally absorbed in her thoughts.
~~ Flashback ~~
Bella hummed softly as she rounded the corner, searching through the contents of her bag.
"Damn! Where is that book when you need it - Ouch!" She yelped as she crashed into someone when went clattering onto the floor. "Sor- Malfoy!"
Lucious Malfoy sneered down at her, with his side-kick, Severus Snape hovering a little behind. "Watch it Figg. I wouldn't want my name to be uttered by the likes of you."
Bella narrowed her eyes at him and proceeded to pick up her stuff. As she dusted herself off, Malfoy grabbed her neck and shoved her against the wall.
"Playing dumb are you? You know perfectly well what I mean," he hissed. "Fancy you, one of the top students, descending from a squib - an ugly smile painted his lips - and sharing the same name as well. Father must have been crazy when he married her. How unlucky... Severus, take her wand." He paused to let Snape disarm her. "I wonder how you would like a little pain."
Bella's eyes widened.
'They can't use the Cruciatus curse! This is Hogwarts!'
"That's right... Cru-"
"EXPELLIARMUS!" A voice bellowed and Malfoy's and Snape's wands came shooting out of their hands.
Bella chanced a sideways glance, Malfoy's arm was still tight on her neck.
It was Sirius.
"LET GO OF HER!" Sirius yelled. His face was twisted in fury. "STUPEFY!"
Bella gasped as she sunk onto the ground, feeling her neck.
"Bella!" Sirius gasped as he run up to her and pulled her up. "You ok?"
Bella nodded, still unable to speak. Sirius turned back to Malfoy and Snape. "Enervate."
"No, what the hell do you think you're doing!" He roared.
Malfoy smirked at him. Sirius let out a very dog-like growl and pounced onto him.
"Don't- *bash* - you - *bash* - EVER - **BASH** - GET YOUR - **BASH** - FILTHY - **BASH** - HANDS ON HER - **BASH BASH**
"Sirius!" Bella shrieked as she attempted to pull his hands off Malfoy. "Stop it!"
"Bella, this idiot here almost killed you!" Sirius said hotly, but he had stopped beating Malfoy up.
"Stop it Sirius," Bella said softly. "Don't hurt him, he's my step- brother!"
(if you're confused: since the wizarding community is small, everyone is related to almost everyone else, like the noble house of Black. So Malfoy and Bella share the same father, but not the same mother. Geddit?)
Sirius snorted. "He had no qualms about hurting you, and you're still helping him?" He asked incredulously.
Bella nodded and ran off.
"Bella, wait!"
He threw Malfoy a last poisonous glare. "If you ever touch her again, you'll be sorry, mark my words!" And chased Bella down the hall.
"Bella why did you run away like that? Bella?" Sirius said as he caught up to her.
Bella shrugged his arm of her shoulder and continued walking. Sirius chased after her and caught her arm firmly.
"What's wrong with you?" He asked.
Bella looked at him. "You bloody know what's wrong! How could you?"
"I was just trying to help!" He said, getting agitated.
"Well, I didn't ask you to!" Bella retorted.
"Fine!" Sirius yelled, his temper getting the better of him. "Fine! Remind me that next time, I'll just let someone kill you!"
"FINE!" Bella yelled. "What's it to you anyway? Do you have too much time or something?"
People were gathered around the pair, whispering softly among each other, and watching the scene with interest. (eekk! Bloody nosy people!)
"You know what? You're such a selfish prick! You're so absorbed with others that you don't even realise the people around you care so much about you!" Sirius shouted back. "You don't even know how much *I* care!"
With that, he turned around and stormed off, leaving a stunned Bella behind.
'You don't even know how much I care?' Bella thought to herself as she replayed Sirius' words. "Oh, BUGGER OFF! There's nothing here to see!" She snapped at the nosy onlookers and walked off.
Sirius stormed off hurriedly, disappearing into the crowd of students that were headed outside to relax.
"Bloody git!" Sirius muttered angrily under his breath. "Stupid! Girls are so much trouble."
"Well you knew it, but still you fell for her..." A soft voice said from beside him.
He turned to look, and saw Remus walking easily beside him. "Yea," Sirius said. "Well, that was a big mistake. Now I know better."
Remus shrugged. "Padfoot, you know that's not true. If you care so much, why don't you tell her?"
Sirius snorted. "As if you're doing much better with Gab. As far as I know, you guys have just established a relationship based purely on friendship, and nothing else."
A painful spasm crossed Remus' face, and Sirius instantly regretted what he had said. 'Great, me and my big mouth. Can this day get any better?' He thought sarcastically to himself. "Listen, Remus, forget about what I said. I'm a big prick, everyone knows that. You stand a great chance with Gab," he said hurriedly.
Remus laughed mirthlessly. "You're right Sirius, I don't stand a chance with her. I'm a werewolf, circumstances are different. She wouldn't like a werewolf like me. Well, good luck with Bella." Remus nodded to Sirius and walked off.
Sirius angrily punched the wall beside him.
After wandering morosely around the castle for a few hours, he found himself at the top of the Astronomy Tower, the sky already darkening. He stepped through the door, and walked up to the window, his mind thinking back to the day Lily had jumped off. Staring up at they sky, he quickly pin- pointed his star, which was twinkling particularly dully that night.
"Great, just great... Thing's aren't going very hot now. Are they?" He asked himself, feeling the breeze across his face.
"I suppose..." A voice said, followed by the sound of footsteps, and someone coming to stand close beside him. "Hi Sirius, I thought I would find you here."
Sirius' heart clenched. The voice belonged to none other than Bella. "What are you doing here?" He asked rudely, not sparing her a single glance.
"N-Nothing," Bella faltered, sadness tingeing her voice. "I guess I should go..." She turned to leave.
Sirius quickly caught her hand. "No wait... Don't leave. I was acting like a bloody bastard again." He laughed. "I'll just go now."
He turned around, and was halfway to the door when a voice said, "Fine, you can go." Sirius' heart fell. "But just let me say this first, Bella said quietly.
Sirius tilted his head slightly backwards, just enough to look at her from the corner of his eye, but only just.
Bella sighed. "Anything you want. Sirius, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you today."
"That's fine. Sirius deserves to be yelled at," Sirius intoned, talking about himself in the third person point of view. "After all, Sirius just gets his long nose into others' business, business that is none of his concern."
Bella let out an exasperated sound in her throat. "Fine! I feel guilty already. Just thought I'd let you know this before you go off to wallow in self-pity. Gosh! I don't need this now! Lily gone is already bad enough. Don't give me this shit now."
Sirius turned, irritation and anger flashing across his face. "Is that all you want to say to me?" He asked coldly. "If that's all, then it's not worth my two cents worth."
Bella's face flushed, and again, Sirius felt a wave of shame, but being who he was, was too proud to apologize.
"No, that's not all," Bella said, voice trembling.
'She better not cry,' Sirius thought as he eyed Bella carefully. 'Cause if she does, I won't know what to do besides comfort her. I don't think I'll be able to stay angry at her... Well, that's not such a bad idea in itself...' he mused to himself.
"So spill."
"I wanna ask you what you meant this afternoon."
Sirius snorted. "As if you didn't know." He started walking out.
"Sirius Black!" Bella cried shrilly. "You come back here and tell me what it means directly. I HATE guessing games!"
Sirius stopped again, and turned, studying her for a considerable amount of time. "Fine! If you want to know so much, I'll tell you! I like you! OK?!" Muttering obscenities under his breath, he stormed down the Astronomy staircase.
"W-What? Did he just say what I thought he said?" Bella asked herself after recovering from initial shock.
She snuck back to the Gryffindor Tower and up the boys dorms. Creeping quietly into the room, she proceeded to the first bed beside the door.
"Psst- Oh, damn! Wrong bed!" She cursed under her breath as she saw James sleeping.
James opened one eye. "Bloody murder! What the hell are you doing here anyway?"
"Shhh!" Bella motioned for him to be quiet. "Sirius?"
James pointed to the bed beside his and turned around so his back was facing Bella. Soft snored soon issued from him. Bella crept over to the bed and stood there looking down over a sleeping Sirius.
He was sleeping in only a pair of boxers (ooh-lala) and Bella noted that quidditch had done him good- lots of good. A red tinge entered her cheeks.
'He looks so cute sleeping like that...'
Sirius turned over, and Bella caught a stream of silver light reflected of a trickle running down his cheeks.
'Sirius? What's wrong...?'
"Bella... why?" Sirius muttered under his breath and hugged a pillow closer to him. "Don't leave me... please..."
Bella looked down at him, her features softening, and she stooped down and lightly brushed her lips to his. "Sirius..."
"W-Wha the..." Sirius mumbled groggily as he sat up. "Sirius..." He said, shaking his head ferociously. "Calm down... that was only a dream. She's still gonna talk to you... She won't leave you," he muttered to himself, still not noticing Bella sitting at the foot of his bed.
"Sirius." she said softly.
"Yea, great. So now I'm hearing things. Whoopy!" Sirius said sarcastically.
"Sirius... It's me, Bella," she said and scooted closer to him.
Sirius stared at her as though she was an apparation. "What?! What are you doing here?" He asked in astonishment.
She smiled down on him. "I came to see you silly," she said and bit her lip nervously.
Sirius face broke out into the first true smile she had seen on him that day. As dark blue eyes met light blue, sparks flew. They slowly leant in, both not to sure on what to do, until their lips met.
James, who chose to woke up at that instant, looked up to see his best friend kissing Bella in the pale moonlight shining from their window. He made a gagging motion.
"For goodness sake Padfoot! It's bloody in the middle of the night and you can't keep yourself to yourself. Get a freaking room. I'm trying to sleep here, and it's hard not to feel gross when you two are -you know!- over there!" He whispered loudly, and threw a pillow over, which bounced off Sirius mussed-up head. If anything, that did not help, and Sirius stuck out a middle finger at James without even stopping. James groaned and flopped back into his pillow.
Remus was starting to wake from the commotion, and as he saw Bella sitting on Sirius' bed, he let out a wide grin and a long whistle. "Man, you're good Padfoot! You're good."
~~ End of Flashy ~~
"Ummm, Bella? Hello?" She was brought back to earth as Lily waved a hand in front of her. "You want something to like, eat? Breakfast's almost over. All of us have eaten."
Bella stared at her, a foolish grin on her face. "Oh, err, ok." And helped herself to waffles and ice-cream. (I WANT THAT!!!)
Sirius leaned over from the other side of Bella and grinned at Lily, whispering conspiratorially, "she's thinking of me, ya? Don't disturb her."
Bella smacked him on the arm and resumed eating. "Oh, bugger off Siri," she said nonchalantly, but allowed him a grin. "Well, actually, yea. Today's our-"
Sirius nodded, a finger placed thoughtfully on his lips. (awww, I pictured this and started laughing.) "Our first month anniversary eh? And it's a Hogwarts weekend!" He said, and started bouncing around on his seat.
"Ummm, Padfoot? How much sugar did you put in your coffee?" James asked apprehensively as he stared at the cup.
Sirius shrugged. "A few tablespoons I suppose?"
James jaw dropped open. "And together with the caffeine? Man, you're gonna be jumping of walls."
"Well, that's' the whole idea isn't it?" He grinned at James. "Come on Bella, let's go!"
The group trooped outside and set off down the weather-beaten track to Hogsmead. They reached the wizarding town. Since it was still the middle of spring, the air held a hint of coolness in it. The group departed, with the Marauders heading to Zonko's and Bella, Gab and Nikki heading off into the town.
""Now, Lily," James said in all-seriousness. "No having sex on the first date, no falling all over him. And if he does something to you, tell me, and I. will. kill. him."
Lily waited there for about five minutes before Jake came running, his breath condensing into little clouds before him. He gestured into the town and they set off, chattering to the other.
They met the Marauders in Quality Quidditch Supplies, James trying to buy a new broom.
"James," Jake said and led the way over. "Don't you already have a broom?"
James shrugged. "Well, I had one. Lily kinda destroyed it," he said and looked at her with an eyebrow raised.
Lily shrugged. "Get the Silver Arrow James. They're gonna stop production soon. And it's a good broom. I have no idea why you're so fascinated with the Nimbus series."
"Oh, err, if you say so." He picked up a broom with a thin handle and glossy twigs and went over to pay.
Lily laughed and led Jake out of the shop.
As the next week descended onto them, so did the silence. The fifth years were busy studying for the OWLs, and the seventh years the NEWTS, and so little had time for fun.
"Arghhh!" Nikki threw down her quill. "I can't stand this anymore. If I read History of Magic another one more time, I swear I'm gonna start spewing names like Binns!" They were in the Great Hall before their first test, history of magic.
Lily was chewing on the tail end of her quill, but she looked up and smiled at her friend. "Oh, relax. You know you're gonna ace the test. Oh, hullo Jake."
Jake sat down beside her, and ate a bit of her toast. "Leelly," he said, mouth full and spraying some bits of crumbs over her, and then grinning at her innocently.
Lily gave him an affectionate smile and wiped the crumbs off, before returning to the books.
"Lils, you're gonna do just fine. I've seen your essays," he said. "There's no need to study."
"Well, that's because you don't have to study." It was a well-known fact that, Jake, being a Ravenclaw, was top of his year.
"Well, you want to go for a walk, I'll quiz you."
Her friends had their heads down and when she looked at them, they started nodding their heads absently. She glared at their comical state and gathered up her books.
History of Magic in Binns classroom was fine, not counting the fact that Binns thought it necessary to keep watch on his students as closely as possible, and sometimes drifting through them absently, causing a wave of extreme cold on the unfortunate person.
Potions next fared a little better, for their old potions master had quit the job, and for once, the new one was not bias. Professor Shain was downright cheerful, a stark contrast to the drab dungeon walls, and got appreciative smiles when she sternly told off Malfoy for trying to get the answers from Snape, something the past potions master had allowed. The Polyjuice Potion they were supposed to make exploded into Malfoy's face, and the Marauders as well as the girls had spare time left, as they had done this potion on countless occasions for one prank or other.
After that was lunch, were they hurriedly ate and ran up to the Transfiguration classroom, where McGonagall was waiting. She set them the hardest test ever, which involved turning a series of non-magical objects into a magical object, which was more difficult than usual transfigurations. Lily had had to try two times to get it right, well Bella was not faring much better. Her egg had turned into a chick instead of a vial of pixie dust. Sirius and James were leaning back in their chair, balanced on two legs, a row of brightly coloured bottles lined up neatly in front of them. They were playing with their wands, shooting bright sparks at Snape, and turning his egg into a Grindylow which then started puling on his ears.
The next few days flew by in a blur of studying, eating and attending examinations, until finally, the last day of the OWLs had arrived.
The last exam, DADA, was set as the last 30% of their assessment, a practical test which pitted them against the creatures they had learnt in their past years, and then duelling against each other, on how well they managed to block curses and spells and the counter-curses of other spells.
Remus stretched and lay down on the grass, hands behind head and feet dangling into the lake. "OWLs are finally over!" He yawned.
"Yea," James murmured from beside him. "We can finally start enjoying. Oh, the quidditch matches, the Hogsmead days... Ahh, bliss! Where's Lily anyway?" He asked.
"With Jake, where else?" Bella said lazily as she rested her head on Sirius' chest.
"No, I'm here!" A voice said from behind them, and drew nearer. Lily plopped down on the grass beside Nikki and dipped her hand into the lake. "Jake's in detention. He accidentally took McGonagall's hair off during his transfiguration lesson."
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The next week dawned, with the thick sizzle of excitement in the air. The first match of the year, Gryffindor and Slytherin always drew huge anticipation and tension.
They group streamed out onto the quidditch pitch, hurriedly wishing good luck to those who were playing, and then climbing onto the stands to get the best seats.
"And here comes the Gryffindor team!" Peter yelled from the commentator's box. In the background, everyone could hear McGonagall hissing from under a breath. "Anymore bias remarks and..."
"Green as captain and chaser, Potter and Brown as Chasers, Nikki and Sirius Black as Beaters, Figg as Seeker, and Lupin as Keeper. Lots of colours there. Incidentally the best side Hogwarts has and ever will, Green is entering this match as his seventh and final year here, ending his two year reign as captain. The three chasers are known for their speed and teamwork, and our two Blacks are infamous. Of course, Remus' good, and Bella has only ever lost two games in her four years as Seeker!" Peter continued. There was a deafening sound of roars as three-quarters of the stands waved red and gold flags, drowning out the furious hisses of the Slytherins.
"ANNDDD. the Slytherin team," he said unenthusiastically. "Here come captain and seeker Malfoy... probably bought his way into the team, that one (PETTIGREW!) -sorry Prof, won't happen again!- and Nott, Avery, Hitch as Chasers, Snape -HAHAHA- AND Terry as Beaters, and of course, Crabbe as Keeper. He sure will do well enough to block the goals... with his body size!! -PETTIGREW!!- Sorry Prof!"
"Madam Hooch releases the snitch and bludgers and throws the quaffle up in the air, and OFF THEY GO! The quaffle caught by captain Green, passes to Potter, to Green and then to Brown. Incidentally, Brown is also another seventh year, and is due to be recruited by the Cannons' youth team next year."
Gab and Lily watched from the stands as the Gryffindor chasers engaged in rapid passing. They swooped in lose formation towards the Slytherin posts.
"Watch out there Bella!!! There's a bludger! Easily taken care off by Black, who has enough time to smile at her in a disgusting love-sick manner -PETTIGREW!- before flying off again. Quaffle to Potter. Potter dodges another bludger, two Slytherin Chasers, and flies towards the top post. Three Slytherin players come in to block him, and he releases the quaffle. SCORE!!! TEN-NIL TO GRYFFINDOR as Brown scores from a totally unguarded hoop ten feet below! That, ladies and gentlemen, is the Porskoff Play, performed to perfection."
"Keeper Crabbe throws the ball out to Avery, knocked away by a bludger from Black. Quaffle with Potter-Green-Potter! Lovely one-two there, and they score! TWENTY-NIL!"
Half an hour later, the score was 100-50.
"And the game is getting progressively dirtier! Terry blasts a bludger at Potter, and as Potter dodges out of the way, Malfoy swerves in to elbow him. Yes, it's a PENALTY TO GRYFFINDOR! 110-50! Gryffindor takes on a HawksHead formation and Potter takes the point position. Green at the back holds the quaffle and IT'S A GOAL TO GRYFFINDOR! 120-50! Snape closing in on Nikki Black, OOH! it looks like he's trying to change blows with her! She takes care of it easily without a foul, leaving Snape with a bloody nose from a bludger and another penalty to Gryffindor! 130-50!"
Lily was bouncing on her seat. "Go Go Gryffindor!" She yelled, her voice hoarse as James turned around to wink at her.
Gab reached out and pulled her back onto the seat. "Lils, don't lean so far out. You might fall over the edge. "Remus doesn't seem to be doing anything eh?" She said, eyeing the Gryffindor keeper who was surveying the match.
"Ooh! Avery breaks free, Nott and Hitch right behind him. Looks like they're trying their own version of the HawksHead formation. Snape and Terry form the flanks, and blast the bludgers at the Gryffindor Chasers. A bludger aimed at them forces them to scatter, but Avery STILL HOLDS THE QUAFFLE. Oh no! Come on Moony!!! Save the damn bloody ball! -Peter groaned- NOO!! Stupid stinking -PETTIGREW!- Slytherin score, and it's 130-60. The ball is tossed out. Wait!" A hush fell over the stadium. "Is that the snitch?" There was a tiny speck of glittering gold near the Slytherin posts. "Figg and Malfoy head-to-head in their chase. Of course, both use the Silver Arrow, but Figg is a more skilled player. COME ON BELLA!! She pulls ahead by a few inches, and they near the Slytherin posts. NO! Crabbe flies out to distract her and Malfoy gains the upper hand. That was close!"
Two bludgers came flying out of nowhere, one finding it's target in Crabbe's stomach, and he was knocked backwards through his hoops. The other barely grazed Malfoy's elbow, but the force sent his broom spinning. Sirius and Nikki were rapidly closing in on them, and they turned their brooms upwards.
"HA! That teaches you! You !@#$%^&* Don't mess Bella when Sirius is around! You foul creatures! The snitch has disappeared. In that moment of confusion, the Gryffindor team has managed to score a few more goals, brining the game to 170-70! She's seen it!"
Bella turned and swooped downwards, Malfoy hot on her heels. She stretched out her arm close to the ground and snatched something out of the air, quickly turning her broom upwards. Malfoy smashed into the ground and was trampled as the remaining Gryffindor players descended and started celebrating.
"AND SHE CATCHES THE SNITCH! IT'S A CLEAR GRYFFINDOR WIN! 330-70!! ARABELLA FIGG CATCHES THE SNITCH AFTER STUNNING DISPLAY OF HER FLYING SKILLS AS MALFOY IS STAMPEDED INTO THE GROUND!"
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Ahh!!! Quidditch lovely quidditch! There! How was the Bella-Sirius part? I did the best I could, since it's quite hard to squeeze a few months of emotion into a single flashback.
You know the drill, read and REVIEW!!!
And I possibly won't be putting up anymore chapters until one month later. I'm sorry! I have to prepare for by O levels. But I will be back!!
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Just Another Sappy Love Story.
Chapter 4 - Gryffindor vs Slytherin.
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Disclaimer: Am not J.K. Rowling. Don't sue.
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Summary: Lily and James have a run-in on the Hogwarts Express and become enemies. When Lily does something wrong and her world crumbles, the most surprising person is their to help her rebuild her life. [L/J love-hate]
21st October 2003
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Okay, people, I'm gonna deviate from the story for a while. Gonna dedicate this chapter to our other 2 favourite Marauders. Apparently, I've got a few comments asking me: where is the LURVVV.
Kimberly: Thanks for your review, and you also told me to mail you when I update, but you didn't leave an email addy for my to write too!!! Ahhh! I'm so sorry, but maybe you could just drop it here. PLEASE PLEASE don't think I'm neglecting you, I still love you!!!
~Lau~ : Here's THE LOVEEEEEEE!!!
Bombshell: Lol, thanks for reviewing every chapter. Sorry this is a bit late, but here you go!
Vamperfly: Haha, I hate choosing titles, I have no inspiration. =)
PhoenixTears13, Animalluvr75, Lady J., Kerr, Panda10s, Brittany many thanks for your reviews, which are very important to me!
Lol, so in light of this, here goes...
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As Lily followed Jake out of the Hall, she could feel countless eyes turn to stare at the pair of them, as girls stared in envy at her. Whispers started up behind hands. Lily rolled her eyes. 'First James fan club, now Jake's fan club. I must be extremely lucky to be disliked by both groups of people,' she thought sarcastically.
She was to busy thinking that she nearly crashed into Jake as he stopped outside the Great Hall. "Yikes!" She yelped, and hurriedly stepped back.
Jake laughed, "I'm not poisonous Lily."
Lily laughed uncomfortably, going red in embarrassment. "So. umm?"
Jake smiled at her, his hands rubbing together, a sign of nervousness. "Lily, I was wondering, if you would like umm, go out with me?" He asked tentatively. "I mean, it's perfectly fine I you like James," he went on hurriedly as he saw Lily's shocked face.
Lily waved his words away distractedly. "Sure."
"I mean, James is a gr-" he paused after realising what Lily had said. "Really? Cool! Hogsmead weekend's tomorrow." He grinned at her. "I'll meet you there!"
She walked back to the table in a daze.
"Lils, what happened?" Nikki asked, her eyes were gleeful.
"Oh, nothing..." she broke into a huge grin herself. "Jake, Hogsmead, tomorrow!" And collapsed onto the bench in fits a giggles.
All around her, her friends slapped high-fives.
James shrugged, "I have no idea what's so attractive about him," he said nonchalantly, drinking a glass of juice. "I mean," he continued just as innocently. "There's me, and of course Sirius. Sirius' always a good choice, and Remus too..." He grinned at her. "And Petey," he finished, slapping Peter's head into a bowl of cereal.
"Sod off James."
Sirius laughed at him. "Well, at least it's Jake. He's a decent guy. Well, at least he's not as bad as a few of the other guys. So Lils, you won't have to worry too much of James pounding his head into dust because he hurts you... We wouldn't want ickle-lilikins to be hurt do we?"
*
Lily awoke to sounds of singing from the girls bathroom. The door did absolutely nothing to deaden the off-key sounds. She looked around her, Gab was already awake and looking thoroughly mystified at the bathroom door, while Nikki was desperately trying to cram a few more minutes of sleep into her system by covering her head under piles of pillows.
'Oh, bother!' Lily thought to herself. Then aloud, she yelled, "BELLA! SHUT UP!"
If anything, the singing did not stop and instead, intensified until Nikki was forced to wake up. Minutes later, Bella emerged from the bathroom, toweling dry her hair with her wand.
She looked at them with a stupid grin on her face. "What's with all the long faces?" She asked and cocked her eyebrows at them.
Lily rolled her eyes and grabbed her stuff to enter the vacated bathroom.
*
An hour later, the four trooped down to the Great Hall for breakfast before the Hogsmead trip - Bella was STILL singing.
"Love-love-love-lo-lo-love, makes the world go round...La-la-la..." she sang, off-key and loudly, and occasionally skipped forwards then come running back to them, so that the few students they passed stared at them weirdly. (people, in case you didn't know, the song is one from Powerpuff girls. HEY! Don't look at me like that...)
Gab shook Nikki awake for the thousandth time, and rolled her eyes at Lily.
"Boy is someone happy today," she mumbled.
Bella looked at them a grin plastered onto her features. "Come on guys, BE HAPPY!"
Nikki yawned loudly, "how do you expect us to be happy when it's bloody nine in the morning on a weekend and we're AWAKE?"
Bella spaced out as they walked to the Great Hall, totally absorbed in her thoughts.
~~ Flashback ~~
Bella hummed softly as she rounded the corner, searching through the contents of her bag.
"Damn! Where is that book when you need it - Ouch!" She yelped as she crashed into someone when went clattering onto the floor. "Sor- Malfoy!"
Lucious Malfoy sneered down at her, with his side-kick, Severus Snape hovering a little behind. "Watch it Figg. I wouldn't want my name to be uttered by the likes of you."
Bella narrowed her eyes at him and proceeded to pick up her stuff. As she dusted herself off, Malfoy grabbed her neck and shoved her against the wall.
"Playing dumb are you? You know perfectly well what I mean," he hissed. "Fancy you, one of the top students, descending from a squib - an ugly smile painted his lips - and sharing the same name as well. Father must have been crazy when he married her. How unlucky... Severus, take her wand." He paused to let Snape disarm her. "I wonder how you would like a little pain."
Bella's eyes widened.
'They can't use the Cruciatus curse! This is Hogwarts!'
"That's right... Cru-"
"EXPELLIARMUS!" A voice bellowed and Malfoy's and Snape's wands came shooting out of their hands.
Bella chanced a sideways glance, Malfoy's arm was still tight on her neck.
It was Sirius.
"LET GO OF HER!" Sirius yelled. His face was twisted in fury. "STUPEFY!"
Bella gasped as she sunk onto the ground, feeling her neck.
"Bella!" Sirius gasped as he run up to her and pulled her up. "You ok?"
Bella nodded, still unable to speak. Sirius turned back to Malfoy and Snape. "Enervate."
"No, what the hell do you think you're doing!" He roared.
Malfoy smirked at him. Sirius let out a very dog-like growl and pounced onto him.
"Don't- *bash* - you - *bash* - EVER - **BASH** - GET YOUR - **BASH** - FILTHY - **BASH** - HANDS ON HER - **BASH BASH**
"Sirius!" Bella shrieked as she attempted to pull his hands off Malfoy. "Stop it!"
"Bella, this idiot here almost killed you!" Sirius said hotly, but he had stopped beating Malfoy up.
"Stop it Sirius," Bella said softly. "Don't hurt him, he's my step- brother!"
(if you're confused: since the wizarding community is small, everyone is related to almost everyone else, like the noble house of Black. So Malfoy and Bella share the same father, but not the same mother. Geddit?)
Sirius snorted. "He had no qualms about hurting you, and you're still helping him?" He asked incredulously.
Bella nodded and ran off.
"Bella, wait!"
He threw Malfoy a last poisonous glare. "If you ever touch her again, you'll be sorry, mark my words!" And chased Bella down the hall.
"Bella why did you run away like that? Bella?" Sirius said as he caught up to her.
Bella shrugged his arm of her shoulder and continued walking. Sirius chased after her and caught her arm firmly.
"What's wrong with you?" He asked.
Bella looked at him. "You bloody know what's wrong! How could you?"
"I was just trying to help!" He said, getting agitated.
"Well, I didn't ask you to!" Bella retorted.
"Fine!" Sirius yelled, his temper getting the better of him. "Fine! Remind me that next time, I'll just let someone kill you!"
"FINE!" Bella yelled. "What's it to you anyway? Do you have too much time or something?"
People were gathered around the pair, whispering softly among each other, and watching the scene with interest. (eekk! Bloody nosy people!)
"You know what? You're such a selfish prick! You're so absorbed with others that you don't even realise the people around you care so much about you!" Sirius shouted back. "You don't even know how much *I* care!"
With that, he turned around and stormed off, leaving a stunned Bella behind.
'You don't even know how much I care?' Bella thought to herself as she replayed Sirius' words. "Oh, BUGGER OFF! There's nothing here to see!" She snapped at the nosy onlookers and walked off.
Sirius stormed off hurriedly, disappearing into the crowd of students that were headed outside to relax.
"Bloody git!" Sirius muttered angrily under his breath. "Stupid! Girls are so much trouble."
"Well you knew it, but still you fell for her..." A soft voice said from beside him.
He turned to look, and saw Remus walking easily beside him. "Yea," Sirius said. "Well, that was a big mistake. Now I know better."
Remus shrugged. "Padfoot, you know that's not true. If you care so much, why don't you tell her?"
Sirius snorted. "As if you're doing much better with Gab. As far as I know, you guys have just established a relationship based purely on friendship, and nothing else."
A painful spasm crossed Remus' face, and Sirius instantly regretted what he had said. 'Great, me and my big mouth. Can this day get any better?' He thought sarcastically to himself. "Listen, Remus, forget about what I said. I'm a big prick, everyone knows that. You stand a great chance with Gab," he said hurriedly.
Remus laughed mirthlessly. "You're right Sirius, I don't stand a chance with her. I'm a werewolf, circumstances are different. She wouldn't like a werewolf like me. Well, good luck with Bella." Remus nodded to Sirius and walked off.
Sirius angrily punched the wall beside him.
After wandering morosely around the castle for a few hours, he found himself at the top of the Astronomy Tower, the sky already darkening. He stepped through the door, and walked up to the window, his mind thinking back to the day Lily had jumped off. Staring up at they sky, he quickly pin- pointed his star, which was twinkling particularly dully that night.
"Great, just great... Thing's aren't going very hot now. Are they?" He asked himself, feeling the breeze across his face.
"I suppose..." A voice said, followed by the sound of footsteps, and someone coming to stand close beside him. "Hi Sirius, I thought I would find you here."
Sirius' heart clenched. The voice belonged to none other than Bella. "What are you doing here?" He asked rudely, not sparing her a single glance.
"N-Nothing," Bella faltered, sadness tingeing her voice. "I guess I should go..." She turned to leave.
Sirius quickly caught her hand. "No wait... Don't leave. I was acting like a bloody bastard again." He laughed. "I'll just go now."
He turned around, and was halfway to the door when a voice said, "Fine, you can go." Sirius' heart fell. "But just let me say this first, Bella said quietly.
Sirius tilted his head slightly backwards, just enough to look at her from the corner of his eye, but only just.
Bella sighed. "Anything you want. Sirius, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you today."
"That's fine. Sirius deserves to be yelled at," Sirius intoned, talking about himself in the third person point of view. "After all, Sirius just gets his long nose into others' business, business that is none of his concern."
Bella let out an exasperated sound in her throat. "Fine! I feel guilty already. Just thought I'd let you know this before you go off to wallow in self-pity. Gosh! I don't need this now! Lily gone is already bad enough. Don't give me this shit now."
Sirius turned, irritation and anger flashing across his face. "Is that all you want to say to me?" He asked coldly. "If that's all, then it's not worth my two cents worth."
Bella's face flushed, and again, Sirius felt a wave of shame, but being who he was, was too proud to apologize.
"No, that's not all," Bella said, voice trembling.
'She better not cry,' Sirius thought as he eyed Bella carefully. 'Cause if she does, I won't know what to do besides comfort her. I don't think I'll be able to stay angry at her... Well, that's not such a bad idea in itself...' he mused to himself.
"So spill."
"I wanna ask you what you meant this afternoon."
Sirius snorted. "As if you didn't know." He started walking out.
"Sirius Black!" Bella cried shrilly. "You come back here and tell me what it means directly. I HATE guessing games!"
Sirius stopped again, and turned, studying her for a considerable amount of time. "Fine! If you want to know so much, I'll tell you! I like you! OK?!" Muttering obscenities under his breath, he stormed down the Astronomy staircase.
"W-What? Did he just say what I thought he said?" Bella asked herself after recovering from initial shock.
She snuck back to the Gryffindor Tower and up the boys dorms. Creeping quietly into the room, she proceeded to the first bed beside the door.
"Psst- Oh, damn! Wrong bed!" She cursed under her breath as she saw James sleeping.
James opened one eye. "Bloody murder! What the hell are you doing here anyway?"
"Shhh!" Bella motioned for him to be quiet. "Sirius?"
James pointed to the bed beside his and turned around so his back was facing Bella. Soft snored soon issued from him. Bella crept over to the bed and stood there looking down over a sleeping Sirius.
He was sleeping in only a pair of boxers (ooh-lala) and Bella noted that quidditch had done him good- lots of good. A red tinge entered her cheeks.
'He looks so cute sleeping like that...'
Sirius turned over, and Bella caught a stream of silver light reflected of a trickle running down his cheeks.
'Sirius? What's wrong...?'
"Bella... why?" Sirius muttered under his breath and hugged a pillow closer to him. "Don't leave me... please..."
Bella looked down at him, her features softening, and she stooped down and lightly brushed her lips to his. "Sirius..."
"W-Wha the..." Sirius mumbled groggily as he sat up. "Sirius..." He said, shaking his head ferociously. "Calm down... that was only a dream. She's still gonna talk to you... She won't leave you," he muttered to himself, still not noticing Bella sitting at the foot of his bed.
"Sirius." she said softly.
"Yea, great. So now I'm hearing things. Whoopy!" Sirius said sarcastically.
"Sirius... It's me, Bella," she said and scooted closer to him.
Sirius stared at her as though she was an apparation. "What?! What are you doing here?" He asked in astonishment.
She smiled down on him. "I came to see you silly," she said and bit her lip nervously.
Sirius face broke out into the first true smile she had seen on him that day. As dark blue eyes met light blue, sparks flew. They slowly leant in, both not to sure on what to do, until their lips met.
James, who chose to woke up at that instant, looked up to see his best friend kissing Bella in the pale moonlight shining from their window. He made a gagging motion.
"For goodness sake Padfoot! It's bloody in the middle of the night and you can't keep yourself to yourself. Get a freaking room. I'm trying to sleep here, and it's hard not to feel gross when you two are -you know!- over there!" He whispered loudly, and threw a pillow over, which bounced off Sirius mussed-up head. If anything, that did not help, and Sirius stuck out a middle finger at James without even stopping. James groaned and flopped back into his pillow.
Remus was starting to wake from the commotion, and as he saw Bella sitting on Sirius' bed, he let out a wide grin and a long whistle. "Man, you're good Padfoot! You're good."
~~ End of Flashy ~~
"Ummm, Bella? Hello?" She was brought back to earth as Lily waved a hand in front of her. "You want something to like, eat? Breakfast's almost over. All of us have eaten."
Bella stared at her, a foolish grin on her face. "Oh, err, ok." And helped herself to waffles and ice-cream. (I WANT THAT!!!)
Sirius leaned over from the other side of Bella and grinned at Lily, whispering conspiratorially, "she's thinking of me, ya? Don't disturb her."
Bella smacked him on the arm and resumed eating. "Oh, bugger off Siri," she said nonchalantly, but allowed him a grin. "Well, actually, yea. Today's our-"
Sirius nodded, a finger placed thoughtfully on his lips. (awww, I pictured this and started laughing.) "Our first month anniversary eh? And it's a Hogwarts weekend!" He said, and started bouncing around on his seat.
"Ummm, Padfoot? How much sugar did you put in your coffee?" James asked apprehensively as he stared at the cup.
Sirius shrugged. "A few tablespoons I suppose?"
James jaw dropped open. "And together with the caffeine? Man, you're gonna be jumping of walls."
"Well, that's' the whole idea isn't it?" He grinned at James. "Come on Bella, let's go!"
The group trooped outside and set off down the weather-beaten track to Hogsmead. They reached the wizarding town. Since it was still the middle of spring, the air held a hint of coolness in it. The group departed, with the Marauders heading to Zonko's and Bella, Gab and Nikki heading off into the town.
""Now, Lily," James said in all-seriousness. "No having sex on the first date, no falling all over him. And if he does something to you, tell me, and I. will. kill. him."
Lily waited there for about five minutes before Jake came running, his breath condensing into little clouds before him. He gestured into the town and they set off, chattering to the other.
They met the Marauders in Quality Quidditch Supplies, James trying to buy a new broom.
"James," Jake said and led the way over. "Don't you already have a broom?"
James shrugged. "Well, I had one. Lily kinda destroyed it," he said and looked at her with an eyebrow raised.
Lily shrugged. "Get the Silver Arrow James. They're gonna stop production soon. And it's a good broom. I have no idea why you're so fascinated with the Nimbus series."
"Oh, err, if you say so." He picked up a broom with a thin handle and glossy twigs and went over to pay.
Lily laughed and led Jake out of the shop.
As the next week descended onto them, so did the silence. The fifth years were busy studying for the OWLs, and the seventh years the NEWTS, and so little had time for fun.
"Arghhh!" Nikki threw down her quill. "I can't stand this anymore. If I read History of Magic another one more time, I swear I'm gonna start spewing names like Binns!" They were in the Great Hall before their first test, history of magic.
Lily was chewing on the tail end of her quill, but she looked up and smiled at her friend. "Oh, relax. You know you're gonna ace the test. Oh, hullo Jake."
Jake sat down beside her, and ate a bit of her toast. "Leelly," he said, mouth full and spraying some bits of crumbs over her, and then grinning at her innocently.
Lily gave him an affectionate smile and wiped the crumbs off, before returning to the books.
"Lils, you're gonna do just fine. I've seen your essays," he said. "There's no need to study."
"Well, that's because you don't have to study." It was a well-known fact that, Jake, being a Ravenclaw, was top of his year.
"Well, you want to go for a walk, I'll quiz you."
Her friends had their heads down and when she looked at them, they started nodding their heads absently. She glared at their comical state and gathered up her books.
History of Magic in Binns classroom was fine, not counting the fact that Binns thought it necessary to keep watch on his students as closely as possible, and sometimes drifting through them absently, causing a wave of extreme cold on the unfortunate person.
Potions next fared a little better, for their old potions master had quit the job, and for once, the new one was not bias. Professor Shain was downright cheerful, a stark contrast to the drab dungeon walls, and got appreciative smiles when she sternly told off Malfoy for trying to get the answers from Snape, something the past potions master had allowed. The Polyjuice Potion they were supposed to make exploded into Malfoy's face, and the Marauders as well as the girls had spare time left, as they had done this potion on countless occasions for one prank or other.
After that was lunch, were they hurriedly ate and ran up to the Transfiguration classroom, where McGonagall was waiting. She set them the hardest test ever, which involved turning a series of non-magical objects into a magical object, which was more difficult than usual transfigurations. Lily had had to try two times to get it right, well Bella was not faring much better. Her egg had turned into a chick instead of a vial of pixie dust. Sirius and James were leaning back in their chair, balanced on two legs, a row of brightly coloured bottles lined up neatly in front of them. They were playing with their wands, shooting bright sparks at Snape, and turning his egg into a Grindylow which then started puling on his ears.
The next few days flew by in a blur of studying, eating and attending examinations, until finally, the last day of the OWLs had arrived.
The last exam, DADA, was set as the last 30% of their assessment, a practical test which pitted them against the creatures they had learnt in their past years, and then duelling against each other, on how well they managed to block curses and spells and the counter-curses of other spells.
Remus stretched and lay down on the grass, hands behind head and feet dangling into the lake. "OWLs are finally over!" He yawned.
"Yea," James murmured from beside him. "We can finally start enjoying. Oh, the quidditch matches, the Hogsmead days... Ahh, bliss! Where's Lily anyway?" He asked.
"With Jake, where else?" Bella said lazily as she rested her head on Sirius' chest.
"No, I'm here!" A voice said from behind them, and drew nearer. Lily plopped down on the grass beside Nikki and dipped her hand into the lake. "Jake's in detention. He accidentally took McGonagall's hair off during his transfiguration lesson."
*
The next week dawned, with the thick sizzle of excitement in the air. The first match of the year, Gryffindor and Slytherin always drew huge anticipation and tension.
They group streamed out onto the quidditch pitch, hurriedly wishing good luck to those who were playing, and then climbing onto the stands to get the best seats.
"And here comes the Gryffindor team!" Peter yelled from the commentator's box. In the background, everyone could hear McGonagall hissing from under a breath. "Anymore bias remarks and..."
"Green as captain and chaser, Potter and Brown as Chasers, Nikki and Sirius Black as Beaters, Figg as Seeker, and Lupin as Keeper. Lots of colours there. Incidentally the best side Hogwarts has and ever will, Green is entering this match as his seventh and final year here, ending his two year reign as captain. The three chasers are known for their speed and teamwork, and our two Blacks are infamous. Of course, Remus' good, and Bella has only ever lost two games in her four years as Seeker!" Peter continued. There was a deafening sound of roars as three-quarters of the stands waved red and gold flags, drowning out the furious hisses of the Slytherins.
"ANNDDD. the Slytherin team," he said unenthusiastically. "Here come captain and seeker Malfoy... probably bought his way into the team, that one (PETTIGREW!) -sorry Prof, won't happen again!- and Nott, Avery, Hitch as Chasers, Snape -HAHAHA- AND Terry as Beaters, and of course, Crabbe as Keeper. He sure will do well enough to block the goals... with his body size!! -PETTIGREW!!- Sorry Prof!"
"Madam Hooch releases the snitch and bludgers and throws the quaffle up in the air, and OFF THEY GO! The quaffle caught by captain Green, passes to Potter, to Green and then to Brown. Incidentally, Brown is also another seventh year, and is due to be recruited by the Cannons' youth team next year."
Gab and Lily watched from the stands as the Gryffindor chasers engaged in rapid passing. They swooped in lose formation towards the Slytherin posts.
"Watch out there Bella!!! There's a bludger! Easily taken care off by Black, who has enough time to smile at her in a disgusting love-sick manner -PETTIGREW!- before flying off again. Quaffle to Potter. Potter dodges another bludger, two Slytherin Chasers, and flies towards the top post. Three Slytherin players come in to block him, and he releases the quaffle. SCORE!!! TEN-NIL TO GRYFFINDOR as Brown scores from a totally unguarded hoop ten feet below! That, ladies and gentlemen, is the Porskoff Play, performed to perfection."
"Keeper Crabbe throws the ball out to Avery, knocked away by a bludger from Black. Quaffle with Potter-Green-Potter! Lovely one-two there, and they score! TWENTY-NIL!"
Half an hour later, the score was 100-50.
"And the game is getting progressively dirtier! Terry blasts a bludger at Potter, and as Potter dodges out of the way, Malfoy swerves in to elbow him. Yes, it's a PENALTY TO GRYFFINDOR! 110-50! Gryffindor takes on a HawksHead formation and Potter takes the point position. Green at the back holds the quaffle and IT'S A GOAL TO GRYFFINDOR! 120-50! Snape closing in on Nikki Black, OOH! it looks like he's trying to change blows with her! She takes care of it easily without a foul, leaving Snape with a bloody nose from a bludger and another penalty to Gryffindor! 130-50!"
Lily was bouncing on her seat. "Go Go Gryffindor!" She yelled, her voice hoarse as James turned around to wink at her.
Gab reached out and pulled her back onto the seat. "Lils, don't lean so far out. You might fall over the edge. "Remus doesn't seem to be doing anything eh?" She said, eyeing the Gryffindor keeper who was surveying the match.
"Ooh! Avery breaks free, Nott and Hitch right behind him. Looks like they're trying their own version of the HawksHead formation. Snape and Terry form the flanks, and blast the bludgers at the Gryffindor Chasers. A bludger aimed at them forces them to scatter, but Avery STILL HOLDS THE QUAFFLE. Oh no! Come on Moony!!! Save the damn bloody ball! -Peter groaned- NOO!! Stupid stinking -PETTIGREW!- Slytherin score, and it's 130-60. The ball is tossed out. Wait!" A hush fell over the stadium. "Is that the snitch?" There was a tiny speck of glittering gold near the Slytherin posts. "Figg and Malfoy head-to-head in their chase. Of course, both use the Silver Arrow, but Figg is a more skilled player. COME ON BELLA!! She pulls ahead by a few inches, and they near the Slytherin posts. NO! Crabbe flies out to distract her and Malfoy gains the upper hand. That was close!"
Two bludgers came flying out of nowhere, one finding it's target in Crabbe's stomach, and he was knocked backwards through his hoops. The other barely grazed Malfoy's elbow, but the force sent his broom spinning. Sirius and Nikki were rapidly closing in on them, and they turned their brooms upwards.
"HA! That teaches you! You !@#$%^&* Don't mess Bella when Sirius is around! You foul creatures! The snitch has disappeared. In that moment of confusion, the Gryffindor team has managed to score a few more goals, brining the game to 170-70! She's seen it!"
Bella turned and swooped downwards, Malfoy hot on her heels. She stretched out her arm close to the ground and snatched something out of the air, quickly turning her broom upwards. Malfoy smashed into the ground and was trampled as the remaining Gryffindor players descended and started celebrating.
"AND SHE CATCHES THE SNITCH! IT'S A CLEAR GRYFFINDOR WIN! 330-70!! ARABELLA FIGG CATCHES THE SNITCH AFTER STUNNING DISPLAY OF HER FLYING SKILLS AS MALFOY IS STAMPEDED INTO THE GROUND!"
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Ahh!!! Quidditch lovely quidditch! There! How was the Bella-Sirius part? I did the best I could, since it's quite hard to squeeze a few months of emotion into a single flashback.
You know the drill, read and REVIEW!!!
And I possibly won't be putting up anymore chapters until one month later. I'm sorry! I have to prepare for by O levels. But I will be back!!
~cube.