"Gambling sucks." said Sirius, handing over his money to Remus. "I was going to put those to good use."
"Sure, Sirius… you were going to give it to charity. You're only mad because you lost your money for your dungbombs."
Sirius grinned. "You know me too well, Remus."
The day after the "genital accident", James didn't want to get up. He knew his friends all too well. That night was a night to remember, and also a very good story to tell, so he decided to himself to stay in his bed the whole day. This, however, was interrupted because Sirius flipped his bed over and James fell on the floor with a loud *thump *.
"What the hell was that for?!"
"Now, now, James, watch your language."
"Shut up, Sirius.. now can you please tell me why you did that?
"Quidditch."
James shot up excitedly and turned to the four boys. "Quidditch?"
"Quidditch."
After washing up, the Marauders marched down towards the Great Hall for breakfast. They saw the rest of the team eating their food slowly, but James and Sirius could never go through a day, especially a Quidditch day, without their breakfast, so they devoured their breakfast almost immediately. Remus and Peter were watching them amusedly. All four boys, including Peter, were actually pretty nervous about the game, but they all didn't want to show it like the rest of them did. Arthur Weasley, the back-up seeker, looked like he was about to faint, and Paul Wood, their captain, looked as pale as a ghost. Soon, the rest of the school came down for breakfast talking with excitement about the game that was about to take place.
"Gryffindor vs. Slytherin. It should be brutal."
"Yeah, those two houses hate each other the most."
"Well, I am not very fond of those Slytherins, either. So I'm rooting for Gryffindor."
"Yeah, me too."
Many other conversations were overheard such as those and about fifteen minutes later, Wood stood up and announced to the team to head towards the locker rooms. Peter wished the three boys luck as they walked out, and soon Peter was joined by the girls, minus Jade.
"Hey Pete, excited about the game today?" asked Penny.
"Yeah, I'm announcing it. Should be a good one. Our team is actually pretty good this year."
"I don't know.. those Slytherins are pretty nasty." said Carly.
"Yeah….." said Peter as he and the rest of the group started to worry about their friends more. Jade was definitely vulnerable for injury considering the position she plays, which is a Beater. The remaining Marauders were guaranteed to be targets for the Slytherin Beaters. They continued eating their breakfast and hurried to the dorms when they finished to wash up before the game.
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In the locker rooms, Remus was holding his stomach in nervousness as Sirius was pacing back and forth, trying to calm himself down. The rest of the team was either getting pumped up, or throwing up in the toilets from nausea, or too much breakfast perhaps. James, however, was just staring off into space, not showing any emotion. Wood tried calling his name, but James wouldn't listen. He was concentrating on the task at hand. Sirius and Remus knew this side of James. He would always be like this when he was focused on something that he wants, and they knew that he wanted to win. He wanted to prove himself as the best.
"Team. This is our first game together. We must not falter at the Slytherins' antics and keep to our game!! Brian, you stay high and away from those bloody bludgers as possible. Chapman, Bagman, you fly around and keep those bludgers away from us. As a matter of fact, don't hesitate to aim some of your shots at them. James, Sirius, Remus…. you three, I'm counting on you three to keep the game in check. Score as much as possible." said Wood trying to give strategy to his team. James was still staring, but nodded along with Sirus and Remus. Soon, a booming noise came from the pitch and the three boys recognized it as Peter.
"LADIES AND GENTLMEN, WITCHES AND WIZARDS, PROFESSORS OF ALL AGES…. HOGWARTS WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY, PROUDLY BRINGS TO YOU… THE FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON!! IT'S Q----U--------IDDITCH TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!" shouted Peter.
This hyped up the crowd as everyone started screaming. Peter was definitely good at this announcing business. The girls in the stands along with Frank and Alice, who finally found time within their relationship to hang out with them (as Lily mentioned to them earlier), screamed their lungs out and watches as seven figures of red and gold soared through the air for their warm-ups.
"Look, look!! There's our girl, Jade. Jade!!!!!!!!!" screamed Lily while the rest of them cheered for her as well. Jade seemed to give them a half-smile before flying off. James, Sirius, and Remus were weaving in and out, and the girls cheered for them as well. Lily was half-cheering for Potter, since she hated him, but then caught a look at his face. His face seemed care-free, filled with no worry. It had that familiar mischievous look, but it was also a look of content, a look of freedom. Lily could tell by his face, that James loved this game. She smiled to herself and watched the teams warm up.
Madame Hooch, the flying instructor and quidditch referee, stepped up and released the snitch. Its tiny golden wings fluttered in all directions and quickly sped off away from sight. Then she released the bludgers… as they flew wildly across the field. Finally, Madame Hooch brought out the quaffle… and motioned for the players to get ready.
"Ready… and…… fly!" shouted Hooch as she threw the quaffle in the air.
James shot up for the quaffle ahead of Lucius Malfoy, who were Chasers along with Severus Snape and Rodolphus LeStrange. It was just like last year when the six went head to head in the flying sessions… but this time, it was for house pride. James shot up along with Lucius… Malfoy caught up and they were neck and neck for the quaffle… and James flew right past the quaffle… baffling Malfoy as he stopped.
It was then picked up closely by Sirius and they had control of the quaffle.
"AND IT'S POTTER GOING UP FOR THE QUAFFLE… WAIT! HE GOES RIGHT PAST IT! WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS HE DOING- - - OH NEVERMIND NOT BLACK TAKES THE QUAFFLE!"
"Mr. Pettigrew…" warned McGonagall who was supervising his commentary.
"MIND MY LANGUAGE, PLEASE, PROFESSOR. ANYWAY BLACK HAS IT…BLACK WEAVING AROUND IN THE SIDE LOOKING… DROPS IT BACK TO LUPIN.. LUPIN DODGES A BLUDGER… SEES JAMES CUTTING IN AND TRIES TO MAKE A PASS – OHHH! INTERCEPTED BY SNAPE THE GIT… I MEAN SNAPE THE CHASER.. SORRY PROFESSOR. HERE'S SNAPE, HIT OFF COURSE BY A BLUDGER FROM CHAPMAN! AND IT'S POTTER… GOING.. GOING… FAKES THE PASS… SEES THE HOOP.. SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10-0 GRYFFINDOR!!!."
Peter was getting into his system and the crowd was getting into the game. It went back and forth, Gryffindor and Slytherin scoring one after the other and after about 20 minutes, it was 60-50 in favor of Gryffindor.
Lily and the others were cheering madly for their dorm mates… and they were pumped. She could see the chemistry within James, Sirius, and Remus. You could swear that they could play with each other even if they were blindfolded.
James, Sirius, and Remus were tearing up the field left and right. Almost every time they had possession of the quaffle, they scored, and when they didn't have it, they took it back almost lazily. The Slytherins were getting angry and ended up fouling them countless times, which followed by comments such as…
"THAT HORRIBLE GIT.. .SNIVELLUS I HOPE YOU ROT IN… SORRY PROFESSOR!"
Yes that was Peter announcing. No one thought he would have that kind of personality, as he was always the straggler of the Marauders. Still, these were his friends he was announcing and he wanted to do his best for him because he knew they would do the same.
Every time the Slytherins fouled, Gryffindor scored easily, so they gave up that tactic. One other stragey, however, could still be accomplished… and at that point their strategy was being put into action…………
for the snitch was seen.
"AND THERE GOES KRUM! HE'S FOLLOWED CLOSELY BEHIND BY FLYNT… THOSE SEEKERS CAN REALLY FLY… UP AND DOWN THEY GO, WEAVING PAST PLAYERS LEFT AND RIGHT… OHHH! KRUM IS SLOWED DOWN BY A PERFECT SCREEN FROM SNIVELLUS… I MEAN SNAPE, SORRY PROFESSOR. THEY'RE NECK AND NECK… AND… AWWW DAMN! FLYNT NUDGES KRUM AND SNAGS THE SNITCH. GRYFFINDOR LOSES TO SLYTHERIN 280 – 200."
The last part was announced lazily by Peter as the Gryffindor team slumped towards the ground. Slytherins piled their team and announced of their party, while the rest just went back to the Tower, disappointed that Gryffindor had lost, despite the three "super-chasers" as some first years called them.
Later in the locker rooms, Wood was currently drowning himself in the shower. Jade, Sirius, and Remus threw a fit and were currently hexing everyone that talked to them as they walked towards their dorms. James walked towards the Lion's Heart… and sat in the tree thinking. This was his designated spot he decided when he needed a place to clear his thoughts. Now was the perfect time to clear his thoughts… because one thought came into his mind….
We lost.
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Hmm… that is their first quidditch game together. I know I know… Remus isn't supposed to be a chaser because of his condition, but if you keep reading you will find out. Everything may seem weird to you right now, but just keep reading and it may satisfy your thoughts. Gradually, things will come into place. Everyone says James is a seeker, but as of right now, he's not.. and I get the final say because it is my story after all.. haha. This is turning into AU… so it's not going to follow the book… but it'll be somewhat close to it. The relationship of Lily and James… will be a complicated one. One reviewer said that she is tired of the bickering and pranks… well isn't that all twelve year olds do??? Haha nah I'll make it more interesting as their lives get more complicating… I promise. Just keep reading if you want… I'll try and keep writing. Sorry if this chapter isn't that great. Peace easy.