Chapter 8
Everybody was on the Quidditch pitch in the backyard, waiting for James, Elisabeth, Jennifer and Jake to arrive. Lily, Anne, Marie and Frank were sitting on the stands.
Lily didn't like to fly and Marie and Anne were loyal friends so they never played either. Franks on the other hand, would have loved to play, but was to young in his parents opinion.
"We're here." Elisabeth jelled.
"You divided us in teams?" Harry asked her.
"Yeah, now listen closely.
Team 1: Seeker; Harry. Beaters; Keith and Jenny. Chasers; James and Sean. Keeper; Katrine. Team 2: Seeker; Me. Beaters; Justin and Sirius Chasers; Jake and Jennifer Keeper; Remus.
Anne, would you be the reverie?"
"Always. Now I want a nice clean game. Captains shake hands."
James and Sirius, who had been elected Captain in this game, almost crushed each others hand. Anne blew a whistle and everybody mounted his or her broom and they were of.
James immediately caught the Quaffle, but had to drop it when Sirius sent a Blutcher his way. Jake took the Quaffle and menaced to get to the hoops, but Katrine caught it and threw it to Sean. He was tackled by Jennifer, but she had avoid a Blutcher from Keith.
Elisabeth and Harry stayed close together. Both were excellent Seekers from the moment they got on a broom. They wouldn't give the other the chance to get to close to the Snitch without the other.
Suddenly Elisabeth shot to the ground Harry not far behind. Frank was looking where, in the name of Merlin, they had spotted the Snitch. Just before they hid the ground the parted and slowly circled up again. The rest, who had stopped to watch, resumed the match after the great Wronski Feint.
~~~~~~
After an hour the score was 70-80 for Team 2. The sky had become clouded with thick dark clouds.
"Harry, Elisabeth, you better catch the Snitch soon. I won't let you continue this game in a thunderstorm." Lily jelled.
"Don't worry mom." Harry jelled back.
"We better let go of our honour and spread up. We got a better chance of catching it that way." Elisabeth said.
"Ok." And both went their own way.
~~~~~~
After ten minutes it began to rain, softly. Elisabeth saw a golden glitter, the Snitch! It was flying just above the ground in the middle of the field. To bad for her Harry had seen it to. They dived down to the little golden ball, both from their own site of the field.
They were closing in. Ten feet, five, four, three, two, one, just a few inches left. Two hands reached out for the winged ball, one caught it, the other caught the other hand. Their eyes met, the hand with the Snitch freed itself and was stuck into the air. Team 2 had won 200-210.
"Take that, Prongs!"
"Shut up, Padfoot. Now, lets get inside before we're all soaked."
They all ran to the house and just as James shut the door behind him, the little rain turned into a cloud-burst and a lightning bolt flashed across the sky.
"That was close." Katrine said, while her brother ran into his mothers arms. Little Frank was scared of thunder. Non of them liked it, except Elisabeth. She loved every thunderstorm, fascinated by the shapes of the lightning.
"James, Lily, would you mind us staying an other night?" Sirius asked.
"Of course not, you're welcome to stay here as long as you like, all of you." Lily replied.
"Thank you, Lily." Marie said.
"Lets go to the living room, it's much warmer there." James suggested.
Everybody agreed and made their way to the living room. When they were in the hall, Elisabeth changed her mind and turned to the stairs.
"Where do you think you're going?" Lily asked.
"You go ahead. I'll be right there, just don't want to walk around in these wet cloths." Elisabeth replied.
"She's right, you know, why don't we all get some dry cloths." Remus spoke.
They all decided to change, Jennifer and Jake would Floo home and ask if they could spent the night here.
~~~15 minutes later~~~
Everybody, except Jennifer and Jake, was in the living room. The storm had moved closer and had stop right above the house. This didn't make Frank feel the least bit comfortable, he sat curled up in his mothers lap, shaking.
Harry, Keith, Justin and Jenny were playing a board game. Sean and Katrine were drawing. Elisabeth was reading in her book again and the adults were talking. One look at her book and something popped into James mind again.
"Hé Moony, ever heard of Wolfsbane potion?" He asked.
"Nope, why?" Remus answered.
"Lisa, would you please show Remus your book?" James asked his daughter.
"Had something in particular in mind?" Elisabeth replied.
"Werewolf."
"Ok, but I was reading, so you will have to keep me busy till I find something else to do." Lisa smiled and gave the book to Remus while pointing to what her father meant.
After that she made herself comfortable in her fathers lap and he put his arms around her. (A/N: She's just eight years and nine months old, remember?) She loved the warmth and her fathers strong arms around her. It made her feel safe.
"What are you trying to say with this, James?" Remus asked when he had finished reading.
"Thought you might be interested in trying it." James answered.
"Let me see that." Marie demanded.
Remus gave her the book and Sirius got up to read over Maries shoulder. As soon as they had read it Marie opened her mouth to say something, but Sirius beat her to it.
"Why don't you do it? It can't hurt to try."
Remus look at his wife.
"Well, for once Sirius is right. I've heard of it once or twice and it was really positive."
Remus opened his mouth.
"I haven't told you about it, 'cause I knew you'd say no."
"Marie's right. You always had problems with trying something new and I want to be able to sleep every night for a change." James said.
"It's your own fault. YOU became animagi." Lily teased.
"You're not funny and we did it for a friend. Have you ever seen Remus happier than in 5th year?" James retorted.
"Yes, at his wedding." Lily smiled.
"Any other time?" Sirius smirked.
"Only when I told him I was pregnant and when those two were born." Marie said. "I'm still glad neither is born on a full moon."
"Me too, else I'd been running around in the woods with those two, instead of being with you." Remus smiled.
James and Sirius had registered themselves as animagi just after Voldemort had fallen. Lily had insisted on it, saying Peter could use it against them if they didn't. He still wasn't found.
"Toady." Sirius muttered under his breath, but everybody heard him.
If Remus wanted to say something about it, nobody ever found out, 'cause at that moment the fire roared and Jennifer and Jake returned. Both were carrying an overnight bag.
A/N: Hope you liked it. Please review.
the many mods of the boot
Headmaster Cromwell
hallie walker
and loyal reviewers
THANKS FOR REVIEWING!
Everybody was on the Quidditch pitch in the backyard, waiting for James, Elisabeth, Jennifer and Jake to arrive. Lily, Anne, Marie and Frank were sitting on the stands.
Lily didn't like to fly and Marie and Anne were loyal friends so they never played either. Franks on the other hand, would have loved to play, but was to young in his parents opinion.
"We're here." Elisabeth jelled.
"You divided us in teams?" Harry asked her.
"Yeah, now listen closely.
Team 1: Seeker; Harry. Beaters; Keith and Jenny. Chasers; James and Sean. Keeper; Katrine. Team 2: Seeker; Me. Beaters; Justin and Sirius Chasers; Jake and Jennifer Keeper; Remus.
Anne, would you be the reverie?"
"Always. Now I want a nice clean game. Captains shake hands."
James and Sirius, who had been elected Captain in this game, almost crushed each others hand. Anne blew a whistle and everybody mounted his or her broom and they were of.
James immediately caught the Quaffle, but had to drop it when Sirius sent a Blutcher his way. Jake took the Quaffle and menaced to get to the hoops, but Katrine caught it and threw it to Sean. He was tackled by Jennifer, but she had avoid a Blutcher from Keith.
Elisabeth and Harry stayed close together. Both were excellent Seekers from the moment they got on a broom. They wouldn't give the other the chance to get to close to the Snitch without the other.
Suddenly Elisabeth shot to the ground Harry not far behind. Frank was looking where, in the name of Merlin, they had spotted the Snitch. Just before they hid the ground the parted and slowly circled up again. The rest, who had stopped to watch, resumed the match after the great Wronski Feint.
~~~~~~
After an hour the score was 70-80 for Team 2. The sky had become clouded with thick dark clouds.
"Harry, Elisabeth, you better catch the Snitch soon. I won't let you continue this game in a thunderstorm." Lily jelled.
"Don't worry mom." Harry jelled back.
"We better let go of our honour and spread up. We got a better chance of catching it that way." Elisabeth said.
"Ok." And both went their own way.
~~~~~~
After ten minutes it began to rain, softly. Elisabeth saw a golden glitter, the Snitch! It was flying just above the ground in the middle of the field. To bad for her Harry had seen it to. They dived down to the little golden ball, both from their own site of the field.
They were closing in. Ten feet, five, four, three, two, one, just a few inches left. Two hands reached out for the winged ball, one caught it, the other caught the other hand. Their eyes met, the hand with the Snitch freed itself and was stuck into the air. Team 2 had won 200-210.
"Take that, Prongs!"
"Shut up, Padfoot. Now, lets get inside before we're all soaked."
They all ran to the house and just as James shut the door behind him, the little rain turned into a cloud-burst and a lightning bolt flashed across the sky.
"That was close." Katrine said, while her brother ran into his mothers arms. Little Frank was scared of thunder. Non of them liked it, except Elisabeth. She loved every thunderstorm, fascinated by the shapes of the lightning.
"James, Lily, would you mind us staying an other night?" Sirius asked.
"Of course not, you're welcome to stay here as long as you like, all of you." Lily replied.
"Thank you, Lily." Marie said.
"Lets go to the living room, it's much warmer there." James suggested.
Everybody agreed and made their way to the living room. When they were in the hall, Elisabeth changed her mind and turned to the stairs.
"Where do you think you're going?" Lily asked.
"You go ahead. I'll be right there, just don't want to walk around in these wet cloths." Elisabeth replied.
"She's right, you know, why don't we all get some dry cloths." Remus spoke.
They all decided to change, Jennifer and Jake would Floo home and ask if they could spent the night here.
~~~15 minutes later~~~
Everybody, except Jennifer and Jake, was in the living room. The storm had moved closer and had stop right above the house. This didn't make Frank feel the least bit comfortable, he sat curled up in his mothers lap, shaking.
Harry, Keith, Justin and Jenny were playing a board game. Sean and Katrine were drawing. Elisabeth was reading in her book again and the adults were talking. One look at her book and something popped into James mind again.
"Hé Moony, ever heard of Wolfsbane potion?" He asked.
"Nope, why?" Remus answered.
"Lisa, would you please show Remus your book?" James asked his daughter.
"Had something in particular in mind?" Elisabeth replied.
"Werewolf."
"Ok, but I was reading, so you will have to keep me busy till I find something else to do." Lisa smiled and gave the book to Remus while pointing to what her father meant.
After that she made herself comfortable in her fathers lap and he put his arms around her. (A/N: She's just eight years and nine months old, remember?) She loved the warmth and her fathers strong arms around her. It made her feel safe.
"What are you trying to say with this, James?" Remus asked when he had finished reading.
"Thought you might be interested in trying it." James answered.
"Let me see that." Marie demanded.
Remus gave her the book and Sirius got up to read over Maries shoulder. As soon as they had read it Marie opened her mouth to say something, but Sirius beat her to it.
"Why don't you do it? It can't hurt to try."
Remus look at his wife.
"Well, for once Sirius is right. I've heard of it once or twice and it was really positive."
Remus opened his mouth.
"I haven't told you about it, 'cause I knew you'd say no."
"Marie's right. You always had problems with trying something new and I want to be able to sleep every night for a change." James said.
"It's your own fault. YOU became animagi." Lily teased.
"You're not funny and we did it for a friend. Have you ever seen Remus happier than in 5th year?" James retorted.
"Yes, at his wedding." Lily smiled.
"Any other time?" Sirius smirked.
"Only when I told him I was pregnant and when those two were born." Marie said. "I'm still glad neither is born on a full moon."
"Me too, else I'd been running around in the woods with those two, instead of being with you." Remus smiled.
James and Sirius had registered themselves as animagi just after Voldemort had fallen. Lily had insisted on it, saying Peter could use it against them if they didn't. He still wasn't found.
"Toady." Sirius muttered under his breath, but everybody heard him.
If Remus wanted to say something about it, nobody ever found out, 'cause at that moment the fire roared and Jennifer and Jake returned. Both were carrying an overnight bag.
A/N: Hope you liked it. Please review.
the many mods of the boot
Headmaster Cromwell
hallie walker
and loyal reviewers
THANKS FOR REVIEWING!