.chapter seven.
"Jackie!"
"What?" Turning around, Jackie Storms glared at Sirius Black. They were supposed to be working on their potions during a double class with the Slytherins, but she was finally it very hard to concentrate when Sirius Black kept calling her name and then pretended that he hadn't. Lily rolled her eyes from the cauldron beside her, and it was obvious that she was not in the mood for any of the Marauders shenanigans today.
"Nothing," replied Sirius, adding the next ingridient to the potion. It was turning a rather lovely shade of orange, while Jackie's was turning rather purple. She had a feeling that she was doing something wrong; potions was not her best class.
A few more moments of silence, and Jackie added just a pinch of this really smelly green substance called Wenticka. Then the potion started turning the same color of Lily's hair. What was she doing wong, she wondered. Then she read the direction on the board, and realized that...
"Jackie!" Sirius hissed, sounding alarmed.
"What?!" she cried, loudly, startling the whole class.
"Is there a problem, Mr. Black, Miss Storms?" asked the professor.
"No, I was just trying to tell Jackie that she's got a rather large whole in the back of her socks," said Sirius, pointing. When she looked down, confused, Jackie found that there was indeed a whole, but there hadn't been one there when she put them on that morning....
"Thanks, Black," she replied, turning back around. Maybe it was the fact that she had a big game coming up the next day, and it was against Ravenclaw - they had a pretty decent Keeper on their team - that was making Jackie so absentminded. Also, it was making her quite worried about the outcome of the game. She wanted nothing more for than Gryffindor to with the Cup; it would be the perfect finish to her last year at Hogwarts.
After class, Jackie headed in the direction of the Gryffindor tower so she could change her socks, and Sirius Black caught up to her.
"What's up?" he asked, slinging his arm over her slender shoulders.
"Not a lot," she replied, unsure whether she should shrug it off or not. He was hurting her hair though, which was trapped beneath his arm, so she quickly repositioned her hair and his arm. "Are you following me?"
"I prefer the term escorted. I don't want anything to happen to my favorite Quidditch player," he added, pinching her blushing cheek. Jackie had sort of had a crush on Sirius since the third year, but they both had an extensive list of ex's under their belt, and Jackie wasn't exactly sure if she wanted or needed a boyfriend right now...
"I'm sure I'll be fine." Jackie grinned up at Sirius to find him watching her thoughtfully. "What've you got on your mind, Sirius? You can tell me."
"Well.. I was wondering if you wanted to go to the costume ball with me on Halloween."
"Blimey! I'd forgotten all about that.... I'd love to go with you Sirius!" she exclaimed. "What should we go as?"
"I was thinking escaped prisoners from Azkaban..."
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With Halloween right around the corner, Lily and Remus had a lot of planning to do. They had to figure out how long to have the ball go to, and who would judge the best costume contest, and who would be playing.... They finally decided on a band called the Magic Wands, who were supposed to be very good, and Professor Dumbledore was appointed as the costume judge. It was open for fourth years to seventh years, and it was not mandatory to have a date. Lily turned James down as soon as he asked her, and was waiting for Ben Corners to ask her out.
That day came on October 18, the day of the big Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw match. This was not as big as the Slytherin game, but still quite a popular match. The Ravenclaws decorated one side of the stadium with their blue and white scarves, and Gryffindor on the other with scarlet and gold. Lily and Jena decided to not sit with Sirius this time, instead they joined their schoolmates in the stands, with Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew, who were looking quite excited for the upcoming match.
"I hope Ben gets knocked off his broom," said Peter quite loudly.
Lily pulled a face at him. "Why in the world would you want that?" she asked him.
"Because then James -"
"No reason. Wormtail and Ben don't get along," said Remus, clapping a hand over Peter's mouth before he could utter a reply. Peter caught on after a moment, then nodded, eyes wide.
"Oh," said Lily. "I quite like Ben -"
"She fancies him," interjected Jena, grinning broadly at Remus who was beaming back at her.
"I do not," replied Lily, cheeks flaming red.
"Well, I wouldn't blame you if he did. But I heard that his grades are slipping due to being on the team, you know. Too many obligations, not enough study time. It's a shame, isn't it?" asked Remus, gazing out at the field as the Ravenclaw team took the field, and there were choruses of boo's coming from the Gryffindor side.
"That's too bad," said Jena, and Lily pulled another face. Jena and Remus shared a look; the Marauders, Jackie, and Jena had a secret plan that was slowly coming into play. Of course, Lily and James had no knowledge of the plan, but that was for the better (especially on Lily's part, as she was a redhead and had a tendency to get very angry at people for conspiring behind her back).
"Yeah," mumbled Lily. The game was beginning, Sirius was announcing the teams, and then the whistle was blown.
"The quaffle is caught by Jackie Storms - my date for the ball, mind you - she's racing down the pitch - and she scores! Looks like Ravenclaw needs a new Keeper!" he shouted enthusiastically. "The quaffle is in Ravenclaw's posession...." That was followed by a loud booing from the Gryffindor side as Ravenclaw scored. Sirius took this time to cuss out the Chaser, then added, "Sorry Professor..." sheepishly at the end.
It went on like that for a very long time, until the score was forty to fifty, Gryffindor leading. Then James, who had been circling the field, dive bombed at a death defying rate, faster than anything Lily had ever seen before. Then he pulled out just before he hit the ground, and pulled up, hot in the pursuit of the golden snitch. The Ravenclaw seeker, Ryan Chang, was racing towards him, but it was too late. James finally reached the snitch, grabbed it, and began doing all sorts of tricks on his broom.
"YES! GRYFFINDOR WINS!" shouted Sirius, jumping up and down excitedly from the Professor's box. Dumbledore was watching him, amused.
Lily decided to wait for Jackie outside of the locker room, but before Jackie came out, Ben Corners did. He was looking very crestfallen, especially when he saw Lily.
"Hello," he said glumly, leaning against the wall and blocking Lily's view of the entrance to the locker room. "Good game for you?"
"Yeah," she admitted. "But you played really well - especially that block!" He turned pink at her compliment and then she turned pink too, her freckles standing out.
"Um, Lily..." he said, turning serious. "Do you have a date for the Halloween ball?" She shook her head no. "Do you want to go with me? I was thinking that we could be like, Muggle celebrities, you know -"
"I'd love to!" she exclaimed, cutting him off. "That sounds like a really good idea, too."
"Really? Great. Well, I'd better go... don't want to miss the team lecture." He bent down and kissed her cheek, and then jogged off. Lily's hand flew to where he had kissed her, and she was as scarlet at Jackie and James' Quidditch uniforms. They had been standing there the entire time, it seemed, as James was looking angry and Jackie was looking happy.
"You're going with Ben Corners, but you wouldn't go with me?" he asked. "A fellow Gryffindor -" He shook his head angrily then stomped off, and Jackie gave Lily a bizarre look.
"Now he's off to brood... I'm going with Sirius, you know..." Obviously, she was not worried about James and his tantrum.
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A/N: Posted part one today! I'm sooooooo excited! I'm off to watch I love the 80's now, because I do love the 80's. Thank you my reviewers, I really love you all very, very much! More than I love Vanilla Coke, and I couldn't live without that so... I couldn't live without you doubled!
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"Jackie!"
"What?" Turning around, Jackie Storms glared at Sirius Black. They were supposed to be working on their potions during a double class with the Slytherins, but she was finally it very hard to concentrate when Sirius Black kept calling her name and then pretended that he hadn't. Lily rolled her eyes from the cauldron beside her, and it was obvious that she was not in the mood for any of the Marauders shenanigans today.
"Nothing," replied Sirius, adding the next ingridient to the potion. It was turning a rather lovely shade of orange, while Jackie's was turning rather purple. She had a feeling that she was doing something wrong; potions was not her best class.
A few more moments of silence, and Jackie added just a pinch of this really smelly green substance called Wenticka. Then the potion started turning the same color of Lily's hair. What was she doing wong, she wondered. Then she read the direction on the board, and realized that...
"Jackie!" Sirius hissed, sounding alarmed.
"What?!" she cried, loudly, startling the whole class.
"Is there a problem, Mr. Black, Miss Storms?" asked the professor.
"No, I was just trying to tell Jackie that she's got a rather large whole in the back of her socks," said Sirius, pointing. When she looked down, confused, Jackie found that there was indeed a whole, but there hadn't been one there when she put them on that morning....
"Thanks, Black," she replied, turning back around. Maybe it was the fact that she had a big game coming up the next day, and it was against Ravenclaw - they had a pretty decent Keeper on their team - that was making Jackie so absentminded. Also, it was making her quite worried about the outcome of the game. She wanted nothing more for than Gryffindor to with the Cup; it would be the perfect finish to her last year at Hogwarts.
After class, Jackie headed in the direction of the Gryffindor tower so she could change her socks, and Sirius Black caught up to her.
"What's up?" he asked, slinging his arm over her slender shoulders.
"Not a lot," she replied, unsure whether she should shrug it off or not. He was hurting her hair though, which was trapped beneath his arm, so she quickly repositioned her hair and his arm. "Are you following me?"
"I prefer the term escorted. I don't want anything to happen to my favorite Quidditch player," he added, pinching her blushing cheek. Jackie had sort of had a crush on Sirius since the third year, but they both had an extensive list of ex's under their belt, and Jackie wasn't exactly sure if she wanted or needed a boyfriend right now...
"I'm sure I'll be fine." Jackie grinned up at Sirius to find him watching her thoughtfully. "What've you got on your mind, Sirius? You can tell me."
"Well.. I was wondering if you wanted to go to the costume ball with me on Halloween."
"Blimey! I'd forgotten all about that.... I'd love to go with you Sirius!" she exclaimed. "What should we go as?"
"I was thinking escaped prisoners from Azkaban..."
:::......:::
With Halloween right around the corner, Lily and Remus had a lot of planning to do. They had to figure out how long to have the ball go to, and who would judge the best costume contest, and who would be playing.... They finally decided on a band called the Magic Wands, who were supposed to be very good, and Professor Dumbledore was appointed as the costume judge. It was open for fourth years to seventh years, and it was not mandatory to have a date. Lily turned James down as soon as he asked her, and was waiting for Ben Corners to ask her out.
That day came on October 18, the day of the big Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw match. This was not as big as the Slytherin game, but still quite a popular match. The Ravenclaws decorated one side of the stadium with their blue and white scarves, and Gryffindor on the other with scarlet and gold. Lily and Jena decided to not sit with Sirius this time, instead they joined their schoolmates in the stands, with Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew, who were looking quite excited for the upcoming match.
"I hope Ben gets knocked off his broom," said Peter quite loudly.
Lily pulled a face at him. "Why in the world would you want that?" she asked him.
"Because then James -"
"No reason. Wormtail and Ben don't get along," said Remus, clapping a hand over Peter's mouth before he could utter a reply. Peter caught on after a moment, then nodded, eyes wide.
"Oh," said Lily. "I quite like Ben -"
"She fancies him," interjected Jena, grinning broadly at Remus who was beaming back at her.
"I do not," replied Lily, cheeks flaming red.
"Well, I wouldn't blame you if he did. But I heard that his grades are slipping due to being on the team, you know. Too many obligations, not enough study time. It's a shame, isn't it?" asked Remus, gazing out at the field as the Ravenclaw team took the field, and there were choruses of boo's coming from the Gryffindor side.
"That's too bad," said Jena, and Lily pulled another face. Jena and Remus shared a look; the Marauders, Jackie, and Jena had a secret plan that was slowly coming into play. Of course, Lily and James had no knowledge of the plan, but that was for the better (especially on Lily's part, as she was a redhead and had a tendency to get very angry at people for conspiring behind her back).
"Yeah," mumbled Lily. The game was beginning, Sirius was announcing the teams, and then the whistle was blown.
"The quaffle is caught by Jackie Storms - my date for the ball, mind you - she's racing down the pitch - and she scores! Looks like Ravenclaw needs a new Keeper!" he shouted enthusiastically. "The quaffle is in Ravenclaw's posession...." That was followed by a loud booing from the Gryffindor side as Ravenclaw scored. Sirius took this time to cuss out the Chaser, then added, "Sorry Professor..." sheepishly at the end.
It went on like that for a very long time, until the score was forty to fifty, Gryffindor leading. Then James, who had been circling the field, dive bombed at a death defying rate, faster than anything Lily had ever seen before. Then he pulled out just before he hit the ground, and pulled up, hot in the pursuit of the golden snitch. The Ravenclaw seeker, Ryan Chang, was racing towards him, but it was too late. James finally reached the snitch, grabbed it, and began doing all sorts of tricks on his broom.
"YES! GRYFFINDOR WINS!" shouted Sirius, jumping up and down excitedly from the Professor's box. Dumbledore was watching him, amused.
Lily decided to wait for Jackie outside of the locker room, but before Jackie came out, Ben Corners did. He was looking very crestfallen, especially when he saw Lily.
"Hello," he said glumly, leaning against the wall and blocking Lily's view of the entrance to the locker room. "Good game for you?"
"Yeah," she admitted. "But you played really well - especially that block!" He turned pink at her compliment and then she turned pink too, her freckles standing out.
"Um, Lily..." he said, turning serious. "Do you have a date for the Halloween ball?" She shook her head no. "Do you want to go with me? I was thinking that we could be like, Muggle celebrities, you know -"
"I'd love to!" she exclaimed, cutting him off. "That sounds like a really good idea, too."
"Really? Great. Well, I'd better go... don't want to miss the team lecture." He bent down and kissed her cheek, and then jogged off. Lily's hand flew to where he had kissed her, and she was as scarlet at Jackie and James' Quidditch uniforms. They had been standing there the entire time, it seemed, as James was looking angry and Jackie was looking happy.
"You're going with Ben Corners, but you wouldn't go with me?" he asked. "A fellow Gryffindor -" He shook his head angrily then stomped off, and Jackie gave Lily a bizarre look.
"Now he's off to brood... I'm going with Sirius, you know..." Obviously, she was not worried about James and his tantrum.
:::......:::
A/N: Posted part one today! I'm sooooooo excited! I'm off to watch I love the 80's now, because I do love the 80's. Thank you my reviewers, I really love you all very, very much! More than I love Vanilla Coke, and I couldn't live without that so... I couldn't live without you doubled!
Disclaimer: I don't own it.
Dedication: Lexi and Danielle, who are working very hard on my HP shirt for the premiere.
Please Review!