((JK Rowling created the characters except for the few I mentioned earlier. It's the same disclaimer.))
littledead- One last chapter 'cause you gave me a muffin. =D . Well, actually, even though the story kinda wound up there, this is the final chapter.
fuzzycat982- Aw, I love how you guys act so sad!
SecretlyBeautiful- Ah, I knew somebody would hate her. That's why I decided she'd give up James for Lily. Glad to hear you like her now!
((Aw. I'm gonna miss my readers. I hope you'll all tune in for my next story.. even though I can't decide on the characters to use. Maybe Harry/Ginny/Draco. Or Fred/George/Angelina/Katie/Alicia. Or somebody else. What do you guys think? I won't mind if you hate my next story. =P. Now I've done Harry/Cho, Cedric/Cho, and Lily/James.))
The Gryffindor team mounted their brooms and kicked up into the sky. The air was warm, and the wind ruffled their crimson robes. The bright yellow robes of the Hufflepuff team soared into the air to join the red.
The crowd was roaring, James could hardly hear Madam Hooch blow the whistle. He gazed down at the stands, and saw Lily, gazing up at him. Her green eyes were dancing; her red hair was whipping into her face as the wind blew. James grinned, and waved. She waved back.
Now focused on the game, he saw Allan, the other Seeker and also Theia's ex-boyfriend flying in circles. Allan was a good Seeker, and James would have to be careful. He searched the pitch constantly, stopping only to check the score as the announced shouted out 'Gryffindor Scores!' three times and 'Hufflepuff Scores!' five times.
Lily watched James nervously. She really wanted him to win; even more than Remus and Tara. They were holding hands one bench higher than Lily, Theia and Sirius. They had already decided if James won, they'd date, and if James won, they'd date anyways. Remus was tended to be shy, unlike James, but Tara really liked him.
Behind Tara sat her original group of friends, all cheering hoarsely. They wanted Gryffindor to win, too, because they knew Tara was in love. And, of course, only Remus and Tara knew they would still date if Gryffindor lost.
Theia and Sirius were holding hands on the bench beside Lily. And when the game had a little spell where neither team scored, they gave their undivided attention to kissing. Earlier on in the year, Lily would have felt uncomfortable sitting beside her best friend while that was happening. Now Lily just grinned, but kept her eyes on the game.
Lily tapped Theia's shoulder, and Theia pulled away from Sirius with a soft 'Mmmm', and turned to watch the game. James had suddenly taken a sharp dive, and was quickly flying down to the grassy pitch, his arm outstretched.
Allan, the Hufflepuff Seeker spotted James dive, and looped around once, before copying. He didn't see the Snitch, but the look of intense concentration on the Gryffindor Seeker's face assured him it was there. His broom was faster, and he quickly drew even with James. James glanced at Allan only seconds away from crashing to the dirt, and pulled out of the dive. Allan crash-landed onto the dirt, having fallen literally in two ways. He had fallen for the Wronski Feint, one of the newest tricks in the book.
After a quick glance at the pitch to asure Allan was shaken, but not injured, James grinned. He spotted the real Snitch high in the sky, and soared up towards it. A desperate Hufflepuff Beater clubbed a bludger at James, but it went wide, and headed, instead, for Gryffindor Chaser, Josh Hamilton. Josh dodged it effortlessly, and stopped to watch his Seeker.
The pitch was silent, most of the players had frozen, as James gracefully outstretched his hand. He caught the Snitch, and the crowd erupted into loud cheers. A bludger headed for him, but he didn't see it until it was too late. The Gryffindor hero was knocked off his broom, and went spinning to the ground.
"James!" Lily cried, leaping to her feet. She rushed out of the crowd and onto the pitch. Madam Pomfrey had beat Lily to him, and James was already awake. Lily was filled with relief as he stood up. Seeing Lily, he grinned. The Snitch beat frantically in his hand, and he only released it to tilt her chin up gently, and kiss her on the lips. The stands went wild. The only people not cheering themselves hoarse were Elle and her group. Elle watched in horror, and Lily kissed James back in the middle of the pitch, for all to see.
Although not on the pitch, Tara and Remus exchanged joyous looks, and quickly kissed. They broke apart, and spotted Sirius and Theia watching.
"You saw the score, didn't you? Gryffindor won!." Tara said, exasperated but delighted. Remus kissed her again, lightly on the cheek. Not to be outdone, Sirius turned to Theia and gave her a long kiss.
Meanwhile, on the center of the pitch, James Potter had scooped Lily into his arms and was carrying her off the field. Her arms were around his neck and they were gazing happily into each other's eyes. At that moment, they knew they'd be together forever.