Chapter 5
"Diggory passed the Quaffle to Sampson, but! It's interfered by Black! Go Black, go! And Gryffindor scores! Twenty to ten, Hufflepuff, and Diggory has the Quaffle again . . ."
The Quidditch game was going well. Hufflepuff was up by ten points, but that was nothing the Snitch couldn't fix. Lily and Hestia stood in the crowd, cheering on the Gryffindor team. A few times, Lily spotted the Snitch, as she had that small amount of practice over the summer. Neither Seeker saw it, though.
"C'mon! It's right there, you dolts!" Lily found herself saying that a few times. Hestia just started laughing at her friend.
"Boy, Lily, you sure you don't want to take James's position?" Hestia snorted and cheered as Gryffindor tied with Hufflepuff. Sirius had just made an amazing goal.
"And it's twenty to twenty, Gryffindor has the Quaffle and . . .What's this? Potter has seen the Snitch! Get it, James!" Jacob Jordan, the announcer and fellow Seventh year Gryffindor, yelled with his hoarse voice.
"GO JAMES!" Lily yelled at the top of her voice.
"Get that Snitch! Get that Snitch!" Hestia chanted from Lily's side. The both of them crossed their fingers.
Suddenly, Cessily Hues swooped down after the Snitch. James feinted to the left and Cessily followed. Lily smacked her head, hoping he knew what he was doing. It didn't look like it.
James dove again, nearly hitting the ground and bringing Cessily with him. James, who knew exactly what to do, pulled up five inches before the ground came up to meet him. Cessily, on the other hand, had no control over her broom. Yelling, she crashed into the ground, bouncing off her broom and falling face forward. Unfortunately for Lily, she wasn't hurt.
As everyone stood to see what happened to the girl, Lily's eyes fell back onto James. She was the first one to scream the three-letter word 'yes' as loud as possible. When everyone heard her, they looked back to James and saw a yellow glint of gold fluttering in his hand. The Gryffindor stand erupted into cheers and shouts of 'Yes' and 'Hoorah.'
"Great game, James!" Lily cheered, jumping up and down as the Quidditch players exited the room they went to after the game. Sirius followed, leaving Hestia to gawk after him.
"Yeah, well, I couldn't help seeing your eyes following something I didn't see," James grinned.
"Yeah, but you couldn't do it without me, Mate!" Sirius laughed behind them. Hestia was hanging onto his arm with the smuggest expression on her face.
"Jamesie-poo, great game!"
"For the love of Peter Pettigrew!" James yelled.
Cessily came up to them. Her lip was cut open slightly, but it had healed over slightly. With a wicked evil grin in Lily's direction, Cessily pulled James down and kissed his cheek.
Lily's face was so red right then and there, you couldn't tell where her skin stopped and her hair started. James made the most disgusted face in the world. Shoving Cessily off him, he wiped his cheek.
"Disgusting. Hues, leave me alone!" James hissed at her.
Cessily just put on a fake pout. "Awww, just want to show off around her, huh?" Cessily pointed to Lily. "Oh well, because I know you love me." Her eyes glinted mischievously. Trailing her nails up James's arm, Cessily smirked.
"Stop it!" James yelled with rage.
"Petrificus Totalus!"
A jet of light shot out from behind James and hit Cessily squarely in the chest. The girl, still having her arm stuck out, bore a shocked expression as she turned to stone and fell to the ground, frozen by the spell. Everyone stared at Lily, who was calmly pocketing her wand.
"What?" She spoke in an innocent tone.
There was silence, then Hestia and Sirius broke out laughing. James shook his head. "Lily, why didn't we ever let you into the Marauders? You'd have made a good Lioness."
Lily grinned. "Would I have really?"
James nodded. The four made their way into the Great Hall. Lunch was always an important thing after a well-played game of Quidditch.
"So, Lily, when are we going to put into effect the plans that we've been working on for Halloween?" James questioned. For the past week until the Quidditch game, Lily and him had been staying up after hours in the Common Room to plan the decorations for the Halloween feast.
"The Headmaster will do it," Lily nodded. The group ate in peace, no bother from Cessily, who was probably still paralyzed on the grounds in front of the Quidditch pitch. Lily thought. If Hufflepuff won a game against Slytherin, they would play Gryffindor again. Sighing, she shrugged. They'd beat them again.
Hours later, it was time to turn in.
"So," Hestia said as they headed towards the Common Room, "I hope you guys have done a good job on the decorations. Don't want them to be ruined, now do we?" She smiled at the couple. Couple. That's what Lily and James were, Hestia thought to herself. They sure looked like one.
"Yeah, don't want to see a pumpkin hanging upside down somewhere," Sirius grinned, putting his arm around Hestia's shoulder. Lily winked to her friend. Sirius and Hestia were getting along just as a couple should. And they were. It was only oblivious to Lily that Hestia was thinking the exact same thing, except for her and James.
"Nah, it's good," Lily and James said in unison. Sirius and Hestia looked at each other.
"Well, I'm gonna turn in for the night," Sirius stretched. Hestia nodded. "I might as well, too." The two broke off, going to their separate dormitories: Hestia to the Girls', Sirius to the Boys'.
"Well, g'night then," James nodded to Lily.
"Night . . .Oh, wait!" Lily paused, the wrapped her arms around James's neck, embracing him in a hug. Unsure of what to do, James hugged her back.
"Night, James."
"Night, Lily."
"Diggory passed the Quaffle to Sampson, but! It's interfered by Black! Go Black, go! And Gryffindor scores! Twenty to ten, Hufflepuff, and Diggory has the Quaffle again . . ."
The Quidditch game was going well. Hufflepuff was up by ten points, but that was nothing the Snitch couldn't fix. Lily and Hestia stood in the crowd, cheering on the Gryffindor team. A few times, Lily spotted the Snitch, as she had that small amount of practice over the summer. Neither Seeker saw it, though.
"C'mon! It's right there, you dolts!" Lily found herself saying that a few times. Hestia just started laughing at her friend.
"Boy, Lily, you sure you don't want to take James's position?" Hestia snorted and cheered as Gryffindor tied with Hufflepuff. Sirius had just made an amazing goal.
"And it's twenty to twenty, Gryffindor has the Quaffle and . . .What's this? Potter has seen the Snitch! Get it, James!" Jacob Jordan, the announcer and fellow Seventh year Gryffindor, yelled with his hoarse voice.
"GO JAMES!" Lily yelled at the top of her voice.
"Get that Snitch! Get that Snitch!" Hestia chanted from Lily's side. The both of them crossed their fingers.
Suddenly, Cessily Hues swooped down after the Snitch. James feinted to the left and Cessily followed. Lily smacked her head, hoping he knew what he was doing. It didn't look like it.
James dove again, nearly hitting the ground and bringing Cessily with him. James, who knew exactly what to do, pulled up five inches before the ground came up to meet him. Cessily, on the other hand, had no control over her broom. Yelling, she crashed into the ground, bouncing off her broom and falling face forward. Unfortunately for Lily, she wasn't hurt.
As everyone stood to see what happened to the girl, Lily's eyes fell back onto James. She was the first one to scream the three-letter word 'yes' as loud as possible. When everyone heard her, they looked back to James and saw a yellow glint of gold fluttering in his hand. The Gryffindor stand erupted into cheers and shouts of 'Yes' and 'Hoorah.'
"Great game, James!" Lily cheered, jumping up and down as the Quidditch players exited the room they went to after the game. Sirius followed, leaving Hestia to gawk after him.
"Yeah, well, I couldn't help seeing your eyes following something I didn't see," James grinned.
"Yeah, but you couldn't do it without me, Mate!" Sirius laughed behind them. Hestia was hanging onto his arm with the smuggest expression on her face.
"Jamesie-poo, great game!"
"For the love of Peter Pettigrew!" James yelled.
Cessily came up to them. Her lip was cut open slightly, but it had healed over slightly. With a wicked evil grin in Lily's direction, Cessily pulled James down and kissed his cheek.
Lily's face was so red right then and there, you couldn't tell where her skin stopped and her hair started. James made the most disgusted face in the world. Shoving Cessily off him, he wiped his cheek.
"Disgusting. Hues, leave me alone!" James hissed at her.
Cessily just put on a fake pout. "Awww, just want to show off around her, huh?" Cessily pointed to Lily. "Oh well, because I know you love me." Her eyes glinted mischievously. Trailing her nails up James's arm, Cessily smirked.
"Stop it!" James yelled with rage.
"Petrificus Totalus!"
A jet of light shot out from behind James and hit Cessily squarely in the chest. The girl, still having her arm stuck out, bore a shocked expression as she turned to stone and fell to the ground, frozen by the spell. Everyone stared at Lily, who was calmly pocketing her wand.
"What?" She spoke in an innocent tone.
There was silence, then Hestia and Sirius broke out laughing. James shook his head. "Lily, why didn't we ever let you into the Marauders? You'd have made a good Lioness."
Lily grinned. "Would I have really?"
James nodded. The four made their way into the Great Hall. Lunch was always an important thing after a well-played game of Quidditch.
"So, Lily, when are we going to put into effect the plans that we've been working on for Halloween?" James questioned. For the past week until the Quidditch game, Lily and him had been staying up after hours in the Common Room to plan the decorations for the Halloween feast.
"The Headmaster will do it," Lily nodded. The group ate in peace, no bother from Cessily, who was probably still paralyzed on the grounds in front of the Quidditch pitch. Lily thought. If Hufflepuff won a game against Slytherin, they would play Gryffindor again. Sighing, she shrugged. They'd beat them again.
Hours later, it was time to turn in.
"So," Hestia said as they headed towards the Common Room, "I hope you guys have done a good job on the decorations. Don't want them to be ruined, now do we?" She smiled at the couple. Couple. That's what Lily and James were, Hestia thought to herself. They sure looked like one.
"Yeah, don't want to see a pumpkin hanging upside down somewhere," Sirius grinned, putting his arm around Hestia's shoulder. Lily winked to her friend. Sirius and Hestia were getting along just as a couple should. And they were. It was only oblivious to Lily that Hestia was thinking the exact same thing, except for her and James.
"Nah, it's good," Lily and James said in unison. Sirius and Hestia looked at each other.
"Well, I'm gonna turn in for the night," Sirius stretched. Hestia nodded. "I might as well, too." The two broke off, going to their separate dormitories: Hestia to the Girls', Sirius to the Boys'.
"Well, g'night then," James nodded to Lily.
"Night . . .Oh, wait!" Lily paused, the wrapped her arms around James's neck, embracing him in a hug. Unsure of what to do, James hugged her back.
"Night, James."
"Night, Lily."