THE RAIN ALWAYS FALLS
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, though it would be really cool if I did because then everyone would read my stories! However, the fabulous, amazing, brilliant, talented (could go on forever) JK Rowling does.
Dedication: Tinkerbellhp07, this chapter is dedicated to you! I decided to add in a little 'L/J fluff.' Don't worry, there's much more to come, but don't forget that they're already both going out with Ravenclaws! Also, there are 4 other main characters that are just as important. Lots of stuff happens to them, too!
Well, I hope everyone likes this chapter. I think it's very cute. Thanks!
Chapter 6: Kings and Kindness
That night at dinner, James approached the Gryffindor table, where the others were already seated, and slammed his books down. "Johnson can't play."
Morgan gasped, chocking on her pumpkin juice. "What?!?"
"Yeah, that's what I said. He broke his wrist playing football or some bloody muggle game. He didn't get it fixed in time so it healed all funny. So now he has to work on actually using it. He couldn't catch a quaffle if his life depended on in." He roughly sat down in an empty seat next to Remus. He put both elbows on the table and gripped his hair, muttering to himself.
"So what are we going to do?" Morgan asked with a great deal of concern.
"Well, we don't have a reserve keeper, so we'll have to have tryouts," he exclaimed with a groan. He couldn't help but remember two years ago when they were looking for a new seeker. Every second year that couldn't fly showed up. I took hours to find a decent seeker in the crowd. However, they did find the perfect player - Velma Watson. At least she was all right.
"You'd have to have them soon because the first game is in November," Remus added. "Then, you also have to train them."
"Which, knowing me, will be a disaster," James shot back.
"Come on, now. You are the best captain this team has ever had," Lily said, trying to cheer him up.
"Yeah, spanking good chaser, too," Sirius spoke up.
He smiled weakly. "So, I guess I'll announce it after dinner. We can have tryouts this weekend."
That night, in the common room, James stood on top of one of the tables, and shouted (he had to, to make his voice heard of all of the babble), "Everyone, listen up. There is a position of keeper available on the Gryffindor quiditch team." At this, several people began to whisper excitedly, and a few giggling girls could be heard over them. "Tryouts," he continued, "will be held on Saturday at on o'clock. Bring your own brooms, if you have them." With that, he leapt off of the table and turned to Morgan. "I hope we can find someone in time."
Several uneventful days of lessons passed, that is, of course, if you can say that Peter, one of their other friends, blowing up a cauldron in potions is of no importance. Then, there was also the fact that Carmen could have sworn (A/N: though I don't think she ever would) that Lucius was staring at her through the corner of his eye all lesson. Finally, the weekend came, leaving time for everyone to do their homework, tryout for quiditch, or just sit around in the common room eating.
On Saturday morning, nearly everyone slept in. However, only James could notice this because he was up at six, awaiting the auditions. How would they ever find a good player and teach them all of the complex plays before the first match?
One by one, the Gryffindor occupants awoke and slowly drifted down to the common room. Lily came down first. When she saw James, she gave a small smile. She sat down in an armchair across from him. "What are you doing up so early?"
"Just nerves I guess." However, he didn't ask her why she was up.
They didn't say much to each other after that. James noted that she was sitting unusually upright. She began to fiddle with her fingernails. James, meanwhile, was bobbing his foot up and down, staring at the fire. "So," they both said at once. Wide smiles spread across their faces.
"Sorry, you first," James told her.
"Well, I was just wondering.would you care for a game of chess?"
"I was about to ask the same thing." He began setting up his new wizard's chess set. Soon the game was underway. James took nearly half of her pieces in the first five minutes. 'She's not very good at chess,' he thought. So, he decided to let her take a few of his pieces - two pawns, a bishop, a castle, and a knight, to be exact.
When she would take one of his players, she would exclaim with triumph, "Ha," and end with a little laugh.
'Is he letting me win?' was the question that was in her head. 'Well, we'll see about that.'
'She's so nice,' he thought. He noticed the way that she bit her lip a little when she concentrated. 'Wait, what are you thinking?' a voice inside his head said. 'Your going to Hogsmeade with Natalie. This obviously isn't Natalie in front of you.' He shook his head. Lily had just taken his queen. He hadn't realized what he was doing. She was better than he thought.
He looked up into her deep eyes. She looked back. They sat there for a moment, just as they were. They both jerked their heads away almost immediately as the word 'Ravenclaw' floated through their minds. "Checkmate," James said, moving his last castle. They both gave a small smile.
Just then, Remus and Sirius came down. Remus cleared his throat loudly, looked around and said, "Where's Morgan and Carmen?"
"Oh, they weren't in the dormitory when I woke up," Lily answered, looking around the almost empty common room.
"Maybe they were nervous, too, and went to the Great Hall early?" Sirius asked, helpfully.
"Maybe. Well, would anyone like breakfast?"
They approached the Gryffindor table when they entered the Great Hall, but there was no sign of Morgan or Carmen. They decided to begin eating, figuring that they'll have to come to breakfast sometime. As James was fiddling with his porridge, Carmen strolled into the hall and took a seat next to Sirius. "Sorry, I was in the library," she told them simply.
"You were in the library? Doing what?"
"Sirius, what do you usually do in a library?"
"Sleep?" he asked, shrugging his shoulders in a joking manner.
"Yes, I was sleeping in the library," she said sarcastically. "I was finishing Professor Gwen's assignment."
"What? That's not due until next Tuesday."
"Well, some of us would rather get things done so they have more free time later," she told him raising her eyebrows.
"What free time? You never do anything fun."
"Yes, I do. I - I finished the book Les Miserables last week. That was fun." Then, seeing the look on his face, she added, "Plus, I go to Hogsmeade on the weekends, sometimes."
"We need to get some more fun into your life," he told her simply, and began to eat his bacon.
"Do you know where Morgan is?" Remus asked her, hastily changing the subject.
"Yes, she's in the library. She's been there for a while," she answered, not looking at Sirius.
"That reminds me," Lily began, "I need to do some research."
"I'll come with you," Remus said, already on his feet.
When they entered the library, Lily walked towards a row of books in the Divination section and waved goodbye to Remus. He went off to look for Morgan through the other shelves of books. After several minutes of searching, he saw her, sitting alone at a table in a dark corner. A few books were spread around a roll of parchment that she had been writing on. "What are you doing way back here?" he asked approaching her. She looked up. She seemed to be very strained.
"I can't concentrate when there's windows around. Outside seems so much more inviting than this." She frowned looking down at her paper. "I've been up since five, and I still can't understand this NASSA stuff for Muggle Studies."
He sat down next to her. "Do you need any help?"
She looked at him with a puzzled look. "You would do that?"
"Of course. Why not?"
"Well - never mind." There hasn't ever been a boy who wanted to help her who actually had good intentions. She knew Remus too long to expect anything but good things from him, but she didn't tell any of this to him. "I would love some help. That is - if you're free?"
"I've nothing to do for the rest of the day."
She sighed and smiled at him with a very welcoming and grateful look. He opened a book to a different page and began explaining space ships to her. After an hour, she perfectly understood everything that they had gone over and more. Remus was impressed.
"You know, you're smarter than others give you credit for," he told her.
"Well, it helps when you have someone who is willing to give up a Saturday morning to help a friend." She smiled. 'Remus isn't bad,' she thought.
~Who will be the new keeper? What new relationships will develop? Is anyone brave enough to admit them? What will happen if they do? There are thousands of questions. The answers will come.
Would you like a chapter dedicated to YOU??? All you have to do is review. Tell me what you think is going to happen, your favorite characters, or your overall view of my story. I'm DYING to know!!! I need more reviews!!!!!!!
Thank you so much to the people who have already reviewed. I'm glad you like my little story!
I really hope that you liked this chapter. Next is most likely quiditch tryouts!
Carmen Willows
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, though it would be really cool if I did because then everyone would read my stories! However, the fabulous, amazing, brilliant, talented (could go on forever) JK Rowling does.
Dedication: Tinkerbellhp07, this chapter is dedicated to you! I decided to add in a little 'L/J fluff.' Don't worry, there's much more to come, but don't forget that they're already both going out with Ravenclaws! Also, there are 4 other main characters that are just as important. Lots of stuff happens to them, too!
Well, I hope everyone likes this chapter. I think it's very cute. Thanks!
Chapter 6: Kings and Kindness
That night at dinner, James approached the Gryffindor table, where the others were already seated, and slammed his books down. "Johnson can't play."
Morgan gasped, chocking on her pumpkin juice. "What?!?"
"Yeah, that's what I said. He broke his wrist playing football or some bloody muggle game. He didn't get it fixed in time so it healed all funny. So now he has to work on actually using it. He couldn't catch a quaffle if his life depended on in." He roughly sat down in an empty seat next to Remus. He put both elbows on the table and gripped his hair, muttering to himself.
"So what are we going to do?" Morgan asked with a great deal of concern.
"Well, we don't have a reserve keeper, so we'll have to have tryouts," he exclaimed with a groan. He couldn't help but remember two years ago when they were looking for a new seeker. Every second year that couldn't fly showed up. I took hours to find a decent seeker in the crowd. However, they did find the perfect player - Velma Watson. At least she was all right.
"You'd have to have them soon because the first game is in November," Remus added. "Then, you also have to train them."
"Which, knowing me, will be a disaster," James shot back.
"Come on, now. You are the best captain this team has ever had," Lily said, trying to cheer him up.
"Yeah, spanking good chaser, too," Sirius spoke up.
He smiled weakly. "So, I guess I'll announce it after dinner. We can have tryouts this weekend."
That night, in the common room, James stood on top of one of the tables, and shouted (he had to, to make his voice heard of all of the babble), "Everyone, listen up. There is a position of keeper available on the Gryffindor quiditch team." At this, several people began to whisper excitedly, and a few giggling girls could be heard over them. "Tryouts," he continued, "will be held on Saturday at on o'clock. Bring your own brooms, if you have them." With that, he leapt off of the table and turned to Morgan. "I hope we can find someone in time."
Several uneventful days of lessons passed, that is, of course, if you can say that Peter, one of their other friends, blowing up a cauldron in potions is of no importance. Then, there was also the fact that Carmen could have sworn (A/N: though I don't think she ever would) that Lucius was staring at her through the corner of his eye all lesson. Finally, the weekend came, leaving time for everyone to do their homework, tryout for quiditch, or just sit around in the common room eating.
On Saturday morning, nearly everyone slept in. However, only James could notice this because he was up at six, awaiting the auditions. How would they ever find a good player and teach them all of the complex plays before the first match?
One by one, the Gryffindor occupants awoke and slowly drifted down to the common room. Lily came down first. When she saw James, she gave a small smile. She sat down in an armchair across from him. "What are you doing up so early?"
"Just nerves I guess." However, he didn't ask her why she was up.
They didn't say much to each other after that. James noted that she was sitting unusually upright. She began to fiddle with her fingernails. James, meanwhile, was bobbing his foot up and down, staring at the fire. "So," they both said at once. Wide smiles spread across their faces.
"Sorry, you first," James told her.
"Well, I was just wondering.would you care for a game of chess?"
"I was about to ask the same thing." He began setting up his new wizard's chess set. Soon the game was underway. James took nearly half of her pieces in the first five minutes. 'She's not very good at chess,' he thought. So, he decided to let her take a few of his pieces - two pawns, a bishop, a castle, and a knight, to be exact.
When she would take one of his players, she would exclaim with triumph, "Ha," and end with a little laugh.
'Is he letting me win?' was the question that was in her head. 'Well, we'll see about that.'
'She's so nice,' he thought. He noticed the way that she bit her lip a little when she concentrated. 'Wait, what are you thinking?' a voice inside his head said. 'Your going to Hogsmeade with Natalie. This obviously isn't Natalie in front of you.' He shook his head. Lily had just taken his queen. He hadn't realized what he was doing. She was better than he thought.
He looked up into her deep eyes. She looked back. They sat there for a moment, just as they were. They both jerked their heads away almost immediately as the word 'Ravenclaw' floated through their minds. "Checkmate," James said, moving his last castle. They both gave a small smile.
Just then, Remus and Sirius came down. Remus cleared his throat loudly, looked around and said, "Where's Morgan and Carmen?"
"Oh, they weren't in the dormitory when I woke up," Lily answered, looking around the almost empty common room.
"Maybe they were nervous, too, and went to the Great Hall early?" Sirius asked, helpfully.
"Maybe. Well, would anyone like breakfast?"
They approached the Gryffindor table when they entered the Great Hall, but there was no sign of Morgan or Carmen. They decided to begin eating, figuring that they'll have to come to breakfast sometime. As James was fiddling with his porridge, Carmen strolled into the hall and took a seat next to Sirius. "Sorry, I was in the library," she told them simply.
"You were in the library? Doing what?"
"Sirius, what do you usually do in a library?"
"Sleep?" he asked, shrugging his shoulders in a joking manner.
"Yes, I was sleeping in the library," she said sarcastically. "I was finishing Professor Gwen's assignment."
"What? That's not due until next Tuesday."
"Well, some of us would rather get things done so they have more free time later," she told him raising her eyebrows.
"What free time? You never do anything fun."
"Yes, I do. I - I finished the book Les Miserables last week. That was fun." Then, seeing the look on his face, she added, "Plus, I go to Hogsmeade on the weekends, sometimes."
"We need to get some more fun into your life," he told her simply, and began to eat his bacon.
"Do you know where Morgan is?" Remus asked her, hastily changing the subject.
"Yes, she's in the library. She's been there for a while," she answered, not looking at Sirius.
"That reminds me," Lily began, "I need to do some research."
"I'll come with you," Remus said, already on his feet.
When they entered the library, Lily walked towards a row of books in the Divination section and waved goodbye to Remus. He went off to look for Morgan through the other shelves of books. After several minutes of searching, he saw her, sitting alone at a table in a dark corner. A few books were spread around a roll of parchment that she had been writing on. "What are you doing way back here?" he asked approaching her. She looked up. She seemed to be very strained.
"I can't concentrate when there's windows around. Outside seems so much more inviting than this." She frowned looking down at her paper. "I've been up since five, and I still can't understand this NASSA stuff for Muggle Studies."
He sat down next to her. "Do you need any help?"
She looked at him with a puzzled look. "You would do that?"
"Of course. Why not?"
"Well - never mind." There hasn't ever been a boy who wanted to help her who actually had good intentions. She knew Remus too long to expect anything but good things from him, but she didn't tell any of this to him. "I would love some help. That is - if you're free?"
"I've nothing to do for the rest of the day."
She sighed and smiled at him with a very welcoming and grateful look. He opened a book to a different page and began explaining space ships to her. After an hour, she perfectly understood everything that they had gone over and more. Remus was impressed.
"You know, you're smarter than others give you credit for," he told her.
"Well, it helps when you have someone who is willing to give up a Saturday morning to help a friend." She smiled. 'Remus isn't bad,' she thought.
~Who will be the new keeper? What new relationships will develop? Is anyone brave enough to admit them? What will happen if they do? There are thousands of questions. The answers will come.
Would you like a chapter dedicated to YOU??? All you have to do is review. Tell me what you think is going to happen, your favorite characters, or your overall view of my story. I'm DYING to know!!! I need more reviews!!!!!!!
Thank you so much to the people who have already reviewed. I'm glad you like my little story!
I really hope that you liked this chapter. Next is most likely quiditch tryouts!
Carmen Willows