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have included a bit more Lily and James action and a good ol' 'James to the
rescue' Quidditch match . . .
Go Gryffindor Go!
As James sat in the Great Hall staring at his cold eggs and bacon, his stomach kept fluttering and it wasn't because of the pending Quidditch match – it was against Hufflepuff and was going to be a doddle – no, his stomach was fluttering because of Lily. Speaking of which...
"Hey James," Estelle called from behind him, bringing him back to earth. Sam and Lily were hovering behind her, "look out for us whilst you're playing, got a little surprise for you!" James laughed as they walked away, as he turned back to his breakfast Lily sneaked a look at him in his Quidditch robes, she was so distracted by the sight of him looking so handsome, she completely forgot to look where she was going and ended up bumping into a less than friendly face.
"Watch it Evans, you little rat!" came the sneering voice of Lucius Malfoy. Lily ignored his taunting manner and walked out of the hall stealing one last glance at James.
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"I saw your little admirer talking to you before!" Sirius slapped James on the back in the changing rooms.
"Who?" James retorted.
"Evans"
"Don't be stupid!"
"Wake up James and polish your glasses, it's obvious she likes you, I've seen her staring at you when you're not looking."
"Really?" James answered, rather too enthusiastically. They were in the tunnel now mounting their brooms. James ran his hands through his hair. Sirius laughed as friend's predictable behaviour.
"Good luck!" James smiled.
"Luck? We don't need luck James, they've got US on the team!" Sirius chuckled, taking off as the sound of the whistle screeched through the air.
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"Black . . . Longbottom . . . Johnson back to Black, as they draw near the goalpost." Lily's heart was beating so fast she thought it was going to explode.
"Black challenges Connell and . . . YES HE'S SCORED . . . Black makes it 60-0 to Gryffindor."
"WOOO GO GRYFFINDOR GO! ONE...TWO...THREE...FOUR, WE LOVE GRYFFINDOR! Screeched Sam, Estelle and the rest of Gryffindor, all except one Lily Evans who was scanning the sky for a glimpse of the seeker.
"FIVE...SIX...SEVEN...EIGHT...WE'D TAKE BLACK ON A DATE!" Sirius flew past the red and gold stands laughing and cheering with his admirers. Lily laughed with the rest of her group when James caught her eye and winked affectionately making Lily beam happily. Then, Lily saw it, a bludger coming straight for James who was too busy flirting with her to notice, she pointed, James followed her hand to where she was looking and just swerved out of the way in time; the bludger whistled past his ear.
"Stop flirting and look out for the bloody snitch Potter!" Yelled their captain, Torks. James mouthed an 'ooopps' at Lily and whizzed off into the clear blue sky above the grounds.
"TWO, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT, WHO DO WE APPRECIATE?!" Her friends continued to yell. All apart from Sam who leaned close to Lily and whispered,
"Two, four, six, eight! Lily's smitten.... she cant wait, 'till James asks her for a date!"
"Sam, that doesn't even fit!" Lily giggled.
"But it's true, isn't it?!" Sam continued.
"Might be!" Lily smiled, raising her eyebrows at her expectant friend.
"You do don't you?!" Sam said, her eyes brightening.
"Look, I think James has seen the Snitch!" Lily jumped from her seat just as most of the stands did too, t least she'd managed to change the subject.
"COME ON JAMES!" came the roars of the Gryffindors. James was chasing the golden snitch with the Hufflepuff seeker right on his tail. The little golden ball was fluttering around the stands; it suddenly stopped and began to race towards the ground. James followed it swerving straight towards the hard floor below, he was only metres away.
"Pull up James, pull up. Don't show off, please, just pull UP!" Lily pleaded into the silence, as those around her held their breath.
"Come on Prongs, come on!" The three Marauders were all thinking the same.
"Almost..."James urged his broom on, his fingertips touched the golden ball and then he felt his hand wrap around it. He got it, YES!
"GRYFFINDOR WIN!"
"Whoa!" James yelled, just remembering to pull out of his dive, inches from the ground. The stands exploded with cheers and whoops and yells! Even the Hufflepuffs were cheering for James.
James however, only looked around the stands for one person, and there she was; cheering with the rest of them.
"Come on Prongs! It's party time!" Sirius yelled making his way back to the castle with hoards of people.
"I'll catch you up in a bit!" James said, making his way to the changing rooms for a bit of peace. He knew he would never get any in the common room until later. * * * * *
Lily, Sam and Estelle were all walking back to the common room waiting the night ahead to be a very long one.
"Oh no! I'll catch up with you in a minute," Lily said to her friends, "I've forgotten my scarf, I'm just going to nip back to the stands for it. See you in a bit!"
Just as Lily was close to the Quidditch pitch she felt a hand on her shoulder, she turned round waiting to see a friendly face. Her smile faded when she was faced with none other than Lucius Malfoy.
"Well, well, well. Little mudblood wandering around on her own, shouldn't you be celebrating with the Gryffindors. I'd make the most of it seeing as you'll be playing Slytherin soon." He said with an evil grin on his sharp face.
"Yeh well, I'm sure James will be able to beat your seeker...like he always does!" Lily grinned sarcastically.
"I really don't think you want to say that Evans," Lucius sneered pointing his wand at Lily.
"I really hope you're not threatening me Malfoy because I really haven't got the time," Lily made to move but Malfoy blocked her way. Lily put her hands into her robes for her wand, she realised it was in the classroom. There was no one for miles around, they were all celebrating, he wouldn't do anything, and he didn't dare, did he?
"Leave her alone Malfoy!" Came a voice from across the grounds. Lily turned to see James striding towards them and her stomach relaxed.
"Well, if it isn't Potter, come to help your little mudblood friend!" Malfoy laughed, James went to move towards him but Lily stepped in front of him.
"Not so big without your broom and wand, are we Potter?" Malfoy said, his lips curling into a sneer. "You're on your own Potter, what's the point in trying?"
"Problem?" Malfoy swerved round to be face by Sirius, Lupin and Peter. Malfoy mumbled something incoherently before stalking off towards the Forest.
"What's he up to?" Sirius wondered aloud.
"I don't know," James said, "But I'm sure as hell going to find out."
James' angry breathing subsided and he began to calm down Sirius winked at Remus who winked at Peter who didn't have a clue what they were going on about. Sirius gave an exasperated sigh and shoved Peter forward leaving Lily and James to walk alone. They laughed nervously and walked towards the staircase, both walked in silence, stealing glances at each other every now and then. When they caught each other's eye they smiled shyly and looked away. Just as they were about to go through the portrait door Lily pulled James back.
"Thanks for before James, I really owe you one," Lily mumbled shyly, looking at her feet. James tilted her chin up towards him.
"No problem, a friend in need and all that. Anyway, now I've paid you back for the McGonagall incident!" he laughed. As they walked into the common room it erupted with noise as James was showered with drinks, food and 'Congratulations'.
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A/N: Hope you liked this chapter, it's a bit shorter but we're just setting up the scene. There's going to be a lot more L/J parts in the next chapter and also we will be involving a lot more of the Marauders and their antics. Next chapter out soon! Please review with any other ideas and thanks again to everyone who already has! Lotsa love Black and Potter x x x
Go Gryffindor Go!
As James sat in the Great Hall staring at his cold eggs and bacon, his stomach kept fluttering and it wasn't because of the pending Quidditch match – it was against Hufflepuff and was going to be a doddle – no, his stomach was fluttering because of Lily. Speaking of which...
"Hey James," Estelle called from behind him, bringing him back to earth. Sam and Lily were hovering behind her, "look out for us whilst you're playing, got a little surprise for you!" James laughed as they walked away, as he turned back to his breakfast Lily sneaked a look at him in his Quidditch robes, she was so distracted by the sight of him looking so handsome, she completely forgot to look where she was going and ended up bumping into a less than friendly face.
"Watch it Evans, you little rat!" came the sneering voice of Lucius Malfoy. Lily ignored his taunting manner and walked out of the hall stealing one last glance at James.
* * * * *
"I saw your little admirer talking to you before!" Sirius slapped James on the back in the changing rooms.
"Who?" James retorted.
"Evans"
"Don't be stupid!"
"Wake up James and polish your glasses, it's obvious she likes you, I've seen her staring at you when you're not looking."
"Really?" James answered, rather too enthusiastically. They were in the tunnel now mounting their brooms. James ran his hands through his hair. Sirius laughed as friend's predictable behaviour.
"Good luck!" James smiled.
"Luck? We don't need luck James, they've got US on the team!" Sirius chuckled, taking off as the sound of the whistle screeched through the air.
* * * * *
"Black . . . Longbottom . . . Johnson back to Black, as they draw near the goalpost." Lily's heart was beating so fast she thought it was going to explode.
"Black challenges Connell and . . . YES HE'S SCORED . . . Black makes it 60-0 to Gryffindor."
"WOOO GO GRYFFINDOR GO! ONE...TWO...THREE...FOUR, WE LOVE GRYFFINDOR! Screeched Sam, Estelle and the rest of Gryffindor, all except one Lily Evans who was scanning the sky for a glimpse of the seeker.
"FIVE...SIX...SEVEN...EIGHT...WE'D TAKE BLACK ON A DATE!" Sirius flew past the red and gold stands laughing and cheering with his admirers. Lily laughed with the rest of her group when James caught her eye and winked affectionately making Lily beam happily. Then, Lily saw it, a bludger coming straight for James who was too busy flirting with her to notice, she pointed, James followed her hand to where she was looking and just swerved out of the way in time; the bludger whistled past his ear.
"Stop flirting and look out for the bloody snitch Potter!" Yelled their captain, Torks. James mouthed an 'ooopps' at Lily and whizzed off into the clear blue sky above the grounds.
"TWO, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT, WHO DO WE APPRECIATE?!" Her friends continued to yell. All apart from Sam who leaned close to Lily and whispered,
"Two, four, six, eight! Lily's smitten.... she cant wait, 'till James asks her for a date!"
"Sam, that doesn't even fit!" Lily giggled.
"But it's true, isn't it?!" Sam continued.
"Might be!" Lily smiled, raising her eyebrows at her expectant friend.
"You do don't you?!" Sam said, her eyes brightening.
"Look, I think James has seen the Snitch!" Lily jumped from her seat just as most of the stands did too, t least she'd managed to change the subject.
"COME ON JAMES!" came the roars of the Gryffindors. James was chasing the golden snitch with the Hufflepuff seeker right on his tail. The little golden ball was fluttering around the stands; it suddenly stopped and began to race towards the ground. James followed it swerving straight towards the hard floor below, he was only metres away.
"Pull up James, pull up. Don't show off, please, just pull UP!" Lily pleaded into the silence, as those around her held their breath.
"Come on Prongs, come on!" The three Marauders were all thinking the same.
"Almost..."James urged his broom on, his fingertips touched the golden ball and then he felt his hand wrap around it. He got it, YES!
"GRYFFINDOR WIN!"
"Whoa!" James yelled, just remembering to pull out of his dive, inches from the ground. The stands exploded with cheers and whoops and yells! Even the Hufflepuffs were cheering for James.
James however, only looked around the stands for one person, and there she was; cheering with the rest of them.
"Come on Prongs! It's party time!" Sirius yelled making his way back to the castle with hoards of people.
"I'll catch you up in a bit!" James said, making his way to the changing rooms for a bit of peace. He knew he would never get any in the common room until later. * * * * *
Lily, Sam and Estelle were all walking back to the common room waiting the night ahead to be a very long one.
"Oh no! I'll catch up with you in a minute," Lily said to her friends, "I've forgotten my scarf, I'm just going to nip back to the stands for it. See you in a bit!"
Just as Lily was close to the Quidditch pitch she felt a hand on her shoulder, she turned round waiting to see a friendly face. Her smile faded when she was faced with none other than Lucius Malfoy.
"Well, well, well. Little mudblood wandering around on her own, shouldn't you be celebrating with the Gryffindors. I'd make the most of it seeing as you'll be playing Slytherin soon." He said with an evil grin on his sharp face.
"Yeh well, I'm sure James will be able to beat your seeker...like he always does!" Lily grinned sarcastically.
"I really don't think you want to say that Evans," Lucius sneered pointing his wand at Lily.
"I really hope you're not threatening me Malfoy because I really haven't got the time," Lily made to move but Malfoy blocked her way. Lily put her hands into her robes for her wand, she realised it was in the classroom. There was no one for miles around, they were all celebrating, he wouldn't do anything, and he didn't dare, did he?
"Leave her alone Malfoy!" Came a voice from across the grounds. Lily turned to see James striding towards them and her stomach relaxed.
"Well, if it isn't Potter, come to help your little mudblood friend!" Malfoy laughed, James went to move towards him but Lily stepped in front of him.
"Not so big without your broom and wand, are we Potter?" Malfoy said, his lips curling into a sneer. "You're on your own Potter, what's the point in trying?"
"Problem?" Malfoy swerved round to be face by Sirius, Lupin and Peter. Malfoy mumbled something incoherently before stalking off towards the Forest.
"What's he up to?" Sirius wondered aloud.
"I don't know," James said, "But I'm sure as hell going to find out."
James' angry breathing subsided and he began to calm down Sirius winked at Remus who winked at Peter who didn't have a clue what they were going on about. Sirius gave an exasperated sigh and shoved Peter forward leaving Lily and James to walk alone. They laughed nervously and walked towards the staircase, both walked in silence, stealing glances at each other every now and then. When they caught each other's eye they smiled shyly and looked away. Just as they were about to go through the portrait door Lily pulled James back.
"Thanks for before James, I really owe you one," Lily mumbled shyly, looking at her feet. James tilted her chin up towards him.
"No problem, a friend in need and all that. Anyway, now I've paid you back for the McGonagall incident!" he laughed. As they walked into the common room it erupted with noise as James was showered with drinks, food and 'Congratulations'.
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A/N: Hope you liked this chapter, it's a bit shorter but we're just setting up the scene. There's going to be a lot more L/J parts in the next chapter and also we will be involving a lot more of the Marauders and their antics. Next chapter out soon! Please review with any other ideas and thanks again to everyone who already has! Lotsa love Black and Potter x x x