Hey everybody. Sorry it has taken so long to update I have been really really busy with school and such. I get to go home soon for thanksgiving I'm really excited! Also, please no more flames! I have never even heard of Mary-Sues before! So I'm sorry I guess if my characters are? But they are mine and I like them how they are and so do other people. I will though in the future try to be more careful. Also they are not sluts. I don't know why you would even think they are but they aren't. That is all I have to say about that. This is my story and I'll tell it however I want. It isn't that serious of stuff. Im not going to go looking up stuff to match the dates historically and shit. That is ridiculous. Also im am not British. And I had no idea that Americans had different dialogue then from England. So please be nicer on your reviews. I know my lil sis has had this problem too. Just if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all. Because some people actually like this story. So thank you all that do! Lol and enjoy the next long over due chapter!

Redbird 07

The American

"Hey Lily, have you seen Cassie? I have been looking all over for her?" Bella asked and then sat next to Lily at one of the tables in the Great Hall.

"Can't say that I have Bell," She replied not even looking up from her book that she was reading. Bella then grabbed the book from her and closed it and set it on the table.

"HEY!" Lily said exasperated. "I was reading that."

"Yes well," Bella said and flipped her hair behind her shoulder, "This is more important. I have to explain something to her."

"You didn't feel like telling her about your feelings for Sirius before." Lily said with a glare. Bella had the grace to blush and then said, "Yeah well. It is about that. I just need to find her Lil please help me. Sirius and I were just pretending to go out. I wanted to make Remus jealous and well..."

Lily then sighed, "That is actually what I figured you had done. Next time you plan on doing something as ridiculous as that Bella...tell it to me first ok?" She then picked up her book from the table and tried to locate her page. She then replied to Bella, "James had to call an emergency quidditch practice because of Mike getting injured. She is probably there."

"Oh thank you so much Lily." She then gave her a quick hug and started to stand up and go to the locker room and wait for Cassie, but Lily grabbed her arm.

"Ahh I hope you don't plan on going to the locker room. She is going to be at practice for at least another hour."

"Well shit." Bella said with her hands on her hips. Lily just laughed at her. "Just sit down you can wait for Maureen with me."

"Who?" Bella said confused.

"Maureen Hill. She is Professor Carey's granddaughter."

"Ahhh. I heard about her. American isn't she?"
"Yep. She is American and a great quidditch player."

"Really......so she might be on the team? That would be weird. Cassie is the ONLY girl to ever make the quidditch team."

"Yeah but Gryffindor needs a new chaser. They'll get whoever they can."

They both then heard voice from behind them and turned around to look. Both of their jaws dropped.

"She better not even make a glance towards Remus that is all I got to say about this Lil." Bella said

"Ok you guys great practice. As soon as I hear more about a new chaser I will let you all know." James said to conclude practice, but noticed then that the only person listening to him had been Cassie. The boys on the other hand...had their jaws dropped and their gazes fixed on something behind his right shoulder. "HEY!" he said snapping his figurers in front of their faces. Jake then, a fourth year beater, pointed to something behind him. James rolled his eyes at them all and then turned around to see what had transfixed his team....all he could think of was...wow. She was standing in between Lily and Bella. Lily then waved at him and they started to walk towards them. Her and Lily we about the same height but this girl had blonde hair and deep chocolate eyes. Her skin was fair and her body looked extremely athletic. She had on a pair of low rise jeans and a white t-shirt that said 'I 'heart' NY'. When all three of them were in front of him Lily said, "James this is Maureen Hill."

"Hi. It's nice to meet you." he put his hand out to shake hers and thought yep...definitely a yank.

"It's nice to meet you too." Maureen said and shook his hand.

Bella then chimed in and said, "Maureen is really good at quidditch James. She was a chaser on her club team in America." Maureen's face turned slightly pink...it was kind of cute. Wait what he was thinking....

"Yeah both Lily and Bella said that you might be looking for a new chaser I would really like to continue playing and was wonderin' if I could try out?" She asked.

"Ahh..."

But his team answered for him by giving her all the encouragement she would need and even offered her their brooms to use.

"Oh my god. James is practice done then, I need a shower." Cassie asked in annoyance.

"Oh yeah. You all can leave" he replied.

"Thank you." and she breezed past him, but the rest of the team stayed anxious to see Maureen fly.

"Wait Cassie!" Bella yelled after her and followed her to the locker room.

"Is she upset with me?" Maureen asked Lily.

"No don't worry about it. I'll talk to her." She replied.

"Would you rather use your own broom to fly or would ours work well enough?" James asked her.

"Oh anything is fine."

"Ok then use mine." He then gave her his broom. "Boys, lets run a play even though we will be one short. We can make it work."

"Sure thing captin. Which one do you want?" Jake asked.

"Let's do the black cat and the willow swing. Explain it to her when you guys get up there." He then looked at Maureen and shot her a quick grin, "Let's see what you can do." She then sent him a sassy grin and said, "sure thing capin'" James then felt a catch in his stomach...what was going on? Lily saw the look in James' eyes and didn't know what to think. He could not be having feelings for Maureen could he? Once everyone was up in the air James turned to face Lily. He then grabbed her around the waist and pulled her close to him and gave her a kiss. "I've missed you today."

"You just saw me a couple of hours ago." She said with a laugh but James could see the frown in her eyes.

"What's the matter?" he asked putting her hair behind her ear.

He couldn't have feelings for Maureen. Not after he just kissed her and looked at her like that. "Nothing at all." She said to him with a smile and rose up on her tip toes to kiss him.