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Chapter 5:
Quidditch and more cake!

James went down to the Great Hall for breakfast. He saw Lily and immediately went and sat down next to her.

"Hi Lily, my gorgeous red headed goddess!" James leant in for a kiss.

"Hello, James," she pushed James a way and smiled. James sighed and watched her butter her toast.

"I've been thinking about you," James was trying to obtain all her attention onto him.

"Really now? I thought about what happened last night," Sirius and Kady were pretending to eat breakfast but were absorbed in Lily and James's conversation.

"Mmm hmmm," was all James got out.

"Look James, you're a great guy and all but I think that for now we should just remain friends. I mean we have hated each other since first year and only became friends this year.."

"No, you've hated me since first year, I only DISLIKED you in first and second year but err… started liking you in third year, developing a crush in fourth year," James spoke proudly.

"Oh… Since fourth year I always thought you asked me out just to antagonize me. Well like I said just a minute or so ago. I think we should just keep our friendship up for now," after a bit of thought she leaned in and hugged him. Then she finished eating her toast and went back to the Heads Common room.

"Friends is a good start Prongs," Sirius tried to cheer his friend up.

"I suppose so, are you staying at Hogwarts for Christmas?" James poured some cereal, pumpkin juice and then milk into his bowl, Kady just watched with a confused look. She was going to inform James on what he had just done when she saw Aria beckoning her and ran over to meet her friend.

"You really think I would go back to that hell hole? Of course I'm staying for Christmas. I heard Lily is too!"

"Really? I'm going to try and convince her Padfoot, she's just so stubborn," James took a spoonful of the contents in his bowl and shoved it into his mouth, he just as quickly spat it out all over the food on the table, some went on a sixth year sitting opposite to him. She looked up in disgust at him. Having milk, pumpkin juice and cereal spattered onto her face and cleanly pressed robes was not what she wanted, "what the hell is this shit?" James yelled as Sirius just laughed at him. A number of students looked at them but went back to eating their breakfast or reading the Daily Prophet.

"Oh Prongsie, what am I going to do with you?" James ignored Sirius and decided to butter some toast. He did this without covering it in other various products on the table, "why don't you just stick with being friends with her and if she wants to make it something more let her decide."

"But with subtle hints from me to help her realise that I want to date her?" James questioned.

"Exactly!" Sirius exclaimed.

"No way! That'll take too long, I want her soon Padfoot. I want to be with her," James sipped some of his pumpkin juice, "I kissed her last night you know."

"You've kissed almost all the girls in seventh and sixth year Prongs."

"But this was different, way better than anyone I have ever snogged!" James started remembering last night, it hadn't been a very long kiss but it sent sparks through him nonetheless.

"Maybe I should give her a go," Sirius winked. James's eyes widened and he started at Sirius.

"You'll be a dead man if you even try! She's mine!" James said it like he was something very precious to him.

"Not technically, you don't own her, and you're not with her," Sirius stated the facts.

"Don't rub it in or anything."

"Sorry mate."

"That's ok, we have the Quidditch game in a few hours so lets get ready shall we?" James got up from his seat, drank the remaining pumpkin juice in his glass and headed out to the pitch with Sirius.

"Lily you have to come! It's Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw! You rarely come to Quidditch games!" Aria begged.

"Then I better not break my habit and go!" Lily fought.

"No, what better time to start going to these things!" Kady argued with her, "you're gonna be bored and lonely if you don't go!"

"No I won't!"

"What are you going to do while we're gone then?" Aria asked wrapping a Gryffindor scarf around her neck.

"Fine, I'll go. But you know I'm not interested in Quidditch and flying and all that stuff," Lily headed out the door and they made their way to the Quidditch stands. The game had all ready begun about ten minutes ago. Kady waved to Jack, he was one of the Ravenclaw chasers. He waved back and then ducked as a bludger was hit in his direction, coming from none other than Sirius Black. Sirius smiled at Kady, she gave him a stern look but smiled back. The bludger hadn't even been hit very hard and Kady decided not to make assumptions as to whether he did it on purpose or not, though she knew he did.

"Having fun Lily?" Aria watched as Lily cheered for Gryffindor, she looked to be having a grand old time.

"Yes," Lily admitted, concentrating on the game. She tensed as a bludger came close to hitting James but he ducked. Aria and Kady both noticed when she had gripped onto her chair and gave each other a look and smiled.

"AND POTTER HAS SEEN THE SNITCH! HE MAKES A DIVE FOR IT AND, YES LADIES AND GENTLEMEN GRYFFINDOR HAS DEFEATED RAVENCLAW! 290 TO 40! SUCH A PROMISING DEFEAT FOR THE GRYFFINDORS WHO WHIPPED THE STINKING RAVENCLAWS ARSES, HI PROFESSOR!" Steven Jackson, the commentator, bellowed down the microphone before Professor McGonnagal came and took the microphone from him.

"Hey Prongs, Look up!" Sirius pointed to Lily in the stands, she was cheering and clapping. James immediately broke out into a wide smile. She looked at him and waved. James waved back.

"I thought she didn't like Quidditch," he turned to Sirius.

"Neither did I," Sirius flew down to the ground and James followed. They went into the changing rooms to take a shower, celebrate their victory and head to dinner, "Party in the Gryffindor common room tonight everyone!" Sirius announced and the team cheered.

"So I saw you hit a bludger towards Gavins, getting jealous are we?" James nudged Sirius as he pulled his robes over his uniform. He sat down and waited for Sirius to finish.

"I hit it at him, but I hit it so he wouldn't get hurt, Kady would bite my head off and never talk to me again if I knocked him off his broom," he shoved his Quidditch uniform into his sports bag. They took out their brooms and flew over to the Castle doors.

"Who are you taking to the Christmas ball?"

"I haven't asked anyone yet, you have to go with Lily, jumping for joy?"

"Hell yeah! I hope she dances with me all night," they entered the castle and walked through to the Great Hall, "full moon tonight Padfoot," James spoke in a whisper as they walked over to sit with the other Marauders and the girls. Aria was fretting over Remus and saying he should go to the hospital wing.

"Remmie I really think that you would be better off there," Aria had a hand on his arm. Remus's face was more pale than usual and he looked sickly. He felt worse but wouldn't let it get the better of him.

"I'm fine ok, can we eat our dinner and if I feel sick I'll go to the hospital wing," Remus kissed her cheek and went back to eating what was left on his plate. She nodded and went back to eating too.

"I didn't expect to see you at the Quidditch game today Lils, though it was a nice surprise I must say," James piled food onto his plate.

"Well Kady and Aria sort of made me go, I only ever really went to a couple in first year but SOMEBODY put me off going by saying that the bludgers attacked everyone to a bloody pulp and they especially like red heads!" Lily diverted her eyes to James who smiled and gave her an angelic face.

"It's not my fault you were so vulnerable back then!" James grinned.

"I guess I was, but anyway, I did enjoy myself," Lily continued eating her dinner.

"You enjoyed watching Quidditch or watching me Lils?" James gave Lily the famous Potter smile.

"Quidditch of course, but I also did enjoy watching you catch the snitch," she responded.

"Meet me after dinner on the Quidditch pitch?" James whispered into her ear. She nodded her head. Kady had just finished her dinner and looked around for the dessert to pop up. It eventually did when a few more people finished eating, including the Lily and Aria and the Marauders. The girls eyes widened when they saw dessert appear. Two chocolate cakes had appeared in their area.

"Chocolate Cake!" Aria squealed. They were about to grab as many slices of the closest cake to them as they could when James and Sirius took the two cakes.

"Aww, no fair!" Lily was trying to reach out for the plate of cake that James was holding.

"One piece each to start off with!" He then put one slice into Lily's bowl and another into Aria's, Sirius put one into Kady's. They then put the cake back on the table and everyone else took one for themselves. The girls ate their slice in lightening speed and took more and more. The boys hadn't even had seconds and there was only three pieces left which were quickly snatched up by Sirius, James and Kady who had managed to take it before Peter.

"Greedy Pigs," Peter crossed his arms and watched Kady eat the piece that he had hoped to claim but failed.

"Merlin knows why you don't get stomach aches after eating so much cake!" James exclaimed. He could usually eat heaps too but to him girls didn't normally eat that much.

"See you guys later," Kady and Aria waved to Lily as she left and headed out to the Quidditch pitch.

"Yeah, see you people later, can you take my bag back please Sirius?" Sirius nodded his head and James grabbed his broom from underneath the chair he was sitting on but left his back next to Sirius's and took off after Lily. He saw Lily just walking across the luscious green grass on the pitch and he decided to catch up to her by getting on his broom and flying to her.

"Hey James," she stopped walking and greeted him, he hovered on his broom and ran a hand through his hair.

"Hi Lily," James smiled

"Aren't you missing out on the celebration for Gryffindor's win?"

"Yeah, but I'd much prefer to be here with you," he then pointed to something in the distance, "look over there!" Whilst Lily was looking James grabbed her by the waist and onto his broom.

"JAMES HENRY POTTER!"

"Shhh," he tried to calm her down. He held her close to him with one hand firmly on her stomach and the other on the broom, she felt so warm against his chest.

"You know I hate heights!" She placed a hand on his to make sure that he wouldn't let go and the other in front of her on the broom. She closed her eyes so she wouldn't look down, "gosh you're brave to do this!"

"I suppose, open your eyes," they had stopped very high up in the sky. He leaned his head forward and she could now feel his warm breath on her neck. It made her feel a little nauseous but she kept her cool, "you ready to move?"

"Yes," Lily clung on tight as the broom started moving again, this time James did a roll which he felt Lily's hand on his own tighten. He did another one seeing as she didn't complain, they were up there for about an hour before they came down, "That was fun!"

"I'm glad you enjoyed it," they both removed themselves from the broom and started walking back to the castle.

"Can you train me to ride a broom, please?" Lily asked looking up into James's gorgeous hazel eyes. James couldn't resist.

"Of course, anytime you want, providing I'm free at that time," he grinned back at her. They had entered their common room and Lily stopped walking, so James stopped a little in front of her.

"Thanks James, it really was amazing to do what you just took me through," she stood on her tippy toes and kissed his cheek before walking into her bedroom and closing the door. James smiled to himself and then went into his own room to get the invisibility cloak and map. He then went to the Gryffindor common room to fetch Sirius and Peter so that they could head over to the Whomping Willow and help Remus.

And there's another chapter! Sorry the Quidditch game was very short, nothing much happened in it. But there may be another quidditch game and someone just might get hurt, oh no! :p Helpful reviews are welcome! I decided to write another chapter today and I'm gonna post it straight after this one!