Chapter 12 - - - Caught Red-Handed
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The first Quidditch match of the season was right before Christmas break. It was Gryffindor vs. Slytherin, and the whole school was psyched up.
"We're gonna win, though," James said, "We always do. Nothing can stop us!"
Sirius and Maria were sitting on teh common room floor, polishing their broomsticks and listening to James rant.
"We're gonna beat them into the ground! Shove our brooms so far up their arses, we'll be riding them till graduation!"
"James..that made NO sense whatsoever!" Sirius grinned.
Maria laughed lightly. "Jamsie, it's alright. We've got the best damn team in Hogwarts, and everybody knows it! We're sure to win," she said soothingly.
James pounded one fist into his palm. "You're right!" then he sprinted out of the portrait hole.
Maria and Sirius blinked, looked at eachother, and shurgged.
It was quiet. The common room was empty. Maria went back to polishing her broom, oblivious to Sirius sneaking glances at her.
"Hey, Siri, pass the polish, will ya?" she asked.
"No problem," as he passed her the jar, their fingertips brushed gently. Sirius looked up at Maria; she was staring back. Slowly, he leaned closer, his fingers brushing her hair back....
"Hey, guys, have you seen James!?" it was Lily and Remus.
Sirius dropped his hand and sprang backward. Maria looked down quickly, intent on polishing.
"Whoa, did we interrupt something here!?" Remus laughed.
"No!" Sirius answered quickly. "We're just polishing our broomsticks!"
Remus and Lily snorted with laughter.
"Oh, is that what you call it?" Lily asked. They laughed harder.
"You should talk, Lily Evans!" Maria cried, flinging some polish at her friends as they ran out of the portrait hole.
Sirius fidgeted with his polish rag. Maria removed it from his hands. "It's getting late." she said. "Quidditch tomorrow, bright and early! We should get some sleep." she winked at him. "Remember, we have to ram those Slyths into the ground!"
He grinned. "Yeah. See you in the morning?"
"Wake me when you go down to breakfast."
"Alright."
"Good night."
"Sweet dreams."
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Lily and Remus ran into the Charms classroom where James and Noel waited.
"Where's Troy and Jenna?" Noel asked.
Remus shrugged. "Probably snogging in a closet somewhere."
"Oh well. They're gonna miss out on all the betting and stuff." James said.
"Which is why we're all here!" Lily said. "Neither of them has made the first move! And it's been months!"
"Yeah, this isn't like Siri at all," Remus agreed. "Which just proves that he really likes her! When Lily and I walked into the common room, they were almost snogging!"
"We just need to help them along a bit, " Noel grinned, "And they'll be together in no time!"
They nodded and left the Charms classroom quietly.
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A beautiful voice broke through Maria's dreams...was that Sirius's voice? But it couldn't be; he was here, next to her...wasn't he?
"It's time for breakfast, Maria...."
Her eyes fluttered open. Sirius was kneeling next to her bed.
"Oh. It was a dream." she said flatly.
Sirius raised his eyebrows and grinned. "You were..dreaming about me?"
"Who said it was about you?" she rolled her eyes. "Maybe it was...Lucius Malfoy!"
"That git!? Yeah right!"
Maria laughed. "Yeah, alright. Listen, I have to take a shower first. Can you wait?"
"Anything for you, my dear." Sirius bowed as Maria walked past. He heard the water running in the bathroom.
"Well, I might as well get a bit more sleep..." he yawned as he climbed into Maria's bed and pulled the covers over his head.
Maria came out fifteen minutes later, and smiled when she saw Sirius in her bed. She walked over and poked him. "Wake up, Siri! I'm ready!"
He snorted and shot straight up. "Huh!? Where am I!?"
"In my bed." she winked.
"What!?"
"Relax, Siri, I was in the shower."
He grinned. "Right then. Let's get down to breakfast."
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Maria and Sirius were the first two Gryffindors in the Great Hall. Slowly, though, the rest of the team dragged themselves in.
James, their captain, rounded them up when the rest of the school began trickling in. "Let's get down to the locker rooms."
"Good luck, guys!" Jenna called. Lily and Remus waved.
When they reached the locker room, James gave last-minute strategy and a pep talk. Then they changed into the beautiful ("Maria and Noel's words!" Sirius shrieked.) scarlet Quidditch robes and waited. Finally, it was time. They could hear Luke Jordan, a sixth-year Gryffindor, commentating. (a/n: anyone recognize that name? Like father, like son! lol)
"It's the first Quidditch match of the season, Slytherin versus Gryffindor! We're a bit late starting this year, but it's all good! And let's meet our teams! For Slytherin, we have Malfoy! Rosier! Lestrange! Avery! Nott! Madden! And Alden!" his voice had lost enthusiasm, but quickly gained it back when introducing his housemates. "And now, for Gryffindor! We got Wood! Longbottom! VanArc! Black! Ravenwood! Potter, and Potter! Said to be the best team in Hogwarts, no one can beat these-"
"Jordan, get on with it!" Professor McGonagall, the DADA teacher, was sitting next to Luke.
"Righto, Professor!"
James led his team to their positions, looking around at them all. Maria and Sirius had east smiles on their faces, clubs held loosely in their hands. Troy and Frank Longbottom, his fellow Chasers, were focused on Madame Gomes and the Quaffle. Mark Wood was hovering around the goal posts.
"Alright! The Quaffle is free! It's starting time! Gryffindor in possession, VanArc speeding toward the goals!" Luke shouted. "Nice pass to Longbottom, still heading toward the goals - DUCK FRANK! A BLUDGER!!"
Frank veered off course, throwing the Quaffle to James, as Sirius sped in and sent the Bludger spinning towards Rosier.
"Good save by Sirius Black, the resident Gryffindor god, what a ladies' man that guy is, and so-"
"Luke Jordan! You aren't being paid to recite personal ads! What's going on in the game!?"
"Of course, Professor. Potter hits a goal, ten points to Gryffindor! Chaser VanArc in possession - no, Slytherin, Nott for Slytherin in possession! He throws...nice save by Keeper Mark Wood!"
Noel had been hovering around, bored. But now, she sped downward - the Snitch was flitting around by the grass.
"Seeker Noel Potter diving, she must've seen that Snitch! Remember, whichever team's Seeker gets it gets 150 points and ends the game!"
The Slytherin Seeker, Alden, dove after Noel.
"The Seekers are neck and neck! What's gonna happen!? But we all know Noel is the greatest Seeker ever! Meanwhile, the beautiful Gryffindor Beater Maria Ravenwood saves Chaser Potter from a Bludger! Gryffindor has scored again!"
Noel leaned closer to her broom, trying to make it go faster. Alden was gaining on her! The Snitch was right there...!
The audience was quiet. Which Seeker would get there first!?
"It's gonna be close, folks! It's...it's...yes! Noel Potter snatches that Snitch! Gryffindor wins! And a shameful defeat for the Slytherins, with a whopping score of - zero!!" Luke laughed hysterically, and the Gryffindors laughed with him. The first game was over. And Gryffindor rules.
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a/n: Well, I've finally updated. Sorry it took so long!
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The first Quidditch match of the season was right before Christmas break. It was Gryffindor vs. Slytherin, and the whole school was psyched up.
"We're gonna win, though," James said, "We always do. Nothing can stop us!"
Sirius and Maria were sitting on teh common room floor, polishing their broomsticks and listening to James rant.
"We're gonna beat them into the ground! Shove our brooms so far up their arses, we'll be riding them till graduation!"
"James..that made NO sense whatsoever!" Sirius grinned.
Maria laughed lightly. "Jamsie, it's alright. We've got the best damn team in Hogwarts, and everybody knows it! We're sure to win," she said soothingly.
James pounded one fist into his palm. "You're right!" then he sprinted out of the portrait hole.
Maria and Sirius blinked, looked at eachother, and shurgged.
It was quiet. The common room was empty. Maria went back to polishing her broom, oblivious to Sirius sneaking glances at her.
"Hey, Siri, pass the polish, will ya?" she asked.
"No problem," as he passed her the jar, their fingertips brushed gently. Sirius looked up at Maria; she was staring back. Slowly, he leaned closer, his fingers brushing her hair back....
"Hey, guys, have you seen James!?" it was Lily and Remus.
Sirius dropped his hand and sprang backward. Maria looked down quickly, intent on polishing.
"Whoa, did we interrupt something here!?" Remus laughed.
"No!" Sirius answered quickly. "We're just polishing our broomsticks!"
Remus and Lily snorted with laughter.
"Oh, is that what you call it?" Lily asked. They laughed harder.
"You should talk, Lily Evans!" Maria cried, flinging some polish at her friends as they ran out of the portrait hole.
Sirius fidgeted with his polish rag. Maria removed it from his hands. "It's getting late." she said. "Quidditch tomorrow, bright and early! We should get some sleep." she winked at him. "Remember, we have to ram those Slyths into the ground!"
He grinned. "Yeah. See you in the morning?"
"Wake me when you go down to breakfast."
"Alright."
"Good night."
"Sweet dreams."
~ ~ ~
Lily and Remus ran into the Charms classroom where James and Noel waited.
"Where's Troy and Jenna?" Noel asked.
Remus shrugged. "Probably snogging in a closet somewhere."
"Oh well. They're gonna miss out on all the betting and stuff." James said.
"Which is why we're all here!" Lily said. "Neither of them has made the first move! And it's been months!"
"Yeah, this isn't like Siri at all," Remus agreed. "Which just proves that he really likes her! When Lily and I walked into the common room, they were almost snogging!"
"We just need to help them along a bit, " Noel grinned, "And they'll be together in no time!"
They nodded and left the Charms classroom quietly.
~ ~ ~
A beautiful voice broke through Maria's dreams...was that Sirius's voice? But it couldn't be; he was here, next to her...wasn't he?
"It's time for breakfast, Maria...."
Her eyes fluttered open. Sirius was kneeling next to her bed.
"Oh. It was a dream." she said flatly.
Sirius raised his eyebrows and grinned. "You were..dreaming about me?"
"Who said it was about you?" she rolled her eyes. "Maybe it was...Lucius Malfoy!"
"That git!? Yeah right!"
Maria laughed. "Yeah, alright. Listen, I have to take a shower first. Can you wait?"
"Anything for you, my dear." Sirius bowed as Maria walked past. He heard the water running in the bathroom.
"Well, I might as well get a bit more sleep..." he yawned as he climbed into Maria's bed and pulled the covers over his head.
Maria came out fifteen minutes later, and smiled when she saw Sirius in her bed. She walked over and poked him. "Wake up, Siri! I'm ready!"
He snorted and shot straight up. "Huh!? Where am I!?"
"In my bed." she winked.
"What!?"
"Relax, Siri, I was in the shower."
He grinned. "Right then. Let's get down to breakfast."
~ ~ ~
Maria and Sirius were the first two Gryffindors in the Great Hall. Slowly, though, the rest of the team dragged themselves in.
James, their captain, rounded them up when the rest of the school began trickling in. "Let's get down to the locker rooms."
"Good luck, guys!" Jenna called. Lily and Remus waved.
When they reached the locker room, James gave last-minute strategy and a pep talk. Then they changed into the beautiful ("Maria and Noel's words!" Sirius shrieked.) scarlet Quidditch robes and waited. Finally, it was time. They could hear Luke Jordan, a sixth-year Gryffindor, commentating. (a/n: anyone recognize that name? Like father, like son! lol)
"It's the first Quidditch match of the season, Slytherin versus Gryffindor! We're a bit late starting this year, but it's all good! And let's meet our teams! For Slytherin, we have Malfoy! Rosier! Lestrange! Avery! Nott! Madden! And Alden!" his voice had lost enthusiasm, but quickly gained it back when introducing his housemates. "And now, for Gryffindor! We got Wood! Longbottom! VanArc! Black! Ravenwood! Potter, and Potter! Said to be the best team in Hogwarts, no one can beat these-"
"Jordan, get on with it!" Professor McGonagall, the DADA teacher, was sitting next to Luke.
"Righto, Professor!"
James led his team to their positions, looking around at them all. Maria and Sirius had east smiles on their faces, clubs held loosely in their hands. Troy and Frank Longbottom, his fellow Chasers, were focused on Madame Gomes and the Quaffle. Mark Wood was hovering around the goal posts.
"Alright! The Quaffle is free! It's starting time! Gryffindor in possession, VanArc speeding toward the goals!" Luke shouted. "Nice pass to Longbottom, still heading toward the goals - DUCK FRANK! A BLUDGER!!"
Frank veered off course, throwing the Quaffle to James, as Sirius sped in and sent the Bludger spinning towards Rosier.
"Good save by Sirius Black, the resident Gryffindor god, what a ladies' man that guy is, and so-"
"Luke Jordan! You aren't being paid to recite personal ads! What's going on in the game!?"
"Of course, Professor. Potter hits a goal, ten points to Gryffindor! Chaser VanArc in possession - no, Slytherin, Nott for Slytherin in possession! He throws...nice save by Keeper Mark Wood!"
Noel had been hovering around, bored. But now, she sped downward - the Snitch was flitting around by the grass.
"Seeker Noel Potter diving, she must've seen that Snitch! Remember, whichever team's Seeker gets it gets 150 points and ends the game!"
The Slytherin Seeker, Alden, dove after Noel.
"The Seekers are neck and neck! What's gonna happen!? But we all know Noel is the greatest Seeker ever! Meanwhile, the beautiful Gryffindor Beater Maria Ravenwood saves Chaser Potter from a Bludger! Gryffindor has scored again!"
Noel leaned closer to her broom, trying to make it go faster. Alden was gaining on her! The Snitch was right there...!
The audience was quiet. Which Seeker would get there first!?
"It's gonna be close, folks! It's...it's...yes! Noel Potter snatches that Snitch! Gryffindor wins! And a shameful defeat for the Slytherins, with a whopping score of - zero!!" Luke laughed hysterically, and the Gryffindors laughed with him. The first game was over. And Gryffindor rules.
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a/n: Well, I've finally updated. Sorry it took so long!