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As game time approached, Lilly went out to find her seat. Sirius, Remus, and Peter were saving it for her. She waved and they waved back. Kira was on the field, she was talking to the team captain.

"Daddy!" Kira came running up to James. "There's a guy over there who says you're a born Quiditch champion.... but I thought you were a Wizard"

"Well, I'm both. You see I'm a Quiditch playing Wizard" James explained.

"You can be more then one?" Kira asked.

"Yes" James answered.

"Oh....what am I?" She asked, her eyes sparkling innocently up at James.

"You, well you are..." Kira was mainly a species that existed in another world...he didn't know how to explain it. He knew she could adapt to many different magic types. "You...you are my daughter. That is what you are, you are my little girl"

Kira smiled and James wondered how long it would be untill that answer no longer satisfied her. James shook his head, now was not the time to think about that. He waited on the field as people started showing up.

"Well, you should head over toward the stands now" James said, gazing out across the field as the other team began preparing for lift off.

"Alrighty" Kira smiled and trotted off toward the stands.

She ran up the isle and sat next to Remus. Remus was nervous at first around Kira, then he started to think of her as something like a werewolf. Innocent looking, yet holding a strong power. He knew she had the blood of a race that hadn't been seen in a very long time, a 'Volucris' as they were called. Remus had read about them and when he looked at Kira he was amazed at how much she looked like one, yet she also had the ability to be a witch. Remus smiled down at Kira, such a little girl, how could anyone think she'd use her power for anything but good. He saw a bit of James in her, not in her appearance, but somewhere INSIDE her. He couldn't explain it. He knew she had James's blood, and that was what was important.

Remus talked to Kira untill the game started. He told her about his job, plans for the future, the never-ending rivalry between them and Severus's group. Remus added that he thought the whole thing to be a bit immature, but also knew that most of the time Severus forced James to act. Severus hated James, even though James had saved his life. Kira had looked up at him, blinked, and nodded her head as he talked. Kira was starting to like Remus, he was always nice to her.

James looked into the crowd. He smiled, Remus had been his friend for a very long time, and it made him happy to know that Remus had taken a liking to Kira. James waved and Kira waved happily back. Then a whistle blew and James snapped into a completely different state of mind. He flew around in a pattern that only he knew and was the best for seeing all sides of the field. He saw the snitch, but it wasn't needed yet and he knew better then to stare at it because the other chaser, Severus, would follow his gaze and find the snitch. James watched it with out watching it.

James dodged a ball and lost track of the snitch. He looked to Severus. Severus was looking straight ahead, he knew where the snitch was, and he was looking, but not looking at it. It was in his vision, but not in his line of sight. James sneered as he watched the pattern the other chaser made in the sky. He watched every move that Severus made. Then noticed his eyes seemed to lock on one area and he would jerk his head away from it slightly as he passed. James pretended to be looking for the snitch and the other Seeker relaxed, thinking James's skill had decreased over the years. James's team had scored a goal. The crowd cheered as the Slytherins Keeper failed to block the third goal. Kira was sketching and Sirius was explaining, in great detail, James's greatest moments on the field. He yelled out in rage as a beater nearly hit James.

"Scary" Kira stated in a monotone voice while looking at Sirius and pointing, Remus just laughed.

The sun was high in the sky by the time the fifth goal had been made. James knew it was his turn to play now! James turned and swept down over the field at incredible speed, he knew how to bring the best out of a broom. He stopped and waited to see if the other Seeker was going to go after the snitch. He wasn't. James smiled, then his eyes locked onto the snitch, they seemed to join the snitch and become one. Whenever the snitch moved, so did James's eyes. Untill he was moving his eyes slightly before the snitch moved. James waited as a 6th goal was made. Then the Slytherins made a 5th goal. James changed again, his gaze, his mind, he was in chase mode, and everyone that knew him heard a theme song in his or her minds.

James smiled slightly and with one quick movement, he shot over toward the snitch. Severus hadn't been prepared and was shocked back into reality as James whooshed off. James took a tight turn and the other chaser caught up. They were motionless as they spotted the snitch. The scores were tied; each team could win if they got the snitch. James glanced over at the crowd. Kira had moved to the back row so she could watch James better, she didn't care about hearing the scores, and she found Sirius to be 'scary'.

"So, how sure are you that it's YOUR child? I heard Lilly might have been sleeping around" Severus sneered.

"Severus, I've known you for a long time. Nevertheless, I somehow held you in higher respect then that. I didn't realize you could sink that low," James stated, not even bothering to look over at Severus.

Severus narrowed his eyes with hatred. "Any child of yours is nothing but a curse to this school"

"Why hate my child? He may grow up to be nothing like me. Or maybe, you'll decide to be mature and except him for who he is. Like me, or completely different" James countered.

"Any child that is raised by you will be ugly and stupid," Severus hissed, so loudly that Dumbledore could hear from his seat high above everyone else.

"Really?" James smiled and held in laughter.

Severus nodded.

"Pick one child out of those stands that could never be mine" James set the trap.

Severus scanned the crowd, he saw a few kids. But he could easily tell whom their parents were and was trying to find someone that stood out and looked nothing like James. Severus sneered and pointed at a very small girl with almost white hair, in the back row. "That one" He smirked.

James laughed. "Kira" He called down.

Kira smiled up at him and waved. She held up a picture of James on his broom, it was good; she had a lot of talent.

"She's mine" James grinned.

Severus's cocky smile dropped. There is no way, was all that was going through his mind. He glared at the girl who tilted her head and continued showing James the piece of parchment with the drawing on it.

"There is no way!" Severus growled, meanwhile the Gryphindor team scored a 7th goal.

"Yep, she's been living with us for quite a while" James smiled.

Severus jerked his head away from James, rage taking over him.

"Go back and sit with Remus okay" James called down to Kira, then sneered at Severus "This games going to be over soon and you might get lost in the Gryphindor crowd cheering its victory" He stated, though he knew Kira couldn't hear him.

Severus glared at James and the Slytherins team scored. The scores were tied.

They both looked at each other, unmoving and silent for a long time. Then, with some unseen signal, they both dove. Plummeting toward the earth in pursuit of a little golden ball. They were neck and neck for a while, and then Severus pulled ahead. Faster and faster, they went, but Severus took the lead and held it.

"Impossible!" Sirius cried out, he had never seen anyone beat James at Quiditch. "There's no way!" He yelled in rage as Kira hopped past him.

"Scary!" She cried as she ran over to Remus.

Remus picked her up and put her on his lap. "That is your dad," Remus said pointing at James. "That, is the team captain" He pointed at the Gryphindor team captain. "That, is a seeker, that, is a beater, that, is a quaffle" Remus continued. " And that, is Sirius throwing a fit" He pointed at Sirius.

James had slowed down, the other Seeker easily surpassed him. James kept in a sneer as the snitch changed directions and he was ready for it. James smiled over at his opponent, who looked back with an 'I hate you' expression. James went all out after the snitch. He chased it around the field then reached out his hand and grabbed it tightly.

The crowd erupted into applause as James trusted the snitch into the air, griping it tightly in his hand. Every Gryphindor was on his or her feet and most were waving flags. James grinned as the referee signaled the end of the game. The announcer was getting a little to enthusiastic and was yelled at by Minerva, who had a smile forming in her face. Even Dumbledore clapped, granted he would have clapped for the other team as well. James just stayed in his triumphant pose, staring up at the snitch and feeling the rush he had always felt during games. The wind swept through his hair and he looked like a hero shining in the sky. The roar of the crowd was fantastic and his teammate's cries of glory swept across the field as James descended back to the field in a glow of triumph.

Remus, Sirius, Lilly, and Peter raced down to meet James, on the field. Kira hopped down the steps slowly because they were so big. She stood on the last row and jumped up and down as she cheered. Severus stormed up to her, he tried to be as threatening as possible. Nicholas was watching, he wished he could do something to repay Kira for her kindness. He also wished he could stop Severus from hurting her.

Severus gritted his teeth and glared at Kira, she didn't flinch. He ripped the drawing from her hands and looked at the back. it read:

To: Daddy

From: Kira

His hand shook, he growled, twitched, and tried to scare her. He waited for Kira to run in terror. But she didn't budge, she actually smiled and said "My dad is the greatest Quiditch player in the whole world"

Severus growled and stormed off, Nick came up and smiled. "She's not afraid of you because she can see through you. Oh, and by the way. I think Dumbledore wants to talk to you about your little insult earlier"

Severus glared at James and walked right through Nick. Severus was mumbling every curse word known to humankind as he walked. He still had the drawing and was filled with mixed feelings, did he hate her? No? He hated James, the little girl wasn't important. James didn't deserve to be a father. That, he was sure of.

Kira watched Severus storm off, she was sad and looked to her father for comfort. But her father was busy, so Kira ran back into the school. She ran in a calm way, as if she wasn't in a hurry, just wanted to get there faster then walking. She wasn't really running, just taking big strides and supporting her balance. That the best it could be explained, it was floating. She passed Cota and Oweiry who were walking down the hall.

"Good afternoon, Kira" They greeted.

"Good afternoon" Kira replied as she passed them.

Kira reached the Gryphindor common room and grabbed her raccoon. She held it close to her as she rushed back down the hall to the window Cota had found her on the night before.

"Daddy won" She told the raccoon.

She watched them all celebrating from her perch, high above them all. She smiled down at the raccoon.

"He won, he's a hero. He was so fast and free and happy... I wana fly as wonderfully as him"

She stared straight down at James, her eyes becoming a white glow. She hugged the raccoon as she whispered.

"Irving, I wana fly"