Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, except for Morgana Ballycastle
Thank you to everyone that reviewed the last chapter; I'm really glad people like this story so much. I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but it's actually based on something that happened to me at a dance ,and I thought it'd make a cool fic. And yes, Lily and James do end up together eventually.
"That's so romantic" sighed Morgana ,when she saw the note. "I know" said Lily, as they walked into the Charms classroom. Lily spotted the Marauders sitting at the back, as usual. James caught her eye, but for once he didn't wink or run his fingers through his hair. He looks a bit pale, she thought, I hope he's all-What am I thinking? I hate James Potter! Lily tried to put James out of her head as Professor Flitwick announced that they would be practicing Protean Charms today. She really needed to get good marks in her N.E.W.Ts ,because she wanted to become an Auror, or maybe even a Healer.
That night, the Gryffindors held a pre-game party in the common room. The Marauders had found a Gryffindor lion somewhere, and they had bewitched it so it roared loudly every now and then. It was Gryffindor vs. Ravenclaw, and the star players on the Gryffindor team were James and Morgana. Morgana was particularly nervous about this match, because she and Orlando (the Ravenclaw she had met at the ball) were going on their very first date soon, and he just happened to be captain of the Ravenclaw team. She just hoped he wasn't a sore loser.
Morgana looked over at Lily. She was at the snack table, stuffing her face for the first time in months. It might be kinder to leave her there, thought Morgana. It was about time she had a decent meal. She spotted James and Remus having a heated discussion about tomorrow's match, so she decided to talk to them for a bit, since Lily was still at the snack table.
"If we win this match, then we're going to have to play either Slytherin or Hufflepuff in the semi-final. "
"Hufflepuff don't stand a chance against Slytherin, remember what happened last time?"
"Their Seeker was in the hospital wing for a week."
"Yeah, but I heard they have a new Seeker."
"And speaking of Seekers...here comes my secret weapon!"
James grinned at Morgana as she sat down next to him. He looked a lot better than he did in the morning. Morgana thought James was quite fit, actually(A/N:I'm trying to use British slang here, but tell me if you think it sounds stupid), and she thought Lily was a bit hard on him sometimes, he was OK once you got to know him, but she wasn't really interested in him in that way. "Ready for the match tomorrow, Ballycastle?". "Actually, I'm terrified."
"Don't worry, Morgana, you'll be great." said Remus. Morgana groaned. "That's not what I'm worried about. I'm not sure if Orlando will still want to go out with me if Ravenclaw loses." James' jaw dropped. "Are you insane? You can't lose on purpose, we've been training all year! Slytherin's won the Quidditch Cup three years in a row and this will be the last chance I get to wipe the smiles off their faces, because this is my last year at Hogwarts! There'll be other dates, but this is our last chance to win the Cup!". Morgana sighed. James was probably right. She decided to go for a walk to think things over, so she got up and left the common room. James turned to Remus. "She wouldn't really lose on purpose, would she, Moony?".Remus just sighed. Being friends with James Potter could be very exhausting.
Meanwhile, Morgana was walking past the Ravenclaw dormitory ,when she noticed that the door was open, and she could hear voices. One of them belonged to Orlando! Her heart started beating faster as she listened to what they were saying.
"Can't wait for the match tomorrow, I hope we win!"
"Oh, don't worry; I have a funny feeling we will."
"You sound pretty confident about that. I hear they have a pretty good team this year, though. That Seeker of theirs is brilliant!"
Morgana smiled to herself. This was starting to get interesting. She listened eagerly for Orlando's reply.
"Oh, she's brilliant all right. But we're going out next Hogsmeade weekend, and I don't think she's going to want to ruin it. "You know how girls are, they're so gullible."
Morgana nearly fell right into the common room when she heard that. How dare he! Nobody messes with Morgana Ballycastle and gets away with it! She thought angrily. I'm going to get that Snitch or die trying
I thought it was about time I gave Morgana a love life, so what do you think? Hey, this is the longest chapter I've written so far! I'm going to try and write longer chapters coz everyone says my chapters are too short. Please R&R!
