Chapter Six: Quiddich Try-outs
I want you
I need you
Everything about you means something to me
My fragile heart is in your hands
So what will you do?
I mean no harm
I hope you don't go falling to another boy's (A/N originally "girl's") arms
-A Song Written By My Friend… Her band's name is Halo and the song is "I Want You"
"Lily are you going to try out?" Rochelle asked anxiously. Lily shrugged.
"I guess. If you say it's fun." Lily said after a few moments of thinking. Rochelle gave off an excited squeak.
"It will be so much fun! Besides, you'll be able to see JAMES more often!" she said excitedly.
"Number one, I'm not even sure I'll make the team and number two, who says I WANT to spend more time with James?" Lily asked edgily. Rochelle smirked.
"Well, no one said it, per say, it just SEEMS you and James are getting a bit closer." Rochelle said, shrugging. Lily glared.
"Yeah, well, I'm not very happy with him right now. He tried to kiss me." Lily grumbled as she and Rochelle started to walk out of the castle with their brooms. Rochelle giggled.
"And then what? You slapped him?" Rochelle guessed. Lily rolled her eyes.
"No, I did not. I just.. didn't kiss him." Lily said uncertainly. Rochelle raised her eyebrows.
"Why? Lily, he's hot, he has a great body, he's smart, he's funny, and he likes you so much!" Rochelle protested. Lily was about to open her mouth when a different voice cut in.
"Who likes Lily so much?"
Rochelle and Lily, who had just gotten on to the Quiddich pitch, spun around to see James there, bearing a confused face. Lily turned red for a second, but her cheeks turned back to normal quickly.
"No one, we were practicing for our--"
"Uh, our--"
"Play! Yes, our, um.. play." Lily said, snapping her fingers. James gave her an odd look.
"Sure then." he said slowly. He grinned at Lily who smiled back at him, making James go weak at the knees.
"So, Lily, are you here to try out?" he asked casually as the three of them walked onto the Quiddich pitch.
"Yeah. But let me warn you: I'm not that good." she said. Rochelle laughed.
"Remember that time you came over my house two summers ago and we went riding on our brooms?" she asked. She turned to James and said, "Lily knocked over the flower pot, a gnome, and my dog, Sir Flufalot."
James laughed and Lily turned red.
"That was only that one time, I'm not that bad anymore." Lily said, giving her friend a small push.
The three of them sat in the stands, only to be joined by Sirius.
"Well if it isn't the beautiful Rochelle Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Potter!" Sirius exclaimed, putting a dramatic hand on his chest. Lily rolled her eyes.
"Shut it, Sirius." she said stiffly.
"Well, I must be going. I have some--er--captain's business to attend to." James said, getting up. He and Sirius walked out of the stands and onto the field.
"Ah," Rochelle sighed, "Us and our Marauders."
Lily raised her eyebrows.
"Excuse me? James is not "my Marauder"." Lily said quickly. Rochelle smirked.
"Who said I was referring to James? I could have been referring to Remus." she said lightly.
"But you weren't." Lily protested, going red.
"Oh, but I could have. You assumed it was James because you know you like him." Rochelle said triumphantly. Lily glared at her.
"I DON'T LIKE HIM!" she yelled. Rochelle smiled.
"You keep telling yourself that, Lils." Rochelle said, "Well, I must go join the rest of the team. Good luck, Mrs. Potter."
Lily glared at her again for this last comment, but decided to ignore it. She walked down and got in line for the other students trying out for seeker. James gave everyone a little speech and the people trying out for beater started.
Lily could feel her stomach tie up in knots when the beaters were done and it was time for the seekers to try out.
"Bernard, Harris." James called. A stout, dark-haired boy stepped out into clearer view and mounted his broomstick. Lily moaned inside. This boy was very good and caught the snitch in a matter of about seven minutes.
"Evans, Lily." James called. He smiled encouragingly at her, but she didn't return the smile. She took a deep breath, mounted her broom, and rose into the air. She let the wind blow through her red hair for a moment before reminding herself she was supposed to be looking for the snitch.
She wasn't exactly sure how long it took her to find the snitch, but she was very relieved when she did so. She hit the ground softly and wandered over to Rochelle, her legs feeling odd, as they always do after she got off her broomstick.
"You did great, Lily! You didn't knock over any dogs!" Rochelle exclaimed. Lily smiled warmly at her friend and looked back to the pitch where Green, Sylvia was looking for the snitch. James was watching the third year with deep concentration and Lily wondered if he had looked at her like that. As if reading her mind, Rochelle piped up,
"Gee, the way James was looking at you while you were flying! It was like his life was depending on watching your every movement."
Lily didn't say anything. She just nodded mutely and sighed.
"What a confusing life I live.." she thought.
That night, they would be posting the results of the try-outs in the common room and Lily couldn't be more anxious. She, Rochelle, Ash, and Jackie sat at dinner that night, talking about the try-outs.
"You know, the team didn't let James vote for seeker." Rochelle said, smirking.
"Why?" Ash and Jackie asked together.
"We all assumed he would vote for Lily." Rochelle said with a shrug. Ash and Jackie burst into laughter and Lily was about to scold them for it when she heard her name being called.
"Lily Evans?"
The four girls spun around and Lily jumped from her seat at the table. She flew into the arms of the boy before her. He had golden-brown hair and brown eyes.
"Bryan!" Lily squealed, hugging him tighter.
"What are you doing here?" she asked as she and Bryan sat down at the table.
"My father's job got relocated again and we're back here." he said excitedly.
"Bryan White, is it? Lily's old boyfriend?" Rochelle asked uncertainly. Bryan nodded.
"Hey, Prongs." Sirius whispered. He and the other Marauders were about twenty seats away from Lily and her friends, but Sirius had heard Lily's excited squeal.
James looked up questioningly at his friend and Sirius nodded over to where Lily was resting her head on Bryan's shoulder. James looked over and his eyes narrowed.
"White? Why is he here?" he asked miserably. Bryan and Lily had gone out from the middle of fourth year to the end of fifth year, but then Bryan's father's job was relocated to Egypt and he had to move. Lily had been heart-broken. James could remember trying to comfort her, only to be slapped across the face.
"I dunno, but Lily looks pretty excited about it." Remus said, squeezing into the conversation. James glared at Bryan, who was smiling his pretty-boy smile with his perfect, white teeth.
"Bryan White is what makes my blood boil." James thought angrily.
"The Quiddich results are up, Lily!" Jackie exclaimed in the common room that night. Lily looked up from her game of Wizards' Chess with Rochelle. Rochelle took the opportunity to switch Lily's knight with a pawn at super speed. Lily walked up to the corner where James had hung the beater and seeker results.
"Gryffindor's new beater is Jerry Menime and the new seeker is--" Jackie stopped and looked over at the anxious Lily. Jackie bit her lip.
"You know, Quiddich really is over rated--" Jackie started. Lily's jaw dropped and she pushed past Jackie to look at the poster for herself.
"I didn't make it." Lily grumbled. Jackie gave her a sympathetic look. Lily sighed.
"Oh well. It was worth a shot," she said, smiling. Jackie smiled back at her. The two of them returned to where Rochelle was sitting at the chessboard and Ash was chatting with Remus Lupin. Lily studied the board for a second and was about to open her mouth, probably to ask Rochelle if she changed anything when James and Sirius sat down in two vacant arm chairs next to Lily.
"Sorry you didn't make the team, Lily." James said quietly. Lily flashed him a small smile.
"It's okay. Quiddich never really was my sport. Actually, I don't really have a sport." Lily said thoughtfully. Rochelle laughed.
"That's just an understatement. You quit soccer after a month in the third grade and only went to two basketball practices in fifth grade." Rochelle said, rolling her eyes. James and Sirius exchanged confused glances.
"What's soccer?"
"What's basketball?"
Lily sighed.
"Muggle sports." she explained.
"Ooooh!" Sirius and James chorused.
A/N Sorry this was so short! I won't make it a habit! I promise the next one will be longer! And definitely..hmm.. shocking.