" Chasers at the left end of the pitch," the captain called to the students trying out. The majority of them left for the edge of the field, including James and Lily. James settled on his broom next to lily, and they waited for further instruction. Beaters were to go to the right side of the pitch. Only five people were trying out for that position, and all of them were boys. Last, the seekers, which consisted of three troupers, two girls and a boy, settled into the middle of the field.
The only Chaser on the team, a lithe sixth year girl whose name was Tracey, was responsible for choosing four of the fifteen students applying for a spot on the team to be picked and poked at by the captain, who was to make the final decision. She had them try tricky stunts and maneuvers, and put them into small groups to see how they handled staying in formation. Lily and James were in a group and worked surprisingly well together. They became two of the final four.
Sirius was one of the final two beaters, and the captain had already chosen who was to be the new seeker, a girl in third year whose name was Stacey. She was the younger sister to Tracey. The beater, whose name was Lacy and was the twin to Tracey, choose the three beaters to be looked over by the captain.
The captain had each of the finalists perform a different set of maneuvers, and final chose Lily, James, and Sirius for the last three positions. Tim had admired the way Lily and James worked together, and he liked Sirius's spunk.
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Lily and James might have gotten along well on the pitch but they weren't the best of friends off it. In fact, it seemed that the only time the two weren't at each others throat's was when they were passing the quaffle back and forth. And this was how they spent the next four years of their lives at Hogwarts. It wasn't until the beginning of their sixth year that things started to change.
Instead of pranking Lily, James was sending her flowers. Instead of yelling at her he would whisper sweet little nothings into her ear any chance that he was close enough, much to the consternation of Lily. In response, she would punch him anywhere her fist could make contact.
She didn't know what had come over him. Weren't they supposed to be sworn enemies? So in retaliation, Lily just yelled at him more, but James never seemed to grasp what she was saying, waving it off as if the hurtful words were flies. That is, he acted all cool on the outside. On the inside, he couldn't understand why she couldn't, or wouldn't, accept him for the changed person he was. He no longer pranked someone for no reason, he only did it to those people who were most deserving, like Snape, who called Lily… that horrible name. But Lily only seemed to catch him at the worst possible moment, when words had already been exchanged between the two boys over the matter and now it was a battle with the wands, a time when words would only ruin the moment. She was never there soon enough to figure out the reason for the heated battles that she seemed so intent on stopping. He wanted her to see how much he cared for her. He wanted her to see how much his feelings for her had changed since that fateful day when they had their first shouting match.
Jenn and Lucy saw the change in James almost immediately. They tried to convince Lily almost everyday to see what they saw. But Lily was not having any of it, she wholeheartedly believed that someone like James would never change. Jenn and Lucy would exchange glances with each other over her head, knowing that one day, she would think differently.
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Author's note- these first chapters have been manly fillers, setting up the story line for later chapters. Lily and the gang will be in seventh year and Lily and James's relationship will progress.