The sixth year Gryffindors sat in Charms class pretending to listen to the substitute Professor talk about Cheering Charms. James, much to Lily's dismay, had taken a seat right next to her. For the past ten minutes of class he had been pestering her, the teacher unaware. "Professor, don't you think Lily looks gorgeous today?" James asked teasing evident in his tone.
"Miss Evans is a very attractive young lady I admire your taste in women," the Professor said. (A/N: From this point on most of the chap is real life experience. This event happened to my friend, Roxanne, whom this chapter is dedicated to.)
James' grin grew wider yet and Lily's face grew redder than her hair if possible. The class erupted with laughter and the Professor went back to explaining Cheering Charms. When the class was finally dismissed the class rushed up to dinner. Emma grinned and said, "That was an interesting lesson wasn't it Lily?"
"The teacher was an ass if you ask me," Lily said determinedly not looking at Emma.
Katy said, "Well he seemed to have certain interest in your ass so it fits."
Lily blushed and her friends laughed. From behind them the Marauders snuck up on the unsuspecting victims. Remus had his arm around Erica, his new girlfriend, and said, "Hey guys, I'd like you to meet Erica."
Erica had pretty dark dirty-blonde hair and brown eyes. She had a friendly smile on her face and obviously liked Remus a lot. Erica is a sixth year Ravenclaw prefect. "Hey, Erica, I'm Emma," Emma said cheerfully.
"I'm Katy," Katy said.
"And I'm Lily," Lily said.
"Hey," Erica said nicely.
(A/n: Erica is based on someone I know who likes Remus.) "Well, I have to go the Ravenclaw table but maybe I'll see you guys around," Erica said kissing Remus lightly on the lips and walking towards her table.
Remus smiled at her retreating figure as the others sat down. After awhile, Remus had still not yet sat down, Sirius finally lost his patience and pulled Remus down. For desert that night there was ice cream. Sirius seemed thoroughly angry that there was no Chocolate ice cream so he settled for frapuccino ice cream and a huge wad of hot fudge. "Oh, gross," Lily said disgusted.
Emma looked at Sirius' desert and said, "You missed a spot, see there's not fudge," she pointed out a clear area of ice cream.
Sirius spread the fudge out so it reached that area and said, "Better?"
"Much," Emma said turning back to her small salad.
Katy just shook her head and licked her cookie dough ice cream heartily. "So Lily, what do you say to Hogsmeade? Me, you, and the three broomsticks?" James asked.
"I say no," Lily said.
James just smiled and said, "Denial, denial!"
When the dinner came to an end the sixth year Gryffindor walked back to the common room. "We ought to get new strategies," James was saying.
"No, no, the beater strategies are fine but the chasers strategies are what need work!" Sirius argued.
Emma nodded in agreement and Katy said, "I can't catch the snitch if our points are that much below the other team.
"Well I can't help it if my other chasers suck badly!" James argued.
"Yea, well maybe you should fire them your Captain!" Emma retorted.
"Chad left anyway I'll just get a new chaser okay?" James said.
"Okay, when are we holding try-outs?" Sirius asked.
"Tomorrow, remember?" James asked.
"Why so early?" Katy questioned.
"So we can train the new chaser." James answered.
The others nodded in agreement, "So, it's settled new chaser strategies should be arranged," Emma said.
"Yes," Sirius said.
"And I have got some new moves to teach," James added.
"Okay, everyone get some sleep for the try-outs tomorrow!" Sirius ordered.
The others rushed off to bed at an unusually quick speed.
The next morning the Quidditch team awoke at an early hour and rushed down to the Quidditch pitch. "Okay, try-out people are due to arrive in five minutes," James said.
The team consisted of Emma and Sirius as beaters, James and Allie as chasers, Jake as keeper, and Katy as seeker. When people ready to try-out finally arrived the try-outs began. James and Allie played with the other chasers and Sirius pelted them with tennis balls. The rest of the team judged. At the end of two hours the team gathered together to decide on a winner. "Let's vote," James declared.
The others nodded. "I vote for Anna," Jakes said.
"All in favor of Anna raise your hands," James said.
The majority of the team rose their hands and the fifth year Anna Welsh became the third chaser. The team headed towards the showers before trudging back up to the castle. "I'll tell Anna she made it," Katy said walking up to the fifth year with short brown hair and brown eyes.
"Hey, Anna, congratulations you are the new chaser," Katy said.
"Oh, thanks!" Anna said excitedly.
(A/n: Anna is another person I know.)
"Well I think I am off to bed," James announced.
Remus raised an eyebrow, "You have homework to do, Prongs."
James sighed frustrated and sat down at a table. The others joined him and sat down and began to work. Five hours later Lily walked into the common room with Jerry Seinfeld, a seventh year Gryffindor. (a/n: if anyone watches Seinfeld I am sorry I couldn't resist using that name!)
"Where were you, Evans?" Sirius asked.
"With me," Jerry cut in looking at Sirius.
"Oh," is all Sirius said.
Jerry, funny as he was, looked to be very intimidating for some unknown reason. He had brown hair and brown eyes. He was very tall, which probably was the reason for him seeming so intimidating. "Got a boyfriend did you, Evans," James asked.
"Well, actually," Lily said, "I did."
James' teasing expression turned to a dark one and he turned away from her. Lily, not caring in the least, turned and kissed Jerry. "I'll see you at dinner okay," Lily said.
"Yea," Jerry responded heading up to his dormitory where his friends most likely were.
"So since when were you and Seinfeld a couple?" Sirius asked curiously.
"Since today," Lily said.
Lily took a seat next to Emma and pulled out a spare piece of parchment from her bag. She began working at once unaware of James' glares directed towards her. She finished the quickest and pulled out a novel This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen. (A/n: I loved it I recommend it to anyone over 13!)
"Is that a good book?" Emma asked not looking up from her work.
"Oh, it's great," Lily said reading it as if her life depended on it.
By dinner the others had finally finished the load of homework. "Hey, instead of eating in the Greathall how bout we take our food and eat outside by the lake?" Katy asked Lily and Emma.
"Sounds good," Sirius said.
"I wasn't asking you!" Katy said.
"Well, too bad come on lets get our food!" Sirius declared.
They collected their food and brought it out to the lake. Remus had managed to drag Erica along. "So, how's life?" James asked conversationally.
The others just stared at him in response. James shrugged and dipped his hands in the water. Then, unsuspected by the others, he picked up his empty goblet filled it with water and launched the contents at them. The others dodged the water but lily got soaked. "Potter!" she screeched.
He shrugged. She launched herself at him knocking him into the water. James let out a surprised yell. Sirius laughed so hard he was rolling on the ground. Glaring, James reached up and pulled Sirius in with him. Sirius glared, and pulled Remus and Erica in. Emma and Katy pushed Lily in and took of for the castle laughing victoriously. BAM! Katy tripped over a tree root slowing the two down considerably. The next thing they knew a big black dog chased them. Emma screamed and ran faster Katy alongside her. When they finally reached the common room they collapsed out of breath, the dog no longer with them.
Five minutes later the rest of the group, excluding Erica who had left for Ravenclaw, arrived soaking and furious. Lily glared at her friends and ran up to her dorm to shower. Sirius, James, and Remus went to their dorm, also to shower. When the boys and Lily came back down to the common room Emma and Katy were playing a game of Wizard's Chess. "Knight to E5," Katy instructed.
Her knight promptly smashed Emma's piece on it's way to E5. Five minutes later Katy declared, "Checkmate."
Emma sighed frustrated at having lost yet another game of Wizard's chess to Katy. "I'll find out your trick you cheater!" Emma said pointing a finger at Katy accusingly.
"Me, trick? Never," Katy said unconvincingly.
Emma eyed her suspiciously as the others sat down on the couch near the fire. "So would you all kill me if I asked why on earth that whole water escapade happened?" James asked grinning.
The others, minus Emma and Katy, glared. "Well it could be because of you!" Lily said throwing a pillow at him. He threw a pillow back at her but she ducked and it hit Sirius instead. Five minutes later the sixth years were engaged in a vicious pillow fight. All unaware of that very moment Peter had given himself up to the Dark Lord.