AN: Hmm..It seems I've forgotten the disclaimer on a couple
chapters...but I think everyone' knows I don't own it so I feel no need
to continue posting them. I'm glad you all loved Lily's
same-side-affects-as-drunkness. I always imagined her as a funny
drunk. . Enjoy le chapter
"Rissa, are you sure you have to play?" Sirius asked holding onto Nerissa "I don't want you to get hit with a bludger,"
"That's what my bat is for silly," Nerissa said outside of the locker room.
"Oh come off it Sirius, you've seen her play before," James said coming out of the locker room. "You better hope the other team doesn't get hit by her."
"Good luck love," Sirius said ignoring James' comment and giving her a kiss.
"He's so adorable, isn't he?" Nerissa said as Sirius left.
"If adorable means sickening, yes," James replied. Nerissa just stuck her tongue out and walked to the entrance.
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"There's Padfoot," Remus said as Sirius took a seat next to Lily.
"I just had to make sure Rissa knew I cared," Sirius says.
"Oh, I think she knows. I think the dozen roses at breakfast explained it," Lily said.
"Do you have the banner?" Sirius asked.
"Of course I do," Lily said.
"Look, they're coming out," Peter said pointing to the field. Cheers erupted from the Gryffindor side as Nerissa and James led their team out onto the field. Then cheers exploded from the Hufflepuff side as the captain, Nathan Francis led his team. Madame Hooch silenced them all with her hands and the loudspeaker came on.
"Good morning everyone," echoed Ravenclaw 6th year Matthew Simmons "a wonderful day for quidditch. Facing off each other today will be Gryffindor and Hufflepuff. It looks like co-captains James and Nerissa Potter from Gryffindor are shaking hands with captain Nathan Francis. They're now mounting their brooms. There goes the snitch, and the quaffle. Madame Hooch has blown her whistle and the bludgers have been set off let the game begin!
And it looks like Gryffindor's Maddie Hanniran's got the quaffle. Look at her go! But wait, Hufflepuff's Rodney Velanto is right on her tail. He's catching up, ooh, hit in the arm by a bludger. A good whack from co-captain Nerissa Potter. Unfortunate for Rodney though."
"Let's put up the banner," Sirius said. With the flick of his wand their red and gold banner went up with the air that read 'We love our twins!' and had twin lions underneath, one with a bat and the other with a seeker looming above it's head.
"Looks like the Potter's have some fans. Look at the craftsmanship of that banner. Hanniran is going to go for the goal, and keeper Eli Witmore just barely misses catching it. Ten points to Gryffindor! Dare I say, is that James Potter going after something? So early? Could it really be the snitch?"
"It's too early!" Sirius yelled.
"You're right," Lily said "The games only gone on for five minutes,"
"Well anything goes in quidditch," Remus said.
"It looks like Allie Groutney is on James' tail. It looks like Francis smacked that bludger right to James' stomach. Not if his sister can help it, she's smacked it right back to Francis. Oh look, it looks like they're playing game of catch, but with a bludger and with bats. So it's more, smack the bludger at each other. Oh no! Nerissa's been hit by the other bludger, from Hufflepuff's Sean Belmont, and down she goes!"
"NERISSA!" Sirius screamed ready to jump out of their viewing box.
"Padfoot!" Remus said grabbing Sirius by the robe. "She'll be alright,"
"And Potter's up again after that fall. There's a tough one right there. And her brother's just dodged another bludger coming his way. Fancy flying there James. And here comes Gryffindor's other beater, Gregory Thomas, ready to defend his seeker. Look at that save by Gryffindor's keeper Daphne Abbott, she throws the quaffle to Hannarin and Hannarin's going off with it. Oh my God, James Potter did see the snitch after all and he's so close, and Groutney is still close on his tail. Did he? Yes he did! He caught the snitch! This must have been the fastest game in all Hogwarts history I tell you. Gryffindor wins!" And soon more cheers exploded from the Gryffindor seats, and the banner flew even higher in the air.
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"RISSA!" Sirius yelled with joy, crushing Nerissa in a hug.
"Good to see you too love," She gasped back into her regular clothing.
"Are you hurt? Let's go to the hospital wing!" Sirius said scooping Nerissa up. Right as Lily, Remus and Peter came in.
"Hello and goodbye Lils!" Nerissa said from Sirius' arms
"Good job today!" Lily yelled.
"Thanks!"
"Those two," Remus said shaking his head. "Hey James! Good job mate,"
"Yeah, good job," Peter said.
"Thank you, thank you," James said taking a bow. "Why Lily, I'm surprised to see you here,"
"Can't I come to tell you good job? Plus I was going to say good job to your sister, but Sirius dashed off with her to the hospital wing," Lily said.
"I do suppose you can say good job to the best seeker ever," James said flexing.
"Your ego is showing," Lily said.
"Really? Well, isn't my ego just sexy?"
"Ha, ha," Remus said "Let's go back to the common room, shall we?"
In the common room, once James walked in with Remus, Lily and Peter an eruption of cheers broke out. "Oh James! You did such a good job!" Chastity exclaimed. What is she doing on him! Lily thought glaring at her angrily, I thought she hated him. She needs to get off of him!
"Uh…Thanks," James said pushing her off, very confused. Good, good, he pushed her off.
"I'm sorry I've been such a prat to you lately," Chastity said "But once I saw you play today, I completely forgave you,"
"Right…" James said noticing Lily's glare at Chastity. "But really, I must be off, to do some head work with Lily. I thought I'd come to the celebration for just a moment to talk to my adoring fans," Lily looked at him quizzically and James just gave her a go-along-with-it look.
"Right, we have to uh, continue to work on the activity coming up," Lily said. "I'll go grab my things," Lily rushed up the stairs, grabbed her bag with all of her head things inside of it, then rushed back down, to see Nerissa and Sirius in the room, Nerissa in Sirius' arms still.
"Where are you going?" Nerissa asked.
"James and I are going to do some head work," Lily said. Sirius and Nerissa just looked at James.
"You mean to say that my brother is going to give up the opportunity for a party, to go and do work?" Nerissa asked.
"That's right," James said from behind her. "Padfoot, why are you still carrying my sister? She must be fine now, and you look like you're about to fall."
"Just-to-make-sure-she-doesn't-do-anything-on-her-own. She-needs-to-recover." He gasped.
"I'm fine Sirius, I told you," Nerissa protested.
"I would suggest you put her down on the couch if you don't want her on her feet," Remus said.
"Well you two sort that out, we're going to go," James said grabbing Lily and running out the door. "Hallelujah," James exclaimed.
"Why are you so excited? You love those sorts of parties," Lily said.
"Oh, well, I didn't want to be near Chastity. She would have been clinging onto me the whole time," James said. "And, we'll just have our own little party outside, if it's alright with you,"
"It's fine with me. It was a little to loud anyway,"
"Good, good," The two of them walked to one of the various tree outside. The two of them stayed out their, forgetting about lunch, and didn't go back inside until it was twilight.
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"There you are Prongs," Sirius said as James took a seat in the great hall. "How much did you two plan?"
"Oh, right, we didn't actually plan anything…" James said.
"Then what did you two do?" Sirius asked.
"We just talked,"
"Talked? The whole time?"
"Yeah, it was really nice,"
"No wonder why you looks so funny,"
"I do?"
"Yeah, you look all love-stricken,"
"Well I might just be,"
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"Lily!" Nerissa said as Lily sat across from her. "You look different,"
"How so?" Lily asked serving herself some soup.
"Well, you look, love-stricken."
"Good joke,"
"No seriously, what did you two do out there? Plan out the whole year?"
"Oh, no, we just talked the whole time,"
"Then you must be love-stricken,"
"I am not!" Lily said her face turning a shade of red.
"Oh look, your blushing. Oh that's so cute. Lily's got a crush on my brother. Hey if you two get married then you'll be my sister-in law!"
"Rissa, that's crazy," Lily said. I can't be in love with James Potter. Can I? No of course not!
"Whatever you say Lily," Nerissa said.
"Stop looking at me like that! We already talked about this over the summer!"
"Don't get your knickers in a bunch Lils,"
"I am not!"
"Yes you are,"
"Rissa!
"Fine, fine,"
