Disclaimer: The plot is ours, as are a couple of the characters. The rest
is JK Rowling's stuff. Surely you lot can tell the difference? If you
can't, what are you doing here? The fouls mentioned in the match come from
"Quidditch Through the Ages", a very entertaining, if not useful book.
Chapter Twenty two
After explaining quidditch to Mr and Mrs Evans, Lily was allowed to stay with James and Rion until the match was played, so that the team could practice together. Her parents' only condition was that they be allowed to watch, which wasn't a problem, as Rion simply made a portkey for them to take to the field on the day.
The Potter's team trained hard all week, and even Lily and Remus began to feel the competition between the Blacks and the Potters. The pranks played by the two families didn't cease; rather, they became bigger and more frequent.
Finally, the day of the match came. It was to be played on the quidditch pitch at the Potter mansion. Mr and Mrs Evans had arrived the previous night, and the whole Black congregation got there at sunrise on the morning. The Jordans and other spectators filled the stands, and the players were called onto the pitch.
"Sonorus," said Thomas Jordan, pointing his wand at his throat.
"Players, take your positions!" Shouted Alex Jordan.
They did, and after Ori and Rion had shaken hands, Alex released the snitch and the bludgers, and tossed the quaffle into the air. It was immediately taken by Sean Black, who streaked off towards the Black's goal.
"Sean in possession, heading towards the Black goals, passes to - intercepted by Lily who passes to Mandy, - oh, good bludger work by Sirius! Black back in possession. Chloe streaking down the pitch and - Goal to the Blacks!
Remus passes the quaffle to Lily. Lily in possession. Passes to Michael, intercepted by Julliette, passes to Sean, - nice block by Remus - passes to Mandy who passes back to Michael. Michael attempts a goal, blocked by Jack: Lily catches the rebound - it's a goal! Black back in possession."
Meanwhile, James was circling high above the players, and Steph was right behind him.
"Get ready to lose, Potter. Looks like your team isn't doing too well!"
James looked towards the scoreboard: Potter - 30. Black - 150. Something caught his eye - the snitch was hovering just in front of the board! Ignoring Steph, he broke into a sharp dive. He felt her on his tail - literally. She had grabbed his broom tail in an effort to slow him down and prevent him from catching the snitch.
"Foul! Blagging!" Yelled Alex, blowing her whistle twice.
Lily took the two penalty shots, scoring one but missing the other.
"Oh, did poor ickle Jamsie-poo miss the snitchy? Cooed Steph.
"Shut up, Black." James spat back. "You losers haven't won this game for 10 years, and my bet is that you're not about to start!"
"Why don't you put your money where your mouth is, Potter?" Steph challenged.
"Fine. A galleon says that you'll lose miserably."
"One? Let's make it interesting. Try 10!" Steph retorted.
James had just enough time to agree to this bet before pulling away from Steph to dodge a bludger that had been hit towards him by Sirius, who shouted to Steph:
"If you're done hitting on Potter, maybe you can keep an eye out for the snitch, Steph!"
He had barely finished speaking, when James turned into a steep dive. Steph rushed to follow him as he weaved in and out of the bludgers, quaffle, beaters and chasers, all the time picking up speed. He was nearing the ground now. 10 metres - 5 - 2 - 1 - With barely half a metre to go, he pulled out of the dive, grazing his arm as he did so.
Steph wasn't so lucky: she didn't get out of the dive in time, and hit the ground full force.
Ori called time out as the Blacks rushed to assist Steph. She was ok, just dazed. They took 15 minutes out for her to recover.
During these 15 minutes, Rion called a team meeting.
"Well done James!" He said, clapping James on the back. "That was the best Wronski Feint I've ever seen!"
The team applauded James, who sat down with as arm around Lily. Rion continued by outlining a new play, and, as 15 minutes was called, and they all grabbed their brooms, he reminded them all not to hesitate to knock any Black player off their broom if the need arose, or if they felt like it.
The whistle blew again, and all of the players got back into the air. The quaffle was thrown into the air, and taken by Julliette Black.
"And. . . Jullie with the quaffle passes to Sean, speeds across the pitch, oooh. . . Lucky there, Sean! That bludger almost got you! Passes to - no, wait, intercepted by Lily! Lily zooming across the pitch, passes to Michael, passes to Mandy, back to Michael, Lily. . ."
Alex's commentary was drowned out by the sound of Thomas Jordan's voice.
"FOUL!" He yelled. "Blatching!"
Lily had been just about to throw the quaffle through the goal-hoop, but Sean had flown into her, almost knocking her off her broom. Mr and Mrs Evans were looking increasingly anxious as the game wore on. Lily took the penalty shot, and scored.
The game started again. Almost immediately, James spotted the snitch no more than 30 centimetres from the ground. He checked the scoreboard: Black - 380. Potter - 240. He dived steeply. From the corner of his eye, he saw Steph follow suit. Again, he dodged through 12 other players, all of whom (with the exception of the beaters, who were knocking the bludgers viciously towards the seekers) had stopped playing to watch the spectacular dive. Suddenly, two large, heavy brown balls sped towards James, sent his way by Ori and Sirius. They narrowly missed his head as he continued his dive towards the snitch.
Behind him, he saw Steph pull out of her dive, just before he caught the snitch. He then hit the ground with a sickening, and clearly audible "thud!"
The Potter team swarmed around James, congratulating him on his fantastic catch.
"Great dive, James!" Exclaimed Rion, as soon as he knew that James was unharmed. "Though, next time, could you not give me a heart attack?"
"Aw. . . so you do care!" Sighed James, getting to his feet. Slowly.
"Actually, no. It's just if you'd hit the ground at that speed before you'd caught the snitch, I never would have been able to face the Blacks!" Replied Rion, laughing.
"Well done James!" Said Lily, throwing her arms around him and kissing him on the lips.
She pushed him away after a second, yelling, "Don't you ever do that again! Rion's right, you could have been hurt!"
Remus decided that now was a good time to join in. "You do realise that you're not actually supposed to hit the ground, right?"
"I almost got out of the dive, and I'm not hurt, so what are you lot yelling about?" Asked a confused James, slinging a stiff arm around Lily's waist, and pulling her closer.
"I love you, you great fool!" Lily replied quietly, looking up into James' eyes. "I don't think I could stand it if I lost you."
Rion, Blake, Remus, and Mr and Mrs Lupin ruined the moment very effectively by coughing loudly and nudging one another. Lily and James broke apart and glared daggers at the five of them.
"Hey, look!" Said Blake. "Isn't that your mum and dad, Lily?"
Mr and Mrs Evans were running over to Lily looking very worried.
"Lily! That was amazing!" Exclaimed Rose. "We should get you a broom!"
Lily had been using one of the Potters' spare brooms.
"Yeah," agreed James. "You're an excellent chaser!"
"Of course you would say that, James." Remus sniggered.
James scowled and opened his mouth to reply, but Remus continued, "but for once I have to agree with you! Lily, you should try out for the house team."
Just then, the Black team marched up to the group of friends, with Ori and Sirius leading the way.
A/N Hehehe. Cliffie. Me likes. Hehe. What did you guys think of that one? Any suggestions for next time we have a quidditch match? (If we have one, that is.) Will Lily try out for the team? Will the Blacks be sore losers? Will the summer holidays ever finish? Will we get more reviews? Whoops! Where'd that come from? Hehe. Review, please! It only takes a few seconds, and it really does help us to update quickly! Thanks to everyone who was nice to us and has reviewed since the last chapter was posted. We really do appreciate it.
Chapter Twenty two
After explaining quidditch to Mr and Mrs Evans, Lily was allowed to stay with James and Rion until the match was played, so that the team could practice together. Her parents' only condition was that they be allowed to watch, which wasn't a problem, as Rion simply made a portkey for them to take to the field on the day.
The Potter's team trained hard all week, and even Lily and Remus began to feel the competition between the Blacks and the Potters. The pranks played by the two families didn't cease; rather, they became bigger and more frequent.
Finally, the day of the match came. It was to be played on the quidditch pitch at the Potter mansion. Mr and Mrs Evans had arrived the previous night, and the whole Black congregation got there at sunrise on the morning. The Jordans and other spectators filled the stands, and the players were called onto the pitch.
"Sonorus," said Thomas Jordan, pointing his wand at his throat.
"Players, take your positions!" Shouted Alex Jordan.
They did, and after Ori and Rion had shaken hands, Alex released the snitch and the bludgers, and tossed the quaffle into the air. It was immediately taken by Sean Black, who streaked off towards the Black's goal.
"Sean in possession, heading towards the Black goals, passes to - intercepted by Lily who passes to Mandy, - oh, good bludger work by Sirius! Black back in possession. Chloe streaking down the pitch and - Goal to the Blacks!
Remus passes the quaffle to Lily. Lily in possession. Passes to Michael, intercepted by Julliette, passes to Sean, - nice block by Remus - passes to Mandy who passes back to Michael. Michael attempts a goal, blocked by Jack: Lily catches the rebound - it's a goal! Black back in possession."
Meanwhile, James was circling high above the players, and Steph was right behind him.
"Get ready to lose, Potter. Looks like your team isn't doing too well!"
James looked towards the scoreboard: Potter - 30. Black - 150. Something caught his eye - the snitch was hovering just in front of the board! Ignoring Steph, he broke into a sharp dive. He felt her on his tail - literally. She had grabbed his broom tail in an effort to slow him down and prevent him from catching the snitch.
"Foul! Blagging!" Yelled Alex, blowing her whistle twice.
Lily took the two penalty shots, scoring one but missing the other.
"Oh, did poor ickle Jamsie-poo miss the snitchy? Cooed Steph.
"Shut up, Black." James spat back. "You losers haven't won this game for 10 years, and my bet is that you're not about to start!"
"Why don't you put your money where your mouth is, Potter?" Steph challenged.
"Fine. A galleon says that you'll lose miserably."
"One? Let's make it interesting. Try 10!" Steph retorted.
James had just enough time to agree to this bet before pulling away from Steph to dodge a bludger that had been hit towards him by Sirius, who shouted to Steph:
"If you're done hitting on Potter, maybe you can keep an eye out for the snitch, Steph!"
He had barely finished speaking, when James turned into a steep dive. Steph rushed to follow him as he weaved in and out of the bludgers, quaffle, beaters and chasers, all the time picking up speed. He was nearing the ground now. 10 metres - 5 - 2 - 1 - With barely half a metre to go, he pulled out of the dive, grazing his arm as he did so.
Steph wasn't so lucky: she didn't get out of the dive in time, and hit the ground full force.
Ori called time out as the Blacks rushed to assist Steph. She was ok, just dazed. They took 15 minutes out for her to recover.
During these 15 minutes, Rion called a team meeting.
"Well done James!" He said, clapping James on the back. "That was the best Wronski Feint I've ever seen!"
The team applauded James, who sat down with as arm around Lily. Rion continued by outlining a new play, and, as 15 minutes was called, and they all grabbed their brooms, he reminded them all not to hesitate to knock any Black player off their broom if the need arose, or if they felt like it.
The whistle blew again, and all of the players got back into the air. The quaffle was thrown into the air, and taken by Julliette Black.
"And. . . Jullie with the quaffle passes to Sean, speeds across the pitch, oooh. . . Lucky there, Sean! That bludger almost got you! Passes to - no, wait, intercepted by Lily! Lily zooming across the pitch, passes to Michael, passes to Mandy, back to Michael, Lily. . ."
Alex's commentary was drowned out by the sound of Thomas Jordan's voice.
"FOUL!" He yelled. "Blatching!"
Lily had been just about to throw the quaffle through the goal-hoop, but Sean had flown into her, almost knocking her off her broom. Mr and Mrs Evans were looking increasingly anxious as the game wore on. Lily took the penalty shot, and scored.
The game started again. Almost immediately, James spotted the snitch no more than 30 centimetres from the ground. He checked the scoreboard: Black - 380. Potter - 240. He dived steeply. From the corner of his eye, he saw Steph follow suit. Again, he dodged through 12 other players, all of whom (with the exception of the beaters, who were knocking the bludgers viciously towards the seekers) had stopped playing to watch the spectacular dive. Suddenly, two large, heavy brown balls sped towards James, sent his way by Ori and Sirius. They narrowly missed his head as he continued his dive towards the snitch.
Behind him, he saw Steph pull out of her dive, just before he caught the snitch. He then hit the ground with a sickening, and clearly audible "thud!"
The Potter team swarmed around James, congratulating him on his fantastic catch.
"Great dive, James!" Exclaimed Rion, as soon as he knew that James was unharmed. "Though, next time, could you not give me a heart attack?"
"Aw. . . so you do care!" Sighed James, getting to his feet. Slowly.
"Actually, no. It's just if you'd hit the ground at that speed before you'd caught the snitch, I never would have been able to face the Blacks!" Replied Rion, laughing.
"Well done James!" Said Lily, throwing her arms around him and kissing him on the lips.
She pushed him away after a second, yelling, "Don't you ever do that again! Rion's right, you could have been hurt!"
Remus decided that now was a good time to join in. "You do realise that you're not actually supposed to hit the ground, right?"
"I almost got out of the dive, and I'm not hurt, so what are you lot yelling about?" Asked a confused James, slinging a stiff arm around Lily's waist, and pulling her closer.
"I love you, you great fool!" Lily replied quietly, looking up into James' eyes. "I don't think I could stand it if I lost you."
Rion, Blake, Remus, and Mr and Mrs Lupin ruined the moment very effectively by coughing loudly and nudging one another. Lily and James broke apart and glared daggers at the five of them.
"Hey, look!" Said Blake. "Isn't that your mum and dad, Lily?"
Mr and Mrs Evans were running over to Lily looking very worried.
"Lily! That was amazing!" Exclaimed Rose. "We should get you a broom!"
Lily had been using one of the Potters' spare brooms.
"Yeah," agreed James. "You're an excellent chaser!"
"Of course you would say that, James." Remus sniggered.
James scowled and opened his mouth to reply, but Remus continued, "but for once I have to agree with you! Lily, you should try out for the house team."
Just then, the Black team marched up to the group of friends, with Ori and Sirius leading the way.
A/N Hehehe. Cliffie. Me likes. Hehe. What did you guys think of that one? Any suggestions for next time we have a quidditch match? (If we have one, that is.) Will Lily try out for the team? Will the Blacks be sore losers? Will the summer holidays ever finish? Will we get more reviews? Whoops! Where'd that come from? Hehe. Review, please! It only takes a few seconds, and it really does help us to update quickly! Thanks to everyone who was nice to us and has reviewed since the last chapter was posted. We really do appreciate it.