Ch.9,Questions and Quiditch

Lily and Melissa had waited up for their friend. When she did (finally) come back, she was bombarded with questions.

"Did you tell him?"

"Why did he want to meet you?"

"Why are you so late in getting back?"

Len was a bit blown back at these questions. "Yes, I told him, I wont tell you why he wanted to meet me, and you don't need to know why we're late." She answered in all one go.

"Well, I think that pretty much covers it. Wait, he wont tell anyone will he?" Melissa said.

"No, he wont. I swore him to secrecy. He still remembered when we dumped the caretaker's cat in the lake. He said it was hilarious. Listen, I'm really tired, can I go to bed?" Len pleaded. They let her, and she climbed gratefully into bed.

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Meanwhile, Remus was being similarly questioned.

"Did she dump you?"

"Was she prejudice?"

"Why are you smiling?"

Remus sighed. "No, she didn't dump me, no, she isnt prejudice, and I am smiling for the above reasons."

"As usual, I'm right. Still, that's good. Take a nap, you look like you need one." James said.

"Yeah, we got a quiditch game tomorrow! Rest up buddy!" Sirius said loudly, earning a glare from the attempting-to-sleep roommate.

Remus glanced at James, who made the sign that he had consumed sugar.

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The next day at the quiditch game, the group (minus James and Sirius) walked down to the pitch. The resident couple was hand-in-hand, and sat together in the stands. This was the last day before classes started again so the teachers had decided it would be nice to have a game. Even though it was freezing, the students were excited. This game was between Griffindor and Slytherin.

"And this is you're commentator speaking, even though you all know that. Well, this match is Griffindor the amazing, versus, Slytherin the not-so-amazing."

"Jordan!"

"Sorry Professor, I really am. Anyway, the Griffindor team walks out to the pitch, including the very attractive-"

"Jordan, if you wish to complement Miss. Hooch, I suggest you do it on your own time."

"Will do Professor, even though I can see her face blushing from here."

The commentator always made people laugh, and always made the chaser, Marie Hooch, blush. Meanwhile, James and Malfoy were attempting very hardly, by the look on their faces, to break each other's fingers. This would be a useful feat, since they were both seekers. James still hadn't forgiven Malfoy for attacking Remus and Len that night. And by the look on Sirius's face, neither had he.

"And they're off! It's Hooch with the quaffle, passes to Boon, passes to Spinet, back to Hooch, who…drops it, and its picked up by Greenwood, who passes to Snape, who…scores, the slimeball. It's now 10-nil for Slytherin. The qualffle is passed from Keeper Kink, to Spinet, and he's off with said quaffle, and he's speeding up the pitch. And OUCH! He's hit with a bludger from Ape number one-"

"Jordan, do not insult the players."

"Right you are professor. So he's hit with a bludger by Crabbe, and Snape picks up the quaffle. Oooohhh, nice bludger work by Black, that might put Snape in the Hospital Wing… nope, he is unfortunately back in the game. Anyway, good work Black!"

Lily, Melissa, Remus and Len were cheering for Sirius who did a sort of victory lap. He waved at them as he passed. Lily stared in awe as Melissa waved back. But then she quickly put the hand down, looking at the others to see if they'd seen anything.

James was circling the pitch, but there was no sign of the Snitch. He saw it, and made one of his famous dives for it. It was just about when he saw Sirius doing his victory lap. But the Slytherin beaters took advantage of that, and when they saw James diving, they took the nearest bludger and sent it for him. He was to wound up in the dive he was in, and therefor didn't see it. Lily did however, pointed and shouted. If James wasn't on the other side of the pitch, he might have heard her, and not gotten hit. But he was, so he didn't, so he did. He was just about a meter from the small gold ball, when it came and bent his arm back the other way. The way it's not supposed to go. He was so surprised that he dropped off of his broom. Luckily he was only about 30 feet from the ground. The whistle sounded, and Lily wasted no time in running down to him. The others couldn't keep up with her and soon fell behind.

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There was a large crowd in the Hospital Wing that day, as the Griffindor quiditch team, Lily, Remus, Melissa and Len were gathered around a bed which contained James. A very annoyed Nurse Pomfrey was bustling around, upset at the number of people there. She had already fixed his arm, but the fall was another matter. All the people leaned in as he started coming to. The moment he started to talk, Lily flung her arms around him. He hugged her back, and with a bewildered look on his face, asked what happened and why was he here.

" Don't you remember? You fell off after you were hit with that bludger." Lily explained as she released him.

"No, I don't remember a thing. The last thing is diving for the Snitch. (he sits bolt upright) Wait, what happened to the game? Did someone get my broom?"

"Don't worry mate, I have it and it's safely in the dorm. And Slytherin won, we didn't think refusing to play because a member was hurt would be considered surrender." Sirius said.

"What? They won?" James stuttered.

"Don't worry Captain, we figured it out and we can still win the cup. Ravenclaw has to beat Hufflepuff, and that shouldn't be to hard, they are terrible this year. Then we have to beat Hufflepuff by seventy points, and Ravenclaw has to beat Slytherin. Then if we beat Slytherin by 10 points in the finals, we win." The keeper, Alfred Kink said.

"That's it! All of you out now! This boy just had a 30 foot fall, he needs to rest! Not worry about quiditch!"

"Were his best friends!"

"I'm his girlfriend!"

"I don't care who you are, OUT!"

As they grudgingly obeyed, Lily giving James a quick kiss, Remus said quietly to Len, "Now you know what it's like whenever I'm sick."

The other people looked strangely at them as they all of a sudden burst into a fit of giggles. Then Len said, "I have to get to the library, I didn't study hardly at all during the Christmas holidays. See you later." She said as she disappeared.

"Well we have to go change before the caretaker catches us tracking dirt throughout the school." Said the team.

"I think I'll join Len in the library. By Melissa." Remus said.

Melissa was left all alone now. She decided to go and check if all her homework was done.

Len was in the library, attempting to study, when a pair of hands closed over her eyes. "Guess who?" she heard in a familiar voice.

"Hmmm. Snape?" she relied in a playful voice.

"I'm hurt that you would think that of me." Remus said as he removed his hands in a mock hurt voice.

"Where are the others?" Len asked as she turned to face them.

"I don't know. Anyway, what are you doing?"

"Trying to study. I need to go get a book, could you help me find it?"

Remus smiled as he recognized her tone of voice. "Would I ever refuse to help such a beauty?" as they walked down the isles lined with books.

"I should hope not." Len said as she pressed her lips to his. They ended up having a very nice time. They stopped at the sound of footsteps. They quickly made as if they were looking for a book, but Remus's ruffled hair and Len's ruffled clothes didn't help as the librarian came down the isle. She saw what they had been doing, and shoed them from the room, saying that that is not what the library is supposed to be used for. But she said that very loudly, so they left embarrassed and feeling lucky that not many people were in said room today.

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While Remus and Len were in the library, highly doubtful in Melissa's opinion that they were actually studying, Melissa was sitting by the Griffindor fire, wondering when she had got left behind. She was usually the one who had a boyfriend all year long. They hadn't spent much time together, just the three of them, since Remus and Len started going out. Just as she was thinking that however, Sirius came through the Portrait hole. Melissa had started to like him a bit, since there was no one left from the respective groups, they had spent more time together. She learned that he wasn't all flirt and style. She never did admit it to anyone, not even Lily and Len, but she did have the smallest of crushes on him. But she was scared to act, because he was known as the player of the school and she didn't want to be dumped.

Sirius came over to her and sat down. They started talking, and then the portrait hole opened and in came a very stunned Remus and Len. They were acting civil to each other? Len came over, and just to emphasize that this wasn't normal, she put her hand to Melissa's forehead as if to check for fever. She then scowled, excused herself and a protesting Melissa and dragged her up to the dorms.

"Alright, did he bewitch you or something?" Len shouted.

"What?"

"You two were acting civil. More than civil, you were acting like friends!" Len exclaimed.

"Oh, that."

"No, the pig that just flew around the castle. Of course that!"

"ER… you see… (Len taps her fingers impatiently) I sort of… like him?" Melissa said with a very sheepish smile.

Len was stunned. She knew that Sirius liked her, but she returned his feelings? That was just unheard of. Was it possible that they had a chance? "W-what?"

"Please Len, don't tell anyone. Even Lily. And not Remus either. Please?" Melissa asked.

Len looked at the desperation in her eyes. Slowly, she nodded.

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The next day, James was released from the "murder house" as he and Remus so affectionately called it. They all had classes since it was Monday, and for once, Len got an "E" in Herbology. She was very happy, and wrote to her parents. Then, the Marauders and the girls had a charms class together, and Lily had charmed 6 sheets of parchment to act like a muggle chatboard. They received one each. To send a private message, you have to write it like a letter. (Lily, Len, Melissa, James, Sirius, Remus.)

Is it just me, or is charms the easiest?

Nah, transfigs the best.

I couldn't agree more.

You guys are crazy, DADAs the best! Right Remus?

Sorry, guys, but I agree with Len. If you had to teach a subject, what would you teach?

Charms.

Transfig.

Transfig.

Transfig.

I think we're outnumbered Len.

How come no one chose DADA? That's what I'm going to choose. Did I tell you Remus? I want to teach at Hogwarts when I'm out.

No, you didn't. Good luck.

Sheesh, why don't you two use the private message way?

I think that they don't want to be bothered.

I agree with James.

Ditto.

Same here. And, what does ditto mean?

It's a muggle saying we taught her. It means that she agrees with the last statement said.

Len, you probably just gave him a new favourite word. Look at the smile on his face.

Watch out you guys, Flitwicks coming your way!

We'll be back when he's gone.

Do you think that they'll get away with it?

Len's an excellent liar when she wants to be. She'll get out no problem. You should have seen her when she got me out of trouble once.

Please, once? Try about five times in first year!

Yep, she can be a good liar. She just told him nice and loudly that she and Remus had not been writing notes to their friends, but jotting down points of his speech. But that they had run out of ink, so they were about to ask their friends for a spare bottle. Note how she covered up the parchment and full ink bottle with her charms book, open to the page that were supposed to be studying.

Okay, who knew that Len was such a good liar?

Why thank you Remus, and I'm a natural if I want to be.

Everyone, pay attention! Homework's being assigned.

Oh great, 10 inches on Protean charms? I didn't even listen…

Serves you right.

Lils, you didn't listen either.

… Come on, time to go.

The end of another chapter! Yay! R&R!