A/N: I hope you like this chapter, sorry if i don't update for a while, it's christmas and my english relatives are here and i haven't seen them for five years and now i'm rambling and i'm gonna shut up...

Disclaimer: not mine

Chapter eight.


"Alright, you ready?" James asked; he and Lily were in the Head's Common Room preparing for the quidditch game.

"I think so." Lily said unsurely,

"You'll be fine." He said, trying to reassure her, when he wasn't so sure himself,

"Hey Lils, I'll be there so if you need help just call me." Ellie said confidently, patting her on the back. Ellie had pretty much moved into the Head's Dorm ever since they had switched bodies,

"And I'll be speaking in your ear so you'll know what to do."

"Mmhmm." Lily said, she had never played a game before; she only knew how to ride a broom (not too well though) and catch a ball, but luckily she was riding James' broom, a comet 260, the fastest one around.

"Lily, I just had an idea!" Ellie shouted loudly,

"What?"

"James' cloak! He can ride one of the old Freefalls and wear the cloak strapped over himself and the broom!"

"I can't believe we didn't think of that! Good idea!" James said,

"You'll still have to speak in my ear though!" Lily said happily, James would be flying right next to her; he would be taking care of her. A wave of relief had rushed over her as she heard Ellie say it.

"Yeah I will, but that's okay, I will whisper sweet nothings to you while you fly." James said,

"Or not." Lily said nervously,

"Come on guys let's go downstairs to breakfast." Ellie said,

"I'll be down in a second, I gotta get the cloak." James said,

"Ok, we'll see you there." Lily said as she climbed out the portrait hole with Ellie.


"Aha! I knew you were cheating on me with him!" said a voice,

"What?" Ellie snapped turning around to see Charlie standing before her,

"Trying to relight old fires eh Potter?"

"Oh shut it Taylor, nothing is going on, and I believe the term is rekindle old fires." Lily said, she had never liked Charlie,

"You broke up with him in fourth year Ellie, get over him. What would Lily say of she found out?"

"She wouldn't care because she knows that Ellie is a good friend and she wouldn't do that to Lily, and anyway, Lily doesn't like James in that way."

"Charlie, move on, get over it. I have." Ellie said gently, touching him on the arm, sending tingles up his arm as she always had,

"You have?" he asked,

"Yes." She lied,

"When?"

"Last night."

"Who?"

"Err… Remus." She said quickly, using the first name she could think of.

"Lupin?"

"Yeah."

"Oh, okay, well bye Ellie, Potter." He said, turning around and walking away.


"You said you hated lying to people." Lily accused her, "You're not with Remus."

"Yeah, but he's annoying me, and I want him to stop going on at me about it."

"And what do you think will happen when you aren't actually with Remus?"

"Oh shit, well I ask him a favor. I can be very persuasive!" she laughed,

"Whatever Elles." Lily said, laughing with her.

"Hey James, Ellie! Wait up!" James said, as the portrait of the Fat Lady swung shut.

He joined them carrying his silvery cloak, he was very aware of Lily's anxious look.


"Come on Lils, you ready?" James whispered in her ear, from his position under his invisibility cloak,

"Mmhmm." She nodded, they were standing in the change room, getting ready for the match.

"Okay, let's to the pep talk." He said quietly, he pointed his wand at himself and said "Oxyter."

"Guys! Come on over here, the game's about to begin!" Lily called, as everyone gathered around her, James watched sadly, wishing he could play, though it was only Hufflepuff, and they were easy to beat; but it was the first game for the year. Lily prepared to repeat everything that James said in her ear.


"Ok." James sighed, "I'm about to start talking, are you ready?" he asked,

"I'm about to start talking, are you ready?" Lily said, the team just stared at her, "I mean, I'm about to give you a pep talk, because this is an important game."

"James, it's just Hufflepuff." Halle said,

"Yes, but every quidditch game is important!" Lily said,

"Hear hear!" Sirius cheered,

"Whatever Padfoot." James said, "You guys are an awesome team"

Lily repeated it to them, trying to be genuine, she looked around at them, and they were listening eagerly to her speech,

"You know you can win this game, if we all work together we can pull this off easily." Lily repeated it to them,

"Ellie, wait until we have about 60 points before you go for the snitch okay?" Lily said, relaying James' messages,

"Okay." Ellie said,

"Oh and one more thing," James said, about to start laughing,

"Oh an one more thing." Lily said,

"Lily Evans wants you to know that she loves to dance naked in the rain, and you can come and watch next time." James said,

"Lily Evans wants you to know that she loves to dance naked in the rain," she said, absent-mindedly "and you can… what? No she doesn't! She doesn't!" she yelled, realizing what she had just said, "Oh I will kill James Potter."

She didn't notice that the team was giving her a weird look, as if to say, 'what the hell are you on?' She had just said a few things that made James looks absolutely nuts.


a/n: please review, merry christmas, happy hannakah or whatever...