Bludgers VS Fists Chapter 6
After the train had gone, Jimmy took his wife and two other daughters back home. Waiting for him was his old girlfriend, Dorea Potter, James' mother; with her was Charlus Potter, James' step-father.
"We want James to stop coming here Jimmy, there's something going on in this house and we don't care what it is but as of this coming summer in June, James and you will not have any contact with each other at all."
"What! Dorea you can't do that! He is my son!" Jimmy yelled. Jimmy's jeans felt like they were trying to kill him, because- suddenly they were to tight; maybe the constricting feeling was Chelsea taking his hand from behind him, his other two daughters watched as Jimmy's world was falling apart. Jimmy's fleece shirt felt like it was giving him heat stroke all of a sudden.
Dorea continued, "As of this moment, you are no longer James' biological father, but Charlus... is. I can't trust you with my son anymore Jimmy, I'm sorry."
"No you're not, you bitch!" Jimmy yelled as they turned and left, Dorea left the property before her ex hexed her, Charlus shook Chelsea's hand and she frowned as he smiled at her. Her shoulder hurt from the night before when Jimmy pushed her into the wall.
Dorea and Charlus Potter had heard about the alert on Jimmy Cross's house and on him as a person, when Dorea Potter née Black heard about this, she called her muggle lawyer and had him draw up the papers to make it so that if Jimmy killed her, James would stay in Charlus' care and not go to Jimmy Cross. Charlus would then be adopting James while he's at school so it's as if Charlus and Dorea created James and not her and Jimmy. When she got home, she wrote to Abraxas Malfoy, Lucius' father. She told him that Jimmy was sincerely pissed and would try something on his accord to get James back. He would stop by and together they would find a way to make sure Chelsea, Jamie, and Jodie stay safe while in his care which is now a violent and deadly temper. Narcissa and Lucius would be notified of the care that Jackie's mother and sisters were in simultaneously. Narcissa and Lucius had to make sure that Jackie and Severus would follow through on their plans completely. Abraxas Malfoy's son Lucius was in his final year and next year he would marry Narcissa Black and together they would be the greatest Death Eaters his master will ever see; their children would be just like them: pure, violent, famous, wealthy, amazing cute, and anything else that Abraxas would think... Jackie and Severus would be great parents to Abraxas' grandchildren, he was sure of it- 110-percent.
On the train heading to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Jackie sat with her best and greatest friend Severus Tobias Snape. She didn't even go and see her boyfriend and her half brother this time, they had waited but soon forgot about it as well after a few hours and a few minutes left on the train ride. Jackie often saw Sirius passing their compartment, they were usually talking about their summers while Jackie balanced her cane on her fingers. Narcissa and Lucius came in twice, the first time was to ask how their unborn child's Godmother was doing and the second time was when Cissy got Jackie alone in the hall and told her that James Potter's step-father is now his real father as of tomorrow. Jackie thanked her and said nothing else, Cissy asked why Jackie cared about and why she hated Justin Riddell so much, she smiled and took her cane in her hand and walked back into her compartment and closed the door. Severus always had his arm around her waist, Lily saw this as she passed and wanted to cry.
Once the train stopped at the train station in Hogsmead, they all climbed into the same coach with a invisible horse pulling them along; Jackie was the only one brave enough to try to see if there was something there. She squealed happily when she felt something underneath her fingers, she fell back into Severus' lap and he kissed her cheek. The others then had to try and they did the same thing... the Sorting of the new first years was interesting, the first three were sorted into Slytherin and it was priceless to see their faces when they didn't think they'd be in that House. Jackie and Severus didn't clap along with the others, so their group didn't as well. Whenever a Gryffindor was sorted James and Sirius were always the loudest, Lily just looked at them and seemed to want to tell them too 'grow up' especially at James whenever he looked over at her. The first time, he winked and she threatened to throw her goblet at him if he did it again. The last person to be sorted was a Hufflepuff, the table cheered and the first year girl went over and hurried to sit down with her new classmates. Jackie sat with her back to Sirius and James, silently she was angry at Sirius for not caring enough that day in Diagon Ally to tell James that he was going to stay with her. Of course she figured that was just the girlfriend side of her acting up whenever she thought of this.
Severus loaded his plate with food and handed what he knew he could eat to Jackie (to him she had lost weight over the summer). "So why do you need a cane Jackie?" A third year asked her.
"I was attacked with a friend of mine while we were walking down our street, my leg was fractured severely and I suffered from head trauma; I was in the hospital for about a week to a month, I don't remember. I try not too- Severus pass me the corn please." She wanted to expand her eating habits this year. She muttered her thanks when he did and he took it back to take some as well.
"Don't worry young Slytherin, we'll find those muggles and rip them to shreds this summer." He promised, Jackie only laughed and wished him luck with that. "Say did you hear about the Dark Lord attacking a group of Fire Eaters at a fair-?"
"That was a lie, He wouldn't attack Fire Eaters!" Severus snapped, "Beside when that happened I hear he was in Paris trying to get the Fairies to help him." he said, Jackie nodded.
"I don't believe either of those, but Severus' sounds more like what he would do." they laughed at this and began discussing their summers all over again.
At the Gryffindor table, the captain of the Quidditch team was talking with James about tryouts that Saturday, they were with the Slytherin Tryouts; when Jackie heard that she groaned. She had forgotten James was going to try out for his house. Jackie was taller this year, lighter, and her hair was somehow darker then last year. Her skin was milky in some areas but the same from when she left Hogwarts last year. Her eyes had even turned a different colour from a violet to a even lighter purple. Jamie and Jodie's eyes were also purple; young Cross kept her promise and her mother cut it shorter to her shoulder, Jimmy hated it but of course she wasn't surprised when he came home that night and yelled at them for it. Severus was still pale and his hair the same length it seemed but just as greasy; Jackie wanted to change that this year.
"This Saturday James, make sure you're there. I was actually hoping you would try out; I've heard great things about your flying. We must get the Cup this year, I can't stand it when Slytherin gets it every year and the House Cup at the end of the year." they both turned around to look at Slytherin's table, they were enjoying the thought of winning both Cups this year. James turned to Sirius and asked if he was going to try out for the team, he shook his head. James frowned and asked why.
"Jackie." he said, "She'll need me this year, with her cane and everything." James clasped his hand on his best friends shoulder.
"You are the greatest person I have ever met Sirius Black!" he said, Sirius hit the back of James' head and they both laughed at their childness inside of them. The Slytherin Captain tapped the Gryffindor Captain on the shoulder, he turned to face him strongly. Most of the Great Hall had gone quiet.
"Good luck this year Gryffindor."
"May the best team win."
Slytherin's Captain laughed, "We will." he said the Slytherin house laughed and cheered for their current teammates, all they needed was a Seeker this year and Jackie was it. "Tryouts this Saturday Slytherins!" he yelled, the teachers shook their heads at the already competing houses. Dumbledore seemed amused and chuckled. Jackie's thoughts went to her broomstick in her trunk... Tomorrow she would sneak out and fly it before first class- she promised herself and like her father she at least tries to keep her promises. "Make sure you're there Cross!" he told her, she shrugged when Severus looked at her.
"You going for the team this year, I thought you said you weren't going too?" He asked her as he shallowed his food.
"I promised my grandparents I would try, for the team. They sent me a broomstick for my birthday this summer. I'm sorry I never told you earlier Sev," he shook his head.
"If you do make the team, beat Potter down for me." he whispered so James wouldn't hear. She smiled and nodded. "Good girl Cross," he said.
James turned back to his future Quidditch Captain, "Who would we play first when the season starts?" he asked him, he said it was Slytherin; they always play Slytherin first. "Great, going against Jackie," he muttered looking at Sirius and turned to look at her. he got her attention, "Jackie!" he whispered loudly. She turned around, "Good luck at tryouts, I heard you're going for the team."
"Thanks James, and you too, I'm sure you'll make it. If you don't he's mental." James laughed and they turned back to their own friends and finished their first perfect dinner of the year. Just a few hundred left.
That night Jackie dreamed of nothing, her head was clear and when she woke the next morning before dawn she went down and showered right away and came back to drop off her pajamas. She grabbed her broom as well before leaving again and hurried down to the kitchens for a very early breakfast. They served her a bagel and warmed milk with even more cream in it; it was rather good and thanked them before leaving. Before even stepping off the steps leading the Entrance Hall she jumped onto her broom like a pro and flew around the grounds; the sun was just starting to come up. The morning weather was cold, but she got used to it quickly as the sun rose higher and warmed her skin. Hydro an Hydra laughed and followed her around everywhere, she went over the Forbidden Forest and they followed her there as well, when she was sure they wouldn't. Hydra and her brother held onto the human as she flew higher taking them into the clouds.
They stopped when they got to one and Jackie carefully reached out, the cloud dispersed right there between her fingers. The fairies held hands and flew out carefully. Once the twins got the hand of it, they flew around Jackie as she led the way, around the sky and back to the school once again. Hydra and Hydro laughed and celebrated the flight they all had had and made the water dance for Jackie as they back to the lake and where Jackie spent her lunches.
"Let's go again Jackie!" they begged, Jackie smiled and jumped back onto the broom and they went over the lake and into the open sea. The water, they flew above, came up as if trying to blow her the broom. Hydro and Hydra had a great time making the water dance behind them, Jackie looked back and saw dozens of blue men and women dancing together and then they would all slowly disappear back into puddles of water and rejoin the sea again. Jackie steading herself and let go of the broom and sat up and straightened out her arms.
"I'm flying!" she yelled, the twins did the same thing as they sat on the broom. Hydro yelled, "We're flying!" the two girls laughed and Jackie headed back to the school. Upon returning finally after over two hours of flying, Sirius had been looking for her with James. Peter spotted her first and pointed her out as she came across the lake and landed where the first years docked with the boats.
"There again this year I guess," James muttered.
"Come on Jackie, let's go again, pleeze!" they begged her as they neared. James kept his finger to his lips.
"No, we just flew around the grounds, over the forest, and out to sea for two hours. I can't feel my fingers anymore and classes start in less then a hour Hydra." she told the fairy.
Hydra pouted as her brother became a sudden suck-up, "you're tired, I understand that-."
"It's no secret that you want to again Hydro," she snapped but grinning. He smirked back and stuck out his butt as he leaned in to her ear. She laughed and leaned the broom against the wall.
"Please?" Hydra decided to attempted it again. Jackie sighed and finally gave up, "Yess!" she shouted and made the water people dance again in celebration.
"By the way, how are the girls and Chelsea?"
"Well let's just say... if Jimmy hurts my mother or the twins for any reason whatsoever, things will be done about it. I don't even care if I have to use a cane again for another three months," she added. Sirius wasn't sure what that meant, but he needed to find out.
The first week went by smoothly and Jackie was pleased that people didn't ask her about the cane usage every few minutes; in her first three days only twenty people asked about. Severus must have made sure she wasn't asked all the time, she kissed him for that and also kissed Sirius in the gap from last year. He asked her about who attacked her and she told him again about the muggle boys, twice her size; even she could tell he wasn't convinced.
"Please let's not talk about that okay, I just miss you and I want you to hold me forever." he smiled and kissed her.
"Your wish is my command." he promised and held her and often kissed her before they left the gap. They left a few minutes later for bed because the sun was setting and Jackie wanted to get up early and go flying again; she admitted this to Sirius. She knew he wanted her to ask him if he wanted to come, nevertheless, she returned the non-favour and asked him nothing. Like when he left her in Diagon Ally- she knew she would feel terribly guilty later when she returned from flying. He kissed her before going to his Common Room to get homework done, she went down to her own and got her Charms work done and her Arithmancy work, she had an essay; after that she also had another essay to do for Binns for History of Magic. The dungeons were cold tonight and Jackie went to bed before even finishing all of her work the Essay and Arithmancy wasn't due until next Tuesday but she just wanted it done. Lucius and Narcissa kept their eyes on Jackie Cross and Severus Snape as much as possible when they were together to see how they treated each other: they wanted to predict if they would split up as friends or not. They concluded that they wouldn't.
That Saturday James heading out with his three friends behind him to the stadium, he could see Hydro and Hydra playing with their water people again; he nodded down to them and they turned and laughed when they saw it too. Sirius was nervous, what if both his friend and girlfriend made their teams. Does he cheer for James Potter or Jackie Cross; and what of when one wins and the other loses? He's never been more concerned in his life then right then. James saw the Slytherin captain the air with Jackie Cross as they entered. She flew better then what he thought she could. Remus and Peter gasped when they saw the tryouts being so competitive, "James look." he said pointing into the stands, there was a older man and woman in the air waving; they weren't professors. They looked and saw Jackie wave back at them.
The man was dressed in khakis and a fleece shirt and a light jacket, the woman wore a gray skirt and a black blouse. They both had a scarlet and gold scarf around their necks. they were old Hogwart's students and were in Gryffindor! The man stood as Jackie went over to them, she sat comfortably on her broom that they got for her for her birthday over the summer. She kissed his cheek and hugged her grandmother. She went back when she was called and they released the snitch. She was able to get it easily and within only a few minutes. James broke out of his trance and went over to his future Captain.
"Don't worry about her James, you're better then her. You're in Gryffindor after all, the heart of a lion and her's is a snake; you can and you will beat her." It seemed like he was going to add 'or else'. The guilt came back again, what is he won and she lost when Sirius asked him to let her get it. Sirius wouldn't do that for one, and two maybe she felt the same way... She landed next to him.
"You fly better then I thought you could." he muttered.
She blushed and it was visible this time, "Thanks James, but you're better then me. You're heart is in the game more then mine," she added. Young Cross frowned and muttered, "James," he looked up at her. "Just because of me and Sirius... don't let me win and I won't hold it against you or Sirius if you win in our first game. I hope you return the favour as I won't let you win either," he smiled and he hugged her. She hugged him back, Peter came over and she let him sit on her broom for a little bit; he smiled at her and got off again. her grandfather came down over to them.
"Gammpa, this is James, Sirius, Peter, and Remus. They're Gryffindors, guys this is my mother's father, Richard Swan." she introduced them, they shook hands with him and he smiled at them all.
"Jackie here has told me quite a lot about all of you." he said, Sirius looked at her. she smiled. "She and her sisters came and stayed with me and my wife during the summer. My wife Lizzie," he added nodded behind him. they all waved, she was thin for a grandmother, but pleasant and exciting to be with- that's how Jackie would describe her to most anyone.
"What has she said Mr. Swan?"
"Who you are, status, a lot of things."
"Mostly that we get along even though I'm in Slytherin-."
"My other son passed away when Jackie was... what would you say." he positioned his hand so it was parallel with the ground and bent back at the knees so his hand was about three feet from the ground. He looked at his eldest granddaughter, "You haven't really grown since then have you Jackie Cross?" she stared at him ad hit his arm playfully, and finally she chuckled. "I would say eight or so," he said quickly.
James smiled as Lily Evans came into the stadium, then he saw that she was accompanied by Snivellus Snape. Richard began telling stories of when he was on a professional quidditch team, James knew that her grandfather was wealthy to have been good enough for his Chocolate Frog Card. Richard kept his hands on her shoulders a lot, she took his three middle fingers in her grasp and he always smiled down at her. Lily and Snivellus had been talking for almost ten minutes before James got his chance to go and try out for his Quidditch team for Gryffindor. They all watched as he showed off his greatness; he was one of the best. Jackie said he was definitely better then her and couldn't wait to see him when he had seven people against him along with two iron cast bludgers; Richard laughed at his granddaughter's smart-mouth.
Elizabeth Abigail Swan was a descendant of the famous Sarah Good from he days of Witch Trials and Salem. Her Great-Great-Great-Grandmother came back to England after she was able to escape the clutches of the paranoid muggles. She came down to them and took Jackie's hand, "Will you be going and checking on mother and the girls a lot Gamma?" Jackie asked her, Sirius noticed she had her own way of addressing them.
"I promise, I won't your daddy ruin their lives as he's ruined my daughters and your Jackie Cross!" she vowed.
"How did he do that?"
"A lot of ways young man, that man is a disease. I have pity for anyone who has to spend their lives with him, no wonder his first woman left him..." Jackie knew she was talking about James' mother.
"Gamma it doesn't matter and he IS better now, I just want to make sure okay." Elizabeth nodded and went over to talk with the Gryffindor Captain about the sport, "She's overly protective ever since my uncle passe away a few years ago. His funeral was longer then she wanted it to be," she muttered to Remus since he was closest.
"Sorry about his death. May I ask how he died?"
"He was supposed to have been one of the very first Death Eaters, the Ministry killed him because they didn't know what that was and they thought is was a virus that would travel throughout our world. They used the killing curse on him even after he was dead. Gamma and Gammpa... they cried, and they never cry." she muttered as Richard was telling stories again now that James was back. Remus nodded away from them and they walked as they talked.
"My mother is ill again, I'm afraid I'll miss school again." he admitted.
"I'm sorry she's so ill, you were gone throughout the year last year Remus." he shrugged, "You look like your ready to croak as well." she joked, they both giggled and talked about other things. Remus admitted that he didn't want to go back or at least drop out if he would have to continue to do so so many times. Jackie stared at him. "Remus maybe you need to just rest more, or- or ask James to slow down. I know your his friend but remember he's your friend as well, he will if you ask him too." he looked at her and she stopped so he did as well, "Look, I don't want a confrontation between you and James; but Remus, he cares alot about you, Peter and Sirius... he'll do it if you ask." she assured him.
"You act like you have something to ask of him as well." He stated, she shrugged.
"Someday I'll ask for his advice on how to handle this one problem I have, but not right now." she put her hand to his face, "You're a good person Remus, don't forget that okay?" he nodded, she lowered her hand to her side and went back to her Quiddtich Captain, or at least potential Captain. Severus and Sirius had both seen what Jackie had done, both were angry.
A week later it was announced in the Gryffindor Common Room that James Potter had made Seeker for his new team. He jumped up cheering for himself and Sirius jumped up too and they hugged each other and congratulated him. Remus and Peter did as well.
At that same moment, Jackie was laughing and bing congratulated as well as her new teammates congratulated her on making the team. Making her the first girl on the Slytherin team in over eight years. Let alone the first second year girl...
James entered the Great Hall alone the next morning, he didn't want to sleep anymore even if it was five in the morning. He heard footsteps and moved behind the hourglasses that held the house points and saw Jackie Cross coming up from the dungeon. Severus was right after, "Jackie stop!" he snapped.
"You're not the friend I thought you were if you're yelling at me for making the team Severus." she snapped.
He growled something and she turned around at the doors to go outside, "Jackie you're being ridiculous. Quidditch is dangerous and being Seeker... you'll be the victim of both Beaters on the other team. Do you really expect Potter to go easy on you because you're friends with his half sisters who are what? A year old?" she had told him about babysitting James Potter's sisters over the summer to make a somewhat of an alibi.
She frowned and bit her lower lip, "James will do what his team needs him to do Severus. I've been unconscious before, a Bludger is just the same as a fi-."
"No, it isn't." Snape interrupted, James saw Sirius coming, seeing them arguing he stopped to listen as well. James got him to see him, they waved back at each other. The argue was getting personal now: "It is different and you know that first hand, it's one of the things we have in common Jackie!" he spoke in a tone that signified leadership, yet weakness. Severus hated fighting like this, but he needed to do it.
"We have many things in common Severus the biggest is that our dads are cruel and deserve nothing that they have. And what about my mother, if Jimmy leaves her for any reason at all- she'll be alone for five-four months with two one year olds. Right now my mother is on bed rest because of all the bull shit my dad does to her, Jamie and Jodie saw him hurting her Severus. When they asked what they were doing, Jimmy told them they were exercising in bed!" she put her hand to her mouth, she wanted to cry but didn't. "They're just infants and already they've seen what Jimmy does to Chelsea, I week after getting home I find this out and only minutes before I was almost killed by Jimmy Cross. Has Tobias ever beaten you so bad you just want him to kill you Severus?" she asked him.
He nodded, "It gets bad." she nodded.
"Hell yeah it does! In June I was dead for a nine whole bloody minutes- literally- before they brought me back, Chelsea kept them at it and if she hadn't I would have been to a funeral this summer: my own Severus, my own damn funeral at eleven years old and then Jamie and Jodie would be next." she growled.
"My mother doesn't do anything but watch Jackie, try seeing that for once!"
"Try seeing your mother being violated by her own husband." she said tiredly, "Why else do you think the girls even exist? They're products of rape Severus, I'm not- but I guess I'm just lucky!" she snapped, "I'll be back later," she muttered and left. Severus went back downstairs to his Common Room, when he got down there, he punched a wall and fell into the chair closest to the fireplace as he watched blood ooze from his veins on his knuckles.
Outside Jackie went around the bend not far from the door and fell down the wall and cried, she had never told anyone out like that before. She kept her legs close to her and her arms around her knees, her cane was forgotten on her bed, she didn't want to use it anymore. After a minute she got up and rubbed the tears from her eyes and went down to the shore of the lake, she sat down and watched the sun come up as she cried again. As she sat, a centaur from the forest came out and sat down next to her. She looked at him and he looked back down to wards her, he had a bow around his him and a pack of arrows hanging in a bag on his back; he carried his spear in his left hand.
"Human."
"Centaur." it was their way of greeting each other apparently. "Why are you out from the Forest?"
"Why are you, human, out of the castle so early this morn?" he asked her poetically. She wanted to smile but couldn't. When she didn't say he sighed and said, "Fine, I'll go first. I wanted some air and I saw a human alone. Your turn."
"You live outside, how much 'air' do you need," she snapped. She sighed and apologized and told him, "My friend and I had a fight, I came out for some air as well; course I come outside whenever I can because I don't live out here." he nodded.
"I know, my kind and I see you walking on the water all the time, at least last year we did. Hydra and her brother was liked with my kind, but they get loud very quickly." Jackie nodded. "Come I'll give you a ride back to the castle doors." he said and standing, he grabbed her back of her robes and lifted her and placed her on his back. She said nothing as he made his way up to the Entrance Hall doors...
For another month Sirius and James pondered what the fight really meant and they also told Remus and Peter it as well. When training started Jackie was usually seen outside, in class or outside doing homework in the open by the cliff. Sirius often wondered if she wanted to roll over and fall to her death. A couple times that thought became a dreaming reality for him; Remus yelled at him to wake up the first night. Sirius embraced Remus making sure it was real he pinched himself and then Remus.
"Ouch Sirius!"
"Sorry, just making sure- Remus I saw her jump over the cliff and die; she didn't come back this time!" James could only watch his friend cry on Remus's shoulder as Peter whimpered that Jackie was smarter then that.
The second time was the morning of the first Qudditch game between Gryffindor and Slytherin, James Potter and Jackie Cross would be going against each other for the first time. This time Peter shook him awake, James was afraid now: twice in two months! He looked around the Dormitory: Remus Lupin was gone.
"You'll go crazy, break it off Sirius." James told him, Sirius looked up at him. "Sirius please, really think about this: she and Severus have spent more time together since that morning. What do you think she does with him when they're alone-?" Sirius has stood up and punched James.
He got dressed before he could even recover and left through the portrait to go find the only girl he's ever loved. He found her actually just leaving the kitchen's floor, she looked guiltily. "Good luck today Jackie," he said quickly.
"Thanks Sirius," she hesitated. "Look if you want to cheer for James go right ahead, I understand if you would want too, being his best friend and all. I'll have Slytherin behind me anyway, one-two-or three less won't bring me down." she said quickly. He smiled and kissed her deeper then ever before.
"I love you Jackie," he said it clear out. She couldn't breathe. "I love you and no matter if you win or lose I will always continue to do so, just because of what James said already, try to win okay?" he asked her, she laughed and kissed him back and promised she'd try. She wasn't sure she wanted to know what James obviously said about her.
"I love you too, Sirius." she whispered in his ear when he held her tightly, "I always will no matter what happens." she promised.
Jackie flew high above everyone else, she and James were both pretty high up, looking for the snitch. She saw it but when she got there it was gone. Then she saw it over by Severus and the rest of the Slytherins, they saw it too and were yelling for her. She sped over to them and James met her half way.
His red robes and her green ones flapped behind them rapidly as they raced. Sirius yelled for Jackie to hurry up, Remus stared at him as he tried to quickly explain this morning. That explained the small cut on James' nose. When Lily Evans had seen it that morning at breakfast she actually asked what happened, James said he fell down some stairs. She comforted him until Sirius said he hit him, instead she snapped at both of them and left feeling used and embarrassed.
Now the brother-sister were competing for a honour of winning their very first game. James pulled ahead but Jackie gave it all she had and reached out, he did too and he yelled when her fingers clasped over the snitch. Slytherin screamed for their Seeker winning the game.
"WE WON! WE WON!" they repeated, "We won, you lost Gryffindors!" they also yelled as if they had it rehearsed and timed from when they were going to say it all together. Lucius and Narcissa were the only two not screaming, they were making out under the bleachers for their celebration. James quickly congratulated her as they landed.
"Thanks James, you did a really good job too."
He smiled and they shook hands as Slytherin crowded around the young female Seeker and lifted her up as she held the snitch in the air. They cheered when she did this. James went over to Sirius, "Did you let her win?"
"I- no." he muttered.
"Are you lying to me?"
"Maybe, maybe not. Look Sirius I know you like her just be careful, okay?" Sirius nodded and they shook hands as well and went over to the rest of the Gryffindors. He added as they walked over, "I can see why you love her Sirius." he looked at his buddy, and James looked back. "She's really amazing and she'll be a good mate, mate." he winked and went to his teammates. Sirius looked behind to Jackie, she waved over at him and he waved back. Lucius came over with Narcissa and shook her hand, she smiled down at him and asked to be let down and her Captain set her down. Severus hugged her.
"You were fantastic!" he yelled over the cheering that was still going on.
Sirius watched hidden, a week later, as Jackie was finally able to make the water dance like Hydro and Hydra were able to do. She saw him and froze, then she motioned for him to come down to her. She frowned when he hesitated, she went over and took his hand and told him not to think. He didn't think and he walked with her, they danced for a long time. The gift Jackie was given, she was able to manipulate it so it traveled through her to someone else; Sirius danced with her on the water's surface as he told her that he's known for a lot longer then just today. She laughed and kissed him, Hydro and Hydra sighed happily as they told each other they loved the other.