"Temperantrus say what?" Lily asked.
"Dani!" Sirius yelled from his bed. When she turned to look at him, he shook his head no. She rolled her eyes and turned back to Lily.
"I can turn into a tiger. Illegally." She added after a second thought. Lily was speechless.
"How long?" She said from lack of having anything else to say.
"Halfway through 5th Year?" She said with a shrug. Lily licked her front teeth with her tongue, and nodded.
"MADAM POMFREY!" Lily yelled at the top of her lungs. "Madam POM-" Lily's mouth was covered as she was dragged out of the Hospital Wing, and into the hall. She bit down on the hand covering her mouth, and James let a yelp.
"Ow! Merlin, Evans. I'm not food. You don't have to bite so hard." James said while his hand. Lily tried to run for it, but Dani stopped her by forcing her against the wall.
"Lily, don't make me hurt you. Now listen, this is the reason why I didn't tell you. I knew you would overreact and blow this way out of portion. Now, we can go back in the Hospital Wing, The Marauders and I can explain this whole mess, and you don't tell a soul until the day you die. Or, I could kill you in a heartbeat. Which will it be?" Lily let out a breath, causing her bangs to fly up. "I thought so." Dani said while backing up. Lily stomped back inside and plopped down on her bed, folding her arms. Sirius had gotten up along with Peter, and stared at James and Dani waiting for an explanation. Dani and James looked at each other, and James took a step back.
"She's your best friend."
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One hour, one groggy Remus waking up, and one Muffliato spell on Madam Pomfrey later, Lily knew the whole story. Remus being bitten as a child, the studying, the practicing, the trips, all of it. 'Wow. Never knew Potter and Black knew how to read. And Peter? Please.' Lily thought.
"So, will you keep Remus' secret, or send me, James, Sirius, and Peter to jail, and Remus into exile for the rest of his life?" Dani asked once she was done. Lily looked next to her and saw Remus with his head in his hands. She got off her bed, sat next to him, and removed his hands. He slowly looked her in the eye and sighed before attempting to look back down.
"No." Lily said. "Remus, you're my friend, and besides it's not like you asked for this. Your secret's safe with me." She hugged him, and after a second of hesitation, he hugged back, just as strong.
"So, who's hungry?" Sirius said, causing all of them to look at him. "What? We haven't eaten since dinner last night, and that was ages ago. I'm starving!"
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The next day, it was as if the whole fight between Dani and Lily never happened. They were as chatty as ever. "Not to interrupt, but Dani, do you still want to be Beater on the Quidditch Team?" James asked at Breakfast.
"Do you still want to be Seeker?" Dani asked. James turned to Sirius.
"Ditto." He said while building a waffle tower.
"No need for tryouts then. The whole team's still here till next year." James said while stretching and unconsciously fluffing his hair. The next weeks were filled with Quidditch, school, pranks, family, and of course, relationships. James was begging to go crazy with the practices, booking the field every night. It went so far that the other six members on the team had to hold him at wandpoint before he agreed to calm down. Dani didn't mind so much, considering the fact that Sirius would let her ride on his back after each practice.
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"Smith to Kelly of Hufflepuff, intercepted by Gryffindor! Looks like Kelly's trying to steal it back, oooh! Nice bludger from Black! Gryffindor's going for the goal, SCORE! 10 points to Gryffindor!" River Abbot, a Ravenclaw Quidditch enthusiastic, was commentating the first Quidditch Match of the season, and Gryffindor was leading by now 80 points, and the Hufflepuffs were getting more discouraged by the second.
"Alright team. We've got them right where we want them. Hit them hard, and hit them low. Carlson, Black, don't let the chasers near the goals. As long as they don't threaten to sue, keep hitting the bludgers their way. Jones, watch the Quaffle like a Hawk. Don't let it in. Cerves, Jonz, Peterson, keep flying like you are, and don't lose concentration." James was lecturing the team during a time out. Lily, in the stands, had a book. Remus and Peter sat next to her, Remus smiling as he watched James pace the ground below.
"Such a strong competitor he is. If he keeps this up, he's gonna send the entire Hufflepuff team to the Infirmary." Just as Remus said that the time out ended and Sirius and Dani flew his way.
"If he keeps this up, he's gonna send the entire Gryffindor team to the Infirmary." Sirius said while rubbing his right shoulder, which had begun to hurt.
"BLACK! CARLSON! TALK LATER! RIGHT NOW GET YOUR LAZY BUMS UP HIGHER AND HIT SOME BALLS!" Sirius cracked a grin at that, as did half of the stands.
"YOU KEEP YELLING AT ME POTTER, AND I'M GOING TO HIT SOME BALLS ALRIGHT!" Dani yelled back before she and Sirius flew off in opposite directions. James shook his head and continued his search for the snitch.
"Potter seems to be having problems finding the snitch. Usually after the first hour, he's got it locked down. Who knows maybe he's losing his touch. Is it time for the Gryffindor Captain to reti-" He was stopped in the middle of his sentence when a red flash passed inches from his face. He looked across the field to see James with his wand out. "Cerves has the Quaffle and he's going for the Hufflepuff goal…" James grinned while placing his wand back in his robes.
'Come on, little gold ball. Where are you?" As if the snitch itself heard him, it appeared feet in front of his face, and reached for it, missing by inches.
"Looks like Potter's located the snitch. And it also looks like Lawson's located Potter." Abbot was dead on about Lawson. Eric Lawson, the 7th Year Hufflepuff Seeker, was tailing James, knowing that he had seen the snitch. Everyone in the crowd had gone quiet, as well as those who had actually been playing. James and Eric both leaned in hands outstretched. James having longer limbs, looked like he was going to grab it and that came apparent to one of the Hufflepuff beaters.
Just as James' fist curled around the snitch, Amos Diggory hit a bludger at him dead in the back, causing him to fly forward, and Sirius and Dani to send bludgers his way. The entire Gryffindor Team flew down and surrounded him, repeatedly asking if he was alright. James grinned and tried to sit up, but laid back down and groaned from the unbearable pain.
"Good god, James. What did you break this time?" Dani asked out of mock annoyance. "The 1st match of Second Year you broke your arm, The 1st match of Third Year you broke your leg, 1st match of Forth Year you broke my leg, and last year, What did he break last year?" Dani said while turning to Sirius.
"He fractured his skull." Sirius said grinning at the memory.
"Oh yeah. That was nasty. There was blood everywhere. Wasn't that your fault?" She asked.
"Who cares, it was so long ago." Sirius said while not maintain eye contact.
"Please figure out who almost killed me later. Right now get me some help!" James said from the ground. McGonagall and Dumbledore pushed their way in front and hurriedly put him on a stretcher and carted him off to the Hospital Wing. Nixon Jonz, a Third Year Chaser, twisted his broom in his hands.
"So did we win?"
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"You fractured your spine?" The entire Gryffindor Quidditch Team asked a smiling James. They were in the Infirmary and it was around 6. Everyone was either at dinner or at the party in the Common Room.
"Yep. I get to stay here for a week, and then in the Common Room for another week." He tried to fold his hands behind his head, but hissed as a jolt of pain went through him. "Ow, ow, ow."
"Aww, does the big bad Seeker need some comfort?" Remus, Sirius and Dani all asked at once, causing three girls who they hadn't seen before to rush forward and start waiting on him.
"Damn. Were either of you being serious?" Remus asked.
"Nope."
Hey guys! Just wanted to say thanks for sticking with me. In the next chapter, Dani and James create a plan. DUM! DUM! DUM!