Okay here's the next chap x
*The beginning of the end*
Quidditch and partying!
It was the first Quidditch match of the season, so of course Lily, Alice and Marley were going to watch, they had to support their house and best friend Willow, who played seeker. It was Gryffindor v Slytherin; also it was the first match of James being Captain.
James sat, barley eating, at the breakfast table. He was jittery with nerves, the whole team was. Well apart from Sirius who was happily tucking into enough food to feed the whole of Gryffindor! Willy was tapping her fingers on the table, clearly freaking out. Remus, who commentated the whole thing, seemed all happy, like nothing could bring down his mood. Marley, who helped him commented, wasn't nearly as excited.
Sirius and Remus weren't exactly friends again, sure they were on talking terms, but Remus was still cold towards Sirius.
"You guys better win" Lily said breaking the silence, Alice, Marley, Willy, James, Sirius, Remus and Peter all looked at her. Why did they even sit with the Marauders that day anyway?
"Why? You've never cared about Quidditch before." Willow said to her.
"Because I've made a three Galleon bet on you lot and I only have two Galleons left so –"
"Why d'you a bet you can't keep?"
"Coz I never back down from a bet!"
"I'll remember that," James grinned
Sirius stood before Lily could react "Let's get going!"
"Good luck" the table replied in unison
The whole of the Gryffindor Quidditch team stood. They were cheered as they left the room by the Gryffindors, Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs whilst the Slytherins booed. Lily caught Sev's eye and he winked at her, she smiled in return.
About half an hour later the rest walked down to the Quidditch pitch. Meanwhile the Gryffindor Quidditch team were preparing for their first match this season.
Willow Maloney was already dressed in her Quidditch robes and was talking to the only other girl on the team, Becky King, chaser, 4th year.
She had rather short brown hair that was layered and was fitted round her kind face. She had light green eyes and when they caught in a certain light seemed as though it had brown specs in them. She laughed at something her and Willow were talking about her eyes lighting up.
Frank Longbottem was sitting on his own, it was his first time on the team, he was keeper, and he was freaking that he would miss easy goals, which was ridiculous he was the best this team had seen in a long time! Sam Coote, final chaser, 5th year, Frank's best friend went to sit next to him reassuring him he would do fine.
James and Sirius were talking in hushed voices when Todd Dunbar, beater, 6th year finished gearing up. Sirius sat down next to Todd. Obviously there was no talent in 7th year.
James cleared his throat, Oh man, what the hell do I say? James thought. His hand subconsciously ran through his hair.
"Okay, we know that this is a great team and we know that we can beat Slytherin's arses and we know we can get them to go crying to their mummy's, but now all we gotta do is prove it to all of them! It's time we show this school what us Gryffindor's are made of!" The team cheered
He turned to face Willow "Maloney, get as high into the air as you can, make sure you can see the whole match, that way it'll be easier to see the snitch. Understand?" she nodded at him, she may not like him but he was one hell of a Captain.
Next he turned to face Sirius and Todd (who James really hated, but that could be because he dated Lily the year before) "Sirius, keep your eye on one Bludger, Dunbar on the other; make sure they never leave your sight. Got it?" the two beaters nodded.
James turned to face the next two "King and Coote, us lot will keep passing the quaffle and try score as much as we can before Maloney catches that snitch, we'll also keep the quaffle as far from our goals as humanly possible." they both nodded excitedly.
James turned to the final member of his team, Frank. "Frank, just keep saving those goals. Don't worry about anything else. Keep your eyes on the quaffle at all times. Understood?" Frank nodded sheepishly, James clasped his shoulder "You'll do great." he said so only Frank could hear.
James stood back so he could see the whole team "We're gunna do great! And this year we're gunna win!" cheers erupted the changing room. "So have fun! And let's go and KICK SOME SLYTHERIN ARSES!" The whole team cheered at the top of their voices.
Lily and Alice had left Marley and Remus outside the commentator box/staff tower-thing. They skipped arm in arm to one of the Gryffindor tower-things. That's when they realised Peter wasn't with them anymore, but to be honest they didn't really care; the guy gave them the creeps.
They pushed their way to the front so they got the best view of the game. As the Gryffindor team came out in a line, the cheer was deafening. Everyone – minus Slytherins – was cheering at top volume. Lily quickly noticed Willow, but her eyes kept flicking back to James. She had to admit he looked hot in his Quidditch uniform - wait, what? Lily thought James looked hot? Was the world coming to an end?
"Who're you looking at?" Alice asked leaning closer to Lily, she followed her line of sight "James! No way!" Lily elbowed Alice in her stomach. "You like James?" Alice hissed
"NO!" she screamed, earning a few strange looks from her peers "I was just…looking" she said lowering her voice.
"So, you think James looks cute today?" she smirked.
Lily blushed "No, no"
"I can tell when you're lying" Alice sang
"Fine, okay! So I think he looks kinda hot today, but that doesn't mean he's not a self-obsessed pig!"
"Of course, Lily, whatever you say!" Alice sung.
"For the Gryffindor's, this years captain is James Potter – chaser! Along with Sam Coote and Beaky King. Willow Maloney this year's seeker! Sirius Black and Todd Dunbar are beaters! And new to the team Frank Longbottem keeper!" Marlene's voice sounded loud and clear. The stands erupted with noise once again.
Lily watched as the Slytherin team came on, she joined in with the boo's her house was making. "For the Slytherin's (who are so going to lose)" this statement by Remus was met with another explosion by the Gryffindor's "captain – Issac Goyle – beater along with Gavin Warrington. Logan Carrow, Harrioson Davis and Anthony Crabbe chasers. Dalis Bole seeker. And Ethan Higgs – keeper"
Madam Hooch stepped forward made the captains shake hands, she said something to them both. Then suddenly they were off "And they're off!" Marley's voice rang through the stadium.
"Slytherin are in control of the ball: Crabbe, Davis, Carrow, Davis" Remus' voice boomed.
"Potter gets the quaffle for Gryffindor, King, Potter, King, Potter, Coote, Potter – Potter scores 10 – 0 to Gryffindor!"
"Slytherin: Davis, Crabbe, Davis, Carrow, Davis – Longbottem saves! In your face!"
"Goyle sends a Bludger to Potter, Black hits it to Crabbe!"
"Gryffindor: Coote, Potter, King, Coote – Higgs saves!"
"Slytherin: Carrow, Crabbe – Crabbe scores 10 – 10. What a load of bull – sorry professor!"
"Gryffindor, Slytherin, back to Gryffindor: King, Coote, King, Potter, King – King scores 20 – 10 to Gryffindor! That girl's just too cool!"
"Slytherin: Crabbe, Davis, Crabbe, Carrow – Carrow scores 20 – 20! Cheap shot!"
"Gryffindor, Slytherin, Gryffindor, Slytherin: Davis, Carrow, Davis – Davis scores 30 – 20 to Slytherin! COME ON GRYFFINDOR!"
"Maloney's seen something! She's diving down! Bole followed he's seen it too!"
"Davis shoots – Longbottem saves!"
"Maloney caught it! MALONEY CAUGHT THE SNITCH!"
"Gryffindor wins! 170 – 30!" The cheers from the Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws could be heard for miles. But the Gryffindors were by far the loudest.
They won! James Potter actually helped them win! Willow couldn't contain her shock; maybe James wasn't so bad after all. Willow landed and hugged every member of the team, yes including James and Sirius "I actually can't believe it!" Beaky screamed
"I know!" Willow yelled back whilst hugging Beaky again "That was one awesome goal!"
"You're what won the game for us though! Well done! I'm proud of you like a mother for her baby!" Beaky laughed
Lily and Alice linked arms and started to shove their way to the changing room to congratulate Willow.
"I saw you checking out James through that whole game!" Alice whispered in Lily's ear
"I wasn't checking him out!" Lily cried
"So why were you constantly staring at –"
"He had the waffle-thing most!"
"Of course he did Lily, of course"
"He did!" they had reached the changing rooms now, Lily thought this lucky as she could get away from Alice and onto the 'lovely topic of Quidditch' (note sarcasm).
Lily hugged Willow "Can't breathe"
"Urgh, you're all wet!" Lily muttered
"That's what she said" Alice said
"I just got out the shower" she said glaring at Alice
"Great game!" Lily cried
"Did you have a clue what was going on?" the girls turned to see James and Sirius walking in, Sirius was the one who spoke
"None" Lily said simply, turning her back on him. James ran his fingers through his hair.
"Lily wasn't even watching the game" Alice said "She was watching a certain Quidditch player –"
Lily stomped on Alice's foot – hard! "Shut up!" Lily hissed
"So you admit you were checking him out!"
"I wasn't checking anyone out!"
"I think you'd make a good couple with –" Lily's hand slapped over her friend's mouth so she wouldn't spill the beans on who she was 'checking out' right in front of said guy. Lily didn't want to make his ego any bigger than it already was.
"We'll see you guys later, in the common room" Lily smiled fakely, as she pulled Alice out of the room.
Sirius, James and Willow stood in silence and they could just hear Lily scream "Alice! Don't lick my hand!"
"You deserved it bitch! Anyway why wouldn't you let me tell Willow? – Ouch! What was that for?"
"Being a douche!"
Willow laughed at how ridiculous her friends were, although she did wonder who Lily was 'checking out' the whole game.
It seemed Sirius felt the same way "Wonder who Lily-bean has the hots for" he said
"Dunno" mumbled James
"Maloney!" Sirius called "Who Evans got the hots for?"
"How should I know? I'll find out later" she called back
"Will you tell me?"
"In your dreams!" she laughed, he gave her the puppy dog looked which would have had any normal girl putty in his hands "Get a new look, Black!"
Back in the common room the party had already started. Alice and Lily grabbed a butterbeer where they found Marley talking to Remus. It was then that the Quidditch team walked in, the cheers were even louder than they were on pitch, if that's even possible!
They each received their fair share of hugs and pats on the back before the party finally got in fall swing. The music was loud it rang through the whole the common room; many of the younger kids went to bed.
"I feel nothing," Lily hissed, James was (once again) trying to get her to go out with him.
James leaned forward until their lips were mere centre meters apart "How bout now?" he whispered, his voice sent butterflies through Lily's stomach. What – NO! Lily hated James! He can't make her feel like that!
"You may what to brush your teeth, Potter"
James moved back, running his hand through his hair "Why won't you just go on a date with me?"
"Because I – unlike nearly every other girl here – am not a sucker for your charm and pick-up lines, I see who truly are"
"Oh, yeah and what's that?"
"An obnoxious pig, who can't keep his head out of his arse long enough to see I'm not interested!"
He put a hand over his heart, and faked hurt "Harsh"
"You can get any other girl, so leave me alone and go get one"
James looked over Lily's head and saw Jess smiling at him, he winked at her and she blushed "Hmmm, guess your right. I can get any girl but you. But don't worry Evans I will wait for you."
"You'll be waiting a long time then, Potter" she said before turning and walking back into the crowd of dancing people.
James walked over to Jess; he wasn't going to get Lily tonight. "Hey, Jess" he said smoothly, leaning against the wall next to her.
"Hi, James!" she giggled, man her voice is annoying! James thought, but brushed it aside. He just wanted to get Lily out of his head, anyway what he wanted to do with the girl had nothing to do with talking.
"Care to dance, darling?" he held out his hand.
"Yes! Yes! I would love to!" James sighed, she was desperate. She smiled at her friends before taking his hand.
They walked to where all the people were dancing. It was a slow song; Jess wrapped her arms round James' neck. James answered by wrapping his arms round her waist.
Jess tilted her head up, closed her eyes and waited. James knew what she wanted, he sighed maybe it would help him forget. So he kissed her, but he couldn't get Lily out of his head.
Lily sat across the room, looking straight at James and Jess. Alice sat next to Lily "You know, if you said to James you liked him, he would ditch Jess in a second" she said matter-of-factly.
"I don't like Potter" Lily hissed
"Then why are you over here looking pissed?"
"I don't – because he's obviously using Jess! He just asked me out now he's onto her!"
"And that surprises you?"
"I thought he had more class, even if he is Potter!"
"Just tell him you –"
"I. Don't. Like. Potter!"
"Whatever you say" Alice stood and walked away.
"I couldn't help but overhear –" Sirius said slipping into the seat Alice just vacated.
"You mean eavesdrop"
"Yeah, whatever. But I heard that you like my good friend, James"
"I don't like your 'good friend James'"
"Well that's not what I heard"
"Well you heard wrong"
Sirius stood, as did Lily "Well, I'll guess I'll go tell him. I mean if you 'don't like James' why should you care?"
Lily grabbed his arm "Don't" she snarled
He chuckled, "HEY EVERYBODY!" he shouted.
Everyone turned to look at Sirius and Lily, even James and Jess, who had been making out a second before.
"LILY HERE –"Lily grabbed the butterbeer she had been drinking, it was still over halfway, and tipped it over Sirius' head. Lily smirked at him, before turning to the common room "That is all" she walked past Sirius kicking him in the shin as she went.
James watched as Lily stormed up to her dormitory, she is so hot when she's angry he thought. He then turned to look at Sirius covered in butterbeer. Jess was kissing his check, in what she thought was a really sexy way. "Come on Jamesy, don't worry about them" she whispered in his ear.
"I have to go see Sirius" he said untangling himself from her, he ran to Sirius "Pad, dude, what happened?" he asked clamping his hand on Sirius' shoulder.
"I don't want to talk about it! That girl has one mean temper! It was just a joke!"
"What did you do to Lily? She was fuming!" Peter said coming over to where James and Sirius stood.
Sirius didn't want to tell them about what he overheard. There was no point getting James' hopes up, when she obviously wasn't going to admit it. "Just – um – saying to Lily that James was the one Lily was checking out the whole game" then it dawned on Sirius, James was the one Lily had the hots for! "She didn't like that"
"I can tell" Peter laughed.
"Where's Moony?" Sirius asked, changing the subject
"Over there, dancing with Beaky" Peter pointed towards where two people were dancing. And sure enough there was Remus and Beaky.
Sirius smiled "I think I'm rubbing off in him." the others laughed.
Jess glared at James as he laughed with his mates. I will get him, no matter what it takes. Jess watch James' eyes flicker to where Lily had stormed off Lily Evans will NOT get in my way!
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