Just thought I should let everyone know

This story isn't going to go until Harry is born.

it is going to end shortly thereafter they get together.

It will not be going all of the way to their deaths, mainly b/c I can't see it in any other way than I already wrote it.

That being said, you still have a bit ; )

This is not mine, well the thought process is but not the characters or the school or the magical community at large.

Chapter 28

Waiting

He was starving, he was so hungry. Sitting up he rubbed his hands over his face and gripped his hair, wincing a bit at the pain in his shoulder. He hated having muscles healed, cuts and gashes hurt like hell to get healed but once they were done it was done, not with muscles, they ached for days and right after they hurt worse than they did before they were healed. He stood and stretched his back and walked over to the mirror to inspect the damage that had been caused. There was a thin pink line, he was certain that it would heal completely leaving no marks by the end of the day.

It had to be later than noon, he was in pain which meant the potion had worn off so he had slept at least 8 hours. Pulling on a pair of muggle jeans and uniform shirt he headed down the stairs. He saw Lily sitting on the sofa reading, a dog curled up beside her with his head in her lap. James shook his head, leave it to Sirius.

"Oi Padfoot, get off the furniture you mangy mutt!" James called as he loped down the staircase. "Sorry Lily, he is a bit clingy once he makes a new friend."

She smiled and stood, stretching her arms above her head.

"He is fine, why did you just call him by Sirius' nickname?"

James shuffled his feat nervously, he really had to learn to think before he spoke.

"Oh uhm well, because he acts like Sirius, he is big on girls, he sees them and never leaves them alone after that. And when I got him I said it as a joke on Siri and it stuck, so now they both answer to it. Why didn't you wake me? I missed office hours…again.

She shook her head, a bemused smile on her face.

"Your little clan is an odd one James Potter. I didn't wake you because after this morning you needed rest to completely heal. How are you feeling? And why are you wearing a uniform shirt with your jeans?"

"Oh well, I couldn't lift my shoulder to pull a tshirt of a jumper on and the only button ups I have are these. So I figured what the hell, I will pull it off or die trying. I am fine, just sore, thank you by the way. What time is it?"

She glanced at the muggle watch on her wrist.
"6:30, you are too late for dinner and rounds are in about an hour, do you want to go to the kitchens? I will come with you and then we can start rounds from there. And you are welcome."

James glanced at the shaggy black beast that was wagging its tail happily. He shrugged.

"Sure, that's fine, Snuffs go to the dorm with Pete. I'll come scoop you up after rounds." He said.

The dog barked twice.

"Does he understand you?" Lily asked as she watched the dog stand and shake out.

"He understands a lot better than you would think he does." James muttered darkly.

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The air was crisp as it whipped past James' face. He wiggled a bit on his broom, trying to find a way to hold on with his right hand and shoot with his left. His strength was quickly returning but he couldn't raise it all the way yet. He was beginning to wonder if there wasn't more wrong with it than he and Lily had originally thought. Now when he moved it up or in a circle it made a grinding noise and it was painful. Like a rubber band being pulled too tight and snapping back down.

He couldn't think about it now, he was running tryouts for his team and he had to do it quickly as it was Saturday and he had head's duties in two hours time. He watched in delight as Sirius performed some amazing aerobatic feats, he was so happy to be back on the pitch that he hadn't even smarted off yet, and they had been going for two hours already.

So far his team was solid. Sirius was performing at an elite level and James was certain that pairing him with the burly fourth year, Michael was an awesome move, after all the kid's father was the owner of the comet line of brooms, he could fly nearly as well as James himself. Gordon was returning as keeper and seemed to have improved over the summer. He was related to Alice and he had told James that Gideon and Fabian had practiced with him all summer break. He was excited about Morgan and Kyle both returning as well, Morgs had been a no brainer, the girl loved quidditch more than anything, he liked that about her. However he had to get a new seeker. His rookie seeker was afraid to play after last year and her injuries due to the Slytherin game.

His new seeker was a hyper third year boy. He had been so excited to get on the pitch that he fell down the risers in the stands in his haste when James had called his name. He was brilliant though. He caught the snitch faster than James had ever seen. And he was reckless, throwing himself off of the broom at one point to make the catch. James liked reckless he understood reckless, he could use reckless, he was reckless. If they didn't win the cup this year he had vowed he was going to jump off his broomstick.

Finishing up he flew over to the stands when he saw Remus and Lily sitting in the stands with Pete, Alice, Soryn and a few other Gryffindor housemates. Pulling up in front of them, still sitting astride his broom about 4 foot from the air he smiled brightly.

"Hey, what is everyone doing here?" he asked.

"Well, Lilly and I came to watch Morgan try out for the last time, Soryn came for Sirius I would assume, and the group of giggling girls came for you and probably Sirius as well." Alice said with a shrug.

James glanced over at the girls and shook his head, while pushing his hand through his hair. Sirius was still out on the pitch flying with his new partner and Morgan, Soryn did not look thrilled.

"You likely won't get him down for a while, it is the first he has been back since he got hurt, he will be out there all day I would imagine." James said to her.

"I get that he is happy to fly, but why is he flying with her?" she said in a disgruntled voice.

James could honestly say he considered Soryn a friend after everything that had happened and after Sirius drug her to their house several times, but this area made him a bit uncomfortable. He glanced a Remus who had a concerned look on his face, they both knew Sirius and he did not handle jealousy well at all.

"Well I would think it is because she is his teammate." Lily said crisply.

James couldn't stop the smirk that had formed on his face.

"Well tell him when he is done that I was waiting for him, I am going to do something else." She said and stood up to walk back to the castle.

"Uhm, alright…Where's Marleen?" James said quickly in effort to change the subject.

"Oh uhm she is waiting for Remus in the library. She said she didn't need to see you all make prats of yourselves in the air, she could do that any day of the week in the great hall."

Remus laughed,

"Well I guess I had better get going to the library then, James are you going to hover all day, fly off or put that broom up?"

"It's obvious, he is waiting on Evans to take a ride with him." Sirius said landing with a flump beside of Alice.

They all laughed while Lily shook her head ardently.

"I am not getting on that thing I will fall."

Sirius smirked and stood hopping back on his broom and grabbing the tail of James' broom and pulling him along behind him as he left, calling out,

"Oh you may fall for him, but it won't be off his broom."

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"What the bloody hell is the matter with you? Why would you say that? Don't you think I have enough to be getting on with? Honestly. Your girlfriend is pissed at you by the way." James growled as he flipped his broom right over Sirius head so they were face to face, James flying backwards again.

"Eh what are you going to do about it, you can't stop me from bugging her about it anymore than you can make her date you. And I don't know what is up with Soryn, she is acting so weird lately she gets mad for the littlest stuff, I don't know." Sirius replied as James spun his broom and they descended to the ground outside of the locker rooms.

"Well you need to go find her so I am not in the middle, I avoided fighting when her and I were in a relationship I am not going to do it when it isn't my relationship. And while we are on that, I am done trying to have one with Lily. Drop it already." James said firmly glancing back at the stands to see her walking out with Alice.

"Jamie, I know you, you aren't over her." Sirius said gently.

"Never said I was, I said I was done with it either way." They came to the ground and James hovered for just a minute before allowing his feet to touch the ground. "Look Siri, is it so much to ask to want to date a girl that wants to date me? I don't want to keep going down the same road alright?"

"Alright." Sirius said quietly.

"Hey James, show me that flip that you just did over Sirius." Morgan said with a grin.

James glanced at Sirius who was looking at his old crush with dewy eyes.

"Sure. Sirius do you mind?" James said nervously.

It was after all well known that Sirius had been infatuated with Morgan since at least 2nd year, when she made the team before him. The marauders had a standing rule about dating each other's crushes.

"No, it's fine, I have to go meet up with Soryn, if she'll talk to me that is." He replied, disgruntled.

"Want me to come with you?" James asked, silently begging his best mate to get him out of this. He didn't want to cross any lines that would hurt his best friend.

"Naw, she's my girlfriend mate, I think I can handle her. You take Morgan and have fun." He sighed putting his broom against the wall of the lockeroom. "Run my broom to your room for me? Oh and Morgan it's easier and more fun to learn if you just hop on the back of his broom. You only have an hour James, its 11."

James watched in shock as Sirius smiled and walked off through the pitch.

"Uhm, alright well, hop on I guess." James said nervously.

She flipped her white blonde hair and smiled hugely before sitting behind him and gripping the back of his robes. He rose up into the air and glanced back at her.

"You are going to have to hold on tighter than that or you are going to fall off."

She wrapped her arms all the way around him and he spun on a dime in the other direction, ready to shoot off instantly. He briefly caught sight of gleaming red hair flipping in the sun before he catapulted into the air and cut an instant flip. Laughing at Morgan squealing behind him and holding on to him for dear life.

"Er Lil, I think you should have just accepted the ride." Alice said softly when she saw Lily turn and the sound of James laughter.

Remus looked down at her and smiled sadly.

"He can't wait forever Lily." He said gently.

"I didn't ask him to." She replied quickly before picking up her pace and heading to her room.