"Let the game begin!"
shouted McGonagall, and with that the Snitch was released. Narcissa
stood, slightly wearily, next to Remus and Peter, all three of them
supporting Gryffindor without hesitation. "Excellent
save from Sirius Black," praised McGonagall enthuastically, as
Sirius deflected the Quaffle quickly. James was hovering around for
some moment, in mid-animation, as he noticed the Snitch rather
quickly. And with that, he zoomed off upwards into the sky, chasing
the snitch. Lucius Malfoy, who was playing Seeker for Slytherin, shot
after him, his emerald robes waving in contrast to James's ruby
robes. Sirius continued to deflect any scores from entering the
hoops, when it happened.
"RIGHT," Rodolphus shouted, and
hit the Quaffle towards Sirius. It knocked his broom slightly, but he
did not loose his balance. Daringly, he zoomed a foot away from the
hoops, riding his broomstick with no hands. "That the best you
can do, Roddy?" he shouterd mockingly into the wind, returning
to guard the hoops. Rodolphus looked furious, but could do nothing
else now, as McGonagall had her beady eye fixed upon him.
James
was entering the clouds now, the Snitch almost dissapearing from
view, when-
"GRYFFINDOR WIN!"
"That was a short
match," muttered Wormtail in confusement, waving a Gryffindor
banner. Remus sighed at the stupidity of his friend, but wore a smile
as he watched James nosedive to the ground, holding the snitch like a
trophy. Lucius Malfoy followed, wearing a sour expression. Sirius
Black dived down from the hoops and high fived James in triumph.
"Nice one James!"
"Remus-" Narcissa begun, but
he was already kissing her.
"We won! We won!" he said as
he drew for breath. He then seemed to remember who she was, and the
uncertainy of their so called relationship. He smiled nervously at
her, and gingerly placed a hand around her waist. "All
forgiven?" she murmured against his ear.
"Quite,"
replied he.
James and Sirius were whooping with joy,
flying around the stadium showing off that they had won. A couple of
girls squealed as Sirius nose dived so violently it looked like he
was going to come off his broom - but he steadied himself perfectly
and flew over to were his cousin and best friends were standing. "Did
you SEE that catch James made?" he drew for breath; his face
exhilarated. His dark hair flopped over his face, as he grinned at
them, hovering in mid air. Narcissa grinned.
"Awesome game,
Sirius." she told him proudly, her blonde hair flickering in the
light wind.
Remus nodded in agreeance, his face set in a wide
smile. "Good job, Padfoot - and Prongs," he added as James
flew down to join Sirius, rather arrogantly, as he threw his head
back as he laughed proudly. "Lily - come on-"
He
positioned the broom next to were Lily was standing, and she climbed,
rather uncertainly, onto the back. "Hold on tight," he told
Lily, before zooming off. Lily was squealing.
"You want to
...?" Sirius trailed off as he pointed to his broomstick,
looking at Narcissa. She looked at Remus, as if asking for position.
He was grinning, and nodded. "Go on." She kissed his
forehead, and without further ado, climbed on back of Sirius's
broomstick, wrapping her arms around his waist. "Gooooo!"
she cried, and with that he zoomed off after James. They circled the
skies for some time, the four of them, having so much fun. Narcissa
also had the perfect excuse to wrap her arms around her cousin
tightly, not only because she was in fear of falling off, but for the
mere enjoyment of having him close to her. "You may want to wrap
your arms around a bit more," he said to her, his voice only
just audible, "because we're going to nosedive, and we don't
want you to fall, do we?"
He watched her expression
carefully; she blushed and smiled. And with that, he
nosedived.
"WOAH," she cried in suprise, the feeling of
going downwards overcoming her. She felt so alive, with the wind in
her hair and the roaring of appriceation from the crowd below. All
too soon, it was over. Sirius hovered by the ground, and climbed off
his broomstick. Narcissa got off too, but lost all sense of balance
from being in the sky so long. She stumbled, but he caught her, his
arms around her middle. "Careful," said Sirius, "You
don't want to fall over." Narcissa wasn't sure if it was her
imagination, but she could of sworn he held her in a way he had never
done before. He let go, and Remus walked over. "Have fun?"
he was not sarcastic for once, but generally inquistive, smiling.
"I've never really liked riding a broomstick ..."
"That's
cause you've never tried, Moony," said James, as he held his
Nimbus in one hand, his second hand wrapped around Lily's waist. They
were both grinning; both so happy.
"True," replied
Remus, scratching his chin, "Not sure if it's my cup of tea
though."
Blood Traitor.
The
voice was very clear in Narcissa's mind, and she stumbled slightly as
the voice penetrated, blocking out every sound around them, apart
from her own voice and his.
Blood Traitor ...
I'm not a Blood
Traitor! Who are you?
Such LIES,
Narcissa ... I am the one they fear the most. Your dear sister, a
mirthless laugh rang sharply around her mind, was
a dissapointment to me, I must confess. It is a shame you are not one
of us; I had ideas that you would be great.
And with that, the voice
dissapeared, and she shook her head. "What's wrong?"
It
was Sirius's voice, his eyes looking at her with something reserved
uncannily.
"Nothing," she replied with an unconvicing
smile, "but I couldn't say no to a Butterbeer ..." Sirius,
although still not convinced, grinned and took her hand. "Cmon
then - help us Moony-" and with that, Sirius helped her regain
her balance, and when Remus wasn't looking, squeezed her hand
comfortingly, as if reassuring her he was there for her.
James
yawned massively. "Let's go - I want to celebrate and rub it in
Slytherin's faces, haha!"
And with that, they all went off to
the castle, talking together and laughing. Narcissa followed suit
with the laughter, but figured it would be better not to spill the
beans about what had really happened.
