Did you know that I didn't own any of the HP characters? Well I don't fyi.
Chapter 33: Replacements
In the dorm that night the girls were actually asleep when Lily came in. Jamie sprawled out across her bed, Mary in a tight ball buried under the blankets and Ivy snoozing with a book lying next to her.
Lily climbed into bed knowing the next morning she'd have to tell them what happened to James during practice and she'd have another day of listening to Mary sob over Sirius. It would be Friday and they had a free period scheduled before dinner, giving them a longer evening because they didn't have classes after dinner.
Lily met James at the hospital wing Friday morning. He was just leaving when they ran into each other.
"Hey!" Lily exclaimed giving him a hug. She'd almost expected him to be on crutches or something, but he just had a slight limp. "How are you?"
"Better. Did you hear that I'm not allowed to play at the match tomorrow?" He asked.
"Yeah. I was there when Pomfrey was telling Sirius you couldn't play."
"It sucks."
"Yeah it does." Lily agreed. "But look on the bright side, you can watch the game with me."
"I guess. I just have to find someone to replace me as chaser."
"When are you going to do that?"
"I'll have to do it today. Or I'll just have Gregor be keeper then switch around Aarons and Keith. But then I'd also have to exchange Daniel, because he doesn't work well with Keith, and don't even get me started on what I'd have to do with Sirius if that happened..."
"James," Lily cut off, "Wouldn't it be easier to just find someone to replace you rather than switching the team all around?"
"You'd think. But Gregor's played for us before. So he knows the team. But he's only good at keeper. Which is why I'd have to move our usual guy, Aarons. But then he only plays keeper or beater. He sucks at working with the quaffle. And because of that there's the switch with Keith, the other beater besides Sirius, to chaser, only he doesn't like to pass to Daniel so maybe I could get Daniel to be beater and Sirius, Keith and...who else is there?" As they walked toward Gryffindor tower James tried to think who else could play well as chaser. He had too many good beaters. Lily was very confused on how such a dysfunctional team could have won so many games.
"The seeker! He'd be good." James decided.
"What about Jamie?" Lily asked suddenly.
"What about her?"
"She could play for you." Lily said. "She's pretty good and then you wouldn't have to switch the whole team around."
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah. You've seen her on a broom. And she knows the team, other than you and Black she gets along with them." James considered this for a moment.
"She'd work. Just try her out." Lily suggested.
"Jamie?" James asked and Lily nodded. Seconds later they reached the portrait hole. Inside Jamie was doodling absently in front of the fire.
"Er, Jamie," James began. She looked up at him, seemingly irritates simply by his presence.
"What Potter?" She demanded. Lily nudged James encouraging him to go on.
"I was wondering if you would play at tomorrow's game." Jamie snorted at that.
"Are you serious?"
"Yes." She frowned sitting up straight.
"Why?"
"I can't because of a bludger injury." James explained sitting down on the arm chair.
"You weren't hit nearly hard enough." Jamie smirked. "Now. What's the real reason?"
"I was hit by a bludger and Pomfrey won't let me play." James repeated. Jamie smiled in a way that had Lily worrying. She leaned over placing her notebook on the table before turning back to James.
"Why should I?" she asked, that evil smile on her face.
"Because your good. The team could use you."
"And when was the last time I played? What makes you think I'd be good enough?" She challenged.
"Last summer." James answered simply. Lily frowned at him, while Jamie's eyebrows went high on her forehead.
"I lost." She said evenly, as if making a point.
"Barely." He corrected. Jamie stared at him for a minute, eye's narrowed. She had the most expressive eyes. You could tell her mood just from her eyes and where her eyebrows rested on her forehead.
"Chaser?" She asked.
"Tomorrow." James said.
"Practice?"
"Today."
"When?"
"Six."
"Done." Jamie agreed. Lily expected them to shake hands at this deal, but instead Jamie stood up going to class.
"What happened last summer?" Lily asked James. His eyes widened as he looked at her.
"Nothing." He smiled kissing her cheek. Lily shook her head fighting a smile.
"James Potter. Are you lying to me?"
"Never!" He retorted.
"Then what happened?" Lily asked again. James thought for a second before smiling.
"She fell in love with a monkey." James told her seriously. Lily laughed sitting beside him on the couch.
"That's not funny." she told him.
"But your laughing." With that Lily pushed her lips together, to keep the smile from spreading on her lips.
After dinner James and Jamie went to the Quidditch pitch for practice with the other Chasers. Lily would have gone down to watch, but she was having serious freak outs about the upcoming NEWTS. So after walking them out to the pitch Lily went back inside.
In the common room Remus and Ambre sat in a corner playing cards, by the look of it it was a muggle game and he was loosing. Horribly. Ivy sat in the overstuffed armchair with Hogwarts, a history. Sirius sat on the floor nervously tapping a quill on the coffee table, where he was working on an essay. He looked up seeing Lily.
"Lily! How lovely to see you." He said.
"No." Lily said instinctively.
"You haven't even heard by question yet." Sirius protested. Lily looked at him, eyebrows raised, waiting for him to ask. He grimaced, "Could you, possibly, help me with this essay?"
"No." Lily repeated.
"Please! It's due first class tomorrow!"
"Tomorrow's Saturday. We don't have classes." She reminded him. He frowned.
"What?"
"It's Friday. There's not classes tomorrow. Because it's Saturday." Lily said slowly. Remus muffled a laugh from the corner and Ivy covered her face with the book.
"So it doesn't have to be done until Monday?" Sirius asked. Lily nodded trying to cover her own smile. Sirius' eye twitched.
"Monday?" He asked again.
"Yes." Lily confirmed. Sirius nodded leaning against the couch.
"Well if that's the case." he said closed his eyes ready for a nap. Lily rolled her eyes sitting down in the only empty armchair and pulling out her DADA text book to go over some notes.
"Um, Sirius?" Lily began.
"Hmm?"
"What essay were you working on?"
"That one about Patronuses." He answered.
"Um, Sirius." Lily said.
"What?" He asked looking over at her.
"That was due today." Sirius just blinked at her.
"Today?" he asked.
"Yeah. Like three hours ago."
"Three hours ago?" He asked slowly. Lily nodded and Sirius exhaled a,"Crap." He bent back over the parchment tapping his quill quicker than before.
"Lily, please help me." he begged.
"I really have to study Sirius. I'm sorry." Lily apologized. The portrait hole opened and Mary stepped in.
"MARY!" Sirius exclaimed happily. "You wouldn't mind helping me out..."
"Fuck off Sirius." she said going straight to the girl's dormitory. Sirius looked as if he'd just been slapped. Totally confused as to why Mary was suddenly so aggressive and rude toward him.
"Well that was rude." he mumbled. "Moony, how about you old buddy, old pal?"
"We're studying Padfoot." Remus replied lying a card down on the floor.
"Bloody Hell. Your playing card games!" Sirius argued.
"A crucial part of studying." Remus said sounding distracted. Sirius looked around the room.
"Ivy, how about you?"
"Not on your life." she said from behind her book.
"She's siding with Mary." Lily explained to him.
"Whose side are you on?" He asked her.
"I'm dating your best mate. It makes it almost necessary that I be nice to you." Lily told him.
Sirius is such a dope. But yet I love him, as a person that is. What do you guys think of him? Or about this chapter? Or the snow? Does anyone actually like that stuff? Sorry, but I live in utah and it snowed this week, it's finally warm, but I'm just really sick of the stuff. Worst rant ever, but it's over now. So please press the green letters that say REVIEW!