A/N: Ohmygosh I'm so sorry for how long this has taken. It took me FOREVER to adjust to school this year but I'm done so that's good. I hope this chapter makes up for it and then I'll get working on the next chapter for Out of Boundaries.

Thanks for the reviews xoxo!

Teacher's Pet

Chapter Three

Games

It was later that day, after their first encounter with 'Professor' Potter, when Solah bounced over to Lily in the common room rather exuberantly. Lily raised her eyebrows at her seemingly over excited friend.

"Guess what? Quidditch tryouts, want to go down to the pitch and watch? I heard our favorite sexy delicious professor will be there!" She said giggling and Lily rolled her eyes.

"Professor Slughorn's going to be there? Come to think of it, I've never really contemplated using those adjectives to describe him. Oh no, maybe you are talking about Flitwick! I'm so excited now, it is a perfect opportunity to have a good old chat with them. I'll go down with the excuse of watching tryouts but really we will have an engaging conversation regarding the direction of my future. Which by the way, I'm in the dark about. My idea of fun." Lily said sarcastically in a pretend excited voice.

"Ok that was so not funny, more like depressing. And duh I'm talking about Professor Potter." Solah said grinning as they headed out of the common room.

Lily just wrinkled her nose. "I think your reference to Potter was sick."

Solah just laughed, her eyes brightening as she did. "Oh no you didn't Miss Lily Evans, you liked it AND agreed with me. I know you too well."

"Suuuure Solah, whatever you say."

"No, whatever you say Lily. You're just playing hard to get…or you know what I mean" Solah said wrinkling her forehead trying to figure out the expression that she had just used.

The two friends got past the troublesome and interchanging staircases then headed through the Great Hall where they found Francesca chatting with Colin.

"Francesca, guess who is going to be down at the pitch?" Solah inquired with the same breathless excitement in her voice.

"You're kidding me, right?" Francesca drawled and Lily tried to hide her smile from Solah. At least somebody would tease Solah with her. Potter was hot but she had a feeling his ego didn't need to grow any larger than it already was, what with all the flirting and avid attention that many of their female peers were sending his way.

Solah looked incredulous. "What d'you mean am I kidding? Have you seen how fit he is in those old quidditch magazines?"

"Um no, because I don't read old outdated quidditch magazines." Francesca replied dryly and Solah threw up her hands in the air with a sigh as if at a lost on how to convince their friend of their professor's apparent sexiness in the past.

"You must be missing out on a lot from this reaction Fran." Lily said laughingly as Solah marched on ahead linking her arm with Lily and beckoning Francesca to follow them.

The day was sunny but with a certain cold edge to the air. Lily relished the refreshing cool air that breezed on past her and the girls. The walk to the pitch was pleasant and Lily waved enthusiastically to Hagrid who was watering some hundred plants in his garden.

The pitch had at least a hundred people down there including people on the grounds and in the stands. Lily looked incredulously around at the amount of people and then turned to Solah.

"What's with all the people here? There's never been this many for a tryout. Expecting a fight to break out?"

Solah sighed but had a triumphant look on her face. "Lily, aren't you supposed to be the smart one? What do you think all of these girls are doing here?"

"Ohhh. Right. Well I wouldn't have figured that out seeing as I'm not the one thinking Potter's the hottest bloke Hogwarts has seen in a long time."

"Eh? Who said anything about hot?" Francesca said evilly and Lily smacked her arm lightly with her hand.

"I'm never going to win with you two am I?" Lily asked rolling her emerald eyes.

"No, you're not. Just face it, you think he's hot as hell and you'd jump at the chance to—" Solah began brightly but Lily cut her off.

"Let's go sit down shall we? Just closer to the pitch so it looks as if we're actually here to root for Darren and Colin."

Solah just shook her head as she stage whispered to Francesca, "She's doing it again. Self-denial is what I call it."

Lily shook her head but smiled. To try and curb their annoyingly superior smiles she yelled, "Hi Col! Hey Darren!"

She bounced off to chat with them, her skirt bouncing behind her and her burgundy tie flying about in the air, leaving Francesca and Solah behind.

"Sup Lily?" Colin said when she reached the Gryffindor boys.

She shrugged her shoulders and said jokingly, "Just came to say hi and good luck cause you're gonna need it."

Colin just laughed. "No way, Potter was giving us some tips that are going to be useful. For first season's game we'll definitely flatten Slytherin."

"Wicked, I can't wait. Well I'm gonna go sit down with the girls." She said with a wink before whirling around, her red hair flying about and blending harmoniously with the autumn foliage.

Her eyes roved across the stands until her eyes caught a delirious Solah and a sardonic looking Francesca. Seated between them was their precious DADA (A/N: Ahhaa…..) professor, Potter.

Maybe she'd give the girls something to chat about since they'd been teasing her about how she denied he was fit and hot. Why not play it up? And play the game of seduction.

"Hello, Professor." Lily said her bright emerald eyes focused on his warm hazel ones that were now looking up at her as she smiled brightly down at him.

"Lily." He replied pleasantly, his hazel eyes unabashedly looking her up and down then returning to her eyes.

"Lily, Professor Potter was just telling us some stories from when he went to Hogwarts. Sit down." Solah said moving over so Lily had to sit down directly beside him.

She smiled at Solah and sneakily pinched Francesca from behind who still had that sardonic expression on her face.

"I'm sure they are amusing. You've only been out for a few years? You must miss it." Lily asked charmingly a small grin playing on her lips. Next to her Solah laughed but semi gracefully turned it into a coughing fit. Francesca just turned to Lily and quirked an eyebrow, a smile still on her face.

Professor Potter grinned wolfishly and Lily caught sight bit the still young rogue in him. "Yes. I do miss it. I feel weird standing up in front of a classroom teaching. But I suppose I'll get used to that, and giving out detentions for disrupters like you."

Lily quirked her eyebrows and laughed, her melodious laugh ringing loud. "Oh really? What have you planned for me Professor Potter?"

Francesca shifted next to her and Lily could just imagine her grinning. Course Solah was looking at Lily directly and winking at her to continue.

"Oh something terribly dark and sinister of course." He replied airily and her heart thumped unevenly for a moment when she locked eyes with him.

How odd. To feel such attraction to a teacher, her Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher no less. And she was just realizing how true Solah's earlier words were.

"So Professor, what exciting things are we going to do this year? It is our final year after all." Solah said her perky smile lighting up her face.

Lily barely heard his answer as she was so engrossed in her own thoughts and musings of this latest revelation. Even so, she was distinctly aware of how their professor was leaning towards her slightly so that her forearm was lightly brushing his.

Her face was beginning to flush and so she suddenly bolted up. "Um I forgot, I was supposed to give Dumbledore the prefects patrolling schedule. I'll see you girls later…Professor Potter."

It was off the top of her head but it was partially true. Lily wanted to get out of there quickly before he read anything off her.

Solah widened her eyes and tried to silently communicate something but Lily just waved and turned around, somehow still aware of the hazel eyes that followed her till she slipped out of sight.

C

"Yeah and right after you left he left. Like I'm not even kidding." Solah said sincerely as she buttered a roll.

It was supper time at Hogwarts and the girls were in the Great Hall eating. Lily was getting the low down on what happened after she had left.

She grinned. That was good. "Uhuh. Well who ended up making the team anyways?" She was going to play it nonchalant and later reveal her plans to the girls.

"Oh the usual. But Darren got on the team." Francesca said, obviously impressed.

Solah nodded her head fervently. "He's really really good. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets top position as Chaser on the team. Colin's Keeper again."

"Wow." Lily said but her mind wasn't present, her eyes wandering as well. James was enigmatically telling a story to McGonagall and Flitwick who were both listening with avid attention.

"So what have we planned tonight? Wanna sneak out to the bar or to Whiskey's in London?" Lily asked spontaneously her body suddenly yearning for real excitement.

Solah squealed. "Oh yes, let's do it."

"Which one?" Francesca asked, her eyes brightening considerably at the prospective night.

"The one in London? The magical one though. We'll be less likely to be caught if we go to that one rather than a pub in Hogsmeade." Lily said practically.

Solah was suddenly laughed uproariously. "Head Girl. I can't believe Dumbledore made you Head Girl! Some Head Girl you are!"

C

"Tonight Sirius? It's a school night. I can't go out. Come on, I'm trying to be responsible and mature. It's already hard enough with all these cocky teenage boys and flirtatious girls." James said in a frustrated tone as he ran a hand through his messy black hair.

Sirius looked up at him from the fireplace. "No. This proves to me that you're in need of a night out. You need to tell your boys how life at Hogwarts as a professor and what better night? The magical one downtown in London. Don't be late."

Before James could protest Sirius's head disappeared. James sighed. "I'm so not cut out for this teaching thing."

C

A/N: Pleease review. Please?

Edited May 2012