Just as Loralei predicted without a vision, James told her the next morning he was going to be late, and told her to find the best players for beaters and a new Chaser, and then he'd be there.

She walked out onto the pitch the next day to warm herself up before the people trying out got there. Her brother may be good on the broom, but she could do more tricks.

She was wearing her uniform, a scarlet sweater with gold lining and tan stirrup pants. Her long strawberry blonde hair tied back in a high ponytail.

She stretched out first, knowing it was going to be a long day. Sirius showed up when she went down into the splits.

"Wow." He said, as she flattened her body to the leg in front of her.

"I used to be better." She told him, turning and switching legs.

"Really?" He said. "I don't believe it."

"I could've been great at ballet, too bad I hated it." Loralei said. "I love Quidditch though."

"Of course, otherwise you would've quit." He said.

She stood up, and picked up her broom. "So are you going to practice your commentary or what?" She teased.

"All right." He cleared his throat. "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the great Loralei Potter on the field. She flies like it's the easiest thing in the world, never falling."

She laughed as she put the broom between her legs and pushed off the ground to fly a few feet above him. "Go on." She said as she moved she was hanging off it, only held on by her legs and hands.

"She does tricks like no other. Flinging herself through the air like she has wings." He said as she kept moving through the air, now upside down.

When she gets to a good speed, she swings herself up so she's riding the broom how she was taught to.

He keeps describing her moves as she does spirals and dives until some people show up to watch her as she flies, sometimes so fast she's a blur, sometimes doing a spiral while she's going at her fastest comfortable speed, until she lands in front of the people trying out and her teammates. Frank Longbottom, who was their Keeper, and Alice Stewart, who was their other Chaser besides James.

"Hello," she said, slightly breathless. "Welcome to Gryffindor Quidditch tryouts. I'm Loralei Potter, Seeker, I'm in charge when my brother isn't around, and I will be cutting down the group in front of me by half." She told the group of twenty people. "I would like my teammates behind me, and the people trying out for beater over here," she pointed to her left. "And the chasers over here," she pointed to her right.

The group split, Frank and Alice standing behind her, twelve people going to the beater side, and six going to the chasers.

She got the quaffle out of the box and tossed it to Frank. "Take the Chasers one at a time and try to get them to get the quaffle passed you. Tell me who the best three are."

"All right," Frank said before he took the group of Chasers and got them on their brooms and went to the posts.

"Alice, you're a decent beater, correct?" Loralei asked.

She nodded. "I'm all right."

"Good, take the beaters and start by throwing this-" she threw a muggle tennis ball at her. "-At them, then who can do that give them to me."

Alice nodded. "All right, do you want it in the air or on the ground?"

"Both, start on the ground then go into the air." Loralei told her. "If they can't do that they shouldn't be here."

She laughed. "At least James isn't here this year so a bunch of girls don't show up."

Loralei rolled her eyes. "He's showing up when I find the good players."

Alice laughed. "Smart boy."

"He has his moments." Loralei agreed. "I'm going to be watching from here."

Alice nodded. "Beaters, come over here." She called, as she turned her back on Loralei and hitched her broom on her shoulder.

"So you just have to watch?" Sirius asked.

Loralei nodded. "Pretty much."

He nodded.

"I actually want to watch from up there." She told him, getting on her broom. "Wanna come?"

Sirius got on behind her putting his arms around her waist, and she zoomed to where she could watch the tryouts taking place.

He tried to distract her a little bit, but she was focused on the tryouts, wanting to find the best possible people on the pitch to be a part of her team. The blonde brother and sister were pretty good beaters, and the olive skinned girl with long black shiny hair was a good chaser. They stuck out to her, but the ginger haired, fair skinned boy was decent too.

When her brother showed up, she called them all to break to have a team meeting while the people trying out were getting water.

Alice and Frank both agreed with her, while Sirius listened in.

In the end, Loralei got her way, the brother and sister were Sarah and John Smith, and the olive-skinned girl was Serena Brigs.

Loralei took a quick shower before meeting James in the Room of Requirement, they had it fashioned into a plain room with mirrors covering all the walls.

"All you need to do is feel it." He told her. "Focus on becoming a dog."

She laughed as she pulled out her wand and waving it over herself, closing her eyes. She kept her shape though, she stayed human.

She let out a frustrated sigh after the third time of trying it.

"You're over thinking it." James told her, stopping her from trying it again. "Take a deep breath and close your eyes."

She did as he told her, and he moved her wand over her body, and when she opened her eyes, she was a medium sized white dog.

She let out a surprised bark, before going on her hind legs and putting her front paws on his chest trying to hug him, before changing into a human again.

She did this a few more times, before calling it a day, and going to the common room.

She opened the window to let in some cool air before crashing on her bed, and falling instantly asleep.

She was striding over to Severus, only he was much older, probably in his twenties, meaning she was too. Late twenties by the look of it. His hair was greasy as always, but it had gotten longer, down to his shoulders now. They were still in Hogwarts though, she recognized the corridor to the Dungeons.

"Potter, what are you doing here?" He asked coldly.

"You know why I'm here, Severus." Loralei replied. "I had another dream."

"I'm patrolling the corridors tonight, Loralei." He told her.

"You finish at eleven." She said. "Only another hour."

"I'll be in your room then." He told her. "But what would Black say if he knew?"

"He's the reason why James and Lily are dead and why I can't have my nephew." Loralei said, though it was in a monotone, like she didn't believe a word of it.

"Sex with his enemy, if I ever see him, promise me I can tell him." Severus hissed.

Loralei turned on her heel, and walked out, her hair was still the same light strawberry blonde color, but it now hung around her waist in a curtain, her flowing skirt blowing behind her at the speed she was going.

Loralei awoke in a cold sweat, breathing hard, before reaching for her velvet notebook and wrote it down. It was a prophecy, or it might be.

She felt gross, having sex with Severus? He used to be nice, but she wouldn't lower her standers to that. Ever. She felt confident enough in that.

Loralei pushed herself up, realizing it was nearly dinnertime, and she pulled on her jeans and shoes before going downstairs to find some food, and hopefully find someone to distract her from the dream she had.

"Are you really with Sirius Black?" Asked a brunette girl from Hufflepuff the next day.

Loralei regretted not just meeting Sirius in the common room, instead of in the quidditch pitch. If she had she wouldn't have to deal with the annoying girls that wanted the new scoop on the drama, or wanted to know if he was still free for them to date him. "Is that really any of your business?" Loralei replied, before trying to move around her.

"Come on, Potter." She said, not letting Loralei pass. "Just tell me."

"I don't even know your name." Loralei said. "Why should I tell you anything?"

"Because I'm the girl he shagged last year." She told her. "Don't make my mistake."

"You're Melanie."

"Yeah."

Loralei paused. "I won't."

"You're not listening to me." Melanie said persuasively. "He may seem sweet, but after he's not the same. I don't want you to feel the same way i did and I don't even know you."

Loralei nodded, not knowing how to respond. "I'm sorry he did that to you."

"I saw it coming." Melanie brushed it off. "I'm over it, I'm with a really good guy now."

"That's good." Loralei said. "Do you mind if I ask who?"

"Amos Diggory, he's the year above me." She told Loralei with a smile. "So you are with him?"

Loralei nodded. "Almost, we won't be official until October. It's a long story."

Melanie smiled. "Who knows, since you're a Potter you might be safe from him, plus you have him wrapped around your finger."

Loralei returned her smile. "My brother, Lily, and Remus gave him rules before he could ask me out."

Melanie laughed quietly. "You are different from most of the girls here though. You never were one of his groupies."

Loralei shrugged. "I never got why anyone would follow someone around."

"Smart too." Melanie added.

"And you're brave to do something like this." Loralei replied. "Someone could hex you for dissing their boyfriend."

"I was hoping you wouldn't believe he's something he's not." She said. "I know what he did to you in first year."

"I got him back for that." Loralei said. "I don't take anything laying down."

"Oh I know, I remember when you dyed his hair Slytherin green for starting that rumor that you were half house elf." She said. "You're one of the few girls that don't let him off easy. I want to make sure you don't change that."

"I don't let anyone off easy." Loralei grinned, holding out her hand. "Friends?"

Melanie took it. "Friends."

"I ran into Melanie," Loralei said, as she sat on the bleachers above him so her legs were next to him.

He froze. "And how was that?"

"I like her." Loralei said. "She's a good person."

"What did you talk about?"

"You, actually." Loralei told him. "Then a little about her new boyfriend and the Muggle Studies essay due tomorrow."

He seemed surprised. "She didn't try to tell you to leave me?"

"No, just told me to be careful." Loralei told him. "I like her."

"Of course you do." He groaned. "Current girlfriend and ex girlfriends aren't supposed to get along."

"Watch us." Loralei teased, nudging him with her knee.

Sirius rolled his eyes and changed the subject. "You missed Mr. and Mrs. Potter fighting last night." Mr. and Mrs. Potter is what they nicknamed Lily and James.

"What about this time?" Loralei asked.

"Us." Sirius told her. "How I didn't do anything to Snivillus when he was being a snarky bastard and let you handle it."

Loralei smiled. "Well I can't blame her, you did exactly what I asked."

"She didn't know that." Sirius told her.

"Her problem." Loralei decided.

Sirius turned towards her and raised an eyebrow. "What's changed?"

"I'm done with their fighting for no reason. It's not flirty give-and-take arguing we do, it's go-for-the-jugular fighting." Loralei complained. "It's like, snog already."

Sirius chuckled. "It's not for Prongs' lack of trying."

Loralei laughed. "I'm going to trap them with that magical mistletoe this Christmas and we'll see what happens."

Sirius shook his head. "She's going to kill you."

"I'm better at spells than her." Loralei replied. "Plus I'm pretty good at a fast getaway on a broom."

"I don't know, she has a temper, haven't had that the brunt of it myself, but I've heard a good few stories and witnessed even more." Sirius said.

"Yeah, but I'm not in love with her so I don't let her slide by like James does." Loralei replied.

"You don't let anyone slide. If someone pisses you off you tell them." Sirius told her.

She smiled. "Unless they do something really bad, then they don't hear a word from me."

"Now I know when to get scared." Sirius said.

She laughed. "Well you aren't supposed to upset me, remember?"

"Oh yeah...I'm gonna have to remember that one."

She smacked his arm with her hand. "Yeah, remember that one."

He grabbed her hand and stood up. "Come on, I want to take you somewhere."

She got up. "Okay..."

"Promise you won't ask any questions until we get there."

"I'll try." She rolled her eyes, but let him lead her off the bleachers, and towards the Whomping Willow, until she stopped.

"Do you know how to get passed that?" She asked.

He rolled his eyes and pulled out his wand to immobilize the tree. "Better?"

She smiled. "Much."

He pulled her into the Shrieking Shack, where she gasped.

"This is where they take Remus? He's the reason they think this place is haunted?" She asked.

He nodded. "We should've told you earlier..."

"Yes, you should have!" She told him. "I was the first one to know!"

He laughed. "It's going to be fun this month when you try to sneak out without Evans knowing..."

Loralei rolled her eyes. "I'll just say I fell asleep in your dorm."

"Then I get killed by her." Sirius said.

"Not like that." She told him. "Stop making your mind go to the dirty place. I used to fall asleep in your dorm all the time."

"Now we're dating." He said. "Everyone's going to think we're sleeping together."

"Screw them." Loralei said. "I don't care about them, do you?"

He shook his head. "Just saying." He said as he took them through the house and out of it.

"So we're going to Hogsmeade?" Loralei said. "If we get caught we're dead."

"I'll make sure you get out alive." He promised, before holding the door open for her.

"Ooh, gentleman." She smiled, as she stepped out the door. "You're looking at my arse."

"You know me so well." He said.

"Operation: Get Sirius To Check Me Out: Complete." Loralei laughed.

"I forgot about that. It only lasted until I followed you on the train." He told her.

She laughed. "James needs to hex you."

"You're not gonna tell him." Sirius said.

"Probably not." Loralei agreed. "So where are you taking me?"

"I thought you said you wouldn't ask questions?" He asked.

"I said I'd try." She replied. "I failed."

"Clearly."

She pushed against him. "Shut up."

"You're gonna have fun." He told her. "You could be a little nicer."

"Oh yes, of course." She said sarcastically, grabbing his arm as they walked and looking up at him with big eyes. "I'm so sorry, Siri, I take it all back. Please forgive me."

He rolled his eyes, and put his arm around her shoulders. "You're the only girl I've ever done anything for and you still reply with sarcasm? I'm a masochist."

"Yes, yes you are, and that's okay." She teased, putting her arm around his waist.

"Yeah, sure." He said, rolling his eyes, as they entered the village.

She laughed. "What if we get seen?"

"We won't." He promised. "Trust me."

She bit her lip, before saying, "Okay." Meaning much more than he knew, she only trusts a few people, and she just realized that he is one of them.

He takes her to the Three Broomsticks, for butterbeer off the tap; the best kind.

He doesn't even check out the waitress, which Loralei gives him credit for, Rosemerta is a beautiful woman, and enjoys showing off her assets.

"Thank you." Loralei tells him after they get their drinks. "This is great."

"I knew you'd like it." He said.

"It's nice to get out of the castle." She said. "I love Hogwarts and all, but the people get on my nerves."

"Who?" He asked.

"Your fan club, plus girls that want to get the rumors started." She told him. "They don't come up to me." He replied.

"You're less approachable." She informed him.

"How so?" He asked skeptically.

"Well, let's see, you're popular and you used to hex Slytherins in the halls for no reason. You have this whole tall, dark, and handsome things going on that is kinda intimidating when someone doesn't know you." She said. "There's more, but I don't remember exactly what that girl said to me..."

"You're taking this from one of the girls that talked to you?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I asked her the same question you asked me." She told him.

He laughed. "That's great. What did you say to that?"

"I kind of just walked away. It's not like they can stop me." Loralei told him, taking a sip of her butterbeer.

"Sounds like you." He commented.

She smiled, her index finger tracing the rim of her mug. "They started following me once, I don't know how you can do it." She teased. "Being followed around by little girls."

"You'll get used to it." He told her. "It comes with being awesome."

She rolled her eyes. "I've been awesome my entire life, why is this just happening now?"

He just laughed in response.

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