AN: Hey everyone! I'm sorry this update took so long, school has been keeping me very busy and I'd be lying to you if I said I'll upload faster from now on because I'm not sure myself. Please let me know what your thoughts are on the story and I would love any suggestions you guys send me, I might even add some in the story! Thanks for reading.

The entire stadium erupted. Whether with glee or pure annoyance, Lily couldn't tell. She shrieked wtih joy and grabbed Mary and Alice for a group hug. They were so proud of Marlene, who had won their house the cup after a dry spell.
The three girls ran down the stands waiting patiently for Marlene who appeared moments later hoisted on her team mates shoulders, holding up the shining trophy they had worked so hard for. She was grinning from ear to ear, not even trying to contain herself. And why should she? Not only Marlene but each and every player had worked their arses off for the cup and Lily knew about that all too well since she would end up doing most of Marlene's homework for her since she hardly got any time because of her busy practice schedule.

As Sirius lowered Marlene to the ground she turned around and planted a small kiss on his cheeks, making his eyes grow wide. Lily couldn't help but giggle; she had never, in all her years of being unfortunate enough to know the obnoxious Marauder seen him blush because of her girl. She had been used to seeing him being chased by girls from all years, mercilessly breaking their hearts, but now he looked like a giddy school girl.

Marlene spotted her friends and walked over to them, completely forgetting about the stunned boy behind her, whether on purpose or not, Lily wasn't sure. She squeeled with happiness and jumped up and down before she almost tackled them in a hug. Arm in arm, the four best friends made their way up to Gryffindor Tower, where no doubt a party awaited them. On the way several people congratulated Marlene and Lily felt her chest swell up with pride.

"I can't believe you guys won!" Mary said in a very excited voice. "Not that I didn't expect you to," she added quickly before Marlene could mis-understand her.

"The team worked really hard for it," Alice added. "You guys definitely deserved it."
"Thanks Alice," the seeker beamed. "And as much as you might hate me for saying this Lils, we wouldn't have won without James. He worked harder than all of us put together and pushed us to borders we never thought possible for us. If I ever get into professional Quidditch, I'll have him to thank." Lily wasn't sure how to respond but lucky for her they had reached the common room and were welcomed with loud cheers.

Before they could climb into the room, they were pulled inside. Marlene was dragged of by her team mates, she turned around and gave them an apologetic smile but Lily didn't mind one bit. There was Butterbeer and Firewhisky being passed around; where on earth had that come from? She was pretty sure the Hogwarts kitchen didn't have bottles of alcohol lying around but she decided to drop it and enjoy the celebration.

She grabbed a Butterbeer from a passing tray and took a few sips. She felt the warm sensation inside her and it made her feel happier than she already was. Half way through the party, she saw a very tipsy Potter struggle to stand on a desk. He somehow managed to gain his balance as he called for everyone's attention and gave the worst thank you speech in all of history.

"I just want to... just want to thank my parents, my baby brother," James was an only child. "For helping me throught this difficult time." Lily had no idea what that meant. "You guys... are the awesome-est people on the planet... I miss my pet fish... DRINK UP!" he finished and everyone in the room applauded for their captain. Lily felt a smile creep across her lips. Potter's cheeks were flushed, his hair was even messier than usual, his hazel eyes glinted with an inexpressible joy... Lily had never found him more attractive.

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