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James speed faster up the Quidditch pitch, three seconds into the match and he had the quaffle and was speeding up the pitch towards the opposing teams posts, he swerved avoiding a bludger, and sped on ignoring everyone else, he had to score the first point he just had to. He neared the Slytherin posts, the keeper-A tall, long haired, blonde seventh year boy- grimaced at him. "You're no good Potter." He taunted. "Too loved up to play real Quidditch I hear."
"Shut it Malfoy!" James laughed and threw the Quaffle, it soared through the right post just as Lucius Malfoy dived arms out stretched, his attempt feeble.
"What's your excuse for being rubbish?" James laughed as he flew past. "Not like you could get a girlfriend." He sniggered.
As James sped back up the pitch, and the commentator yelled "Well done Potter! First ten points go to Gryff-indor!" Cheers rang out and James caught Lily's eye from the stands and he pressed his right hand against his heart for a moment then pointed to her and mouthed. "That was for you."
Lily blushed and smiled and blew him a kiss in return.
This exchange hadn't gone unnoticed, the fifth year Ravenclaw doing the commentating called down the megaphone "And it looks like Potter's just dedicated his first goal of the match to his new girlfriend Lily Evans!"
"Erm Jordan!" Came Professor McGonagall's voice down the mega phone. "Can we focus on the game not the player's personal lives please?" She said sternly.
"Right you are Professor." Matthew Jordan chuckled, "So anyway... Black has the Quaffle, passes to Potter- Those two I swear if he wasn't with Lily I'd say something was-!"
"Jordan!" McGonagall warned.
"Right, right!" Matthew sounded flustered. "Yes oh Black just scored so thats 20-0 to Gryffindor. Come you Lions...er -I mean..." He coughed.
James chuckled to himself as the game continued Matthew Jordan commentating skills were the best, without them Quidditch just wouldn't be the same. It was rumoured that Jordan's Dad had been commentator back in his day and no doubt Matthew's son when that time came would jump at the chance to use the megaphone...
They won 240 to 170, The Gryffindor's roared their approval as the Seeker caught the snitch, Lily was jumping up and down screaming, she'd never cared about Quidditch so much as today- but then she was now dating the captain!
When the team left the pitch Lily ran down from the stands to meet James, just as he was coming out the changing room with the rest of the team, still in the red robes, sweaty his hair a mess, she rushed up to him red in the cheeks and threw her arms around him! "Well done!" She screeched and kissed him hard on the lips. James responded passionately, dropping his broomstick to hold her tight.
The rest of the team stood for a moment shocked by this sudden embraced, "Jeez!" Sirius laughed breaking the silence the other members of the team chuckled nervously. "Come on." Sirius laughed grabbing his friends' broomstick from the floor, he poked the couple, who were still embracing, as he walked off. "Party in the common room!" He called.
Lily and James were the perfect match for each other; they fit each other so perfectly, not just their personalities, but looks too. They looked so perfect together, also James had come to realise after spending many hours holding Lily close to him, kissing her, holding her, hugging her; they fit together physically as well. Her petite hand, so small in comparison to his fit so comfortably in his and his arms when they wrapped around her, made her feel at peace, warm and safe and as though nothing could ever go wrong; No one had ever been as in love- they thought- no one had ever been as happy as us two.
"James!" Lily ran at him throwing her arms around him. "I've missed you so much!" She exclaimed, he buried his face in her sweet smelling ginger hair.
"God I've missed you Lils." He murmured kissing her hair. She clung to him more fiercely.
"Did you have a good Christmas?" She asked ruffling his recently cut hair. "I see your mum tried to tame your hair?" She laughed.
James nodded "Didn't work!"He said self consciously running his fingers through his hair.
He hugged her close again to him. "God I've missed you." He whispered he loved the feel of her here in his arms; he'd missed her so much in the two weeks they'd been separated for Christmas. "So," He smiled. "I told my mum about you." He said and Lily couldn't help but smile at how cute it sounded.
"You did?" She asked messing up his hair some more. "Can you tell her I like your hair messy?" She laughed, running her fingers through his jet black hair, sending shivers down his spine.
"I'll pass on the message!" He laughed planting a small kiss on her lips. "She- er-!" He hesitated obliviously nervous. "Wants to meet you, Dad too, Mum said you can stay for Easter." He blushed at the idea of making such long term plans. Lily however beamed.
"Easter? Wow. Yes!" She grinned and kissed him.
James was delighted he picked her up and spun her round. "Lily Evans!" He called as he twirled her, she laughed. "James Potter! Put me down!" She giggled. He stopped spinning her and pulled her close to his chest kissing her again, more fiercely- Just then Severus Snape appeared up the corridor and Lily stopped kissing James and took a step away from him, blushing.
"Er Hi...Sev!" She looked uncomfortable. James knew that Lily and Severus had once been best friends and although he enjoyed taunting Snivelling Severus, he'd once promised Lily that he and the other marauders-namely Sirius- wouldn't pick on him again.
Severus looked nervous and uncomfortable. "Lily," He said looking at his feet. He glanced at her. "Good Christmas?" He asked shuffling his feet, he sounded frightened.
"Yeah thanks!" She said, fiddling with her robes not looking at either boy; James stood frowning watching this weird encounter. "I, erm, "She coughed and looked quickly at James. "I got your card and present." Severus blushed at this. "It was lovely. Did you get mine?" She asked nervously she hadn't told James that she'd got Snape a gift.
"Yes!" He beamed and took a step forward towards them and then changed his mind and stepped back again. "I loved it, it's going to be really useful for Potions! Thanks! Anyway-!" He looked at James nervously then down at the books he was carrying, "I didn't get much work done over the holidays so... I better go to the library..."
Lily frowned. "Not again Sev?" She asked, James wondered what she was on about.
Severus blinked and looked away nervously, he nodded quickly. James saw a flash of concern flash across Lily's face; he didn't like it- jealously for Lily having affection for this snivelling, stupid, Slytherin burned like red hot fire inside him. He glared, his hand twitched towards the wand in his pocket, he refrained.
"Sev." Lily was saying, she took a step towards him and placed a hand on his arm, both boys looked at her hand. "Are you ok? Do you need to talk?" She asked concerned.
He shook his head, still looking at her hand on his arm. "No... I'm alright," He looked at her through his long matted dirty black hair and shook his head once more, he darted a look at James. "I have to go... Happy New Year...to the both of you." He hesitated and fled from the corridor.
"What was that about?" James asked as they walked to the Gryffindor Tower.
"What?" Lily asked, seemingly lost in thought.
"With Snivellus- I mean Snape?" James corrected himself hastily.
"Oh," Lily shook her head. "Nothing, nothing."
"What was he upset about?" James asked. "I didn't even know you two were talking...and you got him a present?"
Lily looked at him, annoyed. "James, its none of your business why he's upset! You'd only laugh about it!" She said crossly. "And what? Aren't I loud to get other boys Christmas presents?" She demanded angrily as they walked.
James stopped in his tracks. "Of course you are! That's not what I meant-! But I thought after what he called you last year... you two weren't talking...?"
Lily crossed her arms and glared. "That was your fault James Potter!"
"What?" James said outraged. "I never called you a-a-!" He couldn't say the word. " A... you know." He sighed. "Cos I'd never call you that!" He insisted.
"But you provoked him that day!" Lily defended Snape.
James nodded. "Yeah I guess I did...But still...have you what forgiven him for calling you...that?"
"No." Lily shook her head. "But he doesn't have many real friends James... he needs me..." And suddenly she was crying, and she then she was sobbing into James chest his arms wrapped around her.
"He's so alone...his parents argue all the time!" She sobbed. "That's what we were talking about! Again! Poor Severus!" She sobbed. "And those awful boys he's friends with!" She cried. "Avery! Mulciber! I hate them! You know what they want to be, don't you James?" She said angrily. "Death Eaters!" She spat the word. "I really don't want Severus getting into that but it's properly too late!" She cried. "He used to be my best friend!" She sobbed and James held her tight, not knowing what to say or do, just holding her, comforting her in that small way.