Éthérée

CHAPTER 19 (Fourth year)

Hi, I'll be skipping third year. Not a lot happens, and there is no point writing or reading something with no point, and no plot. We are gonna start from fourth year.

A lot had happened. James became chaser, Sirius became beater and Audrey became seeker on the Quidditch team. The animagus training was going well, slow, but steady nonetheless. Being on the Quidditch team had also brought Audrey a lot closer to Wood, who was just a year above them. He was one of those guys who was effortlessly charming, you look at him and you fall for him instantly. He was helpful, and kind. Kind of perfect.

It was quite an unusual day for London. The sky was finally sunny, and the weather was breezy. Audrey, Marlene, and Lily were sitting outside, near the Black lake, having their own little picnic. Lily was braiding Marlene's hair, and Audrey sat on the side, attempting to read. The air was filled with laughs as Marlene and Lily chatted, and Lily tried to braid the blond's hair, failing miserably. Their perfect little moment was soon disturbed by the Marauders. Of course.

"Good morning Lily- flower," James said merrily.

"Go away James," she replied.

"Ouch. That hurt," Sirius said, smirking.

James rolled his eyes at the boy. Sirius went ahead, sitting down besides Audrey, and swung an arm over her shoulder. The girl settled into his embrace, put her head on his chest. It was quite common for the pair to sit like this whenever they were together. Remus sat beside Lily and Marlene, while Peter and James sat opposite to them.

"Ooh, seems like Audrey's getting some dirty looks from Heather over there," Marlene said with a chuckle.

"Of course she is. She's sitting with Hogwart's most eligible bachelor," Sirius said, his smirk being a constant.

"Ugh, that's enough to get me to get up," said Audrey, untangling herself from the boy. Sirius chuckled, pulling her back in.

"No. I wont let you get up,"

"Lemme go,"

"No."

"Sirius."

"Audrey." the boy whined.

The girl chuckled and became comfortable again, not wanting to have gone in the first place. Sirus snuggled with her, placing a quick kiss on her forehead. She smiled looking at the boy.

"How are these two not dating yet?" Lily whispered to Remus.

"I have no idea," he whispered back.

"You two don't know how to whisper," Audrey said, looking at the pair, a sarcastic smile on her face. Remus and Lily chuckled in return, and got back to talking. Everyone chatted merrily, conversation flowing around continuously.

***
Weeks passed by. Lily kept getting more and more mad at the the four boys for playing pranks on Snape. The poor boy was especially targeted by the four. Audrey participated in the pranks quite frequently as well, but Lily could never stay mad at the girl for too long. Alice had now started dating Frank Longbottom. He was absolutely perfect for Alice and they seemed estactic together.

On October 3rd, they had their first Quidditch match. Ravenclaw vs. Gryffindor.

"We're gonna crush them. Just remember the tactics, we've been practicing for weeks," Wood spoke to the team. They all nodded in return.

As soon as the team stepped out of the locker room, cheers filled the field. Sirius took his diva moment, flashing a few winks to some girls, who went drooling at him. Audrey rolled her eyes at him, while James longingly looked only at one girl.

"HEY EVANS!" he shouted trying to get the attention of the ginger girl, but she just looked away. Audrey stuck out her bottom lip. "Sorry Jamie,"

"Head in the game guys," Wood whispered to the group.

The Ravenclaw team was already standing in the middle of the field. The Gryffindors made their way to them.

"Wood, Davies, shake hands," Madam Hooch said briskly, and Robert shook hands with the Ravenclaw captain.

"Mount your brooms... On my whistle... three- two - one-"

The teams kicked off into the air, their brooms soaring in the sky. The match had begun.

Audrey flew with only one aim, finding the snitch. The Hufflepuff commentator, Zara Nelson, started his commentary. "And they're off! Gryffindor in possesion, James Potter heading for goal.... And he SCORES!".

A round of tumultuous applause followed, along with cheers for the first goal, but James paid no attention to them. He was focused only on the quaffle.

A tiny piece of gold glimmered in the middle of the field. Audrey's eyes shot up to the snitch. She raced towards it, blocking out everything. The Ravenclaw seeker dived, following her. Excitement flooded Audrey, dives being one of her favourite moves. She was a mere 5 feet away-
Then a bludger, hit by one of the Ravenclaw beaters raced towards her but Audrey's sole focus was the snitch, to the extent that she didn't even notice the ball coming at her. The snitch kept flying faster and faster, and the girl tailed it. The bludger was getting closer and closer, a mere 10 feet away now.

"SIRIUS! AUDREY," James shouted at  beater. Sirius' eyes widened at his statement, and he raced towards the girl. Players flew around him, but he paid no heed to them. His only focus was Audrey. He veered past bludgers thrown at him, and reached just in time to redirect the ball. The girl looked at him in surprise, as she took in the situation.

"Thanks," she said.

He nodded in return. "You okay?" he asked, inspecting her for injuries.

"Well, considering we just won the match, I'm perfectly okay," she said smirking, and held out the snitch, showing it to the entire stadium. Cheers filled the field.

The players got off of their brooms. Wood raced towards Audrey.

"Aud. Aud, we need to talk," he said hurriedly.

"We won Wood," she said with a smile.

He smiled back. "I know,"

He came closer to her. "Audrey, I've been meaning to do this for a while." He whispered, and brought her into a kiss. 

The only person who saw Sirius run back inside was James.

***

Hi. So that happened. Cool. Okay bye.

Rewritten- 13th January 2021