A few days had passed since the full moon and neither Lyla nor Remus had talked about what happened the night he was in the hospital wing.
Luckily for them they didn't have to, seeing as every time they were alone James would drag her away to talk about the upcoming quidditch tryouts.
When James told them that Mcgonagall made him the new captain, Lyla joked and said,
"Really?! Wow I'm shocked."
But in all honesty she wasn't.
Lyla would never tell James this, but she actually thought he was a great quidditch player, and she knew that his dedication to the sport would make him a great captain.
But she still needed to keep him humble, so those words never left her mouth.
It had been a day since the last time James had dragged Lyla from a conversation to talk about quidditch.
And well the day that James had been talking about for nonstop was finally here.
It was the day of the Gryffindor Quidditch Tryouts.
Lyla walked up the stairs to her dorm and as she walked through the door she caught Marlene pacing.
"Marls what's wrong?" Lyla asked while walking over to her bed.
"Do you have food?" Marlene asked, still pacing.
"Umm, I think Mary has a stash of bread." Lyla said.
Marlene then headed towards Mary's bed and started digging through her trunk.
"Marlene what the hell are you doing?" Lyla asked in shock.
"Aha!" Marlene exclaimed.
She held up the bag and immediately shoved a roll in her mouth.
"Shit." Lyla muttered.
"Marls, what are stressing about?" Lyla said while walking over to her and sitting down next to Marlene on the bed.
"I'm not stressing. What makes you think I'm stressing." Marlene said while still chewing rapidly.
"I'm gonna take a guess and say because you're stress eating."
Marlene looked at the bread and sighed.
She set it beside her, swallowed and began saying,
"I know this may come as a shock, but I'm worried I won't make the team."
Lyla raised her eyebrows and she couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"It's not funny." Marlene said with a deadpan expression.
"I- I know, I know." Lyla said still laughing slightly.
"It's just that Marlene, do you really think James won't let you on the team."
"I mean, I'm not saying he'll let you on just because you're kinda his friend, but also because you're a great chaser."
"I know I am. I'm just freaking out still." Marlene said while running a hand through her messy blonde hair.
"Marls, you'll do great, and you will make the team." Lyla said while giving Marlene a reassuring smile.
"And if you don't, I won't join."
"What?!" Marlene asked in shock.
"Yup, I can't do this without my partner. We're a package deal." Lyla said with wink.
Marlene gave her a hug and then went back to her usual confident and goofy self.
She then got up from the bed and started to laugh.
"What's so funny?" Lyla asked her, getting up from the bed to go with Marlene.
"You just gave me flashbacks of second year."
"Oh bloody hell." Lyla said with a slight groan.
Marlene wrapped an arm around Lyla as they headed out of their dorm.
"Oh c'mon, I know you secretly loved the name."
"No, I didn't."
"The chaser duo is back!" Marlene yelled.
"Never agreed to that name." Lyla said, even though she was laughing along side Marlene.
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Lyla stood in between Sirius and Marlene as she watched James give orders for the tryouts.
"Ok, so we're testing out the beaters first." James said with a serious tone, one Lyla has never heard him use before.
"So Black, Thomas, Davies, and Taylor. You're up."
Lyla spun a quaffle in her hand as she waited for the beaters to be done.
Once they landed then James called the keepers.
It felt like an eternity until he finally called for the chasers.
Lyla and Marlene, along with the rest of the chasers mounted their brooms and took off in the air.
Lyla turned towards the stands and found Remus and he gave her a quick reassuring smile, before turning back to his conversation with Lily.
Then James blew his whistle and Lyla and Marlene shared a glance before taking off towards the quaffle.
Their trial lasted about ten minutes before James blew the whistle and called the chasers back down.
Lyla landed on the ground with a smile.
I would say that went well. She thought to herself.
Lyla then stood next to Sirius and he slowly leaned down to whisper something in her ear.
"Is McKinnon okay?"
Lyla frowned, not knowing what he meant.
He nodded his head towards Marlene, who had began pacing again, seeing as James had gone over by himself to review his notes and decide who made the team.
Lyla sighed and then went to where Marlene was.
Sirius stared at her slightly confused, and then snorted when he saw Lyla return dragging Marlene by a strand of her hair.
"Ow, ow, ow, ow!"
Lyla then let go and when she did Marlene pulled a strand of her hair and said,
"Bitch! Why'd you do that?"
"To get you to stop pacing."
"And by the way that hurt." Lyla said while rubbing her head.
Marlene rolled her eyes and then turned around and yelped.
"What's wrong?" Lyla asked in a concerned tone.
"James came back with the paper announcing who made the team."
Marlene then ran towards him.
Lyla watched and laughed to herself.
She had never in her life seen Marlene run so fast towards a man, and James Potter of all men.
She finally caught up with Marlene as James started to announce who made the team.
"Keeper is Donna Shacklebolt."
"Beaters are Sirius Black and Aaron Thomas."
"Seeker is Samantha Jones."
"And finally chasers are, me, James Potter obviously, Lyla Vance, and Marlene McKinnon."
"YES!" Marlene exclaimed.
"Haha! Take that bitches!" She said while pointing a finger at them.
"Okay thank you everyone for trying out." James said, disbanding the group.
The ones who didn't make the team looked sad and upset, meanwhile the ones who did were laughing and smiling.
Michael McLaggen, a guy who tried out for chaser, and didn't make it, walked over James and started complaining.
"I deserve a spot on this team!"
"I'm better than what you chose!" He yelled.
"Well, if I thought that, then I would have chosen you, but I didn't so." James said with a roll of his eyes.
"Look I get why you chose Vance, but McKinnon. Is it because she's your friend?"
Lyla hearing what he said immediately dropped her broom and went over to him.
"What did you say?!"
Remus, Peter, Lily, Mary, and Alice had just came from the stands and watched the scene from a far.
"Oh shit." Mary muttered.
"I know." Lily said.
"It's going to be soo good."
"It's going to be so bad."
Peter and Remus said at the same time.
"What the hell did you just say McLaggen?!" Lyla yelled at him.
"Look easy there princess, me and Potter here were just having a nice, little friendly conver-"
But his words were cut off when Lyla punched him in the face.
James watched the scene with wide eyes and a grin across his face.
"Oh shit!" Aaron Thomas yelled, before he started cackling.
"THAT'S MY BEST FRIEND BITCHES!" Mary and Marlene yelled.
Sirius had a proud smile on his face as he said,
"Ahh that's my girl."
McLaggen was whimpering and clutching his bleeding nose as he stared at Lyla in shock.
He then ran off the pitch.
James then burst into laugher as he wrapped an arm around Lyla.
The two headed towards the group, who were laughing as well.
Even Lily, who tried to wear a stern expression was giggling into Remus' shoulder.
"Ahhh that was great." Sirius said with a grin.
"Yeah, it was." Lyla said.
"But I think that git broke my hand." She said while clutching it in pain.
"Oh." Remus said while taking a hold of it.
"Well, to the hospital wing we go. I guess." Peter said while turning around.
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Lyla sat down on a bed clutching her hand, while McLaggen sat on another bed clutching his bleeding nose.
Mcgonagall and Madame Pomfrey looked between the two, then looked at the Marauders and the girls.
They shared a glance and sighed.
"So, Miss Vance would you care to tell me what happened?" Madame Pomfrey asked.
"This arsehole's face broke my hand." Lyla said.
"You punched me and broke my nose!" McLaggen yelled.
"MISS VANCE!" Mcgonagall yelled looking at her wide eyed.
"Minnie, it was his fault." James said.
"Yeah, Minnie you gotta believe us." Sirius said while nodding his head.
Professor Mcgonagall then looked towards Remus for an explanation.
He sighed and said,
"Professor, for once James and Sirius are telling the truth. McLaggen provoked her and she just needed to defend herself."
Mcgonagall pondered what he said for a moment before nodding her head and saying,
"Ok."
"What?!" McLaggen yelled.
"He's lying!"
"Are you telling me that a prefect is lying straight to my face." Mcgonagall said with a stern expression.
As her voice raised James, Sirius, and Lyla broke out into grins and started giggling.
"Or perhaps you're telling me that I have a lack of judgment on who I should or should not trust."
"Is that what you are telling me Mr. McLaggen?"
He gulped and shook his head.
"Now Poppy, I shall let you care to Miss Vance and Mr. McLaggen."
Professor Mcgonagall then gave the Marauders a nod and left the hospital wing.
A sly grin came across Lyla and Remus' features.
Then Lyla looked up and caught Remus' eye.
He winked at her and then turned away.