gotta practice duhh.. (__open.)

[Lily Evans]

Lily skipped out onto the grounds. It was a chilly day in the middle of September and the leaves were starting to turn color. She looked around at the beautiful scenery around her. The leaves swirled down to the ground around her and a crips breeze stung her cheek. In her hand, was her broom. She had come out to practice Quidditch. The Quidditch season had yet to begin, but she knew she had a position on the team and considered it in her best interest to practice so that her skills were in top shape for when the sport started. The grass crunched beneath her sneakers because of the frost of the previous night.

Walking over to the shed where the Quidditch supplies were kept, she uncovered the chest in which all of the balls of the game were kept. Lily slowly unlocked it. Inside she could see both the quaffles, the bludgers, straining greatly against the chains that held them inside the chest, and the golden snitch. She smiled as the memory of when these were first introduced to her washed over her. She released the snitch and carried it outside. It was a chilly day, but the warmth of the shining sun made it so it wasn't very cold. Letting go of the golden ball clasped within her fingers, she hopped onto her broom and launched for the sky.

[max]

Max silently watched the girl with shiney hair shoot around the sky. He didn't realize he had been holding his breath until he let it out, in a big gusty sigh. Lily Evans. Max knew Lily probably didn't even know he exsisted.
But Max did know two girls who did notice him. Narcissa and Bellatrix Black. They followed Max around like love sick puppies.

Max shivered it was cold out, the air tasted like winter. The leaves swirled around his feet; dancind like colored ribbons.
He snuck out from his hiding spot and into the stands. He sat on the hard bleacher's seat and shivered again.
Then, Max's head snapped up he could have sworn he heard Lily says something.

[Lily Evans]

Lily soared through the sky, the air getting colder and colder, the farther she went up. At last, when she was at the height she wanted to be, she stopped and looked down. There, just below her, she saw the snitch. Right then, she made a stunning dive on her broom, and right before her feet touched the ground, she caught the snitch and glided along the grass.

She looked around. There weren't many people on the Quidditch Pitch. A few people in the stands. Looking through the stands, she saw a boy that she didn't know, but he seemed to be watching her. From his robes, she could tell he was a Slytherin. But, somehow, he didn't look that mean, like he might actually be a nice person to know. She dismounted her broom and walked up to him. "Hi, my name is Lily. What's yours?" she said, smiling. There was never any harm in getting to know a new person.

[max]

Max staed at the girl; suddenly in front of him.
"Hi, my name is Lily. What's yours?" She asked, grinning.
"uhhh, Max. Max Avery." He said after a moment, sticking his hand out. He grinned too, then. His usually solomn face happy.
He glanced up, it was still sunny out, the crisp air felt good as Max breathed it in, it also cooled his gradually reddining cheeks.

[Lily Evans]

Lily smiled when the boy introduced himself. "Well, Hello Max." she said in a cheerful tone, still smiling. Was it just her, or did Max seem a little bit nervous? She pushed the thought away, because a few seconds later, Max was grinning right back at her. She sat down next to him. "Sooo, how are you?" she asked him, trying to make conversation.

sorry, really short post

[max]

Max's breath caught in his throat, Lily Evans was here talking to him!
"Soooooooo, how are you?" She asked grinning. Her brown hair blew around her face, the sun catching the natural highlights.
"Fine." Max said after a pause, feeling stupider by the second. He was sure his face was red with emabarasment. He glanced around, trying to act natural. The sun was going down, has that much time gone by? Max thought bitterly, knowing that another ouportunity alone with Lily was scarce. She spent all her time with that Potter.

"Want to go to the Three Broomsticks with me next week?" Max said suddenly, looking earnistly up at Lily.

[Krista Yaxley]

The sun was going down under the horizon fast, casting a fiery orange glow over the whole castle and it's grounds. Very few small thin clouds where placed here and there over the pinkish sky.

Krista had not been in the mood for dinner that night and decided instead to head down to the Quiddich field and do some practicing for the upcoming match against Hufflepuff, she could have a small snack after. She clutched her broom tightly as she descend the small hill required to walk down to get to the pitch. Her robes flapped around her as she skipped down at a quick pace toward the large stadium. The grass under her feet shimmered with dew, giving it the look as if someone had thrown glitter all over it. A cool breeze danced by as the deep warm smell of the woods waffled by. Krista sucked in a deep lung full of fresh afternoon air as the Quiddich field loomed into view ahead.

The 5th year Slytherin pushed open two double doors, entering the stands, where the crowd sat during a game. Glancing around the crowd stands where now deserted other than a few stray students here and there, merly sitting there to be alone, do some homework or just to enjoy this nice afternoon they were having that day.

As Krista took another sweeping look around the stadium something caught her eye. A 5th year, Gryffindor girl she had seen in some of her classes talking to a tall Slytherin boy, 7th or 6th year if she had to guess. Taking a closer look at the 5th year girl she recognized that to be Lily Evans. A 5th year who played seeker for the Gryffindor team. Then she squinted closer at the tall Slytherin boy and saw that it was Maxwell Avery.

He was her best friend in her house, even though he was 2 years older. They still hung out, joked around and told each other secrets that could be entrusted with no one else, but the two of them. Everyone teased and thought that they where going out, but Max and Krista both knew that they weren't and they stopped worrying about people gossiping about that stuff, because they both knew who the other really liked.

Krista liked Peter and Max was interested in Lily who he was talking, or to say in Krista's words flirting. Normally she would ignore a Gryffindor, she wouldn't make snide remarks about them she would just pretend that they where not there. But now if Max liked her and thought of her as a nice person Krista would too.

She skipped over to the two students, calling Max's name when she got closer. The Slytherin 7th year turned around to see Krista dancing toward him at the sound of his name. He gave his small friend a look as if he wished at that one moment she wasn't there, but Krista merly gave him a look back, saying 'to bad!' "Hey Max and Lily? Is that right?" She questioned the Gryffindor. Holding out her hand in greeting.

[Lily Evans]

Lily was talking to Max, when she noticed that the sun was decsending farther and farther down in the sky. It was getting pretty late, but she wasn't hungry so she guessed she could stay a bit longer with him. For some odd reason, he seemed to be a bit nervous. But Lily pushed that thought out of her mind. Suddenly, he asked her a question.

"Want to go to the Three Broomsticks with me next week?" he asked her.

Lily thought for a second. Was that a date? She didn't have a boyfriend, although she had only known Maxwell for a few minutes. Then again, he really seemed like he wanted to go and he was nice enough. "Um, yeah, sure I guess." she replied, with another small smile.

Just then, she heard a female voice call Max's name. As she squinted to see who it was, she recognized Krista Yaxley, a girl that was on the Slytherin Quidditch team. She had her broom in her hand. As Krista started to climb up to the stands, to where Lily and Max were, Lily began to wonder if Krista was as nice as Max. Would she completely ruin the conversation? She couldn't help but let a slightly worried look cross her face.

But, when Krista held out her hand to shake and already knew her name, Lily thought that she seemed just as nice as Max. She shook Krista's hand, "Yep, that's right. I'm Lily." she said, flashing a smile. Who knew Slytherins could be so nice?

[max]

Max waited for Lily to answer when, of all the people, Krista Yaxley came bounding up towards them. "Max and Lily, right? She asked all cheery and all that crap.
"Yep, that's right. I'm Lily." Lily said to Krista, grinning. Max rolled his eyes, lately Krista had been really annoying. "Go away Krista." Max mumbled just loud enough for Krista to hear. She threw a dirty look at him.

Max and Krista had been best friends since first year; They personally took care of anyone who said they 'liked' each other. But ever since the start of term this year Krista had been getting annoying. She was always smiling in her annoying way and giggling and basicaly acting like a stupid Hufflepuff.

"Uhhhh, sure..." Lily's voice wrentched Max out of his thoughts. Had Lily Evans really just accepted to go out with him?
"Oh. Great!" Max said smiling, he waited for Krista to say something smart; But she didn't. She just stood there with a surprised look on her face. Max grinned again, before disapeering into the darkining school grounds

[Lily Evans]

ooc;; max, do you want to make the thread for lily and max in the three broomsticks? and is this thread closed after a few more posts?

Lily smiled at Krista. She seemed nice enough. She had never met such nice Slytherins in her life. Most of them were pretty mean, but a select few were alright just because she was friends with Severus Snape, but then again, they usually just teased them about being friends.

Max seemed happy that she'd said yes to going to the Three Broomsticks with him next weekend. She wasn't sure if she really liked him, although he was kind of cute. But, she had only met him... she didn't think it would hurt to just go on one or two dates with him. She didn't think she was ready for a serious relationship. Lily blushed a little and watched as Max walked away towards the school grounds.

[Krista Yaxley]

Krista watched Max leave, walking toward the school grounds with a questioning look on her face. After the 7th year Slytherin had disappeared totally into the darkness, Krista turned back to look at Lily. "Well nice meeting you and I hope we see each other again around campus soon." She gave the girl a wide smile and she too, began to walk away into Hogwart's grounds. Following the path Max took with a lively skip. Planing to follow him and ask him what was up, but not wanting Lily to know she was so worried.

She soon caught up to Max a little while later, illuminating her wand so she could see where she was going. "Max!" Krista called to her older friend's back, for he had been oblivious to her approached. Picking up her pace she ran up to Max, while he seemed wary to her being here. "Whats up? And I mean whats up with you and me? We used to be the best of friends . . ." Krista stammered as though admitting to this meant giving into something she had been avoiding for so long. The 5th year Slytherin gazed up into her former companion's eyes waiting for a response, for something to show that her life long friend was still there, still with her.

[Lily Evans]

OOC. this thread is closed, right? Krista, can you tell max/irene to come on?

[Krista Yaxley]

OOC: Sure