practice makes ## perfect ##(lily & Zane

[Zane Lestrange]

As quickly has it had started, the rush of memories came to an abrupt hault. He felt James' consciousness push him out of his mind. Zane opened his eyes and saw a powerful shield charm heading towards him. He quickly blocked the shield charm and paused, unsure of what to do next. That had worked well, although trying legilimancy without being a legilimens was very hard work. "Ok I need a rest," he said as he sat down on the edge of the bath. He quickly vanished the cushions that had been occuping the bath before turning his attention to the cupboard in the corner. Alohomora, the cupboard door swung open and the boggart was released.

[James Sirius Potter]

James frowned as he saw his shield charm trying to remember when he had cast it. He saw Zane block it and sit down. "Sorry Zane. Sometimes I do that accidently. Dad said when he was trying to learn he did that." he saw the door open and the boggart appear. He frowned again and said "Lils you can have this one." he had taken the ones that attacked Zane because he knew that she wouldn't want to attack him. He sat beside Zane and watched Lily.

[Lily Potter]

Lily watched as Zane helped Zane, testing him on many things. She knew why James had attacked him before she had the chance; he knew she probably wouldn't even attempt it. Sighing as the boggart appeared. She heard James say she could have it. She looked back at the thing, which had taken the shape of a young Harry Potter, hissing sounds escaping his parted lips. Lily shook her head and the boy disapeared quickly being replaced by a large, red and black snake. "Riddikulus!" she said softly, watching the snake turn into a giant jack-in-the-box. Laughing softly, Lily looked back to the boys. "That was a bit strange. Your turn Jamster." she said, moving away from the box.

[James Sirius Potter]

James watched Lily tackle the boggart and laughed along with her when it changed. He smiled and nodded as she handed over to him and stood up. He walked towards the boggart facing it. He watched as he saw Lily's limp figure on the ground and felt horrible guilt. He raised his wand unable to think of somehing funny and thought "Redikolus" the boggart cracked and changed into Zane's limp figure. He thought the spell again and it hanged to a dead Lilah. He felt himself tear up and lowered his wand "I can't do this." he frowned annoyed that he couldn't finish the boggart off.

[Lily Potter]

Lily watched James struggle with his personal boggart. She sighed, moving away from Zane as she saw the limp body of a young girl who looked like her. Oh, wow. she thought, moving closer to her brother. When the figure changed to Zane's body, laying lifeless on the ground, she froze, her wand clutched tightly in her hand. Finally the boggart change again. Lilah's dead body lay at James's feet. Lily took a deep breath and pushed James softly away, looking back at the boggart, yet again. It wasn't what she thought it would be this time. Not at all.
She thought it would be the Parselmouth thing, or the snake, but it wasn't. It was a weeping girl, her head in her hands, red hair spilling over her face. Before she knew it, the image changed, a horror struck Rosie appeared in front on her, tears on her face. It can't be. She remembered the drunken kiss with Teddy and quickly waved her wand in a swish and flick motion. Riddikulus! Happy to see the girl disappear like a little ballonn, Lily looked back at James. "It'll be ok, Bubba." she said softly.

[Zane Lestrange]

Zane sat back and watched Lily take on the Boggart, and then it was James' turn. And that's where he crumbled. Zane was just about to step in when Lily rushed across to help her brother. He paused, watching the Boggart change into a weeping girl. Ok enough is enough. He stepped forward, putting himself between the Boggart and the siblings, determined to but the Boggart back in the box. The little balloon quickly transformed once more and Bellatrix was in the room. Zane stared at the Boggart for a minute or two, before casting Riddikulus with just a flick of the wrist. The Bellatrix Boggart stumbled and fell back into the cupboard. Zane quickly shut the doors before casting colloportus to lock them securely. Satisfied that the Boggart couldn't get out he returned to James and Lily. "James? Are you alright?"

[James Sirius Potter]

James watched as Lily took on the boggart again. He saw Rosie crying and raised his eyebrow at Lily. He smiled as she comforted him. When he tackled the boggart before he was fine. Why was it having a larger effect on him now. He saw Zane step in and sighed with relief slightly. When Zane asked him if he was ok he nodded "Yeah. I'm ok." but he knew that Zane would be able to tell from his voice that he wasn't ok.

[Lily Potter]

Lily saw the look on James's face as he saw a crying Roise. She shrugged, really not wanting to say what the reason of that was. She shuddered as she thought about it. She looked over her shoulder as Zane threw the Bellatrix replica back into the wardrobe. She smiled at Zane, wondering what he thought of the Rosie boggart. "Don't lie, Jammy." she whispered, raising an eyebrow at her elder brother.

[Zane Lestrange]

Zane just looked at James as if to say I know you'r lying but he didn't say anything. Something else was troubling him, why was Rosie Lily's Boggart? There was something there that Lily knew but wasn't willing to tell anyone. Must be something big, surely she would have told us otherwise, he looked across at James, it looked as if he didn't have a clue either.

[James Sirius Potter]

James knew that they both knew he was lying and took a deep breath "Look. For some reason it affected me worse than it does normally. I hated seeing them." he paused as the images flashed in his mind. He was wondering why Rosie was her boggart and saw that Zane was none the wiser either. He knew that if he asked his sister he would be at the receiving end of one of her bat bogey hexes. "If a boggart is in one of the tasks I'm screwed." he muttered wondering whether the two others could hear him.

[Lily Potter]

Lily smiled softly, looking at her rother. "Well, if you can't get rid of one of those nasty little buggers, we are both screwed. You just have to remember, they are not real."she said kindly. She knew both of the boys would wonder what had happened with the whole Rosie as her boggart happening. Sighing, Lily thought if she should tell them. "Ok, look. Something happened with me and Ted when we were so wasted that we couldn't even remember our names. Rosie wasn't to pleased and thats probably why she was my boggart. I don't like seeing her unhappy, but she won't take the time to listen to me." she said, softly, not having the will to look at either of the boys in the eye. She could've looked at James, but she dared to glance at Zane for fear of breaking down into tears. TNot this again, one of the others will tell them, but I got them ready for this. she reminded herself. She flashed a smile at the two boys, shoving her thoughts away. "So? Whats next

[Zane Lestrange]

"Don't worry about it," Zane said quietly, pausing to listen to Lily's explanation about the Boggart. I've got a feelings Lils, hasn't told us everything...well I'm sure it's nothing... "Next? Um... I know," he said with a smile whilst heading over towards the mountain of taps in the far corner of the bathroom. He tested a few taps, trying to decifer which one was just plain water, with no giant pink bubbles or anything of the sort. The swimming pool sized bath, started to fill up quite quickly, as Zane turned his attention back to James and Lily, "bubble-head charms?"

[James Sirius Potter]

James smiled at Lily "Thanks for the encouragement." he said sarcastically. He now knew that he would come here more often to attempt to tackle that boggart, but he didn't mention this to either of them wanting to practice alone. He listened to what Lily said and a frown formed. "Lily why the hell were you drinking in the first place you're only 14! What are mom and dad gonna think. Oh god they are gonna kill me for not preventing it." he put his head in his hands dreading the moment when there parents found out. He was momenterally destracted by Zane filling up the swimming pool sized bath and nodded. He took a deep breath and thought the incantation and saw the bubble appear over his mouth. He then dived into the bath and stayec underwater breathing clean air the entire time.

[Lily Potter]

Lily smiled at Zane as he turned his back. A frown formed over her face as she heard what her brother had to say. "I was drinking because I had a terrible day and you two were off somewhere. I found Teddy and he wsa sad, so we drank together. I am not 14! I'm 15, thatnk you very much!" she said, sunding offended when her own brother didn't even know how old she was. "Besides, Mum and Dad won't know unless you tell them. I'm geussing that you still want your head for Auror training, so don't tell them." she finished, a smirk on her lips. "Bubble head charm? Easy......" she said, her brow furrowing for a confused second. The charm had never been her best, which was the Bat Bogey Hex as everyone knew. Smiling, Lily thought the incantattion in her head, attempting her first nonverbal on the charm. A large bubble appeared around her mouth. She took the dive shortly after James, surfacing with a wide grin.

[Zane Lestrange]

Zane watched James dive into the pool, followed shortly after by Lily. He couldn't doubt that they were both accomlished, they'd completed all the spells he had set them, well so far. Some of the other champions might try unforgiveables in order to win, but there's no way I'm testing them in those, anyway, surely they've had enough practice? Zane continued to muse over the upcoming task and the challenges it presented whilst watching the two siblings surface. "Ok, well you'll need to dry off and no I'm not telling you the spell..." he said quietly with a smile.