"James, honey? Can you come here?" called Lily through the midnight darkness.
In reply, he responded "Sure. One moment. Just let me tuck in the kids." Then he turned to Harry and his triplets and whispered "Good night, my little three." He quickly went to the next room- his excitement was getting the better of him. This time he didn't go in the room but he only went in the doorway and called "Good night, Dudley."
He quickly ran down the stairs to find Lily in the basement study leaning over her desk. Lily made him jump when she exclaimed "I think I've got it. We just point at them and say the spell."
"But what's the spell?" replied James. "Is it even safe? What if it goes wrong?"
"James, honey, calm down. Of course it's safe and there is no way for it to go wrong. Come on, let's go."
James obediently followed her back upstairs. They first went to Harry and Lily put the spell on him with a simple point and saying "Protectagon". Instantly a lightning bolt appeared on his forehead- at the exact spot the wand was pointed to. Next they went to Vera. James said the spell this time and seconds later she had a snowflake on her head. As James put the final spell on Hermione, Lily put it on Dudley. Hermione's scar was a rain drop and Dudley's was a cloud but his was on the inside of his elbow- Lily hoped that if she pointed the wand there, the scar would appear there.
The couple returned back downstairs to discuss the scars. James explained "Vera will be special. The other three had related scars. Lightning and rain come with storm clouds but a snowflake is truly original."