James Potter floated over to a corner of the Great Hall, watching as his son looked up into Draco Malfoy's eyes. He saw the look in their eyes, it was the same one that he and Lily shared many times. James concentrated and after a moment, started to whisper.
"Look at the two of you dancing that way
Lost in the moment and each others face
So much in love you're alone in this place
Like there's nobody else in the world
I was enough for him not long ago
I was his number one
He told me so
And he still means the world to me
Just so you know
So be careful when you hold my boy
Time changes everything
Life must go on
And I'm not gonna stay in your way"
Harry and Draco vaguely heard the words to the song in the back of their minds, too busy with each other to be too concerned.
James remembered the first time he held Harry. Smiling down at him and receiving a toothless smile in return. He remembered praying that his Harry would always be happy.
"I loved him first
I held him first
And a place in my heart will always be his
From the first breath he breathed
When he first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that he'd find you some day
But it's still hard to give him away
I loved him first"
James was still surprised at how much Harry had grown since he had last seen him in his fourth year. He had gotten a lot taller. He could easily be described as beautiful. He remembered when he used to placing Harry in his crib, and reading his stories at night.
"How could that beautiful man with you
Be the same freckled faced kid that I knew
The one that I read all those fairy tales too
And ticked into bed all those nights
And I knew that first time I saw you with him
It was only a matter of time"
"I loved him first
I held him first
And a place in my heart will always be his
From the first breath he breathed
When he first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that he'd find you some day
But it's still hard to give him away
I loved him first"
James looked at them closer. He could just picture blonde haired babies with bright green eyes.
"From the first breath he breathed
When he first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
Someday you might know what I'm going through
When a miracle smiles up at you
I loved him first"
James watched the two for a while longer, until he slowly faded away. He would be back.