A/N: I know what you're thinking.. "Why on earth is she starting a new story when she's not even updating the other?" Well here's the answer my good friends.. There's only going to be three chapters in this story, just a little oneshot thing.. Kinda a songfic. It's to "You Can Let Go" by Crystal Shawanda. Listen to it, it's so cute, and it makes me cry everytime..
Now, let's all pretend that Voldermort never turned evil so Lily and James Potter were never murdered, and Amelia was never kidnapped, so everyone lived Happily Ever After… You see what I'm painting? Good, now this will make sense :) Enjoy!
Wind blowin' on my face.
Sidewalk flyin' beneath my bike.
A five year-olds first taste, of what freedom's really like.
He was runnin' right beside me.
His hand holdin' on my seat.
I took a deep breath and hollered, as I headed for the street..
It was the thirty first of July 2001, Amelia and Harry's fifth birthday and all you could hear in the Potter household was little feet pattering on the floor and happy squealing and giggling.
"Daddy, Daddy! Guess what!" A young Amelia screamed with a grin as her long auburn hair flowing behind her as she ran into her parents room, Harry right on her heels. Amelia jumped up onto the fluffy white sheets on top of her father while Harry climbed up and sat atop their mother. James slid his glasses onto his nose as he sat up.
"Hmm, I don't know.. Is there a.. A giant tickling octopus in the bathtub?" James Potter said grabbing Amelia and proceeding to tickle her. Harry and Lily laughed, Harry laying down on his mother and snuggling her, Lily's arms coming up around him in an embrace. Amelia let out a high pitched laugh.
"No Daddy, no!" she giggled. He stopped and sat back up pulling Amelia onto his lap.
"Well then I'm stumped!" James said with a laugh.
"You're so silly Daddy! There's no octopus in the bathtub!" Amelia scrambled over to Harry, standing up and pulling him up too.
"It's our birthday!" They said in partial unison. They jumped around on their parents bed laughing.
"Well then, how about that. This is the first time I've heard of this, did you know that James?" Lily said with a smile. She grabbed at the twins knees making them buckle in and fall down onto the bed with giggles.
"I've never heard of this either Lily, but it sure sounds like a good idea to me! How about we celebrate with.. Chocolate chip pancakes?" James smiled as the twins jumped down off the bed and raced out the door squealing with joy. He turned to his smiling wife with a chuckle.
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"Wow, thank you Uncle Siri!" Harry said hugging his God Father and the remote controlled Quidditch player he'd asked for. Amelia hugged the doll Sirius had given her close to her chest, as she looked around her backyard at the twinkling fairy lights her father had put up. She also looked around at all of their friends and family surrounding them.
"Amelia dear," her God Father Remus said from her right, "this one's from me," he said motioning to the large rectangular box that was wrapped in yellow wrapping paper. The same golden yellow as the new sundress her mother had gotten her. She climbed down off of the high stool she was perched on and walked over to her God Father and the box.
"What is it Reemy?" she said placing her doll on the patio table beside her.
"You'll have to open it to find out sweetie," he replied with a smile. Amelia began to tear the paper off the box. Underneath was a big cardboard box.
"Um," she said turning towards Remus who laughed, and gave his wand a flick making the box neatly open itself and fall towards the ground around the gleaming yellow bike. Amelia gasped and let out a happy squeak as she moved forward and twirled the streamers at the end of the handles. "Thanks Reemy! Mummy has pictures of her on her bike when she was a little girl, and I always wanted one!" she turned and hugged him, jumping up and down in glee. He laughed and hugged her back.
"Why don't you give it a try?" he said with a smile. Amelia turned to James quickly.
"Oh can I Daddy? Please, please, please!" she pleaded bringing her hands together in front of her.
"Of course, my lovely. Who do you want to help you out?" he asked picking up the yellow and white daisy covered helmet that was resting on the bike, and going to hand it to Remus thinking that Amelia was going to choose him.
"I want you to help me Daddy! Will you please?" she asked walking forward and letting him place the helmet on her head.
"Of course princess," he said doing up the buckle on the helmets chin strap. He picked up the bike and carried it to the front of the house. Amelia followed one hand in her mothers, the other in Remus'.
"What if I fall mummy?" Amelia asked looking at her mother with worry.
"Don't worry, you'll be fine baby. You'll be a natural, just like me," Lily replied with a wink and a smile.
"Here you go," James said placing the bike on the road. Amelia let go of her mothers and Remus' hands and walked over to her dad. She smiled up at him as she climbed onto the seat. "Okay, so just peddle and don't stop, and remember those are the breaks, don't worry I'll keep hold of you and won't let go, I promise."
"Okay Daddy, I'm ready," Amelia replied placing her hands on the handles and lifting her feet to the peddles.
"Okay sweetheart," James pushed the bike forward and Amelia began peddling, James never letting go of the bike. They were down the street when Amelia took a deep breath and hollered:
"You can let go now Daddy! I'm ready, you can let go!" At first James couldn't make himself let go, afraid for his little girl. He didn't want to let go of her. He knew he was taking it too seriously but he really didn't want to let his little angel out into the world, he wanted to stay the most important thing in her life. But after a few steps he realized he had to do it someday, and while he could've waited forever, he realized she couldn't. So James let go of one of the most important things in his life so long as his little girl would be happy. He stood in the street and just watched her bike around the street laughing with joy; tears welled up in his eyes.
You can let go now, Daddy.
You can let go.
Oh, I think I'm ready to do this on my own.
It's still a little bit scary, but I want you to know.
I'll be okay now, Daddy.
You can let go.
A/N: Tadaa, I heard the song again a few days ago and I had to write this. I'm going to England tomorrow though.. So I won't be updating anything for a while, because I'm not allowed to bring my laptop *grumble, grumble* Hopefully I'll be able to write more TOP though.. Freaking 9 hour flight.. Rate & Review my lovelies! :)