Elle: Since they don't have electronics in Harry Potter, I have established the wizard alternative: Wizard appliances! Example: Wizard Station is like a PS3, Xbox360 or Wii. Wizard Vision is a TV and Wizard Dish is a satellite dish
Chapter Two: Friends
Harry had woken up in his crib and sounded the alarm, screaming as loud as his little lungs would let him. Lily, who had been sleeping in the bed, awoke with a start at her son's cries. She rolled over realizing that after the night they had just had James's side of the bed was empty.
Sighing she went into baby Harry's room and picked up the one year old, putting him on her shoulder and taking him into the kitchen to prepare his bottle. She walked past the living room and paused momentarily forgetting that she had a crying baby on her shoulder. He husband and his best friend were asleep on the floor and couch respectively with the Wizard Vision turned on displaying the pause menu from the Wizard Station game English Premier Quidditch.
"Men," she muttered to herself. "They never grow up."
She proceeded into the kitchen and began to make Harry's bottle by magic as well as whipping up some eggs and bacon for herself. The immature men who had stayed awake all night playing on the Wizard Station would have to make their own breakfast.
James and Sirius lumbered into the small country kitchen holding their heads. Lily cast them a reproachful look before focusing all of her energy into the bacon. James groped the cabinet for something and then his hand reemerged clamped around an eight-ounce potion vial. Lily shook her head as James poured the purple potion into two shot glasses and handed one to Sirius.
"Bottoms up mate," he said groggily and they both downed the liquid. Instantly they perked up back into their normal selves.
"Dude," said Sirius. "What the fuck is that? That shit works great!"
"Oh!" Lily snapped three seconds away from beating Sirius over the head with a frying pan. "Language"
"She's got soap," James hissed to his friend in a low voice. "I'd be careful if I were you."
Sirius seemed to head James's message because there were no more outbursts from him. James busied himself with breakfast for the guys while Lily continued to feed Harry. Suddenly an idea popped into James's head.
"Hey," he said to both Lily and Sirius. "Puddlemere United is playing the Montrose Magpies this afternoon and Wizard Vision's ESPN's broadcasting live. Lily, since we're no longer in any danger would it be possible to invite a few guys over and watch the game?"
"Dude," Sirius said his eyes gleaming. "I got a Wizard Dish!"
"And Mike Wood's got one of those giant flat screen High Def Wizard Visions," James added.
"I'll get the Dish," said Sirius.
"I'll get the booze," said James.
"I'm getting out of here," Lily muttered.
~*~*~*~*~
All of Sirius and James's wizard friends began disaparating in James's driveway. Each of them were wearing a navy blue quidditch jersey with two golden crossed bulrushes emblemized on them. Many of Wizards had brought their wives and children. Arthur Weasely appeared in the driveway with his seven children and an expecting wife, Molly. Arthur was also wearing a blue jersey but his was different. As James led the Weaselys inside the house he stopped to examine Arthur's choice of wardrobe.
"Like it?" he asked James popping the collar like a pimp. James simply looked dumfounded.
"United changed styles?" he asked still confused.
"Heavens no," Arthur said as he and James made it into the kitchen and James cracked open a bottle of Fire whiskey. "This is an authentic Muggle football jersey. I saw a game on the wizard station and I have to say I'm quite the fan. You see, there are eleven players and they run around the pitch trying to kick a ball into a giant net."
"You are crazy," James said patting Arthur on the back. Leaving Arthur in the kitchen James went into the living room where he had the Wizard vision set up for the game. There was a loud crack outside and James ran out to see who was there.
A slender man staggering under the weight of an enormous Wizard Vision had landed in the driveway accompanied by his wife and five year old son. James ran forward and grabbed the other end of the Wizard vision
"Hey Mike," James greeted the man who had been Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team when James had joined in his second year. Mike Wood looked grateful that James was helping him with the giant Wizard Vision.
"High-def and everything," Mike said proudly. "Not even those muggle televisions can compare they're twenty years behind on times I swear."
Rachel Wood, Mike's wife found herself at the Potter's home for the second time in twenty-four hours. She was holding her five year old son Oliver by the hand as he dragged her into the house. As James and Mike carried the Wizard vision into the living room and began to install it. Rachel found Lily and Molly preparing snacks in the kitchen.
"Hello Lily," Rachel said picking up Oliver so he wouldn't run into the backyard. "How's the free life?"
"Interesting," Lily answered as a pot full of chili simmered on the stove. "This little soiree was James's idea"
"I think it's wonderful you two can come out to enjoy the world again," Molly said peeling tomatoes for the salsa. Lily smiled as Sirius came running through the kitchen followed by all of the kids. Rachel put Oliver down so he could go join them. From the sliding glass door the three women watched as Sirius supervised the children riding on toy broomsticks.
"Can I get either of you something to drink?" Lily offered Rachel and Molly. "I've got wine, butterbeer, fire whiskey…"
"No alcohol for me," Molly refused politely. "I'll just have water."
"Yes," said Rachel. "I'll just have water as well."
Lily looked at her two friends. She knew Molly was due in a few months, but Rachel?
"It's a girl," Rachel announced clearing up any suspicions. And there were many delighted squeals coming from the kitchen.
Meanwhile in the living room James and Mike were staring at the Wizard vision which was producing a blank screen. Mike was halfway between the door and the living room watching Arthur who was on the roof fighting with the dish.
"Tell him move it to the left," James told Mike.
"ARTHUR," Mike yelled. "MOVE THE DISH TO THE LEFT!"
Suddenly a picture appeared on the screen, two men were sitting at a desk wearing Puddlemere United Jerseys and discussing pre-match tactics.
"KEEP IT THERE!" Mike yelled. Arthur affixed massive quantities of spell-o tape to the base of the wizard dish keeping it in place. He climbed off the roof via the trellis and sat down on the couch wiping sweat off of his face. James came back a few minutes later and handed Mike and Arthur a pint. They toasted before they started drinking.
Sirius wandered in after leaving the children with the women and sat down on the couch next to James. The four men were now squished together like a pack of sardines.
"Weasely," Mike said helping himself to a nacho. "What the hell are you wearing?"
"Like it?" Arthur asked once again popping his collar. "It's an authentic muggle football jersey. CFC, Chelsea Football Club, I'm rather found of the sport. There are eleven muggles that run around the field chasing a ball and trying to kick it into a giant net."
"Oi mate," Sirius said. "Pass Weasely a pint will ya, the game's startin'"
"Glad to have ya back mate," Mike said reaching across Arthur to slap James across the back. "Next time United plays in London I say we go, just the four of us. Now that Potter's out of house arrest I think we can wrangle it"
"Can't your son reel off United's starting line up without looking?" Sirius asked.
"Yes he can," Mike said beaming. "He's gonna be Gryffindor Quidditch Captain when he gets to school, I can feel it. Signed him up for little league yesterday."
"How freaking awesome would that be if our son's played quidditch together at Hogwarts?" James asked not taking his eyes off the game. A Magpie chaser had stolen the quaffle from a United chaser and was going to score when the United Keeper blocked him.
"Yeah and they played against and beat the shit outta Flint and Malfoy like we did," Mike added as the United Chaser scored the first goal of the match.
"GOAL!" All four men stood up and cheered high fiving each other before sitting back down and watching the match.