Skating

"Now Sirius, please don't drop the baby. I sort of need him in my life." Lily said, smiling at her friend, who was holding her son.

"Hey, I promise I won't hurt him. Now, you go have fun Evans." Sirius said with a grin, kissing the side of her head.

James walked in and smirked. "That's Potter to you, Padfoot." He said, carrying a bag over his shoulder, bundled in a coat and scarf and hat and mitts.

Lily blushed a bit and giggled softly. "C'mon love, let's go before Harry wakes up so he doesn't get upset." She said, taking his hand and walking out with him and leading him to the park where there was a nice, abandoned ice rink. Lily had loved skating when she was young, and used to go out with her sister and parents every winter, at least twice a week. This was the first time she was going since she started at Hogwarts. She went and sat on a small bench, taking her boots on and putting on some skates she found at a second-hand shop.

James watched her curiously as she did them up. "How do the blades not cut through the ice? Is it enchanted?" He asked, a bit confused. He sat next to her and did the same, trying to do up the hockey skates she had bought him.

She saw him struggling and laughed, kneeling on the snow in front of him and doing them up. "No love it's not. The ice is thick, and the metal of the skates isn't sharp enough to cut through completely. It will leave marks, but unless the ice is too thin, it won't go through." She explained, smiling up at him, his glasses already stained with snowflakes.

She made her way out to the ice when she was done with his skates, taking a few hesitant steps onto the slippery, clear ice. She almost lost her footing, but quickly caught herself before she fell, and started to skate like she used to, a big grin on her face.

"How are you doing that?" James asked with a big smile, still standing on the snow, holding a tree trunk so he wouldn't fall.

She laughed and skated a lap or two, then went back to him and held her hand out. "C'mon love, I'm going to teach you how to skate." She said happily, pulling him towards the ice. She stepped on and tugged his hand, watching his feet.

He took a step on and immediately slipped, falling on his butt and pulling Lily to bend down over him. She laughed more and took both his hands, helping him up to gain his balance. "Now, push backwards gently and look at me." She instructed.

He followed her directions and wavered a few times, but stayed up because she was holding him. He grinned like a big puppy dog. "Lily! I'm doing it! I'm skating!" He exclaimed happily.

She laughed and let go of one of his hands, moving next to him and skating with him. They did a couple laps and she just watched his happy face, moving back in front of him and stopping him, looking up at his face and letting go of his hands. "I love you so much." She said, grinning brightly at him. She grabbed the ends of his scarf and gently pulled him towards her, and kissed him gently, standing on the picks of her skates.

He grinned and kissed her back, his hands moving around her waist and pulling him close to her. They stayed like that for a few minutes, just smiling and kissing and enjoying the peace and quiet of each others presence.

Lily pulled away and giggled, turning and skating away. "Come get me!" She exclaimed, watching James behind her shoulder.

He laughed and tried going after her, taking a few glides then losing his balance and falling again on his butt.

Lily burst out laughing and went towards him, holding her hands out to help him up.

"Oh why thank you darling..." He began to say, then grinned and pulled his beautiful wife down with him, kissing her again and laughing, the two of them sitting on the cold ice with snowflakes falling around them, neither caring at all, or worrying about their son with his troublesome godfather.

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