gaaahhhh I'm back! Well with this story. It's been a while I know. I just felt I left it off on a bit of a cliff hanger and that you'd waited long enough, so here you go chapter 3 of What If?
Ever since James hadgone away that night, almost three months ago, Lily had barely let Harry out of her sight. There had been no owls from him. Nothing. Lily began to worry a few days after he'd left. He always sent letters to her when he was on a mission. As you can imagine, after almost three months, Lily was constantly on edge. Sirius had taken to coming round each day to make sure she was okay and that she was eating well. Harry was completely oblivious as to why his Mummy was so anxious but he did enjoy seeing his uncle Sirius more often. That was the only thing that had kept Lily going through those last few months. Harry and Harry being happy. He was a very happy baby. He reminded Lily so much of James. Apart from his eyes.
Febuary 21st 1982.
Lily's birthday had come and passed and she wasn't really up to doing anything. James was due home any day now and Lily was more on edge than ever. She had fallen asleep on the couch again, with Harry, who was napping peacefully. She was woken by the sound of the front door and presumed it was Sirius. She snuggled back down and closed her eyes. She felt Sirius go past her and he was making quite a racket doing so. She opened her eyes to tell him to be quiet because Harry was sleeping, and there he was. James Potter, dirty and disheveled, tired looking but happy. Lily gasped and her hand went to her mouth and tears began to fill in her eyes. She carefully put Harry on the sofa and flung herself at James, tears streaming down her face. She kissed him passionately and whispered, "Three months is really too long." They could talk later but right then, Lily just wanted to be with him, no matter dow unclean he was. Harry rubbed his little eyes and woke up to see his Daddy smiling at him. "DADDEH!" He shouted in his little baby voice. James picked him up and started kissing his head. "I missed you baby boy" Harry looked at him and frowned, "I is a big boy Daddeh". James smiled at him and kissed him again. He hugged Lily so that Harry was in between then. "You are not allowed to leave ever again" Lily whispered. James grinned. "I'm not going anywhere" He kissed her again and pulled her and Harry as close to him as he could.
It was James' birthday soon. And Lily wanted it to be brilliant, as he'd only been a couple of weeks. She'd always struggled to buy him a present, but eventually always found him the perfect thing. She was very tempted to buy him a book entitled " 1001 different wizarding pranks" but then soon realised that he probably knew them all already. She had almost given up when she was walking past Quality Quidditch Supplies, when she saw it. The Nimbus 1001. It was perfect. She went in and asked for the price. Fifty galleons. Lily winced at the price, but decided to buy it anyway. She had to go back to Gringotts to get most of the money but convinced herself it was worth it. She decided to hide it at her friend Marlene McKinnon's house. "Bloody hell Lily, that must have cost you a fortune!" Marlene exlaimed as soon as she opened the door. "Nice to see you too Marley" Lily said sarcastically. She made her way into the hall. "Do mind hiding this here for a bit. Just until James' birthday. "sure, I'll put it in the attic". Lily handed her friend the long thin package. "I'm sorry for the flying visit but I told James I was only going to the Apothecary for some horned slugs for a weed killing solution." Marlene nodded. "That's alright" Lily smiled. "Thanks Marlene" she hugged her friend as best as she could and left with a crack.
Lily appeared in the living room and Harry toddled towards her. He lifted his hands above his head and Lily picked him up. " Hey there little man. Where's Daddy? Huh?" Harry grinned and said "Kishen" Lily walked into the kitchen, still holding Harry, and an odd stench met her nose. James was bent over a of something at the stove. Lily smiled. "James, you know you can't cook toast never mind anything else." James spun around. "I'm trying chicken soup!" He exlaimed. Lily walked over to the pot and looked in. It wasn't a pretty sight. It was off green and bits of raw chicken were bobbing up and down in the liquid. Lily brought out her wand and made the soup look as it should. James peered into the pot. "Ahhhh that's how it's supposed to look." Lily laughed. "just leave it to simmer for ten minutes whilst I get some bowls. And James." "Yeah" "Promise me you'll never try to cook again when I go out." James smiled.
I liked writing this chapter. Nice and fluffeh. James and Lily are so close to being my OTP but then Ron/Hermione and Doctor/Rose come in and shout LOOK AT MEEHHHHH. So I can't choose. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I'll try not to leave it for too long the next time. Remember reviews are like cookies BUT BETTER! :D
