Shopping with the Marauders (Can we say Uh oh?) Chapter 3

A/N: PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE READING CHAPTER: Okay, I went back and messed with the chapters, this is the chapter that was originally chapter 3. I went and added a better summary as the first chapter, then made the original chapter the 2nd chapter. Sorry if this confused you guys, but I have only added one chapter today. I went back and redid the summary because I have gotten 5 reviews on 4 chapters, and this really depresses me. So I thought if I redid the summary, more people would read. Sorry everyone for the confusion!

A/N: Oh yeah, by way. I'm from the states, so if some of the stores or anything else I mention in this story (or any of my stories for that matter) don't exist in Europe, please forgive me.

Lily knew this was a bad idea as soon as she stepped into Baby's R Us. Shopping with two mature adult males would be one thing, but shopping with James and Sirius was a whole other.

"Okay boys, we need to do this efficiently. Now, what is the first thing your going to need for the baby Sirius?"

James and Sirius both smiled at each other before shouting…

"TOYS!"

Before Lily could even process what was said, the two "men" were over looking at toys that were 5-7 year olds such as a toy horse that actually moved on its own and miniature robots that actually walked and talked.

"James Potter! Sirius Black! Get over here now!"

The two black haired males looked over at the red haired woman before walking towards her with guilty looks on their faces.

"Now, you two will stick by me. I know what I'm doing as A.) I'm a woman, and B.) My cousin had a baby two years ago and I helped her buy and set up everything in the nursery. Now, you two will behave yourselves. Sirius, we're here to buy stuff for your child, not to watch you and my husband act like children!"

The boys did look highly embarrassed now.

"Sorry Lily."

They both said in unison.

"Now, let's start with the first thing your going to need. Do you know what that is?"

Lily felt like she was tutoring someone, which in all aspects she guessed she was.

"Uh…a crib?"

Lily smiled.

"That's right! Now, do you know if the baby is a boy or a girl?"

Sirius shook his head.

"No, I didn't even have time to ask. She just told me she'd call me when she went into labor! Lily you should have heard her. She was so harsh."

Lily could tell that her husband's best friend was working himself up into a fit.

"It's okay Sirius. We'll get neutral stuff today and then when the baby is born you can get some gender selective stuff. How does that sound?"

Sirius nodded and smiled at his friends wife.

"Thanks Lily. I don't know where I'd be without you."

Lily smiled back before walking over to the cribs.

"So Sirius, what do you want the baby to be?"

Sirius smiled at the female.

"Honestly? I hope it's a girl."

Lily and James both smiled. They could definitely see Sirius with a little girl.

"She'd be your little princess wouldn't she Pads?"

Sirius nodded.

"Yep! And she wouldn't be allowed to date until she was 35!"

Lily just snorted.

"Uh huh. How about we split up and look for a crib for Sirius' daughter?"

Sirius quirked an eyebrow.

"I said I wanted a daughter, doesn't mean I'm going to have a daughter."

Lily smiled.

"I just have a feeling it's going to be a girl."

James nodded.

"Me too man."

Sirius smiled a giddy smile.

"Okay, lets look around."

Lily and James went down one isle, where Sirius went straight to what looked like the most expensive crib section in the entire store.

'Only the best for my daughter.'

While looking up the isle, he immediately saw one that he loved. He quickly called his friends over and showed them the crib.

"Lils, look at this one."

Lily smiled when she saw it, she knew it was perfect for her friend's child. It was a beautiful natural colored wood, the sides sort of curved in and it had a drawer under it for some of the child's things (By the way, anything I list is on Baby's R Us. At the bottom of this chapter I'll give you the names of each individual piece of furniture so you can get a better picture of what exactly I'm talking about.). Both sides were high enough to where the baby couldn't get out when he or she was older, but low enough to where when the baby was older, he or she could hold onto it to stand.

"It's perfect Sirius, and it'd be perfect for a boy or a girl, and it'll be easy to match things with."

Sirius nodded. Lily called a salesperson over to them.

"We'd like to take this crib ma'am. We're going to be here for a while shopping for my friend's first child, but we do know for a fact we want this crib."

The saleswoman, Stacy, nodded slightly.

"Okay, well here's an order form. Just write down all the information for each piece of furniture that you want, and when you're done, bring it to me and we'll get you all squared away."

Lily, Sirius and James all smiled at Stacy before heading over to the mattresses. It was an easy selection as Sirius had always needed a soft mattress, but with a little support, so they got the perfect mattress to fit inside the crib. Their next stop was to look at dressers. They quickly found a dresser to match the exact wood of the crib. It had the same curved sides as the crib as well. Looking at it, on your left hand side there were three long drawers, and on the right hand side stood a one door cabinet for more clothes and other things to be put in. The top was a changing table which was good so they didn't have to buy one separately. Lily had been designated as the person to write everything down on the order form, so she quickly did and they headed over to the bassinets for Sirius to put in his room.

"Hey guys, I'll be right back. I'm going to go get a soda."

Lily looked at her husband.

"You sure you're going to be okay by yourself?"

James smirked.

"Yes Lilikins, I'll be fine in the muggle world for 10 minutes by myself."

Lily nodded her head.

"Okay, try to find us when you're done. Merlin knows where we'll be by then."

James nodded and quickly went over to the item he saw in the corner, it would be perfect for Sirius.

Meanwhile Sirius and Lily went over to the basinets.

"What do you think about this one?"

Sirius shook his head.

"No, I'm trying to find stuff that completely matches."

Lily sighed.

"Sirius, a basinet isn't going to match the wood in the nursery. It doesn't need to as it's not going in the nursery, it's going in your room."

Sirius nodded and smiled.

"I know, but that one does match the color of my bedroom set. And it's musical!"

Lily smirked, knowing that Sirius would be a good dad by just the way he was obsessing over the nursery that the baby wouldn't have a clue if stuff matched in or not. He also wanted the best for his child. Some would say that it was left over from his upbringing, but she knew better. He just wanted his child to grow up a happy and loved baby.

"Your right, it's perfect."

The basinet in question was an Eddie Bauer Musical Rocking Basinet. It had five different lullabies (Which was pretty useless as Sirius had a wonderful voice and Lily knew he would be singing to his child constantly), and a gentle rocking motion that would help put the baby to sleep. Lily quickly scribbled the information down before heading over to the hampers. Sirius immediately saw one that he had to have and picked it up, showing it to Lily. It was shaped like a dog, which Lily giggled at.

"How do you know your child is going to like dogs?"

Sirius quirked an eyebrow.

"Uh, sweetheart. I can turn into a dog, trust me, my kid is going to love dogs!"

Lily knew that this particular conversation was over, not that she minded, the hamper was awfully cute.

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While Lily and Sirius were looking for random things, James Potter saw one thing that he knew his best friend would love. He found the perfect rocking chair that could go into his daughter's room. Yes, James knew his best friend was going to have a girl, he just knew it. He also knew that Sirius would stay awake all night with his little girl, and he needed something to sit in. He quickly found a salesperson and told her that he wanted this wrapped up and sent to his own house, he would give it to Sirius once they got home since he knew that Lily and Sirius would forget about a chair. The chair in question was perfect, the wood on it matched the nursery furniture and the cushions were a beige color with a matching foot stool. It was technically a glider and an ottoman according to the tag, but James had no idea what that meant, so in his mind, it was a rocking chair and a foot stool.

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James quickly made his way back over to his wife and best friend as they were headed towards the bottles.

"How many bottles do you think I should get?"

Lily smiled.

"A lot, because being a single parent, you're not going to have time to be constantly washing bottles."

Sirius nodded and picked up the Born Free newborn bottle starter set. Lily smiled and also picked up a few more packages of the Born Free bottles, just to be on the safe side.

"I'll go grab you some brushes so that you can wash them really well."

Sirius raised his eyebrow at her. They had all clearly forgotten they were wizards.

"Uh..Lils. I don't think I'll need to worry about that, you know, being a wizard and all. I do have a wand and do know plenty of cleaning spells."

James laughed and Lily blushed.

"Oh, right."

The trio quickly headed over to look at the burping pads. James quickly picked up a set of two burping pads that had "All about me" sewn in black writing, the burping pad being plain white.

"These are definitely the ones you are getting, because if your daughter or son is anything like you, these will definitely fit."

Sirius tried to look affronted, but he couldn't help but smile. He knew that in his world, it would always be about his child. Lily ran off to grab a cart, seeing as now it came to the little stuff, they needed it, and put the items in the cart before heading off to find the bedding for the crib. Upon arrival, they all agreed quickly on the bedding. It was perfect for any child, boy or girl, and it was still quite adorable. It had moons and stars all over it. It was a 6 piece set that came with quilt, bumper, sheet, diaper stacker, window valance, and dust ruffle. Lily quickly picked up the set and laid it in the cart as well. The trio quickly went over to the bath section, picking out a Summer Infant Soothing Spa and Shower Baby Bath

Which really wasn't needed, but Sirius thought it looked cool. Lily tried to get him to get the classic newborn tub, but he would hear nothing of it. James just shook his head, and put the item in the cart. Sirius Quickly grabbed a cute towel and washcloth set that he saw, which matched the bedding in a way.

"Hey Pads, I know a couple of really important things we are forgetting."

Sirius looked at James.

"Like what?"

"A car seat would be nice. You're buying all this stuff for your place. Well how are you going to get your kid home if there's no car seat to put her in?"

Sirius blushed, as did Lily. They had both completely forgotten about it.

"Oops. Well, lead the way Jamie."

James glared at Sirius before heading over to the car seats. After much debate, the three finally decided on the Maxi-Cosi Mico Infant Car Seat which looked comfortable and had a lot of safety features on it.

"Hey Pads, do you want a regular diaper bag or a sort of backpack?"

"Backpack, diaper bags are definitely not for me."

James nodded and ran over, quickly finding one that his friend would like. Running back over to Sirius, he showed him the DadGear Sport Diaper Bag - Reversible flap - Retro Stripe Blue. It was basically a diaper bag on the inside, but looked like a blue messenger back on the outside.

"Nice score Prongs."

James beamed, he knew he'd get this stuff eventually. This was definitely good practice for when Lily and him had kids.

"We need to get a stroller."

Sirius nodded and followed Lily towards the strollers. They quickly picked one out the Bugaboo FROG Stroller, it was black, which originally none of them wanted, but since no one knew for sure (even though the were almost positive) what the sex of the baby would be, they needed to be prepared. Lily quickly also grabbed The First Years 2-Pack Newborn Soothies without Case which were supposed to be the best pacifiers for newborns.

Sirius made his way towards the newborn and infant clothes. Lily giggled, Sirius was having way too much fun with this.

"Sirius, you do know you have three months. We don't need to get EVERYTHING today."

Sirius smiled sheepishly.

"I know, but I'm excited, and I want to get everything done quickly. Over the next two and a half months I'm going to be working a lot to save up money so I can take off a few weeks from work to spend with my kid. So I want everything ready so it'll be one less thing I'll be stressing about."

Lily couldn't believe her ears. Sirius was actually thinking for once. He really was growing up.

"Besides, the quicker I get this stuff out of the way, the quicker Prongs and I can look at the toys!"

Lily groaned, then again, maybe not.

"Okay Sirius, it's October now. So the baby should be born around January, correct?"

Sirius nodded.

"Okay, then your going to need some long sleeved outfits as well as some short sleeved.

Lily and Sirius quickly grabbed a few small body suits made for infants. Sirius had decided to wait to get most of the baby clothes until the baby was born, so he could actually get something other than white. James looked at his wife with puppy dog eyes.

"Lily, can we PLEASE go look at the toys now?"

Lily smirked.

"Okay, fine, but be good!"

Sirius and James high fived each other before running towards the baby toys. Lily rolled her eyes. Once she arrived near the boys, she smiled as they had gotten five stuffed animals. One was in the shape of a black dog, one was of a small rat (Lily didn't particularly like that one but it wasn't her choice so she kept her mouth shut), one was of a white stag, one was of a brown wolf, and the last one happened the be Lily's favorite. It was of a white lioness with a purple lily sewn onto it's side.

"Okay boys, I think we're about done here."

Lily and James left Sirius to go pay for everything (If you want to know how much all this cost in american dollars, let me know, because I added it all up. However, I am not even going to attempt to say how much it would cost in European money so yeah. Lol).

Sirius arranged for all the furniture to be brought over to his flat in two days time. He took the bags that held all the littler stuff and he walked over to where his friends stood.

"Thanks for your help."

James and Lily smiled.

"No problem Pads, but why didn't you have them deliver your stuff tomorrow? I thought you wanted to get everything done quickly."

Sirius grimaced.

"Because I have a lot of cleaning to do."

James laughed.

"Would you like me to come over tomorrow and help?"

Sirius smiled.

"I'd love you forever Jamie boy!"

"I'll see if Peter and Remus will come over too. That way you can tell them the good news."

Sirius nodded.

"Lily, are you going to come over too?"

Lily nodded.

"Sure Sirius. I'll help."

Sirius quickly bid his friends goodbye before apparating to his flat. He quickly looked around and groaned. Tomorrow was going to be another long day.

TBC! Okay, I had WAY too much fun with this chapter! Lol. Sorry for those of you who were bored out of their minds, but I couldn't help it. I decided not to post the furniture and stuff here. If you are really that interested in seeing what it all looks like, leave me a review and I'll send you the info. Please review! I feel as if I'm writing this story for me only, which makes me sad. L. Anyway, please review!