Chapter 8.
James;
I had came out of the Great Hall after hearing a bang and then Remus yell "Padfoot",
so I had went out to check.
But never did I think I would see my supposedly dead family, I had never properly given up on them.
"Lily,Harry... is that you?" I finally asked, wide-eyed
and when Lily nodded, she too had wide-eyes and looked like she was crying.
She had changed in shape, a lot more curvier but still with her trademark tiny waist.
I ran to hug them.
Lily;
I had just came out of the portrait with Harry, Alice and Neville to see Sirius and Remus standing there.
It had obviously shocked him making him yell, scaring Remus who pulled out his wand and shooting a spell, that ricocheted off the suit of armour and then hitting the marble staircase.
Remus then yelled.
And then the doors opened to show...
James.
There was my James, a little taller, more muscular and broad-shouldered , my eyes were wide staring at my supposed dead husband who was also staring wide-eyed at me.
It was when he said "Lily,Harry... is that you?" I nodded, he ran towards me so I ran as well, as good as I could in high-heels.
James;
I ran to Lily and crushed her in a passionate but short kiss before I hugged her tightly
before she said "But Rookwood said you were dead James, I missed you" she started crying
Rookwood, Rookwood was responsible for my family getting split up, I'd personally kill him next time I seen him " "Shh.. Lily, Rookwood told me you and Harry were dead too, but he's in Azkaban, I was distraught honey at the thought of losing you and Harry".
"You would of lost three darling", wait what did she just say – she WAS pregnant! Oh Merlin!, I was about to ask her about the baby when the doors opened to show Frank, Augusta and my mother while Frank and Augusta ran to Alice and Neville while my mum ran and hugged Lily.
It was only when Sirius said "H,Harry is that you..?" that I looked away from Lily to see my son who staring at Sirius before he yelled "Padfoot!" and running to his Godfather's arms were he hugged him. I kissed Lily before going to see my son who I had not seen in three years, he was still hugging Sirius and Remus before Sirius whispered in his ear and he looked towards me and said "Daddy?" he could speak properly now, not just specific words "Yeah it's me Harry" he ran to me where I lifted him into a tight hug.
I was still hugging Harry when I heard Lily behind me "Hey James, turn around",
I turned round to see Lily holding Lucie on her hip and then Harry said "Mummy look it's Daddy!" "Yes I know Harry, why don't you go see your Grandma Potter?" I let him down and he ran to my mum who hugged and kissed him.
"James, this is your daughter Lucie Jamie-Lily Potter, she just speaks French and I am trying to get her speaking English, but here's your daughter, she's two years old" I had a two year old daughter, the girl who I had helped earlier was my daughter! I took my daughter from my wife, her mother and held her close.
"Daddy?" she asked quietly, I was her first English word, maybe not her first proper word, but it was good enough for me, "Hello baby girl, I'm Daddy" I said while I kissed her head.
I went over with Lucie still cuddled close to me while Lily held my hand to my mother who was still holding Harry. Lily took Harry while my mother cooed over her newly found out granddaughter .Lily took Harry over to see Augusta who was looking over Neville with Alice while Frank held a small girl, probably his daughter too while talking to the tall blonde man.
Lucie had called him "Oncle Jac" earlier and said she had wanted Lily to marry him so she would have him as a proper Uncle. He wasn't getting Lily at all, I had just got her back from three years apart!, I walked over still with Lucie who said "Daddy, que est l'oncle Jac, il travaille avec maman et tante Alice au St. Julietta's" I shook his hand and nodded towards him before he said to Lucie "Lucie dites a votre maman et Alice, je vais les rencontrer a St. Mungo's, le dimanche ok, c'est juste ma mère n'est pas bien', she nodded and he went out the doors into the grounds.
I walked over to Frank who introduced me to Rubie Francesca Alice Longbottom and I introduced him to Lucie , who seemed quite loud unlike Harry who was more quiet.
Sirius had transformed into Padfoot while I had been talking to Frank and unluckily Lucie had her head looking over my shoulder and seen him, a huge black dog was near her, she screamed and started crying which startled me making me jump, I calmed her down by soothing her while after I scowled at Sirius who had transformed back after he scared her.
We walked into the Great Hall and found Lily with Harry, Alice, Neville, Augusta and my mother.
Lily was fixing Harry's tie while bending to do, giving me a view of her behind, well I had an excuse, she was my wife who had not seen in three years! I was allowed to stare. I squeezed her waist while she got up and whispered "I love you" to her.
The music started and she said "James, honey why don't you dance with Lucie, it will help her legs and I will dance with Harry okay" I kissed her again before taking Lucie dancing near Remus and Sirius who were speaking with some of the professors, so I decided to show them Lucie so I lifted her up and said "Lets go see your Uncle Moony and Uncle Padfoot and maybe you will see Professor McGonnagal.
Lucie seemed scared of Sirius now and didn't look at him, she liked Remus and Minerva and it seemed Lily had told her about her old professor turning into a cat and she said "Daddy, she a kitty?" Yes, she was speaking more English – she was intelligent like Lily, I could see "Yeah Lucie, she can turn into an Animagus like Uncle Sirius and Daddy can too" I motioned for Minerva to change into her cat form and when she did, Lucie wanted to go pet her so I let her down and she went and picked Minerva and started petting her while Sirius laughed his head off.
I took her back to Lily where we danced while Harry and Lucie sat with my mum while Lily and I danced closely, kissing sometimes savouring the moments of being reunited.
Lies may of split us, lies reunited us.
