Incessant Humming

Lily felt like she was going to scream. Her head was pounding, she hadn't gotten any sleep because Harry was up all night, and she was just trying to take a nap while he was to gain some energy. But she couldn't because of stupid James Potter and his incessant humming.

He hadn't stopped all day. And it wasn't even nice music, it was stupid Muggle Christmas songs that he absolutely loved because this was the first year he was really exposed to them and they were the only things he listened to since November 1st. Usually Lily didn't mind, she liked a good Christmas tune as much as the next person, but if she heard him humming Jingle Bell Rock one more time she was going to scream at him.

"James Potter I swear to Merlin if you don't stop humming I'm going to kill you." She said calmly from her place on the couch, a blanket over her eyes to drown out the light.

"Alright then, I'll stop humming." He said normally, continuing his cleaning.

She smiled and sighed happily. "Thank you." She breathed, feeling like she could finally relax.

And she did relax, and actually felt like she could get some sleep, until it started. Not the humming, no not his stupid humming. He was actually singing now, and Lily's eyes popped open so fast her eyeballs almost fell out.

"JAMES POTTER I AM GOING TO KILL YOU! I HAVE NOT SLEPT FOR 30 HOURS AND YOU HAVE NOT STOPPED MAKING NOISES SO IF YOU ARE GOING TO CONTINUE YOU BETTER LEAVE THIS HOUSE BECAUSE I AM NOT HAPPY." She screamed, facing him.

He widened his eyes and looked over at her silently, the only noise now being Harry crying.

She fumed and stomped off, going to put him back to sleep. She came back out about 20 long minutes later, not seeing James anywhere. She sighed sadly and laid back down on the couch, a few tears slipping down her cheeks. She didn't mean to lose her temper like that, she was so frustrated at everything that she let it out on him. She tried sleeping, but just kept crying and tossing and turning, punching the pillow angrily.

James walked back in the house about an hour later, seeing her body shaking with tears on the couch. He didn't realize that she hadn't slept, or that she was so angry at him. He quickly went over and put his hand on her back. "Lily, I'm sorry, I didn't know..." He said softly.

She didn't look at him, sniffling and wiping her tears away. "I just want to sleep..." She mumbled quietly, curling up in a ball.

He nodded and kissed the back of her head. "Let me help." He offered, thinking he knew the solution.

She sighed and faced him, her eyes bloodshot and glossy.

"Okay..." She whispered, sitting up and making space for him.

He climbed in behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist, laying with their bodies flush against each other. He kissed the back of her head again and rubbed her back comfortingly. Once she seemed more relaxed, he started humming quietly, feeling her get tense.

"James..." She muttered, then just listened. He wasn't humming Jingle Bell Rock, or some other pop Christmas song. He was humming the tune she sang to Harry to get him to sleep, one her mother sang her when she was young. She smiled softly and relaxed again, feeling herself grow sleepy. "Thank you..." She whispered.

He smiled and continued, letting her fall asleep in his arms peacefully.

I hoped everyone liked this one, it was fun to write, I thought I had to get a bit of angry Lily in there. Be sure to favourite/follow and review! Only two days left!