Chapter 9 – You Totally Saw It Coming

Disclaimer: JK Rowling didn't leave her power cord at school today. Nor does she go to school.

A/N: AHHH YOU GUYS I AM SO SORRY I'VE BEEN OUT OF TOUCH!!! I had some soul-eating school stuff to do…but now it's Christmas break and I promise I'll update more frequently! I'm SO SORRY!!!

Pushing a sweaty lock of red hair out of her eyes, Lily groaned and got to her feet, flushing the toilet. Splashing some cold water on her clammy face and brushing her teeth to get the taste of stomach out of her mouth, she looked in the mirror. This whole sickness thing was getting old. It had been happening for about three weeks now every morning and – Lily froze in front of the mirror, toothbrush still in her mouth and eyes widening. Oh, Merlin.

Seconds later, she was sitting on the bathroom counter. Whispering an incantation, Lily held her wand to her stomach. A pink cross floated out of the tip and vanished into thin air and she blanched. Ohhhhhh, Merlin.

Heading downstairs, she saw James eating a bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar. "Um, James?" she squeaked and he looked up, smiling. "How would you spend your last two years on Earth?"

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The Healer ran her wand over Lily's stomach – which was looking heavier, oh Merlin – James thought, and smiled. "Congratulations, you two. Lily is four weeks pregnant, and it's a boy."

"A boy," Lily repeated faintly. "A son."

The matronly Healer's smile grew wider. "That's right, poppet. You're going to be parents!"

After the appointment, Lily and James stood on the Muggle London street outside Purge and Dowse, Ltd. "So…what now?" Lily asked, still reeling a bit.

"I guess we tell my parents," James said faintly. "We might as well do it before you're too far along to Apparate." With that, he grabbed Lily's hand and turned on the spot.

Lily hadn't been to the Potters' house in Godric's Hollow since she'd lived there before she and James were married, which was surprising as Godric's Hollow was a rather small village. Gulping, she mounted the steps to the front door and rang the bell, James following.

Ms. Potter opened the door, her matronly face breaking into delight upon seeing her son and daughter-in-law on the stoop. "Lily! James!" she cried, opening the screen door. "Come in!" Lily grabbed James' hand and the expecting couple stepped over the threshold into the front hall. "Harold, James and Lily are here!" she called, and Mr. Potter thundered down the stairs into the front hall. "What do we owe this visit to?" Ms. Potter asked, thrilled, as Mr. Potter led them all into the living room.

"Well," Lily said, deciding to take the plunge. "I'm pregnant!"

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"That was…intense," James said when the couple returned to their cottage almost three hours later, both a little shell-shocked. Ms. Potter had been near-hysterical with happiness and excitement and had immediately given everyone drinks – Firewhiskey for James and the elder Potters, ginger ale for Lily – and made toasts "to our grandson, Harry Potter!" Lily and James had finally gotten over their shock that they were going to have a son, and had a little over two years to live, and had started to be happy. They were going to have a son, they were going to be parents! As soon as James unlocked the door, Lily went into the kitchen, sat down at the table, and began to pore over the stacks of literature that the Healer had given her, things like "What to Expect When You're Expecting", and "A List of Prohibited Charms, Spells, and Other Magical Activities". She read all evening, through dinner and until 9:00, when her head drooped forward and she fell asleep on a pamphlet entitled "Magically Powerful Baby Names". James smiled, picking her up and taking her upstairs. Yep, he was going to have a baby with her.

A/N: AGAIN, SO SO SO SORRY – both for the absence and the fact that this is so short. I promise that things pick up in the next chapter! I hope you like the little repeat of one of the chapter ends from the last story.