Musings of Lily Potter. (Chapter 11)

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Lily smiled at her husband, her lover, and their two friends. This was her family, and she wouldn't trade it for the world. Each person contributed to this family.

Remus was the logical thinker of the group. Lily still couldn't fathom how this sweet man became friends with Sirius and James, but she was thankful all the same that he had. She had always had a soft spot for the werewolf, she had always gotten along with him more than with the other three. Even now, Remus was her best friend. She loved her husband and her lover, but Remus was like her brother.

Sirius was the jokester of the group. Granted, her husband shared that title as well, but Sirius was the major prankster. He was the joker. He hid his emotions with jokes. When he left his family's house, everyone could see that it hurt him, but the first thing out of his mouth was how his mother finally reached her full potential and sounded like a banshee. He also tried to make others laugh in times of crisis. When Voldemort made his first move when James and Sirius had first joined the auror force, everyone else was completely panicked. Not Sirius however, he smirked at James and said "The Marauders are invincible, no one can take down the Great Sirius and his pet Stag Prongs!" Then of course James responded with "More like the Great James and his pet dog, Mighty Padfoot!" By that time, they had everyone laughing. Sirius could always joke his way out of anything, and that alone made him more special to Lily than he knew.

James was the arrogant bastard of the group, and she loved him all the same. He had been the most annoying boy in the world back in Hogwarts, but she still loved him dearly. He was also one of the most loyal people she had ever met. Once you were friends with James Potter, nothing short of murder would stop him from protecting you and constantly trying to help you in some form or the other. He, like Sirius, could also joke his way out of anything. But he had a strength around him that no one could ignore. He was one of those people who knew he was strong, knew he was smart, and knew that in the end of the day, he could save the world if his friends were by his side.

Peter was the exception of the group. Lily didn't know how the heck he had ever fit in with this group of outspoken men. Even Remus, while yes he was quiet, he still stood up for himself, unlike Peter. Peter was the underdog of the Marauders, that was for certain. He wasn't handsome, he wasn't nearly as talented as the other three, and he was so shy and squeaky it was something hard to remember he was there. A lot of times when pranks were pulled and the girls simply fawned over the Marauders, it was always "Those 3 Marauders, who knew they were so clever?" or something to that effect, it was never the four marauders, it was always the three of them.

"Uh…Lils?"

Lily jumped as she felt her husband's hand on her arm.

"Huh?"

"Are you okay? You zoned out for about a good ten minutes."

Lily blushed slightly, then smiled again.

"I'm okay, just thinking."

Sirius smirked.

"Thinking about anything dirty?"

Lily gave Remus a look and he nodded. Then he reached to the spot next to him and smacked Sirius upside the head.

"That's from Lily."

Everyone laughed, including Sirius. Then they all fell into the normal banter. Once they all had finished their dinner, Lily sent the plates to the sink and had them wash themselves while everyone retired into the living room.

"Well everyone, as fun as this was, I must go."

Everyone (except for Lily as she had never really been fond of the rat) looked at Peter sadly.

"Why Wormtail? We haven't seen you for weeks, and now you've been here for a couple hours and you have to bail?"

Peter winced internally, knowing that he had to think of a reason quickly if he didn't want his friends to find out his secret.

"Sorry guys. But mother is sick and I have a early meeting at work tomorrow."

Remus looked closer at his smaller and rounder friend. There was something not right about the way Peter was standing. He was standing with more confidence. Peter had always been a little different from the group, if there was a fight, instead of rushing into battle like James, Sirius and him always did, he would hide behind them. Now he was standing as if he knew a secret that could protect him. Remus shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts. Clearly he needed to get out more if he was overanalyzing a mere different stance in this capacity. Remus looked over to see James and Peter embracing. Sirius slapped his arm slightly, and Remus smiled at his smaller friend.

"Bye Peter. Floo me sometime this week and we can go to lunch."

Peter nodded at Remus before walking out the door and after crossing the wards, apparating to his masters hideout.

Once Peter was gone, Lily smiled at her three favorite men. Her husband, her lover, and her brother.

"So, how should we wile away the rest of the night?"

James smirked at his wife.

"I know what I want to do, but for that to happen Remus needs to leave."

Lily smacked her husband upside his head.

"What was that for?"

Lily shook her head.

"James Potter! Is all you think about is sex? Remus is welcome here anytime! He is sometimes more welcome here than you are!"

James looked at his wife in mock offense.

"Well if that's how you feel then why don't you divorce me, marry Remus, and Sirius and I can run off together?"

Lily smirked.

"Nope, we can divorce if you like but I'm taking Sirius."

Remus and Sirius looked at the married couple in amusement.

"Uh, sorry guys. Lily, as much as I love you, your like a sister to me. And Sirius, I wouldn't date your mutt self if someone paid me."

James and Lily laughed at Remus while Sirius pouted.

"Well fine then! I see how much you love me Remmikins!"

Remus rolled his eyes.

"How many times have I told you not to call me that!"

The three men laughed but Lily didn't. She all of a sudden felt woozy. Sirius noticed this and quickly went over to Lily's side.

"Lily, are you okay?"

Lily nodded her head before quickly shaking it.

"I think I'm going to be sick."

Before anyone could say anything else, Lily bolted out of the room towards the bathroom, slamming it shut before retching sounds could be heard.

James looked at Sirius and Remus in confusion.

"That's weird, Lily never gets sick. Remember in Hogwarts when everyone came down with food poisoning because of our prank? Her and Professor Dumbledore were the only two who didn't get sick."

The other two nodded, but stopped when Lily walked out.

"Are you okay?"

Lily nodded at the question, not bothering to figure out who had asked it.

"I think so, I just all of a sudden felt really sick."

James walked over to his wife and put his hand on her head.

"You're not hot."

She shook her head.

"I know, I took my temperature in the bathroom. I am sort of dizzy though."

James gave his wife a stern look.

"Well Lily Potter, you march your little butt upstairs and go to bed. I'll be there later. If your starting to get sick then you need rest."

Lily started to interject but was silenced with a look from all three Marauders. She nodded and started to walk upstairs before stopping and turning.

"Are you staying tonight Sirius?"

James looked at Sirius as well but he shook his head.

"No, I'm going to go back with Moony. I need to clean my room and since your getting sick you need rest, and you know when James and I are in the same house we tend to be loud."

Lily nodded, knowing that at least he had a point this time. She walked over, kissing Sirius quickly on the lips, before going over to Remus, kissing him on the cheek and then finally going upstairs.

Once the woman of the house was upstairs, James turned to his best friends.

"If she's not better in the next couple of days, I'm taking her to St. Mungos."

Sirius nodded.

"Yeah, she's never sick. It could very well be something that could last forever."

James glared at his friend, not realizing how right Sirius was.

TBC! I know, not much of a cliffhanger, but oh well. LOL. I'll try to have the next chapter out this weekend, but I'm not promising anything. I have finals this coming up Monday and Wednesday and then I'm done with school until January 19th, woohoo! So expect a lot of updates over the next month. But bare with me until next Thursday. J. Please read and review! Reviews will make me smile which will make me study harder because I'll be happy, which means I'll do better on my finals. And we all want me to do good on my finals right? So really, my grades for this semester in college depend solely on you! (Did I guilt you into reviewing yet? Lol). Thanks to all of you that have reviewed every chapter! I love you guys! And by the way, I have decided which option I'm going to use. But unless you reading one of my other stories, you'll never find out. And I'm not going to tell you which story it is. Hehe. Anyway, sorry for extra long note, I'm done talking now! J. READ AND REVIEW PLEASE!