"Finally I'm out of that stupid hospital." Lyric said as she walked into the Burrow holding James so his head was peering over his shoulder. Harry followed close behind making funny faces at James causing him to laugh. "What are you doing?" Lyric asked Harry as she turned around to see what James was laughing at.

"I'm entertaining our child." Harry informed her as he took James out of her grip while she yawned. "I think we should put mommy to bed, what do you think James?" James let out a happy squeal. "Majority rules." Harry said as he led Lyric upstairs into their bedroom and put James in a crib beside the bed making sure he fell asleep. Harry turned and saw Lyric smiling at him so he wrapped his arms around her and fell backwards into bed causing Lyric to giggle tiredly. "I love you."

"I love you too." Lyric put her head on his chest and closed her eyes. Harry looked up at the ceiling petting her hair gently as she fell asleep. A little while later there was a soft knock on the door. Harry got up slowly trying not to wake Lyric up and walked to the door.

"Hey Harry." Ginny said as he opened the door. "Is Lyric asleep?" Harry nodded as he took in Ginny's appearance. Her make up was running down her cheeks and her eyes were blood shot.

"What happened?" Harry asked.

"I just really need to speak to Lyric." Harry nodded and went over to Lyric gently rubbing her back.

"Ly… Ly… Ginny needs to talk to you." Lyric's eye fluttered open and she rolled on to her back.

"What?" Lyric asked tiredly.

"I really need to talk to my best friend right now." Lyric sat straight up when she heard Ginny's voice and saw the tears.

"Ginny, what's wrong?" Lyric said opening her arms for Ginny come into, which caused Ginny to let the tears she had been holding back go as she crawled into Lyric's embrace.

"He's gone." Ginny cried holding a parchment up in her hand. Harry took the parchment and read it quietly.

"Dean has been captured." Harry said as he finished.

"Why would Dean be captured?" Lyric asked. Harry held up the note so she could see it.

"Because Dean has seen James and knows our whereabouts; Voldemort wants James dead." Lyric and Harry exchanged looks before looking at the crib, which held a fast asleep baby.

**

"Harry, what are we going to do when I go back to Hogwarts next week?" Lyric asked as she stretched out preparing to dance by the orchard in the Weasley's yard.

"I don't know." Harry said as he and James sat watching her. "But I do know that James is too young to be away from his mother."

"Okay well then I guess it's obvious that James is coming with me but where will he sleep."

"You can stay with me since I'm now head girl and their deciding to have the heads reside in the head's dorms this year." Ginny said as she took off her shoes to join Lyric.

"Would I be allowed to?" Lyric asked as she went onto her hands into a handstand spreading her legs into a man split. (Where legs are on the sides not in front and back)

"We could ask Dumbledore."

"Alright now that we have that figured out," Lyric lowered herself and crawled over to Harry sitting next to him with her head on his shoulder. "When will James and I get to see you?"

"Maybe I could visit every weekend." Harry thought as he rubbed Lyric's back. "But I'm not sure, I'll never know if their going to make us go to the academy on weekends as well."

"Oh, I forgot you start Auror training on the 2nd." Lyric said sadly as she got up but Harry grabbed her hand causing her to look at him.

"Don't worry we'll figure something out cause there is no way I can spend…"

"A vast amount of time away from me without getting depressed, yeah I remember." Lyric said smiling as she went back to dancing. "It feels so good to dance again." Lyric said as did a triple pirouette.

"Hey you never did show me any kind of flip besides a back walk over." Harry said causing Lyric to look at him and smile. She started to walk away from the area causing Ginny to stop what she was doing and watch her. Then Lyric turned back around and started running towards them doing a backhand spring with a body twist in the air landing in the regular splits. "Nice."

"I didn't know you could do flips." Ginny said with an amazed expression on her face, causing Lyric to smile and shrug. James smiled widely at his mother with a squeal holding his arms out to her.

"Lyric, James wants mummy." Harry said. Lyric looked at James and got up and walked over to him and Harry picking him up out of Harry's arms.

"What's up boo-boo?" Lyric asked as she rested James on her shoulder, James snuggled against her shutting his eyes.

"I think it's nap time." Harry said getting up and walking towards Lyric. James shook his head and then replaced it on Lyrics shoulder.

"I think he just wanted his mommy." Ginny said still stretching out.

"Well it's actually feeding time so I'll be right back." Lyric said walking back to the house with James.

"I'm never right." Harry said.

"Hey, your new at this so don't worry about it." Ginny said. "I think your doing a great job."

"Thanks Ginny, but it's like Lyric already-"

"Yeah because she's a fast learner and do remember that she feeds him from her breast." Ginny interrupted. "You'll get it, it just takes time." Harry nodded and looked towards the house where Lyric was.

"I want to ask her to marry me."

"Good… are you telling me his for a reason?" Ginny asked.

"How should I do it?"

"I can't tell you that." Ginny said. "I can give you some ideas that you can expand off of but I can't and shouldn't tell you want to do."

"Then give me an idea."

"Well you could…"

**

"I don't want to leave." Lyric said as she held on to Harry at the platform. Ginny was looking on, while holding James, who was starting to become fussy.

"Believe me love, I don't want you to leave either." Harry said, as he put his head in the crook of her neck. "But you need to finish school."

"No I don't I could be and artist for the ministry or I could perform..." Harry pulled away, and raised his eyebrow.

"Not a chance." Harry said, cutting her off. "You are not making your hobbies a career."

"But..."

"Love relax, I'll see you every weekend like we planned." Harry leaned in, and gave her a chaste, passionate, kiss. "Now you should get on the train." He let go of Lyric, and took James out of Ginny's arms. "Hey buddy, I'll see you next week… Be good to your mum." He kissed James's forehead, and handed him to Lyric, giving her one last kiss before she, James and Ginny, disappeared on to the train.

"They'll be fine, Harry." Ron said, quietly.

"Yeah I know but I can't help but think about the last time she was away from me for more then a day." Harry said as he waved goodbye to Lyric and James, who were at an open window waving vigorously.

**

"Ric, are you coming?" Ginny asked, after the welcoming feast, when everyone was headed to the dorms.

"Yeah, I just need to ask Dumbledore something really fast." Ginny nodded, and waited at the door, holding James, while Lyric went up to Dumbledore.

"Professor, I have two questions." Dumbledore looked at Lyric for a moment before letting her continue. " First I was wondering if there was a way that I could progress through the year faster then normal."

"May I ask why you are curious?" Lyric nodded.

"It's because of James I really don't want him to spend a lot of time away from Harry or I… I know what it's like not to have my parents, so does Harry and we don't want our son to know that pain." Lyric said before adding. "I also have a selfish reason of not wanting to be away from Harry for very long."

"Good reasons… I'll talk to your teachers and see if they can come up with anything and if they can then they will inform you within the class."

"Okay and the second one is where will James be while I'm in class."

"Good question, I'm sure I could speak to Madame Pomfery and see if she'll watch him. Now I believe that your son and best friend are waiting for you to go up to the head dorms with them and I shall not keep you from your rest any longer."

"Thank you, Professor." Lyric said as she turned and walked towards Ginny, who handed James over to her as soon as she got near.

"Tired of holding him already?" Lyric asked.

"No, I just don't like holding him when he gets fussy and only his mother's or father's touch can calm him down." Ginny replied.

"Were you misbehaving for your auntie, James?" Lyric asked James, who cuddled into her shoulder.

"Auntie? I'm not related to you or Harry in that way."

"Not technically, but Gin you've been my sister ever since you wanted to learn a new language with me." Lyric said, causing Ginny to smile, as they walked to the Heads dorms for the night.

**

Days went by and Lyric had gotten permission from her teachers to turn all assignments early so she could start on the next one early as well. And every weekend Harry came and stayed at Hogsmeade to spend as much time with Lyric and James as he could with his training. Soon it was mid November and Lyric was walking to the entrance hall from the hospital wing where she gave James to Madame Pomfery for the night. Lyric smiled as she remembered what she had told James.

"Don't worry sweetie, mommy will be back in the morning." Lyric said as she put James in Madame Pomfery's arms and he got fussy. "Mommy and daddy just need some alone time." She kissed his forehead, thanked Madame Pomfery and left.

She was walking by some windows when something outside caught her eye. She squinted so she could see better…hooded figures… she saw a lot of hooded figures coming towards the castle.

"Death Eaters." She mumbled under her breath just before she sprinted to the second floor corridor where Dumbledore's office was.