33. "Remind me why I married you again?"

James x Lily

"You do realise, I'm about to have our child and we don't even have a name for it." Lily said one night, cradling her huge stomach.

James looked up, "Actually, we do. Me and Sirius thought of it ages ago."

Lily sighed inwardly. "And this name is?"

"Elvendork!" James beamed proudly.

Lily pursed her lips. James continued to smile inanely as if he had just saved a child from a burning building or something. After a few moments, he seemed to notice her expression.

"What? What's wrong with it?" He demanded. He folded his arms.

"What is right with it?" She countered.

"It's perfect. It's original and no one else is going to have a name anything like it, are they? Mark my words, with a name like Elvendork this kid is going to be famous!"

Lily resisted the urge to hit him. "I am not naming any child of mine Elvendork."

"That child is half mine." James said stubbornly.

"And?"

"Well, I will call my half Elvendork and you can call your half something normal and boring." He pulled a face.

"No child of mine will ever be called Elvendork." Lily repeated again.

"My half will be."

"There are no halves! There is one child. And it will not be called Elvendork. I have lugged it about for nine ruddy months, I have endured the swollen ankles and cravings for things I don't even like! And I have not complained even once! This child is not Elvendork. No child of ours will ever be Elvendork." She had intended her words to be serious. However, the constant repetition of Elvendork tipped her over the edge. She smiled faintly and then, with some difficulty, suppressed any outward signs of humour.

"I still like Elvendork." He muttered sulkily.

"No."

"Hey!" His face brightened. Lily screamed silently. "It could be like a... nickname!" He looked so proud and so pleased with himself that she had to laugh.

She bursts into fits of laughter. "Remind me why I married you again?" She managed between chuckles.

"Cos you love me." He said soppily.

"I think it was because you basically stalked her until she did." A third voice inserted helpfully.

Both looked around. Sirius stood in the doorway. "Hey Prongs, tell her about the name yet?"

James nodded, "She didn't go for it."

Sirius looked disbelieving. "It's an amazing name! Elvendork – its unisex as well, you know."

Lily glared at them both.