Harry James Potter. Has a nice ring to it, don't you think? James and Lily's new son. My godson. I would have preferred Lily not to go into labour right at the point when I was about to… well at least it wasn't bloody Regulus this time! Harry is quite cute, for a baby. He has a little bit of dark tufty hair, and cries a lot. James and Lily must have their work cut out for them. They have this routine of who gets up at what time to do which bottle. Very confusing. I think being a godfather is the best thing. No dirty nappies, no sleepless nights, but you get to take the kid to the zoo, and push him on the slides and all that.
Harry's christening was cool. Surprisingly, he didn't cry, even when the potion was sprinkled onto his forehead. I and some school friend of Lily had to read some stuff out, and then we had to sing some hymn thingy. Boringish, but then there was an awesome after party.
"Hey!" called Anna Shahid, waving at me, Peter, James and Remus. We made our way over to the former Ravenclaw. Peter was blushing slightly; he had never quite got over his crush on her. But his hopes were in vain, her hand was being held by the "blonde Gryffindor," who she had been dating in school, and she was cradling a tiny baby of her own.
"You, a father!" she laughed to James, giving her baby a quick kiss on the forehead. It cooed and giggled, and Remus smiled slightly.
"You've been doing quite well for yourself also, I see."
"Yup!" she said proudly, looking at her husband. He grinned, flicking his blonde fringe from his brown eyes.
"Two months old now," he told us, gesturing to their child. "You're in for some rough nights, James."
"I like rough nights." James said with a dark chuckle, and we all groaned. Remus blushed. I wondered what he was thinking. Well, only one way to find out and I had quite the flair for Legilemens… I strayed into the pool of Remus's thoughts. And blushed as well.
Remus!
Sirius! What the hell?
You shouldn't be thinking things like that!
You shouldn't be reading them!
Interesting images, we'll have to try that out tonight…
Sirius!
Remus?
Do I have to wait that long?
Yes, life was really going great at the moment. But then something happened that shattered all of our worlds. The Marauders, Lily and Harry were all together in Lily/James's house, having dinner. The doorbell rang, and James got up to answer it. He came back into the living room, followed by Dumbledore. Dumbledore was looking grave. He pulled up a chair, and quickly explained why he had come. So… the war was getting worse, and now it was almost at our doorstep. Lily and James were in danger.
"We need to go into hiding?" James asked, grasping Lily's hand. Lily clutched Harry to her chest protectively, as if Voldemort was about to jump through the window and pull him away from her.
"No… if you use a Secret Keeper, Voldemort would never be able to find you."
Only Peter flinched when Dumbledore mentioned Voldemort's name. Dumbledore went on to explain exactly what becoming a Secret Keeper entailed.
"I'll do it." I said quickly.
"Are you sure?" Dumbledore said quietly. "I could do it."
"No, your school needs you," I insisted. "I can go into hiding; I don't need to stay here…"
"I'll come with you," Remus told me, gripping my hand.
"I can't take you into danger."
"That wasn't a request. It was a statement."
"Very well then…"