"BOOM!" came a sound from the living room.
'Lily must be back,' thought James, frowning as he got up off the deck chair, "I wonder how it went at the doctor. It took so long, I hope everything is all right.'
"James!" came Lily's voice.
"She doesn't sound like she is in trouble. I wonder what happened at the doctor," James murmured.
James went inside to his surprisingly ecstatic wife. There was a large basket next to the fireplace since she came by Floo powder.
"Guess what?" Lily prompted as she gave James a hug.
"What?" James replied.
"The doctor told me I was perfectly fine. She also told me about a new way to give birth," Lily replied.
"Why would she tell you that?" he asked.
Pretending she didn't hear him, Lily continued.
"A safe spell is cast on the pregnant women and in an hour or so, she gives birth to an amber egg. Then after nine months, the baby hatches. Isn't that amazing?"
"Yes, but what does that have to do with you being so late?" James urged.
"You are very smart, but sometimes a bit thick- headed. I'm pregnant, dummy!" she answered.
"You are?" James asked, "Oh, this is one of the happiest days of my life!"
"I knew you would be pleased," Lily remarked as she opened the basket and cradled a small amber egg.
James put an arm around her waist and they both gazed dumbstruck at their developing child.
["Hmmm," Lord Voldemort pondered, gazing once again into his cauldron, "That is how the great wizard is to be brought, huh? Well, maybe I can use the fact that the egg has to be kept in the fire to my advantage."
Lord Voldemort threw back his hood, revealing a horrible snake- like face, and laughed out loud.]
James couldn't sleep.
It had been a month since the news of their child. James was overjoyed and kept count of the days.
James used magic to pour himself a glass of milk. He drank and felt refreshed. He looked around the kitchen bored. Suddenly, there was a huge blast of light from the fireplace in the living room. Then a deep voice began to talk. James felt the amount of power the person had and there were only two people with that amount of power. Albus Dumbledore, the Hogwarts principal, and Lord Voldemort. James crept to one of the entrances to the living room and peered in.
Lord Voldemort kneeled down to pick up the egg. Horrified, James turned into a Stag and charged at him. He didn't stop until Lord Voldemort was outside. He transformed back and gripped his wand.
Before Lord Voldemort could react, James shouted, "Accio, egg!".
The egg flew from Lord Voldemort's arms and into James waiting ones.
Then he yelled, "Impendimenta!" with enough anger and force that Lord Voldemort flew off into the distance. James fell to his knees and breathed deeply.
"James?" called Lily's voice, "James, what's going on? Where is the egg?"
Lily burst out of the front door and stood transfixed at that spot until James gathered enough strength to stand. He walked back towards the house and explained everything.
James had finished recounting the events. Lily sat on their yellow sofa staring at the floor.
"What do you think we should do?" asked Lily.
"Well," pondered James, "we could either shrug the incident off as a coincidence or we can visit Albus and ask him for advice."
"I think we should shrug the incident off," Lily said.
"Ok. Whatever you want to do, but if it happens again we shall go to Albus. Agreed?" James asked.
"Agreed."
["I cannot believe he was able to get rid of me," said Lord Voldemort punching the wall, "but next time, I will be more cautious."]
