Thank you for all the reviews. I've never had so many for one chapter.
Laurelgand- Thanks for being the first person to review.
Jessica-Canada- Thanks for putting me in your fav fics.
Fio2-I'll try not to make Snape to evil in this story and I decided that it would be too much to have the same parentage in this story as the others.
Spanglestar-Thanx
Maylessa- I know I feel sorry for him at the moment but things can only get better.
Jubei Potter- Well I'm writing more now.
Sakura3-Thanx and see above comment.
Lily-See Spanglestar
Genesis-I will try and write longer chapters.
Anie-Harry will turn out reasonably 'normal'.
Maggie_DB- See Juei Potter
SJ- See Spanglestar
Jayde- I love James too.
Sophie.W –Okay, Okay
A-Man –See Jubei Potter
LeelaAngel –Well you're getting more
Sasse Sam- I know poor James
BlueSkywalker_2000 –Sorry for making you almost cry.
Bob-I will keep going.
Kassy-Thanx
Viavain Kane- Sorry
Alexpotter- Thank you v.much
Shadow Zeeq- Thanks
Tara-Thanks as well
Fearless Shadow- I am so not Evil Bur…. You're the one who missed a Snape lesson not me I had to listen to him for an hour although he has changed.
Mrs Finnagan-I know your waiting but be patient.
Silverwolf –Yes okay
Mrs Weasley –Sorry for making you cry.
Dumbledorf –Do I really
Terry Boot – So do I
Madmoiselle Gabrielle-Well here it is.
Madame Hooch- Well please don't die because of me.
Tory-I will
Hedwig-Well thanks
That's the first Thank You list I've done. Okay here's what you have been waiting for, I know it took a long time but I've had school commitments and I've had a lot of homework that needed to be done (stop laughing Fearless Shadow and Mrs Finnagan I do occasionally do homework, just not French or Maths or Science or Latin or Geography or English or History or RS or IT etc!) this is chapter two of What If.
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"Dearly beloved we are gathered here today…" The vicar said. James stood with Harry in his arms looking at the coffin that lay on the ground, how could it contain his wife whom only a week ago had been laughing and joking around with him, how could she now be dead. James couldn't here what the vicar was saying, tears were streaming down his face. Memories of Lily filled his mind. The crowd at the funeral was huge Lily had been very popular at Hogwarts and it appeared that nearly everyone she had known had turned out. There was also a large crowd of witches and wizard James didn't know wanting to pay there respects to the woman that had helped in the downfall of Voldemort.
James glanced up and saw Sirius and Sara standing a few metres away from him had his arm around Sara's shoulders, Sara was crying softly. Next to Sirius was James other best friend Remus Lupin and a little further down was his old headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Peter Pettigrew who had betrayed James by telling Voldemort the location of the Potters had been sentenced to a life sentence in Azkaban. Scanning the crowd James realised Lily's sister Petunia was standing towards the back of the crowd he hadn't expected her to come she hadn't been to the wedding because her and Lily had never got on due to the fact Petunia thought she was a freak. Harry was actually being reasonably well behaved for him he probably doesn't understand what's happening James thought to himself.
The funeral eventually came to an end and the crowd dispersed including Petunia leaving just James, Harry, Sirius, Sara and Remus.
"Are you okay James?" Remus asked looking concerned
"Yeah" He replied not looking up at Remus's worried face. Remus had always been the sensible one of the group he was the one that did his homework and got into the least trouble. "You guy's go home I'll be fine."
"Do you want me to take Harry?" Sirius asked James
"Yeah okay." James said handing Harry over to Sirius. The four of them left the graveyard leaving James on his own. He slid down onto the grass next to the grave and cried. He had no idea how long he was there but when he eventually got back to Sirius's it was dark.
When James woke up the next morning he decided that he needed to pull himself together if not for his sake for Harry's sake. So he got dressed and went into the kitchen.
"Morning, James" Sirius said eating a slice of toast.
"Padfoot will you come with me to look for a flat for me and Harry, I don't think I can cope on my own?" James asked calling Sirius by the nickname they had chosen for each other in their fifth year. Sirius nodded.
"Do you wanna leave Harry with Sara?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah okay" Half an hour later the two of them left. When they returned six hours later after trudging round no less than twenty houses and flats, in various stages of decay, they had finally found somewhere remotely suitable. They had found a smallish two-bedroom house in Essex it had a large garden and was in a very remote area. The nearest town (Southend) was half hours drive away. James had already put an offer on the house and it had been accepted. He was going to move in, in three days time. Sirius had managed to rescue a few items from the house including Harry's buggy and a few items of clothing but no furniture, so it looked as though they had some shopping to do.
Three days later James unlocked the door of his new house, Harry who was in the buggy Sirius had managed to rescue from the house, had fallen asleep. The house was plainly decorated and the only furniture apart from the stuff he had just bought was a dining room table, a couple of chairs, a chest of drawers in one of the bedrooms and a wardrobe. James carried one of the chairs upstairs and transfigured it into a cot. He placed the still sleeping Harry into it, in one of the two bedrooms and set about trying to sort out the house.
Yes it was quite short and I'm sorry but I've had writers block and it had gone away but it's come back now with a vengeance, anyone got any cures for the dreaded disease. Okay now please review.
Laurelgand- Thanks for being the first person to review.
Jessica-Canada- Thanks for putting me in your fav fics.
Fio2-I'll try not to make Snape to evil in this story and I decided that it would be too much to have the same parentage in this story as the others.
Spanglestar-Thanx
Maylessa- I know I feel sorry for him at the moment but things can only get better.
Jubei Potter- Well I'm writing more now.
Sakura3-Thanx and see above comment.
Lily-See Spanglestar
Genesis-I will try and write longer chapters.
Anie-Harry will turn out reasonably 'normal'.
Maggie_DB- See Juei Potter
SJ- See Spanglestar
Jayde- I love James too.
Sophie.W –Okay, Okay
A-Man –See Jubei Potter
LeelaAngel –Well you're getting more
Sasse Sam- I know poor James
BlueSkywalker_2000 –Sorry for making you almost cry.
Bob-I will keep going.
Kassy-Thanx
Viavain Kane- Sorry
Alexpotter- Thank you v.much
Shadow Zeeq- Thanks
Tara-Thanks as well
Fearless Shadow- I am so not Evil Bur…. You're the one who missed a Snape lesson not me I had to listen to him for an hour although he has changed.
Mrs Finnagan-I know your waiting but be patient.
Silverwolf –Yes okay
Mrs Weasley –Sorry for making you cry.
Dumbledorf –Do I really
Terry Boot – So do I
Madmoiselle Gabrielle-Well here it is.
Madame Hooch- Well please don't die because of me.
Tory-I will
Hedwig-Well thanks
That's the first Thank You list I've done. Okay here's what you have been waiting for, I know it took a long time but I've had school commitments and I've had a lot of homework that needed to be done (stop laughing Fearless Shadow and Mrs Finnagan I do occasionally do homework, just not French or Maths or Science or Latin or Geography or English or History or RS or IT etc!) this is chapter two of What If.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
"Dearly beloved we are gathered here today…" The vicar said. James stood with Harry in his arms looking at the coffin that lay on the ground, how could it contain his wife whom only a week ago had been laughing and joking around with him, how could she now be dead. James couldn't here what the vicar was saying, tears were streaming down his face. Memories of Lily filled his mind. The crowd at the funeral was huge Lily had been very popular at Hogwarts and it appeared that nearly everyone she had known had turned out. There was also a large crowd of witches and wizard James didn't know wanting to pay there respects to the woman that had helped in the downfall of Voldemort.
James glanced up and saw Sirius and Sara standing a few metres away from him had his arm around Sara's shoulders, Sara was crying softly. Next to Sirius was James other best friend Remus Lupin and a little further down was his old headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Peter Pettigrew who had betrayed James by telling Voldemort the location of the Potters had been sentenced to a life sentence in Azkaban. Scanning the crowd James realised Lily's sister Petunia was standing towards the back of the crowd he hadn't expected her to come she hadn't been to the wedding because her and Lily had never got on due to the fact Petunia thought she was a freak. Harry was actually being reasonably well behaved for him he probably doesn't understand what's happening James thought to himself.
The funeral eventually came to an end and the crowd dispersed including Petunia leaving just James, Harry, Sirius, Sara and Remus.
"Are you okay James?" Remus asked looking concerned
"Yeah" He replied not looking up at Remus's worried face. Remus had always been the sensible one of the group he was the one that did his homework and got into the least trouble. "You guy's go home I'll be fine."
"Do you want me to take Harry?" Sirius asked James
"Yeah okay." James said handing Harry over to Sirius. The four of them left the graveyard leaving James on his own. He slid down onto the grass next to the grave and cried. He had no idea how long he was there but when he eventually got back to Sirius's it was dark.
When James woke up the next morning he decided that he needed to pull himself together if not for his sake for Harry's sake. So he got dressed and went into the kitchen.
"Morning, James" Sirius said eating a slice of toast.
"Padfoot will you come with me to look for a flat for me and Harry, I don't think I can cope on my own?" James asked calling Sirius by the nickname they had chosen for each other in their fifth year. Sirius nodded.
"Do you wanna leave Harry with Sara?" Sirius asked.
"Yeah okay" Half an hour later the two of them left. When they returned six hours later after trudging round no less than twenty houses and flats, in various stages of decay, they had finally found somewhere remotely suitable. They had found a smallish two-bedroom house in Essex it had a large garden and was in a very remote area. The nearest town (Southend) was half hours drive away. James had already put an offer on the house and it had been accepted. He was going to move in, in three days time. Sirius had managed to rescue a few items from the house including Harry's buggy and a few items of clothing but no furniture, so it looked as though they had some shopping to do.
Three days later James unlocked the door of his new house, Harry who was in the buggy Sirius had managed to rescue from the house, had fallen asleep. The house was plainly decorated and the only furniture apart from the stuff he had just bought was a dining room table, a couple of chairs, a chest of drawers in one of the bedrooms and a wardrobe. James carried one of the chairs upstairs and transfigured it into a cot. He placed the still sleeping Harry into it, in one of the two bedrooms and set about trying to sort out the house.
Yes it was quite short and I'm sorry but I've had writers block and it had gone away but it's come back now with a vengeance, anyone got any cures for the dreaded disease. Okay now please review.