DISCLAIMER : All the charaters used in this fic belong to J.K Rowling . She deserves all the credit for creating this magical world of Harry Potter . I do not own anything except for this plot.
A.N : Sorry for not updating soon but I have been real busy at school . Thankfully my practicals are over but now we are having individual tests for the whole portions .
Ch-8 Harry's parents

The light from the pendent was so bright that the Weasleys , Hermione and Harry had to cover their eyes . Then with a flash the colours disappeared leaving two figures dancing to the music.

Everyone looked at the sight of the two dancing. It was magnificent.

The two people were laughing and talking oblivious to everything but themselves . The man was wearing a white muggle suit while the woman was dressed in an exquisitly beautiful white marriage gown.

Harry spotted the same necklace on her neck . It was shining multicolouredly.

'But it can't be....... ...........No,it can't be ....his parents.'

They seemed so happy and content just like they looked in their wedding photo. They were so perfect and so in love.

Suddenly they stopped dancing as the music stopped .They were walking closer to where Harry was.

Harry noted at how strangely his Mom resembled Ginny except for the eyes. His Dad was holding his Mom's hand. They reached his side and looked on and on. It was as if they were memorising him. But they were looking with so much of love and warmth that he felt oddly comforted.
" My baby!!! How quickly have you grown !!" Lily exclaimed happily.
Harry felt weird hearing himself being called a baby but he felt satisfied hearing his Mom's words of caress. He noted how his father was attempting to converse. But James' sound was drowned by his wife's words of love to her only child.
James' face suddenly brightened. He grinned a true ' Marauder's grin' used when he was on the verge of mischief. He knew what'll shut his wife's mouth for a second.
" Lil's...Lil's ..."
She wasn't listening so he prodded her more and she turned to him with a big glare at being interupted. He knew how that expression will become worse as soon as he utters the next sentence. But he continued quickly.
" Lils ......, Doesn't HARRY look like ME rather than you ? , " James asked proudly. He knew it was more like a statement than a question.
He paused as soon as he finished saying it to look the after effects. It had shut her up but .....
' Oh , No!!! she's turning red and I can almost see steam coming out of her ears. If looks could kill I would be killed all over again .
His thoughts were going on like this when his wife answered or rather retorted.
" Then what did you expect him to look like MR . JAMES POTTER a pig or something ! " Lily said feigning anger.
She knew she could never be truely angry with the man in front of her for more than a minute . He had such a talented way of irritating and annoying her and then putting on an innocent expression . But the fact that he loved her so much out weighed all that .......
" Sorry Lils , just wanted you to shut you up . I have been attempting to converse with my son but you were rattling on and on ! , " James replied guiltly and yes with that big innocent expression .
" O.k forgiven but don't forget he has my eyes , " Lily finished graciously . She could never resist that puppy face of his . It took away her defences and her anger. He was a true mixture of everything she had ever wanted .
She thought of how it was before the tragedy struck . Their family life was PERFECT even though it was the dark times .
' Oh lord we would have had a nice time growing old with each other ..... We would have enjoyed more with our son . Harry wouldn't have had to suffer so much at such tender age. It was depressing to always see your son sad and not be able to comfort him . You are so near yet so far away .'
She broke into tears......
James who had been busy hugging Harry though it was difficult with a girl in Harry's lap. He wanted to ask Harry what had happened . He could feel it in the air that something BAD had happened . But at that moment he heard Lily crying .
" Lils why are you crying ? " James asked concernedly . He got up and went next to her .
" I wish I had a chance to be there for him . His first steps , his first words , his first magic , his first letter from Hogwarts and.....everything . We watched it all but I could never tell him face to face of how proud I was of him." .
" You think I would have wanted something else ? " James asked while gently putting his arm around Lily's waist .He was trying his best to comfort her .
He continued ," I had always enjoyed the way you were so protective of him, never letting me go high up in the air with him on my broom lest that he would fall .You would not even allow Sirius , Remus and me to teach him the art of being a wonderful prankster . Remember that time when you chased Sirius around with a frying pan as he had taught your innocent son to say , ' I luuuv prrankz . ' Ho!..it was so funny..."
"Yes , I miss all that ." Lily said lightly now recovering from her tears .
She addded " You know what James , you always know how to bring a smile back to my face . " She wiped her tears away .
"Harry won't you say anything to me and your Mum ?," James questioned .
"Is it..... really you ? " Harry spoke slowly . He couldn't believe what he was seeing with his own eyes . He must have had a happy time with his parents and their friends .

" Of course son ! " James answered .
He joked , " I am James Potter while this my hot tempered and red headed wife Lily Potter ...."
He didn't get time to finish his sentence as Lily gave him a playful smack in his hand .
She said , " I really don't know why I accepted your proposal ? "
James smiled and said , " Simply because you loved me as Prongs though not as James ." He stopped seeing the shocked look on Harry's face .
He winked at Harry and said , " Don't forget to ask Sirius and Remus about how I conquered your mom . It was worse than facing a mountain troll , Harry ."

"Ooops...By the way , I have an uneasy feeling that if I continue more your mom would probably blow up ."
Harry smiled though painfully knowing how much he was missing . His life would have been so different with his parents ......
Harry voiced the question which had been in his mind for quite some time .
"Dad how come you are back ...I mean..."
"Ah , I appreciate your curiousity . I'll tell you how . See that necklace your Mom is wearing , I had given it to your Mom . She wanted to give me something in return so on our wedding day she presented me with that music box ."
Lily took over from there and said , " I must say Harry you father had waited for me for so many years. I had disliked him in a lot in school . But I had a pen pal who used to sign himself as Prongs . I never knew who he was . "
"As years passed my friendship with this anonymous Prongs progressed into something more . All I knew about him was that he was a boy of my same age who was in my same year and in my same house and was a member of the marauders ."
" I had a shock of my life when he revealed himself as James in my seventh year. I couldn't believe that a person who I secretly loved was a person who I disliked intensely . I missed classes for that day and went outside to clear my head. But James found me gave me this necklace . I couldn't believe he loved me even though I had insulted him so many times . I understood at that moment that I had not made a mistake in loving Prongs . I accepted and we became a couple ."
" Then for him I made that music box which would actually store our memories and preserve our true selves in it . But we would only be revived when the necklace comes in contact with the box and some sign of true love happens outside and that to only for an hour ."
Lily finally stopped and asked with a big smile , " As we have come back I believe our son has found love . Isn't it so Harry ? "
Harry replied sadly , " Yes ,Mom . But unfortunately I lost it before I found it . Ginny was there in front of my eyes for the past three years . But I never noticed her like that . Now when those death eaters murdered her I came to my senses . All these years I was blind......."
James interjected , " Sort of like your mum . "
Lily didn't say anything because she knew he was right . But she said, " Is that the girl ? " She moved closer to him and looked at Ginny .
She said , " She looks a lot like me . But I feel an aura around her . "
"James , just check if she has left the world for the world of spirits . "
James came and passed his hand over Ginny's pale face .


He said truimphantly , " No she hasn't left . It is as if something is holding her here . No wonder you can still feel her aura . "
Lily looked at Harry and said , " Did she sacrifice herself for you son ? "


Harry nodded dumbly . He was so overcome with grief to speak right know .
Lily said , " That's why she still has left a bit of herself in her body . She truely loved you Harry!
Lily stood up and looked at the others . Most of them had fiery red hair . All of them were watching this but were so shocked that none of them spoke a single word .

She said , " Please don't be afraid . We are not at ghosts . We are a sort of a memory .Time is running out but we have something to do before leaving . I know you are my son's friends and well wishers ."
James said ," We are happy that atleast he has you all even if we are gone . "


Mr Weasley said , " Hello , James . I am Arthur Weasley and this is my wife and these are my children . We didn't want to interupt your conversation . Harry misses you both a lot . "
James smiled and held out his hand to Mr. Weasley. He knew that these people cared for his son and that they were a loving folk.
Lily spoke to Mrs.Weasley .She had to comfort this poor broken woman .She could feel the aura of a sad mother .... " I believe that Ginny is your daughter ."
Mrs . Weasley spoke trying to steady herself and get some words out of her throat. " Yes dear , she was my only little girl."
James and Lily looked at each other and nodded. They understood why everyone was looking sad. It was time for some action .But before that the details...


James asked Harry , " Who gave you that music box and that necklace ? "
Harry answered , " I got that necklace as a present from Sirius for my birthday. But the box was Ginny's . She gave me before facing the deatheaters wands . She said it'll protect me even if she isn't here."
Lily said, " Yes , I had put protection power in it so that who ever holds it will not be harmed . The big question which remains is how did Ginny find about it ? She could never have known so much about it's powers .I never even told James about that protection part. He... "
She couldn't finish completing the sentence as some said a low but clear voice.
" Excuse me , I know who gave it to her ! "
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A . N : First of all I am sorry for not updating quickly . I didn't have time to post this chapter even though I had written this before my exams had started. Once again a big sorry!!
Next , for knowing more on how James and Lily got together. Please read my prequel to this fic. It's name is ' LOVE ME FOREVER!'. It is a Lily/James fic and don't forget to leave reviews for that fic also.
Another thing is that I want to take a POLL of how many of you really want Ginny back !! So please in your ~REVIEWS~ mention if you all want Ginny back. There'll be plenty of time as I'll be updating only after March 15th. I have written two possible continuation for this fic. I want to know which one would be more prefered!
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