DISCLAIMER: If you want one, look at the past five chapters. This will also be
my last disclaimer, because they have gotten incredibly annoying.
SUMMARY: Harry gets hold of a Time-Turner and goes back to see his
parents.
A/N: ::Apologizes a million and one times:: I'm SOOOO sorry that it's
been so long since I've updated! I feel terrible, but I got REALLY bad writers
block, and I kinda put this story on hold for a half a month. I hope you guys
can forgive me! I'm re-writing chapters 1, 2, and 3. They should be out shortly
after this chapter, and hopefully that's enough to make up for how terrible
I've been! Well, hopefully that's enough apologizing, and you probably want to
read chapter 7, so here it is.
Chapter six:
Harry,
Sirius, and James turned the corner to see what the sobbing was, and found a
house-elf in labor, and a very sweaty and stressed looking Lily.
"Are
you just going to stand there or come and help me?" Lily almost yelled at
them. "This house-elf has been in labor for over 6 hours, and I haven't
left her side, because the baby might come any time now, and I would be gone.
I'm not sure if Mungos will come and help her. One of you call them, and the
other two come and help me."
Harry
looked at his mom, impressed that she could take charge like that, (In some
ways he was reminded of Hermione when she was under stress.) and get him,
Sirius, and James to move so quickly. Sirius ran upstairs to call Mungos, and
Harry and James stayed with Lily to help her.
"James,
go get some towels and blankets," Lily ordered sharply. "This will
probably get messy, and the Squeaky (the house elf) needs to be as comfortable
as possible… Ron, you just hold her hand and try and keep her under control and
comfortable."
"Yes,
ma'am!" James saluted Lily and took off to get towels and blankets.
"Ron,"
Lily said to Harry. "I told you I wanted to get to know you better, but I
never did. Do you want to stay here tomorrow instead of going to Moony's with
James?"
"Sure,"
Harry said, smiling. "I've gotten to know James pretty good, but not you.
I'd really like to stay here."
"Okay,"
said lily, smiling back, Squeaky forgotten for a moment. "Me and James
don't have any family on either side… well, not really anyway, and it was
really nice to find out that you existed.
Harry
smiled, realizing that she was talking about Petunia, and said, "Yeah, I
was really happy when I found out about you and James. All my close family is
dead too. I guess the Potter family is cursed or something."
Lily
was about to answer, but at that moment two things happened. Squeaky let out a
loud squeak and James came back with the towels. In that second, the nice sweet
Lily was gone, and the ordering one was back.
"Where
the HELL is Sirius?" She yelled. "I can't deliver a baby!"
"Err…
I'll go find him… " James said, and ran out, looking slightly scared.
"RON!"
Lily was still yelling. "Get your sorry ass over here and help me, before
I come over there and make you wish you had never come here!"
Harry
ran as fast as he could to Lily. James was right. She was a scary person, and
he felt sorry for the person who rubbed her the wrong way. He squatted down
next to Lily, not knowing what to do but sit there, and being too scared to
actually ask Lily what to do. Luckily, once house-elves are really ready to get
the baby out, its out in a matter of seconds. Harry had a blanket ready, and as
soon as Lily handed him the baby, he wiped it off and handed it back to Lily.
He had never been the best with babies… actually, he had never been the best
with any small thing… His thoughts were interrupted, however, as Lily spoke.
Thankfully, the nice Lily was back, and she wasn't scary.
"It's
a girl!" She said happily. "Here you go, Squeaky. What are you going
to name her?"
"Squeaky
will name her Squaky, ma'am!" Squeaky said happily, though she looked
incredibly tired.
"What
a very… nice name." Lily said, trying to sound nice. "So, who's the
father?"
"He
is being over there, ma'am!" Squeaky said, pointing over to a corner.
"Squishy is his name, ma'am." A very pudgy and… squishy house-elf
came out from the corner, looking stressed but happy at the same time.
Lily
bit her lips, as if trying very hard not to laugh. "Well, I'm sure you'll
make a very… a very nice family." She said, letting out a snort of
laughter.
James,
Sirius, and someone in a Mungos uniform came down the stairs, all looking very
disheveled. "Is it too late?" The Mungos man asked.
"Yes,
I'm afraid so," said Lily. "Sorry to bother you."
"Ahh,
that's ok, ma'am." Said the man, and with a loud pop, he was gone.
"Humph!
All that for nothing," Sirius said, looking put out. "I had to go
through ALL that work for NOTHING!"
"Sirius…
what exactly did you do?" Asked Lily, a disbelieving look on her face.
"Well…
well, I had to go upstairs, then I got lost, and when I found a fireplace there
was no Floo stuff, and I was stuck wandering around forever until James found
me and directed me to a fireplace with Floo, so you can see how busy I
was!" Sirius said, looking triumphant.
"Ookkk…
well, would you have rather been in my place?" Lily asked. "SIX hours
ago, I got a call from a house-elf saying there was one in labor. I've stayed here since 11:00, not moving,
trying to keep this house- elf comfortable as possible, not having a clue how
to even help her, and when you three finally arrived, it was too late for you
to even help."
"Then
it was a lot of work for ME." Sirius said. "That's the most exercise
I've done for a looonnngggg time."
"Well
then poor baby for you," Lily said, rolling her eyes. "I am TIRED, so
I think I'll be going upstairs right now, if that's ok with you three."
"That
is fine, m'lady!" Said James. "And let me escort a lovely lady as
yourself up to the dining room, where you will be waited hand and foot with
some of our finest house-elves."
"Ahhh,
that sounds nice," Lily said, sighing blissfully. "You wanna carry me
up to the Dining Room too?"
"Why
certainly!" James said, picking her up and kissing her lightly on the
lips. After leaving the room, Harry and Sirius made yucky faces to each other,
and followed them back upstairs.
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Well, that chapter is done… and NO cliffie! Aren't you proud of me? I figured I
owed you guys that much too. I really feel bad! So, how did you like it? REVIEW
and tell me! And also, if you're really feeling nice, read my other story,
"Wilted Lilies Can be Saved." It's really good!
