Lily
Chapter 3 Spinning
By Wittchway
14 month later September 8, 1982
James was currently throwing baby Harry in the air causing the babe to giggle like mad as he was caught and thrown again into the air. Then proud papa would then spin the baby around making airplane noises, as he would fly the small child over the heads of the other adults in the room. Dumbledore smiled and with a wave of his wand sent a titer of sparkling blue birds. Harry shrieked with delight, as James lifted him up to fly with the birds as they faded from sight.
"James, sit already, I don't want you to get him so riled up so late at night." Lily spoke softly, trying to hide the delight in her voice.
James plopped down in the seat opposite slightly out of breath clutching the boy to his chest. Harry's giggles slowed as he yawned resting his head on his father's chest. James stroked his son's head, the brown mess of hair as his boy drifted to sleep.
All were silent as they watched the child, it almost made you forget that there was a war going on. That Lord Voldemort and his evil Death Eater followers were striking terror in the wizard world and slowly migrating that terror in to the muggle world as well. Of course that was why the gathering was going on tonight. James and Lily Potter, Sirius Black and Albus Dumbledore had gathered to speak of how to hide the Potters, Albus had recently gotten word that Voldemort had picked them as his next target.
"So it is agreed upon that we will use the Fidleus charm." Albus looked up to meet everyone glaze. Lily and James nodded in unison. "Good," Albus smirked, "I'll gather the items we will need and lets meet at my office on Sunday." James nodded again.
Albus stood and made to leave, he placed a hand on the sleeping baby's head, "what a angel" he muttered and apparated away. Lily in return lifted her son up from James arms and carried him upstairs. Sirius leaned back on the sofa, feet on the coffee table, "you know James, Albus is a good choice for your secret keeper, but I think Voldemorts going expect that. Don't you?"
James looked up "I guess, but the man rarely leaves the castle so it doesn't matter."
"Yeah" Sirius sat up planting both feet on the floor, "but think. I'm going into hiding, as well, so I'll do it if you want, be your secret keeper. You'll be mine and I'll be yours. Albus. not to knock him.is secret keeper for like five couples.he's so old.it might start to wear him down."
"Oh Albus is up to the task, I don't doubt that at all."
"James, he was a teacher at the school when your father was a student. That's how old he is. and no offense James but your father has already passed on.."
James picked up Harry's stuffed animals from the floor, squeaking the toy frog. "Yeah.I see what you're saying... people will expect you as well. You're my best friend and have been forever, not to mention Harry's Godfather."
"True," Sirius remarked slowly, "but you know what's even a better plan. Peter." Sirius stood suddenly pacing the room, "think James, know one would expect him. They would think him to week to be able to do the charm it self.but we know him.he's more powerful then people think.look what he had accomplished, he's a amiguis and he can apparate. It's perfect."
"I'd rather have Remus do it, people wouldn't expect him either."
"God James, listen to what Dumbledore said someone is slipping the death eaters information on you. It has to be Remus.he's a werewolf, he's being shunned by half the wizarding population, he's out of work and needs money. He's barely surviving as it is.he's turned to Voldemort to make it, to get ahead, to survive."
James lay back in his chair and shut his eyes, "how did we get to this moment.I have a son, a wife.what if I don't want to play anymore."
"Voldemort doesn't give choices James.you're going to have decide soon."
***
The fight that insured with Lily was one that James nearly lost. But in the end she agreed, though she was quite nervous about the secret keeper bit. She knew some of the history with the charm; secret within a secret, Albus was the reasonable choice, as he already knew her big secret. From her understanding it was possible for the secret keeper to gain access to other secrets if they were so inclined. Though she doubted that Peter was much incline or even aware of that fact.
Albus Dumbledore was none to happy, though James told their former headmaster that Sirius was going to be their keeper. Lily figured they should at least tell Dumbledore the truth but the men both thought it was some clever plan.
The night the ritual took place was three days before Halloween, Lily held baby Harry on her lap, James paced, Sirius instructed Peter with the correct words and a small potion that was to be drunk afterwards. It went with out a hitch till the very end, when all Peter had to do was drink the potion to control the slight movement of pain that always comes after the charm is cast.
Peter was bent over with pain, his head resting on the coffee table, sweat pouring from him, Sirius urging him to drink the "damn potion" when it happened. Peter looked up into Lily's eyes, a wild crazed panic. "Oh god", he muttered.
Sirius yanked him to his feet and forced the potion down his throat, "it wouldn't have hurt so bad if you had just drank the damn thing when instructed", he clapped his fellow Gryffindor on the back with a chuckle.
Lily didn't take her eyes from Peter nor Peter from her. He knew. Lily could see it in his eyes, she stood suddenly pulling her wand, starling James and Sirius. Peter ran for the door, James tackled Lily, "What's wrong? What happen?"
Sirius darted out the door after Peter, "what the hell did you do?" he screamed.
"Nothing Sirius I swear.I was looking at Harry and suddenly she got this mad look in her eyes and pulled her wand.. I don't want to be their secret keeper. Don't make me do it Sirius. please Sirius.Please."
Sirius sat in the front yard rocking a whimpering Peter well into the night. James finally came out plopping down under the oak tree with his old dorm mates. He looked exhausted, saying nothing but looking at the night's sky.
The three fell into their own silence and thoughts, James finally sat up, "she doesn't want Peter as our secret keeper." Was all he said.
Sirius silent a moment longer, "Peter doesn't want to be the keeper anymore anyway. We'll have to send to Albus for more supplies. I'll be the keeper like we talked about."
"No, Sirius. After the full moon on Halloween Lily, Harry and I are going to Hogwarts. Dumbledore will be our keeper." James sighed, "She won't have anyone else, she wants to go now, but the spell can't be changed so quickly and not with the moon almost full. On the 1st we'll head out, get it taken care of."
James stood, "I'm sorry Peter but Lily doesn't want you in the house tonight.I'm sorry we put you through this.Sirius you'll see him home. It's only three days.then it will be all over." James walked back to the house and upstairs to his wife and child.
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14 month later September 8, 1982
James was currently throwing baby Harry in the air causing the babe to giggle like mad as he was caught and thrown again into the air. Then proud papa would then spin the baby around making airplane noises, as he would fly the small child over the heads of the other adults in the room. Dumbledore smiled and with a wave of his wand sent a titer of sparkling blue birds. Harry shrieked with delight, as James lifted him up to fly with the birds as they faded from sight.
"James, sit already, I don't want you to get him so riled up so late at night." Lily spoke softly, trying to hide the delight in her voice.
James plopped down in the seat opposite slightly out of breath clutching the boy to his chest. Harry's giggles slowed as he yawned resting his head on his father's chest. James stroked his son's head, the brown mess of hair as his boy drifted to sleep.
All were silent as they watched the child, it almost made you forget that there was a war going on. That Lord Voldemort and his evil Death Eater followers were striking terror in the wizard world and slowly migrating that terror in to the muggle world as well. Of course that was why the gathering was going on tonight. James and Lily Potter, Sirius Black and Albus Dumbledore had gathered to speak of how to hide the Potters, Albus had recently gotten word that Voldemort had picked them as his next target.
"So it is agreed upon that we will use the Fidleus charm." Albus looked up to meet everyone glaze. Lily and James nodded in unison. "Good," Albus smirked, "I'll gather the items we will need and lets meet at my office on Sunday." James nodded again.
Albus stood and made to leave, he placed a hand on the sleeping baby's head, "what a angel" he muttered and apparated away. Lily in return lifted her son up from James arms and carried him upstairs. Sirius leaned back on the sofa, feet on the coffee table, "you know James, Albus is a good choice for your secret keeper, but I think Voldemorts going expect that. Don't you?"
James looked up "I guess, but the man rarely leaves the castle so it doesn't matter."
"Yeah" Sirius sat up planting both feet on the floor, "but think. I'm going into hiding, as well, so I'll do it if you want, be your secret keeper. You'll be mine and I'll be yours. Albus. not to knock him.is secret keeper for like five couples.he's so old.it might start to wear him down."
"Oh Albus is up to the task, I don't doubt that at all."
"James, he was a teacher at the school when your father was a student. That's how old he is. and no offense James but your father has already passed on.."
James picked up Harry's stuffed animals from the floor, squeaking the toy frog. "Yeah.I see what you're saying... people will expect you as well. You're my best friend and have been forever, not to mention Harry's Godfather."
"True," Sirius remarked slowly, "but you know what's even a better plan. Peter." Sirius stood suddenly pacing the room, "think James, know one would expect him. They would think him to week to be able to do the charm it self.but we know him.he's more powerful then people think.look what he had accomplished, he's a amiguis and he can apparate. It's perfect."
"I'd rather have Remus do it, people wouldn't expect him either."
"God James, listen to what Dumbledore said someone is slipping the death eaters information on you. It has to be Remus.he's a werewolf, he's being shunned by half the wizarding population, he's out of work and needs money. He's barely surviving as it is.he's turned to Voldemort to make it, to get ahead, to survive."
James lay back in his chair and shut his eyes, "how did we get to this moment.I have a son, a wife.what if I don't want to play anymore."
"Voldemort doesn't give choices James.you're going to have decide soon."
***
The fight that insured with Lily was one that James nearly lost. But in the end she agreed, though she was quite nervous about the secret keeper bit. She knew some of the history with the charm; secret within a secret, Albus was the reasonable choice, as he already knew her big secret. From her understanding it was possible for the secret keeper to gain access to other secrets if they were so inclined. Though she doubted that Peter was much incline or even aware of that fact.
Albus Dumbledore was none to happy, though James told their former headmaster that Sirius was going to be their keeper. Lily figured they should at least tell Dumbledore the truth but the men both thought it was some clever plan.
The night the ritual took place was three days before Halloween, Lily held baby Harry on her lap, James paced, Sirius instructed Peter with the correct words and a small potion that was to be drunk afterwards. It went with out a hitch till the very end, when all Peter had to do was drink the potion to control the slight movement of pain that always comes after the charm is cast.
Peter was bent over with pain, his head resting on the coffee table, sweat pouring from him, Sirius urging him to drink the "damn potion" when it happened. Peter looked up into Lily's eyes, a wild crazed panic. "Oh god", he muttered.
Sirius yanked him to his feet and forced the potion down his throat, "it wouldn't have hurt so bad if you had just drank the damn thing when instructed", he clapped his fellow Gryffindor on the back with a chuckle.
Lily didn't take her eyes from Peter nor Peter from her. He knew. Lily could see it in his eyes, she stood suddenly pulling her wand, starling James and Sirius. Peter ran for the door, James tackled Lily, "What's wrong? What happen?"
Sirius darted out the door after Peter, "what the hell did you do?" he screamed.
"Nothing Sirius I swear.I was looking at Harry and suddenly she got this mad look in her eyes and pulled her wand.. I don't want to be their secret keeper. Don't make me do it Sirius. please Sirius.Please."
Sirius sat in the front yard rocking a whimpering Peter well into the night. James finally came out plopping down under the oak tree with his old dorm mates. He looked exhausted, saying nothing but looking at the night's sky.
The three fell into their own silence and thoughts, James finally sat up, "she doesn't want Peter as our secret keeper." Was all he said.
Sirius silent a moment longer, "Peter doesn't want to be the keeper anymore anyway. We'll have to send to Albus for more supplies. I'll be the keeper like we talked about."
"No, Sirius. After the full moon on Halloween Lily, Harry and I are going to Hogwarts. Dumbledore will be our keeper." James sighed, "She won't have anyone else, she wants to go now, but the spell can't be changed so quickly and not with the moon almost full. On the 1st we'll head out, get it taken care of."
James stood, "I'm sorry Peter but Lily doesn't want you in the house tonight.I'm sorry we put you through this.Sirius you'll see him home. It's only three days.then it will be all over." James walked back to the house and upstairs to his wife and child.
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