The sun rose early on a warm July morning. The bright sunlight washed over
England silently as the world began to awake. The sunlight poured in
through open windows arousing people as it did so. In a small white country
house in Godricks Hollow just outside of London, Lily jolted awake. The
sunlight shone on her long red locks and glittered in her already bright
green eyes as she shoved her hand up to block the sun from her face. She
got up from the chair she'd fallen asleep in the night before, feeling a
little angry at James for not waking her up when he'd come in. She walked
over to the curtains drawing them closed. Lily reached into her dressing
robe pocket producing her wand. She pointed her wand at a lamp sitting on a
table that was covered in books Lily had been reading and muttered a spell.
It instantly lit, and Lily noticed a smooth dark leather bound book
sticking out on the cluttered table. She returned to her chair grabbing in
and opening it gingerly. On the first page lay a moving photo that had been
loosely spell-o-taped to the page and underneath it bore the words
Graduation 1978. Lily peered at her old self who stood wrapped up in
James's arms. They were both clad in the same scarlet robes embellished
with gold. James leaned down and whispered something into Lily's ear that
made crimson patches appear on her cheeks as she reached up to place a
pointed graduation hat on his crown of messy black hair. She stroked his
cheek gently and he lowered his lips to hers kissing her sweetly. She
turned the page to see a picture of Sirius, Remus, Peter and James laughing
together in front of the lake at Hogwarts on graduation. She smiled warmly
at Sirius's laughing grey eyes, Peter's rosy cheeks and Remus's bright
toothy smile, her eyes rested on James's trade-mark lopsided grin. She felt
her heart flutter. She was so incredibly in love with him. The next page
revealed Her and James standing together. Lily was blinking back tears, her
mouth hanging open and her hand outstretched. James grabbed it proudly
bringing it closer to the camera. A diamond ring sparkled. Lily smiled at
her memories of graduation. James had proposed to her. He had taken her to
this house, in Godricks Hollow straight from Hogwarts. They had lived less
than a year before they had maried on October 31st 1979. Lily turned the
page of her photoalbum to see herself in a beautiful white gown and veil
holding onto James, who wore a black tux tightly. Lily's hair had been
pulled out of her face and fell in curls around her neck. Two gold rings
glinted in the light. Behind them stood their wedding party. Sirius,
holding fast to Favia, Peter stood alone in the middle beaming at James,
Remus stood next to him holding Jill close, and Alice and Frank Longbottom
stood their happily aswell. All the girls were dressed in deep rose
dresses, and the boys in tuxes.
"Lily?" James called stepping out from the hallway into the kitchen. He peered into the living room,
"Ahh right were I left you," he smiled as he walked in fiddling with his tie, "Good morning,"
"You left me here last night," she said crossly setting the album down in her lap and crossing her arms.
"You looked so pretty sleeping their I just didn't want to disturb you," James told her looking down at her with his pleading hazel eyes. He walked over and sat down on the arm of the chair picking up the photo album.
"My favorite pictures are over here," James said flicking through some pages quickly. He set the album back down on her lap and she looked down to see herself standing in the kitchen, pregnant. It had been over a year ago. She looked odd standing there, with such a huge belly with James standing behind her, wrapping arms around her holding her stomach gently in his hands as he smiled eagerly at the camera. The next page held a photo of James holding his newborn child at St. Mungos and rocking him back and forth. Lily was in the background sweat dripping down her face, but grinning all the same. The look on James's face was pure joy. The Potters had had a baby boy on July 31st 1980 and named him Harry James Potter. Harry after Lily's favorite Great Uncle and James after his father. The next picture showed James and Lily in the hospital bed, holding the little bundle of joy between them. Harry had dark hair that matched James and his eyes a grayish blue that most newborns had. James moved his arms around Lily rubbing her shoulder. He kissed her hair and remember the best day of his life. The day his son had been born. It had been almost a year before.
"Do you need help with your tie?" Lily asked him closing the book.
James jumped up and pulled Lily with him. She picked up her wand and muttered a short spell and the tie knotted itself smoothly.
"You know sometimes I think you forget you're a wizard." She smiled up at him pulling him close.
"I always forget stuff when I'm in front of a beautiful witch," he grinned.
She laughed as he kissed her neck.
"James you are going to be late for work," She paused and closed her eyes at the feel of his mouth on her warm skin, "Again."
"I don't care," he whispered huskily pushing his body up against hers.
"James you might get fired," Lily warned.
"They aren't gonna fire the best Auror they've got," James said pulling away, "They need me to much,"
"Don't remind me," Lily said looking away from him.
"Lily," he sighed.
"Don't Lily me, What if something happened. What if you found Him, or worse, if He found you first?" She asked.
"Lily I didn't come out of Hogwarts with top the top mark in Defence Against the Dark Arts or have training for nothing,"
"I know I just couldn't bear it if something happened to you," she sniffed.
"Nothing will happen, How many times do we go through this and I always come home."
Lily stared at him, not satisfied.
"Look if I die, I promise I will come back to haunt you okay?"
She glared at him for a moment, but her eyes softened and she smiled.
"Promise?"
"I promise." he whispered kissing her hard on the lips.
She moaned and let her fingers run up his neck reaching into his messy black hair tugging on it softly.
"I love you Lily Potter," he breathed into her ear.
"I love you to James Potter," she whispered back staring at him. A wail sounded from the bedroom. She sighed.
"I will get him," James offered and rushed out of the living room down the hall towards Harry's nursery.
Lily ventured into the kitchen looking down at the coffee pot. She poured some into the cup she had summoned from the cupboard. It was cold. She stared at the cup until a think line of steam rose from it and drank it happily. Lily had learned to do almost any charm without using any wand. Professor Dumbledore had said she'd been the first one he knew that could do that much magic without a wand, when not emotionally heightened. During her pregnancy Lily had written a book about her knew found talent and it was now used at Hogwarts for the Advanced Charms class in the seventh year.
The side door that entered the kitchen clattered open and banged shut.
"Good morning Lily," Sirius cried as he entered with a huge smile.
"Excited for your first day at work?" She asked wrapping her dress robe around her more tightly. Sirius had been in Bulgaria for the last few months training to be an Auror. She knew he was excited - from the look on his face. Lily had stopped using her other powers after she'd, well after she'd first kissed James. The only time it was ever practiced was when she was asleep and couldn't control it. She often dreamnt things she couldn't make sense of or things from her past. Lily's eyes shot to Sirius's hand, where the gold ring he had bought for her still laid. When asked about his ring, Sirius could never tell the inquirer where he'd received it. He couldn't remember. He blamed his bad memory on Quidditch which he played during Hogwarts. He'd played as beater and been hit by many bludgers. All that he knew was that he had always worn it. Sirius smiled up at her.
"Very excited, wouldn't have any extra coffee would you?" he asked.
"Of course," she said, closing her eyes. A cup flew from the open cupboard filled with cold coffee and was steaming before it made its way to Sirius's hands. He shook his head at her taking a sip.
"Show off," he muttered, "Just like that husband of yours,"
"If you're talking about Saturday Padfoot old buddy, I wasn't trying to show off," James said coming into the kitchen caring baby Harry. He looked like a spitting image of his father, with his dark messy mop of hair and emphasized facial features. The only difference was the Harry had emerald green eyes like his mother.
"I agree with Sirius," Lily said reaching for her child.
"I told you a million times, I really had to spiral like that, the snitch was going hay-wire," James insisted. He was of course talking about his World-Class Quidditch game he'd participated in this weekend. He played seeker for Britain's team. The snitch had indeed gone hay-wire but James of course had caught it anyhow. He'd been playing for nearly two years now and never missed one. The Ministry didn't like James being on the time, as they preferred all their Aurors to be kind of low key.
"Ready?" Sirius asked putting his cup down.
"Yea," he turned to Lily kissing her quickly and ruffling Harry's hair, "I will come back,"
She smiled weakly at him as Harry tried to reach out for his father. James picked him up and tossed him the air carelessly grinning at Sirius as Harry laughed.
"You've got to get yourself one of these," he said winking.
"Yours is enough," Sirius smiled back, "Lets go bro!"
"Bye Lily," James said giving Harry back to her, "I love you,"
"Love you to, and you Sirius," she called, "Take good care of my husband, he's the only one I have,"
"Take good care of my godson," Sirius called back with a wave, "He's the only one I have,"
She smiled as she watched James push Sirius and Sirius push him back as the two fought like brothers making there way to the porthole in the middle of the vast lawn. They were brothers James and Sirius. Remus too. Even Peter. Lily held Harry closer in her arms, smiling at her family.
"Lily?" James called stepping out from the hallway into the kitchen. He peered into the living room,
"Ahh right were I left you," he smiled as he walked in fiddling with his tie, "Good morning,"
"You left me here last night," she said crossly setting the album down in her lap and crossing her arms.
"You looked so pretty sleeping their I just didn't want to disturb you," James told her looking down at her with his pleading hazel eyes. He walked over and sat down on the arm of the chair picking up the photo album.
"My favorite pictures are over here," James said flicking through some pages quickly. He set the album back down on her lap and she looked down to see herself standing in the kitchen, pregnant. It had been over a year ago. She looked odd standing there, with such a huge belly with James standing behind her, wrapping arms around her holding her stomach gently in his hands as he smiled eagerly at the camera. The next page held a photo of James holding his newborn child at St. Mungos and rocking him back and forth. Lily was in the background sweat dripping down her face, but grinning all the same. The look on James's face was pure joy. The Potters had had a baby boy on July 31st 1980 and named him Harry James Potter. Harry after Lily's favorite Great Uncle and James after his father. The next picture showed James and Lily in the hospital bed, holding the little bundle of joy between them. Harry had dark hair that matched James and his eyes a grayish blue that most newborns had. James moved his arms around Lily rubbing her shoulder. He kissed her hair and remember the best day of his life. The day his son had been born. It had been almost a year before.
"Do you need help with your tie?" Lily asked him closing the book.
James jumped up and pulled Lily with him. She picked up her wand and muttered a short spell and the tie knotted itself smoothly.
"You know sometimes I think you forget you're a wizard." She smiled up at him pulling him close.
"I always forget stuff when I'm in front of a beautiful witch," he grinned.
She laughed as he kissed her neck.
"James you are going to be late for work," She paused and closed her eyes at the feel of his mouth on her warm skin, "Again."
"I don't care," he whispered huskily pushing his body up against hers.
"James you might get fired," Lily warned.
"They aren't gonna fire the best Auror they've got," James said pulling away, "They need me to much,"
"Don't remind me," Lily said looking away from him.
"Lily," he sighed.
"Don't Lily me, What if something happened. What if you found Him, or worse, if He found you first?" She asked.
"Lily I didn't come out of Hogwarts with top the top mark in Defence Against the Dark Arts or have training for nothing,"
"I know I just couldn't bear it if something happened to you," she sniffed.
"Nothing will happen, How many times do we go through this and I always come home."
Lily stared at him, not satisfied.
"Look if I die, I promise I will come back to haunt you okay?"
She glared at him for a moment, but her eyes softened and she smiled.
"Promise?"
"I promise." he whispered kissing her hard on the lips.
She moaned and let her fingers run up his neck reaching into his messy black hair tugging on it softly.
"I love you Lily Potter," he breathed into her ear.
"I love you to James Potter," she whispered back staring at him. A wail sounded from the bedroom. She sighed.
"I will get him," James offered and rushed out of the living room down the hall towards Harry's nursery.
Lily ventured into the kitchen looking down at the coffee pot. She poured some into the cup she had summoned from the cupboard. It was cold. She stared at the cup until a think line of steam rose from it and drank it happily. Lily had learned to do almost any charm without using any wand. Professor Dumbledore had said she'd been the first one he knew that could do that much magic without a wand, when not emotionally heightened. During her pregnancy Lily had written a book about her knew found talent and it was now used at Hogwarts for the Advanced Charms class in the seventh year.
The side door that entered the kitchen clattered open and banged shut.
"Good morning Lily," Sirius cried as he entered with a huge smile.
"Excited for your first day at work?" She asked wrapping her dress robe around her more tightly. Sirius had been in Bulgaria for the last few months training to be an Auror. She knew he was excited - from the look on his face. Lily had stopped using her other powers after she'd, well after she'd first kissed James. The only time it was ever practiced was when she was asleep and couldn't control it. She often dreamnt things she couldn't make sense of or things from her past. Lily's eyes shot to Sirius's hand, where the gold ring he had bought for her still laid. When asked about his ring, Sirius could never tell the inquirer where he'd received it. He couldn't remember. He blamed his bad memory on Quidditch which he played during Hogwarts. He'd played as beater and been hit by many bludgers. All that he knew was that he had always worn it. Sirius smiled up at her.
"Very excited, wouldn't have any extra coffee would you?" he asked.
"Of course," she said, closing her eyes. A cup flew from the open cupboard filled with cold coffee and was steaming before it made its way to Sirius's hands. He shook his head at her taking a sip.
"Show off," he muttered, "Just like that husband of yours,"
"If you're talking about Saturday Padfoot old buddy, I wasn't trying to show off," James said coming into the kitchen caring baby Harry. He looked like a spitting image of his father, with his dark messy mop of hair and emphasized facial features. The only difference was the Harry had emerald green eyes like his mother.
"I agree with Sirius," Lily said reaching for her child.
"I told you a million times, I really had to spiral like that, the snitch was going hay-wire," James insisted. He was of course talking about his World-Class Quidditch game he'd participated in this weekend. He played seeker for Britain's team. The snitch had indeed gone hay-wire but James of course had caught it anyhow. He'd been playing for nearly two years now and never missed one. The Ministry didn't like James being on the time, as they preferred all their Aurors to be kind of low key.
"Ready?" Sirius asked putting his cup down.
"Yea," he turned to Lily kissing her quickly and ruffling Harry's hair, "I will come back,"
She smiled weakly at him as Harry tried to reach out for his father. James picked him up and tossed him the air carelessly grinning at Sirius as Harry laughed.
"You've got to get yourself one of these," he said winking.
"Yours is enough," Sirius smiled back, "Lets go bro!"
"Bye Lily," James said giving Harry back to her, "I love you,"
"Love you to, and you Sirius," she called, "Take good care of my husband, he's the only one I have,"
"Take good care of my godson," Sirius called back with a wave, "He's the only one I have,"
She smiled as she watched James push Sirius and Sirius push him back as the two fought like brothers making there way to the porthole in the middle of the vast lawn. They were brothers James and Sirius. Remus too. Even Peter. Lily held Harry closer in her arms, smiling at her family.