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When a brown eagle with a red hint appeared at the back fence of Peter's house, the Marauders were curious. They were planning to spend the night at Peter's house and then leave to baby-sit Petunia again. But this eagle was entrancing. It was almost human.
"Why don't you go out there and catch it, James," Sirius grinned, knowing that James was afraid of large birds.
James gave Sirius a glare of disapproval. He stared at the bird in amazement. It then looked straight at him.
James yelled and quickly jumped behind Sirius. Sirius laughed then walked outside. The others followed.
"Come here," he crooned, "I'm not going to hurt you."
The bird swooped down off the fence and attacked Sirius. Dramatically waving his arms about, Sirius ran back inside to the comfort of the house. But, surprisingly, the eagle didn't follow. It swooped down and landed on James' head.
The Marauders stared at James while he looked up and shifted his weight. James licked his lips in thought.
After about a minute, the eagle fluttered down to the ground. It began to deform. The Marauders stared in amazement. The eagle was Lily.
"I had to do that to you, James," she grinned.
James looked astonished as Peter, Sirius, and Remus laughed hysterically. He quickly grinned and hugged her tightly.
Lily started to feel that she was not on the ground anymore, when she opened her eyes to find that James had picked her up and put her over his right shoulder. He was taking her inside the house. She expected him to put her down in the kitchen, but he walked upstairs to Peter's bedroom. He laid her down gently on the bed and as the Marauders walked in, he said, "Now think about what you've done!" and walked off with a grin.
Lily lay there for a moment thinking about James and Hogwarts. She became entranced with a picture of James implanted on her mind. She closed her eyes and slept inside a dream filled sleep.
A/N-Short chapter, I know. Next is going to be a thing like…ya know, 20 years from now…so…be watching! I understand I've been lazy lately, but , hey, you can't blame me…Wait, yes you can….DARN!