1st Chapter: The beginning
Lily came home by apparating here, she was deadly tired and wanted nothing more then to go to sleep or cry. She knew that James was still on mission for the Order but at the moment she just wanted him here by her side even though she wasn't sure if she should tell him so she just took out her diary and started to write.
Lily was working undercover for the Order and had just finished an other Mission. James was also undercover but he hadn't finished his Job until now and Lily could imagine that he would stay away from at least two more days. She was used to that ever since the two had been married they had to go on Mission for days or more but if they had time for their own they had to hid. Out of that they had decided to buy a house in the forests of the highlands where you could just apparat to and just if you had their permission.
After thinking about everything that had happened that day Lily finally fell asleep while tears were still running down her face.
So she didn't noticed when someone else apparated into the house, a man with jet black messy hair was now standing in behind the couch of the living room where Lily had fallen asleep. His deep blue eyes were glowing at her and his scratches covered face started to grin, he didn't know if he could ever stop to love this woman.
But through the smile you could see that the man had had a bad fight, he was all dirty and scratches he had gashes all over his body and his robes looked ready to be thrown away he had also blood all over his robe so he decided to take a quick shower.
After changing his cloths he felt a bit cold because even though it was summer he had been at the north pole and so it was understandable. He went into the kitchen to brew himself and his wife a tea after covering her with a soft warm blanket.
When he walked back into the Living room with a tray he noticed that Lily was awake but she was just gazing at the wall not even noticing him. "Hey babe what happened?" James asked but with that a new wave of tears started to run down her face and after James had sat the tray down on the table he pulled her into a protecting hug.
"Tell me Flower what had happened?" "I...I have been pregnant." "You..? Why have been?" "I..I lost it. In the last mission I was hit by a Crucio and the doctor said though it was a very hard doze of pain the baby got killed."
James was shocked first because of his wife was under such a curse and second that it had taken away their child. He started to rock her back and forth until she finally started to calm a bit.
"Lets go upstairs shall we?" Lily didn't say anything she just wanted to be with him right now not thinking about anything so he just picked her up and carried her into their bedroom.
He sat her down on the bed and with a wave of his wand both of them were in their nightdresses. He laid down next to her and the soon he did she came closer. James put his arms around her and started to kiss her deeply.
Trying to forget the day the two gave in into the night events, both just wanted to be close to each other they wanted to feel each other and after some wild love they fell asleep in each others arms.
The next morning when they awoke they were still in each others arms while Lily's head was resting on James' chest and he had his arms tight around her. She loved to be with him just to feel his body with her own, feeling his chest rising and falling from his breaths she often just wanted to stay there forever.
Finally They decided that they should started to get everything into place because after all they had moved to this place two weeks ago and both had been on mission over this time so they decided that it was time to put everything right so that it was a real home.
After having breakfast the two started to decorate all the rooms and paint the house from outside as well. There was a wonderful garden at the house with many trees that surrounded a big field and James guessed this field would give a good quidditch field one day.
The two had nothing to do until November when both would have to go on missions again and wouldn't see each other for two more months.
After having done everything inside the house they started with the garden. Remus and Sirius often looked in just for fun. Lily had some very rare plants in the garden and even Snape visited them from time to time because he could use the plants very good even for the hospital wing of Hogwarts.
It went on like this for some more months until November came and Lily and James had to say good bye for some more months two to be exactly.
James had to 'Steal some information about the next attack of Voldemort while Lily who was the best thief but just for the side of the light. He often could steal dark books from dark wizards before they could use them and she also did many other things while under cover. She often had to break complicated charms and curses.
This time her mission took longer than expected and she couldn't return home before the end of January.
When she finally arrived home she fell asleep on the couch before she could ever go into her bedroom. The next morning she awoke by the smell of fresh warm tea. When she opened her eyes she saw the shape of an old man sitting on an armchair near the couch she didn't need to look a second time to know who it was.
Ever since her parents had died in her first year Albus Dumbeldor had been there for her, he was much like a father or grandfather and she could tell that he looked worried but before she could say anything to him she jumped from the couch and had to ran to the bathroom because her stomach had a little fight with her.
When she came back the headmaster looked even more worried than before and he even had to help her back to the couch where she had to lay down.
"What has happened dear?" "Nothing I just don't feel too well." "When did that start? Do you want me to call a Doctor?" "No dad (She always called him dad when he started to become too overprotecting but inside she was glad she had him and Dumbeldor knew that.) I am OK." "If you say so but now drink some tea and eat a bit you look as if you could need it." Lily just nodded her head "I will come back tomorrow but please call me when James arrives will you?" "Yeah dad."
With that her former headmaster left. As much as she had been his daughter or granddaughter since her parents had died James' family had been befriended with Dumbeldor. Though the Potters were much too often send to any missions or had to fight as Aurors they had leave little James with Dumbeldor so they knew that someone was watching over him and over the years James started to trust this man more than his own parents.
Lily soon fell asleep again but when she woke up she had to run to the bathroom again and when she came back she found Dumbeldor already standing in the living room sending a worried look at her "You have the choice come with me back to Hogwarts where Madam Pomfrey can have a look at you or I will send her here." He said stern but suddenly he noticed that Lily was about to collapse so he helped her to the couch and apparated to call the nurse of Hogwarts.
Lily heard voices around her, Familiar voices and she knew them but instead of opening her eyes she just listened a bit longer. "How is she Poppy." "More interesting what had happened to my wife?" James had come back finally "Its nothing major she just over did it a bit and being pregnant isn't exactly what a agent should be who gets sended to such exhausting missions as you use to do Albus Dumbeldor."
Lily could tell that she was shocked .. She hadn't know that she was pregnant but she could feel James eyes glowing even though she couldn't see it slowly she started to open her eyes, the room wasn't very dark but though the three figures were blocking all the light from her Lily couldn't see anything at first.
When James looked at his wife he noticed that she had started to move and was slowly turning her head, before the other two noticed what had happened James was at her side "Have you heard that?" he asked his wife and she slowly nodded her head smiling up at him.
Dumbeldor and Madam Pomfrey were the only two people apart from James and Lily who knew about the whole story of Lily having lost her first child so they understood even more why both were so happy and after checking James over as well Madam Pomfrey and Dumbeldor left.
The couple was in high spirits for the next days and James even went with Lily to the doctor the soon she felt better to check how far the baby was and so on.
The two were in the examination room of Dr. Figg. The young woman had been in school with the two Potters and she knew too well how much the two loved each other. "OK you two will become parents at August the 24th and do you want to know if red or blue walls?" she asked with a smile Lily and James looked at each other and then they nodded so Arabella smiled more "OK this is a medicinal charm if the light turns blue it will be a boy and if it turns red it will be a girl but I tell you this charm is just sure for 99,9% and knowing you I guess that you will be this 0,01% and with that she spoke the charm while pointing her wand at Lily's still flat belly. The light was green as first and then it turned into a soft blue.
Both Lily and James grinned at each other when they left the hospital hand in hand. "What do you think shall we invite Sirius, Remus and Peter this evening I guess they will be highly interested especially after the first of them will become godfather soon." "Oh yeah and soon Remus will be the next." "Will he I guess you are planning a bit too fast for me Mr. Potter." Lily said joking but James just pulled her towards her and started to kiss her deeply while apparating both of them to their house.
The first James did was to send a note to Sirius, Remus and Peter the note just said 'Dinner at Nine and please be here at EXACTLY NINE! Prongs.' The owls flew off fast and with that James went back inside to help his wife preparing the dinner and knowing his best friends they will have to cook a lot!
It was strict nine when three 'pops' could be heard in the Potter living room but Lily and James somehow doesn't notice that for they were too deep in kissing in the kitchen. "That is prongs telling us to be right in time and he himself can't be ready." "Not as long as Lily is close." "Probably we should give THEM some new clocks." "Oh shut up the three of you!" Prongs said grinning after he let finally go of Lily she just turned to the table "Do you want to stay there all day or can we start the dinner I am starving!"
Knowing that none of the mauderers had a bigger hobby than eating (If you forget to play pranks for a while) she sat down thinking about how to tell them the news. James didn't eat much either but he was looking at Lily thinking the same but he just nodded at her shortly.
"OK What is it." Both Lily and James turned around to look at Remus and now Sirius spoke "Moony is right what has happened last time you two have acted like that James had asked you to become his wife so what is it?" Lily became red as a tomato while James just grinned "You will be godfather soon." Was all he said and from one to the other moment he became deadly quiet.
Lily had her camera by the hand and took a photo from the stunned faces of their friends "Re.really?" Sirius asked and Lily just nodded "When?" Remus asked "Boy or girl?" Peter ended James looked at them "August 24th. " James said "A boy." Lily ended.
The next weeks were filled with shopping tours for the baby and Dumbeldor had refused to send Lily or James on any Mission because he knew that the two were already in danger and now where Voldemort had started to suspect them to be the reason for many of his crashed down plans and for the lose of many important books he wanted them to lay low and what was a better reason than a child.
Even though Dumbeldor didn't show, Lily and James could tell that he was at least as happy about those news as they were.
Though Arabella had to go to Australia to help the medi-witches there with a big problem Lily and James had to go to an other doctor to check her baby but this doctor just put her under the same spells as Arabella had done to test if girl or boy or how long it was away but he came to the same answers as Arabella before.
It was at July the 31st when Lily awoke with terrible pain. When she sat up she noticed that her water came out so she shook James awake "Wha." "Little Harry wants to come today." Was all she could say through the pain but never before in her life she had seen James Potter reacting this fast than that day.
He helped her pulling on some cloths before he pulled some on himself and then he apparated the two of them to St. Mungoes though Lily couldn't at the moment he had to carry Lily the rest of the way though from the pain she nearly collapsed.
The soon James was in the entrance hall he yelled out "A Doctor please my wife is getting a child." The nurses around them reacted very fast and brought a Wheelchair for her to sat her in there. James never left her said and went with her but before he walked in as well he turned to one of the nurses "Please send an Owl to Albus Dumbeldor and tell him that he has to come to St. Mungoes NOW!" the nurse nodded her head and with that James ran into the room as well.
The soon Albus Dumbeldor had gotten an Owl from St. Mungoes he had informed Sirius, Remus and Peter but though Peter had other business he couldn't come now. After sending the owls he left for St. Mungoesn as well. "I am sorry but will you please tell me where I find Mr. and Mrs. Potter?" "Sure they are in room 706 Mrs. Potter is getting her child earlier than planed." Dumbeldor could have kissed the nurse for that information and faster than anyone would have expected him he started to walk towards this room but he was stopped by two familiar voices "Dumbeldor where.." But the old man just motioned to them to follow him so they did.
Near the room they heard one last scream of pain and it was followed by the scream of a new born child. All three men looked at each other they wanted to enter but Dumbeldor told them to wait until the nurse would come out even though he wanted to enter himself.
Finally they heard Lily's exhausted but happy voice "I guess you should call them in." she said and a second later the door opened and the face of an extreme happy James Potter looked out "Do you want to stay there all day or are you finally coming?" and with that he disappeared again leaving the door open.
The three men entered. The room had already been cleaned magically by the nurses and Lily was just laying in the bed with James sitting beside her. Both had tears in their eyes Lily from the pain but also as James from the happiness.
The men walked closer "How do you want to call him?" Lily and James both looked up and then James started "It seems as if our new member here has not just decided the date to be born for its own but also the gender."
Lily came home by apparating here, she was deadly tired and wanted nothing more then to go to sleep or cry. She knew that James was still on mission for the Order but at the moment she just wanted him here by her side even though she wasn't sure if she should tell him so she just took out her diary and started to write.
Lily was working undercover for the Order and had just finished an other Mission. James was also undercover but he hadn't finished his Job until now and Lily could imagine that he would stay away from at least two more days. She was used to that ever since the two had been married they had to go on Mission for days or more but if they had time for their own they had to hid. Out of that they had decided to buy a house in the forests of the highlands where you could just apparat to and just if you had their permission.
After thinking about everything that had happened that day Lily finally fell asleep while tears were still running down her face.
So she didn't noticed when someone else apparated into the house, a man with jet black messy hair was now standing in behind the couch of the living room where Lily had fallen asleep. His deep blue eyes were glowing at her and his scratches covered face started to grin, he didn't know if he could ever stop to love this woman.
But through the smile you could see that the man had had a bad fight, he was all dirty and scratches he had gashes all over his body and his robes looked ready to be thrown away he had also blood all over his robe so he decided to take a quick shower.
After changing his cloths he felt a bit cold because even though it was summer he had been at the north pole and so it was understandable. He went into the kitchen to brew himself and his wife a tea after covering her with a soft warm blanket.
When he walked back into the Living room with a tray he noticed that Lily was awake but she was just gazing at the wall not even noticing him. "Hey babe what happened?" James asked but with that a new wave of tears started to run down her face and after James had sat the tray down on the table he pulled her into a protecting hug.
"Tell me Flower what had happened?" "I...I have been pregnant." "You..? Why have been?" "I..I lost it. In the last mission I was hit by a Crucio and the doctor said though it was a very hard doze of pain the baby got killed."
James was shocked first because of his wife was under such a curse and second that it had taken away their child. He started to rock her back and forth until she finally started to calm a bit.
"Lets go upstairs shall we?" Lily didn't say anything she just wanted to be with him right now not thinking about anything so he just picked her up and carried her into their bedroom.
He sat her down on the bed and with a wave of his wand both of them were in their nightdresses. He laid down next to her and the soon he did she came closer. James put his arms around her and started to kiss her deeply.
Trying to forget the day the two gave in into the night events, both just wanted to be close to each other they wanted to feel each other and after some wild love they fell asleep in each others arms.
The next morning when they awoke they were still in each others arms while Lily's head was resting on James' chest and he had his arms tight around her. She loved to be with him just to feel his body with her own, feeling his chest rising and falling from his breaths she often just wanted to stay there forever.
Finally They decided that they should started to get everything into place because after all they had moved to this place two weeks ago and both had been on mission over this time so they decided that it was time to put everything right so that it was a real home.
After having breakfast the two started to decorate all the rooms and paint the house from outside as well. There was a wonderful garden at the house with many trees that surrounded a big field and James guessed this field would give a good quidditch field one day.
The two had nothing to do until November when both would have to go on missions again and wouldn't see each other for two more months.
After having done everything inside the house they started with the garden. Remus and Sirius often looked in just for fun. Lily had some very rare plants in the garden and even Snape visited them from time to time because he could use the plants very good even for the hospital wing of Hogwarts.
It went on like this for some more months until November came and Lily and James had to say good bye for some more months two to be exactly.
James had to 'Steal some information about the next attack of Voldemort while Lily who was the best thief but just for the side of the light. He often could steal dark books from dark wizards before they could use them and she also did many other things while under cover. She often had to break complicated charms and curses.
This time her mission took longer than expected and she couldn't return home before the end of January.
When she finally arrived home she fell asleep on the couch before she could ever go into her bedroom. The next morning she awoke by the smell of fresh warm tea. When she opened her eyes she saw the shape of an old man sitting on an armchair near the couch she didn't need to look a second time to know who it was.
Ever since her parents had died in her first year Albus Dumbeldor had been there for her, he was much like a father or grandfather and she could tell that he looked worried but before she could say anything to him she jumped from the couch and had to ran to the bathroom because her stomach had a little fight with her.
When she came back the headmaster looked even more worried than before and he even had to help her back to the couch where she had to lay down.
"What has happened dear?" "Nothing I just don't feel too well." "When did that start? Do you want me to call a Doctor?" "No dad (She always called him dad when he started to become too overprotecting but inside she was glad she had him and Dumbeldor knew that.) I am OK." "If you say so but now drink some tea and eat a bit you look as if you could need it." Lily just nodded her head "I will come back tomorrow but please call me when James arrives will you?" "Yeah dad."
With that her former headmaster left. As much as she had been his daughter or granddaughter since her parents had died James' family had been befriended with Dumbeldor. Though the Potters were much too often send to any missions or had to fight as Aurors they had leave little James with Dumbeldor so they knew that someone was watching over him and over the years James started to trust this man more than his own parents.
Lily soon fell asleep again but when she woke up she had to run to the bathroom again and when she came back she found Dumbeldor already standing in the living room sending a worried look at her "You have the choice come with me back to Hogwarts where Madam Pomfrey can have a look at you or I will send her here." He said stern but suddenly he noticed that Lily was about to collapse so he helped her to the couch and apparated to call the nurse of Hogwarts.
Lily heard voices around her, Familiar voices and she knew them but instead of opening her eyes she just listened a bit longer. "How is she Poppy." "More interesting what had happened to my wife?" James had come back finally "Its nothing major she just over did it a bit and being pregnant isn't exactly what a agent should be who gets sended to such exhausting missions as you use to do Albus Dumbeldor."
Lily could tell that she was shocked .. She hadn't know that she was pregnant but she could feel James eyes glowing even though she couldn't see it slowly she started to open her eyes, the room wasn't very dark but though the three figures were blocking all the light from her Lily couldn't see anything at first.
When James looked at his wife he noticed that she had started to move and was slowly turning her head, before the other two noticed what had happened James was at her side "Have you heard that?" he asked his wife and she slowly nodded her head smiling up at him.
Dumbeldor and Madam Pomfrey were the only two people apart from James and Lily who knew about the whole story of Lily having lost her first child so they understood even more why both were so happy and after checking James over as well Madam Pomfrey and Dumbeldor left.
The couple was in high spirits for the next days and James even went with Lily to the doctor the soon she felt better to check how far the baby was and so on.
The two were in the examination room of Dr. Figg. The young woman had been in school with the two Potters and she knew too well how much the two loved each other. "OK you two will become parents at August the 24th and do you want to know if red or blue walls?" she asked with a smile Lily and James looked at each other and then they nodded so Arabella smiled more "OK this is a medicinal charm if the light turns blue it will be a boy and if it turns red it will be a girl but I tell you this charm is just sure for 99,9% and knowing you I guess that you will be this 0,01% and with that she spoke the charm while pointing her wand at Lily's still flat belly. The light was green as first and then it turned into a soft blue.
Both Lily and James grinned at each other when they left the hospital hand in hand. "What do you think shall we invite Sirius, Remus and Peter this evening I guess they will be highly interested especially after the first of them will become godfather soon." "Oh yeah and soon Remus will be the next." "Will he I guess you are planning a bit too fast for me Mr. Potter." Lily said joking but James just pulled her towards her and started to kiss her deeply while apparating both of them to their house.
The first James did was to send a note to Sirius, Remus and Peter the note just said 'Dinner at Nine and please be here at EXACTLY NINE! Prongs.' The owls flew off fast and with that James went back inside to help his wife preparing the dinner and knowing his best friends they will have to cook a lot!
It was strict nine when three 'pops' could be heard in the Potter living room but Lily and James somehow doesn't notice that for they were too deep in kissing in the kitchen. "That is prongs telling us to be right in time and he himself can't be ready." "Not as long as Lily is close." "Probably we should give THEM some new clocks." "Oh shut up the three of you!" Prongs said grinning after he let finally go of Lily she just turned to the table "Do you want to stay there all day or can we start the dinner I am starving!"
Knowing that none of the mauderers had a bigger hobby than eating (If you forget to play pranks for a while) she sat down thinking about how to tell them the news. James didn't eat much either but he was looking at Lily thinking the same but he just nodded at her shortly.
"OK What is it." Both Lily and James turned around to look at Remus and now Sirius spoke "Moony is right what has happened last time you two have acted like that James had asked you to become his wife so what is it?" Lily became red as a tomato while James just grinned "You will be godfather soon." Was all he said and from one to the other moment he became deadly quiet.
Lily had her camera by the hand and took a photo from the stunned faces of their friends "Re.really?" Sirius asked and Lily just nodded "When?" Remus asked "Boy or girl?" Peter ended James looked at them "August 24th. " James said "A boy." Lily ended.
The next weeks were filled with shopping tours for the baby and Dumbeldor had refused to send Lily or James on any Mission because he knew that the two were already in danger and now where Voldemort had started to suspect them to be the reason for many of his crashed down plans and for the lose of many important books he wanted them to lay low and what was a better reason than a child.
Even though Dumbeldor didn't show, Lily and James could tell that he was at least as happy about those news as they were.
Though Arabella had to go to Australia to help the medi-witches there with a big problem Lily and James had to go to an other doctor to check her baby but this doctor just put her under the same spells as Arabella had done to test if girl or boy or how long it was away but he came to the same answers as Arabella before.
It was at July the 31st when Lily awoke with terrible pain. When she sat up she noticed that her water came out so she shook James awake "Wha." "Little Harry wants to come today." Was all she could say through the pain but never before in her life she had seen James Potter reacting this fast than that day.
He helped her pulling on some cloths before he pulled some on himself and then he apparated the two of them to St. Mungoes though Lily couldn't at the moment he had to carry Lily the rest of the way though from the pain she nearly collapsed.
The soon James was in the entrance hall he yelled out "A Doctor please my wife is getting a child." The nurses around them reacted very fast and brought a Wheelchair for her to sat her in there. James never left her said and went with her but before he walked in as well he turned to one of the nurses "Please send an Owl to Albus Dumbeldor and tell him that he has to come to St. Mungoes NOW!" the nurse nodded her head and with that James ran into the room as well.
The soon Albus Dumbeldor had gotten an Owl from St. Mungoes he had informed Sirius, Remus and Peter but though Peter had other business he couldn't come now. After sending the owls he left for St. Mungoesn as well. "I am sorry but will you please tell me where I find Mr. and Mrs. Potter?" "Sure they are in room 706 Mrs. Potter is getting her child earlier than planed." Dumbeldor could have kissed the nurse for that information and faster than anyone would have expected him he started to walk towards this room but he was stopped by two familiar voices "Dumbeldor where.." But the old man just motioned to them to follow him so they did.
Near the room they heard one last scream of pain and it was followed by the scream of a new born child. All three men looked at each other they wanted to enter but Dumbeldor told them to wait until the nurse would come out even though he wanted to enter himself.
Finally they heard Lily's exhausted but happy voice "I guess you should call them in." she said and a second later the door opened and the face of an extreme happy James Potter looked out "Do you want to stay there all day or are you finally coming?" and with that he disappeared again leaving the door open.
The three men entered. The room had already been cleaned magically by the nurses and Lily was just laying in the bed with James sitting beside her. Both had tears in their eyes Lily from the pain but also as James from the happiness.
The men walked closer "How do you want to call him?" Lily and James both looked up and then James started "It seems as if our new member here has not just decided the date to be born for its own but also the gender."