By: SotMoon*
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
Authors Note: Hi! I'm back…Yet again!
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Lily sat with her back to a tree, reading from a small book she held in her hands, she occasionally looked up across the Hogwarts grounds, that were quickly getting colder and colder. Lily exhaled a breath, and a jet of white came out, she looked at the lake and saw that it was starting to freeze over. It was December. She pulled her scarf closer to her face, and concentrated on the book, trying to numb out the cold. She was almost completely into the book when she heard the crackle of a twig being stepped on. She looked up and saw James Potter standing in front of her.
"Hey James," Said Lily as she put her book into her pocket, and patted the ground beside her. James sat down slowly and leaned against the tree, looking towards the lake. "It's pretty out at this time, isn't it?"
"Yeah, it's been awhile since I've really looked at things like that. So…how have you been, since we haven't talked for awhile?" James said, cleaning his glasses on his robes.
Lily shrugged and sat looking as the sun started sinking, and then shivered a bit. James noticed and took off his cloak, and wrapped it around her shoulders, she looked at it and noticed that it was the one he wore when he met her on the Quidditch field. "Thanks, James." She whispered, and he nodded silently. She leaned up against him, and together they watched as the sunset. The two got up silently, James wrapping his arm around Lily's waist, and walked back up to the Castle.
When they got up to the Gryffindor Common Room there were only two people in the room, Sirius and Raven. And at the moment they were standing up glaring at each other. Raven, standing with her feet apart, hands on her hips was glaring at Sirius like he committed a horrible sin. By this time you could defiantly tell that she was Pregnant—and very far along at that. Sirius at the time was standing with his arms crossed across his chest, his face carrying a sneer, and there was a certain twinkle in his eyes.
"What has happened, now?" James asked, looking from one glaring parent to the other.
"He…won't…let…me…carry…anything!" Raven said in a huff, stomping her foot on the scarlet carpeting. Her face soon joining the color of the carpet. "He treats me like a child, so what? I'm pregnant! I can still do things on my own!"
"You need your rest," Sirius growled, running his hand through his black hair. Lily rolled her eyes and made Sirius and Raven sits down on the couch. Raven looked at the ceiling acting as if Sirius wasn't in the room, and Sirius was looking at the floor, and he sighed.
"You two are being stupid!" James growled as he made the two look at each other with a charm. "Now, you talk this out, NOW!" James sat down in the chair across from the couch, Lily sitting on his lap. Sirius' eyes soften as his eyes darted down to Raven's stomach then back to her face.
"I'm just worried," Sirius said, taking one of Raven's hands, but she jerked it away, and kept looking at the ceiling. "I don't want you to hurt yourself, or the baby…you know I love you more than anything." Raven finally looked back down at Sirius again, and smiled.
"You don't have to worry, two or three books won't hurt me, Sy." Raven said. "I really need to do some things on my own, because if I don't, then what am I? I'm nothing."
"I'm sorry," Sirius said. "If I get too bossy, or worried smack me or something." Sirius smiled a bit, and walked up the stairs to his dormitory.
"Well, it's not too long until we see this little boy that has been kicking me for seven months!" Raven said, as she stood up, she held her back and grimaced. "I won't miss the back-pains I'll tell you."
"You never told us what the baby's name was," James said as he stood next to Lily. "You just kept it in the dark."
"Oh," Said Raven as she blushed. "I'm so sorry we didn't tell you, his name is going to be Stephen."
"I like that name," Said Lily as she looked at James wistfully. "I want the name Harry for my son. I like it, what do you think, James?"
"I like it." Said James grinning. Raven said goodnight, and went up the stairs to go to bed, Lily and James sat on the couch in the Common Room, staying silent, but they shared something. The love of silence. After awhile James cleared his throat, and stood up in front of Lily.
"Lily Evans," James said digging in his pocket bringing out a small black box. He smiled nervously and bent on one knee. "Will you marry me? I promise to make you happy, and to protect you…I know times are bad, and that Voldemort is on the prowl, but I will love you forever, until any end."
Lily's eyes welled with tears, and she nodded. James slipped the ring onto her finger, which she looked at. White gold band, with a diamond in the middle. She sobbed and hugged James. James laughed as he hugged her and finally he pulled back. "Look on the inside, Lily." Lily took off the ring for a second, and looked on the inside, and there was something engraved inside. Lily tilted the ring and read: 'Lily and James'. Lily smiled again, her green eyes welling with tears as she hugged James again. They sat in the common room and talked for a while, and then Lily yawned, and went upstairs to bed.
When she opened the door to the Common Room, she saw that Tiffany was asleep in her bed, snoring loudly—she looked over to Raven's bed and saw that she was awake and reading a book. Lily walked over, her left hand hidden behind her back, and she sat down on her bed, and whispered: "Hi!" Raven looked up, and put her book on her bedside table.
"Hey, Lily." Raven whispered back, and she looked at her friend with her eyebrows raised. "What happened? Your giddy," she whispered again.
"Oh…Noooothhiing," Lily said, her lips twitching. She wanted to smile so badly, but she didn't. "Guess!"
"Your pregnant," Raven guessed—Lily shook her head no. "Um… The Other head girl died, so you could be head girl?" Lily smirked and shook her head no again. "Uugh…You have been abducted by aliens?" Lily rolled her eyes. "Uuh…you're getting married to Jamesies?" Lily smiled, and nodded. Raven sat up and said loudly: "Really!?" Then looked in Tiffany's direction and put her hand over her mouth.
Lily held out her hand, and Raven took it. Her mouth almost fell to the floor. "God, it's so pretty!" She whispered. "Sirius better get me one this pretty, or he's dead puppy chow."
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Across the hall, James Potter was talking to the other Marauders. Remus shook his head, and smiled at how love-struck James was, and he sat down on his bed. The only one that didn't really agree to the marriage just shook his head, and smiled greasily, and said: "I'm so glad for you, James."
"Yeah, and she won't have to worry about a thing," James said. "I want to move to Godricks Hollow. That's where I grew up, with my job as an Auror she won't have to worry at all." James repeated.
"You should pick another job, Prongs," Remus warned scratching his arm, then looking at James with big eyes. "Voldemort is growing stronger and gathering more and more followers, you don't want to be an Auror, and he'll go after them first."
"I'm not worried." James said, as he got ready for bed. "I don't think he'd waste his time with me, I'm just a boy still in Hogwarts!"
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In the morning, Lily got up, yawned and stretched. She wondered if the night before had been a dream, until she looked down and saw the ring on her finger. She smiled and got ready for her classes. When she went to the bathroom to brush her hair, she put her Dragon Pendant. After she had gotten done with that, she went back into the room to wake Raven up.
"Uh…My back hurts so bad," Raven mumbled as she got up out of bed. Tiffany walked up, her pink skirt still visibly showing under her robes.
"Well it wouldn't be hurting if you wouldn't sleep around," Tiffany sneered. Raven just arched an eyebrow and walked over to Tiffany.
"Oh, we all know how many times you've been pregnant, and went to the Hospital Wing to make things all better," Raven said as she walked around Tiffany as if prowling. "Oh, aren't you supposed to be wearing your Hogwarts uniform, not your sluttish Barbie look."
Tiffany pulled out her wand, but Lily had already pulled hers out. When the smoke cleared from the room, Tiffany was on the floor, in a full body-bind and her hair matched her skirt.
"What did you say to make her hair pink?" Lily asked tilting her head sideways looking at Tiffany.
"That's my secret, Lils. Only mine. I may tell you someday, hey, I have an idea…" Raven said reached down for Tiffany. After a few minutes they left for breakfast, leaving a now furious Tiffany on the floor.
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When the girls finally got down to the dormitories, they found their fiancés already down. They walked across the room, and sat down beside them. Sirius was eating a banana, and James was making stick people out of the sausage he had on his plate. Lily rolled her eyes and James and Sirius looked up.
"Hey, how are the ladies?" Sirius asked, taking a bite out of his banana, and offering a bite to Raven who took the whole thing. Sirius looked crestfallen that his banana was taken away.
"Oh the normal, cursing Tiffany, and coloring her hair," Raven began but a horrible screeching came into the Great Hall, and everyone spun around with the exception of Raven and Lily to see a furious Tiffany stomping in, pink hair, and clown make-up on.
"How do you get this off!?" She shrieked pointing towards her face.
"Oh, your face? Oh, darling I'm so sorry, you're stuck with that." Lily said with a smirk.
"Ugh!" Said Tiffany as she turned on heel and left. The group just continued to eat their breakfast, until the mail came in. A small tawny owl came flying down towards Raven and dropped a letter; Raven dropped her spoon into her milk splattering Sirius and Lily.
"It's from Dad," Raven said as she picked up the letter with shaking hands, she ripped open the letter and read aloud:
Dear Raven,
How is life with that little demon inside of you? Yes, I still resent you having this baby, and I demand that you give the little runt up when it's born. If not that chuck the little bastard into the nearest river.—At this Sirius banged his fist apon the table, sending bits of food flying about. I was only writing to tell you that your mother and I are getting a divorce.
Do you feel so special that you getting Pregnant makes us break up our marriage? I hope you are very happy about what you have caused.
Sincerely,
Your-once-was-Father.
Raven glared at the letter, and took out her wand and burnt the letter. Sirius was very red in the face, and Lily had her hand in front of her mouth in shock.
"What a bastard," Remus growled from across the table.
The Marauders, Lily and Raven talked about the letter until the first bell of the day rang.
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AN2: Hey everyone! I hope this Chappie is somewhat bigger than the others, I would make one longer, but my hands are cold, and my heater is broke! Lol! Well, I hope you liked it.
Thank you to anyone who has Reviewed for my last chapter, I can't get online right now to see who all Reviewed, so if you did THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Peace Out,
SotMoon*