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The Twists And Turns Of A Screwed Life
Chapter 2: What Will Happen Now?
James sat in a rocking-chair, Harry cradled in his arms. The baby boy was sucking his thumb and staring up at his father with his emerald eyes, Lily's eyes.
James remembered the first time he looked into them as if it were yesterday.
~~~Flashback~~~
James was in hospital looking at his wife sitting there in a hospital bed, a little bundle cradled in her arms. She looked up into James' eyes and smiled.
"Hey sweety, what took you?" She asked.
"They forced me to finish my paperwork before I could leave, sorry." James answered.
"It's ok, you're here now, that's what really matters."
When James didn't move she laughed.
"Are you scared I'll bit your head of or something?" She joked.
"Yes." James replied, walked over and gave her a kiss.
Lily gave him a playful punch in his arm. This made the bundle in her other arm move uncomfortably and soon the room was filled with screams.
James laughed as Lily made a face.
"Now look what you've done." She whined. "You'll just have to make him stop."
"So I have a son?" He commented while taking the baby from his mother, the boy was immediately quiet.
"No, it's a girl, that's why it's a blue blanket." She joked. "Of course it's a boy, but I refuse to name him James jr. Harry sounds so much nicer."
"Well then, what about giving us both what we want?"
"And how do you plan to do that?"
"Name him Harry James Potter." James said simply. "You don't have to be a genius to think of that."
Lily smiled, she loved that way she would always get what she wanted form James.
There was a soft knock on the door. James and Lily looked at each other.
"Come in." Lily said.
The door opened and Sirius and Remus came in. James gave his son back to Lily so he could greet his friends.
"Prongs my man, how are you?"
"I'm fine, Padfoot. Hey Moony. Where's Wormtail?"
"Worms had to do something else, don't know what, he didn't say." Remus answered while walking over to Lily and giving her a hug. Sirius did the same as James sat down on the bed next to her, looking into the emerald eyes of the baby in her arms.
"Hey, he's got your eyes, Lils."Sirius commented, also looking at the small boy.
"Yeah, but James' hair." Remus laughed.
It was true. Harry didn't have a lot of hair, but the hair he did have was messy and jet-black.
~~~End flashback~~~
It was one of the happiest days of his live and now he was thankful Peter hadn't been there.
The door opened and Dumbledore, Sirius and Remus came in.
"Pafo!" Harry yelled, seeing his godfather.
Sirius laughed and asked James with his eyes if he could hold Harry.
James got up and handed his son to Sirius.
"Don't drop him."
Normally Sirius would have made fun of James, but he understood why his friend was so protective. Harry was the only thing James got left, so he rapped his arms safely around his godson.
"Any news?" James asked.
"We haven't been able to find any trace of Voldemort. It appears he's really gone, but you'll have to stay here until it's for sure." Remus informed.
"Also the ministry had been looking for Sirius, because I told them he was your Secret Keeper. Sirius and I went to the ministry and told them the truth, so they're looking for Peter now." Dumbledore said.
"Don't forget they force Veritaserum down our throats." Sirius pretended to puke, making sure Harry didn't fall.
"Gain, gain." Harry giggled.
Sirius looked at James and the later nodded his head, giving his friend permission to do it again.
Dumbledore left and James joint Sirius in playing with Harry. Remus just got out a book from one of the bookcases in the room and started reading, though it was hard to concentrate with Harry's giggles filling the room.
"Remus, you're boring." Sirius said.
"So what."
"So why don't you put that book away, Harry's more interesting."
"And if you wanna see the sky, fuck a duck and try to fly." Remus answered.
"Moony!" James warned, pointing to the giggling boy on the ground.
"Sorry."
"Come on, you can read that book when he's asleep." James begged. "He hasn't seen his uncle Moony for god knows how long."
"Ok, whatever."
~~~~~~
Sirius was bugging Harry and James and Remus saw the boy was getting annoyed.
"I would stop that if I were you." Remus warned.
"Why?" Sirius asked, not stopping.
A moment later his question was answered and his hair bright pink with green dots. Remus and James doubled over laughing and Harry giggled even louder.
"What?"
James pointed to the mirror, not able to talk. Sirius walked to it and his expression turned into one you'd find in a horror movie.
"HELP!"
"No." Remus choked.
"Maybe Padfoot can help." James laughed.
Sirius changed into the big grim-like dog, but this made his friends only laugh louder. He turned his head to his body and winched, it was just like his hair, pink with green. He immediately changed back.
"I'll never listen to you again, Prongs."
Just then the door opened again and professor McGonagall came in.
"What's going on in here?" She asked just before her eyes fell on Sirius. "Who did that?"
It was clear she had trouble not to burst our laughing.
"An irritated Harry." James tried to control his laughter.
Harry tried to look as innocent as possible.
"James, please change my hair back?"
"Why?"
"It's your son."
"It's your godson."
Very funny, but I don't know the counter-curse."
"Then you'll have to wait until you do know it." James retorted. "Can we help you with something, professor? I don't think you just stopped by to see Sirius' new hairstyle."
"No, I did not. I wanted to ask if you needed anything from Godric's Hollow, 'cause if you do Dumbledore will sent some members of the Order to Fetch it for you."
"No, I can't think of anything at the moment. I'll sent Sirius or Remus to you if I think of something."
"Ok, that was it, I think. Good luck, James. You'll need it."
"Bye professor." James and Remus said. Sirius was to busy trying to get his hair back to it's normal colour to say anything.
"Bye, bye." Harry said moving his hand up and down.
"Bye Harry. You have an adorable son, James." McGonagall smiled.
"Thank you, professor, but I don't think Sirius will agree with you at the moment."
McGonagall left and Harry yawned.
"You tired, little one?" James asked.
"NO!" Harry stated, but yawned again.
"Well, I think you are, so let's get you to bet."
"Let me do that for you, James." Sirius offered.
"So you can get revenge? No way."
"I'll do it for you, you can do it a lot of times and I think Padfoot and I need to learn how if you want us to baby-sit." Remus laughed.
"If you don't mind me keeping an eye on you."
"Of course not, I would do the same thing if I was in your position."
This made James laugh and they went into the nursery, leaving Sirius behind. To their surprise Remus appeared to be quite good at putting the young boy to bed.
"The only way I'll let Sirius baby-sit Harry alone is when it's full moon, but I might take Harry with me then." James joked and Remus smiled.
They went back to the living-room and Remus picked up his book again, while James pointed his wand to Sirius, turning his hair back black again.
"Thank you, Prongs."
"No problem, you've been tortured enough."
~~~Two days later~~~
The three Marauders plus Harry and Dumbledore were sitting in the living- room. Dumbledore just told them Voldemort was really gone.
"What do you want to do now, James?" He asked.
"I think I'll go back to Godric's Hollow, after it's restored." James said thoughtfully.
"What about your job?" Remus asked. They had talked about it, but James never really made a decision.
"I'll just continue and you and Moony will have to baby-sit Harry. I don't have to be there every day you know. If I want I can do my paperwork at home and we mostly have paperwork now Voldemort is gone."
"What if you have to work with full moon?" Sirius piped.
"I'll just take Harry with me." James smiled evilly.
"Why? Don't you trust me?"
"I do, but if I have to work with full moon, so do you, remember?"
"Oh yeah, you're right."
"I just hope I know what I'm doing." James sighed.
"You'll be a great father, James and you're always welcome at Hogwarts if you got a problem."
"Thanks Dumbledore, I appreciate that."
"Please call me Albus."
"Albus." Harry giggled.
That made a smile appear on everybody's face.
"See, you've got a smart kid." Sirius joked.
"Let's just hope he's not a troublemaker."
"Why not, you were too." Remus said.
"Yeah, but I wasn't the one getting owls from Hogwarts when we pulled a prank."
"Too true." Dumbledore smiled. "Well, I better be of, see you later."
A/N: Yeah, you said it right Dumbledore, see you later people. In the next chapter Harry will be five or something. Next Chapter; 'Full Moon And Auror's Head Quarters'. I hope you liked it.
The Twists And Turns Of A Screwed Life
Chapter 2: What Will Happen Now?
James sat in a rocking-chair, Harry cradled in his arms. The baby boy was sucking his thumb and staring up at his father with his emerald eyes, Lily's eyes.
James remembered the first time he looked into them as if it were yesterday.
~~~Flashback~~~
James was in hospital looking at his wife sitting there in a hospital bed, a little bundle cradled in her arms. She looked up into James' eyes and smiled.
"Hey sweety, what took you?" She asked.
"They forced me to finish my paperwork before I could leave, sorry." James answered.
"It's ok, you're here now, that's what really matters."
When James didn't move she laughed.
"Are you scared I'll bit your head of or something?" She joked.
"Yes." James replied, walked over and gave her a kiss.
Lily gave him a playful punch in his arm. This made the bundle in her other arm move uncomfortably and soon the room was filled with screams.
James laughed as Lily made a face.
"Now look what you've done." She whined. "You'll just have to make him stop."
"So I have a son?" He commented while taking the baby from his mother, the boy was immediately quiet.
"No, it's a girl, that's why it's a blue blanket." She joked. "Of course it's a boy, but I refuse to name him James jr. Harry sounds so much nicer."
"Well then, what about giving us both what we want?"
"And how do you plan to do that?"
"Name him Harry James Potter." James said simply. "You don't have to be a genius to think of that."
Lily smiled, she loved that way she would always get what she wanted form James.
There was a soft knock on the door. James and Lily looked at each other.
"Come in." Lily said.
The door opened and Sirius and Remus came in. James gave his son back to Lily so he could greet his friends.
"Prongs my man, how are you?"
"I'm fine, Padfoot. Hey Moony. Where's Wormtail?"
"Worms had to do something else, don't know what, he didn't say." Remus answered while walking over to Lily and giving her a hug. Sirius did the same as James sat down on the bed next to her, looking into the emerald eyes of the baby in her arms.
"Hey, he's got your eyes, Lils."Sirius commented, also looking at the small boy.
"Yeah, but James' hair." Remus laughed.
It was true. Harry didn't have a lot of hair, but the hair he did have was messy and jet-black.
~~~End flashback~~~
It was one of the happiest days of his live and now he was thankful Peter hadn't been there.
The door opened and Dumbledore, Sirius and Remus came in.
"Pafo!" Harry yelled, seeing his godfather.
Sirius laughed and asked James with his eyes if he could hold Harry.
James got up and handed his son to Sirius.
"Don't drop him."
Normally Sirius would have made fun of James, but he understood why his friend was so protective. Harry was the only thing James got left, so he rapped his arms safely around his godson.
"Any news?" James asked.
"We haven't been able to find any trace of Voldemort. It appears he's really gone, but you'll have to stay here until it's for sure." Remus informed.
"Also the ministry had been looking for Sirius, because I told them he was your Secret Keeper. Sirius and I went to the ministry and told them the truth, so they're looking for Peter now." Dumbledore said.
"Don't forget they force Veritaserum down our throats." Sirius pretended to puke, making sure Harry didn't fall.
"Gain, gain." Harry giggled.
Sirius looked at James and the later nodded his head, giving his friend permission to do it again.
Dumbledore left and James joint Sirius in playing with Harry. Remus just got out a book from one of the bookcases in the room and started reading, though it was hard to concentrate with Harry's giggles filling the room.
"Remus, you're boring." Sirius said.
"So what."
"So why don't you put that book away, Harry's more interesting."
"And if you wanna see the sky, fuck a duck and try to fly." Remus answered.
"Moony!" James warned, pointing to the giggling boy on the ground.
"Sorry."
"Come on, you can read that book when he's asleep." James begged. "He hasn't seen his uncle Moony for god knows how long."
"Ok, whatever."
~~~~~~
Sirius was bugging Harry and James and Remus saw the boy was getting annoyed.
"I would stop that if I were you." Remus warned.
"Why?" Sirius asked, not stopping.
A moment later his question was answered and his hair bright pink with green dots. Remus and James doubled over laughing and Harry giggled even louder.
"What?"
James pointed to the mirror, not able to talk. Sirius walked to it and his expression turned into one you'd find in a horror movie.
"HELP!"
"No." Remus choked.
"Maybe Padfoot can help." James laughed.
Sirius changed into the big grim-like dog, but this made his friends only laugh louder. He turned his head to his body and winched, it was just like his hair, pink with green. He immediately changed back.
"I'll never listen to you again, Prongs."
Just then the door opened again and professor McGonagall came in.
"What's going on in here?" She asked just before her eyes fell on Sirius. "Who did that?"
It was clear she had trouble not to burst our laughing.
"An irritated Harry." James tried to control his laughter.
Harry tried to look as innocent as possible.
"James, please change my hair back?"
"Why?"
"It's your son."
"It's your godson."
Very funny, but I don't know the counter-curse."
"Then you'll have to wait until you do know it." James retorted. "Can we help you with something, professor? I don't think you just stopped by to see Sirius' new hairstyle."
"No, I did not. I wanted to ask if you needed anything from Godric's Hollow, 'cause if you do Dumbledore will sent some members of the Order to Fetch it for you."
"No, I can't think of anything at the moment. I'll sent Sirius or Remus to you if I think of something."
"Ok, that was it, I think. Good luck, James. You'll need it."
"Bye professor." James and Remus said. Sirius was to busy trying to get his hair back to it's normal colour to say anything.
"Bye, bye." Harry said moving his hand up and down.
"Bye Harry. You have an adorable son, James." McGonagall smiled.
"Thank you, professor, but I don't think Sirius will agree with you at the moment."
McGonagall left and Harry yawned.
"You tired, little one?" James asked.
"NO!" Harry stated, but yawned again.
"Well, I think you are, so let's get you to bet."
"Let me do that for you, James." Sirius offered.
"So you can get revenge? No way."
"I'll do it for you, you can do it a lot of times and I think Padfoot and I need to learn how if you want us to baby-sit." Remus laughed.
"If you don't mind me keeping an eye on you."
"Of course not, I would do the same thing if I was in your position."
This made James laugh and they went into the nursery, leaving Sirius behind. To their surprise Remus appeared to be quite good at putting the young boy to bed.
"The only way I'll let Sirius baby-sit Harry alone is when it's full moon, but I might take Harry with me then." James joked and Remus smiled.
They went back to the living-room and Remus picked up his book again, while James pointed his wand to Sirius, turning his hair back black again.
"Thank you, Prongs."
"No problem, you've been tortured enough."
~~~Two days later~~~
The three Marauders plus Harry and Dumbledore were sitting in the living- room. Dumbledore just told them Voldemort was really gone.
"What do you want to do now, James?" He asked.
"I think I'll go back to Godric's Hollow, after it's restored." James said thoughtfully.
"What about your job?" Remus asked. They had talked about it, but James never really made a decision.
"I'll just continue and you and Moony will have to baby-sit Harry. I don't have to be there every day you know. If I want I can do my paperwork at home and we mostly have paperwork now Voldemort is gone."
"What if you have to work with full moon?" Sirius piped.
"I'll just take Harry with me." James smiled evilly.
"Why? Don't you trust me?"
"I do, but if I have to work with full moon, so do you, remember?"
"Oh yeah, you're right."
"I just hope I know what I'm doing." James sighed.
"You'll be a great father, James and you're always welcome at Hogwarts if you got a problem."
"Thanks Dumbledore, I appreciate that."
"Please call me Albus."
"Albus." Harry giggled.
That made a smile appear on everybody's face.
"See, you've got a smart kid." Sirius joked.
"Let's just hope he's not a troublemaker."
"Why not, you were too." Remus said.
"Yeah, but I wasn't the one getting owls from Hogwarts when we pulled a prank."
"Too true." Dumbledore smiled. "Well, I better be of, see you later."
A/N: Yeah, you said it right Dumbledore, see you later people. In the next chapter Harry will be five or something. Next Chapter; 'Full Moon And Auror's Head Quarters'. I hope you liked it.