Chapter 3- Strike 2
About 3 weeks later everyone had settled into their new life styles. Lily and James were loving being alone. They could just be with each other again. Not that they didn't love Sirius, it was just better for them to be alone for a bit before their new born came along. The problem was Lily was often on the edge of a foul temperament. James often got the most of it directed at him.
Sirius and Remus were having fun being with each other, although Sirius was looking for an apartment of his own. He had talked to Peter and they decided that they would be moving in together, because Peter wanted to move out of his mothers' house. Sirius liked the idea of having a bachelor pad; not that he was looking for any other girls, but the fact he could do as he pleased.
Remus and Claire were always with each other (According to Sirius), they worked together, ate together, slept together, and they were still not bored of each other's company.
Lily and James decided to have a small party. The times were getting darker and darker. Only recently, the order had been told that their fellow member, Marlene Mickinnon had been murdered. They had only seen her about 2- week's prior. They had, had a meeting during which they had a big group photo taken. Then to find out that she had been murdered so shortly after was a shock. It was really time to celebrate life and the fact they all still had it. But no matter what they did to mask the devastation, it was always there looming over them in some form.
Lily had been rushing round all day arranging her party, James attempting to help her, but getting his head bitten off every time he tried. Lily in herself was fine. She just seemed to have occasional mood swings. One second she would be kissing James and being all lovey dovey, then she would snap and wouldn't stand James even hugging her. Normally James could stand it, but as he was so rushed in helping arrange the party he too was loosing his rag. By the time the guests were beginning to arrive they were on the verge of a row. Lily ordered James to take coats up to the bedroom whilst she sorted everyone out with a drink.
After a few drinks, everyone had started dancing. Lily was with Sirius who was twirling her round slowly and carefully. They talked and laughed. Just then James came up to them.
"Lily, do you care to dance?" He asked politely.
"I'm dancing with Sirius right now." She replied coldly.
"It's ok, Prongs can dance with you if he wants." Sirius said, he could see how James' face had grown a little angry at her response.
"Fine." She said switching partner.
"Glad to know you love me so." James said sarcastically. He twirled her round quickly.
"Ow James, don't that made me feel dizzy." She said.
"Sorry." He grumbled.
"Hey Lily want to dance?" Remus asked her.
"Sure." She said happily and left James' arms. James growled. Remus spun her and she giggled.
"Not dizzy now are ya." He grumbled.
Lily and Remus finished dancing and made their way to where Sirius, James and Peter were standing by the refreshments.
"Oh my gosh, Remus you have to tell these guys that joke you just told me!" Lily exclaimed a tingle of a laugh in her voice.
"Ok," Remus started. "There's this English man, a Scottish man and an Irish man..."
"I've heard this one!" James said coldly. Remus paused not knowing what he had done.
"James, that was rude." Lily glared at him.
"Ow that's cheap coming from you who's been blanking me the whole night and flirting with my friends!"
"JAMES!" Sirius shouted mockingly yet seriously at the same time. He effectively got allot of people attention. "How can you speak to the woman bearing your offspring that way?" He joked. Lily and James stared at him blankly. He hadn't realised what he had said.
"Well that's our big announcement made." Lily said simply without an ounce of emotion in her voice.
Peter looked between the two to see if this was the truth.
"What great news!" He said enthusiastically. Although he didn't feel enthusiastic inside. Remus joined him.
"Ow this is great! You guys are going to be parents." He hugged Lily, who now couldn't suppress a smile.
"Sirius is right..."
"When has anyone ever believed Sirius is right?" Claire Potter said as she entered the conversation. James grinned at her.
"Well it seems Lily and James have been playing a bit of doctor and nurse and now there going to be playing mummy and daddy." Sirius laughed. James thumped his mate playfully. He turned to Lily.
"What I was saying is, Sirius is right, I'm sorry, I acted like a jerk. Will you forgive me..? Mummy?" Lily couldn't hold back her smile. She was going to be a mummy.
"You're forgiven... daddy." She said kissing her husband. "Ok you two stop it, that's how this happened in the first place."
"Shut up Mr 'I can't keep a secret'" Lily said.
"Hey I can keep a secret!" Sirius defended. "I haven't told anyone about Moony and Claire ye... Ow piddle!" He exclaimed covering his mouth.
"Cheers mate!" Remus said putting his head in his hands. Everyone's head turned to see James' reaction. James seemed to be keeping his cool. He let out a strained.
"Sirius, would you repeat that please?" Sirius squirmed without saying anything. So he turned to Remus expectantly.
"Prongs... mate... I would have liked to have told you this in a more civilised manor, one where you could think about it more and not have it forced upon you in such a way." He shot Sirius a death glare.
"James, me and Remus are dating." Claire cut across him. James' face was starting to turn red. Lily held his arm, scared his temper would get control of him. His hands had clasped into fists and Remus began to back away. "James, I'm a big girl now, I can look after myself. And Remus is nothing but a gentleman." James turned to her, a very serious expression across his face. Lily tightened her grip on his arm as he stepped forward. "James, Claire said. James stop, think, calm down. Don't turn into our father. You can't dictate my love life. You can't let your temper get you what you think is right."
"James She's right." Lily agreed pulling him back.
"Are you happy with him?" James asked Claire. Claire nodded and smiled. James knew that smile, it was one he rarely saw on her face. He had seen it only on rare occasions. He shook himself out of Lily grasp and put his arm around Remus' shoulder.
"Sorry mate, they're right. I'm being a pr@. If you're happy and Claire's happy, I don't have a problem with it." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Then James whispered so no one could hear. "If you hurt her in any way what so ever, being a werewolf will be the least of your worries." Then he raised his voice, "You're one of my best mates and seriously I couldn't think of anyone I would trust more to look after my big sister." Remus just smiled warily.
"Shut up titch, you're embarrassing us!" Claire joked, using her old nickname for her brother. "So, Merlin help if your child is a daughter!" She laughed. "honestly Hun," She turned to her sister in law, "If he's this over protective of his OLDER sister whats he going to be like if his daughter brings home a boyfriend!" They all laughed and James put his arm around his expecting wife.
"Well if it is a girl and she is as beautiful as her mother, then I expect I will be beating the boys away with a stick." He said with a cheesy grin. They all awwwwed except Sirius who made gagging sounds.
"Flattery will get you everywhere Mr Potter." She said kissing him on the lips.
"I'll remember that when everyone's gone then." He whispered into her ear, making her blush. "I think we need to make a formal announcement to everyone, before someone else does!" James said standing on a chair whilst staring meaningfully at Sirius.
"James the furniture." Lily said. He just poked his tongue out at her.
"EVERYONE!" He shouted. Remus pointed his wand to make the music go off. and once James had everyone's attention he started. "WE HAD THIS PARTY TO HELP FORGET BRIEFLY FOR ONE EVENING ABOUT OUR SO CALLED HAPPY WORLD AND THE DISRTUCTION WHICH IS BEING SPREAD NATION WIDE. EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING AND I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE MY NEWFOUND ONE. LILY AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE WITH EVERYONE THE FACT THAT IN A FEW MONTHS WE WILL BE PARENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME. WE ARE OVER JOYED AT THE PROSPECT." He jumped down into Lily's arms once more.
"TO LILY AND JAMES" Sirius shouted raising his glass and trying to redeem himself. Everyone followed suit and toasted them. "TO LILY AND JAMES" The rest of the night went well with plenty of congratulations and not one argument.
The next morning Lily entered St Mungo's in a less than desirable state. She was exhausted from the previous night. Once everyone had left she and James had, had to tidy everything up. Neither James nor herself could get the day off work, so they couldn't just leave the cleaning up till the morning.
"I take it last night was fun then?" Alice laughed, seeing the state Lily was in. At least she didn't have a hangover, James did. "Sorry we couldn't make it." She added apologetically.
"That's ok, Listen I have something to tell you." Lily smiled.
"Ow I have something to tell you too." Alice returned. The entered Lily's office for their routine cup of coffee together.
"So anything interesting happen at the party?" Alice asked. Lily grimaced.
"Sirius made a few announcements. Neither were his own to announce." Alice laughed.
"Sounds like Sirius."
"So why couldn't you make it?" Lily asked.
"Well that's actually what I had to tell you, we were visiting Franks mother. You see we have an announcement of or own. I'm pregnant." Lily was shocked but pleased with the prospect.
"You're going to be a mum?" She gasped, Alice nodded. "I'm going to be a mum!" She added. "We're going to be mums together!"
"You're pregnant too?" Alice asked smiling ear from ear. "Gosh, you've only been married a few months! You sure work fast." She giggled. "Do you know what sex it will be?" She added. Lily shook her head. "Me neither, shell we find out?"
"Ok, do you remember what charm it was?" Lily asked.
"The Photeceous charm. It determines the gender of the child before it is born. It has a 99% certainty of being correct. The select few it had mis- deteminded have turned out to be very powerful wizards, including Albus Dumbledore and Merlin himself. You point your wand at the stomach of the pregnant lady and a mist will form above it, if the mist is pink the child will be a girl, if it is blue it will be a boy." Alice recited. "You do me first." She said jumping up onto Lily's couch. Lily said the charm and a blue mist formed above Alice's stomach.
"You're going to have a little boy. Frank will be pleased, another little Aurour to follow in his footsteps." She smiled.
"A boy." Alice gushed. "How delightful.... Now you jump up." Alice repeated the process. And a pink mist formed above Lily's stomach.
"Oh my gosh, a girl. James wanted a little girl." She smiled.
"Daddy's little princess." Alice added. The girls hugged each other.
"Congratulations Ali, I can't believe that we're going to be mother and together, with my best friend. Maybe our children will marry each other?" Alice laughed.
"Yeah maybe. Oh dear look at the time, we'd best get to work." The rest of the day sailed more smoothly....
Well for Lily and Alice anyhow....
"Mother of Merlin!" Frank entered James' office ranting. "What did I do to the lord?"
"What's up mate?" James looked tiredly up from his paper work. It was nothing important, he was just doing a formal statement condemming a few people to a life time imprisonment in Azkaban.
"Alice, gosh what a bad mood I left her in. It was all, 'you're not doing this right', 'don't look at me like that' God she's awful." James laughed softly,
"Yeah Lily's going through a rough patch at the moment too, Mind she has reason to, Lily's pregnant." He stated proudly.
"Really? Congratulations. You'd never guess this, but Alice is pregnant too."
"That's great!" James exclaimed, "And... really weird, actually."
"You work fast mate, how long have you been married?" James grinned. "No seriously, how far along is she?"
"Almost 3 months, we have our first appointment at the clinic soon. How far along is Alice?"
"Just over 4 months."
"And I'm guessing she's experiencing a few mood swings?"
"Is she! One second she'll be all over me then when I start returning the favour she's all like 'don't touch me, I'm not in the mood.' when she instigated the whole thing." James laughed again. "Merlin knows what they'll be like when there at the end of the 9 months."
"Oh God I think I will need to escape."
"Well no point in coming round mine, Lily will give you just as much agro."
"Maybe the leaky cauldron will be more the ticket."
"Yeah and they do rooms." James added.
"Potter, Longbottom, You can discuss shaking up together later when you're off duty. Now get back to work." Moody growled. Frank fled the room, "Potter do you have that report for me?" He asked. "Just adding the finishing touches sir, it will be in, in no time at all."
"That's what I thought." And he left.
Remus, Peter and Sirius were chilling out round Remus' apartment. They had been trying out a new drink that Sirius had discovered, and lets just say they were a little happy.
"Man, last night... that was soooooo funny, when you told us... that Lily was up the duff and James' face..." Remus laughed.
"Yeah, and then when he found out about you and Claire!" Peter added.
"Yeah that was good." Sirius slurred.
"No that... that wasn't so good. James wasn't to happy, me was a moody marauder... Moohoony doesn't like Jamie when he's a moooooooody Madaurer!" Remus laughed. Peter staggered over to the bottle of drink and tried to pour some more. They had only had one glass each, but it had gone to their heads rather fast.
"ummmmm thish ibs gooood." He said. "Where dids you got it from, Pafdoot?"
*Hic* "Bloke from the Order." *Hic* "Gave it to me last night." *Hic* "Said it was great to help you forget your feelings. Dude he was right!" *Hic*
"Yarrrrrrr, dude whas his name?"
"Dungmungus.... haha no Mundungus. his name is waaaaaay to long, I'm jus' gona call him dung."
"Dung!" The boys roared with laughter. Just then the door swung open.
"Shhhhhh, you guys shhhhhh. WHO'SARE?" He called.
"Rem, it's James, I wanted to talk to you."
"OH merlin, guys you gadda hide." Remus said tipsily. "If Jays seeebs me in dis state he won't liked me seesing his sisber." He exclaimed. The other two boys hid.
"Come into my broom." Remus called. James entered.
"Aww, I've had a rough day, 3 raids on houses, two fights and not one death eater behind bars!" He turned to face Remus who was trying to keep him self steady whist sitting on his bed. "Anyway thats not why I'm here. I just wanted to talk to you, about Claire."
"Owb, whas did youz want tob say?"
"Umm... Well I just wanted to say that, I foresaw this happening anyway, it just took me by surprise that it happened so soon. I know that I can trust you and that you'll treat her right." Remus stared at him in a drunken stupour.
"Danks kames." He slurred, hugging James.
"Aww Remus you stink! What have you been drinking? And why are Peter and Sirius here?"
"Dere not hebe." Remus tried stupidly to cover.
"Then whos feet are those poking out from behind the curtains and whats that small lump in your bed cover?" Sirius appeared from out behind the curtain, he staggered towards James.
"Shee I tolbed you moony, James is and auuurour, we cab't fool him, he is an auroour. He'bs smart."
"I think a blind man could've seen you Sirius." James said dryly.
"Remus, you're having everyone round to get drunk?" James glared at his mate. "And you didn't invite me? Dude thats just rude!"
"Get my man a glass!" Sirius said whilst gidily walking over to get James a drink. On his return he managed to spill most of it and in the end James got up and poured himself a drink. The boys were having great fun doing things such as spinning round in circles then attempting to walk in a straight line, without falling over.
It wasn't until they tried doing the same but down the buildings stairs that they realised they were doing something stupid. The exact moment was when they came face to face with an angry Claire Potter.
"WHY ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING SOMETHING SO STUPID?" She yelled at them. They all looked up at her from the pile they had formed at the bottom of the stairs. James attempted to get up but was to tangled with his fellow marauders body parts, and was unable to move.
"Claire, what are you doing here?" He asked happily.
"Well I do both work and live in this building." She said tiredly.
"Ow..." He stared at her blankly. "I thought I was at my house." he then started laughing and the other boys followed.
"James..." She said.
"Wheres Lily?" He asked her. "Well I'm guessing she's at your house. Remus... How much has he had to drink?" Remus looked at his girlfriend sheepishly.
"Not as much as he's had." Sirius slurred.
"Great, I thought they would've grown out of the stage where I had to look after them, after they got themselves so drunk. She led them one by one back to Remus' apartment and gave each of them a mug of hot steamy sober up potion.
"Ugh!" James said after his first sip. "Aww my head!" He was followed by three more groans of aches. "What was that stuff we drunk?" A now sober James asked.
"Something Sirius got off Mundungus." Peter said.
"Who..." Claire asked.
"Someone I know from work." Sirius piped in.
"No not that stuff, the stuff she gave us. Yes you, the devil woman." James said pointing accusingly at Claire who shrugged his accusation away.
"Just a sober up potion I found in Knockturn alley. And if I'm the devil woman you must be the devil man seeing as were related."
"What were you doing down Knockturn alley?" James growled.
"Yeah." Remus backed him up.
"Just getting some ingredients, I'm making a new hair potion..." She went on explaining it to them and soon sent them to sleep. They weren't in a great state now the drunkenness had worn off and the hangover state wore over them.
Later on that night, Claire deposited her brother into the hands of his evil moody wife.
"Here, sorry Lil's but this thing decided to have a little strong drink with his would be mates and my boyfriend." Claire said.
"Hey your 'would be boyfriend' is the one who provided the drink." James groaned holding his head. Lily wrapped her arms around his waist sympathetically.
"One, he did not provide the drink Sirius did along with someone called Dung? apparently. And two, I'm going to talk to Remus later." She turned on her heel and left.
Lily turned to him and smiled.
"You actually drunk something Mundungus gave you?" She chuckled. He frowned at her.
"I didn't know thats who Sirius got it off of." He said dryly. "Anyway, why are you in such a good mood so suddenly." He mocked, trying to force a smile.
"James were going to have a girl." She breathed. His face lit up in a genuine smile.
"Really? How'd you know?"
"Me and Alice tested each other. Oh my gosh James you'd never guess, Alice is pregnant too. Isn't this great!" He laughed at her ecstasy, then held his hand and sat down.
"Lil's do you know any good potions for a hangover?" She chuckled and ran off to fetch him something.
Week by week Lily began to show more and more in the stages of her pregnancy. But week by week Voldemort grew stronger.
Day by day, Lily grew more tired and less active.
Day by day, Voldemort grew more vengeful and merciless.
hour by hour, Lily grew to love her unborn child more, she bonded with it and cared for it.
hour by hour Voldemort grew to hate the world more. He attacked it and used the hatred it had given him against it.
The two led very opposite lives, one full of love, care and nourishment the other full of hate, vengeance and violence.
Both possessed abilities and powers which set them apart from others.
'It's not our abilities which show us who we are, It's our choices.
The two had chosen very different paths.
Both paths led them to one single path.
It was a cold foggy morning in early December. Lily and James had both managed to get the day off to do some Christmas shopping. They were sitting on a park bench, as Lily had grown tired and needed to stop and rest.
Thats when the second attack happened.
But this time the dark lord didn't bring his followers.
This time the dark lord wanted to face their heirs alone.
He was sure that this time he could defeat him.
They couldn't escape a second time.
It was still quite dark out and none of the fog had lifted. The park was quiet. Not another person in sight.
Or so they thought.
They did not see the dark lord, approach them, in his dark hooded cloak.
But he did.
They did not see the dark lord stop in front of them.
But he did.
But Lily however did see a wand rise and point in their direction.
And he did.
The dark lord rose his wand pointing it at the heirs.
'Constant Vigilance.'
Moody had been attacked enough to learn that, and now Lily was getting quite accustomed to it.
Lily jumped at James sending him with herself over the back of the park bench.
They hit the ground with an almighty thud.
Lily regained her composure and sent a hex flying over the top of the park bench right back at the dark lord.
James soon followed suit.
They didn't know what was attacking them but the bright curses being sent their way was a sure sing that it wasn't someone who liked them.
Lily didn't remember much of that fight.
She didn't remember jumping again in front of James when a curse was about to hit him.
She didn't remember taking the curse in the head and falling to the floor.
She didn't remember James covering her with his body and desperately trying to bring her round, and managing to get her to disparate anywhere with him.
She didn't remember apparating to a near by shop, whilst the dark lord cursed in fury that the heirs had managed to defy him for a second time.
All she remembered was a warm, bright blissful feeling. A bright light urging her forward to step into it.
She followed it.
"Yes come to me my beauty, I possess all your dreams." It urged.
Was she dead?
Not yet.
"Follow my light."
Her memories began to flash before her eyes.
She remembered her childhood holidays...
Petunia when she got one with her...
her mother teaching her to play the piano...
Her father teaching her to ride a bike...
They were all smiling...
Laughing with her...
'But what about James?' She felt her own voice say.
"Forget James" The other voice told her. "Come with me, follow my light and be happy."
She remembered receiving her Hogwarts letter...
her parents faces...
"We have a witch in the family." Her mother had said....
Her sisters sudden jealousy...
"You can leave all that behind." the voice urged her again.
'my baby...' She suddenly thought, 'My baby and my James...' She remembered.
She remembered her reason for living...
She was tough...
but was she tough enough?
Could she fight the light?
All of a sudden her thoughts disappeared,
And all she could see was white...
All of a sudden her thoughts disappeared,
And all she could see was white...
... A White ceiling,
white walls...
... White bed covers,
And her husband, with a face as white as the sheets on her bed.
He was holding her hand tightly, his eyes tight closed. But however hard he was closing them small glimmers of liquid still managed to seep through.
"Why Lily?" He muttered angrily. "Why are you doing this to my Lily?"
"Doing what to me?" She asked dizzily, the room was spinning. She saw his eyes open hazily, had he heard something? He looked at his wife, her eyes were still closed.
It was then Lily realised she was not down there with him, she was above him staring down. She could see her own pale complection, as if she were no longer with the land of the living.
She wasn't.
She was floating above it, she was naked, stripped of not her clothes, but her body.
"This isn't where you belong my dear." She heard her father's voice, but she didn't see him. "You are a fighter, there's still hope." Her mother told her in her thoughts.
"But I'm dead." She mouthed for the first time.
"Only if you let yourself be defeated." Her father told her.
He was right.
But how could she return?
She used all the strength she could to concentrate on her life,
what she would do,
what she would tell the people she loved,
What her daughter would look like.
How she would be in James' arms once more,
His friend,
His wife,
His Lover.
The blurry world around he began to become more clear,
The dizziness wore off,
The pools of emerald James often got lost in, opened.
"James?" She whispered, it was the loudest noise she could make.
His head turned slowly round, his eyes red and bloodshot. They widened, seeing her eyes open gazing up at him confused.
And he smiled.
He smiled, eyes pouring out uncontrollably.
"They told me you were dead." He cried. "They told me that I'd lost you. You are here right? I'm not dreaming am I?" He was becoming hysterical, she couldn't handle it.
"Stop." She cried her voice still a whisper. He did so abruptly. "James, I'm here, don't worry." She turned over slightly to hug him, but her muscles had seized up. Her body ached uncontrollably. He saw what she was trying to do and pushed her back carefully to her laying position.
"You've been in a coma for 2 and a half weeks. You haven't moved a muscle all that time, you won't beable to move very well for a while." He said quietly. "I'm going to get a nurse quickly. Don't close your eyes." James went to go out of the door, but changed his mind and stood in the doorway, so he could keep one eye on her and make sure she was still with him. "NURSE!" he called. a minute later, a nurse came rushing to him. Are you done saying your goodby..." She reached the doorway and saw Lily's eyes very much open. "Oh my... You're awake." She said shocked. She reached into the front of her apron and pulled out her wand, saying a spell. Seconds later the room was swarming with healers. "Mr Potter," She addressed James. "I'm afraid you will have to leave for a moment." James wanted to argue, the nurse could tell, so she reassured him. "Don't worry, Lily is in good hands, she won't fall back now. She is tough, she managed to fight even when she had died. She's not going to be lost now."
James left to the waiting room where all of his friends sat crying. None of them noticed James come in and stand in front of them.
"She's alive." He muttered to himself. Tears once again stained his face. "SHE'S ALIVE!" He yelled causing his friends to look up. And seeing the smile on his face they knew it was the truth.
Sirius jumped up and hugged him. Hugged him so tight afraid to let go and find out he was dreaming.
Many looked on to see the brotherly embrace the two best friends shared. They admired how words were not needed, how they knew each other's feelings, relief and happiness.
Suddenly Sirius looked up horrified.
"What about the baby?" He mouthed no sound coming out. But James knew what he had said, as he too had been struck with this thought.
After 5 minutes of pacing the waiting room impatiently, James stormed back to his wives hospital room. He knocked furiously on the door. A nurse came out.
"Mr Potter I understand you are concerned. But really, you are distressing your wife further." James ignored the nurses telling off.
"How is she? She's still with us? Isn't she? When can I see her?"
"I assure you she is fine, you will beable to see her in five minutes. Now will you please go and sit down. I promise I will come and get you as soon as the healer gives the ok."
"Ok, just... one thing... what about our... is she...?" The nurse looked at him with regrettable eyes.
"I'm afraid, Mr Potter, the child your wife was carrying, it is not yet clear as to if it is alive or not yet. Lily has been in a coma for quite a while, she almost died herself. It is very unlikely the child will also survive. The healers are doing their best to save it. Thats all I can do for you at the moment. Please sit down."
"Thank you." James choked, Leaving.
s he walked back Sirius sat up to attention. All James did was look him in the eye and shook his head.
"She's lost it." Sirius whispered as James sat down putting his head in his hands, concealing the tears falling freely from his eyes. To lose someone so important to you then, regain them, then suffer another loss in only a few short hours was rather unbearable.
"Mr Potter." The nurse called ushering him back to Lily's room. She looked up at him wide eyed.
"James." she choked, with what he gathered was a smile. She was hooked up to so many different coloured potions, you would have thought she were a chemistry set. He looked at her pityingly.
"How are you feeling love?" He asked taking her hand as gently as he could. He was scared she would break like a porcelain figurine. She nodded in response, telling him she was fine.
"Our baby." Was all she could say. The door opened and a healer came through, it was her college Matthew, the one who had originally told her she was pregnant. It brought back what seemed now to be painful memories.
"Mr, Mrs potter." He addressed them. "I realise this is tough for you, you have both suffered a great ordeal. Being attacked and Lily being in a coma for the past couple of weeks. Lily we were afraid we had lost you. But you suprised us and you were able to keep yourself alive, you also seem to have clung on to your child in the same manner." A glimmer of a smile crossed his face.
"She's not dead?" James asked.
"No James, your child is still alive. It is however very weak, it will need allot to help it recover. These potions here." He pointed to a purple potion and a yellow one. "These are to help it and give it enough nutrients, the ones Lily is unable to at the moment. And these" He pointed to able and red one. "These are to help protect it from harmful bodies, as at the moment both mother and baby's defensive walls have been destroyed. It will pull through, I'm almost certain. You've got one fighter on your hands, not much will beable to destroy it." He smiled and left leaving Lily and James both in tears of happiness, both had almost lost hope.
About 3 weeks later everyone had settled into their new life styles. Lily and James were loving being alone. They could just be with each other again. Not that they didn't love Sirius, it was just better for them to be alone for a bit before their new born came along. The problem was Lily was often on the edge of a foul temperament. James often got the most of it directed at him.
Sirius and Remus were having fun being with each other, although Sirius was looking for an apartment of his own. He had talked to Peter and they decided that they would be moving in together, because Peter wanted to move out of his mothers' house. Sirius liked the idea of having a bachelor pad; not that he was looking for any other girls, but the fact he could do as he pleased.
Remus and Claire were always with each other (According to Sirius), they worked together, ate together, slept together, and they were still not bored of each other's company.
Lily and James decided to have a small party. The times were getting darker and darker. Only recently, the order had been told that their fellow member, Marlene Mickinnon had been murdered. They had only seen her about 2- week's prior. They had, had a meeting during which they had a big group photo taken. Then to find out that she had been murdered so shortly after was a shock. It was really time to celebrate life and the fact they all still had it. But no matter what they did to mask the devastation, it was always there looming over them in some form.
Lily had been rushing round all day arranging her party, James attempting to help her, but getting his head bitten off every time he tried. Lily in herself was fine. She just seemed to have occasional mood swings. One second she would be kissing James and being all lovey dovey, then she would snap and wouldn't stand James even hugging her. Normally James could stand it, but as he was so rushed in helping arrange the party he too was loosing his rag. By the time the guests were beginning to arrive they were on the verge of a row. Lily ordered James to take coats up to the bedroom whilst she sorted everyone out with a drink.
After a few drinks, everyone had started dancing. Lily was with Sirius who was twirling her round slowly and carefully. They talked and laughed. Just then James came up to them.
"Lily, do you care to dance?" He asked politely.
"I'm dancing with Sirius right now." She replied coldly.
"It's ok, Prongs can dance with you if he wants." Sirius said, he could see how James' face had grown a little angry at her response.
"Fine." She said switching partner.
"Glad to know you love me so." James said sarcastically. He twirled her round quickly.
"Ow James, don't that made me feel dizzy." She said.
"Sorry." He grumbled.
"Hey Lily want to dance?" Remus asked her.
"Sure." She said happily and left James' arms. James growled. Remus spun her and she giggled.
"Not dizzy now are ya." He grumbled.
Lily and Remus finished dancing and made their way to where Sirius, James and Peter were standing by the refreshments.
"Oh my gosh, Remus you have to tell these guys that joke you just told me!" Lily exclaimed a tingle of a laugh in her voice.
"Ok," Remus started. "There's this English man, a Scottish man and an Irish man..."
"I've heard this one!" James said coldly. Remus paused not knowing what he had done.
"James, that was rude." Lily glared at him.
"Ow that's cheap coming from you who's been blanking me the whole night and flirting with my friends!"
"JAMES!" Sirius shouted mockingly yet seriously at the same time. He effectively got allot of people attention. "How can you speak to the woman bearing your offspring that way?" He joked. Lily and James stared at him blankly. He hadn't realised what he had said.
"Well that's our big announcement made." Lily said simply without an ounce of emotion in her voice.
Peter looked between the two to see if this was the truth.
"What great news!" He said enthusiastically. Although he didn't feel enthusiastic inside. Remus joined him.
"Ow this is great! You guys are going to be parents." He hugged Lily, who now couldn't suppress a smile.
"Sirius is right..."
"When has anyone ever believed Sirius is right?" Claire Potter said as she entered the conversation. James grinned at her.
"Well it seems Lily and James have been playing a bit of doctor and nurse and now there going to be playing mummy and daddy." Sirius laughed. James thumped his mate playfully. He turned to Lily.
"What I was saying is, Sirius is right, I'm sorry, I acted like a jerk. Will you forgive me..? Mummy?" Lily couldn't hold back her smile. She was going to be a mummy.
"You're forgiven... daddy." She said kissing her husband. "Ok you two stop it, that's how this happened in the first place."
"Shut up Mr 'I can't keep a secret'" Lily said.
"Hey I can keep a secret!" Sirius defended. "I haven't told anyone about Moony and Claire ye... Ow piddle!" He exclaimed covering his mouth.
"Cheers mate!" Remus said putting his head in his hands. Everyone's head turned to see James' reaction. James seemed to be keeping his cool. He let out a strained.
"Sirius, would you repeat that please?" Sirius squirmed without saying anything. So he turned to Remus expectantly.
"Prongs... mate... I would have liked to have told you this in a more civilised manor, one where you could think about it more and not have it forced upon you in such a way." He shot Sirius a death glare.
"James, me and Remus are dating." Claire cut across him. James' face was starting to turn red. Lily held his arm, scared his temper would get control of him. His hands had clasped into fists and Remus began to back away. "James, I'm a big girl now, I can look after myself. And Remus is nothing but a gentleman." James turned to her, a very serious expression across his face. Lily tightened her grip on his arm as he stepped forward. "James, Claire said. James stop, think, calm down. Don't turn into our father. You can't dictate my love life. You can't let your temper get you what you think is right."
"James She's right." Lily agreed pulling him back.
"Are you happy with him?" James asked Claire. Claire nodded and smiled. James knew that smile, it was one he rarely saw on her face. He had seen it only on rare occasions. He shook himself out of Lily grasp and put his arm around Remus' shoulder.
"Sorry mate, they're right. I'm being a pr@. If you're happy and Claire's happy, I don't have a problem with it." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Then James whispered so no one could hear. "If you hurt her in any way what so ever, being a werewolf will be the least of your worries." Then he raised his voice, "You're one of my best mates and seriously I couldn't think of anyone I would trust more to look after my big sister." Remus just smiled warily.
"Shut up titch, you're embarrassing us!" Claire joked, using her old nickname for her brother. "So, Merlin help if your child is a daughter!" She laughed. "honestly Hun," She turned to her sister in law, "If he's this over protective of his OLDER sister whats he going to be like if his daughter brings home a boyfriend!" They all laughed and James put his arm around his expecting wife.
"Well if it is a girl and she is as beautiful as her mother, then I expect I will be beating the boys away with a stick." He said with a cheesy grin. They all awwwwed except Sirius who made gagging sounds.
"Flattery will get you everywhere Mr Potter." She said kissing him on the lips.
"I'll remember that when everyone's gone then." He whispered into her ear, making her blush. "I think we need to make a formal announcement to everyone, before someone else does!" James said standing on a chair whilst staring meaningfully at Sirius.
"James the furniture." Lily said. He just poked his tongue out at her.
"EVERYONE!" He shouted. Remus pointed his wand to make the music go off. and once James had everyone's attention he started. "WE HAD THIS PARTY TO HELP FORGET BRIEFLY FOR ONE EVENING ABOUT OUR SO CALLED HAPPY WORLD AND THE DISRTUCTION WHICH IS BEING SPREAD NATION WIDE. EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING AND I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE MY NEWFOUND ONE. LILY AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CELEBRATE WITH EVERYONE THE FACT THAT IN A FEW MONTHS WE WILL BE PARENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME. WE ARE OVER JOYED AT THE PROSPECT." He jumped down into Lily's arms once more.
"TO LILY AND JAMES" Sirius shouted raising his glass and trying to redeem himself. Everyone followed suit and toasted them. "TO LILY AND JAMES" The rest of the night went well with plenty of congratulations and not one argument.
The next morning Lily entered St Mungo's in a less than desirable state. She was exhausted from the previous night. Once everyone had left she and James had, had to tidy everything up. Neither James nor herself could get the day off work, so they couldn't just leave the cleaning up till the morning.
"I take it last night was fun then?" Alice laughed, seeing the state Lily was in. At least she didn't have a hangover, James did. "Sorry we couldn't make it." She added apologetically.
"That's ok, Listen I have something to tell you." Lily smiled.
"Ow I have something to tell you too." Alice returned. The entered Lily's office for their routine cup of coffee together.
"So anything interesting happen at the party?" Alice asked. Lily grimaced.
"Sirius made a few announcements. Neither were his own to announce." Alice laughed.
"Sounds like Sirius."
"So why couldn't you make it?" Lily asked.
"Well that's actually what I had to tell you, we were visiting Franks mother. You see we have an announcement of or own. I'm pregnant." Lily was shocked but pleased with the prospect.
"You're going to be a mum?" She gasped, Alice nodded. "I'm going to be a mum!" She added. "We're going to be mums together!"
"You're pregnant too?" Alice asked smiling ear from ear. "Gosh, you've only been married a few months! You sure work fast." She giggled. "Do you know what sex it will be?" She added. Lily shook her head. "Me neither, shell we find out?"
"Ok, do you remember what charm it was?" Lily asked.
"The Photeceous charm. It determines the gender of the child before it is born. It has a 99% certainty of being correct. The select few it had mis- deteminded have turned out to be very powerful wizards, including Albus Dumbledore and Merlin himself. You point your wand at the stomach of the pregnant lady and a mist will form above it, if the mist is pink the child will be a girl, if it is blue it will be a boy." Alice recited. "You do me first." She said jumping up onto Lily's couch. Lily said the charm and a blue mist formed above Alice's stomach.
"You're going to have a little boy. Frank will be pleased, another little Aurour to follow in his footsteps." She smiled.
"A boy." Alice gushed. "How delightful.... Now you jump up." Alice repeated the process. And a pink mist formed above Lily's stomach.
"Oh my gosh, a girl. James wanted a little girl." She smiled.
"Daddy's little princess." Alice added. The girls hugged each other.
"Congratulations Ali, I can't believe that we're going to be mother and together, with my best friend. Maybe our children will marry each other?" Alice laughed.
"Yeah maybe. Oh dear look at the time, we'd best get to work." The rest of the day sailed more smoothly....
Well for Lily and Alice anyhow....
"Mother of Merlin!" Frank entered James' office ranting. "What did I do to the lord?"
"What's up mate?" James looked tiredly up from his paper work. It was nothing important, he was just doing a formal statement condemming a few people to a life time imprisonment in Azkaban.
"Alice, gosh what a bad mood I left her in. It was all, 'you're not doing this right', 'don't look at me like that' God she's awful." James laughed softly,
"Yeah Lily's going through a rough patch at the moment too, Mind she has reason to, Lily's pregnant." He stated proudly.
"Really? Congratulations. You'd never guess this, but Alice is pregnant too."
"That's great!" James exclaimed, "And... really weird, actually."
"You work fast mate, how long have you been married?" James grinned. "No seriously, how far along is she?"
"Almost 3 months, we have our first appointment at the clinic soon. How far along is Alice?"
"Just over 4 months."
"And I'm guessing she's experiencing a few mood swings?"
"Is she! One second she'll be all over me then when I start returning the favour she's all like 'don't touch me, I'm not in the mood.' when she instigated the whole thing." James laughed again. "Merlin knows what they'll be like when there at the end of the 9 months."
"Oh God I think I will need to escape."
"Well no point in coming round mine, Lily will give you just as much agro."
"Maybe the leaky cauldron will be more the ticket."
"Yeah and they do rooms." James added.
"Potter, Longbottom, You can discuss shaking up together later when you're off duty. Now get back to work." Moody growled. Frank fled the room, "Potter do you have that report for me?" He asked. "Just adding the finishing touches sir, it will be in, in no time at all."
"That's what I thought." And he left.
Remus, Peter and Sirius were chilling out round Remus' apartment. They had been trying out a new drink that Sirius had discovered, and lets just say they were a little happy.
"Man, last night... that was soooooo funny, when you told us... that Lily was up the duff and James' face..." Remus laughed.
"Yeah, and then when he found out about you and Claire!" Peter added.
"Yeah that was good." Sirius slurred.
"No that... that wasn't so good. James wasn't to happy, me was a moody marauder... Moohoony doesn't like Jamie when he's a moooooooody Madaurer!" Remus laughed. Peter staggered over to the bottle of drink and tried to pour some more. They had only had one glass each, but it had gone to their heads rather fast.
"ummmmm thish ibs gooood." He said. "Where dids you got it from, Pafdoot?"
*Hic* "Bloke from the Order." *Hic* "Gave it to me last night." *Hic* "Said it was great to help you forget your feelings. Dude he was right!" *Hic*
"Yarrrrrrr, dude whas his name?"
"Dungmungus.... haha no Mundungus. his name is waaaaaay to long, I'm jus' gona call him dung."
"Dung!" The boys roared with laughter. Just then the door swung open.
"Shhhhhh, you guys shhhhhh. WHO'SARE?" He called.
"Rem, it's James, I wanted to talk to you."
"OH merlin, guys you gadda hide." Remus said tipsily. "If Jays seeebs me in dis state he won't liked me seesing his sisber." He exclaimed. The other two boys hid.
"Come into my broom." Remus called. James entered.
"Aww, I've had a rough day, 3 raids on houses, two fights and not one death eater behind bars!" He turned to face Remus who was trying to keep him self steady whist sitting on his bed. "Anyway thats not why I'm here. I just wanted to talk to you, about Claire."
"Owb, whas did youz want tob say?"
"Umm... Well I just wanted to say that, I foresaw this happening anyway, it just took me by surprise that it happened so soon. I know that I can trust you and that you'll treat her right." Remus stared at him in a drunken stupour.
"Danks kames." He slurred, hugging James.
"Aww Remus you stink! What have you been drinking? And why are Peter and Sirius here?"
"Dere not hebe." Remus tried stupidly to cover.
"Then whos feet are those poking out from behind the curtains and whats that small lump in your bed cover?" Sirius appeared from out behind the curtain, he staggered towards James.
"Shee I tolbed you moony, James is and auuurour, we cab't fool him, he is an auroour. He'bs smart."
"I think a blind man could've seen you Sirius." James said dryly.
"Remus, you're having everyone round to get drunk?" James glared at his mate. "And you didn't invite me? Dude thats just rude!"
"Get my man a glass!" Sirius said whilst gidily walking over to get James a drink. On his return he managed to spill most of it and in the end James got up and poured himself a drink. The boys were having great fun doing things such as spinning round in circles then attempting to walk in a straight line, without falling over.
It wasn't until they tried doing the same but down the buildings stairs that they realised they were doing something stupid. The exact moment was when they came face to face with an angry Claire Potter.
"WHY ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING SOMETHING SO STUPID?" She yelled at them. They all looked up at her from the pile they had formed at the bottom of the stairs. James attempted to get up but was to tangled with his fellow marauders body parts, and was unable to move.
"Claire, what are you doing here?" He asked happily.
"Well I do both work and live in this building." She said tiredly.
"Ow..." He stared at her blankly. "I thought I was at my house." he then started laughing and the other boys followed.
"James..." She said.
"Wheres Lily?" He asked her. "Well I'm guessing she's at your house. Remus... How much has he had to drink?" Remus looked at his girlfriend sheepishly.
"Not as much as he's had." Sirius slurred.
"Great, I thought they would've grown out of the stage where I had to look after them, after they got themselves so drunk. She led them one by one back to Remus' apartment and gave each of them a mug of hot steamy sober up potion.
"Ugh!" James said after his first sip. "Aww my head!" He was followed by three more groans of aches. "What was that stuff we drunk?" A now sober James asked.
"Something Sirius got off Mundungus." Peter said.
"Who..." Claire asked.
"Someone I know from work." Sirius piped in.
"No not that stuff, the stuff she gave us. Yes you, the devil woman." James said pointing accusingly at Claire who shrugged his accusation away.
"Just a sober up potion I found in Knockturn alley. And if I'm the devil woman you must be the devil man seeing as were related."
"What were you doing down Knockturn alley?" James growled.
"Yeah." Remus backed him up.
"Just getting some ingredients, I'm making a new hair potion..." She went on explaining it to them and soon sent them to sleep. They weren't in a great state now the drunkenness had worn off and the hangover state wore over them.
Later on that night, Claire deposited her brother into the hands of his evil moody wife.
"Here, sorry Lil's but this thing decided to have a little strong drink with his would be mates and my boyfriend." Claire said.
"Hey your 'would be boyfriend' is the one who provided the drink." James groaned holding his head. Lily wrapped her arms around his waist sympathetically.
"One, he did not provide the drink Sirius did along with someone called Dung? apparently. And two, I'm going to talk to Remus later." She turned on her heel and left.
Lily turned to him and smiled.
"You actually drunk something Mundungus gave you?" She chuckled. He frowned at her.
"I didn't know thats who Sirius got it off of." He said dryly. "Anyway, why are you in such a good mood so suddenly." He mocked, trying to force a smile.
"James were going to have a girl." She breathed. His face lit up in a genuine smile.
"Really? How'd you know?"
"Me and Alice tested each other. Oh my gosh James you'd never guess, Alice is pregnant too. Isn't this great!" He laughed at her ecstasy, then held his hand and sat down.
"Lil's do you know any good potions for a hangover?" She chuckled and ran off to fetch him something.
Week by week Lily began to show more and more in the stages of her pregnancy. But week by week Voldemort grew stronger.
Day by day, Lily grew more tired and less active.
Day by day, Voldemort grew more vengeful and merciless.
hour by hour, Lily grew to love her unborn child more, she bonded with it and cared for it.
hour by hour Voldemort grew to hate the world more. He attacked it and used the hatred it had given him against it.
The two led very opposite lives, one full of love, care and nourishment the other full of hate, vengeance and violence.
Both possessed abilities and powers which set them apart from others.
'It's not our abilities which show us who we are, It's our choices.
The two had chosen very different paths.
Both paths led them to one single path.
It was a cold foggy morning in early December. Lily and James had both managed to get the day off to do some Christmas shopping. They were sitting on a park bench, as Lily had grown tired and needed to stop and rest.
Thats when the second attack happened.
But this time the dark lord didn't bring his followers.
This time the dark lord wanted to face their heirs alone.
He was sure that this time he could defeat him.
They couldn't escape a second time.
It was still quite dark out and none of the fog had lifted. The park was quiet. Not another person in sight.
Or so they thought.
They did not see the dark lord, approach them, in his dark hooded cloak.
But he did.
They did not see the dark lord stop in front of them.
But he did.
But Lily however did see a wand rise and point in their direction.
And he did.
The dark lord rose his wand pointing it at the heirs.
'Constant Vigilance.'
Moody had been attacked enough to learn that, and now Lily was getting quite accustomed to it.
Lily jumped at James sending him with herself over the back of the park bench.
They hit the ground with an almighty thud.
Lily regained her composure and sent a hex flying over the top of the park bench right back at the dark lord.
James soon followed suit.
They didn't know what was attacking them but the bright curses being sent their way was a sure sing that it wasn't someone who liked them.
Lily didn't remember much of that fight.
She didn't remember jumping again in front of James when a curse was about to hit him.
She didn't remember taking the curse in the head and falling to the floor.
She didn't remember James covering her with his body and desperately trying to bring her round, and managing to get her to disparate anywhere with him.
She didn't remember apparating to a near by shop, whilst the dark lord cursed in fury that the heirs had managed to defy him for a second time.
All she remembered was a warm, bright blissful feeling. A bright light urging her forward to step into it.
She followed it.
"Yes come to me my beauty, I possess all your dreams." It urged.
Was she dead?
Not yet.
"Follow my light."
Her memories began to flash before her eyes.
She remembered her childhood holidays...
Petunia when she got one with her...
her mother teaching her to play the piano...
Her father teaching her to ride a bike...
They were all smiling...
Laughing with her...
'But what about James?' She felt her own voice say.
"Forget James" The other voice told her. "Come with me, follow my light and be happy."
She remembered receiving her Hogwarts letter...
her parents faces...
"We have a witch in the family." Her mother had said....
Her sisters sudden jealousy...
"You can leave all that behind." the voice urged her again.
'my baby...' She suddenly thought, 'My baby and my James...' She remembered.
She remembered her reason for living...
She was tough...
but was she tough enough?
Could she fight the light?
All of a sudden her thoughts disappeared,
And all she could see was white...
All of a sudden her thoughts disappeared,
And all she could see was white...
... A White ceiling,
white walls...
... White bed covers,
And her husband, with a face as white as the sheets on her bed.
He was holding her hand tightly, his eyes tight closed. But however hard he was closing them small glimmers of liquid still managed to seep through.
"Why Lily?" He muttered angrily. "Why are you doing this to my Lily?"
"Doing what to me?" She asked dizzily, the room was spinning. She saw his eyes open hazily, had he heard something? He looked at his wife, her eyes were still closed.
It was then Lily realised she was not down there with him, she was above him staring down. She could see her own pale complection, as if she were no longer with the land of the living.
She wasn't.
She was floating above it, she was naked, stripped of not her clothes, but her body.
"This isn't where you belong my dear." She heard her father's voice, but she didn't see him. "You are a fighter, there's still hope." Her mother told her in her thoughts.
"But I'm dead." She mouthed for the first time.
"Only if you let yourself be defeated." Her father told her.
He was right.
But how could she return?
She used all the strength she could to concentrate on her life,
what she would do,
what she would tell the people she loved,
What her daughter would look like.
How she would be in James' arms once more,
His friend,
His wife,
His Lover.
The blurry world around he began to become more clear,
The dizziness wore off,
The pools of emerald James often got lost in, opened.
"James?" She whispered, it was the loudest noise she could make.
His head turned slowly round, his eyes red and bloodshot. They widened, seeing her eyes open gazing up at him confused.
And he smiled.
He smiled, eyes pouring out uncontrollably.
"They told me you were dead." He cried. "They told me that I'd lost you. You are here right? I'm not dreaming am I?" He was becoming hysterical, she couldn't handle it.
"Stop." She cried her voice still a whisper. He did so abruptly. "James, I'm here, don't worry." She turned over slightly to hug him, but her muscles had seized up. Her body ached uncontrollably. He saw what she was trying to do and pushed her back carefully to her laying position.
"You've been in a coma for 2 and a half weeks. You haven't moved a muscle all that time, you won't beable to move very well for a while." He said quietly. "I'm going to get a nurse quickly. Don't close your eyes." James went to go out of the door, but changed his mind and stood in the doorway, so he could keep one eye on her and make sure she was still with him. "NURSE!" he called. a minute later, a nurse came rushing to him. Are you done saying your goodby..." She reached the doorway and saw Lily's eyes very much open. "Oh my... You're awake." She said shocked. She reached into the front of her apron and pulled out her wand, saying a spell. Seconds later the room was swarming with healers. "Mr Potter," She addressed James. "I'm afraid you will have to leave for a moment." James wanted to argue, the nurse could tell, so she reassured him. "Don't worry, Lily is in good hands, she won't fall back now. She is tough, she managed to fight even when she had died. She's not going to be lost now."
James left to the waiting room where all of his friends sat crying. None of them noticed James come in and stand in front of them.
"She's alive." He muttered to himself. Tears once again stained his face. "SHE'S ALIVE!" He yelled causing his friends to look up. And seeing the smile on his face they knew it was the truth.
Sirius jumped up and hugged him. Hugged him so tight afraid to let go and find out he was dreaming.
Many looked on to see the brotherly embrace the two best friends shared. They admired how words were not needed, how they knew each other's feelings, relief and happiness.
Suddenly Sirius looked up horrified.
"What about the baby?" He mouthed no sound coming out. But James knew what he had said, as he too had been struck with this thought.
After 5 minutes of pacing the waiting room impatiently, James stormed back to his wives hospital room. He knocked furiously on the door. A nurse came out.
"Mr Potter I understand you are concerned. But really, you are distressing your wife further." James ignored the nurses telling off.
"How is she? She's still with us? Isn't she? When can I see her?"
"I assure you she is fine, you will beable to see her in five minutes. Now will you please go and sit down. I promise I will come and get you as soon as the healer gives the ok."
"Ok, just... one thing... what about our... is she...?" The nurse looked at him with regrettable eyes.
"I'm afraid, Mr Potter, the child your wife was carrying, it is not yet clear as to if it is alive or not yet. Lily has been in a coma for quite a while, she almost died herself. It is very unlikely the child will also survive. The healers are doing their best to save it. Thats all I can do for you at the moment. Please sit down."
"Thank you." James choked, Leaving.
s he walked back Sirius sat up to attention. All James did was look him in the eye and shook his head.
"She's lost it." Sirius whispered as James sat down putting his head in his hands, concealing the tears falling freely from his eyes. To lose someone so important to you then, regain them, then suffer another loss in only a few short hours was rather unbearable.
"Mr Potter." The nurse called ushering him back to Lily's room. She looked up at him wide eyed.
"James." she choked, with what he gathered was a smile. She was hooked up to so many different coloured potions, you would have thought she were a chemistry set. He looked at her pityingly.
"How are you feeling love?" He asked taking her hand as gently as he could. He was scared she would break like a porcelain figurine. She nodded in response, telling him she was fine.
"Our baby." Was all she could say. The door opened and a healer came through, it was her college Matthew, the one who had originally told her she was pregnant. It brought back what seemed now to be painful memories.
"Mr, Mrs potter." He addressed them. "I realise this is tough for you, you have both suffered a great ordeal. Being attacked and Lily being in a coma for the past couple of weeks. Lily we were afraid we had lost you. But you suprised us and you were able to keep yourself alive, you also seem to have clung on to your child in the same manner." A glimmer of a smile crossed his face.
"She's not dead?" James asked.
"No James, your child is still alive. It is however very weak, it will need allot to help it recover. These potions here." He pointed to a purple potion and a yellow one. "These are to help it and give it enough nutrients, the ones Lily is unable to at the moment. And these" He pointed to able and red one. "These are to help protect it from harmful bodies, as at the moment both mother and baby's defensive walls have been destroyed. It will pull through, I'm almost certain. You've got one fighter on your hands, not much will beable to destroy it." He smiled and left leaving Lily and James both in tears of happiness, both had almost lost hope.