I'm Not A Hypochondriac

Part 3: Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus

By. Chrissy

AN- Sorry for the wait (IF ANYBODY CARES!) I am a procrastinator. All of my fics will be updated within a day or so, except for the one shot deals. So... thanks to all my reviewers. I you all have a safe and happy new year! I have mid-terms until February and I have my HS2 final in February so I'll be testing for awhile but I'll try to get on and update these for you guys!

Without further interruption, Part 3 of INaH...

After arriving at the French ministry by floo, the group headed to Hôtel Royal Saint-Michel, a very nice hotel in Paris which is very near wizarding Paris but still located in muggle Paris. James and Sirius were going to share a room and Lil and Cissa were going to share a room in the prestigious hotel. Those arrangements could of course be switched without anybody finding out, but the girls were raised much better than that.

After everybody had settled in and explored the hôtel, they went out to dinner and James was certain Sirius was going to propose. He had seen Sirius bring the ring with him before they left the hôtel. He would have to figure out how to get Lily and himself away, it should be a private moment for them. Lily knew Narcissa and Sirius were in love so if her prediction was going to come true, Sirius would be popping the question soon and Paris seemed like the perfect place! She wasn't sure exactly when but she knew that James shared her suspicions.

Sirius had plans of his own and Narcissa remained blissfully unaware of what was to occur. They wore casual muggle clothes consisting of dresses for the ladies and khakis, shirts, and jackets for the guys. They looked like muggles according to Lily, and she was definitely the authority on the subject. Lily held her boyfriend's hand under the table to be affectionate and to keep him from ruffling his hair to show off for the lovely Parisian women. He didn't seem to mind at all. The dinner conversation drifted to nonsensical Latin, like the Hogwarts motto.

"Draco Dormiens means sleeping dragon but what exactly does that have to do with never being tickled?" Lily asked, obviously not grasping that fact that Hogwarts wasn't necessarily supposed to make sense. But being the logic seeker she was, needed to make sense of it.

"Obviously you've forgotten your conjugation Lily." Narcissa said. "Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus means 'never tickle a sleeping dragon'. Just because the subject is switched doesn't mean it is wrong. Practically ever other language besides English uses inversion."

"This is our school we are talking about, what about it ever makes sense?" James said. "We aren't even in school so why are we discussing it?"

Lily didn't like his answer, "Everything makes sense if you pay close enough attention!"

Sirius laughed, "In your dreams, Lily. Everything makes sense in a perfect world, but this is far from it."

"I've always liked the name Draco..." Lily said as she pointedly ignored Sirius. Narcissa nodded vehemently in agreement.

"I love that name. I do believe I will name a child that some day. Or if I have a girl perhaps Isabelle or Lily." Narcissa said. Sirius blushed, James groaned and Lily giggled.

"Cissa that'd be great! Thank you so much! I think I'll name my daughter Narcissa or Arabella. If I have a boy he'll be called Draco or Harry. Which ever one of us has a son first gets Draco, deal?" Lily said to her friend. Sirius and James started discussing muggle sports since they couldn't start quidditch talk amongst the muggles, as they usually got loud when that was brought up, and they really didn't want to plan so far as children into their future.

"Well, I think that is a wonderful idea. Deal!" Narcissa said. Lilly ran the idea by James to see what he thought of the names and he started whining that he wanted a son named after him and a daughter named after his mother.

"You are SUCH a hypochondriac James, I swear sometimes . . ." Lily trailed seeing the confused faces on the guys.

"A hypochondriac is someone who is constantly complaining or whining Sirius . . . sounds like both of you! And Lily was trailing her sentence, not saying that she swears sometimes." Narcissa explained to the two daft men across the table.

They finished eating and paid. Sirius instructed the cab driver to take them to the Eiffel Tower. Narcissa had been going on about the night view from the tower since she and Lily had planned the trip. James realized exactly what Sirius planned to do, maybe Lily might've too if she knew he'd brought a ring. She thought it was just a romantic evening for the couples . . . so when Sirius was dragging Narcissa in one direction, James dragged Lily in the other direction.

AN: Short and sweet but still a chapter! READ AND REVIEW!

Next Chapter: They get to see the night view from the tower, Sirius and Narcissa are faced with a life altering choice, and somebody makes a magical guest appearance!