Mrs. Evans' scream echoed through the hall and Lily could feel her cheeks
go red as all eyes turned towards them. The only sound to be heard was Mr.
Evans making his way over to where they were standing. Lily buried her face
into her hands and James nervously slipped his arm around her waist. He had
really blown it this time.
"What is going on, Katherine?" Mr. Evans whispered to his wife.
Mrs. Evans shook her head and motioned for the three of them to follow her into the study. As she closed the study doors behind them, Lily could hear the party resume its normal liveliness. James had situated himself on the lumpy couch. Lily sat next to him and grabbed one of his hands in hers. Unless she was mistaken he was shaking slightly. Mr. Evans pulled his desk chair over so he was sitting across from Lily. Mrs. Evans, however, began pacing around the room still looking shocked.
Lily laid her head onto James' shoulder and wished she could disappear. At least her father was a bit more understanding than her mother, but then again, Lily had never had to tell him that was expecting a child. She had always been her father's little girl, even after she received her Hogwarts letter. She could only hope that he would be understanding and happy for her as he always had been in the past.
"Is someone going to tell me what is going on, or am I supposed to linger in the dark forever?" asked Mr. Evans.
Lily opened her mouth to speak but James cut in. "Lily, I'll explain, I am the one who brought it up at the wrong time, I can fix it."
"James, it was my stupid idea to tell them at the party in the first place, plus they are my parents," said Lily.
"Mark, Lily is going to have a child," said Mrs. Evans who was clearly sick of Lily and James' quiet argument.
Mr. Evans sat silently for a moment, contemplating the thought of being a grandfather. Lily was holding her breath and she felt the circulation being cut off from the hand that James was holding. Without warning, Mr. Evans lunged forward and hugged Lily and James.
When they all broke apart Lily was pleased to see that he was smiling. The three of them sat starring at each other smiling and occasionally letting a tear escape from their eyes. "Is that all you are going to do, Mark?!" screeched Mrs. Evans
"I see nothing wrong with the situation, Katherine. Lily is responsible, as she has proven on countless occasions and I can't think of anyone who loves and cares for her more than James does. I don't see why having a child is going to be such a big problem," he replied.
Mrs. Evans was fuming. "She is 18 Mark!"
"Age doesn't matter as long as they feel they are ready," Mr. Evans paused and looked at Lily and James before continuing, "and they look more that ready."
Mrs. Evans opened her mouth a number of times during the next minute or two, but never managed to get a single sound out. Lily was relieved that her father was okay with her having a child. She didn't know what she was going to do if he had disapproved. She wondered whether it would have changed anything. No, it probably wouldn't have. She took in a deep breath. "Mother, are you going to accept it or not?"
"I will never be able to accept it, Lily. I thought I was going to burst when I heard you were getting married, but some how I managed to get over it. This I wasn't expecting I must say, I really thought you had more sense than this Lily."
"Mother, you always told me that our lives were planned out for us before we ever reached the earth and everything worked out for the better. I really think that I was meant to have his child and everything is going to work out for the better because it is never the end unless everything is alright, and if everything isn't alright, then it's not the end."
Mrs. Evans looked like she was on the verge of tears. "It's just that you are so young, you're my little girl!"
"If you didn't want me to grow up, you should have locked me up somewhere," Lily said bitterly.
James looked over at her and for the first time was afraid of her. Her green eyes that were usually filled with love and compassion were now filled with anger and hate. Her face was turning red and he was constantly stopping her hands from grabbing her wand that was concealed in her pocket.
The door creaked open and a shrill voice rang into the room. "Mother, it is time to cut the cake!"
Lily groaned as she saw her sister smirking at her from the door frame. "What has Little Lily done this time?"
"James, does she have to be our child's auntie?" Lily yelled furiously.
Petunia looked very taken aback. "Can't wait to see this child; messy red hair, thin as ever, with obnoxious neon green eyes, and the word 'witch' stamped across her forehead," she said coldly.
That was the last straw for Lily. She jumped off of the couch and tried to topple her sister. If James hadn't been holding her back, she may have well succeeded. "Lily! Control yourself! You don't want to hurt the baby just because she said some shit!" James screamed.
Mrs. Evans ran out of the door with Petunia to go cut the cake before anything else could happen. Lily was breathing hard, but after a while James and her father were able to sit her back down onto the couch. After a few minutes of silence, broken only by the chorus of 'Happy Birthday' in the next room, James decided that it was time to go home before Lily could cause any further damage to anyone or anything. He hugged Mr. Evans good- bye and wished him the best of luck with his wife before turning to Lily.
Lily wasn't there.
She wasn't anywhere in sight.
"Shit," James muttered. She could be anywhere.
"I'll help you find her," said Mr. Evans.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"What the hell were you doing?" James yelled as soon as they had reached home. "You could have seriously injured your mother and sister!"
"They would have deserved it!" Lily cried.
James walked over to Lily who was standing by the kitchen table with her hands over her face and threw his arms around her. He held her tight and kissed her head as she began to cry. "Why the hell did we have to tell them?!"
James sighed. "It was for the best, at least your father understood."
"For just once in my life I wanted my mother to be happy for me. I guess it is just impossible!"
"That's not true, Lils. She is going to be happy for you as soon as she gets over her shock."
Lily continued to cry. James picked her up. "She is one person. You shouldn't let just one person ruin your happiness."
Lily buried her head under James' neck as he carried her upstairs into their room, being careful not to wake Sirius who was sleeping in the living room. He sat with her in his arms on the bed until she stopped crying. They both leaned back onto the pillows. Lily closed her eyes and buried her face into James' shirt as he held her tighter. "We'll make it Lils, just you wait. We'll make it."
A/N- Well I decided to do the spacing a little differently. If you like it this way better let me know in your review, if you like it better the old way tell me in your review. I think it might be a little easier to read and it makes it appear a bit less smashed. If you all like it better, I will go back and reformat the other chapters to be the same way.
Well we got to meet Lily's parents and get to know them a bit. Take a wild guess who she likes more!
More Order stuff and Peter soon, I promise!
"What is going on, Katherine?" Mr. Evans whispered to his wife.
Mrs. Evans shook her head and motioned for the three of them to follow her into the study. As she closed the study doors behind them, Lily could hear the party resume its normal liveliness. James had situated himself on the lumpy couch. Lily sat next to him and grabbed one of his hands in hers. Unless she was mistaken he was shaking slightly. Mr. Evans pulled his desk chair over so he was sitting across from Lily. Mrs. Evans, however, began pacing around the room still looking shocked.
Lily laid her head onto James' shoulder and wished she could disappear. At least her father was a bit more understanding than her mother, but then again, Lily had never had to tell him that was expecting a child. She had always been her father's little girl, even after she received her Hogwarts letter. She could only hope that he would be understanding and happy for her as he always had been in the past.
"Is someone going to tell me what is going on, or am I supposed to linger in the dark forever?" asked Mr. Evans.
Lily opened her mouth to speak but James cut in. "Lily, I'll explain, I am the one who brought it up at the wrong time, I can fix it."
"James, it was my stupid idea to tell them at the party in the first place, plus they are my parents," said Lily.
"Mark, Lily is going to have a child," said Mrs. Evans who was clearly sick of Lily and James' quiet argument.
Mr. Evans sat silently for a moment, contemplating the thought of being a grandfather. Lily was holding her breath and she felt the circulation being cut off from the hand that James was holding. Without warning, Mr. Evans lunged forward and hugged Lily and James.
When they all broke apart Lily was pleased to see that he was smiling. The three of them sat starring at each other smiling and occasionally letting a tear escape from their eyes. "Is that all you are going to do, Mark?!" screeched Mrs. Evans
"I see nothing wrong with the situation, Katherine. Lily is responsible, as she has proven on countless occasions and I can't think of anyone who loves and cares for her more than James does. I don't see why having a child is going to be such a big problem," he replied.
Mrs. Evans was fuming. "She is 18 Mark!"
"Age doesn't matter as long as they feel they are ready," Mr. Evans paused and looked at Lily and James before continuing, "and they look more that ready."
Mrs. Evans opened her mouth a number of times during the next minute or two, but never managed to get a single sound out. Lily was relieved that her father was okay with her having a child. She didn't know what she was going to do if he had disapproved. She wondered whether it would have changed anything. No, it probably wouldn't have. She took in a deep breath. "Mother, are you going to accept it or not?"
"I will never be able to accept it, Lily. I thought I was going to burst when I heard you were getting married, but some how I managed to get over it. This I wasn't expecting I must say, I really thought you had more sense than this Lily."
"Mother, you always told me that our lives were planned out for us before we ever reached the earth and everything worked out for the better. I really think that I was meant to have his child and everything is going to work out for the better because it is never the end unless everything is alright, and if everything isn't alright, then it's not the end."
Mrs. Evans looked like she was on the verge of tears. "It's just that you are so young, you're my little girl!"
"If you didn't want me to grow up, you should have locked me up somewhere," Lily said bitterly.
James looked over at her and for the first time was afraid of her. Her green eyes that were usually filled with love and compassion were now filled with anger and hate. Her face was turning red and he was constantly stopping her hands from grabbing her wand that was concealed in her pocket.
The door creaked open and a shrill voice rang into the room. "Mother, it is time to cut the cake!"
Lily groaned as she saw her sister smirking at her from the door frame. "What has Little Lily done this time?"
"James, does she have to be our child's auntie?" Lily yelled furiously.
Petunia looked very taken aback. "Can't wait to see this child; messy red hair, thin as ever, with obnoxious neon green eyes, and the word 'witch' stamped across her forehead," she said coldly.
That was the last straw for Lily. She jumped off of the couch and tried to topple her sister. If James hadn't been holding her back, she may have well succeeded. "Lily! Control yourself! You don't want to hurt the baby just because she said some shit!" James screamed.
Mrs. Evans ran out of the door with Petunia to go cut the cake before anything else could happen. Lily was breathing hard, but after a while James and her father were able to sit her back down onto the couch. After a few minutes of silence, broken only by the chorus of 'Happy Birthday' in the next room, James decided that it was time to go home before Lily could cause any further damage to anyone or anything. He hugged Mr. Evans good- bye and wished him the best of luck with his wife before turning to Lily.
Lily wasn't there.
She wasn't anywhere in sight.
"Shit," James muttered. She could be anywhere.
"I'll help you find her," said Mr. Evans.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"What the hell were you doing?" James yelled as soon as they had reached home. "You could have seriously injured your mother and sister!"
"They would have deserved it!" Lily cried.
James walked over to Lily who was standing by the kitchen table with her hands over her face and threw his arms around her. He held her tight and kissed her head as she began to cry. "Why the hell did we have to tell them?!"
James sighed. "It was for the best, at least your father understood."
"For just once in my life I wanted my mother to be happy for me. I guess it is just impossible!"
"That's not true, Lils. She is going to be happy for you as soon as she gets over her shock."
Lily continued to cry. James picked her up. "She is one person. You shouldn't let just one person ruin your happiness."
Lily buried her head under James' neck as he carried her upstairs into their room, being careful not to wake Sirius who was sleeping in the living room. He sat with her in his arms on the bed until she stopped crying. They both leaned back onto the pillows. Lily closed her eyes and buried her face into James' shirt as he held her tighter. "We'll make it Lils, just you wait. We'll make it."
A/N- Well I decided to do the spacing a little differently. If you like it this way better let me know in your review, if you like it better the old way tell me in your review. I think it might be a little easier to read and it makes it appear a bit less smashed. If you all like it better, I will go back and reformat the other chapters to be the same way.
Well we got to meet Lily's parents and get to know them a bit. Take a wild guess who she likes more!
More Order stuff and Peter soon, I promise!