The party was indeed the best party Lily had ever had in her whole life and it was a shame that it had to come to an end. Fun times feel like they last for only a few seconds while the miserable times feel like they last an eternity. It was an awful shame to Lily.
Everyone had left except for Mr. and Mrs. Potter who were sitting across the kitchen table from Lily and James playing a long awaited game of catch up. James' parents were working under cover for the Ministry of Magic to try to find out more about the murders. They were always busy and never had time to just sit around with their son and daughter in law and chat. Mr. and Mrs. Potter had always kept in contact by means of owl post, but it is always better to talk to people in person.
"...really mom, dad, you don't have to..."
"Oh, but James, your mother and I have to spend some time with our little granddaughter. Besides, we aren't getting anywhere near finding out who is behind all of these murders so I don't think that the Ministry would mind if we took a week or so off, they do have back ups if they need them," said Mr. Potter.
"Thank you so much Mr. and Mrs. Potter, I dare say I will need the help," Lily said graciously.
"Please Lily, call us mom and dad, you are part of the family now," Mrs. Potter smiled.
Lily smiled to herself. "Thanks mom and dad."
James smiled. His parents had only met Lily a few times before they had gotten married, but they accepted her as part of the family the first time that she ever met them. James heard his parents laugh and realized that he had been zoning out.
"Despite all of the horror stories you might hear about raising children, it isn't really that bad," laughed James' mom.
James laughed. "Yeah, and that is coming from the person who had to raise me."
"Nonsense James, you were the sweetest child in the world!" said his mother.
"Honestly, I think that the scariest day in parenthood is the day that your child is born," his father started, "You are so worried that something is going to go wrong, and the fact that your life, as you know it, will never be the same again."
Lily was confused. She had always thought that the day that your child was born was supposed to be the happiest day of your entire life. She had never known anyone to say that it was the scariest day of their lives. But then again, he did have a point; their lives will never be the same again.
"Lily dear what is wrong?" asked Mrs. Potter looking concerned.
Lily forced a smile, "It's just that I have never thought about having a child as being scary."
"Neither have I," James chimed in.
"Well don't let my opinion change that. It is probably a good thing that you don't think of it as being scary. It means that you are fully ready to have a child," said Mrs. Potter.
Lily forced another smile. She didn't like this conversation at all. Just when she thought she was ready to have a child, someone says something to scare her. 'Perfect,' she thought, 'Just perfect.' It was going to be another long night.
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"Lily, you have nothing to be afraid of," James stated for the millionth time.
"I know, I know, I know, but I just can't help it! What if I am a bad mother?" Lily cried.
James rolled his eyes. Why did his parents have to stay after the party? He wouldn't be in this position if they hadn't. "Lily, there is no possible way for you, of all people, to be a bad mother."
"Aren't you at least a little bit scared of what could happen?" she asked as she cuddled closer to James.
"You can't keep living in the future and always ask 'what if', you need to live your life day by day," James said.
Silence.
"Once upon a day in July, a little girl named Rose was born. She had two loving parents and many crazy aunts and uncles. She was the happiest little girl in the world. Rose was pampered by her parents who waited on her hand and foot and was always showered with presents from her grandparents. She grew up to be a fantastic witch and a superb Quidditch player, just like her old man. She was made prefect, head girl, and Quidditch captain. Rose was even fortunate enough to come across the Marauder's Map which had been shut up in Filch's office and sneak around school after hours with her best friends," James said softly.
He looked over at Lily who was crying. "See? Having a child is just the next great adventure in life," James said.
Lily laughed and nodded. "Yes, I guess that you are right."
"Are you still scared?"
"No, I guess I was just afraid that I was going to end up being like my mom. She was never there for me when I was little. She was too busy at her job as a fashion designer in London. We moved into a big house that I kept getting lost in and she always hired new butlers and maids every week, none of them stuck around for too long. My father raised me basically alone. I never really saw my mother and when I did she was always busy or telling me not to touch anything," Lily sighed.
"There is no way that you can end up like your mother, Lily. You aren't at all like that. I know that you would never put a job or anything in front of your family, especially your child. We are going to raise Rose right. She is going to have two parents," James broke off for a second and sighed. "I have to admit, I am afraid that I am going to be a bit like your mother with Quidditch practices and matches. But, unlike her, I am willing to stop with it if it interferes with my family."
Lily smiled. "I can't believe that we only have two more months."
James smiled back at her. "Yeah, then our lives get turned upside down, for the better."
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Matt Halker found himself sitting on his couch late that night, looking at pictures of his children. He still couldn't believe that they were gone. They were his world. They were his sunshine on the rainy days. They were ultimately what kept him living.
He had it all planned out now and the more he thought about it, the more he was okay with his decision. Matt decided a long time ago that it was impossible to live without them. He drew in a long deep breath and grabbed his wand from the coffee table and headed upstairs.
"Hey sweetie, I was just getting ready for bed," his wife Brittany called from their bedroom.
He walked into his bedroom with his wand behind his back. Brittany came into view wearing her favorite silk pajamas. Caitlin used to love those pajamas. On the nights that Brittany wore them Caitlin used to curl up in the bed with them, loving the way the silk felt on her skin. Mark always said that his mother looked like an angel in them and he would always ask her to wear them on days when he was sick or sad saying that her beauty made him feel better.
It was time. Matt couldn't live another minute with out his children. He couldn't live without hearing them laugh or seeing them smile. He raised his wand and turned it on Brittany.
"Matt, what is the matter?" she asked, smile fading from her face.
"Too long have I been going through the motions of life, not enjoying a single minute. It is time for it to end." Matt said as he advanced on his wife.
"Matt? This isn't like you," Brittany said as she back up against her dresser looking completely terrified. This wasn't the man that she knew and loved for so long.
"No one will ever know what happened. No one will ever need to know what happened. As long as I am free from this misery."
And without wasting a second he killed his wife. He turned his wand onto himself. "Goodbye," he whispered.
All went black and the air left his lungs. No one was stirring in the Halker house that night, and no one would ever come to live there again. Even to this day people say that it is haunted by Matt's ghost. They say he was never put out of his misery and was somehow left behind to live forever as an angry spirit seeking his family that he lost and never found.
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Sirius gave James a hug outside of his new house in Surry. "Thanks for helping me move in," said Sirius looking at the ground.
"No problem," said James.
There was an awkward silence. James ruffled his hair. "Well your neighbors don't sound so pleasant, so I brought you a little something to liven up their day if they give you hell," laughed James as he handed his friend a wrapped box.
Sirius opened it and laughed. "Dungbombs and Fireworks...the classics."
"Well I hope you never need to use them," stated James.
"I don't! I'll probably use them up by next week, you know how I am with meeting new people."
"Invite me over when you use them. I can't wait to see the looks on their faces," James laughed.
"I am having a house warming party in a week or so, I'll let you know when."
James nodded. "Well I'd better be getting back home. Lily is going to get worried, especially since the doctor's over at Mungo's said that she will probably have the baby early considering how healthy it is already."
"Yeah, I'll see you around."
James nodded again before giving Sirius another big hug. It was like the end of an era and James found himself wishing that he was back at Hogwarts. He knew that the day would come when the Marauders would have to be split up and go their separate ways, but he wasn't ready for it. He sighed and apparated back home.
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Lily heard James come home and walked as fast as she could into the living room to greet him. He was, as she suspected, sitting on the couch with his head in his hands like he usually did when he was upset. She sat down next to him and ran her arm reassuringly up and down his back. "So, how did it go?" she asked after a moment of silence.
James drew in a breath. "Not too bad actually considering that all we had to do by hand was get his furniture and stuff into the house. After that, we just used magic to place everything,"
"How are the neighbors?"
James chuckled. "He hasn't met them yet, but he has a feeling that he isn't going to like them."
"When does he ever like his neighbors?"
"He doesn't like anyone's neighbors. You saw how he got along with the Krullers next door."
"Well it is humanly impossible to get along with them," Lily laughed, "You can always see- oh what is her names?"
"Helen."
"Yes, Helen, you could always see Helen peering through her kitchen window and into our living room."
"And Gary, her husband, would always water the grass at five in the morning, even if it was raining," chortled James.
"So how is his house anyway?" Lily asked.
"Well, it is a bit small, but he'll find a way to expand the inside sooner or later, kind of like what we did to our house," said James.
Lily nodded. "There is a great advantage to having 'magical powers' and such."
"In the back yard there is a small in ground pool that needs to be cleaned out, but that can also be done magically. There are a few things inside of the house that need to be fixed, like the stairs that are always creaking and the back door doesn't close properly," James continued.
"Sounds nice," said Lily.
"He is having a house warming party soon, he said that he'd owl us about that one," said James.
Lily nodded again, not sure what to say. "Oh, yes, I ordered that crib that you wanted and it should be here tomorrow. Think of it as a late birthday present," laughed James.
"So we can start to fix up the nursery?" asked Lily.
James sighed. "Yeah, now that Sirius is out of there, it shouldn't be too hard. All we need to do is drag up the baby shower gifts from the study and wait for the crib to get here, and then we can start."
Lily smiled. "We still need to decide on carpet and wall colors and such."
James groaned. He had forgotten about that. "Well we could to that magically, couldn't we?" he asked.
"Of course we can! You know me, I have to see how things look before I can actually decide on something. It would take forever if we didn't do it magically."
James took Lily upstairs and they headed into the nursery. "I am seeing pink on the walls," he commented.
Lily laughed. "Well yeah, that was an obvious one!"
"For the ceiling, I am thinking Hogwarts style, except for thunderstorms," said James looking at the ceiling.
Lily laughed again. "Do I get any say in this?"
"What do you have against my ideas?" laughed James as he pulled out his wand and painted the walls pink and enchanted the ceiling.
"Well I get to do the carpeting!"
James waved his wand. "Light pink looks good."
Lily laughed again. "Well it is a girl, Lily! It has to be pink!" said James.
She rolled her eyes. "Okay, whatever you say, but I get to place the furniture," said Lily.
"You can also do the drapery and stuff, I am no good with designs, only solid colors as you can see," said James gesturing around the room.
"Well, if everything is just pink, that doesn't give me much to work with," Lily declared looking at James.
James pretended to look hurt. "Fine," he gave in, "what colors should the walls be?" he asked as he wiped everything back to white.
"Well, I wasn't thinking of just one solid color. We have to do designs, but first we need a theme."
"Quidditch," James shouted right away.
Lily rolled her eyes. She should have known. "Well, we can incorporate Quidditch in somehow, but we need something more general."
James thought for a moment. "How about like a Hogwarts theme or something, it would go with Quidditch and the ceiling being the sky. We could use red and gold for Gryffindor and red is the color for roses so we could kill two birds with one stone there..."
Lily clapped her hands together. "That's brilliant James! See? You have a creative side deep down."
James shuddered. "Don't tell Sirius, he'd get a kick out of it."
Lily laughed. "Pride isn't everything, you know."
"Well are we going to get started or not? Rose has to have some kind of room before she is born!" James teased.
"Okay, okay, we just need somewhere to start." Lily said.
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After one week and many, many, many, different designs, Rose's room was done. The ceiling was enchanted to look like the sky (minus the thunderstorms), the carpet was off white, the walls were deep red with gold sponge painted on top, and the drapes were also gold along with the blankets and pillows.
Over the crib James hung a Quidditch mobile, which he crafted himself. Also, thanks to James, there was a real snitch flying around the room with a spell on it so it wouldn't leave the room or get too close to the crib. The dressers were mahogany along with the rocker that sat in the corner.
Lily was quite impressed with the outcome and was sure that Rose was going to love it. Now all that was left to do was to wait until the day that she would be born, which was in approximately 3 weeks.
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A/N- For some reason I have been on a writing spurt. I guess it is because I am so angry at someone that I thought was a friend that I need some way to let out emotion and stuff (especially the more dramatic and darker parts, such as when Matt killed his wife) so I have been writing non stop. Summer is here and I am off of school, so that may be another reason that I am writing so diligently. Well more soon! I have to write 2 versions of this next chapter and then get an opinion from a friend of which one to use, so it might take a bit longer for me to post.
Everyone had left except for Mr. and Mrs. Potter who were sitting across the kitchen table from Lily and James playing a long awaited game of catch up. James' parents were working under cover for the Ministry of Magic to try to find out more about the murders. They were always busy and never had time to just sit around with their son and daughter in law and chat. Mr. and Mrs. Potter had always kept in contact by means of owl post, but it is always better to talk to people in person.
"...really mom, dad, you don't have to..."
"Oh, but James, your mother and I have to spend some time with our little granddaughter. Besides, we aren't getting anywhere near finding out who is behind all of these murders so I don't think that the Ministry would mind if we took a week or so off, they do have back ups if they need them," said Mr. Potter.
"Thank you so much Mr. and Mrs. Potter, I dare say I will need the help," Lily said graciously.
"Please Lily, call us mom and dad, you are part of the family now," Mrs. Potter smiled.
Lily smiled to herself. "Thanks mom and dad."
James smiled. His parents had only met Lily a few times before they had gotten married, but they accepted her as part of the family the first time that she ever met them. James heard his parents laugh and realized that he had been zoning out.
"Despite all of the horror stories you might hear about raising children, it isn't really that bad," laughed James' mom.
James laughed. "Yeah, and that is coming from the person who had to raise me."
"Nonsense James, you were the sweetest child in the world!" said his mother.
"Honestly, I think that the scariest day in parenthood is the day that your child is born," his father started, "You are so worried that something is going to go wrong, and the fact that your life, as you know it, will never be the same again."
Lily was confused. She had always thought that the day that your child was born was supposed to be the happiest day of your entire life. She had never known anyone to say that it was the scariest day of their lives. But then again, he did have a point; their lives will never be the same again.
"Lily dear what is wrong?" asked Mrs. Potter looking concerned.
Lily forced a smile, "It's just that I have never thought about having a child as being scary."
"Neither have I," James chimed in.
"Well don't let my opinion change that. It is probably a good thing that you don't think of it as being scary. It means that you are fully ready to have a child," said Mrs. Potter.
Lily forced another smile. She didn't like this conversation at all. Just when she thought she was ready to have a child, someone says something to scare her. 'Perfect,' she thought, 'Just perfect.' It was going to be another long night.
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"Lily, you have nothing to be afraid of," James stated for the millionth time.
"I know, I know, I know, but I just can't help it! What if I am a bad mother?" Lily cried.
James rolled his eyes. Why did his parents have to stay after the party? He wouldn't be in this position if they hadn't. "Lily, there is no possible way for you, of all people, to be a bad mother."
"Aren't you at least a little bit scared of what could happen?" she asked as she cuddled closer to James.
"You can't keep living in the future and always ask 'what if', you need to live your life day by day," James said.
Silence.
"Once upon a day in July, a little girl named Rose was born. She had two loving parents and many crazy aunts and uncles. She was the happiest little girl in the world. Rose was pampered by her parents who waited on her hand and foot and was always showered with presents from her grandparents. She grew up to be a fantastic witch and a superb Quidditch player, just like her old man. She was made prefect, head girl, and Quidditch captain. Rose was even fortunate enough to come across the Marauder's Map which had been shut up in Filch's office and sneak around school after hours with her best friends," James said softly.
He looked over at Lily who was crying. "See? Having a child is just the next great adventure in life," James said.
Lily laughed and nodded. "Yes, I guess that you are right."
"Are you still scared?"
"No, I guess I was just afraid that I was going to end up being like my mom. She was never there for me when I was little. She was too busy at her job as a fashion designer in London. We moved into a big house that I kept getting lost in and she always hired new butlers and maids every week, none of them stuck around for too long. My father raised me basically alone. I never really saw my mother and when I did she was always busy or telling me not to touch anything," Lily sighed.
"There is no way that you can end up like your mother, Lily. You aren't at all like that. I know that you would never put a job or anything in front of your family, especially your child. We are going to raise Rose right. She is going to have two parents," James broke off for a second and sighed. "I have to admit, I am afraid that I am going to be a bit like your mother with Quidditch practices and matches. But, unlike her, I am willing to stop with it if it interferes with my family."
Lily smiled. "I can't believe that we only have two more months."
James smiled back at her. "Yeah, then our lives get turned upside down, for the better."
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Matt Halker found himself sitting on his couch late that night, looking at pictures of his children. He still couldn't believe that they were gone. They were his world. They were his sunshine on the rainy days. They were ultimately what kept him living.
He had it all planned out now and the more he thought about it, the more he was okay with his decision. Matt decided a long time ago that it was impossible to live without them. He drew in a long deep breath and grabbed his wand from the coffee table and headed upstairs.
"Hey sweetie, I was just getting ready for bed," his wife Brittany called from their bedroom.
He walked into his bedroom with his wand behind his back. Brittany came into view wearing her favorite silk pajamas. Caitlin used to love those pajamas. On the nights that Brittany wore them Caitlin used to curl up in the bed with them, loving the way the silk felt on her skin. Mark always said that his mother looked like an angel in them and he would always ask her to wear them on days when he was sick or sad saying that her beauty made him feel better.
It was time. Matt couldn't live another minute with out his children. He couldn't live without hearing them laugh or seeing them smile. He raised his wand and turned it on Brittany.
"Matt, what is the matter?" she asked, smile fading from her face.
"Too long have I been going through the motions of life, not enjoying a single minute. It is time for it to end." Matt said as he advanced on his wife.
"Matt? This isn't like you," Brittany said as she back up against her dresser looking completely terrified. This wasn't the man that she knew and loved for so long.
"No one will ever know what happened. No one will ever need to know what happened. As long as I am free from this misery."
And without wasting a second he killed his wife. He turned his wand onto himself. "Goodbye," he whispered.
All went black and the air left his lungs. No one was stirring in the Halker house that night, and no one would ever come to live there again. Even to this day people say that it is haunted by Matt's ghost. They say he was never put out of his misery and was somehow left behind to live forever as an angry spirit seeking his family that he lost and never found.
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Sirius gave James a hug outside of his new house in Surry. "Thanks for helping me move in," said Sirius looking at the ground.
"No problem," said James.
There was an awkward silence. James ruffled his hair. "Well your neighbors don't sound so pleasant, so I brought you a little something to liven up their day if they give you hell," laughed James as he handed his friend a wrapped box.
Sirius opened it and laughed. "Dungbombs and Fireworks...the classics."
"Well I hope you never need to use them," stated James.
"I don't! I'll probably use them up by next week, you know how I am with meeting new people."
"Invite me over when you use them. I can't wait to see the looks on their faces," James laughed.
"I am having a house warming party in a week or so, I'll let you know when."
James nodded. "Well I'd better be getting back home. Lily is going to get worried, especially since the doctor's over at Mungo's said that she will probably have the baby early considering how healthy it is already."
"Yeah, I'll see you around."
James nodded again before giving Sirius another big hug. It was like the end of an era and James found himself wishing that he was back at Hogwarts. He knew that the day would come when the Marauders would have to be split up and go their separate ways, but he wasn't ready for it. He sighed and apparated back home.
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Lily heard James come home and walked as fast as she could into the living room to greet him. He was, as she suspected, sitting on the couch with his head in his hands like he usually did when he was upset. She sat down next to him and ran her arm reassuringly up and down his back. "So, how did it go?" she asked after a moment of silence.
James drew in a breath. "Not too bad actually considering that all we had to do by hand was get his furniture and stuff into the house. After that, we just used magic to place everything,"
"How are the neighbors?"
James chuckled. "He hasn't met them yet, but he has a feeling that he isn't going to like them."
"When does he ever like his neighbors?"
"He doesn't like anyone's neighbors. You saw how he got along with the Krullers next door."
"Well it is humanly impossible to get along with them," Lily laughed, "You can always see- oh what is her names?"
"Helen."
"Yes, Helen, you could always see Helen peering through her kitchen window and into our living room."
"And Gary, her husband, would always water the grass at five in the morning, even if it was raining," chortled James.
"So how is his house anyway?" Lily asked.
"Well, it is a bit small, but he'll find a way to expand the inside sooner or later, kind of like what we did to our house," said James.
Lily nodded. "There is a great advantage to having 'magical powers' and such."
"In the back yard there is a small in ground pool that needs to be cleaned out, but that can also be done magically. There are a few things inside of the house that need to be fixed, like the stairs that are always creaking and the back door doesn't close properly," James continued.
"Sounds nice," said Lily.
"He is having a house warming party soon, he said that he'd owl us about that one," said James.
Lily nodded again, not sure what to say. "Oh, yes, I ordered that crib that you wanted and it should be here tomorrow. Think of it as a late birthday present," laughed James.
"So we can start to fix up the nursery?" asked Lily.
James sighed. "Yeah, now that Sirius is out of there, it shouldn't be too hard. All we need to do is drag up the baby shower gifts from the study and wait for the crib to get here, and then we can start."
Lily smiled. "We still need to decide on carpet and wall colors and such."
James groaned. He had forgotten about that. "Well we could to that magically, couldn't we?" he asked.
"Of course we can! You know me, I have to see how things look before I can actually decide on something. It would take forever if we didn't do it magically."
James took Lily upstairs and they headed into the nursery. "I am seeing pink on the walls," he commented.
Lily laughed. "Well yeah, that was an obvious one!"
"For the ceiling, I am thinking Hogwarts style, except for thunderstorms," said James looking at the ceiling.
Lily laughed again. "Do I get any say in this?"
"What do you have against my ideas?" laughed James as he pulled out his wand and painted the walls pink and enchanted the ceiling.
"Well I get to do the carpeting!"
James waved his wand. "Light pink looks good."
Lily laughed again. "Well it is a girl, Lily! It has to be pink!" said James.
She rolled her eyes. "Okay, whatever you say, but I get to place the furniture," said Lily.
"You can also do the drapery and stuff, I am no good with designs, only solid colors as you can see," said James gesturing around the room.
"Well, if everything is just pink, that doesn't give me much to work with," Lily declared looking at James.
James pretended to look hurt. "Fine," he gave in, "what colors should the walls be?" he asked as he wiped everything back to white.
"Well, I wasn't thinking of just one solid color. We have to do designs, but first we need a theme."
"Quidditch," James shouted right away.
Lily rolled her eyes. She should have known. "Well, we can incorporate Quidditch in somehow, but we need something more general."
James thought for a moment. "How about like a Hogwarts theme or something, it would go with Quidditch and the ceiling being the sky. We could use red and gold for Gryffindor and red is the color for roses so we could kill two birds with one stone there..."
Lily clapped her hands together. "That's brilliant James! See? You have a creative side deep down."
James shuddered. "Don't tell Sirius, he'd get a kick out of it."
Lily laughed. "Pride isn't everything, you know."
"Well are we going to get started or not? Rose has to have some kind of room before she is born!" James teased.
"Okay, okay, we just need somewhere to start." Lily said.
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After one week and many, many, many, different designs, Rose's room was done. The ceiling was enchanted to look like the sky (minus the thunderstorms), the carpet was off white, the walls were deep red with gold sponge painted on top, and the drapes were also gold along with the blankets and pillows.
Over the crib James hung a Quidditch mobile, which he crafted himself. Also, thanks to James, there was a real snitch flying around the room with a spell on it so it wouldn't leave the room or get too close to the crib. The dressers were mahogany along with the rocker that sat in the corner.
Lily was quite impressed with the outcome and was sure that Rose was going to love it. Now all that was left to do was to wait until the day that she would be born, which was in approximately 3 weeks.
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A/N- For some reason I have been on a writing spurt. I guess it is because I am so angry at someone that I thought was a friend that I need some way to let out emotion and stuff (especially the more dramatic and darker parts, such as when Matt killed his wife) so I have been writing non stop. Summer is here and I am off of school, so that may be another reason that I am writing so diligently. Well more soon! I have to write 2 versions of this next chapter and then get an opinion from a friend of which one to use, so it might take a bit longer for me to post.