All of the stories that Lily had heard about raising a child slowly became
a reality. First came the lack of sleep which was due to the fact that Rose
was waking up about 4 times each night. James had told her not to go to
Rose every single time, but Lily still went, constantly having the feeling
that something was wrong. No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't
brush away the nagging voice in the back of her mind that was telling her
that something was going to be wrong. Even if James got up in the middle of
the night to calm Rose, Lily would always go with him, just to make sure.
It was madness and Lily knew it. She was torturing herself with questions of 'what if'. She had to stop it or she was literally going to go insane. Her dreams were troubled at night, well the dreams that she could remember anyway. They were full of death and screams and she would wake up from them breathing hard and screaming. James was always there to comfort her and she was glad that he was.
James' Quidditch practices were during the day so Lily was left at home with his parents and Rose basically doing nothing. She really needed a hobby, she found that when she was bored her thoughts seemed to drive her up the wall.
She remembered a few days ago an old muggle craft that she used to enjoy before she went to Hogwarts. Lily spent her day rummaging through her old boxes from the cellar until she found what she was looking for, her old book on cross stitching. It would be the perfect thing to keep her mind off of the boredom that was hanging in the air.
It was a bright and sunny afternoon in mid-August and Lily was sitting in the study cross stitching Rose a small throw to decorate her bed when she got older. She would occasionally look over at the muggle device called a baby monitor to see if anything was stirring in Rose's room. Muggles were pretty bright and knew how to use the resources and they came up with the wildest, yet extremely useful, ideas and contraptions.
Rose was sleeping soundly up in her room and Mr. and Mrs. Potter were out in Diagon Alley looking for...what were they looking for? Oh yeah, a present for James for his birthday which was in three weeks. Lily had already gotten him something and she knew that he would love it. When she was shopping with James a few weeks ago they went into the Quidditch supplies shop and James spent a whole half hour goggling over a pair of the newest wrist guards. Supposedly the wrist guards came with a spell that would attract them to the handle of your broom if you were falling. Lily had gone out last weekend when she was supposed to be getting something for Rose's room and bought the wrist guards.
Lily tied off the thread as she finished the last stitch on the throw. She held it up in front of her and admired her handy work. In the middle was a bundle of roses surrounded by some type of silvery ribbon that wound around the edges of the throw and tied the roses together. It was perfect for Rose, but it would have to be hidden from her until she was old enough to take care of it properly.
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James came home from Quidditch practice just in time for dinner. Rose was awake and sat amused by her owl in her bouncing chair as they ate. "So how was Rose while I was gone?" asked James.
"She was an angel. She slept most of the time and let me finish her little throw that I had been working on," said Lily as she smiled down at Rose.
"So do you think that she can come to the match on Saturday?" asked James running his hand through his hair.
Lily looked down at Rose. "What do you say Rose, want to go to daddy's match?"
Rose kicked her feet.
"I guess that's a yes," said Lily, smiling.
James smiled. "So she can come?"
"Of course, but your parents will have to come too," said Lily.
"Why?" asked James. "My mother hates the sport!"
"Well I need someone to take her home if she gets restless. I don't want to miss your fist game," said Lily, picking up her glass of water and taking a sip.
James smiled again. "Alright then, my parents will come to take Rose home if they need to," he said. "Where are they any way?"
"Diagon Alley, shopping for your birthday present," replied Lily as she cleared her plate from the table. "They have been gone for about three hours."
James laughed. "You can expect them to be gone for another two hours. They always take forever when shopping for presents. They are never home once Christmas hits," he chuckled.
"Well no one is home for the Christmas season. Diagon Alley is always packed then. I still don't understand why people don't do their Christmas shopping early. They all rush out the week before and grab whatever is left, it doesn't make any sense," said Lily as she took Rose out of the bouncing chair.
James shrugged as he cleared away his plate. "Another unanswerable question."
"Here is one that is answerable. When is the next Order meeting?" asked Lily.
James shrugged again. "I haven't gotten an owl about it yet so I don't know," he said.
Rose giggled in Lily's arms as her stuffed owl started playfully diving at her and pulling away last minute before hitting her. "You know what today is Rose?" Lily asked.
Rose kept giggling.
"Today is your 3 month birthday!" said Lily with a smile on her face.
"Has it really been a whole 3 months?" asked James in disbelief.
"Yeah," said Lily.
"It feels like it has been so much longer!" James groaned.
Lily laughed. "Yeah, it does, with all of those late nights."
"You know, you could let me get Rose every once and a while," said James.
"But you need your rest for Quidditch practices," said Lily. It was the first excuse that came to mind.
"Well you need your rest to take care of Rose for the next day," said James raising his eyebrows.
"Yeah well..." Lily was saved by Mr. and Mrs. Potter coming home from their shopping trip.
Mr. Potter walked into the kitchen and looked over at Lily and James. "So you already ate then?" he said.
"Yes, dad," said James.
"I told your mother we should have stopped to get something to eat at Diagon Alley, but did she listen, no, she didn't. Oh well, I'll just whip something up myself, unless you have leftovers," Mr. Potter said glumly.
"Nope, no leftovers, sorry," said Lily apologetically.
He sighed. "Well, I'd better get something going then."
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"See? Look Rose! There's daddy! Way up there in the sky!" said Lily smiling and pointing James out for Rose.
The Chudley Cannons were winning 120 to 20. There was no sighting of the snitch yet, but James had done a few feints to fool the other seeker from Bulgaria. It was a very exciting match which meant that Lily had to spend a lot of time with her hands covering Rose's ears to deafen the clapping or angry yells.
Half way through the match Rose got restless and Mr. Potter had to take her home. Lily fought off the urge to go home with Rose by telling herself that James would be fairly disappointed if she didn't stay for his first match of the season. Lily still had the nagging voice in the back of her head telling her to go home, but she ignored it.
The score was 300 to 230 and Lily saw James diving to the ground with a triumphant look on his face. Lily knew then that he had seen the snitch and that the match was theirs. Cheering erupted in the stands and Lily was glad that Rose wasn't with her. The Chudley Cannons had won their first match of the season.
Lily found her way onto the field searching for James through the mess of people. She felt two arms snake around her waist and screamed in shock. She whirled her head around and was met by James' lips on hers. Lily smiled to herself. She should have known it was James, his arms were the only arms that she fit into perfectly.
"We won!" whispered James.
"Yeah, I know!" Lily replied.
"When did Rose go back?" James asked, kissing Lily's ear.
Lily laughed. "Middle of the game, right before that chaser from Bulgaria fell off his broom."
James laughed. "He had no idea how to fly."
"Can we go home now? I am feeling a bit over whelmed," said Lily. James nodded and pulled out his wand to apparate. Lily did the same.
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Lily arrived home to the sound of Rose's screams. She ran into the nursery where she saw Mrs. Potter sitting with her in the rocking chair and Mr. Potter standing over them holding up different toys. "What happened?" Lily asked urgently.
"She missed you," said Mrs. Potter sounding slightly aggravated.
Lily looked at Rose and she immediately stopped crying and smiled. Lily shook her head. "Have you been misbehaving for grandma and grandpa?" she asked.
"Good luck finding her a babysitter when she gets older," said Mr. Potter shaking his head. "Where's James?"
"In the shower."
"Did they win?"
"Yes," said Lily, taking Rose from Mrs. Potter.
"Good, good," said Mr. Potter.
"Rose, I don't know what I am going to do with you," said Lily.
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"Lily, we have to leave Rose at home! There is no way that she'd be safe at Sirius' house warming party!" complained James.
"Well I don't want to leave her at home!" protested Lily angrily.
"But my parents are home!"
"That's just it! She doesn't behave for anyone except for us!" said Lily almost to the point of yelling.
"They raised me didn't they? They can handle her for a few hours," James said.
"I just don't want to leave her at home! What if..."
"Lily don't bother yourself with what if's. Come on, we are going to the party!" said James.
Lily looked at her husband's face. He looked serious and tired of arguing with her. Lily gave in and grabbed her coat. "But I'm still not happy about this!"
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A/N- That took me forever to write! Chapter 30 shouldn't be as hard, I know what is going to happen and it is going to be fun writing about Sirius' 'house warming party'. Well until next time, bye!
Oh yeah, I started a new story called Lost in the Frame, and I would appreciate it if you would read and review that one if you have the time! The fic isn't too bad.
It was madness and Lily knew it. She was torturing herself with questions of 'what if'. She had to stop it or she was literally going to go insane. Her dreams were troubled at night, well the dreams that she could remember anyway. They were full of death and screams and she would wake up from them breathing hard and screaming. James was always there to comfort her and she was glad that he was.
James' Quidditch practices were during the day so Lily was left at home with his parents and Rose basically doing nothing. She really needed a hobby, she found that when she was bored her thoughts seemed to drive her up the wall.
She remembered a few days ago an old muggle craft that she used to enjoy before she went to Hogwarts. Lily spent her day rummaging through her old boxes from the cellar until she found what she was looking for, her old book on cross stitching. It would be the perfect thing to keep her mind off of the boredom that was hanging in the air.
It was a bright and sunny afternoon in mid-August and Lily was sitting in the study cross stitching Rose a small throw to decorate her bed when she got older. She would occasionally look over at the muggle device called a baby monitor to see if anything was stirring in Rose's room. Muggles were pretty bright and knew how to use the resources and they came up with the wildest, yet extremely useful, ideas and contraptions.
Rose was sleeping soundly up in her room and Mr. and Mrs. Potter were out in Diagon Alley looking for...what were they looking for? Oh yeah, a present for James for his birthday which was in three weeks. Lily had already gotten him something and she knew that he would love it. When she was shopping with James a few weeks ago they went into the Quidditch supplies shop and James spent a whole half hour goggling over a pair of the newest wrist guards. Supposedly the wrist guards came with a spell that would attract them to the handle of your broom if you were falling. Lily had gone out last weekend when she was supposed to be getting something for Rose's room and bought the wrist guards.
Lily tied off the thread as she finished the last stitch on the throw. She held it up in front of her and admired her handy work. In the middle was a bundle of roses surrounded by some type of silvery ribbon that wound around the edges of the throw and tied the roses together. It was perfect for Rose, but it would have to be hidden from her until she was old enough to take care of it properly.
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James came home from Quidditch practice just in time for dinner. Rose was awake and sat amused by her owl in her bouncing chair as they ate. "So how was Rose while I was gone?" asked James.
"She was an angel. She slept most of the time and let me finish her little throw that I had been working on," said Lily as she smiled down at Rose.
"So do you think that she can come to the match on Saturday?" asked James running his hand through his hair.
Lily looked down at Rose. "What do you say Rose, want to go to daddy's match?"
Rose kicked her feet.
"I guess that's a yes," said Lily, smiling.
James smiled. "So she can come?"
"Of course, but your parents will have to come too," said Lily.
"Why?" asked James. "My mother hates the sport!"
"Well I need someone to take her home if she gets restless. I don't want to miss your fist game," said Lily, picking up her glass of water and taking a sip.
James smiled again. "Alright then, my parents will come to take Rose home if they need to," he said. "Where are they any way?"
"Diagon Alley, shopping for your birthday present," replied Lily as she cleared her plate from the table. "They have been gone for about three hours."
James laughed. "You can expect them to be gone for another two hours. They always take forever when shopping for presents. They are never home once Christmas hits," he chuckled.
"Well no one is home for the Christmas season. Diagon Alley is always packed then. I still don't understand why people don't do their Christmas shopping early. They all rush out the week before and grab whatever is left, it doesn't make any sense," said Lily as she took Rose out of the bouncing chair.
James shrugged as he cleared away his plate. "Another unanswerable question."
"Here is one that is answerable. When is the next Order meeting?" asked Lily.
James shrugged again. "I haven't gotten an owl about it yet so I don't know," he said.
Rose giggled in Lily's arms as her stuffed owl started playfully diving at her and pulling away last minute before hitting her. "You know what today is Rose?" Lily asked.
Rose kept giggling.
"Today is your 3 month birthday!" said Lily with a smile on her face.
"Has it really been a whole 3 months?" asked James in disbelief.
"Yeah," said Lily.
"It feels like it has been so much longer!" James groaned.
Lily laughed. "Yeah, it does, with all of those late nights."
"You know, you could let me get Rose every once and a while," said James.
"But you need your rest for Quidditch practices," said Lily. It was the first excuse that came to mind.
"Well you need your rest to take care of Rose for the next day," said James raising his eyebrows.
"Yeah well..." Lily was saved by Mr. and Mrs. Potter coming home from their shopping trip.
Mr. Potter walked into the kitchen and looked over at Lily and James. "So you already ate then?" he said.
"Yes, dad," said James.
"I told your mother we should have stopped to get something to eat at Diagon Alley, but did she listen, no, she didn't. Oh well, I'll just whip something up myself, unless you have leftovers," Mr. Potter said glumly.
"Nope, no leftovers, sorry," said Lily apologetically.
He sighed. "Well, I'd better get something going then."
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"See? Look Rose! There's daddy! Way up there in the sky!" said Lily smiling and pointing James out for Rose.
The Chudley Cannons were winning 120 to 20. There was no sighting of the snitch yet, but James had done a few feints to fool the other seeker from Bulgaria. It was a very exciting match which meant that Lily had to spend a lot of time with her hands covering Rose's ears to deafen the clapping or angry yells.
Half way through the match Rose got restless and Mr. Potter had to take her home. Lily fought off the urge to go home with Rose by telling herself that James would be fairly disappointed if she didn't stay for his first match of the season. Lily still had the nagging voice in the back of her head telling her to go home, but she ignored it.
The score was 300 to 230 and Lily saw James diving to the ground with a triumphant look on his face. Lily knew then that he had seen the snitch and that the match was theirs. Cheering erupted in the stands and Lily was glad that Rose wasn't with her. The Chudley Cannons had won their first match of the season.
Lily found her way onto the field searching for James through the mess of people. She felt two arms snake around her waist and screamed in shock. She whirled her head around and was met by James' lips on hers. Lily smiled to herself. She should have known it was James, his arms were the only arms that she fit into perfectly.
"We won!" whispered James.
"Yeah, I know!" Lily replied.
"When did Rose go back?" James asked, kissing Lily's ear.
Lily laughed. "Middle of the game, right before that chaser from Bulgaria fell off his broom."
James laughed. "He had no idea how to fly."
"Can we go home now? I am feeling a bit over whelmed," said Lily. James nodded and pulled out his wand to apparate. Lily did the same.
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Lily arrived home to the sound of Rose's screams. She ran into the nursery where she saw Mrs. Potter sitting with her in the rocking chair and Mr. Potter standing over them holding up different toys. "What happened?" Lily asked urgently.
"She missed you," said Mrs. Potter sounding slightly aggravated.
Lily looked at Rose and she immediately stopped crying and smiled. Lily shook her head. "Have you been misbehaving for grandma and grandpa?" she asked.
"Good luck finding her a babysitter when she gets older," said Mr. Potter shaking his head. "Where's James?"
"In the shower."
"Did they win?"
"Yes," said Lily, taking Rose from Mrs. Potter.
"Good, good," said Mr. Potter.
"Rose, I don't know what I am going to do with you," said Lily.
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"Lily, we have to leave Rose at home! There is no way that she'd be safe at Sirius' house warming party!" complained James.
"Well I don't want to leave her at home!" protested Lily angrily.
"But my parents are home!"
"That's just it! She doesn't behave for anyone except for us!" said Lily almost to the point of yelling.
"They raised me didn't they? They can handle her for a few hours," James said.
"I just don't want to leave her at home! What if..."
"Lily don't bother yourself with what if's. Come on, we are going to the party!" said James.
Lily looked at her husband's face. He looked serious and tired of arguing with her. Lily gave in and grabbed her coat. "But I'm still not happy about this!"
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A/N- That took me forever to write! Chapter 30 shouldn't be as hard, I know what is going to happen and it is going to be fun writing about Sirius' 'house warming party'. Well until next time, bye!
Oh yeah, I started a new story called Lost in the Frame, and I would appreciate it if you would read and review that one if you have the time! The fic isn't too bad.