Lily smiled and felt a tear roll down her cheek as she watched James laid Harry into his crib for the night. Harry looked so much like his father already, at just one month old. He had James' messy black hair, his mischievous grin, his ears, his...everything. The only thing that Lily shared with her son was her eyes. They had the same bright green eyes. Harry's eyes, like her own, possessed a warm feeling, a feeling of curiosity, a feeling of undying love. She could look into his eyes and feel how much he loved her and how much she loved him back, the way James said he could always feel the love Lily possessed for him when they looked at each other.
James closed the door lightly behind him and walked over to Lily who was leaning against the wall in the hallway. He kissed her lightly on the forehead as he stopped in front of her with his hands in hers. "Why the tears?" he asked her lightly as he wiped the tears off of her cheek with his warm hands.
Lily shrugged. "I am so happy that things are finally going right for us. We are both alive, we have a beautiful son, and the attacks have been slowing down," she said as she squeezed James' hands in hers.
James moved his arm around Lily's shoulder and held her close to him. "Life is looking better, isn't it?" he sighed.
Lily nodded as she leaned into James' embrace. "Do we have anything going on tomorrow?" she asked with a yawn.
"No, nothing that I can think of at least," he said as they walked into their room.
"Good, I could use a bit of a lie in tomorrow morning," she said as she slipped into her pajamas and nestled herself under the covers.
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4 months later (November)
"Look at him Lily! He smiled for me!" James said as he lifted Harry higher into the air. "Just for me on my birthday."
Lily laughed as she saw the wide grin on Harry's face. "He has your smile James," she said as she strung her arms around his waist from behind.
James lowered Harry into his arms. "You think so?"
"You flashed me your famous grin every single time you saw me starting in our 5th year. I know exactly what it looks like and I can tell you that Harry has inherited it," she laughed.
James smiled. "I suppose that you're right," he said as he looked back at Harry.
"So what do you want to do for your birthday?" Lily asked as she kissed the side of his cheek.
James shrugged. "Stick around here and hang with you and Harry I suppose," he said.
Lily laughed. "Okay, so what do you want to do around here?" she asked as she took Harry into her arms.
James shrugged again. "I dunno, the weather is kind of brutal," he said as he looked out of the frosted window.
Lily sighed. "I know what you mean. It looks like we are in for a big storm," she said as she walked over to the frosty window.
James raised his finger and wrote the words, 'I love Lily' on the window. Lily laughed and situated Harry in her arms so she had a free arm. She raised her hand and wrote on the glass as well. "I love Harry! Hey what about me?" James asked as he read her writing.
Lily raised her hand again and added James' name after Harry's. "That better?" she asked.
James put his hand to his chin and examined Lily's handy-work. "Much," he said as he kissed her cheek. "Now how about some lunch?" he asked hopefully.
"We just ate breakfast like..."
"Like two whole hours ago!!" James complained as he led Lily by her arm to the kitchen.
"I guess you're right. What do you want?" Lily asked as she set Harry down in his high chair.
James shrugged. "I dunno," he said.
"You're hungry, but you don't know what you want. That doesn't make sense," Lily teased as she opened the fridge.
James sat down and watched Lily as she rummaged through the fridge. "What are you looking for?" he asked.
"Something to eat," she responded.
James laughed at her and waved his wand while muttering a string of words. A meal appeared on the table in front of him. Lily turned around and rolled her eyes as she threw the chicken back into the freezer. James stood up and pulled her tightly into her arms, swaying slightly next to the table. He twisted his neck so he could kiss her lightly on the lips.
Harry let out a noise and kicked his feet as his mother and father kissed. Lily broke away and blushed lightly as she leaned back into James. "I guess we should eat," James breathed into her ear.
Lily nodded as she sat next to Harry and summoned his bottle from the stove to feed him. She cast a spell on it so it could hover in front of his face so she could eat her meal. James reached into the drawer behind him and pulled out some cutlery. "Happy birthday James," Lily said as she filled the glasses with wine.
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"Alice! Just go! Stop trying to save me, you're just going to get yourself killed!" Frank screamed at his wife as she cradled her bruised arm.
"I can't leave knowing that you are in danger Frank!" she screamed.
Frank screamed as he was hit with a stinging hex from behind by one of the cloaked figures. "Alice! You're distracting me! Go now!"
"Frank-"
"Just go! Take Neville with you!" Frank screamed as he stunned the death eater.
Alice tried to open her mouth, but she closed it again as a tear slid down her cheek. "Fine, I'll go," she said finally.
Frank nodded as she turned away from him. "Alice!" he called to her as he reached out to grab her arm.
She turned around with tears rolling down her face. "I love you Alice. No matter what happens, I will always love you," he said.
Alice nodded and opened her mouth to speak. "I-I-I love you too," she said before she kissed him lightly on the cheek.
A streak of red light hit the vase that was sitting on the end table next to them. "GO! NOW!" he screamed as he let go of his wife.
Alice ran up the stairs and into the nursery where her son slept peacefully. She stroked his soft brown hair lightly before she picked him up, kissing his chubby cheek. Alice cradled him in blankets and apparated out of her home.
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"Dumbledore just said to watch over him until Frank and Alice came back," Lily repeated to James again as she looked down at the chubby child in her arms.
She smiled into his chocolate brown eyes as he stared up at her with a blank look on his face. "How long do you think that they are going to be in trouble for?" James asked.
Lily shrugged. "What we should be asking ourselves is why they were attacked in the first place," she said as Neville's eyes began to close slightly.
James shrugged. "They were part of the Order," he suggested.
Lily shook her head. "As far as we know, Voldemort doesn't know about the Order," she said. "There has to be another reason."
James shrugged and was about to speak when Dumbledore apparated into their bedroom. Lily looked at him intently, reading his glum expression. "They didn't....die...did they?" she asked lightly, looking into his eyes.
Dumbledore shook his head. Lily sighed. "Thank goodness, form the look on your face I thought they had," she said as she looked down at Neville.
"No, they aren't dead, much worse than that. They were tortured to insanity as far as we can see," Dumbledore sighed.
"What about Neville?" James asked as he looked at the child his wife was holding.
"I was hoping that he could stay with you until his grandmother finds a place big enough to raise him," Dumbledore said.
Lily nodded. "Yes, we'll take him in," she said.
Dumbledore smiled at them. "I do have a bit of good news, I think," he said as he thoughtfully touched the petals of the rose that was sitting on Lily's dresser.
James looked at him intently. "Go on," he said.
"I can't tell you now, I don't want to get your hopes up," he said with a twinkle in his eyes before he disapparated.
James pounded his fists on his pillow. "Why? Why can't he tell us?" James asked.
Lily shrugged, her eyes still fixed on her dresser. "What?" James asked as he saw what she was staring at.
Lily shook her head. "Nothing, I thought I saw him...never mind," she said as she stood up with Neville in her arms.
"He can stay in the play pen that Harry naps in," she said as she left the room.
James nodded and stood up to put his pajamas on. He looked over at Lily's dresser, his eyes fixed on the rose that Dumbledore had been fiddling with. He shook his head lightly before climbing into bed. Lily strolled in a few minutes later, her pajamas on and her tooth brush in her mouth. He watched as she turned the light on in the bathroom to finish brushing her teeth.
She stopped for a few seconds to stare at the flower sitting on her dresser. She touched the petals lightly before dropping her head and turning to the bed. Lily slid under the covers with a heavy sigh. "It is going to be hard taking care of two young children," she said.
"They are exactly the same age," James commented.
Lily nodded. "Goodnight James," she said as she closed her eyes.
James' eyes lingered yet again on the red flower. He squinted at it then turned to place his arms around Lily. He found her eyes open, staring at the flower as well. "Goodnight, Lils," he said as he nestled into her flaming red hair.
A/N- Sorry about the long wait and short chapter. I promise that they will get better. I really need to ask a favor from all of you. I posted a one shot fic that shows a version of how Lily and James spent their last day "This Day." This is just a little bit of an idea that I am having for a the last chapter to Fate. I need ways to make it better and stuff to put it in this fic, and no, it isn't exactly the same, the real thing will be much more dramatic. I would appreciate it if you could read it and voice your opinion in a review. Remember, it can only get better if you tell me what you liked and didn't like about it. Thanks in advance!!