Emma sat the living room eating banana and tuna sandwiches, she had a strange craving for them because she was pregnant, that and the smell of coal, she couldn't get enough of it.

She was now in her sixth month of pregnancy and she had a very noticeable bump. Her mum had been surprised at how big she was, but that probably meant that the baby was just big.

Everyone was delighted about her being pregnant, but she was worried about work. Because she was having the baby, she would have to take a break from healer training.

She had spoken to her teachers and they had told her to get the notes of someone else and study as well as she could for the exams. This wasn't much help, but she always had Laura to help her, she was probably better then most of her teachers anyway.

She went into the kitchen to make herself another sandwich, Sirius said that he would come round later, after he had finished some work on stealth and tracking, what ever that meant.

Emma was a little worried about Sirius, he seemed very distant lately, like he had something on his mind. She had barley seen him since Lily and James' wedding.

Speaking of weddings, it seemed a little strange that, even though, James and Lily got engaged after her and Sirius, that they got married first. Actually since Sirius had purposed nothing more had been said about marriage.

Then again he was Sirius Black he wasn't know to be one hat wanted to be tied down, but then again she was Emma Thornton and she had never been know to have a long term relationship before Sirius.

She sat on a chair and patted her bump.

"What are we going to do with Daddy hey?" She asked her unborn child.

A very tanned Lily and James arrived in the Ministry of Magic early in the morning after taking a portkey back from their Honeymoon in Hawaii.

They had been away for two weeks in the sun and were looking forward to beginning their life as Mr and Mrs Potter.

"I've arranged another portkey for us," James said.

"Why, we can just apparate from here," Lily said.

"I know but I have a surprise for you," James said.

"What is it?" Lily asked knowing that James wasn't going to tell her.

"You'll find out soon enough."

Lily followed James to catch the second portkey, the moment she touched it she was taken to another place.

She felt her feet touch the ground.

"Close your eyes," James said, Lily did as she was told and James steered her into position.

"James what's going on?" She asked not knowing which way to turn her head.

"Hold on." James said, "you can open you're eyes now."

Lily opened her eyes, she was in a small village facing a cottage that you would expect to see on a post card.

"What am I looking at?" Lily asked.

"That right there, is our new home." James said pointing at the two story cottage.

"You mean you brought it?" Lily asked.

James nodded.

"It's beautiful," Lily said.

"And it's all ours." James said.

Lily threw her arms around her husband and kissed him.

"Can we have a look inside?" She asked.

"You can do whatever you want, it is our house." James said handing her the keys.

Lily squealed in excitement as she took the keys, they opened a small wooden gate and went up a path in a sizable front garden decorated with flowers.

The front door was painted red with two small hanging baskets on each side.

Lily unlocked the door and stepped inside, their was a small foyer with a place to hand coats and put muddy shoes. Beyond that was the hallway.

The stairs were in the middle with two square archways with lead to the living room on the left, with a large fire place, and the dining room on the right, also with a large fire place, with a large set of doors do you could close the off.

Beyond the stairs at the back of the house was a large kitchen with doors leading into both the living and dining rooms. Outside the kitchen there was a large garden complete with a small stream and lake ending in a small woodland.

"James this place is amazing," Lily said as she went up stairs.

Right in front of the stairs was the bathroom and their were two bedrooms either side.

"So do you like it?" James asked.

"No," Lily said, "I love it."

James smiled, "well we move in today, Sirius, Remus and Peter are going to bring our stuff over later today, but until then we're all alone."

Lily smiled, "oh really," she said, "well there's one thing I can think of doing to pass the time."

Later that day everyone piled in to Lily and James' new house, each bringing a box of their things.

"This house is amazing," Jess said, "you do know that now you have a proper house you're not going to be able to get us to leave you alone. We'll be here all the time."

"We'll just see about that one." Lily said.

"Do you have any tuna and bananas?" Emma asked.

"No why?" James asked.

"I just fancied a sandwich," Emma said, "how about coal?"

"You want to put coal in a sandwich?" Lily asked.

"No, I want to smell it." Emma said, "but I wonder if it would work in a sandwich?"

"Let's purpose a toast," James said holding up his bottle of butterbeer, "to our new house, which you will not be in all the time, and my beautiful wife."

"Cheers," Everyone said and they clinked their bottles.

"Oh," Emma said, "oh, oh."

"What's wrong?" Sirius asked, "is it the baby?"

Emma nodded, "it's kicking," she said placing Sirius hand on her belly so he could feel it.

"Wow," Sirius said.

"I want to feel," Lily said coming over and she felt the baby kick. "That's one fast kicking baby, are you sure you haven't got two in there?"

"What do you mean two?" Emma asked.

"I mean like twins," Lily said, "I thought I felt two different legs kicking."

"Oh God," Emma said before she fell into Sirius' arms fainting.