Just before I start this chapter I think I've muddled up time a bit in this story. I'm sorry if I've confused anyone but I was going to have all these chapters about small things but they would just be quite short and not very interesting so I've had to merge them together. I'm also skipping forward little otherwise I think I might be old and grey by the time Harry's born!

Six months passed and everyone got back to some sort of sense of normality. They all adjusted to life without Laura although she wasn't forgotten.

Lily had shared her news with everyone and they were all very excited at the news of a new Potter coming into the world.

"We should get going," James said to Lily, they were at Reece and Sinead's first Birthday party, all looking rather ridiculous wearing pointly party hats.

"Don't be such a party pooper." Lily said as she ate a few biscuits shaped like animals.

"I'm not, but we have our final Auror tests tomorrow and you're with child." James said.

"My dear husband, I'm pregnant not an old lady with a Zimmer frame that must be in bed by nine." Lily joked.

"Come on James' loosen up, you know we're going to pass our tests." Sirius said as he sat on the floor, Sinead crawling all over him. "Mad eye practically told us so."

Exactly, let your hair down." Emma said and she went over to James and slightly tilted the party hat that sat on his head.

"Fine," James said, "let's play musical statues." He jumped up like a child, "I'm playing with Reece."

Lily smiled as she watched James dance around the living room with Reece, he was going to be a good father.

They all danced and Lily, being six months pregnant watched. Sinead broke free of the mass of dancing adults and crawled up onto the sofa next to Lily.

"Da da, da da." She said as she climbed up, she wriggled over to Lily and put her hands on her bump.

"Hello Sinead." Lily said, "had enough of your daddy's dancing?" She asked.

Sinead watched Lily's mouth moved as she talked ad moved her mouth with it.

Lily lifted her up and sat her next to her, Sinead clasped a bit of Lily's hair and tickled herself on the face with it while she sucked her thumb.

"Do you know what's in there?" Lily asked the small girl as she pointed o her bump. "It's a baby, just like you when you we in your mummy's tummy."

Sinead again watched Lily's lips and moved her mouth, despite of the thumb inside it.

Lily smiled, it was so cute, she couldn't wait until she had one of her own.

The next day James and Sirius sat in the Auror Department waiting to go and have the practical part of their exam.

"I hope Lily's OK, she's been in there for a while." James said, and at that moment the door opened and Lily came out beaming at them.

"How was it?" Sirius asked, obviously he hadn't taken notice of the smile plastered across her face.

"It was terrible," Lily said trying to keep a straight face.

"No really." James asked.

"It was fine, nothing we haven't done before." Lily said.

"James Potter," the examiner said.

"Good Luck." Lily said and she kissed him on the cheek before he went in.

"How was it really?" Sirius asked having an attack of nerves.

"It was easy, a piece of cake." Lily said, "stop worrying, you'll be fine."

Sirius nodded.

"Now I have to go?" Lily said, "will you be alright on your own?" she asked like he was a small child and she was his mother.

"Sure," Sirius said, "I'll be fine."

"Good luck, see you later." She said and she disappeared off.

Lily and Emma were sitting in Lily's garden, Sinead and Reece were crawling about on the grass around them.

"I can't believe that I'm not even twenty and I have two one year old children." Emma said.

"So do you think you're going to have any more?" Lily asked.

"Maybe, but not any time soon. I'm going to have to concentrate on these two for a while, then I have to get back to my Healer training." Emma said, "I always only wanted two, but lets just see how things go. What about you?"

"I'm going to pop this one out first." Lily said.

"Well obviously, but what about after this one, any plans for a pack of Potters?" Emma asked.

Lily laughed, "how long have you wanted to say that one?"

"Ever since you got pregnant." Emma said smiling.

"You should really get back to Healer Training, you have too much free time." Lily said.

"As a matter of fact I start training again next month." Emma said, "I'm getting my mum to look after the children."

Lily opened her mouth to say something when Sirius popped into the garden.

"Ah my darling husband what can we do for you?" Emma asked smiling, but her smile faded when she saw the look on his face.

"What's wrong?" Lily asked sitting up.

"Something's happened," Sirius said quickly frowning. "It's James' parents, they've been in a house fire."

"What? Are they alright?" Lily asked and she pushed herself, with some effort to her feet.

"They're in Saint Mungos, but they're in a bad way." Sirius said sadness apparent in their voice, James' parents had taken him in like a son when he was at school. "The healers say they won't last the night."

"Oh God." Lily said, "where's James?"

"He's at the hospital." Sirius said.

"Tell him I'll be there in a minuet." Lily said and she ran as fast as she could into the house.

James sat in Saint Mungos by his parents' beds, he hated seeing them like this. He had always thought his parents were indestructible. They were two of the best aurors around, he had never thought that anything could hurt them.

He heard the door open, he looked round to see Lily come in.

"James." She said as she came in, "I'm so sorry, how are they?"

"Not good." James said and he stood up as she came over to him.

Lily just looked at him, she wasn't quite sure what to say so she just pulled him into a tight embrace.

James, who had been holding back tears for some time now, finally broke down.

"Lily what if they don't make it?" He asked as tears fell down his cheeks.

"Don't worry about that, they're safe for the moment and that's all that matters." She said soothingly.

James took a deep breath and stood up straight, he felt much batter after crying a little.

Lily pulled up a chair next to his and put her arm around him.

"What happened?" She asked.

"I don't know, I had just finished my exam and I was waiting for Sirius when an Auror came up to me. He'd been out on a job with my parents, they had been caught in a house battling death eaters, it caught fire and they were trapped inside." James said staring at the floor. "They only just got out after someone went in to get them."

Lily squeezed his shoulder and kissed him on the head, "don't worry it'll be alright.

The next day came, James' had slept un easily in the relatives room with Lily that night, not wanting to go home. He had insisted that Lily not stay, but she refused to leave him.

He went into where his parents lay to find a healer there looking grim.

"Are you James Potter?" The healer asked.

"Yeah, that's me." He said, "what's happened."

"I'm afraid your parents passed away early in the morning, I'm ever so sorry."

James didn't say anything, it took a few moments for the news to sink in, "Well, urm, right." He stammered, "thank you for telling me."

He turned and left the room, he went back to the relatives room where Lily had just woken up.

"James?" She asked, "what's happened?"

"They've gone," He said and a tear rolled down his cheek, "they passed away during the night."

"Oh James" She said, "I'm so sorry." She hugged him tightly, "it will be alright."

"How?" James asked.

Lily broke out of the hugged and looked at him, "we're starting out own family." She said.

James smiled feebly.

"We going to have this baby, then we can have loads more," Lily said, "we'll make your parents proud."

"You're wonderful, you know that?" James said to his wife, "I don't know what I'd do if I lost you."

"Well you're not going to lose me." She said soothingly. "We're going to have all our children, the we'll grow old together and watch their children grow up."

James nodded, "I love you so much." He said.

Lily kissed him, "and I love you."