James sat bouncing Harry up and down on his knee, Harry was beaming although that may have been due to wind as he was too young to smile. Sinead and Reece were also joining the fun each of them holding onto one of James' legs as they moved up and down.

Lily smiled as she took a picture with a wizarding camera.

"It's so cute." She said to Emma who was lounging on the grass, basking the the sunlight.

"I know." She agreed, she laughed.

"What?" Lily asked.

"It's just that did you ever think you would see James Potter like this?"

Lily laughed as well ,"did you ever think you'd see Sirius Black like that?" she asked and she pointed over to the garden table where Sirius was sitting with Remus and Jess. He was consuming a tub of ice-cream at an alarming rate, h and Remus were having a race.

"What do you mean, he always look like that!" Emma joked.

They heard chuckling coming from Harry, he was making cute baby sounds.

"Lily he's talking to me!" James said, excited like a little boy.

"Sure he is." Lily pretended to agree and she nodded her head,

"No he really is." James sad beaming.

"What's he saying then?" Emma asked.

James thought for a moment, "he's saying," he put his ear closer to Harry and smiled, "that he wants to be a quiddich player when he grows up!"

Lily smiled back, "of course he did." She said and she laughed.

Over at the table Jess and Remus were sitting whispering to each other.

"What are you two old ladies whispering about?" Sirius asked.

Remus smiled to Jess, "nothing." Remus said.

"Moony." Sirius said looking at Remus right in the eyes.

"Yes Padfoot?" Remus answered looking straight back at him.

"I will find out." Sirius said determined and he went back to his ice-cream.

Jess left the table and went over and lay beside Lily and Emma.

"Look at that." Lily said as James transformed into a stag and Harry looked up at him in surprise.

James put his nose next to Harry, and he started crying.

Lily ran over to the baby and picked him up, she cradled him in her arms and he immediately calmed.

"Did daddy scare you?" She asked and she patted James on the head.

Harry nestled into her arms and closed his eyes.

"he's tired, I'm going to put him down for a nap." Lily said and she conjured a cot and placed him inside.

She sat by it and watched as he fell asleep, Sirius meanwhile had turned into his dog for and was chasing James around the garden much to the amusement of the children.

"Hello?" Came a male voice from the back door, it was Peter.

"Wormtail," Remus called, so you are alive"

Peter walked down the garden to where they were.

"Long time no see." Emma said.

"Yeah, we thought you'd disappeared." Jess said.

"You missed Harry being born." Lily said.

"Oh right." Peter said and he sat at the table nets to Remus, "sorry, I've been busy."

"With what?" Jess asked, she knew what he did at work, and t wasn't all that much.

"Just things." Peter said shiftily and, started to fidgeting with the sleeve of his robes. He had been sent here by his master. He had found out that they had had a baby and he wanted Peter to check up on them.

"So is this the baby?" he asked and he went over to the side of the cot and peered over. He looked just like James, but with one difference, his eyes. They were bright green, just like Lily's, he closed his eyes and shuddered.

"What's wrong?" Lily asked.

"Nothing." Peter answered not looking at her. He made a mental note about everything about him so he could report it back to his master, this would make him very popular.

"Isn't he adorable." Jess said coming up behind him.

"Oh," he squeaked in surprise, "he's lovely." He said and he winced slightly as he said it.

"So what have you been up to lately?" Jess asked

"Urm, nothing." He said.

"Wormatil you must have been doing something." Remus said.

"No, not really," He said but he knew they didn't believe him. What could he say? He wracked his brain for a second thinking of what to say then he blurted out, "my mum was sick."

"Really?" Jess asked astonished, "what's wrong with her?"

"Nothing, I mean she's better now." Wormatil said, "but I don't want to talk about it."

Lily looked at him, he felt as if she could see through him and then she looked away.

Peter sat back at the table and watched as Prongs and Padfoot chased each other around the garden. They both stopped running, James lay on the floor and Reece took hold of his horns, while Sinead examined her fathers new black shaggy coat.

A few weeks afterwards Dumbledore arrived at Godrics Hallow to see Lily and James, and of course baby Harry.

He sat in the living room while Harry lay on the floor, playing with the tassel of a cushion that lay near by.

"Have you thought anymore about the fideilus charm?" He asked, he had sent them a letter a few weeks ago explaining what it would involve.

"Not really, I've been putting off thinking about it." Lily said.

"I know it seems scary, but it's for your own safety." The old man said, and he sighed, "things are worse then I first anticipated. It seems that we have a spy in the order."

"A spy?" James asked amazed, "but who?"

"I don't know James, I wish I did," Dumbledore said, "you need to be more vigilant now then ever before. This spy, whoever it is, is close to you, they have revealed details to the enemy that only someone who was able to get near to you would know."

"But who?" Lily asked, "none of our friends would ever become a spy, would they?"

"It seems very unlikely, but at this time, when the world is crumbling around us, we must be careful who we trust." Dumbledore said, "just be on the look out for any strange behaviour."

James nodded.

Dumbledore sat silent for a moment before he started talking again. "Back to the matter in hand, you need to start thinking about the idea of going into hiding. If Voldemort finds out where you are, it doesn't bare to think about what may happen."

Lily felt tears welling up inside of her, she knew she had to do it, to protect her family, but she desperately didn't want to.

"Are you sure there is no other way?" James asked.

Dumbledore frowned, "if there is I do not know of it." He said, "I don't ant an answer now, take some more time, but not too much. In the meantime, I will start putting some protective charms around your house, give you extra security,."

"What about Frank and Alice?" Lily asked, "have they gone into hiding?"

"No, not yet, they to are thinking about it, but their need is not as dyer as yours." Dumbledore said.

"How come?"

"Well if Voldemort was to attack someone it is more likely, I'm afraid, to be Harry." Dumbledore said, "you see Voldemort himself was a 'half blood' and as to is Harry. It just seems more likely."

Lily held back tears, she looked down at her son playing, completely oblivious to what may befall him. The weight of the whole wizarding world ay one day rest upon his shoulders, and she could do nothing to help him bear the burden. All she could do was to keep him safe until that day my come.

James put an arm around her, "it will be okay." He comforted, although he didn't quite believe it himself.

"I will start on protecting the house, I will also put an apparition block on it, meaning no one will be able to apparate into the building." Dumbledore said and he stood up.

James stood up too and led him out to the front of the house, Lily stayed inside with Harry.

She lifted him onto her lap and he reached up and played with a few strands of her hair that fell over her shoulders, and gurgled as he did so. Lily kissed him on the head and a tear fell down her face, she didn't think it was possible to be so happy, yet so sad at the same time.

Remus closed a bulging suitcase and stowed it under his bed, out of sight.

"Remus," Came Jess' voice from the living room where she was reading a book for her alleviator course.

"Yes my love?" Remus shouted in answer from the bedroom.

"What are you doing in there?" Jess shouted in return.

Remus took a deep breath and patted a box in his pocket, "come and see."

He heard Jess walking down the hallway and push the door open.

She gasped as she walked in, "Remus, this is beautiful." She said as she surveyed the room. It was full of rose petals and candles.

"Not as beautiful as you." Remus said.

"Oh cheesy line!" Jess said sticking her tongue out and walking towards him.

Remus smiled nervously and bit his lip, "I have a question for you."

"A question?" Jess asked and her breath catching in her throat.

"Yes." Remus said and he bent down on one knee.

Jess' eyes widened in shock and surprise.

"Well I had a speech prepared, but I've forgotten it." Remus said hit hands shaking, "I'm just going to get to the point." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a box.

"Jess, will you marry me?" He asked, as he did so he opened the box and closed his eyes.

He stayed in that position for about a minute and Jess still hadn't spoken.

"Um Remus." She said, "the box is empty."

"What?" He asked and he opened his eyes, sure enough he was holding a ring box, minus the ring. "Bugger! Well that completely ruins it."

Jess smiled, "no it doesn't." She said.

"Yes it does, now I look like a right plant!" Remus said hitting himself on the head.

Jess bent down so she was level with him, "you're not a plank." she said and she smiled, "you're wonderful, and caring, and everything a girl could ever ask for, and I love you."

Remus smiled and pulled her into a long loving kiss, after a while he pulled away and something caught his eye.

"There it is!" He said and he picked the ring up from his bedside table. "must have put it there for safe keeping."

Jess laughed, and Remus slid the ring on her finger.

"Perfect fit." She said as she admired the diamond ring glistening in the candle light.

"It was my grandmothers." Remus said and he kissed her hand. "Oh you were going to say yes right, because if you don't I'm going to want that back."

Jess hit him on the arm, "of course I'm saying yes." She said and she kissed him again.

After that Remus opened a bottle of champagne and filled two glasses.

"To us." He said and they clinked glasses together.

As Jess sipped her drink she frowned.

"What is it?" Remus asked.

"Nothing, it's just my family probably won't approve of me marrying you, and that could make things difficult."

Remus smiled slightly, "I've already thought of that." He said, "I knew it would be very difficult with your parents and all so we're not getting married here. We're eloping, running away!" He said dramatically, "we shall declare our love for each other in an exotic country on a beach at sunset!"

Jess laughed, "what do you mean?"

"I mean tomorrow morning we're leaving for two weeks, and when we come back we'll be married."