A/n thank you to all of my reviewers! Most of them were good, but there were 2 that were not so good. I won't name names, but if you could tell me why you hate it so much, I can work to change it. I won't take down this story, though, because I got more good reviews then bad ones. Oh yeah, I got a review saying that the grammar was not so good. That's my computer's fault; it's been pretty screwed up since we changed the internet.

Legit: Thank you, I hope that this update was fast enough for you.

Elizia: Cool! I'll have to read your fic, it sounds good.

Ashley: Thank you, I updated as fast as I could!

apotterlover: Thank you, this chapter got a whole lot of reviews for only a first chapter. That keeps up the motivation.

Shang Warrior Phoenix: Whenever I type in lily, for instance, my computer usually thinks that I mean the plant, because the name is usually spelled Lilly, so I have to capitalize it myself. It gets to be a pain after typing Lily… Lily… Lily over and over again.

Pinkharry: ok, I'll have to update quickly, this got a lot more reviews then I had expected.

KTSweep08: Yeah, that's the chapter everyone's waiting for, but we've got to get to some other things, first.

TTomyoLover: Thank you, I hope that this was a fast enough update. I'm going to try to update everyday, but homework limits my time.

prinsessavg: yes, it is sad that she puts Harry up for adoption, but I've always been one for drama, and it doesn't end up happening, so I thought I'd put people in suspense until this chapter came out. Someone even flamed me, though, so that's the last time I do that!

Zaliee: Aww, that's too bad, I hope you get more reviews for your fic, it was good.

Yes, James doesn't know about his own baby, but by the time he finds out, Harry won't be a baby anymore.

Gred and Forge Wealsey: Well, Lily was supposed to put him up for adoption, but there's a change in plans. Read and find out. Oh yeah, I love your pen name!

SeriousSiriusFan: Yes, Harry does end up going to Hogwarts, and no, the Grangers do not end up adopting him. That would make an interesting fic, though.

Ash: THANK YOU! You are the only person who guessed what was going to happen and got it right! If I had a prize to give you, and if I knew how to give it to you, I would, but I don't so I can't. That makes no sense. Oh well, I'm a very confusing person.

Runaway Spirit: That was so cool; I was just writing the second chapter when I got your review. I hope that this was a fast enough review for you, it should be. Anyways, I love your pen name.

Wow, that's more reviewers for 1 chapter that I've ever had. sniff, sniff I feel so loved. Lol, ok, now, where was I? Oh yeah, I bring you, hidden lives, chapter 2.

Hidden Lives

The life to be hidden

It was 2 weeks before Lily's due date. Everything was set; all that was left was for the baby to actually be born. And, in Lily's point of view, that was never going to happen. She, for some reason, was very nervous about the adoption. She had never told anyone, but she didn't know why she should if it was all decide.

The feeling only continued to get worse as the due date got closer, so she finally decided to talk to Joanna about it, since she was adopted when she very little.

They had been in a meeting when Lily finally brought it up. For some reason, Joanna had been very upset when Lily told her.

"You mean that you're going to put him up for adoption?" Joanna asked. This really started to confuse Lily. "Well, yeah. I thought I told you." Joanna shook her head.

"You can't really mean that you're going to put your son up for adoption?" Lily rolled her eyes at her friend. "I thought we just went through this. Yes, I am adopting him. I can't possibly take care of him"

"Well, why not? I mean, you were the best witch in your year, and you're the most independent person that I know." Joanna persuaded.

"I know that, Joanna, but this isn't taking care of myself, this is taking care of me and a living being that requires more care then I do. I just can't force myself through taking care of something that reminds me so much as James without him there. You do understand, don't you?"

Joanna sighed. "Lily, you know just as well as I do that I was adopted before I could even have any memories of my real parents, but you don't know how I feel about that. (A/n aww, it's time for a feelings moment! Ok, don't get me wrong, I was no adopted, so neither I nor Lily would know what it's really like. My dad did, however, tell me that I was he picked me up off a bandwagon of gypsies. I was 5 then, and an idiot, so I believed him. I'm so stupid. But, to the point, I'm not trying to offend anyone, but if I am, please tell me and I can change this. I'm going by what my friend told me, because she was adopted. Hmm, I wonder what her name is? Think, think, think, hmm, was it, maybe… Joanna?) Well, when I was little, all I had of my birth parents was a mental image of what they were supposed to look like. They had put me up for adoption because they were only in collage when I was born (A/n her birth parents were muggles).

"When I was older, I had realized that they had been old enough, they just hadn't wanted me. You don't want Harry to think that, do you?" Joanna looked sadly at Lily.

"Of course I don't want him to think that, but I'm tired enough just trying to take care of myself, I can't do that for the rest of my life, can I?"

Joanna sighed. "Well, just promise me that you'll reconsider?"

"Oh, alright. Well, I'm going on lunch break." And with that, Lily left the office.

She really didn't want Harry to grow up thinking that she didn't love him, but if she did grow up living with Lily, he would know that he didn't have a father that loved him. And Lily couldn't even bare the thought of that.

It was Lily's due date. She was lying in a hospital bed, and she had been for about 3 hours. It was taking so long; it was as though her baby was trying to stall as long as it could.

A half an hour and many screams of "I HATE JAMES POTTER!" Lily was finally holding her baby. He had black hair, as Lily had guessed he would, and blue eyes (A/n all babies have blue eyes when they are born, and they usually change. If you have a complaint, make it out to my cousin. He's a nurse; he's the one that told me that). He was sleeping like, well, a baby, as most babies tend to do. He had soft skin and a sweet cry, even if it was loud. Lily loved him already.

She held him for hours, just rocking him and talking to him. He listened to everything she said, and, although he couldn't talk back, or even understand what she was saying, it comforted Lily.

She knew now that Joanna had been right, she couldn't give him up. He fit in her arms to perfectly for her to never be able to hold him again.

The only question was, was it too late to be saying this? Or would the people that Harry would be going to be the understanding type? Would they understand that Lily was the type of person that would believe it when she saw it? Well, Lily had seen it, and she was just starting to think that, if she couldn't have James, but if she at least had Harry, things might be okay. They'd never be what they could've been if James had stuck around, but they'd be okay. That was better then heartbroken.

The family that would be taking Harry came the next day. Lily had stayed up all night, just watching Harry, wondering if this would be the last time she would see him again before he was older.

The family, or, the Rickersons, was a very nice family, in Lily's opinion. The only problem was, they were a muggle family. If they were going to keep the baby, Lily would have to explain everything from the fact that Harry would be able to break anything fragile if they made him mad, to the directions on how to get to diagon alley.

'That' Lily thought 'is not something I want to do today.'

The family was of a single mother, Merrideth, and her 2 children, Colleen and Martha. They were nice people, but, Harry would most likely hate Lily for letting him live in an all girl family. That or he'd be gay.

They got into a conversation about something or another, Lily wasn't really listening, when she finally decided to bring up the topic.

Ms. Rickersons had been babbling about what type of outfits she would but Harry, or something like that, when Lily finally interrupted and said "Ms. Rickerson, I know that you've been planning to adopt Harry for months now, and I'm sure that you've got everything ready at home, so don't get me wrong, I'm not leading you on, and changing my mind at the last minute, but… may I keep Harry? I mean, my boyfriend broke up with me before I even knew about Harry, and it still hurts, but he looks just like James, and I think it might help ease the pain if I could have him. It would mean so much to me if..."

Luckily, Lily didn't have to say anymore, because Ms. Rickerson nodded, saying that there are other fish in the sea, and she got up and left, her daughters quarreling behind her.

Had lily not been lying down at the time, she would have jumped for joy. Harry was her son, hers now and forever. She wouldn't be lonely anymore. No more nights alone, wishing for the past to somehow change. No more crying herself to sleep. She couldn't she had to be brave. She had to set an example.

A few days later, Lily was preparing herself to take Harry home from the hospital. Now that she was keeping Harry, she needed all of the necessities. Since she had not been expecting to take a baby home with her after this, she had not bought anything.

When she got home, Lily realized that she had not been expecting to bring home a baby, so she had none of the necessities that were required for taking care of a baby. "Well, little guy, I guess that means that we need to go shopping." She told Harry when she got home.

Next chapter:

Harry's first word

The first Wealsey encounter

Harry asks why he doesn't have a dad

Well, that's it for the second chapter. I hope you liked it, please review!