"You have a lovely home, Lily," Remus said.
"Thank you, Remus. It was a wedding gift from Logan," Lily said proudly
Logan led the way into the living room and sat down in his favorite chair and sighed. The chair creaked under his new weight, so Lily waved her wand and reinforced it for him, "Thank you, Darlin'."
Lily walked over to Logan and sat down in his lap, "You're welcome, Love," She gave him a quick kiss then went downstairs to her potions lab to get the polyjuice potion that she had in stasis. Lily came back upstairs and saw that Logan was explaining American football to Remus and Sirius. Lily smiled at her husband.
"Well, since you three are enjoying the game, I'm going to go buy some groceries to make dinner," Lily said.
"Do you want me to go with you, Darlin'," Logan asked.
"No, Love, you enjoy your game."
"I'll go, Lily, I don't like sports anyway," Remus said.
"Alright."
The last thing Lily heard was Sirius telling Logan that they were kind of like Quidditch for Muggles but more violent. Remus rolled his eyes and opened the door for Lily.
They made their way down to the local market to buy groceries for dinner. Lily thought that she would apparate back to the mansion and pick up Harry, then they could spend the night there. Then the following day, she, Remus, and Sirius would go to James's funeral.
Lily and Remus walked through the market, picking out everything they would need for dinner. She got a lovely ham, and she was going to make some of Logan's favorite sides with it. Once she and Remus bought everything, they went to go pay.
The cashier looked up and smiled at Lily, "Hey Mrs. Howlett, I haven't seen you in a long time. How are you and your husband?"
"Oh, Hello, Eve, we're doing fine. Logan and I went back to England for a while. I got pregnant and wanted to have the baby there."
"That's wonderful, congratulations! and where is the little tyke?"
"He's with his godfather right now. I'm going to pick him up later."
"Oh, well, I hope you bring him by the store. I'd love to see him."
"We'll do Eve. Have a nice evening."
"You too, Mrs. Howlett."
Lily and Remus walked back to Lily's house. She unlocked the door, and they went inside. They greeted the men that were still watching the game and went into the kitchen. She came back out and handed a beer to Logan, and one to Sirius, then went back into the kitchen with Remus and got started on dinner. Once she had the ham in the oven, she and Remus decided to go upstairs and fix the nursery for Harry. They weren't sure if they would be staying there, but just in case, Lily wanted to have a room ready for Harry. Between her and Remus, they quickly turned the room next to her and Logan's into a nursery for Harry, with everything he would need.
Once they were finished, Lily decided that she would apparate to Xavier's school and pick up Harry; she walked into the living to let Logan know, "Love, I'm going to go pick Harry up from Kurt. I should be home in no time at all."
Logan stood up and kissed his wife, "Alright, Darlin', you be careful."
"I will, Logan. See you in a bit."
With that, Lily apparated to Xavier's mansion. She arrived at the front door of the mansion and knocked. Ororo came to the door and answered it, "Oh, Lily, you don't have to knock; this is as much your home as it is Logan's."
"Thank you, Ororo, but it was only right, I haven't been here that long, and I didn't feel right walking in without being invited," Lily said as she walked into the house, "How's Harry, has he been any trouble?"
"No, not at all, he's been playing with some of the shape-shifting children, they have been keeping entertained, though Kurt has been keeping an eye on him."
"That's good, I'm glad he's having fun," Lily said as they walked through the back door out to the garden where Lily could hear Harry laughing. They came around the corner and saw that some of the kids were shapeshifting into whatever animal that Harry would tell them to change into. Every time they did, he would laugh and clap his hands. But when he saw Lily, he squealed and called for her, "Mama!" He yelled, then raised his arms.
"Hello, Baby, how was your afternoon?" Lily asked when she picked him up.
Harry started to babble about his day, and Lily would nod and agree with him as if she understood him. He would sometimes stop and laugh, and Lily would laugh with him, "Are you ready for dinner with Dada and Moony and Padfoot?"
Harry's eyes lit up, "Dada!" That was the only thing that concerned him.
"Okay, then, say bye-bye to your friends, and we'll get going."
Harry waved and his goodbyes, then Lily carried him into the house. She explained to Ororo and Jean that they would have dinner at their old home and probably spend the night. "Tomorrow, Sirius, Remus, and I are going to James's funeral."
"Alright, I'll let the Professor know," Jean said.
"Say, Jean, I don't suppose I could have a hair, could I?"
Jean gave her an odd look and asked her why. When Lily explained, Jean agreed. Lily put Jean's hair into a handkerchief and put it into her pocket. She then hugged the two women goodbye then apparated back to her house. Harry, being used to the apparition, giggled when they arrived. He looked around the house in wonder and sniffed the air. When Harry picked up the scent of his father, he wiggled out of Lily's embrace. "Dada!" He cried and toddled off towards the living room where Logan was.
Logan looked up when he heard the crack of Lily apparating back into the house, and smiled when he heard Harry yell for him. Logan got out of his chair and kneeled when he saw Harry running towards him. He opened his arms, and Harry threw himself in Logan's arms, "Dada," Harry sighed; he hugged Logan's neck and started to nuzzle into it.
Sirius looked on confused, "I've never seen Harry do that to James before. He would hug James but never do what he does to you."
"It's a feral thing. Harry is looking for comfort from his father and Alpha," Logan said.
Sirius swallowed, so Harry could feel that James wasn't his birth father. He didn't know that Lily had always made the distinction between Logan and James clear to Harry. But even if Harry didn't know the difference so young consciously, his instincts did.
It saddened Sirius that Harry, on some level, only saw James as a substitute father. But Sirius tried not to dwell on it. It wasn't Harry's fault, that's how things were; Sirius had to accept it. Lily called everyone to the table after she and Remus brought all the food out. Lily had made pineapple glazed ham with creamed spinach, glazed carrots, green bean casserole, and potatoes au gratin. Logan sat down at the head of the table, while Lily sat at his right, and Harry sat between them in a high chair. Remus sat on the opposite side of Lily with Sirius next to him.
"This looks great, Darlin', thank you."
Lily smiled at her husband, "You're welcome, love. Here let me plate out dinner."
Lily began plating out the ham and sides for Logan, Remus, and Sirius, then herself. Once everyone was served, they began to eat. Lily cut some bite-size pieces of ham for Harry so that she could feed it to him. He would open his mouth wide and hum when she would give him a bit.
"Yummy, Mamma."
"I'm glad you like it, baby."
Harry then turned to his father and opened his mouth, and waited for Logan to give him some too. Logan smiled and gave his son some potatoes. Harry chewed on the potatoes and laughed after he swallowed, "Yummy, Dada."
"Yeah, it is. Your mom's a good cook, isn't she?"
"Uh, huh."
And so dinner went on, with a pleasant conversation between the adults and feeding Harry in between. Eventually, Harry got sleepy, and Logan took him to his nursery to put him to bed. Meanwhile, Lily, Remus, and Sirius talked about what they were going to do about the funeral the next day.
"Jean gave me a hair so I could use for the polyjuice potion, but I'm still going to wear a cloak and be in the back, so no one spots me," Lily informed the two men.
"Good idea, Lily, we don't want to raise any questions as to why there's a stranger at James's funeral," Remus said.
After their plans were made and Lily had put the hair in the polyjuice potion and put a stasis charm on it, they all went to bed. Early the next morning, Lily got dressed and kissed Logan goodbye. Because of the time difference, she and the others had to hurry to the funeral on time. It was going to be held at ten in the morning in the cemetery in Godrick's Hollow. Harry was still asleep when Lily was about to leave, so she kissed his forehead, and then she headed downstairs where Remus and Sirius were waiting for her.
They decided to apparate outside the village to give Lily a chance to take the potion, then walk to the cemetery. The two Wizards and the Witch then apparated back to England. Once they arrived, Lily drank the potion. When it took effect, she and the others made their way to the cemetery where the services were being held.
It was a beautiful service; Dumbledore gave a heartfelt Eulogy and asked if anyone wanted to say a few words about James. Several people talked about what a good person James was and how much he loved his wife and son. They spoke of their time at Hogwarts with him and what they remembered most about him. Eventually, Remus and Sirius went up to talk about their best friend. By the time Sirius finished his eulogy, everyone was crying harder than they already were, including Lily.
When everyone had left the cemetery, Lily finally had a chance to say her goodbyes to James in peace. She looked around to make sure that no one was around and lowered the hood to her cape. Lily knew that no one would recognize her, but if someone saw her, they might recognize her voice. Lily walked over to James's grave and conjured a wreath for his grave.
Lily had never been religious, but she kneeled in front now and prayed for peace for James. "Thank you, James. Thank you for helping me in my time of need for loving Harry as if he was your son. And for sacrificing yourself so that we could live. I love you, and I always will. You were my best friend. And I will miss you dearly."
Lily laid the wreath down on the mound of dirt that covered Jame's casket and kissed his headstone. Tears ran down her cheeks as she turned around and walked further into the cemetery and apparated back to her husband and child. She never noticed that there was someone that had seen her at the gravesite.
Logan was lying on the floor in the living room, playing with Harry when he heard Lily get home. He was instantly on his feet with Harry in his arms and rushed towards his wife. When Lily saw Logan, she ran into his arms, and she started crying. The polyjuice potion had worn off by that time, and Harry looked at his distraught mother.
"Mama, why cwying?" Harry asked.
"It's nothing, baby, Mama's alright."
"Mama has, boo-boo?"
Lily laughed through her tears, "Yes, baby, Mama has a big boo-boo."
"Hawwy make bettew," The baby leaned away from Logan and kissed Lily on the cheek, "Dada, make boo-boo bettew," Harry ordered Logan.
Logan nodded and kissed Lily on the lips and hugged her tighter, "Feeling better."
"With kisses from my boys, how could I not?"
"Whewe Mooy and Pafoo," Harry asked.
"Yeah, where are the wolf and mutt?"
"They went with the others to the wake; they should be back later."
Logan nodded. "Well, why don't you lie down for a while and get some rest?"
"I'd rather not, Logan, how about we go upstate and visit a certain little boy we haven't seen in a while. I'm sure Tony and Jarvis will be tickled to see us and meet Harry."
"Alright, let me call and see if the kid's home from school and we'll go visit him," Logan said.
Logan handed Harry to Lily and went to call Jarvis. He hoped that Tony was home; if he wasn't, maybe Jarvis could pull Tony out of school for the weekend and spend some time with the kid. Tony never failed to put a smile on Lily's face. She sure could use that right about now.
Logan waited for someone to answer when he heard the familiar voice on the other end; Logan smiled, "Stark residence."
"Hello, Jarvis," Logan said.
Javis gasped. "Logan, is that you?"
"Yeah, sorry for disappearing on you and Tony for a while, things have been kind of rough. Is the kid there so Lily and I can go see him?"
"No, but I'll make arrangements for Master Anthony to come home for the weekend. Would that work for you?"
"Yeah, Lily could use some cheering up."
"Then, he'll be here tomorrow."
"Thanks, Jarvis."
"Anytime, Logan. Anthony will look forward to seeing both of you."
"Good, and we have a little surprise for him."
"I'm sure he'll love it."
"I hope so. Then we'll see you tomorrow."
"Alright, Logan, tomorrow it is."
With that, Logan hung up. He couldn't wait to see the kid. He considered his son and introduced him to Harry. Logan hoped that they got along. He went and told Lily, and she was okay with waiting until the following day. In the meantime, they'd take Harry to the local park to play.