Lily Potter used to roll her eyes, chuckled and sometimes laughed when she got those weird looks and heard gossips from the local women. It was more common when she went to pickup her son from the school or took him to a park.
"She became a mother at a very young age!"
"What a shame!"
"Where did she come from?"
"What does she do for a living?"
"Oh, she probably is an outcast!"
"I reckon she is a single mother."
"I heard a chap banged her and left her on her own."
But their jaws dropped to the ground when they saw the young handsome James Potter, who never fails do a dramatic entry to stand by his wife and kid.
The young family of six, who mostly kept everything to themselves, was the talk of the village for almost a year.
Four young men and a woman, in their early twenties, with a kid, living in a forest.
James, Lily and Remus thought it is better to get closer to the people of the village. Sirius and Peter were against it in the beginning but they gave in at last.
After Harry started attending school, they decided they all should have regular, busy lives.
Remus as a music teacher.
Peter, with his job at the Ministry of Magic.
James and Sirius continued running 'The Marauders World of Magical Mischief', a joke shop they started before the end of the war, in Diagon Alley.
Lily opened a small apothecary in the village. She grows all kinds of plants and herbs in their backyard.
Slowly, they became close to the villagers. And naturally, people fell for them quickly. Especially the boys. They've gained admirers. Even James. The women secretly called him "Hot daddy." And of course, the village men felt intimidated by the boys especially by the love James showered on Lily and Harry.
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"You are Aurora, you are Belle, you are Cinderella, I am Snow White, you're Prince Phillip, you're Prince Adam, you're Prince Henry ," the seven year little girl declared.
The kids were all playing in a park and their parents were all chatting as usual, having tea.
"But...but I want to be Snow White, Emma!" A little girl said.
"Max, You can't be Snow White," Emma huffed.
"Why?" Max asked with her big innocent eyes.
"Because Snow White's skin is white as snow and yours is black!" Emma replied. "You can't be Snow White. You...you can be a friend of Belle though."
"Well, you can't be Snow White either," Harry said without missing a beat.
"What? Why? My skin is white!" Emma exclaimed.
"Yeah," Harry shrugged. "But you're not beautiful enough. You'd be perfect for one of Cinderella's ugly sisters though," he said with a smirk.
The kids started laughing. The elders who heard it, choked on their tea.
Emma's face went red in embarrassment and she ran to her mother, fighting tears.
"Harry!" Lily gasped trying hard not to laugh.
Two people roared with laughter. James and Sirius.
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Their mornings always start with music. Lily and Remus love The Beatles. Harry's lullabies were mostly their songs.
One morning when they were all getting ready for work,
Harry looks at them seriously and goes, "Love is not really all you need, you know. There are many other important things too. Like... air, water, healthy food, home, clothes, family..."
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Harry watching TV, James reading a book and Sirius doing his crosswords.
Harry : Dad, is it too loud for you?
James : (with a big smile) No, son. But thank you for asking.
Harry : Okay (he smiles back). Bit if it is too loud, you could just leave the room (turns back to TV).
Sirius loses his shit and roll on the floor, laughing his arse off.
James just stares at them both.
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*Remus and Sirius babysitting Harry on Valentine's day. Sirius is watching TV and Remus and Harry are playing wizards' chess*
Remus : Padfoot, it's Valentine's day. James and Lily are on a date. Even Peter's got a date. You've said 'No' to women who asked you out claiming you already have plans. But you're sitting here with me...at home...in the middle of a forest... babysitting. Why did you turn down them and what are your plans actually?
Sirius : (stretching and casually putting his arm around Remus' shoulder) Take a wild guess, Lupin (and winks)
Remus : Padfoot, you seriously need to stop this and move on. You're not even trying. There is someone out there... you can fall in love with and start your life...a fresh start.
Harry : (Looks up from the chess board) Love is like a fart. If you have to force it, then it's probably shit.
*Sirius loses shit*
Remus: You're spending way too much time with Padfoot.
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Harry : (from the bathroom) Mum! I forgot to take my towel again. I need a towel.
Lily : I don't hear any magic words.
Harry : I need a towel, Accio!
The boys roar with laughter.
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Sirius : Twinkle twinkle little star. How I wonder what you are...
Harry : It's a ball of gas.
Sirius : ...
Harry : Stop pretending you don't know what it is.
Sirius : ...
Sirius : You should stop spending time with Moony.
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"Mr. Potter?" a stern voice snapped James out of his thoughts.
"Mrs. Baker," James looked at her with his cocky smile. "How are you?"
She frowned. "Harry," she said, frowning.
"Harry? What happened to him? Is he okay?"
"He's far better than okay, Mr. Potter," she said as Harry walked out of his classroom. "That boy is a big trouble."
"Trouble? Mrs. Baker, he's a well behaved kid," James said without missing a beat.
Sirius coughed.
"Well behaved? I think you're in a delusion. He behaves as if he's raised by wolves!" She said exasperated.
This time James stamped on Sirius' foot for coughing more.
"I'm sorry. I'll talk to him," James said fighting laughter.
"And please do something about his hair," she frowned looking at James' hair.
"Well, we tried. It runs in the family," James said running his fingers through his hair.
James and Sirius picked up Harry, and rode home. Harry sat in his little side car.
"Well, what happened?" James asked his son.
"I was sent out of the class today," Harry replied chuckling.
"Sent out of class? Why?!" Sirius asked.
"Because I was laughing," Harry laughed.
"And why were you laughing?"
"Well, it was Mrs. Baker's maths class. She was talking about basketball, football, baseball and I started laughing because she said balls," Harry laughed.
James and Sirius started chuckling.
"And she asked me why I was laughing and I told her 'because you said balls'," Harry was now laughing hard he was crying.
James and Sirius were too.
"Harry, if Lily knows about this, we're all dead meat," James said.
"Yeah. Especially you," Harry nodded.
James stared at him as Harry and Sirius laughed.
"Also Unca Padfoot," Harry added.
Sirius looked at him shocked. "Prongslet, you need to stop spending time with us. Lily's gonna hex me to oblivion."
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