This is for the Story writing Club

Fortnightly flip out

Assignment 1

Prompts used:

Marauders

Beach

Carpet

Indigo

Word count: 916

Creature: dragon

Lily had convinced Sirius to stay in his animagus form just for the day, and Sirius had no choice but to agree. Remus, who had just come out of a bad werewolf transformation needed to be somewhere with fresh air so Lily had suggested they all take a trip to the quiet beach near Godrics Hollow. They all now sat peacefully on the beach.

"What a good dog!" Lily Potter cooed, scratching the black dog's shaggy ears as his large head lay peacefully in her lap.

"Does Sirius make a good pet, Lils?" James chortled, making himself comfortable beside her, their chubby little baby held securely in his arms.

The dog glared at him in response and went back to sleeping in Lily's lap.

"He's adorable, though not playful enough for my liking." Lily replied sarcasticly.

Lily watched as Remus swam out into the depths of the ocean, the waves lapping at his shoulders as he went.

"Or," Lily said slyly "You could join Moony out there."

"Remember, stags don't swim." James shot back, digging a hole in the sand with his hand.

"But you're a James right now." Lily whined, pulling her baby son to her side.

"But I wanna stay with ma woman!" James smiled, thumping Sirius on his rear end.

Sirius growled in response and proceeded to clamber into Lily's lap to get further away from James's teasing.

"Fine!" James huffed, dusting the sand off himself as he made his way down to the water's edge.

Lily watched her husband fondly as the cool water lapped at his feet. She smiled as the salty wind swept back his messy jet black hair.

The shore was a mixture of colours, with the glistening white sands speckled with dozens of beautiful shells, some fiery orange and some, Lily noticed, were as deep green as her son's beautiful eyes. Lily got up and stood beside James at the shore, taking in the scent of the fresh, ocean air and feeling the squishiness of the soft sand beneath her delicate feet.

The waves, cool but inviting lapped at Lily's feet as she watched the shaggy black dog skim across the beach, his ears pricked back and his large pink tongue lolling out of his mouth.

Managing to catch sight of a gull, Sirius took chase, his large paws thundering accrosss the shell coated shore until he came to the cliffs. With a puppy like enthusiasm, he lunged forwards, barely managing to keep his balance on the rocky surface. The gull, having noticed the chase, now circled gleefully overhead, cawing and flapping teasingly above his head. It stretched it's wings lazily and swooped gracefully over the still blue-green ocean. Sirius leapt off the cliff into the cool water, his legs paddling with great determination as he swam forwards.

Baby Harry, who was now in a floating device in the water, pointed with his little chubby fists at the waterlogged dog.

"Siri!" he cooed to his parents, trying to swim with his little chubby legs.

Lily and James smiled and carried their son out deeper, where Remus was lazily holding the struggling dog.

"Naughty Sirius!" James chuckled, throwing the wet dog over his shoulder.

Sirius whined, smacking James in the face with a sodden paw.

"Bad Snuffles!" Remus laughed, ruffling Sirius's wet fur.

Sirius yawned widely and curled up in James arms.

James let go of Sirius, who in turn, fell knowneath the water. Immediately Lily's arms were under him, pklling him up into her arms and craddling him to her chest like a small child. Sirius licked her face in appreciation, glared at James and coughed up water.

"It'se we get the little tucker to his nap." Jamenap."led, pulling Harry into his arms and walking towards shore.

Lilthe shore. shoulder deep in water felt the blazing sun shining u her auburn covered head.

Lily loved this.

She loved seeing her handsome, shirtness husband, carrying their newly prized possession in his arms, wading towards the shore. She loved tasting the salt on her lips and listening to the soft crashing of the waves on the shore. She also loved how the ocean reflected the clear blue sky and how it sparkled beneath the sun.

Sirius whined, he was getting cold of being in the water and he wanted Lily to stop daydreaming.

"Fine!" Lily huffed, wading her way back onto the shore.

James now lie on the indigo towel that Lily had brought along, Harry resting on his bare muscular chest.

Sirius shook himself off, walked over to the pair and pushed Harry gentle with his pink muzzle.

The little infant giggled, patting the dog's nose with new found interest.

"You've got good control of the pair of them!" Remus whistled in admiration, taking his place beside James on the towel.

Lily pulled another from within her carpet made bag and wrapped it loosely around herself as she pulled out Harry's dry clothes.

She gently pulled Harry from Sirius's wet and sandy paws and waved her wand oler him, a warm breeze covering him to get him dry. Lily then dressed him in the clothes and swaddled him in a new blanket. She placed him back on James's chest and let Sirius lay his head back into her lap, his chin resting on her knee, his dog breath blowing in her face.

Lily sighed, she loved everything about this family, they were hers, and, she thought to herself with a chuckle, nothing could ever replace this fond moment.