A/N: I don't own anything you recognize.
This is for the Harry Potter Fanfiction Challenges forum
Are you crazy enough to do it Challenge
444. (song title) Back At One – Brian McKnight
If You Dare Challenge
444. Friendship Last a Lifetime
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Insane Prompt challenge:
444: Occasion: Promotion
Seasonal Challenge
Days of the Year
23rd March: National Puppy Day - Write about Sirius Black
Word count: 612
"I'll be back at one. I promise," James stated. Lily gave him that look, the one that said she didn't believe him. He smiled at her.
"You really think I'm going to fall for that goofy grin of yours?"
"You always have before. It's just one drink with Sirius. He said he had something important to tell me."
"If it's because he found a female poodle..."
"That was one time."
"Twice," Lily corrected rolling her green eyes. "Go! I know I'll regret it if you don't. You two will never let me hear the end of it. Heck, you'll probably tell the baby about the time I didn't let you go drinking, and then he or she will continue reminding me after the two of you are gone."
"As if I'd ever leave you, or our little one, Lily."
"Good."
"I'll be back by one, I promise," he repeated slipping out the door leaving Lily alone. She shook her head. The pair of them was just...she couldn't even think of the word at the moment. She glanced around the house wondering what she was supposed to do now.
She was deliberately not working on the nursery, not wanting to commit to a neutral color, but at the same time, she wasn't ready to know if the little one would be a girl or a boy.
Instead, Lily finished the laundry, cleaned the kitchen, and started slow cooking a stew for dinner. She really liked the cooking spell she'd discovered. It world similar to a muggle crock pot, slow cooking the meat until it was extremely tender. James couldn't seem to master the spell. He also acted as though most household spells were slightly beneath him.
She'd caught him using a few of her easier cooking spells when he thought she wasn't looking though.
"Lily? I'm home! See, I told you, I'd be home by one. It's only...oh," James said seeing a very annoyed Lily standing in the middle the living room.
"Three in the afternoon?" Lily asked pointing to the large clock hanging on the wall. It had been a wedding gift from someone, she couldn't remember who at the moment. She was pretty sure James hated the clock. It had a habit of randomly chiming.
"Sorry, I got you flowers," James apologized handing Lily a bouquet of lilies. She fought the urge to roll her eyes. Somehow James always knew he was going to be in trouble, or maybe he planned to be in trouble? Either way, he was keeping at least one florist from bankruptcy.
"You do know there are other flowers in existence."
"Yes."
"And yet, every time you do something wrong what do you bring me?"
"Lilies. They match your name."
"So if my name was Orchid, you'd bring me orchids?" Lily asked trying to think of the most expensive flower she could. Orchids were at least exotic.
"Yes. Hey, that's a good name for a girl, Orchid." Lily tried not to blink. Hadn't they deliberately decided not to discuss baby names?
"What did Sirius have to say? Before you two got drinks at the Cauldron?"
"We didn't get drinks at the Cauldron."
"Fine, the Dragon Slayer then."
"He got a promotion."
"At work?"
"At life! His mother finally died! He's a free man, last of the Blacks. Turns out, she didn't change her will."
"In other words, he's siriusly rich?" Lily asked with a smirk.
"Dang it, Lily. I didn't even think of making that joke. Wait, since when are you playing the siriusly game?"
"Since last month. I've now got three points to your...what? One?"
"And this is why I love you, Lily."
"I love you too James."