I was awakened by a small cough coming from in between Lily and I. I turned my head towards the sound. Harry lay with his small hands bundled in the tails of my shirt and head against my side. Instinctively I gently pressed a hand to his forehead, it was still warm. Shit he still had a fever.

"Lily! Do you know if we have some fever reducer?"

"Why? Do you have a fever too?" she half yawned half mumbled into her pillow

"No Harry's still burning up."

"Let me check." She got up and walked into the bathroom. "We don't have any children's and you know what Slughorn said what would happen if you gave a child adult-strength potion don't you?" She said sternly. I thought back to seventh-year potions… Slughorn had a crush on my girlfriend… Sirius put a firework in Snape's potion making explode all over. "Sorry dear, I can't remember that, I can remember Slughorn having a crush on you." I teased

"It could cause death James! Death! How can you forget something like that?" she practically shouted at me.

"Alright I'm sorry I'll remember let's let him sleep and see how he feels in the morning." I said getting up and snaking my arms around her waist.

"Should we move him into his crib?"

"Why? It's 3:00 in the morning any way" I said climbing back into bed. Reluctantly she followed. We both fell asleep as soon as our heads hit the pillow. 4 hours later I was awakened again by my son.

"Daddy I no feel good." He told me.

"Does your throat still hurt Pup?"

"Yeah"

"Come here bud" I said holding my arms open for him. "Is your Mum awake?"

"Yeah" He repeated.

"Are you hungry?"

"No" Man, he really must not feel good.

"Do you want to go downstairs?" I felt him nod against my chest. I stood up carefully and slowly made my way down the stairs.

"There my boys are!" Lily said when I walked in the kitchen

"Hey Babe" I said kissing her cheek.

"How are you feeling Harry?" Lily prompted

"Yucky" he whined.

"Do we need to go to Mungo's today?" Lily mouthed to me.

"Can we go to Pomfrey? She's better with kids" I mouthed back.

"We are NOT students any more James Andrew!" she said to me. "You do make a valid point about being good with kids. But still I don't want to be a bother."

"Lils, it's the Christmas Holiday nobody is going to be there, we won't be bothering her."

"Fine I'll call over there" she said placing cereal bowl at Harry's spot and leaving.

"I not hungry" Harry said when I sat him down

"You don't have to eat all of it, just a little bit for me." I said to him and he took a couple of pieces out of the bowl and ate them. He proceeded to eat like that until Lily nodded to me meaning we could take Harry over to Hogwarts.

"I spoke to McGonagall she said we could but some Quidditch players are in there with broken bones so we have to be quick." I nodded and when Harry stopped eating Lily got him dressed while I ate some waffles. We apperated into Hogsmede and walked up the familiar path with Lily cradling Harry. We quickly got into the warmth of the castle and went up the 7 flights of stairs. I opened the door quietly and held it open for Lily.

"Ah, Mrs. Potter! Minerva told me you might be here today! What injury does James have now?"

"As Flattered as I am Poppy it is not me with an injury, you see our son, Harry, is sick and has a Muggle disease but it is something more because he threw up last night." I explained.

"Put him down here and I'll take a look at him." Lily struggled with our son for a while. Before I took him and told him softly but sternly that he had to lay down other wise he would be sick forever. I had never seen our son scramble out of my arms faster. He laid down and I crouched down next to him and took is small hand.