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One Year

"Lily, Lily wake up," Simone said quietly into Lily's ear. Almost immediately, she was sitting straight up and jumped out of the bed.

"What?"

"They just brought in James," she said as they started to walk out of the ward.

"How long have I been asleep?"

"A little over an hour and a half,"

"Where is he at?"

"Fourth floor, second room on the left...I can't go in with you – we're swamped tonight...So I guess I'll see you later,"

Lily nodded her thanks before Simone left. Lily's heart seemed to be working overtime as she stepped across the threshold. James was unconscious; he looked peaceful. Sirius and Remus, who were sitting on opposite sides of the bed, looked up as Lily entered. She conjured a chair and sat next to Sirius, who was closest to the door, as she held James's hand.

"They said it's bad, Lils," said Remus solemnly, breaking the silence. "They wouldn't tell us the specifics, but it's not looking good,"

She nodded slightly, though she never took her eyes off of James. How long they stayed like that, Lily never knew. Eventually, she heard someone say her name softly from behind her.

She, Remus and Sirius all looked to see Marlene McKinnon standing in the door. "Lily, can I talk to you?"

She stood and followed Marlene into the hall.

"What's going on?" Lily asked in a tired voice.

"Here's James's chart...I thought you might want to see it," She handed Lily a stack of parchment.

Lily flipped through the first few pages until she found his diagnosis sheet. "Broken left wrist, large laceration from the back of the head to the right temple, three broken ribs, deflated lung," she said quietly. "He's lucky to be alive..."

"He's going to be fine," Marlene said in a comforting voice as she rubbed Lily's arm. "We think he'll be awake by tomorrow morning, tomorrow afternoon at the latest. James will need to stay for a few days, just for observations, but he'll be okay,"

"Thank you," Lily replied, her eyes full of tears.

"Your very welcome...but now, you have to friends in there that would probably like to know what's going on too,"

Lily nodded as she turned to go back into the room.

"There is one more thing," said Marlene as Lily turned back to face her. "They found Dorcas in–"

"In the same building they found me and James. Voldemort killed her just as we came in,"

"I know how close you are – well, were – with her and...and I'm really sorry, Lil,"

Finally, the tears started to fall. "We're dropping like flies, Marlene...I feel so – so hopeless,"

"I know, Lily. Everyday when I leave for work, I'm so scared that I won't see my husband or daughter again that it takes all of my will just to come here."

"What are we going to do?"

"Hope for a miracle. It's all we can do."

000

Just as Marlene had thought, James awoke the next morning, sore – but alive. And even though she knew he would be fine, she still felt so elated to just see him move again. But her joy was short lived. Two days after James was released, Dorcas's parents held her funeral. It had to be one of the saddest days in Lily's memory. While they had lost so many people in the war, Dorcas was the first in Lily and her friends' close group. It felt so weird to think that she would never come over again.

But because Elizabeth was now roommate-less, Remus moved in with her. While Elizabeth's parents were not too pleased, Remus and Elizabeth didn't care. Finally, the day of there wedding came. Lily thought that Elizabeth looked beautiful in her ivory dress. It was a very small wedding, but perfect nevertheless.

000

It was the middle of October. Lily was sitting at the bar in her kitchen eating an apple when she heard someone calling her.

"Lily! Lily!"

"What is it, Alice?" asked Lily as she walked into her living room, surprised to see her friend.

"Is James home yet?"

"No, why?"

"Cause I need to talk to you,"

"Well, sit down," Lily said as they sat down on the couch. "So what's up?"

"Well, first of all, you're never going to guess who's pregnant,"

"You!"

"No...Narcissa Malfoy,"

"WHAT?"

"Yeah. Frank told me yesterday,"

"You mean there's gonna be another Malfoy running around?"

"That's what I thought, too. But anyway – this is why I came here – Frank and I got to talking and..."

"And?" Lily urged her, though she thought she knew what was coming.

"We talked about it and Frank and I are going to try and have a baby,"

Lily let out a shriek of excitement as she flung her arms around Alice. "This is so awesome!" Lily said as she let go of her friend.

"I know!" Alice beamed. "We haven't told anyone else, but I've been bursting to tell someone and you are my best friend."

Lily was about to say something, but the phone began to ring. "Oh, hang on just a second, it's probably just my mum."

She hurried into the kitchen to answer the phone, Alice following her.

"Hello?...Oh, hi Mum...Oh, you know, same old stuff. You sound like awfully excited about something..." But Lily's curious face instantly changed into shock. "What?...W–was it expected?...Oh...How far is she?...Oh...okay...Um, listen, I've got to get going, but I'll talk to you later...I love you too. Bye."

Lily hung up the phone and slowly turned back to Alice.

"You okay, Lil?"

"I don't know," She looked like she was in a daze.

"Is your mum alright?" Alice asked as she led Lily back to the living room.

"Yeah,"

"Well what did she say?" Alice was starting to get annoyed.

They sat down on the couch before Lily said, "Petunia is pregnant,"

"What!"

"Yeah,"

They were quiet for a while before Alice said, "Eewww,"

Lily couldn't help but laugh. "That was my first thought too," before she was quiet again.

"Are you sure you're alright?"

"Yeah, I'm sure." Lily glanced at the clock. "It's getting kinda late...you should get home and make that baby you want,"

"Okay," Alice laughed. "I'll see you later,"

"Bye,"

Alice Dissapparated. Lily laid back down on the couch.

Petunia was going to have a baby. Whoa. How could her sister have a baby? Especially with Vernon. Alice had hit the nail on the head. Eewww.

But was she jealous? No, of course I'm not jealous. If she wants to have a baby, that's her business. God knows she that it's her life's ambition to be a housewife and a stay at home mom, so go ahead and let her.

"Lily?"

She snapped out of her thoughts – James was waving his hand in front ofher face.

"Sorry...I was thinking," she sat up and kissed him.

"What's up?" he asked as he sat next to her.

"Well, my sister is pregnant,"

James's eyes widened. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah,"

"So did she just call you to gloat –"

"Oh, no, like she would stoop down to my level and call me...No, my mum called,"

"Oh...Are you alright?"

She shrugged James pulled her closer. "I guess it's just one more reminder how far away my sister and I were. We used to be so close...well, before I got my letter. Do you realize that I'll probably never see my own niece or nephew? I guess it's just a little depressing, that's all,"

James rubbed the small of her back for awhile before saying, "Hey, I've got an idea. Let's go out and eat,"

Lily laughed. "Is that how you fix everything?"

"Well, we could stop by Honeydukes and get some of their best chocolate,"

"Now that sounds like a great idea."

000

Over the next few weeks, all that Lily's mother wanted to talk about was her eldest daughters pregnancy. Phrases like 'oh, she's just over five weeks along now', 'they had an ultrasound done yesterday', and 'I just can't believe that I'm going to have a grandchild' were all she hardly said to Lily. It was getting so bad that half the time Lily stopped answering the phone.

And speaking of pregnancies, Alice was still not pregnant. Nearly every time Lily saw her, she would ask. But as Alice had repeatedly said, "It's still too early to tell," But this would only put Lily's mind at ease from, oh, three hours at the most.

Meanwhile, James and Lily's anniversary was approaching. It seemed amazing that they had been married for a year – and even more amazing that they had both lived to see it.

So, on the evening of the fourth of November, Lily left the St. Mungo's an hour early to go home and...prepare.

The first thing she did was draw herself a hot bath, complete with bubbles, scented oils, candles, and wine. She pinned her hair to the top of her head and eased herself into the hot water. What was it about hot water that was so relaxing, Lily didn't know – or even try to figure out. But there was one thing that could make this better.

And that was when she heard him; James apparated into their bedroom.

"Lily?" he called.

"I'm in here." she replied.

She heard his footsteps getting closer. When he finally came into the bathroom, he had a look of shock and satisfaction on his face.

"Need to unwind from work?" He asked playfully.

She gave him a sly smile. "Maybe...do you need to unwind as well?"

"You know, I think I might," he said as he took off his robes and slid into the tub, across from Lily.

Thank God for large tubs, he thought as he rubbed Lily's leg.

Unable to stand it much long, Lily rose slightly from the tub, only to straddle her husband. Lily lowered her head and whispered, "Happy Anniversary, love,"