Chapter Five

DC: I don't own Harry Potter

Brooms, owls, quills, parchments, snitches, banks, books, ice-cream, robes, brushes, wizard clothes, food, tricks, candy, drinks, tents, potions, devices, cats, games, and more magical items, is what Lily took the Marauders around to see, not get, that morning. It was peaceful.

But the peace of morning didn't last long. Soon Lily was a little tired from going to shop-to-shop looking at the wizard things, some muggle things too. Not that she didn't like or love the wizard things, but she felt a little guilty. She had to explain to the boys they couldn't get anything until she had just a little more money. This was what was making her feel guilty. She only had money for lunch.

And just as noontime was arriving, Sirius was tugging on Lily's hand. "Mum I really have to go."

"What do you mean, Sirius?" Lily asked.

"I mean I have to go. To go!" Sirius said, suddenly doing a little antsy dance.

Lily sighed. Why of all times? "But we were just in a bathroom, why didn't you go then?"

"Because I didn't have to go," Sirius explained. He was holding his stomach now, and his knees were turning in. Somehow he still did his little dance. It was a sorry looking stance. "Mum…"

Lily knew if she didn't get him to the loo now, he'd be off peeing in his new clothes. Lily quickly picked him up, making sure his body was away from hers, just in case there were any leaks, and ran back to the original restaurant she came out of. James and Remus right behind the two, jogging to keep up with Lily's wide steps.

This time there were lots of people in that restaurant, as Lily rushed into the women's bathroom.

She set Sirius into the stall, left him, and then closed the door. He locked it afterwards. She sighed, and looked around. There were a couple women inside, either putting on makeup or washing their hands. James and Remus had closed their eyes shut and put their hands over them. They didn't want to seem like they were peepers.

One of the ladies laughed. "Having a little trouble, dear?"

"Oh just…an emergency," Lily said. She looked at the lady. She had flaming red hair, just like herself, and soft brown eyes. She had a nice smile on her face, as if this incident had happened to her before. Lily smiled herself, and knocked on Sirius's stall. "Are you done yet?"

"Just a moment."

"Are the other ladies gone, mum?" Remus asked, whispering.

"No they're not, so keep your eyes perfectly shut," Lily said, patting his head a little.

"Are they yours?" The woman asked. By now everyone else had left the area leaving the two women, and three boys, alone in the bathroom.

"Oh…ah well…" Lily didn't know what to say. They weren't really hers.

"Yes, she's our mum!" James said in a matter of fact tone, still covering his eyes, but stomping his foot on the tile to make emphasis on his statement.

"Yeah," Remus added. "We didn't come from anyone else."

Lily ran a hand through her hair. Things just got a little worse. James and Remus just dug a deep hole for herself. "Er…That's some of the truth."

The toilet flushed, and Sirius came out. He went to the sink, and turned it on. "I feel much better." He began to wash his hands.

The lady's eyebrow went up. "How old are they?"

"We're five!" Sirius answered. Sirius just buried Lily ten feet deeper.

"And how old are you?" The lady asked Lily.

"Eighteen…"

There was an odd silence between the lady and Lily. Sirius turned off the water, and flicked it into Remus's face. Remus wiped off his hands, and angrily looked at Sirius. They had a little staring contest. James still stood with his hands covering his face.

"I would like to explain," Lily said, backing the boys out of the bathroom. James had finally uncovered his eyes. "Perhaps over lunch?"

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The three boys played with their muggle french fries; they came as a side dish, as Lily explained to the lady what really had happened, or what she knew. She really didn't know what happened on how the boys had turned little, no one really knew except the boys themselves, but they were too young to remember. Lily would just have to wait until they grew up.

The lady, by now she had said her name, which was Mrs. Molly Weasley herself, understood. She was a little shocked, in the beginning, that an eighteen-year-old young woman would already have three kids, and the kids were already five at that.

"I've been saying the three are my nephews for a little while." Lily smiled a little. "But I guess it's okay if you know. I mean they've even told you I was their mother."

"Well I hope it teaches you some," Mrs. Weasley said. "I've five myself, and they can be a handful."

"Five?" Lily asked. "I bet that is a handful."

"Yes it really is," Mrs. Weasley replied with a smile. "At the moment my husband is at home watching them. It's his only day off. I hope Fred and George, the twins of the family, are doing well. I think they've developed a cold, and I'm sure Percy, Bill, and Charlie are playing nicely somewhere outside."

Lily nodded. Sirius flung a french-fry at Lily, and she glared at him. "No more of that. Eat your food, don't play with it."

"Yes mum," Sirius said with a mischievous smile.

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"Mum, are we going home?"

"Yes James, we are going home."

"We can watch the box!"

"Not for too long though, Sirius."

Lily herded the three boys into the Leaky Cauldron, and took a little rest there. The three boys sat talking, and Lily stretched her legs out a little. They had been walking all day, and her legs felt like they could just fall off and never come back.

"Remus?" Sirius asked.

"What?" Remus said.

"What's your middle name?" Sirius asked.

"It's John," Remus replied. "Why?"

"Just wondering." Sirius then turned to James asking the same question.

Lily rested for the next minute or so, before she pulled them outside. It was time to start their walk home.

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Lala Rue here, and this has been the toughest chapter to write. I don't know why, but at least I'm not stuck anymore! Yay!

I've been going a little...downwards with my writing. I haven't been doing as much, and I need to get back into shape of writing more. Something I'll have to get to soon...

Well, I'll update soon if I can get some reviews! (And/or finish chapter six)

Love, Lala Rue!