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"You want to do what?" Sirius exclaimed after Lily told him what he planned to do with James.
"I want to put him in a muggle care facility, since he hasn't made any improvement at St. Mungo's in the past six years that he's been there," Lily informed him.
"What makes you think that he'll do better in a muggle place anyway, since they wouldn't understand his condition anyway?" Sirius asked her.
"When I went to Sunrise with the kids, they saw a young man there who was just like James who could communicate with us and he wasn't lying in bed all day long. Besides, I'm only going to visit the place to see what types of services that they could offer James and if it makes you feel any better this is something that Jamie and Harry want," Lily tried to convince him.
"I still don't see why you want to do this, since James is getting excellent care at St. Mungo's. I hope that you're not setting yourself up for a disappointment, like last time. I know that you want to do what is best for James, and I'm not sure that this is it. Besides you're his guardian and I trust you to treat him well," Sirius told her.
"I'm sure that you'll realize that I'll always have James's best interests at heart, since he is the father of my children," Lily reassured Sirius.
"You forgot to mention that James is your husband, or did you just want to forget that you're still married to him so that you can be free to shag Snivellius," Sirius reminded her.
"I know that I'm still married to James, but he's also the father of my children and no for the last time I'm not shagging anyone at the moment. Besides, if I put him in Sunshine, he'll be closer to where Harry and Jamie attend school and they'll be able to visit him ore often," Lily told him sounding insulted that Sirius would even think that she would even shag anyone other than her husband. When she came home after talking to Sirius, she decided that she would let Remus learn about her intentions when she told Harry and Jamie.
"Remus, I have something to say to the kids about James and I want you to be here when I tell them. Don't worry James is still doing the same at St. Mungo's," Lily informed Remus while she called the kids to come into the living room.
When Harry and Jamie came into the room and saw the look of worry on their mother's face, they wondered if their father was dying.
"Don't worry, you're father isn't dying yet, but I want to let you know that I'm thinking about putting James in a muggle care home, like the one that we visited last night. I even made an appointment to talk with the nursing home's administrator about James tomorrow after I get off from work and to get the paperwork started on his transfer," Lily informed the three of them.
"Does that mean that daddy will be able to talk to us?" Jamie asked.
"I don't know, but from what I saw last night it looks like he might, but I wouldn't get my hopes up too much if I were you," Lily warned her children while still sounding hopeful that James could at least let them know his feelings about them.
"When will daddy get to talk to us? Does he even know who I am?" Jamie asked her mum.
"I don't know, but I'll know tomorrow when he'll be able to move in and when he can start his various therapies. But from what I understand, it could take a while before he could even start communicating with us and I'm sure that he knows who you are even if he can't show it at this time," Lily answered Jamie to the best of her knowledge.
"When will he be able to go and when can we visit him?" Harry asked curious about when his father will be settled in his new home.
"I don't know, but I'll find out tomorrow and if this place doesn't have room for him then I'll find him somewhere else to go. Who knows, we might even be able to place him in a home at Godric's Hollow," Lily answered them sounding hopeful that finally James would be able to get the care that he needed instead of being stuck in a hospital bed all day with the only stimulation that he receives is the visits that he gets from his friends and family.
"How's Sirius taking the news?" Remus asked sounding concerned for his friend after the two of them went into the kitchen and they were out of the earshot of the children. "He still thinks that wizarding ways are best, though he knows that I have James's best interest at heart. He thinks that Severus and I are together, though I don't know where he got that idea from," Lily answered him sounding truthful.
"Well, you do spend a lot of time with him outside of us and when you look at him the same way that you looked at James while you were dating and before his accident. I'm not one to judge if you've fallen for someone else, since I personally don't know what I would do if I were in your situation and James is like another child now," Remus answered her.
"I do need to have other friends outside of you and Sirius, since you're James's friends and sometimes I feel that I can't be honest about James to the two of you like I can with Severus since he's my friend not James's friend," Lily told Remus hoping that she didn't hurt his feelings about her needing to have other friends.
"Why him? Why not a female friend, like you had in Alice or why don't you talk to Molly or even Laura?" Remus asked her wondering why she thought of Severus as a confidante instead of her two women friends.
"I don't know, I guess that it's because of all of things that we've been through together, I was there for him when he went through most of his darkest moments in his life. Besides if it weren't for him Harry, Jamie and I wouldn't be here by now either both James and I would be in St. Mungo's or we would both be dead, with me losing Jamie before she was even born," Lily answered Remus.
"It looks like you're dating him when you're still married to James, that's all. I don't mean that it's not okay for you to have guy friends since you have me and Sirius," Remus reminded her.
"I'm not dating him but he's the only one that I feel comfortable around and he was the first one to let me know about the magical world," Lily reassured him.
"I still think that the two of you have feelings for each other but are afraid to let each other know about it because of James. I think that he's always fancied you even after you married James," Remus tried to point out to Lily.
"No, he's just my friend and I don't have the same sort of feelings for him that I had for James," Lily answered him.
"Well, if you say so," Remus told her but not completely believing her insistence on her feelings about Snape.
"Do you plan on telling Severus your plans concerning James, since he's your friend?" Remus asked her quietly.
"Of course I did," Lily answered him while going back into the living room to put the kids to bed and Remus went home to see how Sirius was handling the news.
"Have you heard about what Lily plans on doing with James? Why would she want to take him to a muggle facility for, since he's getting excellent care at St. Mungo's?" Sirius asked Remus as soon as he came home from work.
"Yes I did and I think that its an excellent idea, since James has been at St. Mungo's for six years now and he's had no improvement there, I even think that he's even getting worse. I think that it's wise of Lily to look into alternative treatment for James at this point," Remus answered Sirius who looked surprised at his answer.
Sirius then went up to his room to sulk over the fact that his long time friend would support James even going to a muggle facility.
The next day Lily showed up for her appointment at the same muggle facility where they had brought the children to, hoping that they could at least help James if not cure him. "You must be Lily Potter, I'm Elizabeth Jones the administrator of this facility, and of course we've already met a couple of weeks ago when you came here with your kids. Of course the residents here love getting young visitors since some of them don't have a lot of family visiting them," Elizabeth told her after Lily filled out a questionnaire about James and his current situation.
"The kids enjoyed it too," Lily replied sounding proud of their little group of children. "As I told you earlier, we are a public facility, which means that the cost is lower than what you would find in a private facility. At this time we do have a bed here, but we also have a facility in Godric's Hollow which is where you currently reside if you want to place your husband in a home closer to your residence," Elizabeth informed her.
"Will James receive the same treatment at Godric's Hollow that he would receive here?" Lily asked her sounding interested.
"Yes he will and I will even show you around here and let you know about the different therapies that he will receive while here," Elizabeth answered her question gently knowing how concerned she must be to place a loved one in a nursing home.
Elizabeth led Lily on a tour of the nursing home while explaining the different services that they offered. Lily looked around with interest; certain that James would receive better care here than he was currently receiving at St. Mungo's. When they returned to Elizabeth's office, Lily decided that she wanted to visit the facility at Godric's Hollow before making her decision, but she knew that she was going to place him in a muggle facility. As Elizabeth explained about the treatment plan that would be available to James, Lily thought about how wonderful it would be if James would be able to communicate with his friends and family again, even if he would never be able to live at home again.
Elizabeth interrupted her thoughts by letting Lily know "we also let family members check out our residents for short visits, even the residents like James from what you told me about him."
At those words, Lily thought about what a surprise it would be for James to be able to visit her and their children at their home.
"What do I need to do in order to get him admitted?" Lilly asked.
"First you need to have James's doctor send a copy of his medical records to us and from there we can determine a treatment plan for him. Before you do that you do need to send us a deposit to reserve a bed for him here," Elizabeth answered her while Lilly wondered how James's records from St. Mungo's would translate into muggle medical terms. A few days later Lily toured the Sunnydale home in Godric's home and made arrangements to have James transferred there, which would bring him closer to her and the kids.