(IMPORTANT A/N: I have taken some of Harry's familiars out of chapter 2, he now only has Apollo, Mistic, and Snuffles, the other familiars will appear later on in the story as they all play an important part. Thank you for the wait)
Chapter 3 Reunited
As father and son where reunited, Remus looked around the street they where on, and found it blissfully empty. Than, he glanced down at his watch and was shocked at the time. "Ah… James? Sorry to interrupt, but it's already 7:30 and Amy said she would be here at eight. We should probably go tell Lilly and make sure she's ready to go…" James nodded and stood carefully so as to not jostle Harry who had just fallen asleep in his arms
"Alright, come on"
As they reached Lilly's room, Remus stopped James before he could enter
"Ah James, I think you should tell Lilly about Harry before you bring him in. She just gave birth I don't think she could take seeing her supposedly dead son alive in your arms without a bit of a warning."
"Right good point" James said somewhat sheepishly "Padfoot can you hold Harry while Moony and I talk to Lilly?"
"Of course! I am his godfather after all!" James gave Sirius a hard look "Don't worry Prongs I'll behave!"
James nodded, then looked down at Harry who had just awoken
"Harry, Remus and I are just going to talk to Lilly for a moment before you come in okay? Will you stay here with your Uncle Padfoot while we do that?" Harry nodded though he didn't really want to let go of his father, but then again he'd have Sirius "Okay here you go Padfoot" James said as he reluctantly past Harry to Sirius.
As James and Remus went into Lilly's room Sirius walked over to the other side of the hall and sat down in the chair that was there. Harry buried his head in Sirius's chest taking in the differences between this Sirius and the only real father figure that he had had in his old world.
Sirius looked down at the small child he held in his arms, his mind still reeling with what had happened in the short amount of time between when they had been leaving the hospital for some fresh air to now. He was happy, extremely happy that they had found the boy safe and sound and was already very attached to his little godson Harry. Sirius frowned somewhat when he noticed that Harry had begun to shift around uncomfortably.
"Hey, you alright Harry?" Sirius asked concerned. Harry nodded but Sirius wasn't convinced so he gently lifted Harry's head so he could look at the boys face "What's wrong Kido'?"
Harry looked down for a moment before saying in a small voice,
"W…what if she doesn't like me? What if she d…doesn't w…want me?" Sirius blinked at that,
"Don't worry Harry she'll love you! She loved you the very first moment she laid eyes on you. And as for wanting you, well you're lucky you have a new baby sister or she'd never let you go. Now you only have to worry about getting away from your father, Uncle Moony, Aunt Amy, Aunt Melleny, myself and everyone else!" Sirius said smiling at Harry. Harry smiled at him
"You think so?"
"I know so!" Sirius said.
Harry hugged him, and then they sat in silence for a moment before Sirius broke the silence with a question that had been on his mind for a while,
"So Harry," he said in a casual voice "do you like pranks?" Sirius said hoping to corrupt the boy before Remus and Lily got him.
"Pranks? Like what?" Harry asked innocently though inside he was grinning evilly.
"Oh you know pouring icy-cold water on someone while they're sleeping, or turning their hair neon colors, that kind of thing." Sirius replied grinning at Harry
"But Uncle Padfoot, that's not very nice!" Harry said continuing with the innocent boy act.
"But it's funny! I once tipped icy-cold water on your dad once when he was sleeping and he shot straight up, fell on the floor, stabbed his toe on his trunk and started hopping around the room dripping-wet! But it was the look on his face… it was priceless!" Sirius said laughing at the memory and Harry joined him as he imagined it taking place.
That was how Remus and James found them, James and Remus exchanged looks both wondering what Sirius had been telling young innocent Harry.
"What's going on here?" James asked and Sirius and Harry immediately stopped laughing and looked at James with innocent looks on their faces, Harry's was easily bought. I should have taken up acting, Harry thought to himself as James and Remus gave Sirius a suspicious look, obviously not buying his innocent look. Sirius stood up with Harry in his arms
"Going on? Nothings going on" Sirius said somewhat hastily
"You'd better not be trying to corrupt my boy Black! We have enough pranksters to bring Hogwarts down three times over." James said taking Harry back from Sirius' arms "so Harry what where you two talking about just now?"
"Umm… well Uncle Padfoot was telling me about pranks like the time he poured icy-cold water all over you when you where sleeping." Harry said innocently
"Oh really?" James said glaring at Sirius before turning around.
"Uhuh!" Harry said, and then over James' shoulder he poked his tongue out at Sirius. Sirius gasped, 'maybe Harry's not as innocent as I first thought', Sirius pondered to himself.
"Lilly is looking forward to seeing you" James told Harry completely unaware of what was going on behind his back. As they entered Lilly's room Harry turned to get his first look of his mother in fifteen years. And there she was, standing by the bed impatiently waiting the arrival of the son that she had lost so long ago 'Oh my God!' Harry thought 'She looks just like an angel. Her fiery-red hair flowing gracefully down her back, her bright emerald-green eyes that she passed onto me… My mother!' Harry now had tears in his eyes.
Lilly looked up as the door opened to see her husband enter the room with her baby boy that she hadn't seen in five years, in his arms. 'He looks so much like his father, but he has my eyes.' Lilly thought as tears began to fall from her eyes.
As James and Harry reached her, she reached up one hand to stroke Harry's cheek, making sure he was real
"My baby!" she whispered before she took Harry from James and held him in her arms not wanting to ever let him go.
Sirius and Remus waited outside the room to give the Potter parents and their newly returned son some privacy, but it was getting late and Amy would be there soon to pick them up, so the entered the room. The sight that meet them brought tears to their eyes, Lilly had Harry wrapped tightly in her arms and James had Lilly and Harry in his.
"Umm… sorry to interrupt but Amy's going to be here soon." Remus said hating to have to break them up.
"That's alright Moony" James said "You all packed love?" James asked his wife
"I think so, but give me a moment and I'll check." She said as she reluctantly passed Harry back to James and moved around the room checking the draws to make sure she had everything. "Yes that's all" she said as she lifted Little Lily into her arms "Sirius would you take my bags, thanks" she said without waiting for his answer "All ready!"
They walked down the hall to the reception/waiting room where they sat down on the couches to wait.
"Ah Prongs, aren't you forgetting something?" Remus asked James
"No I don't think so…" James with a small frown
"How about the bill?"
"Oh! Oops!" James said standing up, but leaving Harry on the couch next to Lilly. "Come on Moony I need your help with all this muggle money."
As James and Remus moved off to pay the bill Harry's attention was drawn to the small figure that was his baby sister. Lilly looked down at her son still barely able to believe he she had him back, had a second chance with him. She noticed he seemed almost transfixed with Little Lily.
"Do you want to hold her?" she asked him and watched him as he nodded without taking his eyes off his sister "You have to be very gentle, she is only little" Lilly said with a smile as she carefully passed Little Lily to him, watching him as he held his baby sister so carefully that it astounded her.
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Harry held Little Lily in his arms careful not to jostle her. Looking down at his baby sister he mused on how adorable and innocent she was and vowed to always protect her, with his life if need be.
As Harry looked down at her, Little Lily gazed up at him; he had eyes so much like her mothers, ones that showed love and protection, she felt so safe with him. She smiled up at him giggling her approval.
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Lilly took Little Lily back as James and Remus returned, but before they could even sit down, the hospital door opened.
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A/N: Well that's it for this chapter, sorry for the long wait but my computer was getting fixed and took forever. Hope you like this installment and hopefully I'll be able to get the next chapter up soon. Again thanks for the wait and the reviews!
Please keep reviewing, as it's what keeps me writing, constructive criticism is always welcome.
