The alarm clock blared in my ear. 5 o'clock in the morning, I groaned and thought, a mother's work is truly never done. I got in the shower the steamy abyss woke me up, after I got dressed in a navy and pink flowered dress and cream tights, I slipped my black converse on, after I blew dry my hair on low, I traveled out of the dorm.

James had Eva tonight, seeing as we didn't sleep in the same bed. That would be weird, at least I thought. I wanted to go for a stroll, it was early out on the lovely Hogwarts manicured grounds, right now was the only time of day I would have time to do this.

Eva occupied most of my time now, but I loved it. I don't know how I was going to part with her at the end of the year; it was going to be unbearable.

Then I saw a figure coming toward me, a tall figure, and a very handsome tall figure. James.

"Lily, come quick Eva, she has something wrong with her. She's breathing, but like shallow and she's really warm but she's shivering and she won't stop coughing. Eva looks paler than Iris, come on!" he said urgently.

I panicked and ran faster than James to his room. He is a quidditch player I shouldn't be faster than him, but it is six in the morning, still he would have to start running with me every morning. Why was I thinking about this right now? I had bigger issues than James's lack of speed. Oh God Lily.

My baby was lying in her small bed hugging the pink blankets to her like they were a life line, he curls were all over the pillow, and her skin was a deathly shade of pale. I shuddered but picked her up and carried her to the door James gave me a questioning look, "Iris, she's a healer in training she'll know what to do!" I took the steps three at a time and James was trying to keep up with me.

I burst into the room and yelled, "Iris wake-up, Eva something's wrong with her!" Iris stirred and looked up at my shocked expression,

"Lily come on let's go to your room it's more comfortable." I didn't doubt that, Iris's room was covered in clothes and band posters, her circle bed was rumpled and I saw Sirius was sleeping in it; thank god he was fully clothed. She has some serious explaining to do; they just started going out… LILY GET A GRIP, I told myself.

I laid her down on my lovely king-size bed with black canopy lace and white silk sheets. Eva looked like a ghost against the stark white sheets. I shivered even though I wasn't cold at all.

"Oh yes… Uh-huh that makes sense, stuffy nose… red throat, fever… "Iris muttered to herself while she examined my little princess.

"You guys are so protective all I can tell is wrong with her is that she is having a little mishap with influenza, you know common cold? I'll go get some medicine but she is going to be fine, you just have to keep her warm, hydrated, and make sure she doesn't very active." She smiled at me, "I always knew you were the loving and guarding type, now that you have woken me up, I will gladly go back to sleep, only wake me up again if someone's dying, or getting blood on the carpet."

After I had gotten the medicine in her little mouth she started to get hungry, James and I hung on her every word,

"Mommy I want Dolly."

"Dada, can you put princess movie in?"

"Thank-You, Mommy and Daddy."

"I want hot cocoa!"

"I am tired leave me alone, I want to sleep!"

"I love you."

By the end of the day I was so tired I had James pull off my shoes for me, "You can sleep on the other side of Eva if you want." I yawned and said while I was half-asleep.

"No I have to go to my room, Goodnight Lily, Love you Eva." He said as he kissed her cheek and pressed his lips to mine for a quick kiss, well not exactly quick…

After he left I lazily put on pajamas and fell asleep to the steady beats of Eva's heart and her deep sweet breaths.

It was short I know but it's really hard to update these days, soccer started up again and I've got play rehearsals, track, high school, homework, and I have to fit sleep sometime into that equation. Not very easy… But I am trying really hard so update and tell me what I should do to help this story, thanks to everyone who reviewed last chapter. Thanks! :)

With Love,

Reah

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