-This is a collection of five drabbles. They are all Lily/James and are set between their marriage and Harry's birth.

The Five Senses
A Harry Potter Fanfic
By Toffrox33

~Sound: The Red Scarf

Lily and James held hands as they entered Diagon Alley early Sunday morning. The street was quiet as usual. Hardly anyone dared to walk around on the street for fear of the arrival of death eaters. It was a cold day, and Lily and James could clearly see their breath clouds as they walked. Lily looked around uncertainly. She didn't like the silence. It was so unlike the loud, cheerful street she'd walked onto with her parents when she was eleven. As a tall man dressed in black robes walked past her, avoiding eye-contact but coming very close to brushing past her, Lily shivered.

"Are you cold?" James asked immediately, his hazel eyes bright with concern. Lily looked up at him.

"I just don't like the quiet." She told him in a small voice.

"Come on, I'll get you something to stop the cold." He said, as if he hadn't heard her. Lily frowned at him as he led her into a warm shop. To Lily's surprise, there was quiet music playing in the shop and a low murmur of customer chatter. James plucked a red scarf off of the shelf and handed it to Lily with a knowing smile.

"Better?" He asked. Lily smiled up at him.

"Much. Thank you."

~Sight: The Snow Globe

"You're sure they picked up all of our stuff?" Lily asked for the thousandth time. James laughed.

"Yes, Lily. Stop fussing." He said fondly, wrapping his arm around her.

"Well, it is Sirius." She said. James rolled his eyes.

"Oh Lils, when will you learn that Padfoot is actually a perfectly trustworthy human being?" He chuckled.

"He's not a human being. He's half dog." Lily pointed out. James laughed.

"What if I told you that Remus was there supervising?" He said. Lily pretended to consider.

"Well… in that case." She smirked and reached out to open the door of their brand new house, which Sirius and Remus had hopefully transported all of their belongings to in their absence.

"No!" James stopped her. Lily raised an eyebrow. "It's tradition." He said. And before Lily could answer, James lifted her up into his arms. Lily's shriek trailed into a laugh and James opened the front door and carried his wife into the building.

"Put me down!" Lily laughed, slapping his shoulder fondly. James grinned and set her carefully on the floor. She beamed around the room and her eyes found the note and wrapped parcel on a nearby stack of cardboard boxes. "What's that?" She asked. James picked up the note.

"'Wishing you happiness in your new home- Padfoot'" He read as Lily opened the package. She gasped as a small dome fell out onto her palm. Inside the tiny glass bubble was a small cottage in the snow, with a little black dog in the front lawn. As Lily felt herself smile in surprise, the little dog stood up and wagged it's tail. James laughed at the look on Lily's face as she watched.

"Trust him now?" He asked.

"You know what.. I think I just might."

~Smell: Snowdrops

"I love the smell of snowdrops." Lily announced one day as she looked out of the kitchen window at their back garden.

"Snowdrops have a smell?" James asked, looking up from the Daily Prophet.

"Yes. It's like frozen water." Lily said dreamily. James raised an eyebrow.

"Frozen water has a smell?" He asked with a smirk. Lily sighed and turned to face him.

"Of course it does." She told him. "It's like when you walk outside on a frosty morning. Or like… remember when we were at Hogwarts, and you and I would wake up early on Sundays in the and go out to the grounds and sit in the snow by the frozen lake?"

"Yeah." A smile crept over James's face as he remembered.

"Snowdrops remind me of those mornings." Lily said, turning back to the window.

"But we don't have any snowdrops in our garden." James said.

"I know." Lily sighed, sadly this time. James frowned to himself thoughtfully… And the next morning, when Lily woke up, she found their back garden covered in snowdrops. James came up behind her and kissed her hair. He leant forward and whispered into her ear.

"I love the smell of snowdrops too… Because now they remind me of you."

~Taste: Hot Chocolate with Marshmallows

Lily jerked awake suddenly when she heard the front door close. She sat up, blinking sleepily from where she had fallen asleep on the couch. James was muttering to himself in the hall as he kicked off his shoes and hung up his coat. Lily frowned, rubbing her eyes and wondering what was wrong. James came into the room and stood by the doorway, looking tired and irritable.

"Are you Okay?" Lily asked, standing up.

"Had a bad day." James muttered to himself, running a hand through his hair. Lily walked over to him and reached up to take his face in her hands. His cheeks were freezing cold. James put his arms around Lily and sighed.

"Did you want to talk about it?" Lily asked quietly. James shook his head. Lily frowned, she hated to see him miserable. "Your cheeks are freezing." She told him. "I'll make us hot chocolate."

James tilted his head as she hurried into the kitchen. They used to sneak down to the kitchens at Hogwarts and have hot chocolate together. As Lily came back into the room a little while later, carrying two steaming mugs of hot chocolate, each with two large marshmallows in them, James found himself smiling. They knew each other so well now… she knew just what to do to cheer him up.

"So did you want to talk about it?" Lily asked. James grinned, shaking his head.

"I don't need to anymore."

~Touch: The Black Cat

"Do you have to go away?" Lily whispered. They were curled up on the couch together, drinking hot chocolate.

"I wish I didn't." James said back. That was true, but he also wanted to go on this trip. This would be his first proper Order mission outside of London, and was by far the most important so far. It was his and Sirius's chance to prove themselves to the senior members, who still doubted him. Sadly, Lily couldn't come with him for this mission, but if James was honest with himself, he was glad that she was staying here, where she was safe.

"I'll be lonely here without you." She admitted quietly. James looked down at her with a frown.

"Moony's coming to visit you. And Alice." He pointed out.

"I know." Lily sighed. "It's not the same." She cuddled up to him. She would miss the feeling of having someone to cuddle up to…

The next day was the day James was due to leave. He came back from his morning trip to Diagon Alley with a grin on his face.

"Lily!" He called. "I got something for you!"

Lily appeared in the hallway, looking curious. James handed her a cardboard box, with air holes punched around the sides. Lily looked up at him questioningly and carefully took the box. As she opened it, she heard a small 'meow' and gasped as the head of a tiny black kitten poked appeared.

"James!" Lily said in shock, smiling delightedly as she lifted the kitten into her arms, brushing her fingers across it's little back and up it's tiny tail.

"Now you won't be lonely… I figured if we got a black dog, Sirius might be jealous." He joked. Lily lifted the kitten to her face and felt the fluffy black fur against her cheek. She looked up and James and smiled.

"I'll still miss you." She told him. James smiled back at her and reached out to scratch behind the kitten's ears.

"I know. I'll miss you too."

A.N- I wrote this for the Ravenclaw weekend common room prompts: A red scarf, A snow globe, Snowdrops, Hot chocolate with marshmallow and A black cat.

For Katy, I hope you enjoyed it.

Remember to review, everyone!

Toff..x