Below is 100 words exact of Lily telling James that she is pregnant. Enjoy!


Lily Potter had felt fearful, unsafe, angry, and admittedly defeated. Hope, that little bubbly warmth – the shining ray of light that was rare in such dark times – had been a scarce feeling, until that day.

She was eating dinner, fish and chips, with her husband when she told him. "James, I've guessed, but I'm not sure how you'll react to this." After taking in a deep breath, she continued, "I'm pregnant."

There was a pause. "There's a war going on," he replied.

"There is."

"We'll be parents," he said, smiling for the first time in weeks. Hope was alive and well.