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Chapter 2: Kidnapped

1½ months later

"So... What cha up to this time?" asked James, grinning as he bounced in the room.

"Oh nothing, just a pwank on Uncle Moony," answered Fred looking innocent and making puppy eyes to add to the act.

James whipped his head around, glancing left and right looking worried, "Shh. Moony may look old (Oi! I heard that) but his hearing is as sharp as a, as a, as a…"

"A wolf perhaps?" Remus suggested, his tone light as he faced James disapprovingly with narrowed eyes.

"Yes! Exactly…" James started enthusiatically before trailing off as he relised Remus was glaring death at him. He lowered his head in half mock-shame realising that he was about to receive a long lecture from one of his best friends, "I didn't hear you come in."

"Obviously. Take back that comment on me looking old," Remus demanded.

"Okay, okay, you don't look old! Not," he added the last bit softly but not softly enough apparently.

"I heard that!" Remus retorted.

"Face it. You'll never get me to apologise," James smirked, "Just like back in Hogwarts," James layed back lazily.

The four sniggered, wondering what was going to happen while Harry, who was on one of the couches tried to get more comfortable.

Harry yawned and rubbed his eyes.

"Okay time for your nap Harry," Lily said instantly.

"But I'm not sleepy!" Harry half heartedly whined as he gave another yawn.

Lily smiled fondly, "Oh yes you are!"

Harry nodded as he yawned again, "Fine. Why do you always make mego to bed early and not them?"

"Because they're older than you."

Harry pouted.

~*~

As Lily pulled the blankets over her youngest child's head Harry spoke up, "Mummy, I'm scared. Please stay with me."

"Don't worry. Everything will be fine. I'll be here in a few hours. Just go to sleep now."

Lily was worried. Harry was never scared. Even of the monsters under his bed, if they come out he just whacks them on the head with a pillow and tells them that if they come out one more time, he'll tell his mummy and daddy and they're aurors. It was so cute when they managed to catch him on one of those times! Unfortunately Lily could hear the telltale bang which meant Sirius and James were dueling.

'Trust them to start fighting one minute after they're left alone,' Lily thought.

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"What have I told you about dueling in front of the kids?" asked Lily as she glared at them.

"Not to?; But I was defending Remy!" James and Sirius said at the same time.
"Whatever. You're going to teach them to do the wrong things!. And don't you dare snicker at those two. I bet you were cheering them on," Lily turned to look at the twins.

"Sorry; No we weren't; Umm…about that; No we definitely weren't!" Richelle, George, Nicola and Fred said also at the same time.

Lily sighed. Oh what on earth was she going to do about them. (the bit's said by each are 'colour' coded.)

~*~

"Shh. Don't make a noise. Wait I forgot you can't," the huge man laughed sadistically as he carried a struggling and gagged Harry.

"Mmmuuppphh Mmmppuuh," a still struggling Harry managed to say.

"What was that? Oh sorry, I don't know gibberish," the man laughed at his own poor excuse of a joke before apparating.

~*~

"James-James-I-can't-find-Harry-I-just-went-to-check-on-him-and-he-wasn't- there (gasp) Oh-no-What-if-someone-kidnapped-him-He's-so-young-But-who-do-you-think-would-want-to-kidnap-him ('nother gasp) Oh-my-poor-little-baby…" Lily babbled on as she started to hyperventilate.

"Lils calm down. Take a deep breath. We'll tell Dumbledore about this and we'll find him. Sirius, get a paper bag! And to think you said I was not good when it came to panicking!" James turned to Sirius smirking before turning to the real situation.

"Yeah, well… You've been working on that!" Sirius realised. Even in times like this the two still managed to fit in a bit of humour.

"That doesn't matter right now. I'll owl Dumbledore," James headed off to the owlery with a scared expression on his face.