Okay we are finally at one shot number five, and here is how it is shaping up, I have decided to do a gardening one shot, because my mum and dad used to plant flowers with me when I was little, and we all need a light heartened update for a change.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any related characters or ideas.
A Gardening Mishap
There are many things about our new home in Godrics Hollow that I had grown to dislike. The staying indoors, even though most of my Hogwarts life consisted of studying in the library; I wasn't one to be cooped up like a pigeon. I could tell that this was having the same effect on James. Second I couldn't go shopping, not even for food; our fridge had been made magical so it was always full of whatever food we wanted. And finally the garden I disappointing feature to a near perfectly furbished home, this was probably the misery that had me depressed most, having a name like a flower meant I loved to see flowers full in bloom.
This specific problem was the first one I had decided to tackle. I had asked James the previous night if he was willing to tackle the garden with me.
"James," I asked will rubbing his neck as I stood behind the sofa were he was sitting.
"Hmm," James replied
"Would you be willing enough to be a big strong helper in helping me tidy up the garden?" I asked still massaging his neck.
His head suddenly stopped rotating and was stock still, "Well, Lily I get really bad hay fever, maybe I should stay inside and watch Harry," James said after what sounded like a gulp.
I walked around to face James, as I sat on his lap. "We'll only be planting a few flowers, and cutting a bit a grass," I pleaded, throwing my best puppy dog look to finish it off.
"Oh alright," James sighed in response; I squealed in response and throw my arms around his neck, giving him a quick kiss.
A few days later, I had my two brave troops assembled in the garden, James was wearing a frown and Harry was happily giggling in his arms.
"Okay, we're going to do this muggle way," I said pointing to the lawn mower I had set up, one of the good old manual ones. "And then we're going to be planting some plants," I said directing attention to the new plants, readily waiting to be planted.
James set Harry in my arms, and started pushing the lawn mower across the mayhem of our grass. Two hours and one sweaty husband later, the grass was successfully cut. I smiled in triumph, at James handiwork, and not one spell.
Now for the fun bit I thought the planting, I had picked out an array of flowers, from a little Lily, roses, a sunflower, a few tulips, and may favourite the petunia. As me and Harry, were just planting the last flower next to the big beech tree, I saw a black fuzz shape dart inside the thick bushes.
"James," I said hurriedly. "I think Lucky, has gone in the bushes," I said whilst picking Harry up.
"She'll be fin, if she got in she can get out," he replied waving me off.
"But she's been gaining weight, what if she gets stuck," I said know drastic.
"Fine I'll go look," James said getting out of the newly put up hammock and crawling in the gap in the bushes.
I heard many words escape James lips, some I would prefer for Harry not to hear at his tender age, and then finally I heard James say ,"It wasn't Lucky," he said remerging with various cuts and bruises on his face, but clutched in his hands has a small badger, with a injured looking paw.
"James can we look after him please," I asked as James pulled himself to his feet.
"Yeah whatever," James responded walking past me and heading in doors.
"I am naming him Sirius," I told James just before he made it inside
"Why?"
"Because of the trouble he's caused," I replied grinning, picking Harry up before I followed James inside with the tiny badger held tightly in my hands.
Authors Notes: Sorry for the lack of updates, but I have had exams, my last one is one Tuesday, so updates should become more regular then.
