Author's Note: Almost there... And this one is for HRH-JAC :)
PS- fangirl. read .repeatt- shit, you're right. Good catch, I hadn't even realized I was doing that.
[James Potter]
Friday, October 23, 1981
Hey Harry. I can't write very much today, It's gonna be a busy day. Also, it's too bloody early in the morning for me to be up, but I may not get the chance this evening. I've always hated getting up early in the morning, as I'm sure Sirius and Wormy can attest to.
You'd think that living with a baby for a year would help with that. You would be wrong. Merlin I love you, Harry, but I'm going to get down on my knees and praise all that is holy when you finally start sleeping through the night every regularly. Do you know how much beauty sleep I've lost because of you? A lot, in case you didn't know. I used to be young… Handsome… At the peak of life… Fate is a cruel mistress, Harry.
Now look at me. I'm old, and tired. I'm still a handsome devil, though, Harry. I like to think I've aged gracefully, like a fine wine, in the past year.
Of course, Lily is as beautiful and radiant as ever. This is because while Fate is a cold-hearted bitch, she is also likely as frightened of Lily as every other sane person is. Your mother is a wonderful person, Harry. Wonderful, and terrifying.
But back to the reason for my lack of sleep, which for once, was not because of you. That's just my luck, I guess. The one night you're sleeping soundly, and I have to get up early anyway. At least I'm not the only one, I can share my pain and misery with everyone.
As you may have heard from Sirius last week, we've got a plan for a new kind of protection, one that we haven't attempted before. I can't tell you what it is right now, but if you want to come and ask me when you're done reading this book, I'm sure I'll be able to tell you then. That is, if I haven't already told you about it, of course.
But it's just too risky to even write it down just now. We haven't even given Dumbledore all the details- he's been very busy with the Order, and we don't want to send valuable information through owl post. Even talking through the floo could potentially be dangerous. No, we have to be careful, we're waiting to tell him the details until we can see him in person.
But anyway, I have really high hopes for this. I think this will let us be a little more relaxed, you know? It's been a difficult year. I know I've been driving Lily crazy, but I can't help it.
I wasn't meant to be cooped up inside all day. And day after day, month after month... It's horrible.
Anyway, Wormy will be here soon. At first, I wasn't sure, but... I trust Sirius, and this was his plan. He'll be here too, even though he was here just last week. We need him here, and he loves to come visit you.
But enough of that. I've got to go- but I'll write again soon.
With love,
Dad.
Author's Note: One more chapter! And then I'll post my notes, of how I kept track of everything while I was writing this. And no one wants them to die. I know, I don't want them to either. I've grown attached, and I don't want to let them go.
PS- I'll be going for NaNoWriMo again this year. Wish me luck?