Jily||✔️

TwentySeven- James

"Come on, Harry, come to mummy" says Lily smiling as Harry toddles toward her. We've taken extra time to reach Harry how to walk and talk considering we're stuck inside and he's loved the extra time with us "can you say dada?" I ask, he just gurgles and smiles

"come on, dada" I say, coaxing him, his first word was mama and that's all he's been saying so for weeks I've been trying to get him to say dada. "come on, dada" I coax again "dada" Harry repeats and I jump for joy. Literally.

"He finally said it!" I exclaim "Ah my clever boy!" I exclaim as I pick up my son and smother him in kisses which causes him to laugh uncontrollably. I put him back down and he grabs Lily's wand.

He waves it around but obviously nothing happens because he knows no spells and it's Lily's wand "You're a natural" I say smiling. Harry just giggles as the wand fascinates him.

We play with Harry for a few hours before eating dinner and deciding it's time to put Harry down "come on, Harry" says Lily "bed time" she continues, one hand on her small bump as the other one takes Harry's hand in hers "shall we try and climb the stairs?" Asks Lily.

Harry walks alongside her and when we get to the stairs she lifts her foot up "lift up your foot" she orders and he seems to copy her. With a bit of guidance he makes it up the first step and after a few more steps he's basically a natural

When they make it to the top Lily and I clap "Yay!" We cheer, Harry claps and gurgles excitedly, having no real clue what's going on but he loves it.

I smile as I watch my little boy. He's growing up so quick and I don't know how to feel about it. Part of me wants him to stay a little baby forever but the other part of me can't wait to see what he grows up
to be.

It's 7:30 in the evening and we're about to put Harry to bed when there's a knock on the door, "Peter never usually comes in" says Lily, putting Harry in his cot, I shrug "I'll get it" I say, I kiss my wife and head to the door to let Peter in

I go down the stairs and walk down the hall to the door and open the door, expecting to see Peter

However, when I open the door, Albus Dumbledore is there, not Peter. I'd ask how he knew where we were but I guess he would, he's the one who arranged it after all.

"Hello, Dumbledore" I say, he looks grave and it worries me "I'm afraid I can't stay long but I had to warn you. You've been betrayed, Voldemort will be here any moment, try and get out if possible, if not be prepared to fight" says Dumbledore. Before I can say anything, Dumbledore apparates. I need to tell Lily

He found us. I really thought we were safe. I thought we would make it. I thought we were okay. I guess I was wrong. How could this have happened? We had this all worked out. We had faith in the Order, in Peter.

"Lily" I say, walking into Harry's room but she's not there. She's not in our room either so I go to the kitchen and she's there but then the door starts banging "What's that?" Asks Lily "where's Peter?" Asks Lily "No time, upstairs, get Harry, Peter betrayed us, Voldemort knows where we are and I have a horrible feeling he's at the door" I explain as there's another bang at the door. It's been opened.

Lily and I rush up the stairs to get our son. "Where's your wand?" I ask Lily, she checks her pockets and her face drops "I don't know" replies Lily, I sigh and grab mine, "take mine, I'll fend him off to buy you time, grab Harry and apparate out of here. Go to Remus and Sirius and tell them to go into hiding" I explain, she hesitantly takes my wand and I turn to leave but she stops me