[Accidental video]

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

[James is sitting in his room, on his bed. It's clear he's just woken up and he's checking the book for anything about his friends he needs to reply to. Seeing nothing imminent, he places it back on the side but doesn't realise it's still open.

He slides down to lie on his covers, hands behind his head and his eyes closed, drifting off into thoughts he never shares with anyone else.

The scene starts with James a little older than he is now. He's holding a baby who can't be more than five or six months old, rocking him gently to keep him asleep. After a few minutes, a woman appears in the picture but her face is obscured. James looks up to kiss her lips and as he pulls back, she comes more into focus. She has red hair and green eyes. It's Lily.

She takes the baby from her husband and James pulls her onto his lap so he place his arms around them both. They stay there for a few more minutes in blissful happiness until Harry awakens and you see his green eyes as well. James smiles and laughs, hugging his family close to him as the scene fades out.

James opens his eyes and rubs them a little, also smiling before leaving his room for breakfast.]

Comments

[suze-querida.livejournal.com]

[You are making her all happy/sad James. Cut that out. :|]

It might be good for you to know that there might be a virus starting up....

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

[James looks over at the book and sees Suze. He grins.]

Suze! It's great to see you again. How are you?

[suze-querida.livejournal.com]

Okay, I honestly didn't expect you to respond to this...

I'm fine. I guess.

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

Well it's been too long. I was hoping to catch you now that I'm back.

You guess? Something wrong or do you just miss me? [He smirked as if there hadn't been a time gap. She still made feel like had done before.]

[suze-querida.livejournal.com]

Back? ...Just how long has it been?

I can't exactly miss you when I always see you here.

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

A year. I lost my book last summer. You didn't see my post?

I suppose not.

[suze-querida.livejournal.com]

Sorry. There's been a lot of...stuff going on.

It's seriously been a year for you?

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

That's okay. Some people are busier than others.

And yeah, it has. Guess the community found last year boring!

[why-so-me.livejournal.com]

Awwwwww.

[flower-of-lions.livejournal.com]

[She is all sorts of unsure on how to respond to this. How does he know she's Harry's mother?!?!]

That's... quite the dream you had.

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

Oh shut up Padfoot.

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

[It takes a while before James responds to her. He's also unsure how to. But in the end, he goes with the truth.]

Yeah. She's never had a face before.

[why-so-me.livejournal.com]

I am merely acknowledging your adorableness!

[flower-of-lions.livejournal.com]

You don't say.... Dare I ask how I came into the picture, then?

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

[James snorted. Not at the question, but at the answer he was about to give.] It was actually Snape. We were talking about my future, his past, and he said you we were going to get married and you were Harry's mum.

[It's clear by his tone that he doesn't believe this is the case but wishes it was.]

[flower-of-lions.livejournal.com]

[She had had her hand propping up her head as she doodled something on a separate bit of parchment when her eyes widened in shock and it slid out. Something was knocked over with a clatter as the video vanished under a sudden puddle of deep, emerald green. He can only hear as she fumbles around trying to save her books and paper from an ink-covered fate.] Stupid inkpot.... [And then she stops, grabs her wand, and starts siphoning off the ink and putting it back in the little bottle. Her face comes back into view, a lot calmer than before. An act? He may never know.]

Severus Snape was clearly trying to goad you, you'd think he'd have grown up and out of that at his age. I've never heard such rubbish. Harry's a very sweet boy, but me? His mother? Preposterous. [It killed her to say all that, but she was stubborn not to let him in on that little fact. Sure James was changing, he was a better person than he had been a few years ago. But what if knowing they were supposed to be married and have Harry as their son turned him back into a royal pain and arrogant idiot? For Harry's sake, she'd keep her silence and the secret.]

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

I should have guessed. [He sounded quite disappointed at the fact but he was still smiling.] Thanks, Lily.

[flower-of-lions.livejournal.com]

[He believed it... she was almost surprised, but she was also glad that he didn't catch on. This wasn't the right time for him to find out. She smiles back at him.] You're quite welcome.

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

Well we have to make a good team. We are Head Boy and Girl after all.

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

I'd rather you didn't.

[flower-of-lions.livejournal.com]

That's right... we are. Are you ready for the train ride back to Hogwarts and to be a good example for the student body?

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

I'm ready for the train, yeah.

[flower-of-lions.livejournal.com]

[frooooooowning a little on her end] You do realise the sort of responsibility the Head title comes with, don't you?

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

Don't worry. Dumbledore wouldn't have chosen me if I wasn't up for the job.

[flower-of-lions.livejournal.com]

I suppose I should have more faith in the Headmaster's choice....

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

...than in me. I get it. [He'll prove himself to her. He promises himself that.]

[flower-of-lions.livejournal.com]

[Agh! Poor word choice! She's mentally facepalming at herself now.] No! I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that. Professor Dumbledore has faith in you, so I should have faith that you will be up to the job too.

[quidditch-stag.livejournal.com]

It's okay, Lily. I'll prove himself to you. You'll see.