A/N: Written for Aimy (lonely hands). Merry Christmas, Aimy, I hope you'll have a wonderful holiday!

Also written for The Happy New Year Competition at HPFC - this is going to be a collection of drabbles, all about New Year's Eve. (And, Aimy, all will be for you!)

And thanks to mew-tsubaki for betareading!

1. "TEN!" - JamesLily

December 31st, 1980.

"James, James, come quickly!" Lily burst into the bedroom but halted when James hushed her.

"He's finally asleep now," James whispered. His hand was stroking their son's cheek slowly, and he wasn't lifting his eyes to meet Lily's.

Lily smiled and walked over to James, who lay on the bed with his other hand's fingers being clutched by Harry's small ones.

"What did you want?" James asked after Lily had sat down next to him and rested her head against his shoulder.

She looked at Harry who breathed steadily with fluttering eyelids and the corner of his mouth twisting. She turned to look at James instead who had bags underneath his shining eyes. "The countdown starts soon, but never mind," Lily answered with a tiny smile, and James grinned a bit and pulled her closer to him.

They fell asleep there, with their son, and didn't hear Sirius shouting "TEN!" so loud in the living room that Remus had to smack him. A new year didn't matter so much when they were together.