Last chapter! No, seriously. It totally is. Really, I promise....Okay, maybe not.

Lily has a heart of iron. Unlike me. Who had to take several breaks from writing this.

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Sirius woke when Harry was roughly snatched from his arms.

"What have you done to my kitchen?" Lily whispered hotly, shoving Harry into James's arms (after checking to make sure he still had all his body parts). She quickly motioned for James to take the baby upstairs, only when she saw he disappear did she start her tirade. "SIRIUS BLACK, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? WHERES REMUS? WHY IS MY KITCHEN SMOLDERING?" She didn't give him a chance to answer. "I SWEAR I'M GOING TO USE THE CRUSIATIS CURE ON YOU, AND WATCH YOU DIE-" Abruptly, a something occurred to her. " Oh my god! Were you attacked by Death Eaters? Did Remus get kidnapped? I should have never left! Was Voldemort here?"

"Er..no, well, see...Harry had my wand and he, er, was waving it-"

"DON'T YOU DARE BLAME THIS ON HARRY!" In the book 'Studies of Muggle Life, First Hand Accounts' It stated that in all animals, an adult male was the most dangerous. Personally, Sirius believed that a mother protecting her cub was much worse.

At that very moment, an extremely unlucky Remus Apperated into the room. "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?" Lily screeched at him, right then she was making a face that drew an uncanny resemblance to a wailing banshee.

Remus frowned at her uncertainly. "I just dropped by the Leaky Cauldron for a spot of tea-"

"FOR A SPOT OF TEA?" Lily screamed, as if it were the worse thing in the world. "YOU LEFT HARRY WITH THIS MADMAN, FOR A CUP OF TEA!" Lily paused, apparently to flustered to speak.

"What?" Remus asked, looking tired and confused. "I only came over because of the note you sent me!" He waved a scrap of paper under her nose. He imitated her voice: "'Thanks for babysitting last night, we greatly appreciate it.' When did I babysit?"

"What? But Sirius said that you were-" She paused for a moment, thinking, and then she spun around to face Sirius. "YOU!"

"Me?" He said innocently, trying to make himself smaller.

"I bet this was all your idea! Just to prove me wrong for saying you couldn't handle Harry! I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN!" She probably would have skinned Sirius right there, if a loud wail hadn't rose from Harry's room. Like his father, Harry had the ability to sense when Sirius needed saving.

All three people rushed up to the bedroom, where Lily descended on Harry's crib like a hawk. "Your alright! Your alright!" She chanted softly, whether to reassure Harry or herself, the men did not know. Cuddling Harry close, she sat down in the chair Sirius had sat in last night. "How 'bout a story? You love stories!" She cooed. "Why don't we read about Hogwarts?" she asked softly as reached for the book siting on top of the bookshelf.

"NOOOO!" Harry screamed, and everyone in the room jumped. Harry grabbed the sleeve of her robe, yanking it away from Horwarts, a History. "Don't t'uch!"

Lily looked down at him, bewildered. She'd always read to Harry out of the Hogwarts books, why was he upset now? But then it occurred to her and she glanced up at the only man in the room who was avoiding her eyes. "Out" she mouthed at Sirius, pointing to the door with her free hand.

"At least let me say good bye." He said softly, holding his arms open to take Harry. Lily only tightened her hold on her child. Ignoring Lily, Sirius bent down and kissed Harry's forehead.

Before he left Sirius whispered in Harry's ear: "Happy Halloween."