(A/N) Hi, This is my first fanfic and I will most likely upload when I have time... MERRY X-MAS... O.o

The News…

"Lily sit down your making me feel sick. It is fantastic news and you know it, just tell him already!" Alice Longbottom cried from the chair in which she was perched.

Lily Potter, an extremely pretty witch with waist length hair, the deepest of reds, bright globe like emerald eyes and a temper to match her flaming hair. Turned to her equally as pretty round faced best friend and sighed. 'Well mused Alice at least she's stopped that infernal pacing.'

Lily Potter was pregnant she hadn't know very long, well in fact she had found out earlier that morning and rushed straight to her best friends, who also happened to be pregnant. Alice had found out a few days before, and after a day long discussion it dawned on Lily that she may also be pregnant, it took a few days to work up the courage to actually take a test, strange as it might seem seen as thought she was a Gryffindor but Lily simply couldn't take the heart break of another failed attempt. A mother, she was going to be a mother and of course she knew that Alice was right in saying that it was fantastic news but anyone who knows Lily Potter also knows that she likes to fret and worry, well it's not so much as 'likes' to but more of it's 'inevitable' to.

Lily sighed for the second time in a row before turning her emerald gaze upon her friends blue one. She had wanted this for so long, but now, now she couldn't help but feel a slight sense of foreboding. "I know, and I'm so happy" she emphasised so. "But well after all this time it seems too good to be true, what if something happens…"

"It won't-"

"What if I'm a rubbish mother…?"

"You won't-" Alice much to her annoyance was once again cut off by her best friend's frets and worries.

"What if I do something wrong, what if James doesn't take the news right, what about the war…"

"Lily"-

"Ohhhh god nooooo why didn't I think of the war? why? wh"-

But this time it was Lily's turn to be cut off. "LILY" Alice shouted at the hysteric women brawling in front of her.

"Lily, just stop for one minute and listen!" at the sheepish look Lily gave her Alice continued. "James will be as happy as you; he'll be over the moon, that you can't deny! And well this war, this stupid war has taken enough away from us all, don't let it take this as well!" she spoke with such a fierce passion that it said more that the words themselves.

Alice's round pixel like face was alight with saddened fury, she was right again, after all both of them had been affected by this dammed war, both of their parents had been murdered along with the rest of Alice and Lily's close friends, the McKinnon's, the Bones… Lily cut off her musings; it hurt too much to think of the lives lost.

"Lily?" Alice begged breaking the silence. She too was thinking of all the innocent lives lost, she knew it would do no good to dwell and didn't want Lily too either.

Lily looked once again into the face of her best friend, her brown, silky, short and choppy hair framed her rounded face. "Yeah, you're right, about James about the war…"

Alice had to lean in in order to hear Lily as she trailed off. "You bet I am Lily, now pull yourself together, go home and tell James!" Alice wasn't usually the bossy type, in fact she was shy and very clumsy, it was just one of the reasons Lily liked her so much, but now Lily thought, Alice longbottom was a force to be reckoned with.

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James Potter was confused, very confused and a little worried. What was with his wife for her to be acting like this! He was expecting to have to face an angry wife but well, was she… Nervous? Lily Potter nee Evens didn't just get nervous, defiantly not this nervous. Well James mused, this MUST be important.

Lily Potter was James Potter's wife and boy was he proud of it, he didn't think it was even possible to love anyone or anything more than his Lily-Flower! Of course it was well know that Lily had an infamous temper, and so when James was sitting in his best friends and brother in all but blood's living room (Sirius Black) and his wife's head had appeared in the fire by Floo, it was safe to say James was a little bit scared.

"James co-come home please." His wife's head had asked in a strained voice before disappearing, leaving James with little choice but to go home. 'Oh no, maybe's if I plead guilty and apologise for whatever I have done, I won't have to sleep on the couch again' James mused as he said his farewells to a sniggering Sirius.

"Good luck mate, see you in the next life" joked Sirius as James walked into the fire place, towards his most likely extremely angry red headed wife and shouted "POTTER RESIDENCE."

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Lily was on a mission to burn a hole in the flood with her endless pacing, a swirl of green alerted her to her husband's presence. "Sit down, it's important." She ordered and once both adults were sat down, Lily started an internal battle of wills, looking anywhere but at James she could feel herself getting hot and bothered from nervousness, not to mention that it seemed impossible to sit still. 'Just tell him… Look at him and tell him…!' screamed an inner voice, and so moving her gaze up to his hazel one, he looks confused she noted, she took a steadying breath and told him…

XxX

James's eyes were wide, his mouth open, joy and slight disbelief etched in his handsome features, his hazel eyes behind his round glasses were swimming with true happiness.

"I'm pregnant." His wife's words were replaying over and over in his mind. 'ME' James pondered 'a father? This is, THE. BEST. DAY. OF. MY. LIFE!' whatever it was that was 'important' James was certainly not expecting this, this was great!

"You-you serious? Like really, oh Merlin this is the best news EVER!" James exclaimed starry eyed, his face could of split in two, he was grinning ear from ear, this, this is what true happiness is!

XxX

Lily visibly sagged in relief as James vacated his seat for one beside her, what was going through her mind when she doubted James's happiness she would never know!

Tears of happiness escaped both as they held each other close, after all those heart wrenching failed tries, to get news like this was easily the best news anyone had given either.

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Sirius Black could hear screaming, weather it was Lily or James though he wasn't sure, seen as though it was Lily actually having the baby then he supposed it was her, but then again…

Sirius sat, mentally preparing himself for whatever may lie ahead… 'Pull yourself together, man!' he mentally scorned himself. 'You're a marauder, your Padfoot for goodness sake!' but no matter how much he told himself this, he still couldn't stop the feeling of sickness.

"Sirius my friend it's alright" Remus Lupin broke the silence, Sirius who was so caught up in his musings started before looking into the young, scared and tired looking face of his werewolf friend, who was rested stiffly on the edge of the small couch that dominated the front room of the Potter's small, sweet little cottage in Godric's Hollow. He evidently was also nervous, but whether for the same reason he doubted.

"I know you're worried, I am too but Lily and the baby will be fine I'm sure of it!" stated the werewolf, sounding as if he was trying to reassure himself as well as Sirius.

Well of course Sirius was worried for Lily, his sister in all but blood, and her unborn child, his godchild to be. But a large part of him couldn't help but wander off down the selfish path, the path which said, 'this child will take James away from you, James… your twin separated at birth, your best friend in existence, your first friend! After all those years of friendship and brother-hood, this baby is going to come along and take it all away, this Sirius is the end of Padfoot and Prongs!' And this unknown voice screamed in his head over and over refusing to stop, god he was selfish!

A particular loud scream travelled down through the ceiling before falling deadly silent. Both men looked at each other and worry engulfed Sirius as for a moment he feared the worse…

"WOHOO" James's gleeful woops filled their ears from upstairs and both let out a breath of relief that neither had realised they were holding. Sirius hung his head and a voice that sounded strangely like James spoke from inside his mind, drowning out his worries 'see Sirius, you do care and even if you do still feel worried about those 'selfish' feelings then it's alright because after all you only human, Padfoot.' But Sirius, being Sirius hated losing and admitting others were right, even his own thoughts, so he argued back. 'Yeah well still, ask anyone who has ever met me, I'll bet they all say the same thing, that I'm immature! There's no way I could ever be responsible enough to take the role of godfather.'

'You say that now Sirius, but since when have you cared? I'm the one who chose you! And anyhow when the time comes and your looking into the eyes of your beautiful godchild, that will all change.' The voice retorted. Sirius wanted to believe this voice of reason so very much but seriously, he highly doubted that he would ever be good enough for his godchild…

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"Lily, it's ok…Please just hang on I love you both so much!" James was soothing his birthing wife as she screamed, his words were barely audible above the noise of his wife and the medic, but all the same he knew they were appreciated, partly because whenever he stopped talking Lily's grip on his hand would become superhuman, and well for everyone's ears sakes he knew his own screams did not need to be added to the growing noise.

"Ow, ow Lily it's ok baby, it will be over soon, you're doing great." He sighed as her grip loosened, and his fingers regained their feeling and blood he risked a look at what was happening, after all he had just told his wife that she was doing great and that it would be over soon, even if this was a lie, it was still his child being born and wanted to know… BIG MISTAKE… when James had chanced a look he had been horrified, that just wasn't normal! And soon enough his own screams mingled with the women's…

Both women looked at the screaming man, fearing for his manhood and sanity, well he was a grown man, hanging off his wife, screaming!

James took little more than a minute to regain self-control. And he was soon back to soothing his wife while very boldly sacrificing his beloved hand to her monster clutch.

After about fifteen more minutes Lily gave a monumental scream, not to mention squeeze, before going into a triumphant silence and as the quite cries of their, as the medic had announced 'son' were heard, James give a massive whoop out of triumph and inwardly, relief "freedom!" he muttered under his breath as his son was examined.

And then…

Inches away, his son was inches away yet somehow, something was stopping him from crossing that line, closing the few inches. 'In…out…in…out…" James recited the instructions given to his wife not 10 minutes ago by the medic as he forced himself to reach out and take his child.

'God, he's tiny' James noted then slowly his face grew to represent his true feelings, pure happiness, his chest filled with love and pride for this small bundle, it was like an endless light had been lit, a light that was going to guide them all through the war… 'Tiny, so tiny… But mine!' he finished his thoughts while holding his son as though he would never be able to again, yet so carefully that anyone may think he was holding glass…

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Remus heard the screams cease on a high and worriedly looked up, he caught Sirius's deadpanned face, their eyes met and he instantly knew that they were thinking the same thing, he didn't need to know Legilimency to know that, it was written in plain view all over his face that he also feared the worse…

"WOHOO" as James whooped both wizards let out a sigh of relief and Sirius hung his head.

Remus was very worried about his Furry little problem, it was the full moon the previous night, and well the reminder of his condition so close to the baby's birth had shook Remus out of the ravine he had deluded himself into while at Hogwarts with James, Sirius and Peter, 'where is peter' Remus mused with his stray though before shaking it off, there were more important things at hand, like the fact that he was going to be in such close proximity with an innocent child, a defenceless baby, him a werewolf, he wouldn't be surprised if James and Lily asked him to stay away from them now that their child was born…

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James took a steadying breath as he stood outside the living room, behind that door sat his two best friends, eagerly awaiting good news, dreading bad news…

"S-Sirius, Re-Remus…" as James appeared in the door way both men looked up sharply. "Would you like to meet Potter Jr" he asked, barely able to contain his enthusiasm.

"Sirius is godfather, he best go first, and I'll go after." 'Or never' Remus added mentally.

"Don't be daft Remus I want you both to come!" James said as if dealing with an annoying five year old, at Remus's nod he continued. "So what you say Sirius, you 'wanna' meet your godson" James concluded reviling the sex.

"It a boy?" Sirius and Remus started rather than questioned in unison.

James laughed. "A health baby boy" he confirmed.

And with that a very shaky Sirius and Remus, who looked as if he was a small boy who had been caught with his hand in the cookie jar exited the living room and made the short journey to the bedroom, despite the true distance it still felt, like the longest ever journey either three had made in their life.

Once again James was faced with a door, but this one lead to his wife and recently named son 'Harry' even thinking the name brought butterflies into James stomach, 'just like when he finally got Lily to accept him' James was reminiscing of the times when Lily and he were new and now, now they had a small son, a small amazing son. A smile crept upon his face.

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The door swung on it hinges and Sirius and Remus were ushered into the small, light and cosy little bedroom. Sirius was very nervous, his palms were sweaty and he was sure that everyone could hear his heart, and they had no need for enhanced hearing for it was beating so loud and hard he would be surprised if it didn't jump out his very chest. A hand touched his shoulder gently, it was Remus. his lined face mirrored his own. Sirius knew that no words were needed, yet it was painfully obvious that Sirius was crumbling and appreciated the gesture; in fact he practically held it like a life line…

"So…" James begun, gaining the men's attention. Sirius took a deep breath as he acknowledged his best mate and the rest of the room; James looked as if he was bouncing off the walls while Lily was laid in the large bed that took up a majority of the small, cream, clean yet not too clean bedroom, despite just giving birth she looked positively radiant and was glowing with the same energy as her husband but unlike her husband she had a sort of tired look about her, as if she had recently completed a marathon, and there in her arm's lay a small bundle of blankets, only a tuft of black could be seen protruding out of the top of the fluffy blue cover.

"Sirius, why don't you come and meet him… Your godson, 'Harry James Potter'?" Lily asked in a small, soft voice. James unable to string two words together nodded enthusiastically, and motioned for Sirius to step forward and take his godson.

"I-I, ok" Sirius spluttered lamely, Remus made an indignant noise beside him, despite his sorry state even he had to admit that now he was acting pathetic. James and Lily were once again mesmerised with their son and missed the small exchange. Sirius took a deep breath, he seemed to be doing a lot of that tonight he pondered astray.

Slowly Sirius made his way to the bed, leaving Remus behind and approaching his friends. "So, Harry James Potter ey?" he asked, thankful that his voice held and sounded much better than he actually felt. "I told you that I like Sirius better though!" he added in a joking manner. Lily groaned and James barked a laugh. "Not that again!" Lily exclaimed in mock annoyance, well he hardly doubted that anything could damper her or her husband's moods right now, not even Sirius's bad jokes.

In one swift movement that already looked as if it had been practiced a hundred times, James had swooped down upon his wife and swiped up his son, he cradled him in his arms for a moment before moving his gaze up to Sirius's grey one and offered him his most prized possession, his son.

With a few feet between Sirius and the out stretched arms, he quickly covered the distance and with a jolt found himself, a moment later holding the tiny, tiny body of his godson. He examined the small bundle; he was small, god he was small, he was also the most beautiful creature in existence noted Sirius, he also happened to have a large amount of jet black, messy hair, a small button nose and warm, rosy cheeks. As Sirius stared obsessed into the baby's sleeping face with a goofy grin plastered across his face, Harry's small eyes fluttered open, his eyes were amazing thought Sirius with a gasp.

"I know, there something aren't they!" spook James with the air of a very proud father. Sirius had to agree, his eyes were large round globes framed with heavy dark eyelashes, but must of all were the colour, so bright a green that they could blind, the eyes were replicas of his mother's, but unlike hers Sirius couldn't help think that they were so much more extravagant. "Wow, he-but-Wow!" was all able he was able to say, it looked like that voice of reason was right, because at that moment Sirius knew that he would give more than his life for this child…

So that was the first chapter... What did you think?