son amour - j. potter

forty nine

Our neighbor, and older witch whose husband passed away a few years ago, took a liking to Sirius and ended up talking with him for the better part of an hour.

After dinner, which consisted for takeout Indian food from a small restaurant in Soho, we all took the Floo Network to Lily and Marlene's flat in Shoreditch.

When we arrived, Alice and Frank were already there, talking with Mary. Dorcas was making drinks in the kitchen with Marlene, and Lily was there to greet us as soon as we stepped out of the fireplace.

It was nice to be around all of the people that I love after the depressing meeting.

"Here's some martinis," Dorcas chimed as she handed Jolie and I each a full martini glass.

I took a sipped of it, "Wow, that's wrong."

"Marlene made them, so don't drink too many."

Sirius helped himself to a glass of firewhiskey while James and Remus opted for bourbon.

Everyone was seemingly in high spirits, even Jolie, who was missing Regulus just a little bit more today. Only three months left until he's done with Hogwarts forever.

"Are you not drinking?" I asked Alice as we made some snacks in the small kitchen.

Alice sat on the counter, a smile on her face as she spoke. "No," She said, "I'm not."

I gave her a questioning look. "Any specific reason?"

Alice's face blushed slightly, "Frank and I are talking about trying for a baby, so I've stopped drinking alcohol."

I grinned widely at Alice, "I wish you the best of luck, I can't wait for a mini Alice or mini Frank running around."

"It's exciting," Alice added, "But also crazy because children are a big deal."

"Don't stress about it, you and Frank will make wonderful parents whenever the time comes."

Alice smiled softly, "Thanks Daph, you and James will too."

I grinned at the brunette before turning my attention back to my task of finding food.

"Speaking of babies," Alice chimed, "Should we be expecting a mini Potter wrecking havoc anytime soon?"

I shook my head, "I doubt it, there's been so much going on since we got married, and we were thinking about waiting until all this is over, but now that I think about it, it could be awhile before this war is over."

Alice nodded, "'You cannot find peace by avoiding life'."

"Virginia Woolf?"

"Yes," Alice replied, "We're all young and healthy, it's best not to dwell on the what if's."

• • • • •

July 1st, 1979

Now that Regulus was home for good, Jolie's mood had drastically improved. The couple was going to start looking for a place to live together while Sirius and Remus managed to secure a townhouse three doors down from James and I's.

"We're never going to get a peaceful nights sleep," James joked.

I shrugged, "We can make them babysit whenever."

Remus and Sirius were set to move in next week, and we all promised that we'd help move all of Sirius's clothes and records.

Regulus would start joining patrols, and the monthly Order meetings continued smoothly-, well, as smoothly as they can in times like these.