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“Dada! Look who’s here!” Harry tugged at James sweater.
“Hmm?” Harry pointed behind him showing the front door open. “Harry! Who’s in the house?” Harry turned around and giggled
“Mommy, no hide go seek.” The red head slid into James view and he exhaled.
“Harry.” James crouched down to the kid. “What did dada say about people at the door?” Harry dropped his head and looked back up.
“Dada answers. Harry doesn’t.” He pointed.
“So why did you answer?” Harry lifted his head up and practiced what his uncle Padfoot taught him. Puppy eyes.
“Mommy.” He said slightly pouting.
“I know Mommy was at the door Bambi but you have to come get dada when you hear someone there.” James had caved the second Harry began to do his puppy eyes, which were notably different than Pads. “Harry, can you go up to your room while I talk to Mommy please?” Harry nodded his head and walked out of the living room. “Lily Evans. What a surprise.” James stood back up, brushing his knees off.
“What can I say, I missed my boys.” Lily smiled and James leant in for a hug. It had been two months since James and Harry moved.
“When you said no phones, I didn’t actually think you’d meant at all.” James tried contacting Lily about the move weeks before hand but her honeymoon with Mary had a no cellphone policy or something. He only just got in contact with her a few days ago.
“Why the sudden move? Harry seemed happy living close to Sirius, Teddy, and Remus,” James couldn’t tell Lily that Harry was the one who begged to move. So he told a semi lie, in order to keep Harrys secret.
“Heard you were moving here with Mary ‘cause of your new job. Thought an hour between his uncles was better than an hour between his mom. Villages are more Moony’s thing anyways.” Lily nodded,
“Okay. If you need anything” He shook his head and grinned.
“Its alright Lily. Now, as much as I love you, whats with the surprised visit?” Harry ran back into the living room accidentally running into a pile a of books that had yet to be placed on a bookshelf. Both parents turned their heads to the crash only to see Harry has landed on his back and his glasses flew off his face landed a few inches in front of him.
“I’m ready!” The boy was grinning ear to ear.
“You lost a tooth?” Harry stook back up and walked over to his mother in the most dramatic way possible. He scrunched his face up in an almost smile showing if the tooth he recently lost.
“I’m big now remember.” Lily laughed and apologized,
“Yes of course. How could I forget.” James, who was still unaware of why Harry had packed a bag and came running down the stairs,
“Whats going on?” Lily shrugged still smiling at her son.
“Mommy take me away!” James and Lily’s eyes widened at the boy. He sighed and very obviously rolled his eyes. “Please go to mom home for night? Like before?” James looked at Lily,
“Did you ask mommy Prongslet?” Harry shook his head but was still smiling because Harry can only remember one time his mom every said no to him.
“It's alright with me as long as you're okay with it Jamie.” James crouch down, ruffled the young boys hair and said,
“hmm a day without little me.” He stroked his imaginary beard, “whatever would I do?” Harry smiled at James and ran straight towards the front door, which was still open. Lily grabbed onto Harry and James closed the door with his wand. When Lily put Harry down, he mumbled out an apology and sat on the ground. “He is all yours lovey, be careful he doesn't think before he acts.” James said as he stood back up to kiss Lily on the forehead.
“Sounds like someone I know.” James scoffed nudging Lily in the side.
“Okay buddy , your going to mommy’s house okay but there is a few rules. One, listen first act after. Two, if something happens always call dada first and three have fun. Love you!” Harry jumps up and takes Lily’s hand, slightly pulling her towards the door.
“Have fun James, don't get too pissed!” All three of them were waving bye to each other until the moment James closed his front door. He went over to the pile of books on the ground and began putting them back in a pile. Remus would kill James if he put romance novels with thriller novels. James knows that, Harry knows that, and somehow Remus would know if James mixed up his precious books.