HERE IT IS. THE ONE EVERYONES BEEN WAITING FOR! Once again, not too sure about this chapter so please give feedback and perhaps I can change it. Also, I edited this last week so please let me know if I've missed anything. x Enjoy...
Lily and James had been in Heaven for one hundred and sixteen years, six months and nineteen days when the Call they'd been waiting for came. Lily was lying in bed, reading while waiting for James. Her body went ice cold and she froze, not looking up from the book until both the bathroom and bedroom doors burst open, each revealing her husband and his best friend. James had a towel loosely around his waist, still dripping water. The shower continued to run. Sirius stood starring at the pair of them, barely breathing.
"James! Sirius! Lily!" Remus' frantic voice called from downstairs a mere second after hearing his apparation crack.
With a flick of her wand Lily shut off the shower and forced Sirius from the room. She turned to James. "Hurry!" she cried and two seconds later he was fully dressed and they disapparated.
The Waiting Room was mostly empty except for Hermione, Neville and Dora who were nervously watching the door. They jumped at the simultaneous noise of four apparation cracks and turned to face the others. Lily followed James to the window. Looking down, they saw Harry, peacefully lying in his bed beside Ginny. She couldn't help but marvel at how old he looked. He was her baby boy. How could he be so old?
They stood right near where they knew Harry would appear, anxiously awaiting their son. Hermione stood closely behind them with Sirius and Remus. Dora and Neville continued to watch the door. It burst open, "Lily!"
"Jamie!"
Lily didn't take her eyes from the window, simply lifted a hand to acknowledge her mother and mother-in-law. She was sure their fathers were their too. In the small reflection off the window, James caught sight of Dudley standing with Lily's parents. More people came in soon after. The Weasley's all arrived in small groups, Molly, Arthur, Percy and Audrey, Fred, George and Angelina Bill, Fleur and Charlie, Hagrid, who had arrived many years before, stood by the door; the Dumbledore brothers.
It seemed to Lily that it took ages for the smallest glimmer of Harry's soul to begin to appear. But then he was there, her baby boy, solidifying right in front of her. He was barely focusing his eyes before she pounced, pulling her baby into her arms and holding him as if she would never let him go.
James watched his wife and son embracing. He would join them soon but for now he would let Harry's eyes adjust. Harry's green eyes, so much like Lily's, met his and his son grinned wider than he'd ever seen before. Harry's arms slid around Lily and he held on tighter than she was. James grinned and moved forward, joining his family in their reunion.
Harry was a relaxing into his parent's embrace, so overjoyed that he was finally able to feel them again. He didn't notice anyone else until a familiar voice, which he hadn't heard in over a hundred years, spoke up. "As moving as this is, can anyone else say hi too?"
Harry opened his eyes and looked over his Mum's shoulder. He grinned at his godfather, "Sirius"
Reluctantly, Lily released her son so he could greet others. He reached for her arm though, and kept her close as he moved to hug Sirius and Remus, who were the closest to him. "Thank you for looking after Teddy" Remus said to him.
Harry smiled, "What else would I do?"
"Wotcha, Harry" Dora said, moving forward to hug him too.
"Hi, Tonks" Harry said as he turned to Hermione who squeaked and hugged her best friend, "Hello to you, too, Hermione"
"Oh, shut up, I really missed you" she said laughing.
Then Harry moved on to hug Molly and Arthur, kissed Fleur, Angelina and Audrey on the cheek, and shook hands with Bill, Charlie, Percy and George. He looked slightly off when he noticed Fred, Lily thought, as he moved forward to shake hands with him, too. "Fred, I'm so sorry" he said and Lily's heart broke.
Fred laughed and turned to George, "Pay up" he held out his hand.
Harry grinned, "Betting on me again, really?"
"Harry, mate, if we can't bet on you, how would we ever get rich?" Fred joked.
"I don't know. How 'bout you drop out of Hogwarts and open a joke shop" Molly added sarcastically. Everyone laughed.
Harry, still gripping Lily's arm, now noticed Albus Dumbledore standing with Aberforth. Hesitantly, he grinned at him, "Professor" he greeted, "It's good to see you all young" he paused, "Actually, it's a bit unsettling"
Aberforth barked in laughter at the look on his brother's face. Indeed, Albus Dumbledore looked much younger than the one hundred and fifty four years that he had been when he'd died. "I'm glad to see you too Harry" the man said solemnly.
"Oh, Harry, look how grown you are" Dorea sobbed into her hand, leaning into Charlus' chest.
"Mum, really? You'll embarrass him" James sighed.
Harry grinned and stepped towards his grandparents, "I couldn't possibly be embarrassed" he assured her, "All I ever wanted was my family" and then he hugged her, and she hugged him back, kissing his cheek. Harry then moved on to greet all his other grandparents. Rose held on to him tightly, "I'm so very sorry for not being there to take you in instead, Harry dear" she whispered into his ear.
"It's ok I turned out alright in the end"
"Harry" Dudley said, smiling at his cousin.
"Dudley, good to see you" he shook his cousins hand.
After Harry had greeted everyone in the room, Lily slipped her arm through his and they walked outside and towards their street. "We are so very proud of you, sweetheart" Lily said, as she reached up and brushed his fringe, "and your father is quite taken with your son, too, aren't you James?"
"Like you aren't taken with all three" James retorted and Harry grinned widely, "Anyway, your Mum wants you to ourselves for a day, she even banned Sirius from the house, and then tomorrow we're having a party"
Harry grinned, "Sounds like fun"
Harry couldn't help but steal glances at his parents every other moment. He couldn't believe that he could finally touch them, that they were finally here to hold a long conversation with him. He loved it here already the only things missing were Ginny, Ron and his kids. He had finally had the chance to meet the family he'd seen so long ago in the Mirror of Erised. He was the happiest he'd ever been.
They were soon approaching a small cottage and it only took Harry a moment to realise it was the house in Godric's Hollow, only completely in one piece. "It's almost the exact replica prior to that night" his mum told him, "Right down to your blanket and teddy"
Harry grinned, "Really?"
Lily nodded, "really"
"You'll have your own house though, for you and Ginny eventually" James said, "but we will transfigure your furniture into a bed or something, unless of course you'd like to sleep in a crib"
"Yes, I'm afraid we are keeping you hostage until Ginny gets here" Lily added, "Which now I am both waiting impatiently for and hoping the day never arrives"
Harry kissed his mums temple. "I'll always love you though, Mum, so you've got nothing to worry about"
Lily's eyes sprouted tears. "You are too much like your dad for your own good, Harry James Potter" she sighed.
"Wouldn't have it any other way" Harry assured her.