In order to practise and keep us writing regularly, back in October 2014 my friend the Dah and I set up a tumblr blog called Drabblers and started to give each other prompts, first on alternative days and later once a week. Based on these prompts we'd write drabbles of 100-1,000 words. Our rules also stated that the drabbles had to be written within 24 hours of receiving the prompt.

This here is a one shot collection, featuring some of these drabbles I've written for my friend's prompts. The one shots are not interconnected, and can be both Canon or AU, pre-dating or established relationship Jily, and of various genres. Because of the spontaneity of this drabbling exercise and because they were originally published on tumblr, these drabbles have not been beta-read, so on occasion I might done goofed.

If You Want It Done Properly...

Prompt: Do it yourself

Setting: Canon, post-Hogwarts

999 Words

"Are you feeling any better?" Sirius asked, leaning against the wall outside the bathroom. The retching sounds had quieted down a while ago, but the resulting silence made him feel even more worried and unsettled than he had been a moment earlier.

"Just peachy. Never better," came the biting reply.

"I thought women would only get sick in the morning. You know, because they call it 'morning sickness'."

"So did I," Lily groused, appearing to the doorway, running a hand through her dishevelled red mane.

"Have you tried any kind of potion for the nausea?" Sirius asked as the two of them were walking back to the sitting room.

"Yeah I made a batch just the other day. Took care of the nausea but I couldn't keep my eyes open all day. I think it's the hormones running rampant in my body, making me react differently even to a simple antidote."

"That's just all kinds of messed up," Sirius shook his head.

"And I only have some seven months of this blissful experience left," Lily said, sitting down on the sofa. Sirius settled down next to her, and the TV soon stole their attention.

Immersed as he was with the pictures moving in the glorious muggle invention, it took a while for Sirius to notice the nervous drumming of Lily's fingers. He finally turned away from the TV to look at her, noting how she was gnawing on her lower lip.

"Lily – "

"What time is is?" she asked, interrupting him.

"Eight minutes past six," he told her after a quick glance at his golden watch.

"Four hours," she sighed, leaning her head down to her hands.

"You know Prongs will be fine," Sirius reassured her.

"But we can't know, that's the thing," she said, rubbing her temples. "I should be out there with him."

"No. Absolutely not," Sirius said vehemently. "Prongs is not going to let you fight when as you're carrying his child."

"Well that's true, he's trying to bubble-wrap me as is. Sending you here to protect me while he's gone. Ha!"

"Hey, my brains aren't turning into daddy mush, I know you are more than capable of protecting yourself. I'm happy just to get to hang out with my best girl," Sirius grinned.

"And I appreciate that," Lily said. She flashed a brief smile and patted his cheek. "But this whole sitting around and waiting thing just isn't working for me."

"Alright. Exploding Snaps or muggle cards?"

"Neither," Lily said, bouncing to her feet.

Sirius got up and followed her. When he arrived to the kitchen, she was already pulling pans and bowls out of the cupboards.

"So what are we doing?" he asked leaning against the doorway.

"I don't know about you, but I'm going to bake."

"Bake?"

"Yes, bake. I need to bake."

"Well I'll sit out on the baking thing but will volunteer to participate in the eating part." Sirius chuckled, watching as his friend flitted madly around the small kitchen. She was humming off key, and all kinds of packets were starting to pile on the counter, sugar, eggs, flour… The humming became muffled as Lily rummaged through the pantry with such enthusiasm she was almost swallowed by the tall cupboard.

"Shit!" Lily spat and emerged from the pantry, frowning.

"What is it?" Sirius asked.

"There's no chocolate. How can we have no chocolate in the house?!"

"I'm taking a wild stab in the dark here, but maybe you ate it all?"

"I probably did," Lily hummed in agreement. "Oh well, no helping it then." she dug her wand out of her pocket. "Accio wallet."

"What are you doing?"

"What does it look like I'm doing? I need to go to the shop to get chocolate."

"Lily, you're keeping low profile, remember? You're not going out."

"Sirius, the shop is right around the corner," Lily argued, exasperated.

"You're still not going."

"But I need chocolate!"

"Then I'll go."

"You'll go?"

"Yeah."

"You'll go to a muggle shop to get me muggle chocolate and pay for it with muggle money?"

"Oy, Red, no laughing! I'll have you know I've got a N.E.W.T. in muggle studies!"

"Fine. Go and play muggle then. Here," Lily tossed her wallet to him. "Don't take too long."

"I'll be back before you know it."

Sirius left Lily to bake. He shrugged his leather jacket on and stepped out of the house. The walk to the shop was short; it was around the corner just as Lily had said. He stumped his cigarette, studying the small shop for a moment before going in. It was nearly empty. A middle-aged cashier greeted him brightly as he entered. He made his way through the small cramped corridors, trying to take everything in. There were so many different things all in these packages and cans and bottles and whatnot. Finally, he found the sweets shelf and came to a stop.

Chocolate, she had said. But she hadn't specified what kind.

There was a plethora of bright wrappers and bars big and small. He rubbed his chin. He really had no clue what it was exactly what Lily wanted. Coming back empty-handed wasn't an option, though, not after the incredulousness with which Lily had met his offer to run the errand in her stead. Returning with the wrong kind of chocolate wouldn't go down well, either. In the best case scenario, she would laugh herself silly, in the worst case scenario she would get mad at him. And a mad Lily was an intimidating prospect even under normal circumstances, let alone now that she was pregnant and hormonal. Sirius sighed.

The wards around the house alerted Lily to his presence before she heard the front door open.

"Well, how was it?" she called to him.

Sirius sauntered into the kitchen and promptly proceeded to empty the paper bag, littering their kitchen table with chocolate.

"I didn't know what kind you wanted, so I got a little bit of everything."