I Can't Remember If I Cried

A Step in Time

Lily POV:
James and I were sitting on the floor trying to get harry to walk towards us. Being us, it turned into a competition with our friends referring on the sides. I swear I saw money exchanged. I sat down and Sirius and Ariadne said at the same exact time, "Let the games begin!" I smiled at Harry and cooed, "Come to mummy, Harry." He gazed up at me with love in his eyes, but made no move. James tried lifting him up and setting him on his feet to get him to walk, but fell back on his bum. I reached for him again and set him up and held onto him as he took a shaky step. I slowly lowered my arms from him and he took another shaky step before he beelined into my arms, rocking me back. I had a flashback to when we had just started dating.

-Flashback-

Mrs. Potter (James' mum) invited me into the living room where she had an old dusty album on her lap. She motioned me over and I saw the book was embossed in gold with James's Baby Memories. I scooted closer and James groaned heavily from over my shoulder as he saw the book. He plopped down on the opposite couch and threw an arm over his face. I laughed at him and looked at the first picture. It was a moving picture of James taking a few steps then sprinting into his mums arms.

-Flashback over-

I smiled remembering that memory and hugged harry tight. "I hope one of you bloody idiots got that in a picture." I said to them over Harry's head. Ariadne smiled and held up a camera, flashing another picture. I smiled down at my beaming baby boy.