The Baby Project

Sleeping Over

"So, is everyone ready to watch a movie?" Ara was standing in front of the big group. People were spread all over the room that they were in on the floor, chairs, and couches. Lila was snuggled up under Scorpius's arm. Declan and Mary quietly discussed potions; Albus was sitting near them, listening in on the topic. Grace had a wide smile on her face that she started sporting after Hyperion put his hand on her leg, drawing circles on it. James was saving a spot for his girlfriend. Hugo, Margret, and Milly were all sharing a large blanket. Lucus, Lysander, and Lorcan were lying on their stomachs on the floor in front of the screen. They were really excited. Lily was in a chair that looked entirely too big to hold one person, but she took up the whole thing. 

"Yes, what do you have?" Scorpius answered for the group. 

"Well, I have Titanic, Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, Jurrasic Park, and The Notebook," Ara was happy the boys had failed to bring choices of their own. 

"Not Casablanca!" Hyperion groaned. He hated that movie. They had seen it so much.

"Jurrasic Park sounds good," Lily spoke up. She was curious about what it was about. 

"Is that alright with everyone else?" Ara was getting it out of the case. 

Everyone just nodded or shrugged, so Ara put the disc in and pushed play before taking her spot next to James. He pulled her in closer, and she rested her head on his shoulder, breathing in his cologne. 

Everyone seemed to enjoy the movie. Ara really wanted to watch another, but people were starting to get tired, and it was getting late. She thought maybe it was better to go back to their rooms, just in case. 

Hermione, Luna, and Ginny were in the other room, checking in on all the children quietly every once in a while. 

"Remember when we used to do this all the time?" Ginny said with a smile.

"Yes," Hermione smiled back at her best friend. 

"I loved it," Luna chimed it. 

They all got up when they started to hear movement from the other room and watched the boys head off to Hyperion's room, and the girls were heading to Ara's room. 

"They look so tired," Luna said sweetly. 

"They really do," Hermione laughed softly. 

Before they all went their separate ways, James pulled Ara secretly and kissed her hard. He wished that he could come with her. He wanted to see her first thing when he woke up, but he could wait. 

"I love you, Ara, goodnight." He smiled at her when they broke apart. 

"I love you too, James," Ara pulled him back in and kissed him again, softer this time.

When the girls got to Ara's room, they found that Hermione had made a bunch of beds, and the whole room was full of pillows. Ara smiled; it was perfect. It would be just like a movie. 

"This is great!" Lila said as she jumped onto one of the beds. Lily followed suit, and the girls started to hit one another with pillows, laughing the whole time. Mary smiled at Ara with a gleam in her eye. Ara started running away, but Mary hit her with a pillow before she could get too far. 

The girls soon formed two teams and tried to knock the other team off the bed just by hitting them with pillows. The laughter from their room filled the halls, and the three older witches smiled at one another. All the sacrifices they made at their children's age was for this—this love and laughter. 

The teams were Lily, Ara, and Mary as one team and Grace, Lila, Margret, and Milly. Soon they all laid down, worn out from all the giggling and throwing of pillows.