But what if James and Lily lived?
Imagine if James and Lily lived…
And Harry is still friends with Ron, so of course he still goes to the Burrow all the time.
And Molly still loves him, and he’s still basically family.
The Potter family and the Weasley family having dinners together.
They usually take place at the Burrow b/c there’s more room.
The dining room is packed full of people, and some spill into the living room and the kitchen.
The Grangers and Remus and Sirius show up as well.
Everything is warm and cozy, and it smells so good.
The air is full of the scent of spices and butter, and you can hear laughter and sizzling from the kitchen as Lily and Molly prepare dinner.
(Even though Lily is awful at cooking).
James is in the living room marveling at the twins’ newest invention (and giving them tips when Lily isn’t looking).
Sirius is super impressed, and asks James why they never thought of what the twins’ have
(”Merlin, James. Why didn’t we start a joke shop?” “Because you were too busy being punk and snogging werewolves.” “Touche.”).
Harry and Ron are laughing and playing wizard’s chess or something.
When Lily pops out of the kitchen to ask them to be a little quieter, Arthur asks her questions about muggle inventions.
(Recently, he’s been very invested in popcorn).
When dinner is finally ready, everyone crowds to the tables .
There’s barely any room, and people keep hitting each other with their arms, but no one cares b/c everyone is laughing and smiling.
Dinner is a mix of just about everything, in a mixture of mismatched bowls and plates.
(Some of it is burnt b/c Lily made it, but no one seems to care).
The dinner table is loud and full of conversation.
Percy is talking to Lily about a book that he’s recently read, and she’s suggesting others that he might enjoy.
Hermione adds a few of her personal favorites, and they get into a very deep discussion about their favorite books.
Sirius complains to Remus about the “book club at the table,” and Remus smacks him.
Molly is scolding the twins for trying to sneak pepper and other strange objects into the food.
James, Ginny, Harry, and Ron are having a very heated discussion about Quidditch.
“I can’t believe my son is a Seeker! And you, Ron! A Keeper? Merlin, Ginny, you’re the only sensible one here.”
Ginny laughing as he winks at her.
James challenging everyone to an after-dinner Quidditch match.
Lily smiling from across the table b/c her husband is such a dork and she loves him so much.
Everyone rushes through dessert b/c the impromptu Quidditch matches are the best things about these dinners.
Everyone working together to clean up as well.
Lily and Remus are on washing duty and Fred and George dry. Ron and Ginny put the dishes away, and Harry and Hermione clear the table. James and Sirius serenade the group with a “cleaning song”, and Molly smiles as she makes the adults tea/coffee.
Then everyone rushes outside to play Quidditch.
Team One consists of James, Hermione, Sirius, Percy, and Ron.
Team Two consists of Lily, Harry, Ginny, Fred, and George.
Hermione and Percy are both awful, and Lily isn’t much better.
Regardless, it turns into a fierce competition between Lily and James for their team to win.
They both stop at nothing to win: often shouting, cheating, and trying to shove the other off their broom.
Sirius is cursing every few minutes and Lily is shouting vile insults back at him.
James and Ginny are constantly fighting for possession of the Quaffle, (James calls Harry a traitor when he cheers for Ginny).
Molly is cheering for all of her children and ignoring the teams and Arthur is shouting at Ginny to beat her brothers.
The Grangers cheer for Hermione even though they don’t understand what’s going on.
Remus makes fun of James and Sirius from the sidelines (and is nearly hit by the bludger Sirius sends in his direction).
Rules are forgotten about a third of the way through, and suddenly there are mini teams and cross-team alliances.
Ron declares that he’s a spy and switches teams, and James tries to intercept everything that Lily does with a kiss.
The twins keep announcing that they’ve scored extra points (even though they’re both beaters).
The game ends when everyone is red-faced with laughter and smiles are plastered across their faces.
(Team one has a score of 87 and a half, whereas Team two has 76 points and a gold star)
James kisses his wife and quietly whispers, “we won.”
Lily kisses him back with a careful “in your dreams, Potter.”
Ron wraps his arm around Hermione b/c it’s actually gotten quite cold out.
Remus leans into Sirius, his hands wrapped around a mug of lukewarm tea.
Ginny and Harry breathlessly high-five, and then end up kissing a few seconds later.
Molly smiles and pecks her husband on the cheek.
Percy smiles softly, and the twins tell everyone to get a room.
Everyone laughs, their breaths clouding in the nighttime air.
The stars are shining, and the moon is bright (though not full), and everyone is happy.
And everything is as it should be.
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