You're Such A Baby!
Chapter 3: What to do...
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It only took Lily about a second to get over the first shock of that fact that her Headmaster was here so fast already.
"Good morning, Professor." She said, looking up into the twinkling blue eyes of the wizard that most people thought the most powerfull of the age.
"I figured you would be here, Professor Flitwick had quite a story." Professor Dumbledore said with a smile. "I assume that's mister Potter?"
"Yes, I've been to the hospital wing, but madam Pomfrey said he was as healthy as he could be, except he's... somewhat younger. She couldn't help him and adviced me to see you, sir."
"Lily, who's he?" James asked as Lily put him down.
"James, say hello to the Headmaster, Professor Dumbledore."
James stepped forward with his arm outstretched. "Hello Dumblore. I'm James."
The tall Professor got down so he could shake the three-year-olds extended hand. "Hello, young man."
Professor Dumbledore sat down behind his desk then and mentioned Lily to sit down on a chair.
"Now, I you'd tell me, miss Evans, what exactly happened?"
Lily told Dumbledore everything she knew and Dumbledore stroked his beard in thought.
"A simple Finite Incantatem would do the trick, I'm afraid. To this kind of mistakes is, as far as my humble memories say, only one solution."
"What is this solution, Professor?"
"We'll just have to wait untill it wears off. It might take a day or four, five. My normal suggestion would be to have his parents take care of him, untill he would be in his original state, but..."
Professor Dumbledore paused a moment here and the twinkle in his eyes subsided almost totally. "Onfortunately, this letter was delivered to me during the time you were in Charms."
The Headmaster pulled a letter out of his robes and handed it to Lily.
It didn't say much, but it was enough.
Dear Albus,
There's been another attack early this morning.
No Muggles were harmed, but two of the Order lost their lives. Elizabeth and Harold Potter have been killed by the Avada Kedavra. They took five Death-Eaters with them.
Yours sincerely,
Alastor Moody.
'Poor James." Lily thought, feeling the tears brimming in her eyes. She always loved mr and mrs Potter, since the time she and James were kids.
Both stayed silent for a while, untill Lily was pulled out of her thoughts by James who pulled on her robes.
"Lily, you said you show me magic!"
"You're right, what do you want to see?" Lily asked.
James had this thoughful impression again, with his finger to his lips, then his expression cleared.
"I know! Make a dog! A large black dog!" (Sounds familiar)
Lily looked at Dumbledore, silently asking permission. The old Professor smiled and Lily took that as a yes. She pulled out her wand and transfigured a piece of wood that lay next to the heart into the requested dog.
"Padfoot!" James exclaimed happily.
Lily watched James play with the dog for a while, untill Dumbledore cleared his throath.
"Sorry!" Lily jumped. "So what now?"
"Well, someone has to take care of - "
Dumbledore broke off as Sirius, followed by Remus almost fell into the office.
"Um... Sorry Professor, we just wondered... James?" Remus' eye fell on James, who was still occupied by the large black dog, that oddly resembled Sirius.
"Sorry, Professor," Remus said again, as Sirius gaped at the dog. "We were worried about James, and thought he might be here... We guessed for the password."
"Never mind, mr Lupin, mr Black. It's probably good you're here, because we have a little matter here. Someone has to take care of James, untill we have our Head Boy back." Professor Dumbledore said to the three students.
Sirius turned away from the dog to look at Dumbledore. "How about his parents?"
Lily handed the two boys the parchment, and slowly, they paled.
"Merlins beard!" Remus whispered.
"So you see we have a bit of a problem here."
"We'll take care of him Professor." Remus said. "He's still out best friend."
"No!" James suddenly said, suddenly paying no more attention to the dog. "I want Lily!"
"What do you mean?" Sirius asked.
James stood up and walked over to where Lily sat and he grabbed the arm of her robes.
"I wanna be with Lily!" James said, looking up angrily at Sirius and Remus, as if daring them to try and take him away from Lily.
"It's alright, Professor Dumbledore. I don't mind taking care of him, but how about classes?" Lily said, turning to the Headmaster once more.
Both Sirius and Remus looked at Lily if she were crazy.
"You're excused for the rest of today's classes, and tomorrow I'll take care of him." Dumbledore said, ignoring Remus and Sirius' expressions.
"You, professor?"
Dumbledore smiled. "Of course, I'm perfectly capable of taking care of a young boy, miss Evans."
"Sorry, Professor, I just didn't... expect it."
Dumbledore just smiled. "Now, I'd like to continue this little conversation, but unfortunately, I've got some dull reports to fill in."
Lily stood up. "Come on James, we'll go to get something to eat."
Lily took James' hand and walked out the door, leaving Remus and Sirius gaping after her.
As she got at the end of the hall, Sirius and Remus caught up to her.
"I thought you hated James?" Sirius asked.
"Not in his current state, Black, so if you'll excuse me." Lily said, walking on.
"It's still Lily alright!" Sirius said with a grin.
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