Disclaimer: I do not own JKR's characters. I do, however, own all characters never mentioned in the books. I also own the plot.

A/N: Right, nineteenth chapter! Huge thanks to everyone who reviewed! This chapter sort of separates itself from the rest of the story, but everything's rounded up (I hope!).

Chapter 19

"Prongs, sit down, and stop pacing around in circles. You're giving me a headache!"

James ignored Remus, and continued to walk around the tiny room, running one hand back through his hair, muttering under his breath. The other three Marauders leant back in their seats, having given up on him. Sirius looked as worn down as James; they had both been up all night.

"Do you think she'll be okay?"

"She'll be fine, Prongs, if I know old Tiger Lily." Sirius yawned. "She'll be bossing us around in no time."

"How long has it been? Eight hours? Ten? How long does it take to have a baby, for Merlin's sake?"

"I don't know; my Mum was in labour for fourteen hours with me," Peter said from his slumped position on one of the seats.

James gave an agitated moan, and stopped pacing. He swayed on the spot, his eyes almost closed behind his glasses. Remus jumped up from his chair, noticing the warning signs.

"Sit down, Prongs; you're dead on your feet. Lily'll be fine, and so will the baby. Your baby," he added, steering his friend towards a chair.

James allowed himself to be pushed into a seat, smiling blearily. "We've only been married for a year. And now we're having our first child..." He put his head in his hands. "Dammit, I want to see her."

"And she wants to see you now, James," came an amused voice from the doorway of the waiting room.

James jumped up from his seat at the sound of the doctor's voice. "Dr. Amata, how is she? Is she okay? How's the baby?"

The doctor laughed at the twenty year-old's stream of questions, holding up his hands. "They're both fine. I believe your wife is a little on the tired side, but overjoyed, and she's very eager to see you. The baby was a boy."

James' face split into a grin. Dr. Amata marvelled at how far the man had come from the scared and abused sixteen year-old he had known. He had lost his mother only six months ago, but he was recovering well, thanks to his friends. James had made his views very clear about his father; he didn't want to see him, and he wanted him to remain in the 'Unstable' ward at St. Mungo's. No one argued with him. They knew how he felt about what had happened when he was sixteen. At least now he didn't have to worry about his father...or Selina White, for that matter. She had been confined to a life sentence in Azkaban. No one could say they felt sorry for her.

James followed the doctor down the corridor, and they stopped out a door bearing the name: Lily Potter. Dr. Amata pushed the door open, and motioned for James to go in.

"James!"

James turned at the sound of his wife's voice. She looked tired, and her face was pale, but her face was smiling. Her coppery-red hair was spread out on the pillow, and her green eyes sparkled with delight. In her arms she held a bundle of blue blankets.

James came over to her, and sat down in a chair. "You feeling okay?"

"I've never felt better," she said. "You're officially a father, James."

Lily passed him the bundle. James looked down.

A tiny baby nestled in the blue material blinked up at him through green eyes-Lily's eyes. A small shock of black hair covered his head. He gurgled happily.

James took in a sharp intake of breath. "I don't know if I can do this, Lil."

Lily put a hand on his arm. "Of course you can," she said. "You'll be a wonderful father-and our son will be a Quidditch fanatic; just like you."

"But what if-" James took a deep breath, his eyes never leaving his son. "What if I'm like my father? What if I become an alcoholic? What if I turn abu-"

"Stop right there, James. You're nothing like your father. And you'll be a wonderful parent." Lily knew how afraid James was of following in his father's footsteps. It had taken her the full nine months to convince him that he was going to be brilliant; he couldn't throw it all away. "You'll be wonderful," she repeated. "What are we going to call him?"

"Not Edward," James muttered darkly. "What about your father's name?"

"Perry?" Lily laughed. "Perry Potter? He'll get bullied at school, James. What about naming him after you?"

James shook his head. "We'll get confused."

"Well, he's certainly having James as a middle name." Lily smiled. "Don't argue. First names...we could name him after Sirius, I suppose. As he is the godfather, and everything."

"No! I am not having my son named after the person who holds the most detentions in Hogwarts history!"

"Dylan?"

"How about Vernon?" James countered.

Lily laughed again. "Harold?"

Slowly, a smile spread across James' face. Lily shook her head.

"I'm not calling him Harold, James-"

"No," James said. "We'll call him Harry."

"Harry James Potter." Lily leaned over and kissed the end of James' nose. "See? You're off to a great start already. I told you you'd be brilliant."

James smiled, the words ringing in his ears. He wasn't going to be like Edward Potter; he was going to be a good father to Harry. He'd never get drunk, or raise his voice, or hit his son. He'd dote on him. Show Harry what a family was supposed to be like.

What a home was meant to be.

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Well, that's it, folks. Nineteen chapters, and it's finally finished! I've really enjoyed writing this, and everyone's reviews have only made it better. Special thanks goes out to Skahducky, who reviewed constantly throughout, K00lgirl1808 (who also reviewed lots), and SpiderGirl05 (who, as mentioned before, was my 100th reviewer!). All my thanks to everyone else who reviewed; I apologise-I have not the room, nor the time to list you all, but you've all been wonderful. Let's just answer the last chapter's reviews:

Rachelfan5000: Thanks! So glad you've enjoyed it! And thankyou for reviewing!

LenKenChal: Thanks, and I'll try!

Ambergrant: Well, I have a hard time finding good MWPP fics, and I wanted to write one that I personally would like to read. So I did. And this is the result. Thanks for reviewing!

KJ A: It's finished now. Thanks!

K00lgirl1808: I'm just happy you liked it. Thanks for reviewing lots! *hugs*

Skahducky: Probably my most faithful reviewer! *hugs* Thankyou! You've been wonderful!

English Girl: I love your fanfiction! And, yes, Sirius is a great favourite of mine as well. Maybe I'll write a fic centred around him next. What do you think?

Alriadne: *blushes* Thankyou!

SpiderGirl05: Thanks for reviewing so much! It's now finished! *dances around*

Tiger Lily: You're going to miss reading it? I'm going to miss writing it! Oh well. Thanks for reviewing!

I don't think there'll be a sequel, unless people have some good ideas. There might be another fic centred around James at Hogwarts, but, chances are, my next MWPP fic is going to be about Sirius or Remus. I need to think up ideas, though, so I'll probably concentrate on 'Show Not Your Fear' now; that needs some attention.

If anybody has any ideas for a sequel, please feel free to leave it posted in a review, or email me at: lillupin .uk

If anyone feels the urgent need to use any one of my original characters, just ask. Chances are, I'll be 99.9% sure to say yes.

Thanks again to everyone, and please feel free to review one last time! *rattles review tin*

Lil Lupin