Thank you fic for lazy_neutrino!

[sambethe.livejournal.com]

Title: In the Company of Fools
Author: Kris, sambethe
Written for: lazy_neutrino
Rating: G
Prompt: Shadows
Summary: I’m pregnant not blind, Black.
Any other notes, warnings, etc.: Thank you so much for pinch hitting this year!


Sirius sat on the bank of the river, watching as the shadows cast by the trees lengthened and played across the water’s bubbling surface. He removed his shoes and socks and pulled up his robe to allow his feet to dangle in the cool water.

He heard footsteps in the grass as someone approached from behind him. He turned as Lily, stomach looking uncomfortably large, leant against a tree for support and slowly sat down next to him. Once settled, she pulled her hair up into a bun and stuck her wand in the middle of it to keep it in place. Several beads of sweat trickled down back of her neck.

‘Somehow I would have thought that in all its infinite wisdom, the Wizarding World would have come up with some potion or charm to make pregnancy more comfortable.’

Sirius snorted and tossed a twig into the river, watching as it floated under the small footbridge and away. Lily kicked off her sandals and let her feet dangle next to his.

‘You two row again?’

‘What do you -’ Sirius started and Lily cut him off with a wave.

‘I’m pregnant not blind, Black. I’ve got one idiot inside moping between his room and the den and another sulking in my back garden, refusing to go home but also refusing to come inside. James may be pretending that there isn’t something going on between two of his best mates, but, frankly, I can’t be arsed.’

‘I’m not sulking,’ he mumbled.

‘But you don’t deny my latter point.’

Sirius glowered at her.

‘Go inside, apologise and then offer him a good bit of make-up sex, please.’

‘Oi!’ he shouted, feeling a blush spread across his face. ‘Why do you assume I’m the one who needs to apologise?’

She rolled her eyes and said, ‘I really don’t care who did what. Just deal with it or I’m throwing both of you out. I’ve only got so much patience right now and James’ constant fretting and this heat are trying all of it. Now help me up, I’ve got to pee.’

Pulling a face at her, he stood and offered his hand. She grabbed it and he tugged.

‘You women are frightening, you know that right? I’m not sure what anyone sees in the lot of you.’

Lily laughed and swatted at him as she waddled past. ‘As if your gender leaves a lot to recommend itself.’

Comments

[magnetic-pole.livejournal.com]

Yay, Lily!

I feel like we should do a collection of your Lily!power fics. That was fun! M.

[lyras.livejournal.com]

Oh, sweet :). Poor Sirius - he has no chance once Lily's on his case.

[brighty18.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is the day for funny, is it not?

‘You women are frightening, you know that right? I’m not sure what anyone sees in the lot of you.’

Lily laughed and swatted at him as she waddled past. ‘As if your gender leaves a lot to recommend itself.’

I love your Lily, here! She's awesome. And how funny that she saw in Sirius the one who should just bite the proverbial bullet and apologize. As I saw it, she probably did not even assume that he did it, but merely assumed that they were BOTH stupid and SOMEONE needed to apologize, so why not him. I get the impression that she does that herself!

[aras-fixation.livejournal.com]

Yay Lily! Power to pregnant, pissed off women!

[midnitemaraud-r.livejournal.com]

Lily FTW! And really - they can grow bones back overnight, but can't ease pregnancy woes. Hmph. It's a wonderful little scene, and of course it was Sirius' fault. :-P

[lazy-neutrino.livejournal.com]

Oh, God, that's so funny and gorgeous. Thank you so much. Your descriptive writingis just beautiful, too. Thank you!

[werewolfsfan.livejournal.com]

Oh! I love this. If Dumbledore had been female, the wizarding world probably never would have needed to sort out Voldemort! She would have done that before he could have tried to conquer the world!

[mindabbles.livejournal.com]

Love, love your Lily! I also love Lily and Sirius friendship fics. This was adorable and made me smile!

[woldy]

Hurrah for no-nonsense Lily! Somehow the riverbank setting reminds me of her talks with Severus as a kid, which perhaps isn't that different to handling Sirius...

[secretsolitaire.livejournal.com]

Hee! *pets sulky pups* Your Lily is awesome.

[l-stone.livejournal.com]

Yay fic with Lily! I read so little of her, but she totally kicks ass here: solving problems and fixing relationships in five minutes or less. I especially love her I-can't-be-bothered-to-be-unaccepting, automatic okay-ness with her friends' relationship. And the wand used to hold back her hair: such a great detail.

[mysecretashes.livejournal.com]

Go Lily! And Sirius sulking was adorable. :D

[remuslives23.livejournal.com]

Laughed and cringed at Lily sliding down the tree, and needing to be helped up to pee (yet again). Not my favourite part of pregnancy, either. Great little fic - loved seeing Lily impatient and 'human' instead of the 'princess of perfection' she's often written as.

[leafyaki.livejournal.com]

Lily is AWESOME here. <3 Moping Remus, Sulking Sirius and lalala-what-do-you-mean-something-is-wrong James sure can try anyone's patience! What a funny, lovely fic! :D

[fullmoon-dreams.livejournal.com]

Go Lily!

Puppies sulking are so adoreable.

Wonderfully funny fic.

[remeciel.livejournal.com]

Awesome! This is definitely how Lily would have reacted. :D