[ there's the smile, and james feels a piece of him settle in place. there is so much happening to them, around them, but lily smiles back at him and james feels like it all is a bit more manageable. nothing really changed, but james feels like he's seeing it all in a new light. ]

You couldn't even if you wanted to. [ he kisses her forehead again, a quick press of his lips, before he lets his hands fall and lily is immediately there, sliding her hands into his, and james feels the most whole he has since waking up. his wand is in his pocket - he hasn't taken it out yet but he knows it's there.

and then there's lily. lily with a plan, lily with resolve, and in turn james feels more confident. like it's possible. he nods. ] I know he's here. We find him, and I know he'll be able to help. [ he needs to find sirius. he needs to figure out what these memories are about and why he has them, and then they'll find harry. sirius will know what to do, james knows he will, but they need to find him. ] He had to come out of the pods too, right? He'll be here somewhere.