Disclaimer: The greatness that is Jily and pretty much everything in this fic belongs to J.K, and the lyrics Lana Del Rey.
Epilogue: Sometimes Love is not enough.
"Lily, take Harry and go! It's him! Go! Run! I'll hold him off – "
James' back was straight, his head held high. He had always been proud man.
Proud of his son, the day they had learned of his existence despite the unexpectedness of it all, and the fact that their lives were so unstable, and how Lily had had to give up smoking and drinking, and the fact that they really weren't ready, and despite all that, it had worked out. Proud of his wife, she was so beautiful, and he was proud everything she did, not matter what it was. Proud of his best mates, who had always stood by his side, no matter what complications were hurled in his direction. Proud of himself the day he had finally plucked up the courage to propose to Lily Evans when he had walked into the living room to see her sitting at the piano, tears streaming down her face as her fingers seemingly mindlessly played a haunting melody…
Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough, I don't know why
Lily was sprinting up the stairs of the little house that James had hated and she had loved.
Feet don't fail me now
Take me to the finish line
Oh my heart it breaks every step that I take
Lily willed herself not to listen to the sounds coming from below as she ran, and thought about the song she had written when she and James had just had Harry and found out about the impending danger pressing upon their new lives after things had finally, finally, started to level out and not be such a bloody whirlwind.
"Why are you writing?" James had asked her, for he knew it was lyrics she was scribbling upon the old parchment with a muggle pen in hand. He had seen Lily do this more times than he could count. "It's not like you can perform it with all this going on."
She had shrugged. "Maybe someday, when this is all over."
James had smiled, and then picked her up off the couch, swinging her around and grinning roguishly at her as he winked and said, "Let's go upstairs."
Keep making me laugh
Let's go get high
The road is long, we carry on
So we should have fun in the meantime
She thought now about the haunting irony on the song she had written; Born to Die. She was about to die. The realisation hit her like an oncoming train. But then the terror for her only son filled her. The son that had came to be, against all odds, all complications and bitter trails, and he and James were the light of her life, her two boys.
The door burst open and Lily heard a cackle of high-pitched laughter as she begged, "Not Harry, not Harry, please not Harry!"
"Stand aside you silly girl … stand aside now."
"Not Harry, please no, take me, kill me instead - "
"Not Harry! Please … have mercy … have mercy… "
A burst of green light. The shrill laugh continuing to reverberate around the small room.
Choose your last words
This is the last time
Cause you and I
We were born to die
Song: Born To Die, Lana Del Rey
A/N, Ive never used this site before so I'm a bit nervy b, but please please review! I will love you forever! Even if you don't really understand what the heck is going on with the fic but that's okizay, I'm posting the first chapter straight after this. Also, this fic is going to be vair AU so be ready for that I guess, even though I've tried really hard to get the dates and background details all that right at least. Thankyou!