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Bitter Endings and New Beginnings

Lily woke to gentle butterfly kisses across her collarbone. She murmured her approval, tugging her husband closer to her. He chuckled lightly, moving from her body to her lips. They laid tangle together, still caught up in the after glow of the previous night.

"Sirius will be bring Harry back soon." Lily said running her fingers through James's uncontrollable hair. He moved swiftly, pulling her beneath him. A predatory grin spreading his mischievous face.

"Then we better make the most of what time we have left."

Lily smiled as her husband bent down kissing her. Life couldn't get much better then this.

Sirius banged loudly on the front door. Awkwardly he shifted Harry around in his arms. He shivered, as a gush of wind stirred up the loose leaves on the ground. He heard laughing from inside. Prongs was taking to long, he had a date tonight.

"Hurry up!" He sung out. "It's bloody freezing out here."

Lily answered the door, her face flushed. Sirius quirked an eyebrow as he passed her Harry. With her baby securely in her arms she went inside, Sirius trailing behind her. He left her at the kitchen and went through to the living room. He laughed, sighting his best friend semi-dressed.

"Well I know why you left your Son waiting out in the cold now." James ignoring him, tugged on his shirt. The shirt caught on his glasses sending them tumbling off the end of his nose and onto the end of the floor. Sirius snatched them up, holding them out of James reach but James was still to fast, grabbing them back.

James gave Sirius a pointed look. "It wasn't Harry I was leaving out."

"You wound me." Sirius cried dramatically as Lily entered, baby in arms.

"Please Black, you aren't seriously still pulling that line." Lily sat down handing her son across to James.

"Oh but I am Sirius." He winked at her, while dodging the cushion his best mate hurdled at him. " Now I have done my civic duties and let you to share a romantic evening together, I am off to enjoy my own."

"How is…Marie?" Lily asked politely.

"How would I know?"

Lily raised her eyebrow, before frowning at him. "You know Sirius. You should find a nice girl and settle down. I know this woman.."

"Don't even think about it Evans. I have suffered through your match making skills before." Sirius cut her off.

" I was just trying.."

He held up his hand, stopping. " I know, Lily but please don't. Now Peter is another matter, he could use a woman. I will find one, rest assured dear Lily-flower. It's only a matter of time."

She snorted.

"Well Padfoot, my friend. I think it might be time for you to go unless you want my wife to strangle you, which Harry and I would find highly entertaining."

"And you have a date waiting." Lily pointed out.

Sirius looked down at his watch. "Darn." He quick kissed Lily on the cheek and gave James a manly half a hug before fleeing.

James and Lily laughed together. He was never going to learn.

It was a typical night in the Potter household. Dinner was in the oven downstairs. James, had promised to watch it. Instead he was cleaning up the mess he had cause while playing with Harry, on his toy broomstick. Meanwhile Lily was upstairs changing Harry's nappy. She hummed along to the wireless as she fixed up her son. She smiled giving him his final bottle for the night. Her fingers brushed along his incorporable hair. She lowered him into his crib, with a small smile on her face. Arms draped around her centre and kisses were placed in the crook of her neck.

"I thought you were watching dinner." She spun around in his arms.

"No." His eyes glistened with mirth. " I am watching desert." She laughed hitting him away.

"Dinner first, then we will talk about desert." She teased taking off down the stairs. He grinned ear to ear, following.

After a hearty meal they sat together, snuggled up by the fire. Gentle kisses passing between the couple. Lily lay, wrapped up in James's arms. She was happy and content. Even with the threat of Voldemort looming over them, she couldn't help but smile with James by her side. He ran his hand through her auburn hair, down along her chest and stopped around her waist. She leaned up, meeting his lips. As they parted, the door shuddered.

Panic raced through their hearts. James quickly pulling them both upright. Her shoved Lily towards the stairs as the front door gave way. He screamed at her to get Harry. To get Harry and run. The fear settled over her as she flew up the stairs. The voices bellow she was all too familiar with. A green light flashed from the floor down. She shuddered but pushed on. She was crying as she reached her baby's crib, knowing in her heart, James was already dead.

She pulled Harry into her arms but it was too late for them to now. She felt the wand pressed in-between her shoulder blades.

"Give me the boy." Voldemort hissed.

"No." She sobbed. " You can't kill my baby."

"Give him to me." He growled. With a silent unforgivable spell cast on her, she lost all control of the body.

She turned slowly, tears streaming down her face. She fought hard against it but she wasn't strong enough. With James gone, her hope had faded. She held her baby out to the Dark Lord. He laughed cruelling and with a simple wrist movement Lily had lost her baby. She had lost her husband. Her child. Her life.

She did not fight as Voldemort raised the wand on her. She welcomed it with her heart fully.

"Wait!"

The room stilled into silence. The kind that eat the air around, that poisoned the soul.

"Master, you did promise." The words were no higher then a whisper. It voice belonged to a man Lily had left a long time ago. Even after all these years she knew who he was. No time could change her memory. She had loved him for a time but that time had past. He had hurt her to deeply and she had left.

"I supposed I did Severus." With a flick of his wand, Lily was yanked up by her ankle. She felt a sharp force behind her, the magic shoving her into Snape. He staggered, latching onto her as they fell together. "Take your whore and go."

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