I can feel
that it's time for me to face it
can I take it?
Though this might just be the ending
of the life I held so dear
but I won't run, there's no turning back from here

-Stand My Ground by Within Temptation

I'm scared out of my mind. I'm not ready to die yet. I just got married to the man I love. I just had a baby. And I'm not ready to die. But I'm willing to, if it means saving lives.

I'm fighting Bellatrix right now. I can see Remus just a few yards away from me, fighting Dolohov.

But I can't think about him right now. I can't run and save him. He's a strong man, and perfectly capable of taking care of himself, despite how much I want to help.

Bellatrix is taunting me. Seems like a fitting way to die. Being taunted by a family member until she kills you. Just like Sirius. Right down to the same family member.

But my aunt's taunts don't bother me. She can talk about me and my husband as much as she please, as long as she doesn't . . .

No.

She did not just . . .

Nobody says that about my baby!

I yell out Avada Kadavra. But she's quicker, and gets me first.

Before the spell hits me, in that slit second. I see Remus fall to the ground, after being hit by a blast of green light. I yell out, but I am cut short when everything turns black. I breathe my last breath, saying my baby name.

"Teddy."