She heard them coming. As she ran upstairs she clutched her most prized possession in her arms, her baby. She ran to the nursery. He followed her. They fought, she struggled. He pointed his wand at her.

Pain coursed through her entire body. It felt like her bones were on fire. She felt herself being ripped apart. Then it stopped. She felt nothing. She was still standing in that nursery. She watched as his spell rebounded and the house collapsed. She protected her baby with her body and though several large splinters went right through her, her baby was untouched.

When the ground stopped shaking she stood up. The rubble of what used to be their house surrounded them. Her vision started fading. The scene around her was getting dim, and as it did she could a bright blue light growing bigger in front of her.

James was there too. He reached out his hand. "Come on Lily. It's time." She looked back at her baby, asleep on the ground. "It's okay. He's safe now." She took his hand and together they walking into the light and disappeared.