Chapter 2: Fight to The Death
James fists tightened against his wand. He took a deep breath and yelled orders at Lily. "Take Harry and go! I will hold him off." James said bravely. Lily grabbed Harry and made her way to the staircase. Before climbing the stairs she walked to James and kissed him for the last time. "I love you." She said. "I love you too." He said. They held each other's hand until Lily and James slowly parted.
As Lily ran up the stairs she worried that this might be the last time that she walked up these stairs, the last time she saw her husband, the last time she held Harry. She tried to be strong and not look into Harry's eyes. The small emerald eyes only made her think about her one year old son and if he would survive. She did not know what to do. She wanted to run back down the stairs and fight but she felt that she had to protect her son.
James stood there, thinking. He loved Lily so much that he had to save her, had to keep her safe. He just couldn't leave her to fight for herself. He saw her red hair fly up the stairs and he felt as though his heart stopped. That was the last time he would see her. He let a tear slip for Lily.
Lily walked into the nursery and put Harry in his crib. Harry was beginning to cry. Lily tried to assure him "Harry, be safe, be strong. Mummy loves you. Daddy loves you." A single tear swam down Harry's cheek and Lily wiped his face dry. Lily tried to be strong but could not stop the tears running down her face. She heard noise downstairs and knew that it was time.
James took a deep breath and began to fight. He saw the figure underneath the long black cloak. He had pale skin and a nose like a snake. His eyes were a bright shade of red that looked as if they were on fire. The figure was firing spells toward him. The killing curse missed him by an inch. He shouted "Stupefy!" which missed the figure by a long shot. After observing how this is going, he knew that it would not end well.
Lily was prepared to risk her life for the ones she loved. She heard curses being yelled. "Expelliarmus!" was yelled by James. Voldemort yelled "Avada Kedavra!" at James. Lily's heart stopped until she heard James yell "Stupefy!" and knew that he was ok. Voldemort yelled "Avada Kedavra!" again and all of the fighting stopped. Everything was silent except for a high, cold laughter.