Chapter 4

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REMUS' POV
I stared at Voldemort's back with fury. He was the reason I was a werewolf, he was the reason for the deaths of so many families and friends. I could just Expelliarmus him, or see what results Avada Kedavra would do. Nevertheless, he was going to die. I would make sure of it. For James. For Sirius.

VOLDEMORT's POV
My red eyes glared at Severus Snape. Of course he had betrayed me. I knew of his love for Lily Potter. At the moment, anyone could see his love for Lily as he shielded her from my wand.

"Save yourself, Severus," I let my words come out of my mouth in my evil, cold, snake hiss. "She's not worth it. I will give you one more chance. Move or die. One...two...Avada Ke-"

"EXPELLIARMUS!" cried a voice behind me belonging to the half breed werewolf, Remus Lupin. My wand flew out of my hand and into Severus'. Lily moved from out behind him so they were a triangle around me. With no wand and three on one, they must of thought I was cornered. For a moment, I thought it too. But I knew that they couldn't ever truly kill me. Years of my soul being encased in Dark Magic made sure of that. Yet, I'd like to see them try. And they took a shot. All at once they yelled the Killing Curse and green light came at me from three different directions.

Blackness.

NO ONE's POV
Remus, Lily, and Severus stared at the empty wizard robes laying on the dead grass. They were empty. Voldemort was gone. Or was he. Before them, black smoke was joining together to form an undentifiable shape until Tom Marvolo Riddle's face was made. One glare at them told them this would not be the last time they saw him. The smoke turned and floated hurringly into the night.

LILY's POV
As soon as the shock passed, I ran over to James and Sirius, with Remus and Severus on my heels. NO! DON'T LET THEM BE DEAD! "It'll be okay Lily," Remus put a hand on my shoulder.

Had I said that out loud? I put my head to the stag's chest. Hallelujah. He was still breathing. I moved over to Sirius. He was also still breathing but his heartbeat was uneven. This was not good.

"Please Jesus," I whispered, "Let him live. Don't let him die. Please, please, please Jesus."

I lay my body over the large, black, shaggy dog and prayed again and again. The words started to come out of my mouth in a blur but I didn't care. God could understand them. I felt Remus sit next to me. Of course he would be in more pain than me right now, even though I did not think it possible.

"Please Jesus." Wet tears fell down upon Sirius Black as I wept.

SNAPE's POV
So many decades of hatred for him caused a sort of love I could not explain. My heart felt torn at the fact he might be gone forever. Part of me shoved me to be happy, but the sorrow won the battle deep inside. I sat next to Remus and Lily, trying not to cry, but I gave in in a matter of seconds.

REMUS' POV
The man I had known since my first year at Hogwarts in 1971. The man I had known to pull pranks on Professors and even Albus Dumbledore. A true Marauder. My brain could not register the fact he might die in a few short hours, or rather it didn't want to. All the time with him I had taken for granted. How could it all end now?

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