Chapter 4: Together At Last

Lily entered a place like no other. It looked like king cross station, the place where she went to go to her favorite place in the world, Hogwarts. The walls and floor around her was as white as snow. She looked to the right of her and saw the love of her life lying there next to her wearing the same confused face as she had. "Lils!" James said with a longing in his voice because he thought that he had lost her forever. They sat up and kissed passionately after what they thought would be the last time.

Lily loved the feel of his lips. They broke apart and their foreheads touched as they looked into each other's eyes. They both had the same thought…Harry. "James, where is Harry?" James thought this through. If Lily was here, then there was no way that Harry had survived. This thought made James sad in thinking that Harry would never go to Hogwarts and never see the world but James felt selfish by thinking that he was happy they were all there so they could be a family together. They were going to be all together in the end.

They have been there for an hour waiting for Harry before boarding the train to the afterlife. He had not arrived yet and they suddenly had hope that Harry was alive and unharmed. Questions flooded through Lily's mind. What happened to Voldemort? Where is Harry and is he ok? What will Harry think when he gets older and has no parents? The good news is that he will be safe and be able to live life. "Harry is safe. I know it" Lily said as she walked to a train and boarded. James followed Lily with trust in her. Lily and James traveled out of the station into a place unknown with assurance that wherever Harry was he would be happy and would someday join them once again.

The couple exited the train and looked around the foreign place. They saw the open blue sky and the green grass. They walked through the grass to a village of houses. Lily and James walked around the village in search for a place to live. On every mailbox there was a name and on the last house it said 'James and Lily Potter'. Next to their house other houses were appearing. "A house appears for every family that has died before they go to um… where we are" said Lily. "You are in Beyond.' A soft voice said.

Lily and James looked back to see James parents. "Mom, Dad!" James said in surprise. We both gave them a hug and the smile never faded off James face. He has missed them so much and now he could see them again. "We have a lot of questions starting with how you knew that we were here?" asked Lily. "Oh. In every house there is a screen where you can watch over the people that you love and under your screen it showed that you have entered beyond" said Mrs. Potter. "So you have been watching over us and Harry since you died?" James asked his parents. "Yes. We were watching Harry after we saw what happened to you and it was amazing" said Mr. Potter enthusiastically. "After you came here we continued to watch Harry. He stood in his crib crying with you when Voldemort came in the room. Then you sacrificed yourself and Voldemort looked at Harry with his red eyes and fired the killing curse at him. But he did not die; the spell backfired and hit Voldemort. His body died but his soul is still alive. Harry only has a scar on his forehead but he is fine. Dumbledore came for Harry an hour later and your bodies are to be buried in Godric's Hallow. Harry will be living with Petunia, Vernon, and Dudley." Mr. Potter explained.

Lily and James were comforted by knowing the whole story about what happened after they died. They said goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Potter and walked into their house which was a replica of the one they lived in on earth. They walked through the house and found their wands on their nightstands and climbed into bed holding each other knowing that everyone was safe.