"How was your year? You didn't get into too much trouble, did you?" Lily asked, hugging her children, and then glaring at Harry.

He looked suspiciously at Ron and Ginny and said, "Even if I did, no one would have noticed; not with the Triwizard Tournament going on." He kissed Ginny on the cheek and waved good-bye to Ron and Hermione. His mother, step-father, and Rosie made their way through the barrier back into Kings Cross Station.

"Are they going to do the tournament again next year? I wouldn't think so, since that boy died. What was his name…Diggory?" Remus asked.

"I don't see why they wouldn't. It was only an extremely unlikely acromantula attack. He was almost at the cup too, but Viktor Krum got there."

They spent the majority of the ride back home in silence, Harry and Rosie snoozing in the back seats. After a quick supper, the two went up to bed.

Remus kissed Lily. "Happy Anniversary!" he said, pulling flowers and a gift out from behind his back.

"Remus, I told you we weren't exchanging gifts this year!"

"I know," he exclaimed, "which is code for 'buy me something really nice or I'll be mad at your until next year when you buy me something outrageously expensive to make up for it.'" Lily opened her mouth to protest, but Remus stopped her.

Lily smiled. "It's in the hall closet." He walked out into the hall and Lily began unwrapping her gift when the doorbell rang. "I'll get it; you just worry about the present." She opened the door.

"Lily! Lily, you have to listen to me!"

"Shh! Harry and Rosie are sleeping, James. You can't wake them up. Come back tomorrow."

She tried to close the door, but he forced it back open. "Lily, you don't understand. He's coming. He's coming for Harry tonight!"

"James," Remus said, coming into the doorway, "you smell like liquor. Have you been drinking? I think you should leave now."

"No! You're not listening to me! Voldemort is back! He and the Death Eaters have got a plan to come after him tonight! They're going to kill him! You have to warn him!" He pushed past Lily, but Remus stopped him. "I am not drunk, Remus. Please, just let me warn my son! Harry! HARRY! Let me go!" Remus pushed him out the door and slammed it in his face. "No! No, Lily, let me in! Please!"

He stopped pounding on the door and sank to his knees. He had failed to save his son's life, and possibly his daughter's, if Voldemort wanted to make a clean job of it.

Inside, Remus and Lily were in the sitting room, each thinking about what had just happened. They heard footsteps on the stairs and immediately jumped back to life.

"What's going on? I heard a noise," Harry said, standing at the bottom of the stairs in his pajamas.

"Noise? What noise?"

"It sounded like yelling. Did something happen?"

"Oh…um…the car alarm went off and the neighbor came to yell about the noise. You go back to bed, Harry," said Remus. Harry blinked, and Remus knew he knew he was lying. He feigned a yawn. "I think I'm going to bed now. Good night Lily, Harry." He hurried up the stairs and Harry, shrugging, followed him.

On the stairs, Harry could hear the tinkling of stones against glass. He ran to his window and looked out it, but couldn't see anything. He sighed and went back into bed.

Hours later, he was awoken by his door slamming open. "Harry, wake up!" He sat up, rubbing his eyes. "You have to get out of here; no don't grab your clothes. Get your sister and go into the basement and then-" Remus yelled something from below. "Hurry! Your father and I will try to fend him off!"

He jumped out of bed and ran through the adjoining door to his sister's room. "Rosie, come on!" His sister blinked sleepily and tried to pull the covers over her head. Harry pulled them down and picked her up. "We have to go now." He felt her tense up and she wrapped her arms around his neck. As they passed her desk, she reached down and picked up her wand.

Remus and Lily were standing on either side of the door, peering through the curtains. "Lily, go with Harry and Rosie. I can hold him off, but if I don't…they need someone to look after them. Go!"

Tears in their eyes, Lily, Harry, and Rosie ran down the stairs. Harry opened the secret compartment hidden behind the wood paneling of the wall. Rosie was climbing in when they heard a blast from above. Harry covered Rosie's mouth before she could scream. They heard heavy steps on the stairs and Harry closed the paneling, knowing if he tried to climb in, both of them would be caught.

Lily moved in front of her son as Lord Voldemort appeared at the bottom of the stairs. His red, slit-like eyes narrowed as he spotted them.

"Move aside."

"No. I won't let you hurt him! You'll have to kill me to get to him," Lily said, shaking with fear and anger.

Voldemort's high, cold laugh sent shivers up their spines. "You are no concern of mine. Move aside and let me kill the boy." Still Lily didn't move. Voldemort's smile faltered before he raised his wand. "Avada Kedavra!"

Harry closed his eyes and screamed as he felt the warmth of his mother's body leave his side and heard something heavy fall to the ground. Dreading what was next, all the people he loved flashed before him. His parents, Sirius, Rosie, Ginny. He barely registered Rosie's scream mingled with his before everything went black.