"LILY, BEHIND YOU" James screamed and looking just at the right moment Lily ducked and narrowly avoided the death eaters curse. "Nice one James" Sirius smirked as with a docile flick of his wand he blasted the death eater back. Somehow, and most worryingly, the death eaters had influltrated an Order meeting and the latter were heavily outnumbered. Lily was dueling a cloaked figure who much to her surprise was only using defencive spells despite her clear meaning to maim if need be. Her next spell however narrowly missed his head and the cloak slipped. It was Snape. Lily tried to keep her face stoic and to Snapes obvious shock she continued to battle him. The reveal hadn't been lost by James who jumped into the fray.
"Having fun Snivilley" he jeered
"James!" Lily pushed him aside as the death eater he'd been fighting previously shot a well aimed spell at his head. Remus this time managed to hit him squarely in the back and Lucius Malfoy tumbled forward in a mass of white blonde hair. James, Lily and Snape continued their three way battle, Snape making the conscience effort to hex James at every chance whilst trying his best to avoid Lily. She wasn't making it easy, it was almost as though she wanted Snape to get her.
"Too scared to hex a girl Snivilley" James taunted "or are you just nervous she'll upstage you". Snapes next spell aimed for James missed its target. Lily fell where she stood. Snape rushed forward to check the girl but James got there first "Don't touch her! You've done enough damage!".
The next few moments happened in a daze of green light. A collosal crack blasted James away from Lily's form, by the looks of it all the order members had been thrown backward. Stumbling to his feet James rushed through the debris to Lily, there was already a dark haired form standing over her.
Lily slowly opened her eyes, there was a person kneeling over her that she couldn't quite make out. "James?" she croaked reaching out a shaking hand, Snape took it gently and that's when he saw the ring. He didn't know what made him do it he wasn't even sure a thought process had gone on at all, perhaps in all his jelousy, all his rage he believed without a ring they couldn't marry. He slid it off her slender finger and placed it in his robe pocket. Lily didn't even notice, confused as to why James was remaining silent she tried to sit up "James what's going on?". A comforting hand pushed her back down "Don't move" came a quiet murmur "you may have a concussion". Through the dust Lily couldn't make out who it was but she now knew it wasn't James.
"GET YOUR HANDS OFF HER!" That voice was James, Lily felt the hand of the unknown man slide off her and a familiar face bent down hand outstretched. Lily took it shaking slightly her head pounding "James! James are you alright?" looking around Lily saw other people were also trembling to their feet and then she saw Snape. He was stood very close wand pointing directly at James who in all the chaos realised he couldn't locate his.