Disclaimer: Harry Potter is not mine, it's all J.K.Rowling's!!!
A/N: Sorry for such a short chapter!
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In James' place, there was only a deep black hole.
'I SWEAR I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS, VOLDEMORT! WHATEVER IT TAKES, I'LL HUNT YOU DOWN! I DON'T CARE IF I'LL LOOSE MY LIFE, I-WILL-HAVE-YOUR-LIFE!'
Sirius then collapsed on the ground, sobbing. For the first time in his life, pain hit him as it had never had before. He had lost his mate… his best friend.
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Lily was in the Great Hall, listening to Godric, Rowena and Salazar talking. Helga had been gone for the past 30 minutes, and the three founders were trying to get Lily's mind off James.
The redhead was nodding absently to Rowena's plan of battling with Voldemort – that they should all attack separately – when Helga came running in the room yelling 'They're back! They're back!'
Lily looked up at her, her eyes beginning to gather tears 'Thank Merlin!'
As they saw Lily's eyes lit up, Godric and Salazar shared a worried look: the redhead was in for something bad. They had a nagging feeling that James was less than okay, but neither would admit it.
Lily then got up and hurried out of Hogwarts, unto its grounds, until she reached the patch where Hagrid's hut would be many centuries later.
She stood there and waited fearfully, her eyes glued to the Forbidden Forest.
Minutes passed, and her anxiousness grew... Finally, a shape got out of the Forest, and Lily ran towards it.
The boy's clothes were ripped in many places and he had a look of exhaustion on his face. When he saw Lily, his eyes lit up, and he hurried to her.
'Sirius!' Lily cried as she hugged the boy, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Sirius hugged her just as tightly, as if never wanting to let go. When he felt Lily move slightly tough, he let her go and gazed into her deep emerald eyes.
'Where's James?' she asked, her face lit by a bright smile.
Sirius' eyes turned dark, and Lily's smile faded. 'He is right behind you, isn't he?' she asked, trying to get a look over his shoulder.
Sirius hung his head and let his tears fall... 'Lily,' he managed to choke out, 'James didn't make it.'
'W-what?' Lily whispered. 'No! NO, YOU'RE LYING! WHERE IS HE?' she yelled, battling against Sirius' arms who wanted to hold her close.
But as she looked in Sirius' eyes, she saw he was telling the truth.
'N-no...' Lily whimpered.
Shaking her head, she stepped away from Sirius. 'No,' she whispered one more time. Then, she turned her back to Sirius and ran as fast as she could into the castle. Lily heard voices calling to her, but didn't listen. All she wanted to do was to run, run and forget.
She ended up in the Astronomy Tower, and remembered that it was there that, long ago, she had met a messy haired Gryffindor. She slid to the ground, not being able to stand up anymore, and cried her heart out.
Hours seemed to have passed, and then Lily felt arms around her, and she looked up into Sirius' sad face. 'I'm sorry,' he said. 'It should have been me...'
But Lily shook her head 'No, Sirius...'
The two clung tightly to each other, crying on their lost friend... Until night came and they fell asleep.
Lily woke up first in the morning. The arms around her felt like James', but as she looked up, she saw Sirius. Tears filled her eyes as she remembered...
'He's dead...dead...' she thought desperately.
She stood up as careful as she could manage – an idea forming in her head – but before she was entirely up, Sirius' eyes snapped open and he looked at her.
'I'm coming with you,' he said.
Lily wanted to protest, she wanted to go there alone, but finally nodded.
She and Sirius climbed the stairs together and found themselves shortly on the Hogwarts' grounds, that night still enveloped.
They made their way to the Forbidden Forest, and stood where Lily had stood when Sirius came back the previous night.
They stood there, silent, and watched as the sun rose.
Lily's heart was full with hope that maybe he would come out of the Forest laughing, saying he had played a prank on them. But the sun rose, and nothing happened. Nothing got out of the Forest.
They stood like that for hours, the girl who had lost her love and the boy who had lost his best friend. They waited in silence and prayed for a miracle.
But nothing happened.
'Lily,' Sirius said as he hugged the redhead. 'Come on, let's go inside.'
She shook her head, and tears formed again in her eyes and she pulled away from Sirius' embrace. She turned to him and said 'No, Sirius, he'll come back. I know he will. He promised to.'
Her eyes pleaded for him to believe her, but the Marauder only shook his head and whispered, his eyes foggy, 'He won't, Lily. He's not in this world anymore.'
Lily's eyes widened 'No!' she shook her head as she retreated away from Sirius. 'No!' she said again.
Suddenly, before Sirius could do anything, she turned in a phoenix and flew away, her song echoing in the air.
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'Salazar, she's hurt. She loved the boy and now he's dead. You cannot want her to hide her feelings and keep fighting,' Rowena spoke wisely.
The wizard's eyes darkened 'No, Rowena, but the boy isn't…' Taking a deep breath, he tried again 'The boy isn't dead.'
'What do you mean?' Helga asked as she stepped away from the window and turned to her friend. She had witnessed the scene between Sirius and Lily, and her heart ached for the redhead.
'What I mean is that maybe, just maybe, James isn't dead.'
'She felt the pain, Salazar,' Godric argued. 'Helga, you were the one who told me that if a Flamma loves, her feelings are linked with the object of her affections. If it dies, she will feel it.' When the witch nodded, Godric turned to Salazar 'And Lily told us that she had felt the pain in her chest. What more proof do we need?'
Salazar shook his head 'I don't know, Godric, but something's not right. How could he have died so easily? He has the same fierce spirit as you, my friend. I have recognized it. Then, how could he….'
Godric nodded slowly, then walked to the window and sighed 'Perhaps. But Lily should not be fed with false hopes. For now, we should let her grieve. Maybe the pain will subside, and only then will we be able to talk about the battle that will come.'
The other founders nodded. They all knew that Lily was somehow the key to Voldemort's defeat.
Without her, the battle was as good as lost.
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So James is dead and Lily's grieving over him. Sirius is just as sad. The founders need to start thinking about the battle with Voldemort, and yet they don't want to hurt Lily. What will happen? smirks Well, that's for me to know and you to find out in the next chapter…
Sorry for a short chapter, but yeah… Anyways, I hope you enjoy it. Leave me a review on your way out, will you? The next chapter should be updated Wednesday.
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