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A/N: PLEASE READ THIS!!! Thanks for reading this, people! Okay, so I just wanted to clear something up, since there appears to have been some confusion. Maybe it's just one person, maybe you're all confused, but I wanted to clear this up.

James has NOT come back to life, because he wasn't dead in the first place. For those of you who are confused, James escaped Voldemort's ray of light and managed to hide in some bushes, where he fell in a sort of mini-coma for 12 hours. When he woke up, Sirius wasn't there anymore (because he tought James dead and had went to look for Voldemort to kill him) and James made his way to the castle. He was safe for then, since Voldemort thought James to be dead. So James walked for a few days, and he got lost in the Forest. Finally, he arrived on a path he knew, and managed to use the remaining of his forces to walk to the castle. From that path on, it took him 3 days to arrive at Hogwarts. He arrived at the said castle the morning Lily had come out to wait for him.

So I hope I cleared that up. James did NOT come back to life. For those who were confused and have reviewed, I would suggest you read the story twice and not assume things. Thank you. –grins- I would like to dedicate this chapter to Astroguitarist, my 100th reviewer! Thanks loads to all of my other reviewers too! And now that that's out of the way, I present to you chapter 14!

Enjoy!

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And so they stood for hours, in each others arms, enjoying the view of the stars. They knew a war was coming, one they had to fight, but were willing to do it, just as long as they had each other.

Little did they know, their journey had not yet ended….

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In the morning, James and Lily joined Sirius, Godric, Rowena, Helga and Salazar in the Great Hall. They all wore solemn looks on their faces.

When Sirius' eyes met Lily's, she saw in them his worry for her and what would happen. She gave him a small smile, telling him that she was big enough to take care of herself. At the determination in her eyes, Sirius smirked: Voldemort was in deep trouble.

Lily took only one look at the founders, taking in their shiny robes – scarlet for Godric, green for Salazar, deep blue for Rowena and black for Helga – and asked 'Today?'

The founders nodded. Lily motioned for Sirius to join her and James, and when he did, she turned to the two boys.

'Now, I want both of you to promise that whatever you will see me doing, you will not put your lives in danger to save me. You both know I'm half-immortal, so dying trying to save me is not going to help us defeat Voldemort. Is that understood?'

It took a while, but then Sirius and James nodded. Lily sighed 'Good. Please take care, both of you.'

And with a tender look, she hugged Sirius tightly, then turned to James and kissed him on the lips. He then took her hand and the three turned to the founders. 'We're ready.'

Godric nodded slowly, then said 'Let us go, then.'

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They stood there, all seven of them, defying him.

Suddenly, hexes began to shoot everywhere, trying to pierce the barrier he was surrounded with. But nothing did. Then, Lily stepped forward, and Helga followed suite. The two witches turned into phoenixes, and flew in the air.

'Lily!' James shouted.

The phoenix with emerald eyes turned to him, gave a soft cry, then with her companion flew to height of the dragon.

They blew smoke to him at the same time, and the dragon roared in pain. His left wing was burned, and now the smoke was practically burning his eyes.

With his paws, he tried to clear it, but couldn't. But as they touched in the air, he caught something in his left paw. A phoenix.

'Lily!' Godric shouted.

But it was not Lily. It was Helga. And now the dragon had her.

'Let her go!' shouted both Godric and Salazar as they realized then true identity of the phoenix.

'I don't think so, founders,' said the dragon. 'No, what if I… kept her? We could trade, no?'

'What do you want?' Salazar asked coldly.

'Oh, don't act all cold towards me, Salazar. It is for you that I have become who I am. To clear all the world of mudbloods.'

'W-what?' the wizard asked hopelessly.

'Salazar,' Godric spoke softly. 'That was the old you. Now you're changed.'

Slowly, the wizard nodded, then asked again 'What do you want?'

The dragon pretended to be thinking, as his grip on the phoenix tightened. It let out a weak cry. 'How about… the other Flamma? Yes, give me her, and I'll return your friend… in one piece.'

'No!' Sirius yelled. 'You won't have her, you bloody bastard!'

But just as the words got out of his mouth, a flaming red phoenix flew through the air, charging straight at the dragon. It stopped right before it, offering itself.

'Lily, what are you doing?' James whispered worriedly. All his instincts were crying for him to jump and protect her, but remembering Lily's advice, he stopped himself. He also restrained Sirius, who seemed ready to bounce on the dragon. 'No, Sirius. Remember what she told us? We have to keep safe. Besides, I think… I think Lily had this planned all along. She and Helga.'

Sirius turned to James a puzzled look and stopped fighting to get to Lily 'What do you mean, Prongs?'

Frowning, James took another look at the dragon and at the phoenix he held in his paws. 'This was too simple. He took a hold of Helga way too fast…'

'Maybe you're right, mate. I hope you're right.'

'Ah, smart one this is,' the dragon said as he took a look at Lily. He let go of the other phoenix, who fell down, and caught Lily.

Helga was caught by Godric and he took her away from the dragon then, after checking that she had no permanent injuries, they both joined their friends.

Lily was now in the dragon's grip, and she could do nothing to stop him from crushing her. Or so it seemed. Because just as the dragon's grip on her tightened, he felt a burning sensation go through all of his body, almost as if he was on fire.

He roared out in pain and let go of the Flamma, yelling 'What did you do to me?'

Lily flew smoothly to the ground, next to James, and after turning back in her human form said 'Oh, nothing much. I was just giving you a taste of what will come when we finally destroy you.'

The dragon stopped roaring in pain, and laughed 'Destroy me? How pitiful you are, poor mortals. You don't get it, do you? My body is in your time, only my spirit has traveled. Which makes it impossible for you to destroy me… forever. Don't you see? I am immortal. Nothing can kill me.'

As he finished talking, the dragon breathed fire to the wizards and witches, and they all had to go separate ways to escape the burning flames.

Then, he began to shoot curses, and Lily saw one that was aiming straight for James. She rushed to him, and touched him just as the spell hit them both. They fell on the ground, unconscious.

(A/N: Normally, dragons aren't supposed to be able to shoot spells… But this IS Voldemort we're talking about, so I bet he would have found a way to be able to shoot spells as a dragon.)

Salazar, Godric, Sirius, Rowena and Helga rushed to the two, but there was nothing they could do. It was then that Godric and Salazar shared a look 'Only the power of the Four combined with the power of the Three can defeat him,' Salazar slowly recited.

The two witches looked at the two wizards, then the four of them got up and they marched until they were in front of the dragon.

They breathed as one, their powers were united together.

'Together!' Godric shouted.

And they all raised their wands, all royal in their own way. Their powers united as they cried 'AMORTE!'

Four wisps of silver smoke came out of their wands and they circled the dragon, who roared in pain as the force of the love began to enter his body. But their powers were not enough, and soon the dragon began to gain force rather than loose it.

Sirius then got up from the ground and joined the wizards. He got his wand out and yelled 'Amorte!' and another wisp of silver smoke joined the other four.

But that was not enough, either, and the dragon was getting ready to fight back.

Behind the founders, Lily and James were circled by a golden glow. They opened their eyes at the same time, and their hands reached for each other. Their lips shared a blissful kiss and sparks flew all around them. Hand in hand, James and Lily got up and walked to join the founders and Sirius, who turned to them and gasped: love was irradiating from the two, a love so pure that nothing could ever taint.

'Together!' James and Lily said as they raised their wands – still holding each other by the hand – and yelled 'AMORTE!'

Two wisps of golden smoke joined the other silvery ones, and together they mixed, until they were circling the dragon. As they circled faster and faster, they turned golden, then scarlet, then blood red, and finally black. Roars filled the air, but no wizard moved from his place. Then, a light erupted from within the dragon and a black spirit raised from it, drawn away from the dragon by the force of the love that had been inserted in it. The remaining of the dragon turned to dust and got swept away by the wind.

The spirit remained hanging in the air for a few instants, speaking to Lily and James.

'I am not dead. We will meet again, Flamma.'

Lily smirked 'I will fight you as many times as I have to, Voldemort. And one of these days, you will meet your doom.'

And with that, Lily waved her hand and the black spirit got flushed away.

She then turned to James and hugged him tightly. He only whispered 'I will be with you as you fight him, always.'

Sirius then approached them 'It's time to go home.'

Salazar, Godric, Rowena and Helga came close to the three teenagers and thanked them. Then, they joined their powers and created a portal for the three. The four founders hugged the teenagers, and Rowena and Helga had tears in their eyes as Sirius stepped though the portal after having given the two a wink.

'She has a great future before her,' Salazar was thinking as he saw Lily follow Sirius. Before entering, she turned to him and gave him a smile. Her eyes seemed to tell him 'Don't forget what you have learned.' Salazar nodded at her, smiling in return. Lily then disappeared through the portal. 'If she doesn't defeat Voldemort, then at least it's for sure she will have something to do with it.'

Just before going in, James stepped to Godric and gave him an envelope 'Please give this to my son when you see him. Tell him it's from me.'

Godric nodded solemnly and took the envelope, hugging James as he did so.

James then stepped through the portal and he was back to Hogwarts.

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'How could he know that his son will meet us?' Helga asked Godric.

'Oh, he will…' was the founder's simple answer. 'After all, the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, does it?'

Salazar and Godric shared a knowing look, then the founders returned to Hogwarts where they would wait for James and Lily's son to visit. A visit which will be… enjoyable, to say the least.

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Well, that's chapter 15. I hope you liked it. One more chapter to go…

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