'Ahem, may I have this dance Prongs?' Sirius asked arrogantly and I laughed slightly tearfully. 'Err no? You have your own bloody date' James chuckled and I rolled my eyes. I slipped my hand into Sirius' and led the way away from James. 'Yes Padfoot?' I asked as we soon began the revolving on the spot. 'If I was you, I'd be pissing myself with excitement' he said quietly not quiet meeting my eyes.

'Why would that be?' I asked innocently now keen for an answer. 'No reason, only the fact that your bloody graduating' he grinned and I laughed at his obviousness. 'So are you' I pointed out, 'way to point out the obvious' he laughed and even I chuckled little. 'I better go. Here I'll take you to a table' he said distractedly and baffled I allowed him to lead me of the dance floor.

'See ya' I sighed as he disappeared. I wandered around the room watching as everyone danced happily and girls followed guys everywhere. Alice and Frank had already disappeared to a secluded broom closet while their parents get ready to leave together. There were a lot of people in the remembrance corner reading multiple plaques that were dedicated to the dead and missing. Many left there with tears streaking their faces.

'Lily, how are you?' Mr. Potter asked looking at me sadly. 'Good sir. How are you?' I asked taking a passing butterbeer. 'Very busy at work still, I could only make it here for a couple of hours. James says he has some important news but I haven't seen him since we got here' Mr. Potter smiled fondly. 'Really? Sirius said I should be overwhelmed with excitement for being a graduate but now, I'm not so sure that's what he meant' I said and he chuckled, 'well I suppose we'll just have to wait together' he smiled at me and I nodded in agreement.

We walked around the room a few times as more energetic songs were performed. I watched as people jumped about screaming and cheering and as more and more parents said goodbye to their children. 'Lily' a hand grabbed my upper arm and I jumped in fright. 'Severus?' I asked half surprised and half annoyed. 'Come, quickly not much longer' he said gushingly and I followed as he dragged me out the Hall.

'What is it Snape?' I demanded wrenching my arm out his grip and planting my feet firmly in the ground. 'Dark Lord, here tonight. Hunting Mudbloods get out of here quick please' he begged with his eyes and my mouth fell open. 'What?' I snorted; nobody would be able to break into Hogwarts, not even you-know-who. 'LOOK AT ME!' he screamed and I spun round to glare at him. 'They are coming, you need to get out of here while you can!' he cried to me and I rolled my eyes. 'I'm staying with James, Snape. Just leave me alone' I said and left him looking flabbergasted in the lonely corridor.

'Where were you?' James asked as I walked back into the Hall. 'Out there. Why, where have you been?' I asked and he smiled guiltily. 'Helping Padfoot and Moony get the trick ready. C'mon' he said and slipped his hand in mine before tugging slightly and leading me to a different area of the Hall, where there were less people yelling and jumping around in an attempt to dance in beat with the now raging music.

James parents, Sirius, Remus, Peter, Alice, Frank and Rose were all sitting in this secluded area talking quietly. 'Back are you?' I smiled and Alice blushed deeply while Frank laughed nervously. 'Actually, Alice I have something for you' Frank said fiddling with his pocket and taking her hand in his. 'Every day since the day I've met you, Alice, I've loved you. You're beautiful, you're smart, you're an angel and you're everything I could have asked for and more. I love you to pieces and I know you feel the same, I know my mum isn't here to have a raging fit but I want to know... Alice will you marry me?' Frank asked and I gasped with everyone else.

'EEKK!' Alice squealed along with me, Rose and Mrs. Potter. 'OhmyMerlin Alice!' I squealed again and some of them laughed. 'Yes' she whispered. 'OH YES, I DO FRANK!' she cried tears streaming from her face as he slid the ring on her slender finger and they snogged. 'CONGRTULATIONS' we all yelled hugging them in a huge, messy group hug.

The Hall was slowly emptying now. James' parents had left a while ago, along with the remaining adults. Couples were now everywhere snogging each other senseless. Sirius had done so with about fifteen girls throughout the night and finally found one 'worthy of the broom cupboard' as he told us before leaving with her.

I sat with Alice and Rose absolutely fawning over her new diamond ring. It was only tiny but it worked perfectly with her, as though made just for her. She smiled holding her hand out and posing it at different angles to see the diamond flicker in different lights. James came to collect me and we slowly dawdled our way up to the Head Room. The others had agreed to spend the night with us and would be coming up later.

We were walking slowly through the empty corridors when I heard a funny noise. It was like a pleading whisper. James must have heard it too, because we stopped at exactly the same time and both crept forward slowly. 'MY LORD PLEASE!' a harassed voice screamed and there was a high cold laughter ringing through my head as a flash of green light lit the next corridor. I screamed as I recognised it and James shoved us into the closest secret passageway and silenced me with his lips on mine.

But he had heard us. Lord Voldemort pulled it open and James jumped up and fired a curse at him. He blocked it with ease and knocked James onto the ground and came after me. 'NO!' I yelled and ducked as he shot something to me. James waved his wand and a stag burst out his wand and fled down the many corridors. James jumped up and fired curse after curse at the man with the nightmarish red eyes as we sprinted backwards, desperate for an escape.

'LILY' James yelled as an unrecognisable spell hit me and I crashed to the floor tied up in many ropes with no escape. 'JAMES WATCH OUT' I screamed and he dodged the next two curses. 'Oi red eyes!' I yelled freeing myself of the slowly constricting ropes. Voldemort spun around to face me and I fired a curse at him which he blocked.

'Flee!' Dumbledore's voice yelled and me and James sprinted out the room. We heard spells fired, curses yelled and finally Dumbledore joined us at the secret entrance. 'Go to bed. Lord Voldemort has vanished; I have added even more protection to the school and destroyed the way he entered, making it impossible for him to return. Please rest and go to bed if you are unharmed?' he did not say it as a question but I replied, 'no Professor. We are fine' he nodded before leaving us.

We walked slowly together horrified at what we had seen. No doubt Dumbledore will want us in the morning. 'I told him what we saw in the patronus. I answered questions I knew he'd ask in the patronus in case you were wondering' James told me and I sighed in understanding. I was shaking horribly from the past attack, I was all pale and clammy looking (I checked in the bathroom mirror), my hair was a mess, my face was streaked with mascara and tears, my dress was singed and ripped and I had a few cuts and bruises but after a wave of my wand they were gone.

James wasn't much better so we healed each other up. We got nearly no sleep last night and kept waking up fretfully in each other's arms. The others joined us two hours later and we explained everything that had happened. There was no denying it; we were all horrified at the prospect of Voldemort. But we would all fight it, it was our job.

AC- Don't worry, it's not over yet! I'm going to keep going up until their deaths remember! Thanks for all the reviews SS x