Sansa stood in front of James, she had her wand raised. Tears caught on her face. She was muttering something. James fought the people who held him.
"I HATE YOU. HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO US?" He was screaming. Sansa said nothing, but her mouth moved silently.
"Good." Said the cold, hard voice behind her. Sansa shuddered. "Now…"
"Adava Kadava." Sansa said her voice barely more then a whisper. The men holding James stepped back quickly. He fell to the floor with a thud as the green light filled the room. I tried to throw myself at my former best-friend. We had sheltered her. I screamed, tears running down my face. James's head faced me. His eyes weren't glassy.
Sansa moved so she was facing me. Her mouth still moving quickly. Voldemort didn't notice, he was watching with glee. Tears clung to Sansa's lashes. "Adava Kadava." She said softly. Green light covered my eyes. I fell; the people holding me had just dropped my body. I felt no pain. All my senses were still working. Sansa had only cursed me. I saw James's pupil moving, he was alive to!
I could only watch as Voldemort pushed Sansa into the next room. Where Harry was in his cot.
"No, not Harry." I wanted to scream.
Sansa's presence appeared at the edge of my mind. "I would never harm Harry."
"Like you would never hurt me or James?" I thought bitterly.
"Would you rather be dead?" She shot back, venom in her tone. I went silent, true she had saved me.
She sent me an image of what she was seeing. Harry was in his playpen, curled up asleep.
"So this is the one they said would defeat me?" Voldemort was saying, his red eyes on Harry. He pointed his wand at him.
"Adava Kadava." He said.
As if in slow motion I saw Sansa scream, she jumped in front of Harry, who was waking up. The curse hit her and I was forced out of her mind. The spells on James and I were suddenly realised, I could hear Harry cry.
"Adava Kadava." I heard Voldemort say again. A piercing scream was heard and the house trembled. James and I fought our way into the room.
We were showered with bricks as we reached the door. James forced me down, covering me with his body. Harry screamed. I could still feel the pain that had driven me from Sansa. James held my hand tightly as the house fell still. The only sound was Harry's cries. He led me into the room. It was half demolished, the roof had collapsed, piles of bricks scattered around. There was a clear space around Sansa and Harry. She had fallen as if she was just sleeping. Her hair fell across her face, her head resting on her arm. I moved closer, James went to pick up Harry. I knelt next to her, and moved a strand of hair off of her face. Her skin was still warm, but the colour was leaving her cheeks. Memories rushed through my mind.
The wind whipped round her head as she turned and grinned at me. Her sapphire eyes sparkled with mirth. "What?" I asked, dreading the answer. She pointed at the lake…"Come on Lily, you can do it!" She said to me. "I can't!" I said, upset. "You can, open your mind!" She said. "Concentrate!"…Sansa looked up from the book she was carefully studying. "He's really not that bad Lily" She said, before turning back to her studies…Her eyes blazed as she whipped round. "What did you say?" She asked dangerously. "Well, that got your attention." He brother Bran said. She threw her wand away as she smacked her brother on the nose. "I hate you." She was screaming as she hit him. Tears were pouring down her face… I entered our dorm. Sansa was curled up on her bed. She was awake, her eyes red from her tears. For the first time, I saw my best friend looking fragile and small…"LILY, LILY, LILY!" She screamed as she leapt onto my bed. "Wha?" I asked, nursing my head. "SIRIUS SAVED ME, ASKED ME TO THE BALL!" She said laughing … She glided down the stairs, a nervous smile on her face. "How'd I look?" She asked, giving me a twirl. Her Crimson dress flared out. "Like a princess." I managed to say … "DON'T YOU DARE" I screamed at Sirius as he carried me towards the lake. James and Sansa laughed from the shore. James suddenly grabbed her and carried her, kicking and screaming near me. "One, Two, Three" They said together. We screamed as they threw us in … She squeezed my hand reassuringly. I smiled. "Luck" she mouthed at me as she followed me down the aisle … "James, you can dance!" I exclaimed, thoroughly surprised. My dress flowed around me. "Yeah, Sansa taught me!" He smiled … She sped up. Our feet were beating the floor. With a noise she rugby tackled the man we were chasing. "Got ya." She said, giving a triumphant grin… "GO AWAY SIRIUS." She screamed. Her voice dropped, she was trying not to cry. "Just go away" … "Lily, your child is going to be so spoilt!" She grinned, gesturing to my expanding waistline. I laughed … "Come on Harry!" She said, playing with him with the toy broom. "Catch me up!" Harry giggled and sped up, trying to catch up with her big broom … "And that's how the three pigs lived happily ever after." She closed the book, and left Harry's room. "Does he ever just sleep?" … She danced away from Harry's jam covered hands. "Ha-ha, I have the chocolate!" She said, as Harry chased her ... "Lily, I'm getting married!" She said when she found me. "I know" I replied with a smile. "And you didn't tell me?" She said with shock on her face … She glanced at the glass in her hand. She put it to the side and grabbed a glass of orange juice from a passing tray. "Sansa? You know the thing you were going to tell me…" She grinned. "How long have you known?" I whispered. "Two weeks." … She was eating ice cream, I pottered around while she watched. "Lily, I think I'm having twins." She said matter-of-factly. I dropped the plate I was holding …I glanced out of the window to see Sansa sat on the swing. Sirius was stood behind her, gently pushing. They were deep in conversation. A small gust of wind lifted Sansa's silvery curls… "Sansa's given birth. A girl and a boy. This morning, about an hour ago.","Really?","Yes. I'm a dad!"… "Lils, meet William." Sansa said, with a smile."He's gorgeous!" I exclaimed.Sirius grinned happily. "Lily, we want you and James to be God-parents to both of them."I looked up in surprise. "Are you sure?" I asked… Charisa ran after Harry. I watched them as they played. Will was inside with my child Megara. Sansa touched my hand gently. "What's up?" … The sun shined down on her, illuminating her face. "Lily…I think I'm pregnant again." She said confusion in her eyes. I sat up. "What? How?" She smiled. "Do you really want the details?" … Sansa's presence appeared at the edge of my mind. "I would never harm Harry." She said "Like you would never hurt me or James?" I thought bitterly. "Would you rather be dead?" She shot back, venom in her tone. I went silent; true she had saved me … As if in slow motion I saw Sansa scream, she jumped in front of Harry, who was waking up. The curse hit her and I was forced out of her mind.
I held her body closer to me, I was sobbing, hysterical; I had lost my best friend. James put his hand on my shoulder, trying to pull me away from Sansa.
"NO" I screamed at him. Harry started to cry. I rocked back and forth, trying to make her warm again. She couldn't die. She was only young. She had life inside of her. She had a family, Sirius, Charisa, Will, Me, James, Harry and Meg.
"James?" Sirius called, I could hear panic in his voice. He had only taken the children out trick-a-treating in the village. "Lily? Sansa?"
James stood, he pressed Harry against him. He left me with Sansa. I heard thumps as Sirius ran up the stairs. He burst into the room. James followed him, hot on his heels. Sirius said nothing as he looked at her motionless body. His anguished wail pierced the night.
Sansa was gone, and she could never come back.
