Coming Back to You
SeverusxLily
Rated T
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or its characters from the franchise. That honor belongs to JK Rowling
Coming Back to You
Chapter 28: Confrontation with Lord Voldemort
Lily jerked awake and sat quickly, looking around at her surroundings. She was in some sort of dungeon, the exact same one that she had been in her vision. Looking over towards her right she found Harry still lying unconscious on the cold floor. Moving towards him she picked him up and cradled her son, softly saying, "Oh, sweetheart."
Harry groaned a little before letting out a whine. He looked up and said, "Mummy."
"It's alright, Harry; I'm here."
"I'm scared, mummy."
That was exactly what Harry had told her in her vision. She rubbed his back soothingly and hummed a little to calm Harry. She could tell that he was scared and she wanted him to be as calm as possible. She could feel her babies moving around and she winced a little as one of them kicked her in her side. Despite that she hoped that her Patronus had made it to Severus. The Death Eaters that had surrounded her weren't able to stop it, so there was a possibility that it made it to her lover before she was magically knocked unconscious.
The sound of a metal door clanking open reached her ears and she scooted herself backwards until her back hit the wall, Harry held tightly to her as footsteps grew louder. The metal barred door that was locking Lily and her child inside creaked open and her green eyes widened to see Antonin Dolohov step inside the dungeon room.
Lily glared at the man as he walked over towards them, a smirk on his face. Once he stopped just short of her, his eyes raked over her body before saying, "The Dark Lord calls for your presence, Mudblood. And unfortunately, I got the task of bringing your filthy blood self to him."
That was exactly what he had said to her in her vision. She was also able to recall her response to those words and what transpired afterwards. There was no way in hell that she was going to allow that to happen to her. Knowing it was in her best interest to go along with the Death Eater, Lily nodded and stood up, holding her son close to her as she did so.
"I thought you would've fought me a little, Mudblood. Now I can't have any fun with you before going to meet the Dark Lord," Dolohov said before pointing his wand at the red-haired woman and forcing her to walk up the stairs to the main part of wherever she was.
As she walked, all the while ignoring the leering Death Eaters she passed by, Lily began to take her surroundings. She was shocked to realize that she was in Malfoy Manor. Why were they here and not somewhere else? Passing some Death Eaters she heard one of them say, "Ever since Malfoy got caught being a spy for Dumbledore, he, his broad, and his kid have been in hiding. Just as well, because now the Dark Lord can use their home and we can take their valuable possessions."
"No we can't; I've already tried. They are protected by ancient magic and I nearly got my fingers blown off," the other Death Eater replied. "But it's so much better here than at Riddle House."
Lily kept walking with Harry in her arms, Harry's green eyes focused on Dolohov as he walked behind them with his wand trained on them. He didn't like this man or the people around them. He wished his daddy was there to help him and his mummy.
Before long they had stopped in front of two large doors where the Carrows were standing guard in front of. The Carrows sneered at Lily before opening the door and Dolohov pushed the pregnant woman inside. Lily looked around to see that the room she was pushed into was very large and spacious. In fact, it was a ballroom. Just like the one in my vision, she thought. And standing in the middle of the room flanked by most, if not all, of his followers was Lord Voldemort.
Lord Voldemort gave the redhead a sinister smile as she was forced to stand about ten feet in front of him while the Death Eaters took the time to circle around her and Harry. Red eyes turned to Dolohov before the evil wizard spoke, "Thank you for bringing her to me, Antonin. I promise to reward you and those that brought her here in due time."
"Yes, my lord," Dolohov answered before moving to stand with the mass of Death Eaters.
Lily held her son to her tightly as she glared at the feared wizard in front of her. She didn't have her wand so she couldn't defend herself, but she refused to show the man any weakness. She needed to be brave, not only for herself but for Harry as well.
Voldemort smirked before saying, "I am pleased to see that you have decided to enter my presence of your own free will, Lily Potter. I would have thought my Death Eater would have had to forcibly bring you."
"What do you want from me?" Lily asked, the question coming out with more bite than what anyone thought.
"It's simple really. I want to live forever and take over the Wizarding World, starting with Wizarding Britain. However a prophecy stated that a young boy would end my reign, your boy to be exact. What I want from you is that you hand over the boy so I can kill him, and then I will ultimately kill you so you can't have that child in your womb right now. But before I do that, I want to know who is the father of that bloody child."
"Never."
Red eyes glared at the witch before he sent a curse towards her, only to be surprised when it rebounded. He quickly blocked it before staring at the woman in shock. Lily too was surprised that that had happened. Looking down at her wrist she noticed the charm bracelet that Severus had given her for Christmas. It was glowing slightly and she remembered that it had a protective charm on it so ward off any attacks towards her. She looked up in time to see Voldemort send another curse her way, followed by three more, only for all of them to be deflected. Lily felt good knowing that her charm bracelet was protecting her and Harry, but unfortunately the Dark Lord realized that it was that piece of jewelry that was protecting her. Turning towards Goyle he said, "Take that bracelet from her. It is getting in the way."
Goyle nodded and moved towards Lily, causing her to step back from him. Right when he was close enough Lily stabilized herself before lifting her right leg and kicking it forward, her foot connecting with the man's stomach. Goyle groaned and doubled over in pain as he clutched his stomach. Many of the Death Eaters were surprised at her action as they weren't expecting it. However it was that action that caused several of them to rush towards her in an effort to take the charm bracelet from her. Lily had no choice but to let them take it from her because she couldn't defend herself from all of them without her wand. She was fair in wandless magic, but being pregnant focused a lot of her magic towards her womb to protect the babies, making wandless magic useless to her.
Once her bracelet was taken from her it was given to Lord Voldemort who looked at it and said, "Interesting charm bracelet, even more so that it protected you. Unfortunately it cannot do that for you now." Pointing his wand back at her he yelled, "Crucio!"
Lily screamed as she was subjected to the Cruciatus curse, Harry's screams filling the air along with hers. She dropped to the floor and writhed in pain as the Death Eaters and Voldemort laughed at her turmoil. It was painful, so painful, and she could do nothing to stop it from hurting her or her son. When the Unforgivable was finally released, she panted heavily on the floor as she turned her head towards Harry. She gasped in horror when she saw Harry lying on the ground next to her unconscious, though his little body was still spasming from the after affects.
"Harry," Lily weakly called as she forced herself to try and make her way towards her little boy. Tears filled her eyes and fell down her cheeks when she was finally able to wrap her hand around Harry's arm and lightly pull him towards her. With difficulty she sat up and cradled the two year old in her arms, hoping his spasming body would calm down. She looked up towards Lord Voldemort as he walked towards her, bending down slightly to look her in her face.
"I will ask you again, you filthy Mudblood, and I want the truth. Who is the father of your dirty, bastard child?" he asked her.
Green eyes glared harshly into red as Lily replied, "I'll never tell you anything you want to know."
Voldemort hissed before placing the Cruciatus Curse on Lily again before taking it off and saying, "Fine then. Let's see if your little bracelet holds any answers."
He observed the charm bracelet in his hand for a moment before stopping to look at the charm of the Prince family crest. He studied it for a moment before saying, "I've seen this crest before. It belongs to an ancient family. I wonder what secrets this one particular charm holds."
"No!" Lily called out, knowing that if the Dark Lord saw the memories stored in the charm, he would know that Severus was betraying him, in love with her, and would piece together that he is the father to her unborn triplets.
Right when the Dark wizard was about to open the charm, a familiar voice shouted loud and clear, "Stupify!"
Lily watched as Lord Voldemort was suddenly thrown over her head from the impact of the spell, turning her head just in time to see him land in his crowd of followers. Turning her head back she, along with everyone else, saw Severus Snape walk determinedly through the crowd of black towards the opening of the circle where he stood protectively over her and Harry, his wand clutched in his hand.
Letting out a sob of relief she said, "Severus, you came."
Severus bent down and caressed his lover's vibrant red hair before cupping her cheek and saying in reply, "Of course I did. I was in the middle of class when I got your Patronus, but that didn't matter. All I care about are you, Harry, the triplets and the safety of all five of you."
He kissed Lily's forehead, receiving some gasps and shouts of disgust from the Death Eaters around them, before standing back up straight and facing Voldemort who had gotten his bearings and was standing facing the Potions Master. In shock the Dark Lord asked, "What are you doing, Severus? Why are you protecting that Mudblood?"
Severus glared at the wizard and held his wand up in a dueling stance as he replied, "I won't let you harm my family, even if I die protecting them."
"'Family'? Do you mean to tell me that you are in love with this filthy Mudblood still and are the father to that child inside of her?"
"Yes, and I say that with all the pride a man and father has. I'm not ashamed to be with Lily and I love her and our children. I made a mistake joining your ranks and giving the prophecy to you, but I intend to fix that now. Prepare yourself, Tom Riddle, for at the end of this duel, you will die by my hands."
Lily's eyes widened as well as Voldemort's and the Death Eaters. There was silence following Severus' words, but it was quickly broken when the sound of a spell was heard as it was sent flying towards Severus. The man quickly blocked it before sending off a few more of his own. Severus was able to stun Voldemort long enough to place Lily and Harry in a protective bubble and push them away from the circle through the crowd of Death Eaters, injuring a few along the way. Right when they stopped the bubble dropped, leaving them exposed. Some of those Death Eaters took the opportunity to try and attack Lily and Harry, but were stopped with Stunning Spells.
Turning Lily saw Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Frank and Alice Longbottom, Alastar Moody, Lucius Malfoy, Remus Lupin, and Sirius Black with their wands drawn, some of them already squaring off with the Death Eaters. Sirius and Remus quickly grabbed Lily and Harry and got them away from the ruckus and the flying spells and curses. When they stopped Lily exclaimed, "Remus! Sirius! I'm so glad to see you! How did you get here?"
Remus smiled and replied, "We are too, Lily, and Dumbledore called for our assistance. But right now we have to get you out of here."
"We don't have much time, so let's go," Sirius said before turning and pointing his wand at a running Death Eater, yelling, "Petrificus Totalus!"
Sirius grabbed Harry while Remus helped Lily and they quickly made their way through Malfoy Manor, aiming and firing spells at any opponents that came their way. Right when they turned a corner, a Death Eater caught them by surprise about to send the Killing Curse towards them. Just before he could, a feminine voice yelled, "Duck!" They did so and the voice quickly yelled, "Immobulus!"
The Death Eater was frozen in place, unable to move, allowing for Lily, Remus, and Sirius to turn towards their savior. They were surprised to see Narcissa quickly making her way towards them, a fierce look in her eyes.
"Cousin!" Sirius called in surprise.
"Quiet, Sirius. We need to get Lily and Harry to St. Mungo's so they can be treated," Narcissa said. "I can't believe that bastard and those heathens did this to my home."
The three of them helped Lily towards the main entrance of the manor, attacking Death Eaters that tried to attack them. Remus had to stop briefly so he could duel a relentless follower of the Dark Lord's, leaving Narcissa and Sirius to take Lily and Harry onward. Just as they made it through the front doors and outside, Lily let out a cry and her knees buckled.
Narcissa bent down with the red-haired woman and asked, "Lily, what's wrong? What is it?"
Green eyes looked into blue for a moment before they shut in pain. Another cry escaped Lily's mouth before she answered, "The babies, I think they're coming."
"What? Now?!" Sirius said, his grey eyes growing wide.
"Yes, now! Ah, it hurts so much!"
"Hold on, Lily!" the blonde witch said as she tried to get Lily through the gates of the manor past the wards, Sirius with Harry and Remus not far behind.
Lily let out another cry and felt a sort of pop before she was completely soaked waist down. She and Narcissa gasped as they realized her water had just broken, both of them ignoring Sirius say, "Gross."
Shaking her head frantically Lily began to say, "No, no, no! This can't happen now! It's too early; I can't have them now!"
Remus placed a hand on his friend's shoulder and calmly said, "Lily, just calm down. Everything will be alright, but these babies are waiting on no one."
"He's right, now we have to hurry before more Death Eaters come after us," Narcissa said.
"But Severus-" Lily started.
"We'll let him know in time. We have to move now; don't continue to delay us, Lily."
Lily looked at her three companions before looking at her unconscious son, then back to the manor. She didn't want to leave to have the triplets and Severus not be there for their birth, but she knew that Narcissa and Remus were right. With a heavy heart she nodded and held tightly to Narcissa before the four of them Disapparated to St. Mungo's.
When they landed in front of the large hospital, a wave of dizziness passed over Lily, causing her legs to give out and fall to the ground. She faintly heard her name being called before she slipped into the black abyss of unconsciousness.
