Authors Notes: Wow

Authors Notes: Wow! Wow! Wow! Only one more chapter after this? Aren't you guys sad? Its like the end of an era! Oh well, I'm in the middle of a short story, the sequel to this, and me and MY WONDERFUL BEAUTIFUL beta reader also named Aly are co-writing a story. I'm so excited. I've been working my bootah off on these chapters, so any reviews are deeply appreciated. Thank you all so much for all of your encouragement. If you want me to reply to you, answer questions, or just talk, email me at Little_aly@juno.com . I'd love to hear from you.

P.S. YES YES YES! You can now officially find me on the main server as Sunkist! {dances gleefully!} Theres a story behind my penname, but its very secretive, and my boyfriend would kill me. Love you all ~ Aly

I dedicate this chapter to Sarah and Mark, who cared enough to read it. I love you guys! And to my awesome beta Aly/Shel for being amazing, and to Jayce, for being a pain in the butt, but a sweetheart, and last but NEVER EVER least, Phoenix, my biggest little fan!

The smoke clouded her vision. Lily breathed in slowly. She was panicking, she had to get to Harry, she had to. Explosions were everywhere, the fire felt too hot, burning in evil…fueled by evil, she scrambled to Harry, following his screams. Yet, despite all the noises around her, she heard her heart pounding out of her chest most. She held Harry close to her, tears in her eyes. She'd never hold him against her again. This was it. She knew the prophecies, she had to die, so Harry could defeat Voldemort. She had to, and she loved Harry enough to do it.

Leaving him would be the only hard part.

"I'll never leave you Harry. I'm always here, and I love you so much. You live, you fight for me and your father. God knows we loved you more than we loved each other. You are the love of my life Harry. I'll never leave you. He'll never leave you. Live life to its fullest, hold tight to your dreams, and ..live Harry. Live for us, because we died for you." She heaved with sobs now, the baby looking up at her curiously. Little Harry squeezed her fingers tightly, he wanted to help her. She cried even harder. "Oh Harry, this isn't goodbye. I love you so much." She kissed his forehead, and mumbled sacred magic under her breath. She placed her emerald necklace James had given her about his neck, and kissed him again. "I love you."

She raced down the stairs with him, the fire was too intense, she couldn't risk leaving him.

"Lily! Did you do it! Save him! Save Harry!" He screamed. His voice made Lily tremble, he was so brave. She raced to James side and grasped his hand tightly. He looked at her stoically and pushed her behind him, his arm tight on her waist. She momentarily leaned her head on his back as he cried curse after curse on Voldemort. She kissed his back and hugged him.

Then returned to standing beside him. She knew it would come to this, but she couldn't let it hold on any longer.

"Stop it!" she yelled. "You want me! Not him! Not them! Kill me then…kill me, just leave them be!" her voice was so strong, yet so shaky.

Her entire body morphed from sadness to anger.

"How dare you hurt my family! You kill me you coward! Kill me!" She screamed again, staring right into her death, and accepting it. But this wasn't fair…James deserved life, Harry deserved a father.

She sprinted towards Voldemort thinking in her head a bible verse her mother had told her when Lily was younger, and the dark frightened her.

"Our God is not a God of fear."

She ran forward but was tackled from the side by Melissa .

"Mystie?!" Lily shrieked.

"Heh, the plot thickens" Voldemort laughed.

Lily couldn't mess around anymore, she pushed her off of her and looked into her violet eyes.

"Mystie's eyes…Melissa's body…..what has…"

"You see Lily? I am very kind to my faithful servants…You killed Mystica's body, but I granted her soul another chance. So, we killed Melissa, and her body became a shelter for Mystica. My most faithful servant." He grinned.

"Mystiel! Get off me! I'm your childhood bestfriend! We grew up together! We told each other everything! I protected you from your abusive stepfather! Do you not remember?! Why are you hurting me like this? Mystie! HE KILLED YOUR MOTHER! Don't you remember?! Can't you see?

Her fate awaits you! Can't you see this coward is going to kill you!? He got want he wanted from you, now he has no use for you!"

Mystica Sani's eyes softened, she gazed up into Voldemorts red eyes.

"Is that true?" she whispered weakly…her old self temporarily shining through. "Did you never love me?" she whispered.

"SILENCE!" he cried, throwing the Cruitacius curse at her. "I LOVE NO ONE!"

And a smile spread across his demented face as Mystica screamed in pain on the floor. Her limbs bending like clay in erratic positions.

"NO!" Lily and James cried. Mystica stood up, trembling, slowly dying, and found the unknown strength to run out the door, leaving Lily and James alone. The house set on an evil fire, the smoke, the explosions, and yet….a deadly stillness.

"Enough games Lillian. Time for your death." Voldemort cried raising the wand high above his head. Lily stared right into his eyes, ready for death. Then in a sick , sudden, endless moment, he pointed his wand at Harry.

"NO!" Lily screamed. "NOT HARRY! NO TAKE ME! NO! NO! NO! NOT HARRY!"

she

lunged in front of him.

"Lillian you fool! Harry has to die, not you! He'll be the one to over power me! THAT BABY IS MINE! NOW MOVE OR YOU'LL DIE TOO!"

"NO! NEVER!" she shrieked. "I'D RATHER HAVE YOU RIP MY BEATING HEART

FROM MY CHEST THEN TAKE AWAY JAMES OR HARRY! NEVER! NEVER! NO! YOU'LL

HAVE TO KILL ME FIRST!" "Lillian," he stated calmly, "I'LL TAKE THEM BOTH IF YOU DONT MOVE!"

Yet she stood up, clutching Harry to her and standing in front of James, bravely.

"I won't move." She said in a final sort of tone. "You can't kill love, and that's all I have for these two."

"Idiotic really…" Voldemort mumbled as he threw a curse at James that caused him to collapse on the ground and scream uncontrollably.

"NO!" Lily cried, pointing a finger at James, saying the counter curse.

He stood up, grimacing.

"You can't hurt them." James whispered, launching a hex that caused Voldemort to erupt into flames. Lily and James now stood side by side, watching him wither in pain.

She looked over to James. "I love you." James stared into her eyes, then they tickled Harry, who was silenced by fear.

"NO MORE!" Voldemort screamed, his gray face melting off his white skeleton bone. His eyes alit in a hellish rage.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!" He screamed.

James collapsed, he couldn't feel anything but pain. Nothing but icy fire spreading all over his body, he listened for Harry and Lily's screams but heard none. He forced his head to turn to her. She grimaced, but looked back to him. That was Lily. She still refused to let Voldemort have the satisfaction of hearing her screams. She reached out for James hand and clutched it desperately, tears streaming.

Sirius' couldn't take it any longer. He had to know. He had to save them, it didn't matter anymore. He had nothing to live for, Lily and James needed each other, and Harry. He had to do something, he couldn't just let them die. He couldn't let that stubborn Lily fight this alone.

He called Remus and told him what he was doing. Remus agreed to come

right away.

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