Disclaimer- I don't own the song. Not the characters either. If you are wondering, the song is Come What May from Moulin Rouge.
Just as the rescue team blast through the door, Lord Voldemort finished the Summoning spell.
When the door burst open, the knives struck the one person standing.
Lily felt the knives pierce her back in one swift movement. She glanced around to the now dead Lord Voldemort, the determined rescue team and lastly, horrified James and frowning Harry. The rescue team also wore looks of complete horror.
They were too late.
Lily's knees buckled as her life force slowly faded. James bolted, ignoring his weakened body, to catch her. Blood slowly trickled at the sides of her mouth as it came flowing out faster from her back. The rescue team, minus those fetching medical help, came to stand around the two; Sirius fetched Harry who was now in silent tears.
"Lily. Oh Lily," cried a horrified James, carefully sliding the knives from her back as his clothes became soaked with blood, "just hold on. We'll get you medical attention, just hold on!"
Lily raised a now pale hand to lightly caress James' now very wet right cheek. James moved his hand to caress her hand on his cheek.
'There is something trickling down from her mouth,' James thought as he gently wiped a bit with his thumb. 'It's blood," he thought grimly.
"Hello e-everyone," Lily struggled to say, to the greatly saddened rescue team, "I guess you were a bit too late for the party. Oh well. I l-love you all, my dear friends." She tried to laugh but more blood came oozing out.
"Lily," James said, "don't talk like that. Rest now. You're going to be fine."
"H-harry," Lily said, still struggling.
Sirius knelt down.
Lily kissed Sirius' cheek and whispered, "Thank you, I love you too. Take care of C-celeste."
With that Sirius slowly stood up, cheeks coursing with tears, and repeated Lily's words to the group. Then slowly, one by one each with tears welling up in their eyes, each person bent and kissed Lily's cheek, with Lily enjoying the soft goodbyes from her dear friends.
With Harry in her arms, Lily whispered, "I guess I won't be able to be here while your g-grow up. I'm not a-afraid. But don't worry," she coughed, "I will a-always be watching out for you. I l-love you Harry." She fully embraced her only son and kissed his soft forehead. Harry shed more silent tears as he sat opposite to James.
"And you, m-my love," Lily gasped with her fading strength, "You already k-know that I love you. I'll miss you so much."
"And I you," whispered James, tears now flowing freely down his cheeks.
"That's all I need to know," Lily coughed, as the last of her strength was nearly gone, her limbs going cold. Lily sighed with exhaustion and then she gathered the last of her strength to say her very last words. "I'll…l-l-love…you…forever…my…first…last…and…only…love…g-g-g-good…bye."
The light died from Lily's beautiful emerald eyes. Her now pale skin turned cold. Her body became limp in James' arms. The whole rescue team, silent and melancholy, freely wept as did Harry and James.
"I love you too…Lily," James whispered as he reached out to close Lily's cold, pale eyelids; weeping with full a force so hard that he shook uncontrollably. "I love you too."
(Song begins to play)
Never knew I could feel like this
Like I've never seen the sky before
I want to vanish inside your kiss
Everyday I love you more and more
Listen to my heart, can you hear it sing
Telling me to give you everything
Seasons may change, winter to spring
But I love you until the end of time
Come what may
Come what may
I will love you
Until my dying day…
