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A/N: I went back and fixed the chaps.I hope it worked.I dunno whats wrong with ff.net maybe it doesn't like word documents..also wen my computer busted and I got it fixed imy cookies got disabled.anybody know how to able them? Cuz then I cant check my email or mail thi stuff to get beta-d. So until my cookies are abled again my storys will not be betad.if anyone knows how please tell me! I'll be really thankful!
**EPILOGUE**
Lily Potter sat watching the flames in the fire place. She let out a huge sigh and leaned back in her chair as she waited for her husband James to come home. Lily smiled at the thought. 'Her husband."
She still couldn't believe it. They'd been married for only six months. The door opened and in came James clad head to toe in snow.
"There's a blizzard out there." He stated. "A little snow my arse." he muttered. Lily giggled as she took his coat.
"How was work?" she asked handing his coat to a house elf.
"Fine.but well Dumbledore wanted to have a talk with us about Voldemort.I just hope he's not after me again." Said James gravely.
"James you never exactly told me WHY Voldemort had it in to kill the Potters." Said Lily slipping her perfectly manicured hands into James cold strong ones.
James heaved a sigh. "Sit down for this." He said and lead her into the sitting room. "Lily." He started and ran his fingers across the base of her palm. "I never thought I'd need to tell you this." he sighed. "There's always been a mutual disliking between Slytherins and Gryffindors.its gone way back into the days of the school founders themselves. Well Slytherin wanted the Gryffindor name to die out.and so it did. He killed each Gryffindor one by one until those left were forced to convert their surnames to Potter. The most common name they could think of."
Lily froze. "So-so.you're."
James nodded. "Related to Godric Gryffindor. And Voldemort to Salazar Slytherin."
"And that's why he was after you." Said Lily.
James nodded and tightened his grip on her hand. "I'm sorry I never told you before. Just don't get mad and jump in the lake, O.K.?" he asked referring to the time they had their first fight since being a couple.
Lily laughed as they remembered their first couple fight. "You thought I was going to commit suicide?" asked Lily laughing.
"Weren't you?" he asked.
"Oh come on James you're not that hot or sexy for me to just up and kill myself at the first fight we have." Said Lily.
"So you don't think I'm sexy?" asked James pretending to be hurt.
"I will the day someone survives the Aveda Kedavra curse." Said Lily teasingly. She got up and ran out of the room as James tore after her. She ran into their room and tried closing the door shut but James forced it open.
"Oh no you don't." he said laughing as Lily ran away from him. She jumped up onto the bed and started throwing pillows at him.
"Aren't you a little old to jump on the bed?" asked James cocking his head to one side. Lily shook her head and tried to jump down but her foot got caught in the covers. She fell down onto the bed.
"Oh no!" Lily moaned sitting up and untangling her foot. James came and sat down beside her.
"What happened?" he asked.
"I JUST had the bed made.and now its messed up again!" Lily exclaimed. "Now I have to make it all over again."
"Why?" asked James. "I'm willing to skip dinner and.call it a night." He said suggestively.
Lily rolled her eyes and threw a pillow at his face. James retaliated and pushed her back onto the bed. He began to make a trail of kisses along her neck.
"Masters and misses." Squeaked a house elf making James jump of of Lily.
"Yes Lorry?" asked Lily breathlessly. It was amazing how James could still leave her breathless with the slightest kiss.
"Dinner is ready."
"We're not hungry tonight." Said James loosening his tie Lorry left and James slammed the door shut and locked it. He turned around to see that Lily was straightening her robes.
"I dunno about you but I'm hungry." Said Lily with a straight face. James walked over to her their lips inches apart.
"So am I." He whispered and pushed her back onto the bed.
Lily giggled as James threw the bed covers over them.
* * *
"No! Not Harry! Take me instead!" Lily screamed. A man with pale skin and gleaming red yes stood over here.
"Stand aside girl!" he demanded. "Stand aside."
* * *
Lily awoke in cold sweat. James lay sleeping beside her.
That dream.it had been so.realistic.
She pulled the sheets around her and got up. James awoke suddenly.
"Lils?" he asked groggily. "Everything all right?" he asked rubbing the sleepiness out of his eyes.
"Everything's fine." Said Lily assuringly and sat down in front of her vanity. "Go back to sleep."
"What's wrong?" asked James.
"Nothing dear." Said Lily lying. "Go back to sleep."
"I don't believe you." Said James stubbornly. "Why would you get up at." he checked the time. "Three in the morning?"
Lily dropped her brush. "I-it's DAY?" Lily asked ominously.
James nodded. "So?"
"I had a nightmare." Lily confessed. "I'm not really the prophetic type.you know that James but it seemed so real.and they say if you have a dream or nightmare after midnight it most likely comes true." Lily trailed of.
James sighed. "Come here." He said holding his arms out. Lily got up and sat beside him making little circles around his chest. "What was the nightmare about?" he asked twirling a strand of her hair.
"I was protecting a baby." Said Lily. "OUR baby." Lily corrected. "He had bright green eyes like mine and black untidy hair.like yours." Lily added fondly ruffling James black cropped head. She went on "And some man.he had red eyes and pale skin..almost snake like.even his nose was like a snakes.y'know with two slits." James made a sharp in take of breathe.
"Lily have you ever seen a picture of Voldemort?" asked James sharply. Lily shook her head no.
"You just described him." Said James. Lily paled.
"Wh-what? B-but dreams are of the subconscious.and I've never even SEEN him." Lily sputtered. James heaved a sigh. "I don't think this is a good sign."
"What time do we meet Dumbledore tomorrow?" asked Lily resting her head against his bare chest.
"Tomorrow at noon." Said James stroking her head. "Lets get some sleep." Lily nodded and snuggled close to James. She fell asleep with him running his fingers through her hair absently. James lay awake hours afterwards thinking what the dream meant.what DID it mean? This wasn't just some silly coincidence.did Lily have a premonission? Or was she just having a dream? James fell asleep the question unanswered running through his mind.
* * *
The next day Lily got ready to meet Dumbledore and wore a nice emerald green turtle necked robe. Reaching Hogwarts she and James were ushered in along with Sirius, Remus and Peter.
"I've been noticing these days-" Dumbledore started. "How Voldemort knows our plans of defense exactly.but how? I have come to the conclusion that there is a spy among us.closely knitted into out group." His eyes traveled from each face to another resting a second longer on Sirius who was for some reason staring at Remus doubtfully. No body noticed Peter shift uncomfortably.
"But my own spys tell us." Said Dumbledore. "That Voldemort is.once again after the Potters." He looked straight at James. "I trust Mrs. Potter does know why." He said.
James nodded and his grip tightened over Lilys hand.
"I think we should put defenses up around your house." Said Dumbledore. "It's only a guess. No ones positively sure about who he's after but as a precaution we must." He said. "James you are the last male Gryffindor.actually the ONLY Gryffindor left. Your mother.." He trailed of.
James mother had died a few months after their marriage. "I know Professor." Said James nodding.
"And if anything happens to you.the Gryffindor line will die out." Said Dumbledore. James nodded again.
"Maybe we won't need to worry about the Gryffindor line dyeing out. Eh Lily?" asked Sirius suggestively.
Lily blushed. "Shut up Sirius." She mumbled but still couldn't help moving a hand to her stomach hopefully.
* * *
Lily had been feeling extremely tired lately so Sirius and James were cooking. Lily sat on the sofa reading a magazine while waiting for the food. Both had already burnt two steaks, three chickens and ten beef patties.
Lily felt as if she'd be sick from the smell of burnt food. She felt two hands come over her eyes. Two more held her hands. She could tell they were James hands and Sirius had covered her eyes. James ran his thumb across her hand and around her knuckles as he pulled her up. "O.K. now follow me." He whispered as Sirius wrapped a blindfold across her eyes.
When they reached the dining room Sirius whipped the blindfold of with a flourish.
"Ta-da!" he exclaimed happily. Lily gasped. A perfect chicken lay in the middle of the table and there were four sets of plates. Champagne was resting on the table and an assortment of other foods such as rolls were also there.
"Wow." Lily muttered and sat down. James poured the champagne as Sirius cut her some chicken.
"Eve'll be here in a minute." Said Sirius. There was a sudden pop and Eve stood infront of them. She smiled and greeted Lily and James. She then also sat down and waited to be served.
"Now try the roast." Said Sirius eagerly. "We've been slaving over it ever since we burnt the beef patties."
Lily smelled it. The smell was heavenly but her stomach gave a small lurch. She took a bite. Lily swallowed. Everyone waited for her reaction. Lilys eyes widened and she covered a hand over her mouth. She ran away and sounds of her vomiting could be heard. Eve promptly pushed her plate away. "I'm full!" she announced. Lily came back.
"I don't feel so good." Said Lily before fainting. James caught before he hit the grund.
* * *
"Well congratulations Mrs. Potter." Said the doctor. "You're pregnant." Lily sat frozen in shock.
"W-what?" asked Lily.
"You heard me." Said the doctoring chuckling. James enveloped Lily into a bone crushing hug.
"Isn't it great?" he whispered. Lily nodded smiling.
* * *
"I need to talk to you two immediately." Said Dumbledore in the fire place.
Lily and James apparated at once to his office.
"My spys." Said Dumbledore. "Have informed me that Voldemort is indeed after you two. The wards will be set up immediately and I also want to perform the fidelieus charm.
"But-" Lily began to protest. With that charm they would completely be cut of from the world.no one would be able to see them except for the secret keeper.
"Please Mrs. Potter your life is in danger." Dumbledore cut in and Lily nodded.
"Sirius." Said James. "He'll be our secret keeper."
"I think I should-" Dumbledore started.
"No." said James. "Sirius would never betray us."
"You never know James.I'm offering to be your secret keeper." He spread his hands out in front of him. "I still think you should choose more carefully. I am here if you need a different secret keeper."
James nodded and apparated home with Lily.
"You know what James." Said Lily suddenly. "As long as I have this baby before I die I'll be content."
"What do you mean?" asked James.
"I mean." Said Lily. "I'm happy with the way my life turned out and now I can take anything it throws at me.I just want to have this baby before I die.I ask for nothing else."
James looked at her and the tears building up in her eyes. He wiped them away. "I'll die before I let anything happen to you." He said hugging her fiercely. "This I promise."
"This is what happens when you don't have a normal life." Lily whispered. "But I wouldn't have my life any other way."
A/N: I STILL feel as if this is incomplete. But that's it! This is THE END! Yes! I finished it! Finally! I cant believe it! Now all of you who liked this fic will LOVE Emmyjeans crossroads! I read it and im in love with it! Its way better than this piece of crap! But im proud of my piece of crap! I worked hard on it! Oh and my other new story is letters lead to love read that one to!
A/N: I went back and fixed the chaps.I hope it worked.I dunno whats wrong with ff.net maybe it doesn't like word documents..also wen my computer busted and I got it fixed imy cookies got disabled.anybody know how to able them? Cuz then I cant check my email or mail thi stuff to get beta-d. So until my cookies are abled again my storys will not be betad.if anyone knows how please tell me! I'll be really thankful!
**EPILOGUE**
Lily Potter sat watching the flames in the fire place. She let out a huge sigh and leaned back in her chair as she waited for her husband James to come home. Lily smiled at the thought. 'Her husband."
She still couldn't believe it. They'd been married for only six months. The door opened and in came James clad head to toe in snow.
"There's a blizzard out there." He stated. "A little snow my arse." he muttered. Lily giggled as she took his coat.
"How was work?" she asked handing his coat to a house elf.
"Fine.but well Dumbledore wanted to have a talk with us about Voldemort.I just hope he's not after me again." Said James gravely.
"James you never exactly told me WHY Voldemort had it in to kill the Potters." Said Lily slipping her perfectly manicured hands into James cold strong ones.
James heaved a sigh. "Sit down for this." He said and lead her into the sitting room. "Lily." He started and ran his fingers across the base of her palm. "I never thought I'd need to tell you this." he sighed. "There's always been a mutual disliking between Slytherins and Gryffindors.its gone way back into the days of the school founders themselves. Well Slytherin wanted the Gryffindor name to die out.and so it did. He killed each Gryffindor one by one until those left were forced to convert their surnames to Potter. The most common name they could think of."
Lily froze. "So-so.you're."
James nodded. "Related to Godric Gryffindor. And Voldemort to Salazar Slytherin."
"And that's why he was after you." Said Lily.
James nodded and tightened his grip on her hand. "I'm sorry I never told you before. Just don't get mad and jump in the lake, O.K.?" he asked referring to the time they had their first fight since being a couple.
Lily laughed as they remembered their first couple fight. "You thought I was going to commit suicide?" asked Lily laughing.
"Weren't you?" he asked.
"Oh come on James you're not that hot or sexy for me to just up and kill myself at the first fight we have." Said Lily.
"So you don't think I'm sexy?" asked James pretending to be hurt.
"I will the day someone survives the Aveda Kedavra curse." Said Lily teasingly. She got up and ran out of the room as James tore after her. She ran into their room and tried closing the door shut but James forced it open.
"Oh no you don't." he said laughing as Lily ran away from him. She jumped up onto the bed and started throwing pillows at him.
"Aren't you a little old to jump on the bed?" asked James cocking his head to one side. Lily shook her head and tried to jump down but her foot got caught in the covers. She fell down onto the bed.
"Oh no!" Lily moaned sitting up and untangling her foot. James came and sat down beside her.
"What happened?" he asked.
"I JUST had the bed made.and now its messed up again!" Lily exclaimed. "Now I have to make it all over again."
"Why?" asked James. "I'm willing to skip dinner and.call it a night." He said suggestively.
Lily rolled her eyes and threw a pillow at his face. James retaliated and pushed her back onto the bed. He began to make a trail of kisses along her neck.
"Masters and misses." Squeaked a house elf making James jump of of Lily.
"Yes Lorry?" asked Lily breathlessly. It was amazing how James could still leave her breathless with the slightest kiss.
"Dinner is ready."
"We're not hungry tonight." Said James loosening his tie Lorry left and James slammed the door shut and locked it. He turned around to see that Lily was straightening her robes.
"I dunno about you but I'm hungry." Said Lily with a straight face. James walked over to her their lips inches apart.
"So am I." He whispered and pushed her back onto the bed.
Lily giggled as James threw the bed covers over them.
* * *
"No! Not Harry! Take me instead!" Lily screamed. A man with pale skin and gleaming red yes stood over here.
"Stand aside girl!" he demanded. "Stand aside."
* * *
Lily awoke in cold sweat. James lay sleeping beside her.
That dream.it had been so.realistic.
She pulled the sheets around her and got up. James awoke suddenly.
"Lils?" he asked groggily. "Everything all right?" he asked rubbing the sleepiness out of his eyes.
"Everything's fine." Said Lily assuringly and sat down in front of her vanity. "Go back to sleep."
"What's wrong?" asked James.
"Nothing dear." Said Lily lying. "Go back to sleep."
"I don't believe you." Said James stubbornly. "Why would you get up at." he checked the time. "Three in the morning?"
Lily dropped her brush. "I-it's DAY?" Lily asked ominously.
James nodded. "So?"
"I had a nightmare." Lily confessed. "I'm not really the prophetic type.you know that James but it seemed so real.and they say if you have a dream or nightmare after midnight it most likely comes true." Lily trailed of.
James sighed. "Come here." He said holding his arms out. Lily got up and sat beside him making little circles around his chest. "What was the nightmare about?" he asked twirling a strand of her hair.
"I was protecting a baby." Said Lily. "OUR baby." Lily corrected. "He had bright green eyes like mine and black untidy hair.like yours." Lily added fondly ruffling James black cropped head. She went on "And some man.he had red eyes and pale skin..almost snake like.even his nose was like a snakes.y'know with two slits." James made a sharp in take of breathe.
"Lily have you ever seen a picture of Voldemort?" asked James sharply. Lily shook her head no.
"You just described him." Said James. Lily paled.
"Wh-what? B-but dreams are of the subconscious.and I've never even SEEN him." Lily sputtered. James heaved a sigh. "I don't think this is a good sign."
"What time do we meet Dumbledore tomorrow?" asked Lily resting her head against his bare chest.
"Tomorrow at noon." Said James stroking her head. "Lets get some sleep." Lily nodded and snuggled close to James. She fell asleep with him running his fingers through her hair absently. James lay awake hours afterwards thinking what the dream meant.what DID it mean? This wasn't just some silly coincidence.did Lily have a premonission? Or was she just having a dream? James fell asleep the question unanswered running through his mind.
* * *
The next day Lily got ready to meet Dumbledore and wore a nice emerald green turtle necked robe. Reaching Hogwarts she and James were ushered in along with Sirius, Remus and Peter.
"I've been noticing these days-" Dumbledore started. "How Voldemort knows our plans of defense exactly.but how? I have come to the conclusion that there is a spy among us.closely knitted into out group." His eyes traveled from each face to another resting a second longer on Sirius who was for some reason staring at Remus doubtfully. No body noticed Peter shift uncomfortably.
"But my own spys tell us." Said Dumbledore. "That Voldemort is.once again after the Potters." He looked straight at James. "I trust Mrs. Potter does know why." He said.
James nodded and his grip tightened over Lilys hand.
"I think we should put defenses up around your house." Said Dumbledore. "It's only a guess. No ones positively sure about who he's after but as a precaution we must." He said. "James you are the last male Gryffindor.actually the ONLY Gryffindor left. Your mother.." He trailed of.
James mother had died a few months after their marriage. "I know Professor." Said James nodding.
"And if anything happens to you.the Gryffindor line will die out." Said Dumbledore. James nodded again.
"Maybe we won't need to worry about the Gryffindor line dyeing out. Eh Lily?" asked Sirius suggestively.
Lily blushed. "Shut up Sirius." She mumbled but still couldn't help moving a hand to her stomach hopefully.
* * *
Lily had been feeling extremely tired lately so Sirius and James were cooking. Lily sat on the sofa reading a magazine while waiting for the food. Both had already burnt two steaks, three chickens and ten beef patties.
Lily felt as if she'd be sick from the smell of burnt food. She felt two hands come over her eyes. Two more held her hands. She could tell they were James hands and Sirius had covered her eyes. James ran his thumb across her hand and around her knuckles as he pulled her up. "O.K. now follow me." He whispered as Sirius wrapped a blindfold across her eyes.
When they reached the dining room Sirius whipped the blindfold of with a flourish.
"Ta-da!" he exclaimed happily. Lily gasped. A perfect chicken lay in the middle of the table and there were four sets of plates. Champagne was resting on the table and an assortment of other foods such as rolls were also there.
"Wow." Lily muttered and sat down. James poured the champagne as Sirius cut her some chicken.
"Eve'll be here in a minute." Said Sirius. There was a sudden pop and Eve stood infront of them. She smiled and greeted Lily and James. She then also sat down and waited to be served.
"Now try the roast." Said Sirius eagerly. "We've been slaving over it ever since we burnt the beef patties."
Lily smelled it. The smell was heavenly but her stomach gave a small lurch. She took a bite. Lily swallowed. Everyone waited for her reaction. Lilys eyes widened and she covered a hand over her mouth. She ran away and sounds of her vomiting could be heard. Eve promptly pushed her plate away. "I'm full!" she announced. Lily came back.
"I don't feel so good." Said Lily before fainting. James caught before he hit the grund.
* * *
"Well congratulations Mrs. Potter." Said the doctor. "You're pregnant." Lily sat frozen in shock.
"W-what?" asked Lily.
"You heard me." Said the doctoring chuckling. James enveloped Lily into a bone crushing hug.
"Isn't it great?" he whispered. Lily nodded smiling.
* * *
"I need to talk to you two immediately." Said Dumbledore in the fire place.
Lily and James apparated at once to his office.
"My spys." Said Dumbledore. "Have informed me that Voldemort is indeed after you two. The wards will be set up immediately and I also want to perform the fidelieus charm.
"But-" Lily began to protest. With that charm they would completely be cut of from the world.no one would be able to see them except for the secret keeper.
"Please Mrs. Potter your life is in danger." Dumbledore cut in and Lily nodded.
"Sirius." Said James. "He'll be our secret keeper."
"I think I should-" Dumbledore started.
"No." said James. "Sirius would never betray us."
"You never know James.I'm offering to be your secret keeper." He spread his hands out in front of him. "I still think you should choose more carefully. I am here if you need a different secret keeper."
James nodded and apparated home with Lily.
"You know what James." Said Lily suddenly. "As long as I have this baby before I die I'll be content."
"What do you mean?" asked James.
"I mean." Said Lily. "I'm happy with the way my life turned out and now I can take anything it throws at me.I just want to have this baby before I die.I ask for nothing else."
James looked at her and the tears building up in her eyes. He wiped them away. "I'll die before I let anything happen to you." He said hugging her fiercely. "This I promise."
"This is what happens when you don't have a normal life." Lily whispered. "But I wouldn't have my life any other way."
A/N: I STILL feel as if this is incomplete. But that's it! This is THE END! Yes! I finished it! Finally! I cant believe it! Now all of you who liked this fic will LOVE Emmyjeans crossroads! I read it and im in love with it! Its way better than this piece of crap! But im proud of my piece of crap! I worked hard on it! Oh and my other new story is letters lead to love read that one to!