Author's Notes- Welcome back. Since very few people reviewed in my last
chap, I was a bit sad (thanks to everyone who did). But, hey, this is
chapter 4 of Hurt Her to Save Her. Last chap we left off with "James
Potter, so we finally meet" or something along those lines. Today we
continue. Anyways, Lily went in search of James to find out just why he
dumped her, now knowing that just doing so would get her in deep trouble.
Now, we continue.
Disclaimer- I own nothing. Zilch. It all belongs to the great Harry Potter People, which, quite unfortunately, does not include me. I don't get money for doing this. I am BROKE!!!
Hurt Her to Save Her
Chapter 4
(We left off at.)
"James Potter. so we finally meet." I spun around to face the shadowed character. I heard James suck in his breath behind me. Suddenly it dawned on me. The hooded character was none other than Voldmeort. Voldemort. He started to walk slowly towards us. "It seems just yesterday your parents were pleading for their life," Voldemort hissed, "On their knees, they were, begging." I shut my eyes tightly. Oh, god, I was going to die. I was going to die! "Finally, I can get the last Potter," Voldemort said. Then I heard James' voice. "You can have me, just let the girl go," James told him, trying to keep his voice steady. I spun back around. "James, no!" I cried. "I have no interest in her," Voldemort said, and spat at my feet. "James, no!" I cried again, "I'm not going anywhere. Not without you!" "Don't be stupid, Lily," James said, "Go!" "No!" I yelled, "I'm not going anywhere! Not without you!" "Go! He wants me! Let him have me, you just get out of here! Run and don't look back!" James hissed. I reached over and grabbed his hand. "I'm not going anywhere without you. I love you, James, I don't care if you don't feel the same way about me. I'm not about to run like a scared rabbit and lose you!" I whispered, holding his hand in mine, "I love you, James. I won't go anywhere without you, even if that means letting myself die beside you." James was silent, staring at me. His lips started to form words, at not even audiable, then, "I love you too, Lily." I started to cry, and leaned forward to hug him. "Oh, how touching," Voldemort said from behind me, "But I have work to do! Crucio!" The curse hit me straight on, still leaning against James. James grabbed my arms and leaned my body against him. I screamed in pain. "Lily!" he screamed. Fire burnt in my bones. A thousand daggers attacked every inch of skin. I shut my eyes tightly, and tried so hard not to scream. So hard. A scream escaped my lips, and the tears that had formed in my eyes moments before spilled out. "Let her go! You said you'd let her go!" James screamed at Voldemort. I heard laughing. Evil, evil, laughing. My limbs felt as though they were being pulled apart, my bones felt like they were all being broken at the same time. Then, in a moment, it was all gone. I fell against James. "Lily," he whispered. I could barely make a sound. I cried. I wept. "You said you'd let her go!" James yelled. "She chose to stay, I can help it. Stupid girl. That's two for me, two bodies for the ministry to find, two funerals," Voldemort hissed, "Twice the fun for me." "Let her go!" James screamed. "James." I whispered, "Not without you." "Sh. Lily," James whispered in my ear. "Since you insist she should go, perhaps you should watch her die a slow, painful death," Voldemort hissed, then laughed, "Crucio!" The curse hit me again, like the force of a tidal wave, pushing me into James. I screamed. It was too painful to struggle. The burning, the pain. "Stop it! Stop it!" James screamed, "Let her go! Leave her alone! Take me first!" More laughter. I could hardly hear a thing. My ears were buzzing, I felt like a ton of bricks had been placed on my body and was crushing me. "Take me first, please! PLEASE!" James screamed. Then it was gone. I collapsed at James' feet. My body relaxed, happy to be away from the pain. "Perhaps you would like a dose of pain, ey, Mr. Potter?" Voldemort cackled, then hissed, "Crucio." James fell to the ground beside me, and began to shake. I crawled over to him, as he knelt. He bit his lip, trying not to scream. It was useless, I knew. He screamed, a terrible, earth shattering scream. "James," I cried, "James!" Voldemort laughed. I turned and glared at him. "Stop it! Please! Leave him alone!" I screamed, "Please!" I stood up, my knees shaky from the curse, and started to run towards Voldemort. He was so close, he didn't even know I was running to him before I had pushed him to the ground. His wand fell out of his hands, and clattered across the alley. The curse was broken. James was out of pain. "The valvant one, Miss Evans, aren't you?" Voldemort whispered, then managed to push me off of him as if I were nothing. He reached to grab his wand, and grasped it, pointing to me. "Perhaps some more pain will do it," Voldemort whispered, "Rid you of that pride that will surely be the death of you." He raised his wand and whispered, "Crucio." James threw himself in front of me, at the last moment, and the curse hit him head on. We screamed in usion, and I caught him against me, and leaned him against me. "James!" I screamed, "JAMES!"
*~* Same time The Leaky Cauldron As told by Abby
I looked at my watch. Lily still had ten minutes. I sighed. I hadn't seen James at all. I knew she'd be disappointed. She really wanted to find him. So did I. I had a few things to say to him. most of them I would scream at him. I sighed again, and looked at both of the doors. No sign of Lily. Knowing her she'd be out to the last moment looking for him. But it was unlike her to not be at someplace ten minutes early. I sat back in the chair, and tried to relax. But my muscles were tense, and I didn't know why. The door swung open, and I leaned forward to see if it was Lily. It wasn't. It was a man, his face red. "Voldemort's. been sighted. down the road!" he screamed. The room went quiet. "Lily," I whispered, stood up, and ran to the door that led to Muggle London. I pushed it open, and stood on the sidewalk. I heard screams that weren't coming from the Leaky Cauldron. Fimilar screams. "Lily," I hissed. I ran inside and said, "Voldemort! He's attacking someone!"
*~* The alley Same time As told by Lily Evans
"Oh, God, please, help us! James! JAMES!" I screamed. James mouthed something, his face wrenched in pain. "Run," he whispered. "No, no James, not without you. You'll be okay," I said, "You'll be okay." I looked up to Voldemort. He was watching us, then waved his wand. James collapsed against me. The curse was gone. "James," I whispered. "I'm starting to get bored with this. I have other things to do today, you know! Let's get this over with! Who first?" he asked, then laughed. He raised his wand, and pointed it at me, then to James, then to me, then back to James, in a row. I held James tight. He scrambled up, so we were both standing, him in front of me. "James, don't," I whispered. "Take me," James said, "Take me instead. Let her go." "Oh, not this again," Voldemort said, "I really am getting tired of this 'save her' plea." "Then let her go!" James yelled. "Fine, she'll be the first to go," Voldemort said, and pointed his wand at me. James pushed himself in front of me. "Lily," he whispered, "If. if he kills me, run. I don't want you to die, too." Voldemort raised his wand at James. He opened his mouth and begun the curse that ended so many lives, and would end so many more. "Avada." There were shouts from behind. I looked past James to see people running down the streets, witches and wizards, ministry and non, shouting. "Shoot," Voldemort whispered, turned to us, and said, "This isn't over. You will die at my wand. I will have you both!" He disapparated away, leaving the alley empty, save James and I. "He's gone," I whispered in James ear, and let my knees buckle, and let myself fall onto the alley. James knelt down beside me. "He's gone, everything will be okay," James whispered. I turned to look at James. "Did you mean it?" I asked. "Mean what?" James asked, staring at me. "Earlier, before. you. you said you loved me," I answered. James smiled, and looked into my eyes. He held my gaze with his. "Yes, I did. I do love you, Lily Evans, I love you more than the world," James whispered. I smiled, and whispered, "I love you too, James Potter, forever." Right there, kneeling in the alleyway, we kissed. "Lily! James!" I turned to see our friends running towards us. "What are you doing here?" I asked as Abby knelt down beside us. "Long story. Are you guys okay?" Abby asked. "We're fine," I answered, "Just perfect." Some Medi-wizards pushed through the crowd around the alley, and rushed Abby, Sirius, Remus, and Peter away. They led James and I to a tent set up, where they checked us over. We both had several cuts and bruises, and they healed mine with their wands. Then Abby walked into the tent. "So, about that long story, how did you get here?" I asked. "Well, I was waiting for you in the Leaky Cauldron, and someone said Voldemort had been spotted nearby. So, I got worried, and went outside. I heard you screaming, and basically most of the wizards in London rallied and ran over here as fast as they could. Sirius, Remus, and Peter had left for work, heard, and ran over," Abby answered. "Is James allright?" I asked. Abby nodded, and said, "He's in the next tent." "I'm going to see him," I answered. I got up and left the tent, not caring about what anyone else said. James was standing outside the other tent with his friends. I ran over. James turned, caught me, and spun me around. I smiled. I noticed a scar above his left eyebrow from where he had been cut. "Are you okay?" I asked. "Yeah," he answered, "Just a bit sore. They let me keep the scar. I think it makes me look dashing. What do you think?" "Hm." I whispered, "In the right light, I suppose." We laughed. "What about you?" he asked. "Just fine," I answered, "Perfect, now that I'm with you." James grinned, leaned forward, and kissed me. I returned the kiss. We stood there, in an alleyway, among our friends, wrapped in our love for each other that I was sure would last an eternity, for as the sun rose and the sun set. At the moment I didn't care, much less know, that in a matter of years James and I would be dead, one of our friends running from the ministry, another serving Voldemort (the same man who had tried to kill us), and the rest disbanded throughout Britian, scared and hurt. All I knew was I was in James' arms. That was all I wanted to know. And all I knew was that he loved me. That was all I wanted to know.
A/N- well that was the last of Hurt Her to Save Her. Maybe, if you want, I'll write a epilouge, but I'm not quite sure yet. anyways, I hope you liked it. This one is a bit longer, while still being short. So, now that you've read the complete story, review! Tell me what you thought! Please, review!!! If you're looking for more of my work, I have stories called Lily's Lake, Yours Hating James Potter, You Can't Fight Love, Erika, and Am I Missing You. Until next time, this is Starlight Eve signing out!
Any more comments? Email me at StarlightEve111@aol.com
And remember: L/J FOREVER!!!!
Disclaimer- I own nothing. Zilch. It all belongs to the great Harry Potter People, which, quite unfortunately, does not include me. I don't get money for doing this. I am BROKE!!!
Hurt Her to Save Her
Chapter 4
(We left off at.)
"James Potter. so we finally meet." I spun around to face the shadowed character. I heard James suck in his breath behind me. Suddenly it dawned on me. The hooded character was none other than Voldmeort. Voldemort. He started to walk slowly towards us. "It seems just yesterday your parents were pleading for their life," Voldemort hissed, "On their knees, they were, begging." I shut my eyes tightly. Oh, god, I was going to die. I was going to die! "Finally, I can get the last Potter," Voldemort said. Then I heard James' voice. "You can have me, just let the girl go," James told him, trying to keep his voice steady. I spun back around. "James, no!" I cried. "I have no interest in her," Voldemort said, and spat at my feet. "James, no!" I cried again, "I'm not going anywhere. Not without you!" "Don't be stupid, Lily," James said, "Go!" "No!" I yelled, "I'm not going anywhere! Not without you!" "Go! He wants me! Let him have me, you just get out of here! Run and don't look back!" James hissed. I reached over and grabbed his hand. "I'm not going anywhere without you. I love you, James, I don't care if you don't feel the same way about me. I'm not about to run like a scared rabbit and lose you!" I whispered, holding his hand in mine, "I love you, James. I won't go anywhere without you, even if that means letting myself die beside you." James was silent, staring at me. His lips started to form words, at not even audiable, then, "I love you too, Lily." I started to cry, and leaned forward to hug him. "Oh, how touching," Voldemort said from behind me, "But I have work to do! Crucio!" The curse hit me straight on, still leaning against James. James grabbed my arms and leaned my body against him. I screamed in pain. "Lily!" he screamed. Fire burnt in my bones. A thousand daggers attacked every inch of skin. I shut my eyes tightly, and tried so hard not to scream. So hard. A scream escaped my lips, and the tears that had formed in my eyes moments before spilled out. "Let her go! You said you'd let her go!" James screamed at Voldemort. I heard laughing. Evil, evil, laughing. My limbs felt as though they were being pulled apart, my bones felt like they were all being broken at the same time. Then, in a moment, it was all gone. I fell against James. "Lily," he whispered. I could barely make a sound. I cried. I wept. "You said you'd let her go!" James yelled. "She chose to stay, I can help it. Stupid girl. That's two for me, two bodies for the ministry to find, two funerals," Voldemort hissed, "Twice the fun for me." "Let her go!" James screamed. "James." I whispered, "Not without you." "Sh. Lily," James whispered in my ear. "Since you insist she should go, perhaps you should watch her die a slow, painful death," Voldemort hissed, then laughed, "Crucio!" The curse hit me again, like the force of a tidal wave, pushing me into James. I screamed. It was too painful to struggle. The burning, the pain. "Stop it! Stop it!" James screamed, "Let her go! Leave her alone! Take me first!" More laughter. I could hardly hear a thing. My ears were buzzing, I felt like a ton of bricks had been placed on my body and was crushing me. "Take me first, please! PLEASE!" James screamed. Then it was gone. I collapsed at James' feet. My body relaxed, happy to be away from the pain. "Perhaps you would like a dose of pain, ey, Mr. Potter?" Voldemort cackled, then hissed, "Crucio." James fell to the ground beside me, and began to shake. I crawled over to him, as he knelt. He bit his lip, trying not to scream. It was useless, I knew. He screamed, a terrible, earth shattering scream. "James," I cried, "James!" Voldemort laughed. I turned and glared at him. "Stop it! Please! Leave him alone!" I screamed, "Please!" I stood up, my knees shaky from the curse, and started to run towards Voldemort. He was so close, he didn't even know I was running to him before I had pushed him to the ground. His wand fell out of his hands, and clattered across the alley. The curse was broken. James was out of pain. "The valvant one, Miss Evans, aren't you?" Voldemort whispered, then managed to push me off of him as if I were nothing. He reached to grab his wand, and grasped it, pointing to me. "Perhaps some more pain will do it," Voldemort whispered, "Rid you of that pride that will surely be the death of you." He raised his wand and whispered, "Crucio." James threw himself in front of me, at the last moment, and the curse hit him head on. We screamed in usion, and I caught him against me, and leaned him against me. "James!" I screamed, "JAMES!"
*~* Same time The Leaky Cauldron As told by Abby
I looked at my watch. Lily still had ten minutes. I sighed. I hadn't seen James at all. I knew she'd be disappointed. She really wanted to find him. So did I. I had a few things to say to him. most of them I would scream at him. I sighed again, and looked at both of the doors. No sign of Lily. Knowing her she'd be out to the last moment looking for him. But it was unlike her to not be at someplace ten minutes early. I sat back in the chair, and tried to relax. But my muscles were tense, and I didn't know why. The door swung open, and I leaned forward to see if it was Lily. It wasn't. It was a man, his face red. "Voldemort's. been sighted. down the road!" he screamed. The room went quiet. "Lily," I whispered, stood up, and ran to the door that led to Muggle London. I pushed it open, and stood on the sidewalk. I heard screams that weren't coming from the Leaky Cauldron. Fimilar screams. "Lily," I hissed. I ran inside and said, "Voldemort! He's attacking someone!"
*~* The alley Same time As told by Lily Evans
"Oh, God, please, help us! James! JAMES!" I screamed. James mouthed something, his face wrenched in pain. "Run," he whispered. "No, no James, not without you. You'll be okay," I said, "You'll be okay." I looked up to Voldemort. He was watching us, then waved his wand. James collapsed against me. The curse was gone. "James," I whispered. "I'm starting to get bored with this. I have other things to do today, you know! Let's get this over with! Who first?" he asked, then laughed. He raised his wand, and pointed it at me, then to James, then to me, then back to James, in a row. I held James tight. He scrambled up, so we were both standing, him in front of me. "James, don't," I whispered. "Take me," James said, "Take me instead. Let her go." "Oh, not this again," Voldemort said, "I really am getting tired of this 'save her' plea." "Then let her go!" James yelled. "Fine, she'll be the first to go," Voldemort said, and pointed his wand at me. James pushed himself in front of me. "Lily," he whispered, "If. if he kills me, run. I don't want you to die, too." Voldemort raised his wand at James. He opened his mouth and begun the curse that ended so many lives, and would end so many more. "Avada." There were shouts from behind. I looked past James to see people running down the streets, witches and wizards, ministry and non, shouting. "Shoot," Voldemort whispered, turned to us, and said, "This isn't over. You will die at my wand. I will have you both!" He disapparated away, leaving the alley empty, save James and I. "He's gone," I whispered in James ear, and let my knees buckle, and let myself fall onto the alley. James knelt down beside me. "He's gone, everything will be okay," James whispered. I turned to look at James. "Did you mean it?" I asked. "Mean what?" James asked, staring at me. "Earlier, before. you. you said you loved me," I answered. James smiled, and looked into my eyes. He held my gaze with his. "Yes, I did. I do love you, Lily Evans, I love you more than the world," James whispered. I smiled, and whispered, "I love you too, James Potter, forever." Right there, kneeling in the alleyway, we kissed. "Lily! James!" I turned to see our friends running towards us. "What are you doing here?" I asked as Abby knelt down beside us. "Long story. Are you guys okay?" Abby asked. "We're fine," I answered, "Just perfect." Some Medi-wizards pushed through the crowd around the alley, and rushed Abby, Sirius, Remus, and Peter away. They led James and I to a tent set up, where they checked us over. We both had several cuts and bruises, and they healed mine with their wands. Then Abby walked into the tent. "So, about that long story, how did you get here?" I asked. "Well, I was waiting for you in the Leaky Cauldron, and someone said Voldemort had been spotted nearby. So, I got worried, and went outside. I heard you screaming, and basically most of the wizards in London rallied and ran over here as fast as they could. Sirius, Remus, and Peter had left for work, heard, and ran over," Abby answered. "Is James allright?" I asked. Abby nodded, and said, "He's in the next tent." "I'm going to see him," I answered. I got up and left the tent, not caring about what anyone else said. James was standing outside the other tent with his friends. I ran over. James turned, caught me, and spun me around. I smiled. I noticed a scar above his left eyebrow from where he had been cut. "Are you okay?" I asked. "Yeah," he answered, "Just a bit sore. They let me keep the scar. I think it makes me look dashing. What do you think?" "Hm." I whispered, "In the right light, I suppose." We laughed. "What about you?" he asked. "Just fine," I answered, "Perfect, now that I'm with you." James grinned, leaned forward, and kissed me. I returned the kiss. We stood there, in an alleyway, among our friends, wrapped in our love for each other that I was sure would last an eternity, for as the sun rose and the sun set. At the moment I didn't care, much less know, that in a matter of years James and I would be dead, one of our friends running from the ministry, another serving Voldemort (the same man who had tried to kill us), and the rest disbanded throughout Britian, scared and hurt. All I knew was I was in James' arms. That was all I wanted to know. And all I knew was that he loved me. That was all I wanted to know.
A/N- well that was the last of Hurt Her to Save Her. Maybe, if you want, I'll write a epilouge, but I'm not quite sure yet. anyways, I hope you liked it. This one is a bit longer, while still being short. So, now that you've read the complete story, review! Tell me what you thought! Please, review!!! If you're looking for more of my work, I have stories called Lily's Lake, Yours Hating James Potter, You Can't Fight Love, Erika, and Am I Missing You. Until next time, this is Starlight Eve signing out!
Any more comments? Email me at StarlightEve111@aol.com
And remember: L/J FOREVER!!!!