A/N: Things are winding down. Chapter 6 will be the end of the story. I know it's kinda short, but I had originally intended on it only being a one-shot thing, till I started writing it. So you know. This chapter is all Dreamworld, except for that last little bit. And I'm going by the opinion that witches and wizards have a longer life span than Muggles. After all, JK herself said that Dumbledore is 150 years old, and he doesn't seem to be slowing down any. Anyway, the theme song for this chapter is "Desperado," by the Eagles.
Disclaimer: You already know what I claim and what I don't.
Desperado, by the EaglesDesperado, why
don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you
Can hurt you somehow
Don' you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
Desperado, oh, you ain't gettin' no younger
Your pain and your hunger, they're drivin' you home
And freedom, oh freedom well, that's just some people talkin'
Your prison is walking through this world all alone
Don't your feet get cold in the winter time?
The sky won't snow and the sun won't shine
It's hard to tell the night time from the day
You're losin' all your highs and lows
Ain't it funny how the feeling goes away?
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you, before it's too late
James leaned on his cane as he walked into the kitchen. He and Lily were now one hundred and eighty-nine years old, and that was extremely long-lived, even as far as witches and wizards were concerned.
As he made his way to the table, he bumped into a small raven-haired girl.
"Sorry Papaw!" she said with a smile.
"Oh that's quite all right, Morgana, my dear," he replied, his hand trembling as he raised it to pat the six year old on the head.
He and Lily were staying with his great-grandson and his family, as they were no longer able to care for themselves.
He looked out the kitchen window and watched his great-great-grandchildren as they chased each other around the yard in the sunset.
A smile slowly crept across his lips as he recalled the days when he was that young. At six years old, he and Sirius had just begun playing pranks on their families. These were the days that would eventually lead to what the Marauders were best known for.
By now, he was the only member left of that former group. Peter, Sirius, and Remus had finally tired of this world and passed on.
And now, James was tired too. One hundred and eighty-nine years is a very long time to live. He had seen children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren grow up. He had seen peace, and he had seen war. He had been married to Lily Evans, the love of his life, for one hundred and sixty-eight years.
All in all, he had lived a better life than he could ever hope for. There had been ups and downs, of course, but James Potter was still a very happy man.
Now, it was time for the dream to end. He had felt it in his bones all day long. Lily felt it too.
The evening sky darkened slowly, and the children were ushered inside. James kissed his family one last time before making his way to his bedroom, to where Lily lay, on doctor's orders to stay in bed.
"Goodnight Lily," James said as he crawled into bed.
Lily smiled and replied, "Goodnight James. I love you."
"Love you too, dear."
And so they both closed their eyes, one last time.
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James woke up with a couch spring sticking in his back and groaned. He then remembered the last events of the dream, that parallel universe, and knew that he had woken up for the last time.
//And Lily and I are still fighting…// he thought to himself, sitting up.
A/N: Well there you have it. Sorry it's so short. And some cookies for a recent chapter…
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