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Chapter 4 pt 2 New Beginnings to Everything

They whipped around; James had his wand out before you could say 'snitch'(A/N this has a double meaning. If you look again at ch4pt1 it will give a hint to who the strangers. It would be when they were in divination). He immediately shot a disarming spell at the stranger. Lily panicked slightly she remembered leaving her wand on her dresser.

"Now, now Mr. Potter that wasn't very nice," said a man hidden in a dark cloak his face hidden from view. "I came here expecting only Miss Evans and low and behold I find the Gryffindor Heir. Surprise surprise, shall I say, as the mudbloods put it, kill two birds with one stone." He laughed not the warm friendly laughter of friends but a high cold laughter of somebody who enjoys killing.

Lily's face went ashen; she stumbled back bumping into James as she did so. He put a hand out to steady her. Startled she looked into James reassuring gaze. He looked down at her and gave her a small smile, then looked at the stranger.

" Can I help you, sir?" with an edge to his voice. " If not can you please leave. My friend I are not comfortable with your presence here." James still held his wand toward the stranger.

The stranger smiled his cold eyes accessing. " I am no stranger to your friend here. Ask her I am sure she can explain. I don't bother with explanation. But I am not comfortable with your wand pointed at me Mr. Potter." He raised his arm wand in hand and yelled, "Expelliarmus." Only one wand flew towards his hand he looked at it and grinned. " Miss Evans I am surprised, heir to the legendary order and you forget your wand. Very careless of you don't you think and in times like these. I expected better. You don't want to go out defenseless, you might get hurt then you wouldn't do me much good will you?" He said looking at the single wand curiously.

James pushed Lily behind him despite her protests and started walking towards the stranger. He stopped short looking down the end of a wand. "What do you want?"

" What I want is none of your business. But since you're going to stick around anyways, I might enlighten you," said his eyes flickered to Lily. "But first I let me introduce myself." Suddenly there people all around them, all wearing dark cloaks and masks. They bowed there heads simultaneously with their wands pointed at the them they said " Lord Voldemort."

He took off his hood revealing a cruel face and cold brown eyes. "These, my friends, are my faithful Death Eaters," he gestured around them. " To show the our world that a new Dark Lord is rising to power I am going to start off with a bang." Suddenly there was a blast and people started screaming. Lily and James couldn't see, but they knew that this day was going much worse. " The first official attack of my reign is dedicated to you Miss Evans." He gave her a mock bow.

Lily stepped out from behind James and stared him down. " You know the teachers will be here any second. You won't get away with this."

"The teachers? You think they are going to protect you?" He started laughing. " That's very funny. That really is." He pretended to wipe a tear from his eye. Lord Voldemort waited a second he seemed to be enjoying the screams and blasts coming from below. He sighed

" Music to my ears. The teachers I am afraid are going to be busy down there," he gestured toward the little town, "and we can get to business up here."

There was aloud crack and a branch fell beside one of the Death Eaters. They all jumped. "Go find the fool that did that," Lord Voldemort snapped to one of his men.

Lily turned just realizing how close she was to James. A new feeling washed over her, but she dismissed it just as quickly as it came. She saw a gap between the Death Eaters. Below was the once quite little town, now filled with burning buildings and people running or fighting. She could here the shouts of people and the screams of children lost in the battle. Bodies littered the ground, both the enemy and their victims. She knew she had to do something or risk more people dying because of her, too many people already have. She whipped around and stared at Voldemort fury etched on her face. "How can you do this?" She screamed.

"Because I can," he replied an evil smile on his face. "Because I can," he repeated. There is no such thing as good and evil only power and those to weak to seek it." He walked closer his wand pointed his wand at Lily. " Do you want to see what power can do Miss Evans? What power can accomplish in a single word? Crucio," he screamed a green light shot down his wand towards Lily.

Lily couldn't breath it hurt so bad. She couldn't tell if she was screaming or not, sounds smells, sight all blurred together. White spots kept darting in and out of her vision. Vaguely she thought she heard someone scream her name. The pain was unbearable just as she was about to pass out it stopped just as suddenly as it came. She was on the ground gasping for breath, her throat raw. When her vision cleared she could see James worried face looking down at her. She tried to say something but coughed instead. "Shh it's ok don't talk," he said whipping some of her hair out of her face.

"See what a little power can do Lily," he said cruel humor in his voice.

She found herself flying through the air. She was stopped by something very solid. She heard a snap and a crack, wood falling around her. She stayed there for a second before falling very hard on to the ground. She heard another snap, which she speciously thought was her ankle considering the wrong angle it was at. She was so numb right now from pain she didn't think she would feel it if she were dropped into a volcano. When she looked up she saw James struggling against two Death Eaters. Voldemort was walking towards her.

"Now Miss Evans I am going to give you a choice," he said pointing his wand at James. " You either join me and he goes free. You know what will happen if you don't. The same old cliché," he waved his wand around carelessly. "So...What will it be?"

She just sat there looking at the ground. "Sounds like a loose loose situation to me," she whispered hoarsely. He didn't hear her. She just sat there thinking. Knowing she would never let James die. She tried to get up, using the tree to help her. But she failed and fell to the ground with a cry of pain when her foot gave out. She sat there looking around her at the battle raging below. 'It's all my fault...' She looked over at James and saw him struggling harder until one of the Death Eaters punched him in the stomach knocking the wind out of him. She looked away a tear streaked down her face. She closed her eyes blocking out the sight of the world and bowed her head. She considered her options. She wasn't going to give up that easily, there had to be another way. She didn't know what to do. On one hand she couldn't let James die. But she also couldn't join this cruel excuse for a human being. More tears slipped through her closed eyes. 'This is exactly why I wanted them away all these years,' she thought bitterly. She opened her eyes and looked up at the Dark Lord and for a brief second he emerald green eyes seemed to be glowing with fire and fear flickered over Voldemort face but was gone as soon as it came.

He was getting frustrated with her silence. She listened to the screams and blast from below. 'This is all my fault,' she thought 'All my fault...' Another tear slipped down her face. 'Well then Lily if you think it's your fault what are you going to do about it?' said a voice from somewhere in the back of her head. 'Deal with it and put it to an end,' she thought forcefully. She got to her feet this time ignoring the pain in her ankle. She felt like one big bruise but she couldn't let that stop her.

"You know Lily maybe some flying will help you clear your thoughts," he said.

She found herself being thrown through the air again. This time she was thrown off the top of the hill. She was about ninety feet in the air and she knew that a tree wouldn't stop her this time. She screamed. Everything was going in slow motion. She heard James scream her name, then cry out in pain.

Something clicked in Lily. It was slowing her decent but not fast enough. She hit the ground with a sickening thud, right in the middle of the battle. She was almost knocked unconscious. But something was driving her to go on, to get up and deal with Voldemort once and for all. Ignoring the pain in her body, ignoring how damaged it was and that she probably shouldn't be moving at all, she clambered to her feet. Breathing heavily she started walking towards the hill limping. There was a bright golden glow surrounding her. Blinding everyone in the vicinity. Everyone stopped, Death Eaters and village people alike, shocked. The only thing that could be heard now was a sickening scream on top of the hill. Lily stopped and closed her eyes. Her finger was twitching, then she moved her whole hand and when she opened her eyes she was standing in back of Voldemort who had his wand on James. He was on the ground screaming. She started chanting words she didn't know. The golden glow getting brighter with each passing word. "Anachoreo arti protoklisia adelphotes tagma epitasso adapanos elaphros boulema katischuo!" She kept repeating these words over and over again.

Voldemort turned around surprised, knowing what these words meant. Fear showed on his face. The golden light was getting stronger and stronger. Suddenly there was a blast a showering of red, green and gold sparks.

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The light was so bright that nobody could see for a couple of minutes, even the people down in Hogsmeade. When everyone could see again all the Death Eaters were gone save the few that are mortally wounded or dead. The only people up on the hill were Lily and James. The people didn't know what to do; they just looked at each other. One second they were surround the next their attackers weren't there. The teachers that had come down from Hogwarts raced up to the hill.

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Lily ran, as well as she could, over to James and collapsed next to him crying. "I am so sorry James," she said touching his face making sure he was all right. Blood was covering his face. Lily was put under the curse for a half a minute, she didn't know how long James put under it but she knew it was for a long time. " I didn't know..thi..This was going to happen. I am so so sorry its all my fault.." Lilt kept rambling and crying.

James put his hand on her face whipping away the tears and piece of her hair that stuck to her cheeks. " Lily you cry to much over me," he gave a little laugh then hissed in pain. " I am ok," he said after seeing the worried look in her eyes. " What about you? You're probably a lot.."

She cut him off. " I am not crying," he gave her a disbelieving look. It started to rain. Big drops splashing on there heads. " I am fine also just a broken ankle I think. I hardly notice it." She lied. She knew she had a lot more broken bones than just an ankle and it hurt like hell. James was about to say something when Professor Dumbledore came up behind them.

He conjured two stretchers when he saw the sate they were in. He asked no questions, but lifted James on to one first. When he turned to Lily, she quickly got to her feet. She looked at James and saw he had lost consciousness. Lily toyed with the idea of just giving up to the pain and following James but dismissed it. " I would rather walk," she whispered but he heard her over the rain.

"Lily," he said taking a step forward. " I don't think..."

She interrupted him, putting a hand out. " I would rather walk." She said a little more forcefully.

He relented not wanting to argue with her after what he just seen. To tell the truth he was a little afraid of her and that was saying something coming from him.

Lily looked around her and notice that about half the teachers in Hogwarts were there fanned out behind Dumbledore. Looking at her with awe, respect and a little fear. She started toward Hogsmeade. Professor McGonagall came up to her and took her by elbow helping her along. Lily looked up at her grateful for the help. The Professor just smiled.

As Lily walked through the village she saw the extent of the damage. The joke shop was burnt down. Half the buildings were in fact. She felt increasingly guiltier the more she walked on. Bodies littered the street the wounded, the dying, and the dead. The innocent and the enemy. She realized that most of these people would never see the sun set again, laugh at a joke, watch the rain splash against the windows as it was doing now, play with their children or siblings, or million other things all because of her. She turned her head quickly trying to see it all. When she got to one of the carriages waiting she clambered in lost in thought. She didn't notice the four teachers giving her worried looks. The whole journey to the castle was made in silence. When they got there she got out and quickly walk towards the hospital wing. The teachers just watched her go.

Halfway there she realized James got here before her. She saw the other carriage by the doors but didn't think anything of it. She quickened her pace. When she was a little ways away she saw four people standing by the hospital wing door huddled together. She knew who they were and slowed down a little. She didn't want to face them yet. She didn't want to know how they would react. Limping, cold, and in pain she hesitantly went up to them. The whipped around hearing her footsteps, eager looks on their faces but they turned into scowls when they saw her. They didn't notice her appearance.

"Do you know how James is?" She asked quietly. Ignoring their expressions.

"Like you care," Sirius said coldly. He turned her back to her. The others just looked at her with disgust. They didn't know she was in the battle.

She took in their appearances. They looked fine for the most part just a few cuts and bruises. "I do care. Why wouldn't I?" She asked confused.

"OH," Sirius whipped around and started yelling. "NOW YOU CARE." He said sarcastically. "THEN WHERE WERE YOU FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS? YOU DIDN'T CARE THEN! BUT SUDDENLY...NOW YOU CARE!? Now you care." He whispered the last part.

Lily startled looked at the rest of them but was met with cold stares.

"Now you care," he whispered again. " We don't want anything to do with you...And neither does James." He turned around and strode in the door Madame Promfrey just opened. The others just followed, pushing past a confused nurse.

The days' events getting to Lily. The tears she tries so hard to keep in spilled out. The day was bad enough. Bad wasn't even a word to describe it. She didn't think there was a word. But what they said, after trying so hard to protect them...She couldn't take it anymore. She just couldn't. Ignoring how cold and wet she was. Ignoring the pain, ignoring her broken bones. She just couldn't take it. She turned around and ran. Nobody would miss her. They all hated her anyway. All she did was bring pain and suffering. Nobody would miss her.

The worried cries of a school nurse echoed down the hallways after her. "Miss Evans get back here," she yelled.

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(a couple hrs later)

All James could see was blackness. He opened his eyes and everything was fuzzy. Disoriented he picked up his glasses and looked around the empty beds, realizing he was safe, in the hospital wing. He spotted the Marauders and Jen sitting beside him. There was someone missing. He looked around the room again. Confused he asked, "Where is Lily?"

~*~*End chapter 4 New Beginnings to Everything prt 2*~*~

A/N Thanks to all those who reviewed and told be to get going with the story. I really don't think this chapter came out as good as I wanted it to and it's really bad. I had a lot of trouble with it. But I tried my best.

Next part Ch4 New Beginnings to Everything prt 3

~there will be some answers to unanswered questions.

~ We will learn what Lily's heritage is and also what happened the day her family died

~ We might also learn what will happen at Halloween. A hint of something was mention in ch2 I think.

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