The Day the Lights Went Out

Author's Note: This is kind of like my other fic, "The Day the World Shattered." Pretty much the same thing, but at Sirius's POV.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Harry Potter series. And I don't wish to infringe on any of the rights of JKR, the publishers, or anyone else involved with the book.

Chapter Three: Destroyed

I raced to Godric's Hollow as quickly as I could. "Please, please, please.. be okay!" I pleaded.

The wind disheveled my air. I didn't care. I didn't even care when I whooshed by the trees and a tree branch slashed my face. The cut stung even more as the wind whipped across the wound. My heart raced as I passed over the Muggle town that Lily and James lived, Godric's Hollow. I'd soon enter the clearing that they lived in.

As I got there, I breathed a sigh of relief. The house was perfectly fine! There it was, the house! It stood in the clearing, perfectly still. A smile filled my face. I could just imagine James and Lily, chasing each other all over the house, as little Harry laughed in his crib. I laughed at the thought. But the smile on my face disappeared as there was a flash of green light and the house imploded upon itself. JAMES! LILY! HARRY! I didn't know what was going on, but I started screaming.

My bike touched down onto the ground and I ran to the house. I saw a strange ghost fleeing from the house. I didn't care, I drew my wand and started running as fast as I could toward the rubble. I didn't know what I would see. I hoped that James would stand up from the rubble, covered in dirt. But no one came. I started digging as quickly as I could through all the dirt. I didn't know what I would find.

But my heart sank. Underneath a giant panel of wood, I found my greatest fear. There he was. The man I had known for over ten years. Ten years of pranks. Ten years of laughter. Ten years of friendship... There he was, lying on the ground, covered in dirt.

"James! Wake up! Wake up!" I screamed at him. All that mattered in the world to me was that he open his eyes. But after several minutes, it dawned on me. James wouldn't wake up.

I sat on the ground, holding James' dead body. Then a shrill cry echoed in the silence. A baby's scream! It was Harry! I rushed to the direction of the screaming. There was a portion of the house in which some walls still remained. I ran through it, and there he was. Baby Harry... Lying on the ground, crying. Where was Lily? I scooped up Harry and began pushing boards aside. There was a lump in my throat as I pushed the last board aside.

There she was. As beautiful as she had ever been. But on her face was a face I'd never seen before. It almost made her unidentifiable. Her eyes still had the same green hue. They no longer had their warmth. Lily's smile was gone. Replaced in her face was a look of fear. All that remained was a single tear on her cheek. And I wondered what she had faced in her final moments.

Harry had stopped crying. He stretched out his hands toward Lily, but I had to pull him away. "Come on, Harry. We have to go."

But Harry started crying again. "Mo-... Mommy..." he whimpered.

I paused and looked at him. Harry didn't know any words to my knowledge. I stood there confused. But I knew I had to go. Death Eaters would be swarming the area any minute now. I still didn't even know where Voldemort was.

"SIRIUS!" a rough voice called out to me. I looked at the direction of the voice. I once again pulled out my forgotten wand. I had already failed Lily and James. But I wouldn't let them get Harry.

"Sirius!" The voice called out again to me. A man stepped closer. Only when the man had come closer did I realize that it was only Hagrid. I lowered my wand.

"Hagrid..." I said, my voice barely audible. I looked down at Lily's body again. I couldn't tear my eyes away from hers. How could she possibly be gone?

"I was too late, Hagrid," was the only thing that I could let out. My eyes filled with tears. "Lily and James are gone..."

"There, there.. Sirius... Ya did all that 'ya could. Harry'll be fine." Hagrid said softly. I smiled to myself. I remembered the promise that I had made to James. I would take care of Harry if it was the last thing that I did. I looked at him. He had already fallen asleep.

"But we gotta get 'im to his aunt and uncle." Hagrid said. My eyes widened in horror.

"His aunt and uncle?! No Hagrid! Not them!" I said hoarsely. I had met Harry's aunt and uncle. They were the worst Muggles I had ever seen.

"I'm sorry Sirius. But Dumbledore said it'd be best fer Harry to be with his relatives." Hagrid mumbled.

"No! You don't understand, Hagrid! I'm his godfather! I made a PROMISE to James that I would take care of Harry!" I screamed. Please Hagrid... Just let me take Harry...

"I'm real sorry, Sirius. I have to be taking him. Dumbledore's orders." Hagrid said quietly.. "He'll be safe there."

I looked at Harry. He was still sleeping. I kissed him on the forehead and handed him to Hagrid. But the moment that Harry left my arms, he woke up again. I looked at Hagrid pleadingly.

"I'm sorry, Sirius." Hagrid said. I looked at the ground, defeated. So it came to this... Everything was destroyed. My two best friends were gone. The promise I made to James... It would never be the same. Hagrid began to walk off...

"Hagrid! Take my motorcycle... You'll get there much faster." I said to him. "I won't be needing it anymore."

Hagrid whispered a short thank you. He sped off on the motorcycle. My Silencing spell had worn off. It roared off in the distance. I clenched my hands and fell to the ground.

"NOOOO! NOOOO!" I screamed to myself. "They were supposed to be safe!"

"It's all your fault, Sirius." the voice in the back of my head whispered to me. "It's all your fault."

"No... I didn't mean for this to happen... It was... It was...." I shot back.

"PETER." I said to no one. It was Peter! The little rat... It hadn't been Remus! It was Peter! The little worm had always been following us around. We protected him! Now when he had someone else to look after him, he didn't need us anymore...

"Oh I am going to rip him apart. He's going to wish he had never been born." I thought to myself.

I transformed into a dog and ran away from the scene. Muggles had already poured into the area. At the edge of the clearing, I looked back at James and Lily's home. It was gone. They were gone... I looked at them one last time.

"Goodbye." I whispered, before running off into the darkness...