Title: Life Goes On and People Grow Up

Author: Evil-Angel-911

Summery: Things have changed for both Lily and James. It's there 6th year and life has turned upside down. Will they make it through alone? Or will they get some help?

Disclaimer: I am not the genius that is JK Rowling. Any character you recognize is completely hers.

Chapter: 3 – Back to Hogwarts and remembering in the Carriages.

(A/N: I've decided it's easiest to write in 3rd person so Most of the time I'll write 3rd person unless I really want to have something special coming from the singular person.)

PS. REVIEW OR I MIGHT STOP WRITING THIS! THIS IS MY FIRST FAN FICTION!

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Lily sat alone in her carriage on the way up to the castles. She looked at the beautiful Thestrals. It was a shame she hadn't seen them before, but it was more of a shame she had to see what she did to be able to see them. Most people didn't like the thestrals, bad luck, bad omen, or something like that. Though at first sight they seemed scary, but the dragon look starts to grow on you. The thestrals are mysterious, with their white, shining eyes and skeletal black bodies tightly covered with dragon like skin. Lily laughed inwardly at her weird opinion of beauty. One day she wished to ride one, she heard they were as good as apparating but less tiring.

James was staring at his Thestral as well. He had been seeing them for a while. His baby sister was being born when he was ten and stopped breathing when she came out. It wasn't a great memory but better than Lily's. He had also seen another death but he didn't like to talk about it. Lily wondered how he knew. She wondered if him parents had told him. He wished he didn't know but in a way, he saved her life.

Flash Back

James sat in the Leaky Cauldron sitting at a table by himself drinking a muggle soda. He had grown a liking to it. His parents sat a few seats over, chatting with the young but talented, Alastor Moody. He was destined to be one of the best Aurors Europe had ever seen. He couldn't sit with them, Auror business as usual. He watched as 2 Gryffindor girls in his year walk in. He watched Kate Coners and Melissa Morgana walk towards the entrance of Diagon Alley for their school supplies. He had seen a lot of Hogwarts students pass by that day, it was the week before term. He hadn't seen the Hogwarts student he wanted to see yet.

She then walked in. Her eyes alight with excitement, her dark red hair blowing out off her back as she walked. He was about to call out to her when he remembered their little fight after their defense against the Dark Arts O.WL. He decided instead to take a walk through muggle London and look at some of their imaginative things. He never really could understand how they got along with out magic. He stepped out into Muggle London and froze. He ducked into a dark alleyway near by.

"Are they here?" asked one man in a black cloak. Death Eaters

He had forgotten his invisibility cloak in the Leaky Cauldron. He hit himself mentally. He forgot his stupidity a moment later.

"Yes, they're all here but I have one question," Said Death Eater, "Which one do we kill?"

James froze. "I don't really know so let's just say all."

'An attack!' James thought frantically, 'But on who?'

"Common, Lets do this! The sooner those stupid Gryffindor dirt bags are dead, the better."

'KATE, MELISSA, AND LILY!' James' head screamed! He slipped silently back into the leaky cauldron.

His parents were no longer were at the table. He ran to the entrance of Diagon Alley and saw Lily, Kate, and Melissa eating Ice cream casually at a café in plain eye sight of attackers. The door to muggle London opened and closed as the death eaters walked in. He ran up the stairs to find him parents, knowing no where else they could be. He opened the door and saw his parents still talking to Moody.

"ATTACK! DEATH EATERS!" James yelled. Moody nodded and ran out the door.

"On who and when?" asked Joanne Potter calmly.

"Lily Evans, Kate Coners, and Melissa Morgana and NOW!."

"Damn. Come one Jo. No more muggle born deaths under my watch." Said Harry Potter, running towards the door and letting Mrs. Potter run out before him. "Now I want you to stay here James, this is dangerous."

"BUT DAD, Lily's down.."

"I don't care, we'll handle this." With that he closed the door and magically sealed it like he did when James was grounded. Only thing James hadn't learned how to break. Too tricky of a charm for a counter curse.

He instead just sat by the window, with a clear view of Lily, Kate, and Melissa in danger.

Lily was just starting to tell about how she set off a dung bomb in Petunia's room for throwing her Potions homework away when she flew back into the brick building behind her.

Melissa and Kate stood up pointing their wands at the sea of death eaters. Lily stood up slowly and figured she was okay and reached for her wand as well.

Melissa stood a nice 5'7" with dark blonde hair with natural light blonde highlights. Her eyes were blue with specks of green that turned gray when doing magic. Her arms and legs were lean and muscular with the figure to kill for.

Kate stood at 5' 8" with bright blonde hair and light blue eyes that sparkled every time she laughed. Also with a killer bod, she got a lot of notice for her bubbly personality while Lily and Melissa won theirs with intellect and spunk.

There had to be at least 10 death eaters probably more around 20. It was pathetic to see so many grown men to take on 3 under aged girls, but these girls knew the law, they could do magic in this situation.

Melissa, the daring one took a step forward. Kate cast a look back to Lily making sure she was ok.

"Teleptious." Said Lily pointing at her head. Kate and Melissa heard her. It was their charm. The telepathic charm. They could hear each others thoughts

"Every one listen up." Thought Lily. Lily was always head of organizing. She was the best dueler in school of the girls and was a logic freak as well. "Kate you're good with protection spells in Defense, give us the strongest one you got." The death eaters began to advance on the girls all wands out. Lily thought faster. "Melissa stun as many as you can in as little time as possible and I'll do the same. On the count of 3."

"One…" A death eater stepped forward wand pointed at Kate.

"Avad…" he started.

"Screw it." Was heard. And a stunner went to the death eater before he was done with the spell. "THREE!" Lily screamed aloud and they began just as the death eaters did. The green lights were bouncing carelessly off Kate's shield. Kate screwed up her eyes in concentration trying to keep the extremely complex shield going.

"Guys!" was shoot through there heads. Lily again. "Save yourselves. I want you to run with the shield without me."

"NO!" yelled both girls inside their heads.

"DO IT! I'll be fine. Plus it will be easier Kate." Kate and Melissa nodded.

"NOW!" said Lily aloud and she jumped out of the bubble. The girls scampered away with now only 3 death eaters on their tails.

"Ha!" said a death eater. Lily heard screams in the distance. "Foolish girl. They may be safe for the moment but you aren't." he advanced on Lily until she was pressed against the wall. "Maybe if you give me a kiss I'll let you live."

"I won't live to see the day I'd kiss a murderer." Lily said back calmly pointing her wand at him. A wall of black surrounded Lily. She was trapped.

A light came from the outside knocking down about 3 death eater.

"AURORS!" screamed a death eater. And the duel began.

Moody battled 2, as did both Potters, and Lily was left to duel with one.

"Give it up girl. What are you doing fighting a man like me? You're only a 16 year old girl. A GIRL! Too bad you won't live to see your legal age." He said as she dodged another curse, diving behind a 50% SALE sign. 'Thank god for shopping.' She thought to herself.

Lily stood up and climbed a small fountain in front of a store. He sent another stunner which missed her as she jumped off with a flip and landed behind him on her feet. "STUPEFY!" she yelled and hit him right in the chest. She walked to stand over him. "Wanna bet?"

Another death eater charged at her that Mr. Potter had been fighting. She had an idea. She kicked him hard in the nuts, as hard as she possibly could, and that was hard. She knew he was expecting a magic fight so she used the muggle method. She stunned him quickly and ran from the duel in search of her friends.

"LILY!" she heard two voices call. She ran faster. She heard an ear splitting scream. 'NO.' she thought frantically. "LILY!" she heard only one voice this time. "MELISSA! KATE!" She turned the corner to see Melissa, 3 wands to her face, her wand clutched in a death eater's hand. Kate lay on the ground, eyes open, dead. Lily's eyes filled with tears but she willed them away. "Let her go!" Lily yelled! Pointing her wand at a death eater. They didn't listen.

"Avada Kadavra!" they all yelled. Lily was able to stun one, but she was too late, they were gone. She blamed herself. She didn't know, Voldemort had killed Kate. He left when he sensed a person coming, thinking it was Dumbledore because of the wise and talented spirit of the person he was sensing. It was weird because he sensed 2 Dumbledores, or at least strength as great as Dumbledore, or greater. One running towards him, and one in the leaky cauldron. Just the thought of two Dumbledores scared him he fled.

"NO!!" Screamed Lily tears in her eyes. She stunned the two other death eaters quickly and ran over to her girls. "No." she whispered softly. Letting her tears fall down in silence. She hugged them both for dear life. They were cold as ice. Lily didn't know how long she cried for, she just knew it was a while.

James watched all this with a birds eye view. His parents finished off the death eaters and created a cage. They then went to search for Lily. He had tears in his eyes, watching Lily almost die, watching his fellow classmates die, and watching Lily cry. It was too much. He closed the drapes and crashed onto the bed in tears.

Lily cried until a soothing voice came behind her. "It'll be alright." It said putting a hand on her shoulder. It was Mrs. Potter. She looked down at the beautiful Lily eyes puff from the tears that were still in her eyes, she still looked strong, rivaling to James even. Lily's hair was wet from sweat and tears, her robes stuck to her skin, her face now very pale.

All of a sudden her eyes filled with rage, they went practically red, not blood shot, red. She stood up and turned slowly to the death eaters she stunned. She walked over to them and looked down at there bodies on the ground. They would live. They killed her best friends and yet they would live. She couldn't take it. She started kicking and punching and scratching whatever death eater was closest to her. Soon she was pulled up by two sets of strong hands. Her teary eyes turned to Moody and Mr. Potter. "They killed them." She said so venomously Mr. Potter flinched. "T..T..They KILLED THEM!" she screamed raising her hands into the air and collapsing on the ground in a new wave of tears. She truly wanted to die. Never in her life had she thought of suicide but now it seemed such a good idea. No more friends, no study night, no girls day out in Hogsmeade. Nothing was ever going to be the same.

"Lily Evans I presume." Said Mr. Potter calmly. Lily looked up at Mr. Potter and nodded. "My son told me of your talent and beauty. No words could do what you did today justice."

"To right Harry." Chimed Moody.

"But I wasn't in time." She said weakly from the ground looking up at all the sorrowful faces. "I wasn't fast enough. I didn't save them. I shouldn't live."

"Don't talk like that Lily." Said Mrs. Potter warmly. 'For relatives to James, they are really nice.' Lily thought. "You sent more than 10 evil death eaters to Azkaban today. That's 15 down what 1050 to go?" Mrs. Potter sat on the ground next to Lily. "Your something special Lily, don't take any crap saying you're not from any one including yourself." Lily collapsed again into Mrs. Potter and cried into her shoulder as Mrs. Potter rubbed her back soothingly. "If you need anything, you call me. Just tell Dumbledore." Lily nodded her head.

Mrs. Potter helped Lily up to her feet and took her home. Lily swore to never give in to the evil ones. To never give herself up. To do anything possible to favor the better good. She would do all this in honor of Kate and Melissa, the two most beautiful people in both body and mind, she had ever had the fortune to know.

Flash Back End

James still couldn't believe Lily had lived through it all. The whole battle James had banged on the windows trying to get out to help, to save his parents, to save Lily! Lily had done amazing. No one, not even the best Auror in the world could have done any more than she did. He had more respect for her than he ever had before.

Lily stepped out of her carriage and looked up at the large castle with a sigh. This would be her first year with out them. She shook the thought from her mind and took her seat at the hall alone. She at with Alice who had heard about the situation from Mrs. Potter, her boyfriend's God mother. The Potters and Longbottoms lived next door to each other in Godric's hallow. James and Frank were best friends until James met the other marauders. They were never as close but were still the best of friends.

James watched Lily all night. She ate slowly and silently, listening to Alice talk. She showed no sign of weakness, but none of happiness either. He didn't blame her, he just wanted her to have that glow of excitement, of Lily. He wished she could forget the pain, that he could heal the unbearable pain of a loose, but he couldn't, he knew that. At least he couldn't yet but he could try.

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So how'd you like this chapter? I almost cried while writing it. I wish this had turned out a little bit better but I'm not J.K. Rowling now am I?

I have an opinion question for you. Later in the story, there will be a time when I need to use music. Should I keep it historically correct and hunt for some nice songs or use more familiar songs that go well with the scenes?

Please add that to your REVIEWS!

Thank you to Abarraine and CountessMel for reviewing. I appreciate reviews a lot and am looking forward to seeing many more. Please review with your opinions, questions, complaints, or corrections. I want to know.

POLL: Who has seen Phantom of the Opera? I might use a bit of it for a later chapter that will be really cool. LoL

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Melissa