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Missing in action
Chapter 2- The Wrath of Lord Voldemort
I cried for one week solid. My first thoughts were of my husband. What he must be going through. I refused to believe him dead. The thought of James suffering at the hand of Lord Voldemort was horrific. What if I never saw James again What if he died and I never got to tell him I loved him at least one last time? What if his child never even got to see it's father?
All those thoughts lost me nights of sleep. And me being heavily pregnant as I was, my friends began to worry about me. I would only eat for my unborn child's health. I wouldn't do anything but sit at my big bay window watching the world surround me. I saw children playing. One pair caught my attention, they were opposite gender, about 15 years old. And they were arguing like mad. Suddenly I flashed back.
"I can't believe you would say something like that, you sexist pig!" I had shouted.
"It's true though!" A fifteen year old James mocked. "A woman should stay at home and look after the kids."
"That it so wrong! Is the world still that one sided?" I had gasped.
"Obviously." James ha grinned. Getting me riled up was his favourite past time- he didn't actually believe what he was saying.
"I pity the woman who gets stuck marrying you!" I spat.
"Now Evans, you shouldn't pity yourself- it's not healthy." James smiled cheekily.
"You are kidding right? I'd never marry you, not in a million years!"
Apparently time passed quickly.
Another tear trickled slowly down my face- I did nothing to prevent it.
"Be strong." I told myself. "James is still alive."
Meanwhile in outer Nigeria James lay still to the ground. The death eater training camp he had been sent to attack was apparently a trap. They had been ambushed. He had been captured and taken to a small dank cell.
"What no bed?" James had mocked. That's how he had received his first dose of the Cruticus curse.
Then they left him to just think. His wand had been taken away and there were giants guarding the entrance. He had no escape. All he could do was lay back and think.
He wondered about his wife. Had Lily been informed of his disappearance yet? He hoped not. Remembering back to his seventh year he smiled at what she'd done.
He had taken a bludger to the head in the Quidditch cup final and landed himself in the hospital wing. Lily whom had been his girlfriend for two months now, didn't eat didn't sleep or do anything till he woke up 5 days later. She had been so bad she had almost landed herself a bed there next to him.
"James Potter, you dolt!" She had said with a smile, whilst hitting him softly. "Don't do that again. You scared me."
If he had scared her then, Merlin knows what she would do now.
Suddenly James was pulled up to his feet, bringing him to face two men in masks and cloaks.
"Such brave and daring men, whom kill defenceless muggles and wear masks!" James said seriously.
"Crucio." One of them said sending James to the floor, pain ripping through out his body.
"We don't enjoy sarcasm Potter." A voice hissed.
"It's not nice to insult your guests!" James replied.
"Crucio." Was repeated, this time more forcefully. James screeched in agony. "Careful Potter, soon I will have to start charging for these lessons in humility."
"What do you want?" James questioned breathlessly from the dusty floor.
"We want to know what the ministry has planned and more importantly Dumbledore." The taller death eater spoke.
"And what makes you think that I know?" He asked closing his eyes. He hadn't yet mastered the form of occlumancy. Lily had been teaching him but he was still useless.
"We have our ways." The shorter one replied gruffly. "We know you are confided in. so tell us now."
"Sorry I can't. Although I would love to help you kill innocent people, I made an oath which I will never break."
"Torture him until he cracks." The taller death eater said turning and the short one repeated the unforgivable curse. It was kept on James for a good 5 minutes.
"STOP! If he's put under it for any longer he will be in no state to tell us anything!" The taller one had returned. James still lay on the floor gasping the air, drinking it.
"I... will... never... tell... you... anything!" He panted.
"We need to sway him a different way." The tall death eater said looking into James' eyes. The bottomless black eyes hypnotised him, he couldn't pull away. He was falling deeper and deeper. Suddenly he was no longer looking into the mesmerising black eyes, but instead some enchanting green eyes. He was reliving his wedding day- the happiest day of his life. Was he dead? Suddenly the black eyes were back again.
"Bring me Potters darling mudblood wife." He hissed, and somehow James knew that under that mask a smirk would have formed at the look on James' face.
"LEAVE HER ALONE! SHE DOESN'T KNOW A THING!" James shouted at the backs of the retreating men. "SHE'S PREGNANT FOR MERLINS SAKE!" Panic had over ridden his body and he was breaking the number one aurour rule- showing emotion. He didn't care though, he had to get out, and he had to save Lily!
James started looking for a window, a loose brick- anything which would help him.
Nothing there was nothing!
He grasped the door handle and ran out side, only to run back in again at the site of an angry giant. He slid against the wall. How could he give up hope like this when it was his wife and unborn child's lives at stake? They were going to bring his Lily here to this hell hole and torture her until he gave information.
Suddenly an idea struck James. One which he had not before considered. From the pocket of his tattered robes he pulled a small hand mirror.
"Sirius!" He said quietly yet urgently all the same.
"James?" Sirius' shocked face came into view. "Wait I'll get Lily."
"NO! Sirius listen to me, death eaters are coming to kidnap her. Take her to Moody and tell him Nigeria was a trap- we got ambushed. Those of use who are still alive are in North Korea, Sildon Park, I think I saw. Tell Lily I'm ok and don't contact me I'll contact you."
James disappeared as suddenly as he had appeared.
Sirius still shocked, found Lily and took her to the Ministry. He found Moody, whom gathered up some troops (his best men had been sent on the mission) and they left immediately. Lily was watching in confusion, waiting for an explanation.
"Lily, sit down." Sirius said gently, She was almost due so she was very big. He didn't want her to fait or anything. "There's been news on James, he's been contacted." Lily took a sharp intake of breath.
"He's alive?" She said hopefully. Sirius grinned.
"He's alive and well." He force the last part, as in the mirror James had looked very bad. He was dirtied with blood and mud, his skin looked dry and broken and he had a short beard through not shaving much. "He couldn't talk long, he was ambushed in Nigeria and has been taken to a camp in Korea. Moody's just set off, they're going to bring him back."
"So we're here to wait for him?"
"Well no. Apparently the death eaters were going to kidnap you. Lily please don't go anywhere with out me. Not even the loo. It's too risky." Lily nodded solemnly.
"James will be ok won't he?" She asked quietly. Sirius put his arm around her.
"Of course he will be. Come on, he wouldn't leave us- who would help out with the little-un? He wouldn't want me to!" Lily laughed, although her eyes were glossy.
"Sirius!" Sirius jumped and grabbed his mirror.
"James?" He gasped.
"Sirius is Lily ok? Where's Lily?" The death eaters say they've got her!"
"Calm down mate, see she's sitting right next to me." He passed the mirror to Lily.
"James!" She cried, her eyes setting on her husband appearance. "Oh James I miss you so much and I love you. Everyday I always love you ok, I've been thinking I don't tell you enough..."
"Lil, its ok I love you too you're all I ever think about. Just don't leave Sirius ok. Hun I need to talk to him again. I promise you I love you and I will come back soon." Lily tearfully kissed the mirror then passed it to Sirius who wiped it. Then looked into it.
"Mate." James said urgently. "Does Moody know?"
"Yeah he's on his way..."
"HE'S COMMUNICATING!!!" Someone shouted in the background behind James.
"Shit!" Sirius exclaimed as he witnessed his friend be put under the Cruticus curse before the image faded away.
"Sirius what happened? What are they doing to him?" Lily cried worriedly.
"He'll be fine Lily, He'll be fine." Sirius said taking Lily into his arms, trying himself to figure out who he was trying to convince, Lily or himself.
Hopefully James would be fine.
