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Sick and Tired of this world
There's no more air
Trippin' over myself
Goin' nowhere
Waiting
Suffocating
No direction
And I took a dive
Ryan Cabrera "On the way down"
I know I've used this song before, but it fits for a lot of parts in this fic. Now, onto the story
Chapter 19 On the way down
James eyed the dagger warily. Lily came up next to him.
"You see, James," Sam spoke, "you and your friends are simply pawns in, a chess game, so to speak. It would be useless to keep on fighting. You know what I want James."
James hand instantly flew to the pendant hidden under his shirt.
Sam smirked. "Yes," he sneered, raising the dagger, "The Dark Lord knows all."
'He knows Remus is a werewolf....that's why he has the dagger.' James thought, his heart falling. Their only way out had failed them, now they were stuck.
"James...." Lily whimpered next him.
James hand found hers and he squeezed it reassuringly. "We'll be okay." He whispered.
"What is it thqt Voldemort wants what I have? How would it help?" James asked, trying to stall a bit longer.
"Why? The power you hold combined with his own he'll be unstoppable! Not even that crack pot old fool will be able to stop him!" Sam said.
"If you mean Dumbledore, your Voldemort will never be stronger than him." James spat.
"When I say so-"James whispered to Lily, trying to not to move his lips.
"You think so, do you Potter?"
"—run toward door-"
"You honestly think your old Headmaster has the power to defeat the Dark Lord?" Sam asked.
"Yes, I do." James said defiantly. He heard Lily whispering the message to someone close by. He wished she'd hurry up, he could only stall for so long—
James put a hand on John's shoulder, scanning the area. He still didn't know how they could get out.
"So, Potter, you led your friends to their deaths. Their deaths lies with you and you alone. Who to kill first?" Sam pointed his wand at Emma.
Sam lip curled. "This is a girl on your team, if I remember correctly? Yes, a Chaser. I'm sure she'll be no loss to the team."
James thought he heard Emma growl behind him. She never let anyone insult her skills as a Chaser.
"Or-" Sam continued, and to James horror, pointed his wand at Lily, "yes, she will be the first to go."
"Get ready." James breathed. He took a hold of John's shoulder.
Sam raised his wand.
"Avada Kedavra!"
"NOW!" James bellowed.
He grabbed his wand and tried to pick up John. He thought he saw Sirius throw some things at the Death Eaters. Instantly, the room was filled with smoke. James saw a flash of green light, and realized Sam had missed his target thanks to Sirius.
Sirius came over and grabbed John's other arm.
"Dungbombs. Bought them from Zonko's." Sirius said. James smiled.
Spells were being shot all over. He heard Peter shouting nearby.
"Stupefy!"
James and Sirius made it to the door. Lily, Remus, Emma, and Peter got there before them. The swung the door open and bolted out of the cabin. They stumbled out and found themselves in a clearing of the forest.
"We can hide in the forest!" Remus yelled. The six ran into the forest. They hid behind a tree just in time. Sam and the other Death Eaters just came out, cursing for losing the six teens.
James and Sirius were panting from John's weight.
Remus looked over his shoulder at them.
"Me and Peter will take over." Remus said.
"Are you sure?" Sirius panted.
"I'm sure. Lily, Emma, you two stay in front and keep your wands up. James, Sirius, you two stay in back." Remus ordered, taking John from them. James and Sirius did as they were told. They were still lost in the forest, having no way of how to get out. They had been walking for sometime.
"It's start to get dark. How long have we been walking for?" Lily asked.
"I dunno. We need to keep moving though. The Death Eaters could be close on our tail." Sirius said.
"Where do we go?" Emma asked.
"We need to find somewhere safe. Then we can go over a plan." James answered, pushing a branch out of his way.
Everyone fell silent. James and Sirius stayed behind Remus, John, and Peter. James glanced at his best friend.
"That was quick thinking, Padfoot. Those dungbombs, I mean." James said.
Sirius smiled. "Yeah, but I ran out. Such a shame. I was really look forward to using it on the Slytherins."
"I think our cause was a little more important." James replied.
"Yeah, saving our lives was definitely worth it."
The two smiled.
"Padfoot?"
"Yeah, Prongs?"
"Why did you come save me?"
"Why? You're my friend, Prongs! My best friend at that. I couldn't just leave you there alone, mate."
"What about the others?"
"Moony and Wormtail? We're the Marauders, Prongs! We're all friends. We all came to your aid the moment we knew you were in trouble."
"Well, thanks."
"No problem, mate. Oh, your dropped this."
Sirius took something out of his pocket and handed it to James. James took it. It was their two way mirror.
"Grabbed it on our way out." Sirius said proudly.
James chuckled.
"Hey! There's a cave up ahead. Should we take a place up there?" Lily asked. James spotted the cave. It was right next to another clearing.
"Yeah. We've been walking for hours." James groaned, realizing how tired he was.
The six walked into the cave, wands raised.
"What d'you reckon? Think it's safe?" Sirius breathed. Remus stepped in, looking around.
"Remus! There could be something in there!" Emma whispered. Remus turned around and smiled.
"It's safe. Bring John in here." Remus ordered.
They walked into the cave and set John down. The six teenagers sat down, but stayed quiet.
They sat in a circle, each one lost in their own thoughts.
"How did you find me?" James asked.
"We were at Hogmeade," Peter explained, "We were with Lily and Emma at the time. We were getting a buttersbeer when Sirius took out the two way mirror. He stood up so fast, he went pale. Remus stood up and looked over his shoulder. The two didn't spare another minute-"
"They rushed out of there." Emma said, picking up the story, "Peter stood up and asked what was going on. They said James was in trouble. That was when me ad Lily got up and ran after them. They were shoving people trying to get back to school. We had to apologize for them." Emma smiled at Sirius and Remus.
"That was when we went for the Gryffindor Common Room. Sirius had some Floo Power—I honestly have no idea where he got it from—and we went right to the place you were." Remus explained.
"You know the story from there. We came in and saved you." Lily said, smiling cheekily.
James chuckled. "You did owe me a favor after saving you during Christmas."
"I just rushed out of there." Sirius said, almost in awe with himself, "I looked at the mirror, and there you were, James. A Death Eater was pointing a wand at you. I had to go help you."
"Thanks, Padfoot." James said gratefully.
"But wait," James continued, looking thoughtful, "That still doesn't explain how you knew where to go."
"Oh." Remus turned a little pink, while clearing his throat, "Sirius, Peter, and I kind of er....overheard your conversation with Dumbledore. Well, we just overheard you using the Floo Network! That was all we heard." Remus added hastily.
"Remus!" Emma hit his arm playfully.
"James?" Emma suddenly looked at James timidly, "Did you....er....find anything out about your dad?"
James turned away, trying not to look at the group. His eyes filled with tears, but he refused to let them fall. He hadn't thought about his dad since Sam told him. Now, he couldn't help it. His dad.....who had promised to stay safe.....was d-
'No.' James thought fiercely. 'Don't say it. You have no proof. Sam could've just been saying that to catch you off guard."
"James?"
"He.....Sam....told me that—that he killed....him." James voice was shaking as he said it. Sirius put a hand on his friend's shoulder.
"James." Lily sounded tearful. "I'm so sorry-"
"We have no proof." James said fiercely. Finally, he couldn't take it. He put his hands over his face, trying to block out the tears, the thoughts of his dad—
But his face kept flashing in his mind.
"I'm sick of this." James muttered.
"Of what?" Remus asked.
"Sick of this world. This battle. I hate it. N-now....my dad paid the price! It was all my fault!" James yelled, punching the ground. His emotions was getting the best of him.
"He wasn't supposed to go! He promised!" James continued, his voice shaking. He felt like he was suffocating—
He couldn't breathe.
But he didn't care.
"He's an Auror! He's saved so many lives! Why couldn't he have saved himself? I can't lose him. I can't lose my f-father...." James trailed off, trying with all his might to hold back the tears.
Sirius looked at his friend sadly. He then pulled him into a brotherly embrace. Still, James wouldn't breakdown.
He just stared sadly at the arm of Sirius's sweatshirt.
"I'm not going to breakdown. I can't. We still need to find a way out of here and back to Hogwarts." James muttered into Sirius's sweatshirt.
"Does anyone know where we are?" Lily asked.
Suddenly, they heard a pop somewhere outside the cave. Everyone froze. James and Sirius pulled out of their embrace and picked up their wands.
"What was that?" Emma asked quietly.
"Someone apparating." James whispered.
James made to get up, but Lily grabbed him arm.
"What are you doing?" Lily asked, speaking as loudly as she dared.
"We can't just sit here. We need to see what's going on there." James said.
"We can't! We can't fight them, James!" Lily said, sounding desperate.
"It may not be a Death Eater! For all we know, it could be Dumbledore looking for us and we could miss him because we're sitting here!" James argued.
They heard another pop. The group froze, looking out of the cave. It was getting darker, it was part sunset, but not quite dark. The sky was still bright enough for them to see.
"We should go out." Remus whispered.
"What?" Lily asked.
"We need to know what's out there. Hide John, in case anything happens." Remus said.
"Is something likely to happen?" Emma asked, she took off her knee length jacket and placed it over John so it was covering him. Emma shivered, being only in a t-shirt and jeans.
Sirius took off his sweatshirt and handed it to her. She nodded thanks and put in on, since both were too scared to speak.
"Right. Come on." James whispered, walking out. Before he did, he noticed something in John's pocket. James took it, hoping it was something that could help them incase they ran into any Death Eaters.
The six made their way out to the middle of the clearing.
There was nothing. They relaxed and lowered their wand, letting out a deep sigh of relief.
"See? It was nothing." Remus said, smiling out of relief.
"Stupefy!"
"Get out of the way!" James yelled. They dodged the spell.
Picking himself off of the ground, Sirius yelled, "What were you saying, Moony?"
But Remus seemed to pale, shaken from the sudden attack. Sam came out from the shadows, dagger in one hand while his wand was in the other.
James sighed in relief. He was on his own. They could handle this.
"What happened to your other pals, Sam?" James asked, no fear in his voice.
Sam grinned maliciously. "Oh, they've been waiting for you, James."
James heard Lily and Emma scream, while Peter gasped. James looked around and felt his heart stop in horror.
All around them—around the whole clearing, Death Eaters were slowly approaching. They were closing in around them. James and the others made a circle so that all their backs were touching each other, wands raised.
"What are we going to do? There must be at least one hundred!" Emma cried.
James would have guess two hundred. They were finally surrounded, the Death Eaters making a solid wall so there was no way to escape. James glanced toward the cave. He cursed, the death eaters were blocking his view.
Sam looked at James. "Check." He sneered. James remembered what he said about him being a pawn in a chess game. His brain felt too clouded, he couldn't think—
"You won't get out of here alive, Potter!" Sam yelled.
"STUPEFY!" the Death Eaters shouted at the same time.
"Get down!" James bellowed. He grabbed Lily, who happened to be next to him, and pulled her down next to him on the ground, so they were laying flat down. The spell hit over their heads, red light shot everywhere, a sound like an explosion burst in James ear.
'We can't get out of this. There's no way—' James thought.
His thoughts, however, were interrupted. The object James was holding began to turn blue. It was just a watch—
"No. It's a Portkey.' James thought, his heart lifting.
"Use the Portkey incase you need it." Dumbledore's voice rang through his head.
"A portkey! I have a portkey! Everyone touch it!" James yelled.
His friends scrambled over to him while red light still blocked their vision, so it was difficult.
"Wait, John!" James yelled.
"It's okay, James! We'll come back for it!" Sirius yelled.
"No!" James shouted.
"Please, James! We need to get out of here!" Emma cried.
"We'll come back for him. I promise." Lily whispered in his ear. The six touched the Portkey, though James regretted it. The light finally faded away. The Portkey should be taking them out of there at any second.
Just then, Sam came out, holding the dagger. The dagger made contact with James friend, who screamed out in pain. Before a cry could escape James mouth, he felt a jerk in his naval—
James hit the ground hard. He stood up groggily....his friend....the dagger.
"Sirius!" James yelled. Everything was so dark, he couldn't see, he was walking around blindly. He took a few steps.
"Sirius!" he shouted. 'No....Sirius didn't make it." James legs collapsed under him. His head hit something hard, then his world went black.
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