Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. The wonderful JK Rowling does! I wish I did, then I'd be rich! Just kidding! Please don't sue me for writing a fan fic that I really hope you enjoy!
Last Chapter Summary: Lily and James give Harry a tour of his new home and Sirius plays a prank on James that turns him into Mother Goose. Harry is having trouble sleeping so Lily and James sing him a lullaby to get him to sleep. Lily and James take Harry to visit Lily's parents, but unfortunately, Petunia is there with Vernon. Petunia and Lily get in a fight, ending with both James and Lily cursing her.
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"I can't get over how adorable he is!" Marissa exclaimed as she waved her wand over Harry's crib. Red and gold sparks were emitting from her wand as Harry watched with round, green eyes. Everyone was crowded around the crib, just watching Harry as he sat contently looking up at all of them.
After a moment he let out a huge yawn. "Awww…" everyone said at once.
"Okay, it's time for bed," Lily said as she tucked Harry in and turned on his snitch mobile. She then shooed everyone out of the baby's room and down to the living room.
"He has to be the sweetest baby ever," Sirius said once they had all chosen a piece of furniture to sit on.
Remus nodded his head in agreement. "I can't believe how little he is. I didn't know babies are that little."
There was a silence for several minutes, until Marissa commented, "Hey…I just realized…you never said who was godmother and godfather."
Both Sirius and Remus whipped their heads around to Lily and James, who had a sudden déjà vu of 7th year when James had to pick his best man. "Well, we haven't been putting off. We have been thinking about it," James said.
Lily nodded in agreement. "Marissa is of course godmother, no question," she said and Marissa's face broke out into a smile.
"Really?" she asked, he voice coming out in a squeak.
"Who else would we pick? You're my best friend," Lily said in an as-a-matter-of-fact tone. Marissa jumped out of the seat she was sharing with Sirius and gave Lily a bone-crushing hug. Next she turned to James and squeezed him also. James, in return, patted her back awkwardly and met Sirius' deadly stare.
"Oh come off it Sirius, quit being so jealous," Remus said after catching Sirius' look, slapping him on the head with a nearby Witch Weekly.
Once Marissa had contained herself, Sirius and Remus once again turned their full attention to Lily and James. Lily nudged James and he cleared his throat nervously. "You have to agree that if I tell you, you guys can't go completely insane like you did for the best man thing." Both Sirius and Remus nodded their heads forcefully, "Alright, well, Lily and I talked about it and we can't decide which one of you is better for taking care of our son if we aren't there to take care of him ourselves."
At this point both Lily and James knocked on the cherry wood coffee table in front of their love seat. "So, we want both of you to be godfather," Sirius and Remus smiled at each other when this was said but James interrupted, "But legally, we can only choose one godmother and one godfather although we can have an order of succession. So, on paper, Sirius would be godfather but both of you would take care Harry, along with Marissa."
For the second time that day, there was a silence in the living room. Then Remus and Sirius looked at each other and shrugged. "Fine with me," Remus said. Sirius nodded in agreement.
Marissa let out a sigh of relief. "Good…I thought world war three might break out between you two."
Lily counted on her fingers for a moment, then replied, "Actually, it would be world war seven for them."
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Sirius popped his head around the doorframe of James' office. "Hey, there's information on an upcoming attack today on the outskirts of Hogsmeade. We need more Aurors, can you come?"
James sighed and looked up from the investigation he was currently on. "I don't know, how many forces does Voldemort have on him?"
"An estimated Forty-five death eaters, plus a few pissed off werewolves. But you know his numbers are usually bigger than the reports we get in," Sirius said, stepping into the office and seating himself uncomfortably in the chair in front of James' cluttered desk, "They even called Remus in. Bones has always had a soft spot for him."
Leaning back in his chair, James looked at Sirius uncertainly. "I chose the career 'analyst' for a reason-"
"You chose the career 'analyst' because Lily would've never let you become an official Auror," Sirius interrupted, giving James a crooked grin.
Sighing, James put is forehead in his hand. "I have a son now. I can't risk my life when I have a family sitting at home," James looked up, "What if I was killed? I couldn't bear to leave Lily like that, much less Harry without a father."
Standing from his hardback chair, Sirius said, "If you were to go on the field, you would be saving lives of so many people. You are a great Auror, almost as good as Mad Eye. Put your talents to use and help save people."
That statement was what got James. "Fine!" James groaned as he threw his quill on the latest report, spewing ink all over the important document. Impatiently, he waved his hand over the mess and it fixed itself instantly. "Sometimes it's not even relevant that I work as an analyst," James said as he grabbed his cloak and stormed out of the office only to see Remus leaning casually against the wall.
Remus looked from James to Sirius and smiled. "Wow, I didn't think you would be able to convince him."
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"Something's not right…" James said as he, Sirius, and Remus, casually strolled through Hogsmeade on full alert.
"Well, it's pretty empty," Remus commented, "It was supposed to be a Hogsmeade weekend for Hogwarts students but Dumbledore cancelled it because of the attack."
James sighed and scanned the alleyway they walked by. "That's not it. There is something different. Can you feel it?" he asked his two best friends.
"Well, the tension's a little tight, but that's expected," Sirius said, trying to be helpful.
Suddenly, Remus gasped. "Yeah…it's the magic in the air. Something's different." Remus turned in a circle, attempting to Apparate, but fell down into a heap instead. "Anti-Apparation wards have been placed around Hogsmeade. I can't even Apparate two feet in front of me!"
Sirius spotted Mad-Eye Moody and said in a rush, "There are Anti-Apparation wards placed around us. We have to set up an exit-"
But before Sirius could finish his sentence, there was a blast from around the corner and an Auror flew through the air and landed hard on the cobblestone street. Death Eaters were swarming the streets of Hogsmeade, the few people on the streets were screaming and trying to feebly defend themselves. It was now every Auror for themselves.
Remus, Sirius, and James each pulled out their wands and fawned out in different areas. Remus aimed a binding spell at one Death Eater and then slowed down another one with the Impedimenta charm. Sirius was jinxing anyone who crossed his path with anything he could think off, even the Bat Bogey Hex. James was locked in duel with a particularly fierce Death Eater, but James won the duel with a non-verbal Mobilicorpus.
"Impressive Potter," a cold voice said behind James. He turned, his wand drawn, only to face the most feared sorcerer the Wizarding world has ever seen. Lord Voldemort stood before him, a cynical sneer placed upon his face and his red snake like eyes glaring at him. "You have great powers, but I promise you this time you won't get away."
James could feel hate bubbling up inside of him, hatred for the man, no, thing that took away some of the most important people in his life. "Lacarnum Indecidia!" James shouted, making a great slashing motion with his wand.
Voldemort deflected the feeble curse with a lazy flick of his wand. "You must learn to control your hate in the midst of danger, Potter," Voldemort said, his sneer stretching further across his face, yet it did not reach his eyes.
"Arcanum Gretesque!" James tried again, a jet of green light shooting towards Voldemort. But Voldemort deflected it and it shot back towards James. Protego, James thought in his head and the curse ran into an invisible barrier and the light disappeared.
"Once again, impressive. But your powers are no match against mine," Voldemort said, a jet of red light coming from his wand. James again performed the shield charm and the curse shattered.
It went back and forth like this for a while, James firing curses and Voldemort deflecting them. Now and then Voldemort shot a curse and James used the Shield Charm or dodged it.
"You're a very worthy opponent," Voldemort said coldly, trying to maintain his poise although you could almost see a sweat breaking out on his forehead, "It is truly a shame I'll have to dispose of you."
James' upper lip curled as he raised his wand but Voldemort muttered, "Crucio." James' Quidditch reflexes failed him as the Cruciatus Curse hit him with full force. He withered and screamed on the ground as the Cruciatus Curse raked his soul. White-hot knives stabbed him all over his body and a blinding pain shot through him like a bullet.
Voldemort showed an ounce of mercy as he released the curse. James still lay on the ground gasping for breath and trying to regain memory of where he was. Voldemort strolled over to James and dug the heel of his shoe into James' throat. "Any last words?" Voldemort hissed.
James sputtered, trying to push Voldemort's foot off his neck. "It's really pathetic that you hid behind measly curses instead of showing your supposed true power," he gasped.
The sneer slowly disintegrated from Voldemort's face as a cocky grin was placed on James'. "You'll regret that," Voldemort muttered. He pointed his wand into James' forehead and lowered his face an inch away from James' own. "Now, not only will you pay for that, but your family will also." James was gritting his teeth in anger and tried desperately to reach his wand, which was a few feet away from him. "Avada-"
Before he could finish the fatal curse, he was blasted back twenty feet away from James. Coughing and trying to breathe, James looked to his left and saw Sirius and Remus standing there, wands pointed to the spot Voldemort was previously. James looked to his right and saw Voldemort shakily standing. Clumsily, James got off of the ground and ran to his wand, picking it up and continuing to where Remus and Sirius stood. "Thanks," he said hoarsely.
"No problem, mate," Remus said. Voldemort had risen to full height and glared at the three best friends. He let out a yell of frustration and picked up his wand from the street.
The Marauders poised themselves into duel stance, but there was a ripple in the atmosphere of Hogsmeade and magic could be felt pouring into the town. "The wards are broken," Sirius said.
"We have to get out of here," Remus said, preparing to Apparate.
James scanned the area and grabbed his best friends arm. "Wait, get those two Aurors," he said, pointing to two bodies lying on the ground near them. One looked unconscious and the other one was trying to sit up, blood pouring from this side. The three men rushed to their fallen comrades, dodging curses Voldemort threw at them along the way. Sirius and Remus picked up the unconscious one as James went to the man bleeding. "Can you stand?" he asked him.
The man grimaced, but nodded. "You'll need to help me up, laddie," he wheezed. James smiled and pulled him to his feet.
"Uhh, James, we need to hurry," Remus said, trying to help Sirius hold up the unconscious man and looking ahead of him. James turned his head and saw Voldemort advancing on them, his wand drawn.
"Okay, go to St. Mungos," James said. Remus and Sirius nodded.
Voldemort was now within range of the Marauders. "Avada Kedarva!"
It was too late; Remus, Sirius, and James were gone.
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"Come on, Harry, finish the bottle," Lily said to Harry in a baby voice. Harry kept moving his face away from the bottle but there was a little formula left and Lily was determined he finish it. But after a few more unsuccessful tries and Harry looking like he was about to burst into tears, Lily finally gave up and leaned him delicately on her shoulder so she could burp him.
At that moment was when Marissa popped into the nursery, dressed in her work robes. "Lily!" she shrieked and Harry's little body jumped, then he began to cry.
Lily rolled her eyes as she still tried to burp Harry through his tears. "Thanks, Marissa. I don't know if you knew this or not, but you don't want them to cry." Harry stopped crying for a moment and spit up on Lily's burp cloth, then continued wailing.
"Listen! There was an attack at Hogsmeade. Sirius had to go, but they needed more people, so James went along and they even called Remus in!" Marissa said in a rush of words.
Lily froze and Harry spit up more then continued screaming. "Are they okay?" she asked slowly and quietly.
"What?"
"ARE THEY OKAY?" Lily asked loudly. Harry's sobs grew louder.
"I don't know! A little less than half of the Aurors were either killed or injured severely. I'm on my way to St. Mungos to see if they are there," Marissa said.
"Wait for me, I'll come too," Lily said, handing Harry to Marissa and throwing his burp cloth in the dirty laundry basket, "Try to get him to stop screaming," Lily called from her room as she threw on some robes and messily put her hair into a ponytail. She then rushed back into the nursery; shocked to see Marissa had calmed down Harry. She was humming a lullaby and gently rocking him side to side. Harry's great green eyes, still watery from crying, stared up at her.
Smiling and praying James was all right, Lily dug out the baby Apparation carrier from the closet and carefully secured Harry inside. She held him in the crook of her arm and placed the strap around her neck. Marissa grabbed Harry's pacifier and a blanket from the crib. Together, they Apparated to St. Mungos.
Once they had arrived, Marissa hurried to the receptionist desk. "I need to see if there are wizards here by the names of Sirius Black, James Potter, and Remus Lupin," Marissa said forcefully.
"Relation to the patient?" the witch asked in a bored voice.
"I'm Marissa Black and this is Lily Potter," Marissa said.
"Mam, I asked for your relation to the patient," the witch said crossly.
Sighing, Marissa said, "Wives! Look, I want to know if the people we love are okay!"
"Please have a seat," the witch said, flapping her quill lazily to a sofa in the lobby.
"Are they here? Are they okay?" Lily asked, close to tears.
Finally, the witch looked up. "Please have a seat and we'll find out for you."
With nothing else to do, Lily and Marissa took a seat on the sofa. Lily undid Harry from his contraption and Marissa gave her the blanket to wrap Harry in. With shaking hands, Lily tucked her son in lovingly. "All I want to know is if they are okay. I don't want to wait here for hours to find out my husband, Harry's father, is dead," Lily said, her voice quivering.
Marissa took Lily's hand. "Don't say that…"
Lily turned her gaze to her best friend. "I have lost so many people, so many friends and people I love. I don't want to loose anyone else," she whispered.
Blinking back tears, Marissa replied, "I don't either. I pray they are okay, but for now there is nothing we can do but wait for any news about them."
For a while, the only noise was wizards hurrying across the floors and people coming in for treatments. Each time someone new arrived in the lobby, Marissa and Lily looked to see if it was James, Sirius, or Remus. But every time, they were disappointed. Chills creeped over their skin every time they saw a floating stretcher with a sheet covering it, indicating that there was nothing they could do for the person underneath.
"I wish Kiah was here, worrying with us," Marissa said quietly as the sixth sheet-covered body went by. Lily gave a weak smile and looked down on Harry, who was asleep. Softly, she ran her fingers over the small tuft of black hair on his head.
"He looks so much like James, there is no doubt it's his son," Lily muttered absentmindedly.
Marissa grinned. "But his eyes belong to you. James' eyes can't even compare."
Laughing, Lily leaned her head back on the wall behind her. "I've always loved James' eyes. It's his best physical feature."
"Not his unruly hair?" Marissa asked sarcastically and Lily laughed again. "Sirius' best physical feature has always been his smile," Marissa said.
Lily nodded in agreement. "Yeah, he does have a nice smile. Kiah always said Remus' best feature was his lips," Lily said, thinking back to a late night conversation at Hogwarts.
"I never really noticed," Marissa said after she thought about it for a moment.
A Healer walked out of the magical elevator and over to Lily and Marissa. "Mrs. Black and Mrs. Potter?" he asked. Both Lily and Marissa nodded in confirmation. "Your husbands are fine. They both had minimal injuries that have been set right."
"What about Remus Lupin?" Lily asked worriedly.
"He is also fine, came in with Mr. Potter and Mr. Black," Marissa and Lily let out a sigh of relief, "You should be proud, they also saved two Aurors lives. Erin Englebert and Gabe Ramsay."
"May we go see them?" Marissa asked.
"Yes, they are on the third floor, room 327," the Healer said. Both women stood up and shook the Healer's hand, thanking him and headed up to the room.
Sirius, Remus, and James were all talking about the attack in the room they were sharing when Lily and Marissa burst into the room. Marissa ran over to Sirius and jumped on him, hugging him to death.
"Ow, ribs not fully healed!" Sirius yelped in pain.
Marissa leaned up a little, muttered a sorry, and kissed him. Then she slapped his arm. "Don't you ever scare me like that ever again!" she yelled.
Sirius held his hands up in defense. "What did I do?"
"You became an Auror, that's what you did!" Marissa sniffed, then kissed him again. Remus laughed and looked over to James. He was holding Harry with one arm and the other arm was wrapped around Lily's waist as she kissed him.
"Why were you out on the field?" Lily asked.
James gulped. "Well, they needed more people to hel-"
"But you're an Analyst, not an Auror!" Lily said in a raised voice. Remus tiptoed over to James and removed Harry from the path of danger.
"That's what I said but Sirius convinced me!" James protested, pointing a finger in Sirius' direction.
Lily's fiery gaze turned to Sirius, who backed up on his bed although he was a good ten feet away from her. "Hey, don't bring me into this. I wasn't the one who dueled Voldemort."
Immediately after Sirius said it, he slapped a hand across his mouth. It was the wrong thing to say to Lily. "You WHAT?" Lily shouted, turning back to James. It was now his turn to back up on his bed, for he was much closer to Lily than Sirius had been.
"Shh, baby…sleeping…" Remus muttered as Harry squirmed in his arms.
Ignoring him, Lily continued, "Voldemort? You dueled the most powerful wizard in the world?"
"The second most powerful, Dumbledore's first," Marissa put in, but Sirius clapped a hand over her mouth.
"Don't anger it," he whispered into Marissa's ear.
Shaking her head and trying to find words to yell at James with, Lily said, "Just promise me you won't go on the field again, unless it's for the Order. Promise?"
With a sigh, James muttered, "Promise…"
"Good," Lily said, satisfied with his answer and sat on the bed next to him, cuddling up to him. Now that it was safe, Remus returned the sleeping Harry back to James.
James smiled and patted Remus on the back. "Thanks Moony, you saved my life and now my son's life. You're a true friend." The whole room laughed, glad to be safe…for now.
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September…
Sirius and Marissa were curled up on the couch, Sirius leaning on the armrest with his legs stretched out and Marissa sitting on his lap, resting against his chest with her legs curled under her. It was later at night and husband and wife were spending some much needed time together. Sirius had been working overtime the past few weeks and Marissa had rarely seen him outside of meals and sleeping. They were talking and enjoying each others company by the fire.
"I still can't believe Lily and James have a kid," Marissa said, laughing a little, "James doesn't seem grown up enough to have a baby."
Sirius nodded in agreement, resting his head on hers and gently rubbing his thumb up and down her arm in small circles. "I know, I thought he would never be mature enough to have a kid. But if you watch him with Harry, it's amazing how responsible he looks. That role just comes naturally to him."
Marissa sighed put her arms around Sirius. "We should start thinking about having kids, huh?"
Sitting up a little and his eyes widening, Sirius looked down at Marissa. "Kids?" he gulped.
Nodding, Marissa continued, "Yeah, we should start pretty soon. I think we've waited the perfect amount of time."
Clearing his throat, Sirius said nervously, "I really haven't pictured us with kids…"
There was an uncomfortable silence in the room as Marissa sat up and looked into his eyes. "Like not now or not ever?"
"Well…I don't know…probably never…" Sirius said, shrugging his shoulders slightly.
Marissa looks at him for a moment, as if to comprehend what he just said, then she stood up and put her face in her hands. "I can't believe you're not even considering this. Of course you want to have kids!" she said exasperatedly.
Sirius frowned slightly and sat up straight. "You can't tell me what I want, you don't know what I want," he said coolly.
Huffing, Marissa stormed to the other side of the room, turned on the spot looking at her husband. "You mean to tell me you have no desire to be a dad? You don't want a little son to play ball with in the summer? You don't want a little girl to chase around the house and play with? You don't want something you love more than life itself?" she asked, her voice getting weaker after each sentence.
Standing from the sofa, Sirius placed his hands in his pockets and paced back and forth. Finally, he turned to his wife with pleading eyes. "I can't ever see myself as a dad. I mean, I know I'm godfather to Harry, but that's just like being an uncle or something. Plus I would have Remus and you to help me. My own child…" Sirius trailed off and looked down at his feet, "it's frightening to me. I'm afraid of being a horrible parent."
Marissa just looked at him for a moment before speaking. "You know, if we had our own kids I would be there to help you with everything. I know you wouldn't be a bad parent, our children would idolize you," she whispered, tears filling up in her eyes.
Seeing this, Sirius slowly walked over to her and tried to take her hands, which she pulled away. Gently, he took her chin in his hand and forced her to look at him. "I-I can't…I'm sorry, Marissa, but I want to just be with you. I love you so much, I'm afraid to have a child and ruin our marriage."
Marissa thought about what Sirius said, then looked into his pleading gray eyes. She took a rattling breath, then muttered, "I can't reason with your logic. I need to think about things now…"
"What is there to think about? I love you more than life itself, we don't need a child to prove that," Sirius said, confused about why this was such a big deal.
Shaking her head sadly, Marissa lightly pushed Sirius away from her and grabbed her cloak, fastening it around her and leaving the apartment. Sirius stared at the door long after Marissa disappeared through it, then shook himself mentally. She'll come back after a while, she just needs some time, she said so herself…
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Lily and James had just put Harry to bed and were now sitting on the sofa in the living room, much like Marissa and Sirius were. They were talking and laughing and reminiscing about times back in Hogwarts.
"Remember that night in the common room in 5th year?" Lily asked James, positioning her head on his shoulder so he could look up into his face.
James grinned and nodded. "Right after that prick, Lockhart, broke up with you?"
"I was so sad that night, then you came in the common room and made a joke about his hair," Lily said, laughing at the memory of it.
"I loved you so much, even then," James said, running a hand through her red hair, "You know how close I came to kissing you that night?"
Lily thought back on the memory and nodded slowly, "Yeah, because I came close to kissing you also. What stopped us?"
"Stupid kids in love. I know I was too afraid that you would push me away or something. Then our friendship would be ruined," James said.
Kissing his nose, Lily muttered, "I wish we didn't wait so long to finally admit we liked each other. It was obvious you did now that I think back on it."
Smiling, James bent his head down and kissed Lily softly on the lips. Lily turned and put her hands on the back of his head as James wrapped his arms around her waist.
It was at that moment Sirius popped into the living room, Remus right next to him trying to wiggle out of Sirius' grip. Lily laughed into the kiss and broke away from James, laying her head on his chest and smiling at Sirius and Remus.
"To what do I owe this pleasant interruption?" James asked his two best friends irritably.
Sirius finally released his grip on Remus' arm and, for good measure; Remus backed a few feet away from him. "Marissa and I had a fight-"
"Over what?" Lily asked.
"She wanted to have kids and I don't-"
"Why not?" James asked.
"Let me finish!" Sirius said impatiently. Everyone was silent as the waited for him to continue. "Anyways, we had a fight and she left the apartment."
"How long ago did she leave?" Remus asked.
"A few hours ago. I thought she'd come right back but she didn't…and I'm freaking out because I have no idea where she is. Have you guys seen her?" Sirius asked desperately. All three of his friends shook their heads and in return, he cursed loudly. "I have to go find her."
"Wait…where are you going to start?" Remus asked.
Sirius opened his mouth to reply, but closed it silently. "I'll find her, I know I will," he muttered feebly, then Disapparted.
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An hour later and Sirius still had no trace of where Marissa went. Panic had settled in and he was frantically running through the streets, circling the same places a few times in a row without realizing it. He glanced at his watch. 1:32 in the morning. Sirius put a hand to his forehead and tried to take deep, calming breaths. But it wasn't working. "MARISSA!" he yelled out in angst, listening for a response, but there was none.
All of sudden, Sirius' promise ring grew red hot and he had a vision of a dark alleyway off 42nd street enter his mind. He Apparated there and looked up and down the street to make sure no Death Eaters were nearby, then ran to the alleyway that was pictured in his mind.
Fear gripped his soul as he saw Marissa, the love of his life, lying there, her breath coming out in deep wheezes. Her skin was paper white and she was shaking uncontrollably, although it was a warm evening. Blood was pouring out of her stomach, drenching her hands and open locket in red stains.
Sirius rushed over to her and kneeled down, tears trickling down his face. He cradled her form in his arms and brushed the fair out of her face. Her eyes were shut tight as she tried to breath. "Marissa?" Sirius whispered timidly.
Slowly, Marissa's eyes opened and she managed a weak smile through her pain. "Sirius…" she muttered, putting a bloody hand to his cheek.
Tears were free falling down Sirius' face as his kissed Marissa's forehead. "I'm so sorry, Marissa…so sorry…"
Marissa shook her head, running her hand through his hair soothingly. "No, don't be sorry, I shouldn't have pressured…pressured…" Marissa tried to finish her sentence but coughed up blood instead. She took a deep rattling breath and tears leaked out of the corners of her own eyes.
"Please don't leave me," Sirius said quietly, kissing her forehead again, "Please…I can't make it without you. I love you so, so much. You have no idea…"
"Listen to me, Sirius," Marissa said, locking her gaze with his, "Don't blame yourself for my death." Sirius let out a strangled sob and shook his head like a lost little boy. "Listen…don't blame yourself like Remus did for Kiah. You have go to go on; don't let me dying ruin you. Don't dwell on my death, please move on. I wouldn't be able to stand it if you were never the same after…after…" Marissa once again tried to finish, but she didn't have enough air to continue.
Sirius shook his head, more forcefully now. "No, you're going to live, I'm going to take you to St. Mungos and they are going to fix you. You'll be fine…and we will have kids. We'll have two boys and girl and they'll be best friends with Harry and all the other kids Lily and James will have…" Sirius trailed off as Marissa coughed up more blood, "You just can't leave…you can't leave us all here like this. You have to be with us, you always have been with us, ever since we were eleven."
Marissa smiled and tried to laugh, but wheezed instead. "I love you so, so much Sirius. All I ask of you is to not blame yourself and move on. Don't forget me…I love you, baby…" Marissa continued to repeat I love you to Sirius until her voice died. With one last wheezing breath, her eyes closed for the final time. Her hand fell from Sirius' hair and went limp against her stomach.
Sirius looked at Marissa in disbelief, tears still streaming silently down his face. He tucked her hair behind her ear and wiped the blood off of her mouth with the sleeve of his robes. But reality over took him as he saw Marissa's form lying in his arms, not breathing or moving. "Marissa?" he asked quietly. There was no response. "Rissa? Rissa?" he called more urgently now.
But Marissa still lie there, unaware of Sirius' pleas. Sirius' body was shaking as he looked at his wife, too still for comfort. A sob escaped from his lips, next came a scream of agony. "No! No! You can't leave me! I love you…I love you…come back! Come back!" Sirius buried his face into Marissa's neck as he tightened his grip around her.
"Come back…come back…" he whispered, hoping beyond hope that she would hear and return. It was too late, Marissa was gone forever.
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The clock read 2:46 in the morning when Lily and James heard the doorbell to their home ring. "D'you think its Sirius?" James asked groggily.
"I don't know…" Lily muttered, turning on a lamp and heading out of the bedroom, James right behind her. The doorbell sounded again as they made their way down the stairs. Lily reached the door first and swung it open, then let out a scream of horror.
Sirius stood on their doorstep, his shirt full of bloodstains and his face covered with tearstains, as he held Marissa cradled in his arms. She was unmoving and limp, her eyes shut peacefully. Lily stared at Marissa, her first and best friend, and slowly collapsed to the floor, sobbing. James looked at his own best friend as he shuffled inside the house, laying Marissa's corpse on the sofa.
"She's gone…" Sirius whispered, sorrow raking his voice, and then he too collapsed to the floor.
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Author Notes: I really hope no one hunts me down and kills me for this chapter. I'm sorry she's gone but after reviewing all my options, I thought this would be the best. I love Marissa, she is my favorite character I created but she couldn't be with this group forever because she is not in the series. But I'll let you vote, which one should I have done? Marissa still be alive, even when Sirius was sent to Azkaban and Lily and James die, she could've committed suicide after October 31st, she could've left Sirius for some reason, Voldemort could've killed her as she saved Lily/James/Sirius/Remus' life, or the current one right now.
XXXX: There are color guard competitions all over the country, but you generally stay in your division, such as the northeast, south, midwest, etc. We stay in the midwest for competitions but we travel all over the country to be featured in parades and things. We've been to New York, California, and Hawaii. I don't play an instrument, that's why I'm in color guard so I can do dance, flag, and rifle. Oops, I never mentioned anything about Lily's career! Thanks for alerting me about it; I'll try to work it in somewhere. But to answer your question, she was only doing various back up jobs and I planned for her to quit when she was halfway through her pregnancy. No problem, I'd be happy to answer anymore you have :D
Six chapters left until the end, plus an epilogue:D