ATTACKED

"James, James" said Sirius frantically rushing into James' office.

"What? I'm here, calm down" said James calmly appearing from behind the door.

"Come...Quick...Deatheaters...Attack...Lily"

James' heart stopped, "What? WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?"

"She was walking home...they...I just heard"

"Is she..." James couldn't bring himself to say dead

"alive, yeah they took her to St Mungo's"

"Come on then, let's go" said James grabbing Sirius and apparating.

"Lily, Lily Potter. Where is she?" asked James frantically to the nurse behind the front desk.

"Potter, Potter" she said lazily as she looked up her register.

"She could be using the name Lily Evans" said Sirius.

"Come on, where is she?" asked James impatiently.

"... and you would be?" said the nurse.

"I'm her husband. NOW WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?"

"Department 4, Room 647, 4th floor"

As soon as he heard this, James took off, tearing through the hospital. Sirius sprinted after him.

"Excuse me, where are you going?" asked a stern nurse, standing in front of James as he reached Lily's department.

"L-lily P-potter, m-my wife. Is she alright? What about the baby?" panted James.

"Oh Mrs Potter, she is still unconscious at the moment, but should make a full recovery, she is very fortunate" said the nurse.

"... and the baby?" asked James terrified of the answer.

"... is fine. It seems your wife put up quite a fight and managed to land on her back, protecting the baby"

"So...they're both going to be alright?" said Sirius

"Yes. It really is a miracle that both of them survived"

"Can I see her" pleaded James, desperate to see Lily just to make sure for himself that she was alright.

"Yes, room 647, just down the hall." said the nurse.

James ran down the hall, closely followed by Sirius, James stopped and stood outside Lily's door.

"You goin' in or not?" said Sirius.

"W-what if she doesn't want to see me?" James said worriedly.

"Well, how do you think she'd feel if she wakes up all alone. Now go on." said Sirius practically pushing him into the room.

It broke James' heart a little to see Lily lying on the hospital bed looking so pale and small and helpless.

"Oh, sweetheart, whats happened to you? I'm sorry, this is all my fault. I should have been there to protect you" said James feeling a lump rising in his throat.

He sat down on the chair next to her bed, to wait for Lily to wake up.

3 HOURS LATER

James had spent the past 3 hours just watching Lily. Then her eyelashes started to flutter.

"J-James" she whispered weakly.

"I'm here, it's okay, I'm here" he said taking one of her hands in his.

"W-what happ..."

"Deatheaters...they...they attacked you"

"Our baby... what about..."

"It's fine, perfectly healthy"

"You sure?" said Lily afraid to hope, just in case.

"Yes, look they took another scan picture, everything is fine" said James holding up the scan picture so that Lily could see it.

"Thank God. I was so scared"

"I know, but it's okay. How are you feeling?"

"I-I'm okay. My head hurts like hell though. Make it better" she said starting to feel a little stronger.

"Okay I'll get a healer to fetch you a potion" said James getting up.

"No, the way you used to"

"Are you sure?" asked James

"uh huh"

"Okay," said James then he bent down and kissed Lily softly on the forehead and stroked her hair, "you feel better?"

"Uh huh"

"Good, do you need anything else?"

"Why?" asked Lily alarmed, "Are you leaving?"

"No, no don't worry I'll stay as long as you want me to" said James squeezing her hand.

"Y-you don't have to... if you have plans"

"No, I want to stay"

"Okay" said Lily then she paused and asked, "How long was I..."

"Just over 3 hours"

"Oh. What, uh What happened to me?"

"We, uh don't know yet, Sirius is on it."

"Do you know why?"

"Uh nothing specific."

"Because I'm a muggleborn"

"Probably"

"But...I'm okay"

"Yeah, you'll be fine, but you have to stay here for a few days for observation"

"Okay" she said quietly.

"I'll see to getting you a guard, and get the protection charm team up here." said James

"Is that necessary?"

"I think so, I don't want to risk anything to happen to you or the baby"

"Alright" said Lily wearily.

"You should get some rest"

"I'm fine, I've just slept for 3 hours"

"No, some proper sleep"

"I don't think I'll be able to sleep"

"You don't have to worry I'll get on to the protection team, right now if you want me to"

"Uh Yeah that would make me feel better"

"Okay, I'll go and do it now. Are you sure you'll be alright while I'm gone"

"I'll be fine"

"Okay I won't be long"

Lily watched as James left the room. She then let her mind drift back to the attack.

FLASH BACK

"What do you want?" asked Lily her voice shaking in terror.

"Well, what do you think we want?" said one of the deatheaters from behind their masks.

"You can't have my baby I won't let you"

"You don't have a choice, we always get what we want, although Potter's baby that would be fun" said one of other deatheaters, this time Lily recognized their voice.

"Peter, you're a deatheaters"

"That's right Lily" said a deatheater that Lily recognizes as Lucius Malfoy.

"Malfoy, I'm not even surprised" said Lily venomously.

Malfoy took a step towards Lily, she automatically took a step backwards, walking into another deatheater, she was surrounded

"STAY AWAY. YOU CAN'T HAVE MY BABY" screamed Lily

"We can have anything we want. You, in fact, you've kept your looks quite well" said Malfoy running his cold pale finger down her cheek.

Lily flinched at his touch, "Stay the hell away from me. I wouldn't go near you if you were the last piece of scum on earth" spat Lily.

"Oh isn't that sweet, still loyal to Potter even after..."

"How do you know about that?" interupted Lily.

"It was very amusing to see you break down like and Potter I've never liked him" said Malfoy viciously.

"It was easy placing James under the Imperial curse, oh he fought it for about half an hour, but eventually I got the better of him." bragged Peter.

"Although you ruined out fun, you weren't supposed to walk in until they started screwing, that would have been much more amusing" said Malfoy.

"You bastards" whispered Lily.

"Alright enough, kill the mudblood, the Aurors will be on their way" ordered Rookwood.

"So sorry to have to cut this reunion short Evans, I was hoping to have some more fun with you, but oh well" said Malfoy then he raised his wand, "Avada Kevadra"

Lily saw a flash of green light, she was frozen in terror. Then suddenly a blue forcefield emitted from her stomach, sheilding her from the curse. She was thrown off her feet onto her back, just then the Auror's arrived, shooting curses and Lily blacked out.

PRESENT

James came back into Lily's room and found her lost in thought.

"Hey, the protection team will be here in an hour and I said I'd take the first guard shift" he said.

"Okay" said Lily distantly.

"Are you okay?"

"Uh huh, I was just thinking. Can I ask you something?"

"Of course anything"

"Have you seen Peter lately... alone I mean?"

"Uh yeah, a few weeks ago... in fact the day I ... you. Why?"

"Nothing, I just remembered some stuff from the attacks"

"Like what?"

"Oh just little snippets" said Lily, then added to herself. 'the fact that our baby has a hell of a lot of power it shouldn't have yet' "Just be careful around Peter, okay. I-I just don't trust him, I uh think he might be involved with them"

"What, Peter no way"

"James, just promise me, you'll be careful, don't meet him alone"

"Lily"

"Please, just promise me"

"Okay, okay I promise. Calm down, don't get worked up"

"Okay, maybe I should get some sleep"

"Okay I'll be here when you wake up"

Lily shut her eyes and pretended to be asleep. She couldn't get her head straight, Peter a deatheater, doing what they did to James, her baby having such powers, and James her James, her husband her one true love, and the possiblility that he was who she thought he was.