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"Can I talk to you?"

Lupin looked up from his papers to see his younger self staring at him from the doorway. "Of course...I was actually expecting you to come sooner than you did...I assume you know then..."

"How did you know?" Remus asked curiously.

Lupin shrugged, "They couldn't keep it quiet forever...especially since Voldemort is around. You were bound to find out sooner or later. Have a seat."

Remus seated himself and squirmed uncomfortably, "Is that really what is going to happen? I...I mean...I can't imagine losing all of them...How did I, or we--how did we get through it?"

"I admit it was hard at first, and it still is sometimes, but in the end you realize that life goes on." Lupin sighed heavily, "Right after Lily and James were killed, I didn't think I would get through it. Then Peter was supposedly killed and Sirius was sent to Azkaban. I can't explain how I felt...how you will feel...but I can tell you that you will get through it and you'll have Dumbledore and a few others to help you through it."

Remus nodded distractedly, "Why though...Why does this have to happen?"

Lupin smiled sadly, "I've been asking myself that ever since it happened."

"How--How did Harry make it through this? First his parents, then Sirius...and being sent to live with those horrible people." Remus said hesitantly.

"Harry has had a very hard life...And it will only get harder..." Lupin trailed off staring into the fire.

"He's the only chance we've got, isn't he?" Remus asked suddenly.

Lupin turned to look at his younger self, and after a short pause said, "Yes...our only chance."

"Leave it to James, to be the father of the world's savior." Remus smiled ruefully. "Do you think he can do it?"

"Yes, I believe he can...but I don't know if he'll be able to make it out..." Lupin said seriously.

They sat in silence for the next couple minutes until Remus spotted a picture on his desk. "Who is that?"

Lupin smiled slightly, "That is Nymphadora Tonks..."

"Oh." Remus said staring at the picture. "She really doesn't mind about...us?"

"Oh I see they've told you," Remus laughed. "No she doesn't care. She made us see that we were worth her time...no matter how hard we fought her on it."

"She seems nice..." Remus said thoughtfully.

"She is. She funny too, and gets along with almost everyone...I don't think she's too fond of the Dursleys or Snape..." Lupin said.

Remus laughed, "Who does, really."

Lupin joined in. Once the laughter died away he said, "Don't worry...you'll be ok...true, it hurts, and you miss them, but...you can't change it...you just have to get through it."

Remus nodded and got up to leave. He paused, however, at the doorway and looked back at Lupin, "But if you could change it, if no consequences came from it,...would you?"

Lupin looked up at him once again, "In an instant."

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"Hey where were you?" James asked.

"I was talking to Professor Lupin." Remus said casually as he strolled toward one of the armchairs.

"Moony, it's just not healthy to talk to yourself!" Sirius said grinning, from the couch.

"You would know, wouldn't you." Remus replied.

"So what were you talking about anyway?" James asked curiously.

"Nothing really." Remus said evasively. "What are you doing in here anyway? I thought you were stilled glued to Harry's bedside."

James' mood darkened quickly, "Madame Pomfrey kicked us out...said something about how we hadn't eaten in a few days so we were forbidden to enter for 48 hours...load of rubbish, if you ask me."

"Dinner has almost just started and I am a little hungry." Sirius pouted.

"Your always hungry Padfoot!" Remus said, rolling his eyes.

"So...come on! Let's go!" Sirius grumbled.

"Alright, alright!" James sighed, "Let's go then!"

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"Where are they?" Lily mumbled anxiously, pushing her potatoes across her plate.

"Where are who?" Ginny asked.

"Huh?" Lily asked looking up at Ginny.

"You asked 'where they were' and so I asked who you were talking about." Ginny said, raising an eyebrow at Lily.

"Oh...I didn't realize I said that out loud..." Lily mumbled, blushing red.

"Well...you did, so who were you talking about?" Ginny asked curiously.

"I was talking about James and the others..." Lily said quietly, promptly returning to pushing her food around.

"Oh I see...what's going on with you guys anyway?" Ginny said, smiling slyly.

Lily bristled, "We're friends...that's it."

Ginny smiled knowingly, "Uh-huh..."

"Oh just shut it!" Lily snapped, glaring at her friend.

"Has Madame Pomfrey figured out why Harry hasn't woken up yet?" Ron interrupted.

Lily frowned, "No...not yet. She said there was no reason he shouldn't be up yet, and the only explanation was that something was keeping him asleep..."

"That doesn't make any sense..." Hermione said slowly.

"Tell me about it!" Lily sighed. "I'm so worried about him..."

"What's wrong Ginny?" Ron asked suddenly.

"Nothing," Ginny replied firmly. "Nothing..."

"How are you beautiful ladies this evening?" Sirius asked, standing directly behind them.

"Fine thank you." Ginny answered unfazed.

The three of them filed into the empty seats next to Ron.

"I'm glad you guys are here, Lily was getting worried." Ginny said, smirking. Lily turned crimson, and James glanced at her strangely.

"Wonder where Dumbledore is tonight..." Hermione said, staring at the head table.

BANG!

The doors to the Great Hall burst open, and Death Eaters streamed continuously through the doors.

"Prefects, get the students to the dorms!" McGonagall yelled, pulling out her wand, the teachers following suit. The words were barely out of her mouth when all other exits off of the Great Hall flew open as well, and the Death Eaters kept flooding in. There was no more hope of escape. They would have to fight this one.

"Why didn't the wards sound!" Hermione yelled, as the benches overturned.

"They must have found a way around them!" Lily replied, ducking under a stunner.

"Well...it sure looks like Voldemort has been recruiting." Sirius yelled over the noise, and throwing a hex at one of the closer death eaters.

"What are they doing here anyway!" Ron yelled. "Are they after Harry again or..."

"Well they are sure as hell not going to get him!" James roared, stunning a death eater.

"We have to get to him first!" Lily screamed, turning to James.

His eyes opened wide in fear and he started running to her, but a death eater stepped in his path. "Lily look out!"

Lily turned around slowly, coming face-to-face with a death eater that promptly fastened his hand around her throat, his wand pointed in her face. Her wand slipped from her hand as he lifted her off the ground, gasping and struggling for breath. But it stopped, almost as soon as it started. She looked up from her heap on the floor to see that James had stunned him.

"Are you alright?" He asked, checking her over as he lifted her from the floor.

"I'm fine." She breathed.

"Let's go, we've got to find a way to get to Harry." James said looking around the Hall, still holding tight to her hand. "There is no one blocking that door, now come on."

They ran for the door and managed to escape through it. They found themselves in small lit chamber surrounded with portraits.

"There is no way out!" Lily whined.

"Don't be so sure." James said with a smile. "Remember your with a marauder...Violet, will you please open your portrait?"

The portrait looked startled, but opened obligingly, revealing a small tunnel, lit with torches.

"It leads to the corridor near the dungeons." James said shortly, pulling her with him into the tunnel.

"James...how did you find this?" Lily asked looking around the tunnel in awe.

"Vi is a friend of the Fat Lady...We met her one night when we came back late from pulling a prank on the Slyth---well from pulling a prank, and while the Fat Lady was telling us off, Sirius was flirting with Vi...She told us to come visit her sometime, and she let it slip about the secret passage way..." James whispered, continuing to pull her as he quickened his pace.

"How much further is it?" Lily asked quietly.

"It's just around this corner..." James said, as the rounded it and came face-to-face with a wall.

"What do were do?" Lily asked.

"Pull this." James said as he pulled the empty torch bracket next to him and the wall slid open. They stepped out into the main corridor leading toward the dungeons.

"Come on, it's this way." James said tugging on her hand. He was about to turn the corner when Lily stopped him.

"W-" James started, but was cut short when Lily clapped her hand over his mouth, shaking her head with wide eyes. That's when he heard it. Voices. He peeked around the corner and saw them. A small huddle of death eaters. He stared at them for a minute and them turned to Lily.

"Lily, look...I have an idea." He whispered. "I'm going to run ahead, if I remove the glamour charm I'll look like Harry so they will think I'm him. They should come after me, which will give you time to run for it. Then I want you-"

"Oh course they'll run after you! No, if your going so am I!" Lily whispered angrily.

"I need you to get to Harry!" James said quietly. "I'll be the decoy. When they start running after me, I want you to summon my invisibility cloak...it should help you get through them."

"I can't let you-" Lily protested.

"You have to get to Harry. He can't defend himself. I'll be fine...Finite Incantatem!" James whispered and before Lily could make another sound he threw himself from around the corner and charged in their direction yelling, "Stupefy!"

James managed to stun a few of them before streaking past them, running as fast as he could and the death eaters hot on his heels.

Lily let out a shaky breath and said, "A-accio invisibility cloak." She waited a few minutes until the silver cloak came to her and she put it on mumbling, "I hope James will be alright."

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"Get him! Get Potter!" One of the death eaters bellowed to the others, as they reached the Entrance Hall.

James laughed as several spells shot at him and he dodged them. "It's not that easy to get a marauder!" He mocked.

There was a sickening crack as he hit the wall, and his wand flew out of his hand.

"Au contraire..." Lucius sneered, looming over James. "Mr. James Potter...it's been far too long..."

"You...you know?" James asked, squinting up at Lucius, and holding his head with his hand.

"Of course I know. The Dark Lord knows too, Potter. He is most anxious to see you again..." Lucius smirked.

"So he's not after--" James trailed off.

Lucius laughed, "No...not this time. This time he wants you...And your darling little Lily...Stupefy!"

James's eyes widened at the mention of Lily, and then everything went black.

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"Wormtail, Mcnair get over here!" Draco snarled.

'Wormtail...that's Peter!'Lily thought furiously.

"My father has sent word that they've got James." Draco said briskly.

Lily fell to her knees and breathed deeply, and unfortunately, very loudly. The three of them turned, looking around wildly, but they saw nothing.

"W-What was that?" Wormtail whimpered.

"I don't kn--" Malfoy started, but then he caught sight of some kind of movement. "What was--Accio!"

The invisibility cloak flew off to reveal Lily sitting on the floor.

"Lily Evans..." Malfoy stated.

"That's not Lily..." Peter interrupted.

"Of course it is...Finite Incantatem." Malfoy said, brandishing his wand at Lily.

Her hair turned red again and her eyes changed back to green.

Malfoy laughed. "Mcnair, tell my father we've got the mudblood...Stupefy."

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The Death Eaters began running out the doors.

"Why are they retreating?" Remus asked, and he wasn't the only one who was stumped.

"I don't know..." Sirius said, looking around the now Death Eater free Great Hall. "Where's James...and where's Lily?"

"I heard them yelling something about Harry...they must have gone to the hospital wing." Ron said, joining the others.

"Unless...what if the death eaters weren't after Harry." Hermione said, frowning.

Sirius and Remus didn't wait for her to finish, they were already rushing to the hospital wing.

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Harry sat up groggily, rubbing his head.

'I feel like I've been hit by a train!' Harry thought slowly.

BANG!

Harry looked up quickly at the door. He sighed in relief, "I'm glad it's you guys...for a minute there, I thought it was going to be death eaters or something."

Sirius, Remus and now Ginny, Ron, and Hermione stood white faced in the doorway.

"What's wrong with you guys?" Harry asked upon seeing their faces.

"There not here!" Hermione cried.

Harry was starting to get really confused. "Who's not here?"

"Then that means..." Ginny said breathlessly.

"Will somebody please tell me what's going on?" Harry asked angrily. His head was really starting to hurt.

"Death Eaters just attacked the school..." Ron mumbled.

Harry's breath caught in his throat, as he jumped to his feet. "And!"

"And...we don't know where Lily and James are." Sirius finished horror-struck.

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Soooo...shuffles feet nervously what do you think?

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