AN: woot, the next chapter's up! Dances And after a long enough wait right? Well I must say, this is one of the best chapter's I've ever written, and that's saying something. I said this will be a sad chapter, and I think it is. So grab some tissues and get ready, for I bring you...
Chapter 4: Saved by Love
On a hill over looking the valley Godric's Hollow sat in, a tall greasy haired man stood. Sighing he crossed his arms as he watched a green light flash in the windows of a home he identified as the place the Potter's lived. Hearing a squeak from somewhere below him, he looked down to see a rat sitting next to the bottom of his robes.
"Stupid rodent." he grumbled annoyed, kicking at the rat, causing it to squeak in fear and scamper several feet away. Content that it wouldn't return, Severus Snape turned once again, unaware that the rat returned to sit next to him, both staring at the house. Staring, and waiting...
This was the end. And she knew it. And frankly, that didn't scare her as much as she thought. What truly scared Lily Evans Potter was the fact that she had failed. Sliding down the wall of the nursery, she couldn't stop a devastated sob from escaping, following by the first of what she knew would be many tears.
Worriedly, Harry looked up at her. "Momma?" he asked uncertainly, scared by the fact that Lily was crying and not knowing what's going on. Blinking down at him, she smiled, despite the fact she was shaking.
"It's ok Harry, it's ok. I'll protect you." she whispered, as she hugged him, nuzzling the top of his head as downstairs, she heard the back door crash as it was flung off it's hinges and across the kitchen. "I won't let that psycho get you..." and she realized, she wouldn't. She wouldn't let him get Harry, no matter how scared she was. There was no way she was going to let some psycho take the most important thing from her, she'd fight with all her will to stop him. And she couldn't do that by hiding in a corner. James had gone down fighting, and so would she.
Standing, she moved quickly to Harry's crib, sniffling as she stood over it. Hugging him, she rubbed his back soothingly as he continued crying. "Shh, it's ok honey it's ok. Mommy's gonna have to go away for awhile, and you'll have to stay with uncle Sirius. But listen Harry..." she held him out so that green eyes could stare into green eyes both shining with tears.
"I know you don't understand, but I want you to know this. I'll always be here for you, I'll always be watching. From when you get on the train to when you graduate, from your first kiss to your first child. I want you to live life to it's fullest, and don't ever go the path of that horrible man downstairs. Do that for me Harry, and I'll know this wasn't in vain..." Kissing the top of his head, she carefully pried his clutching hands from her shirt and set him down into his crib, causing Harry to cry even harder.
"I'm sorry..." she whispered, kissing him one last time and did the hardest thing she'd ever had to do. She walked away, her heart clenching with every sob coming from Harry. Pulling out her wand, she looked back at him one more time. "I'm sorry Harry.." she whispered, opening the door and exiting the nursery, shutting the door behind her to find...
A bored looking Voldemort standing at the end of the hall, arms crossed calmly as he stared at her exiting the nursery. "Ah, Ms. Evans. How delightful to ssssee you again this evening. You almossst had me with your little sstunt earlier, but now, I'm afraid we've entered the end game. Move aside and we can make this very quick."
Lily shook her head angrily, pointing her wand at him. "No way I'm letting a psycho like you take him from me!" Voldemort only chuckled as Lily advanced on him, her wand pointing.
"You think you can stop me? I'm the most powerful wizard in the world, and you are nothing but a filthy little mudblood hung up on heroics. But I'll make you a deal, you move aside and I'll spare you and only take the boy." Lily shook her head again.
"In your dreams you psycho! I'm never letting you lay one finger on my son! Proteg-" she was cut off as Voldemort yelled "Crucio!" causing Lily to fall to one knee as she screamed in pain, somewhat happy that Voldemort only left her under the curse for a few moments.
"Now, once again. Move aside and you live." he demanded, striding over to stand over her.
"N-never Riddle, you'll have to kill me first!" she spat at him, seeing his anger at the use of the monster's real name. "Expelliar-" once again she was cut off by a curse, this one she didn't know, but it's effects sending her flying backwards to crash onto the floor, her wand rolling away from her to fall between the space in the railing over looking the first floor. Looking up fearfully, she stared at Voldemort's rather bored expression backing up again, she stumbled to her feet and glared at him. But they both knew that there was nowhere near the confidence level she first had in her anymore.
"You are defenseless and can not do anything. This game is starting to grow troublesome woman. I won't ask again, MOVE ASIDE!"
"No, not Harry! Lily said pleadingly, hoping to reason with him. "I'll do anything, just not Harry!"
"You have nothing I want now except that boy! I have told you, his life for yours!" Lily looked to be contemplating this, giving Voldemort a brief fleeting feeling of victory, before suddenly she turned and ran down the hall towards the nursery. Voldemort snarled, sprinting down the hall and raising his wand as she slammed the door open and dived at Harry's crib. "Haaaarrrrrryyyyy!"
"AVADA KEDAVRA!" he roared, hitting her square between the shoulder blades as she shielded her son from the curse, the force of the curse blasting her over the top of the crib and onto Harry, sending the whole thing toppling over, mother and son crashing to the ground.
Dumbledore's heart cracked, seeing the second of the red candles flicker and die. Standing quickly, he moved over to where Fawkes stood on his post. "Get me Hagrid, and quickly." he said to the bird, getting a nod, followed by a flash of fire as Fawkes disappeared.
"Stupid woman..." Voldemort muttered, walking the last few feet to stand in the doorway. Glancing around, he saw Lily's fallen body, her blank expression covered with tears as Harry pitifully tried pulling at her sleeve.
"Momma?" he asked uncertainly. "M-momma?" he whimpered again, as he caught site of Voldemort standing there, staring down at him. Harry didn't know who this bad man was, but he knew he didn't like him, so he gave him a glare. "Bad man hurt momma!" he said stubbornly to Voldemort.
"Your mother was a fool boy." Voldemort said menacingly. "As was your father. They put all this effort into protecting you, supposedly the boy who would be my downfall. Fools. Now to end this..." he said, raising his wand as Harry stared at him defiantly. Say hello to them, IN HELL! Avada Kedavra!" sweeping his wand down, he shot the green spell at Harry, a grin on his face-
Which turned into a look of shock as suddenly, inches from the boy, it stopped, hitting a barrier that transformed in a ghostly pale image of Lily Potter.
"I said you wouldn't get him!" the ethereal being said coldly. "Now die Voldemort. Die." the image faded, and the curse continued, hitting Harry in the forehead and sweeping up, leaving a lightning shaped cut on him.
"W-what?" Voldemort said in shock and fear as the curse continued up, blasting through the roof to come sweeping back down through the ceiling and straight into Voldemort.
"N-n-nooooooooo!"he screamed, as his body was torn apart, unleashing a wave of black magic from where it once was.
Up on the hill and on a motorcycle fast approaching the village, Sirius and Snape's eyes widened in shock as a sudden blast of green erupted from the roof of the Potter resident, only to come crashing down. moments later, the house exploded, as a black energy erupted from it, screaming up into the sky and disappearing. Down at his feet, the rat squeaked in shock and quickly ran down the hill towards the ruins. "Holy hell..." Sirius said, hitting the gas pedal on the bike and roaring even quicker as he hoped at least someone was alive.
Well I'll leave this one here. I know it's short, but I think it turned out great. I was going to include the first part of the next chapter, but I decided I wanted to end this here. There'll be one last chapter, as we tie up things and bring it all up to the beginning of Sorcerer's Stone, which was what I was planning all along.It should be up later today, so be happy, because for once, I'm updating twice in one day! R & R, and get ready for Chapter 5: The world changes! Cya soon!