Yeah, hi this first bit was longer than I thought it would be, so definitely doing a third part too! Will probably post at the same time as this chapter because why not? Couldn't find an excerpt of the resurrection scene from the books (I don't have a physical copy) so I put my own twist on the movie version of the events.

Hemlockconium: Thank you! I've thought excessively about what would happen in the after life, as I believe that both Wolfstar and Remadora are canon, but Remadora only happens 'cause Sirius dies, etc. So I quite liked the idea of Tonks letting him be with Sirius after death because I think that true love is wanting the other person to be happy regardless.

The room around him was calm. Bodies were strewn across the room, being mourned by the survivors, but it was calm. Had they won? Had Voldemort finally been killed, and the death eaters rounded up? Had his and Dora's sacrifice been worth it in the end? There was no happiness in the room though, not a single shred. If the war had been won there would surely be at least one person celebrating. He looked beside him and saw his wife's body. His stomach lurched. She wasn't supposed to have come tonight; she shouldn't have come tonight. If she'd stayed with her mother, then their child would have still grown up with his. It was true that she would be there once he got to Hogwarts, but he would spend eleven years of his life without her, and Remus couldn't help but believe that he was at fault for this.

"Remus?"

His guilt became a distant memory as his head shot up to follow Lily's voice. Her almond shaped bright green eyes that she had passed down to Harry glowed back at him. His own eyes filled with tears as he rushed over to where she stood. They wrapped each other in such a tight hug that it would have knocked the breath out of them if either still had any. He sobbed, not willing himself to let go in case she disappeared and he lost her again.

"Oi, save some of that love for the rest of us, mate!"

James' cheeky grin appeared behind Lily's shoulder as Remus reopened his eyes, tears still streaming from them. He pulled back from Lily, moving to James and hugging him just as tightly. James rubbed Remus' back with a smile that was now full of love as Remus continued to cry into his shoulder. He drew back again, wiping his tears away with his sleeve and muttering words of apology.

"That was nothing, mate! You should have seen Pads, he couldn't stop crying for nearly three days!"

Remus' eyes moved to Sirius. He had been looking down at Remus' body until he had heard his nickname. His expression was hollow, but he managed to give Remus a weak smile, leaning in for a hug but pulling back rather quickly after, coughing and ruffling his shoulder length hair dark hair.

"It's good to see you again, Moony."

There was a silence that followed that seemed so dense that none of them could think of how to break it. Remus saw Lily and James' mouths open and close respectively as if they were about to offer up a new topic but decided against it. Sirius' eyes moved back down to Remus' body laying on a stretcher below them. In the silence Remus realized that his three friends had been following Harry who was also taking in the scene around him, though he could not see their spirits.

"Is this the afterlife then? Have you been there every time I saw Harry?"

Lily smiled warmly back at him, shaking her head softly. Her eyes moved to her son, and they poured with love.

"No, we're not always with Harry, but we will be tonight. Tonight he needs us."

The four of them watched as Harry moved close to a circle of red headed wizards sobbing. Remus' heart sank as he saw Fred standing to the left of the circle looking distressed. Fred seemed to notice Remus at nearly the exact same moment, his sorrowed gaze locking on to his own.

"They won't stop crying, Lupin. How do I make them stop crying?"

It was Lily who ran to Fred and hugged him. It was clear that Fred was a bit taken aback at first as he didn't know who Lily was, but he seemed to come to the conclusion that she was probably a long lost Weasley and hugged her back, letting himself cry. James came behind Lily like he had with Remus, placing a hand on Fred's shoulder.

"Thank you for everything you and your family have done for our son."

Fred looked up at James, the same look of confusion washing over his face that he'd had when Lily had first hugged him. Though this time his expression morphed into a look of realization.

"You're - you're Harry's parents aren't you? But you're about my age!"

James and Lily nodded solemnly. It was true that their lives had been taken from them at a very young age. They had barely turned twenty-one when they had learned that Voldemort was coming after Harry because of some prophecy about him being the one who could vanquish him. The night that Voldemort had murdered Lily and James had been the end of all of their lives in some way, Remus thought.

"Sorry to break up the moment, but Harry's heading to the Headmaster's office."

Sirius' voice was a lot sterner than usual, making all of their heads move to where Harry was now walking away from them.

"Stay with your family for now, Fred. We'll come back for you when this is all over, alright?"

Fred looked into Lily's eyes for a while then slowly nodded and turned back to the circle. Lily, James, Sirius and Remus all began to race after Harry. Though he made to run, Remus noticed that his actions were closer to floating than anything else. They made it to the stone gargoyle just as it began to carry Harry up, and the four of them decided that they might as well wait for him there.

"After all, he won't be seeing anything that we haven't already seen for ourselves, will he?"

"I don't know, I reckon Snivelly will have twisted his memories to make me look like an arse."

"That's not twisting them, love. You were an arse to Severus nearly up until we left Hogwarts."

"Yeah, well the slimeball deserved it, didn't he? Just look at how he's been treating Harry!"

Lily opened her mouth to protest but could apparently not think of anything in Snape's defense and promptly closed it.

"So, enlighten me, why is it that Harry needs us tonight?"

Remus' tone was casual which seemed to throw the other's off balance for a second. They looked between each other with questioning looks then all nodded softly.

"Harry needs us to help him cross over, mate."

Remus' eyes widened as he realized what it was that James was saying. Harry was going to die? After everything they had all done to keep him alive, he still had to die?

"That's if he chooses to, of course!"

Lily's voice interjected Remus' thoughts, bringing his eyes back on to her.

"He'll have a choice because Voldemort carried on his blood protection when he made his new body, but he needs to believe he's definitely going to die so he put the same protection on Hogwarts. Dumbledore has given him the resurrection stone which will let him see us, and we need to be there for him, to support him."

Remus' mind swam with all of this new information. He wasn't too sure if he completely understood the plan at all.

"So Harry has to die just to put a protection on the school?"

Lily and James looked to each other again.

"Harry has to die because he's one of Voldemort's Horcruxes."

Another silence threatened to hang over the group if the stone gargoyle hadn't brought Harry back down at that very moment. Harry looked as hollow as Sirius had, and it was clear that He had just learned the same information that Remus had. Despite his demeanor, he began to stride away from the Gargoyle and towards the forest. The four of them walked beside him, knowing that they would soon have to watch Voldemort kill Harry who felt like a child to all of them, not just Lily and James. Harry suddenly stopped, pulling a golden snitch out of his pocket. He looked down at it, a look of determination.

"I'm ready to die."

The snitch opened and revealed the resurrection stone hidden within the cage. Understanding what this meant, the Marauder's gathered around him so that they would be easy to be seen. His eyes fell upon them all, lighting up with love but burning with tears. He rushed over to Lily, making to grab her hand but ended up placing his hand through hers instead. His face fell with disappointment.

"You've been so brave, sweetheart."

Lily's voice was soft and motherly as she held Harry's gaze.

"Why are you here? All of you?"

Harry looked around at the other three now, his eyes brimming with tears.

"We never left. We've always looked out for you."

Harry held his mother's gaze for a minute as he took in her words, he then turned to Sirius with a look of worry.

"Does it hurt? Dying."

Sirius' demeanor had changed from earlier, he now looked at Harry as he had in his lifetime, as if he were his own son.

"Quicker than falling asleep."

"You're nearly there, son."

James' voice called from the other side of the circle, a clear look of pain in his eyes. All he wanted was to keep his son safe, and it was killing him to have to send him off to his death. Harry looked across all four of them now, the same pain living behind his own eyes.

"I'm sorry, I never wanted any of you to die for me."

He turned to Remus now.

"And Remus, your son!"

"Others will tell him what his mother and father died for. One day... he'll understand."

Remus thought back to Nymphadora. She was probably sitting in the Hufflepuff common room right now, waiting. Waiting for eleven years to pass. Harry's eyes moved back to his father's now, a sense of determination restored in them.

"You'll stay with me?"

"Until the very end."

"And he won't be able to see you?"

It was Sirius who spoke next, his voice hushed in a nurturing tone.

"No. We're here, you see."

Sirius was pointing towards Harry's heart, causing Harry to choke back a tear. He looked back to Lily again.

"Stay close to me."

"Always."

Harry dropped the stone and headed deeper into the forest. The four of them stayed close to him but let him lead the way. It was clear that none of them were ready to experience what was about to happen. But they had to be there. They had to be there to help Harry if that's what it came down to.

It wasn't long before they saw the jet of green light fly out of Voldemort's wand and hit Harry in the chest, knocking both Harry and himself down. Lily winced, hiding away in the crook of James' neck; Sirius' hand shot to Remus', grasping it tightly, then realizing what he had done he pulled it away. Remus wanted to pull his hand back, to tell him everything that had happened, but he knew that now was not the time. The death eaters were manic, crowding around their master, shouting questions at him. It wasn't long until he stood back up, batting them all away. He ordered a blonde woman, Narcissa Malfoy, to check that whether Harry was dead. Lily, James, Sirius and Remus all stared at what looked like Harry's lifeless body, watching Narcissa approach. It became clear to them that Harry had chosen to return and help battle, as they saw his chest rising and falling slowly and with shallow breaths. It was also clear that Narcissa could also see these breaths, and the four of them stood, worried of what would happen if she revealed that Harry was still alive to her master. She knelt down over Harry, making to feel his pulse but whispered:

"Is he alive? Draco. Is he alive?"

Harry's head barely moved, but gave a small quick nod to the woman. She stood again, turning back to her master.

"Dead."

The four of them sighed with relief and silent thanks for Narcissa as they saw the death eaters celebrate.

"Come, Harry doesn't need us anymore."

James' voice was soft as he said this, but it was also full of pride. They all began to move back towards the castle, entering the Great Hall and calling Fred over. James took Fred's shoulder and Lily took Remus', and they took them... on.