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A/N: My sister named this chapter. She wants credit.
On Sunday night, at 10:30, Lily apparated into Hogsmeade. She didn't take the exact same route Remus had taken her on; she had some fun with it. She used floo powder to get to James's apartment, but he had already left, so she apparated to a park she used to play in as a kid. She sat on a swing and thought of how that ended up playing such a big part of her life. Then she went to the Leaky Cauldron, and then used a portkey to get to the same road that led to the Burrow.
James left to get to the Burrow early. Very, very early. As soon as it got dark, he began his journey. When he knocked on the door at 9:45, the Weasley's were rather surprised to see him. "Er…James, you're here early. Bill just fell asleep," Molly said. James smiled. "Is he excited about being an older brother?" James asked. She put her hand on her slightly bulging stomach. "Is it that noticeable?" she asked, "I'm only two months along." James smiled warmly, "Of course not, Molly, you just have that pregnant woman glow." Molly was beaming as Arthur came in. "Hello Potter," he said as he shook James's hand. "Did you tell him the news, Molly?" She nodded.
"Come sit down, James," she said gesturing to the couch nearby, "Would you like a cup of tea?" "Yes, thank you, Molly. A cup of tea would be lovely," James said. When she came back with three cups of tea and sat down next to Arthur, across from James; James said, "Well, unfortunately I had forgotten to give you your gift the first time you were expecting." He waved his wand and a square box wrapped in gold paper appeared and floated onto the table in front of the Weasley's.
"Congratulations," James said, grinning. "Oh, my, James, that wasn't necessary," Molly said as she picked up the box. Arthur nodded in agreement. "Of course it was," James objected, still grinning, "Open it." She did, and inside was a large clock. Not a normal clock, because instead of numbers, it had things like, home, traveling, work, school, prison, mortal peril, etc. There three hands that said, Arthur, Molly, and Bill. "When your next child is born, a new hand sill be magically added, and so on," James explained.
"Oh, it is just splendid!" Molly exclaimed. "Thank you James," Arthur said, shaking his hand again. James looked down, slightly embarrassed by their gratitude. "So," Arthur said, "I have a feeling that you didn't just come here this early to give us a gift. What do you need?" "Actually," said James, who was still looking down, "I was hoping to talk to Lupin." The Weasley's exchange glances. "He's not coming tonight. He's, er, indisposed, " Molly said. James looked out the window and, sure enough, there was a full moon.
Lily took her time walking down the road to the Burrow. She liked the quietness of the country at night. She like the soft whispering of the long grass the random, wildflowers that grew on the edges of the path, and when she looked up at the sky, she say swirls of glittering stars, unlike anything she had ever seen before. It would be nice to live someplace like this when she settled down. The Burrow was starting to come into view now. She was standing on top of the hill that had obscured it before, and it wasn't too much farther, just squished between two considerably large hills. Hidden in plain sight, Lily thought. She approached the door, but hesitated. She didn't want to have a repeat of last time. She looked over her shoulder, admiring the beauty of the world around her one more time, when she noticed a bright, shining, and full moon. She sighed. It appeared that she wouldn't be talking to Remus tonight.
James was sitting at the table with Dumbledore, Sirius, McGonagall, Moody, Frank Longbottom and his girlfriend, Alice, the Weasley's, and a few others when Lily came in. "Hello, everyone," she said as she pulled out a chair next to Alice. There were a few murmured greetings and then silence again. Everyone was staring over the Daily Prophet newspapers, hoping to see a pattern in the attacks. Lily started to look too, but like everyone else, she wasn't having much luck.
And then, Peter came bursting in, with a panicked look on his face. "The Dark Mark!" he yelled, terrified, "Just ten miles west of here!" Everyone jumped to their feet and started shouting at once. Lily stayed quiet though, and she looked over at James and saw that he too, was silent. Everyone started to prepare themselves for battle, in case it came to that. James turned to the Weasley's and said, "I don't think Molly should-" "Of course I'm coming!" she yelled, "I'll be fine." The look in her eyes told James not to pursue the matter further. The Order of the Phoenix apparated, preparing themselves for whatever was coming.
Lily appeared on another dirt road with James on her right and Molly Weasley on her left. All three of them had their wands drawn. They looked around them. In front of them was an old cottage, rotten and falling apart. Behind them were a cornfield and more Order members. Moody stepped in front of them. "S'pose we should investigate," he said gruffly. He nodded towards Sirius, Peter, and a few other Aurors and said, "Come with me." They nodded and followed him inside, wands still drawn. The rest of them started investigating their surroundings, sticking their wands in bushes and using simple charms to test if the area was secure as the Dark Mark loomed overhead.
And then they were there. One minute, it was tense, but quiet, and the next minute it was packed with Death Eaters. James was surprised how quickly Lily responded. She had stupefied three Death Eaters before some members even realized what was happening. And the battle had begun.
James was firing off hexes at lightening speed and blocking them as well, but he was always aware of Lily. Out of the corner of his eye he woudln check to make sure she was okay. A few times he looked at her and saw Lily looking back at him, too. He smiled inwardly to himself, but was careful not to be distracted. Once, he was almost hit with the Cruciatus Curse but Lily hit James with a spell and he flew out of the way. And when he landed, he saw it. And it was going right for Lily.
When Lily heard the crashing noise and saw the Death Eaters, the first thing she did was entirely reflux. She defended herself before they could attack. Then, as more Death Eaters appeared, she started to attack them as well. She became more and more aggressive when it occurred to her that these, these monsters could be the same killed her parents; that took James's parents. She was struggling to remain calm. If she were anything but calm, it could cause her not to think clearly. Anything but calm could cost her life. Every once in a while, she would glance at Molly or James, to see how they were doing. She checked at the perfect time. Someone fired a Cruciatus at James, and Lily responded once again on sheer reflux. She fired a charm at James that sent him hurtling out of the way. Relieved that he was okay, Lily turned back to what she was doing, and happened to see Moody coming out of the cottage. He was carrying someone. Lily turned her head for a better look at the man's face, which is why she didn't see a large projectile hit the right side of her head. "Lily!" someone screamed. And then everything went black.
A/N: There you go, folks. The stories almost finished, I'm planning on only having one or two more chapters. We'll see.