Chapter Three

"Wake up sweeties," Lily said.

"I'm up," Harry shot up in bed he knew he was going to be shopping for school supplies.

"Get ready and I'll make breakfast," Lily smiled kissing the top of his head.

"Mom who's coming with us?" Harry asked. The family wasn't allowed out of the house without protection.

"Mad eye, and Kingsly," His mother smiled brightly at her son who moaned.

"I'm never gonna have a normal life!" Harry sighed.

"No sweetie you won't but still once Voldemort's gone everything will be okay!"

"What makes you think he'll ever be gone? I hate hiding. I'd rather DIE than be in hiding mom! I wish he would kill me rather than me living in fear he's gonna"

"HARRY! Don't EVER Let me hear you say that EVER AGAIN!" His mother let a tear fall down her cheek but quickly wiped it away with her hand.

"I'm sorry mom I just wish life was normal," Harry said.

"We do too honey we wish it more than anything but being safe is our number one priority," Lily smiled.

"Dad always says pranking Snape is our number one priority," Harry smirked.

"Your father and him have had feuds but sweetie he's gonna be your professor so be nice to him!"

"He'll hate me!"

"OH JUST GET DRESSED HARRY!" Alyssa shouted and left the room fully dressed.

Lily and Harry started to laugh and then Harry's face fell.

"Where's dad?"

"He's just downstairs don't worry!"

"Okay!" Harry smiled and slide out of bed. He took a long shower and let the hot water run over him. He was freezing. He let it warm him from the outside in. He picked out some Muggle clothes, a pair of lose black denim jeans and a large t-shirt that was far too big for him and fell past the middle of his thighs. It was the small and skinny Potter curse or at least that's what people told him. He slowly walked down the stairs. He could smell waffles cooking in the kitchen.

"Harry about time you come down," his sister said excitedly waiting at the door with her shoes on.

"Alyssa come on your too excited after all this is Harry's trip not yours!" James smirked.

"I know dad but I just can't wait to see Diagon alley and Harry never see's the wizarding world he'll be even more shocked than me!"

"Come on and eat up so we can go Harry," Lily smiled at her son.

"Is Sirius coming?" Harry asked.

"He wasn't going to but we can invite him."

"Yes please," Harry said brightly.

"I'll floo over right now and be back in a few minutes."

"Okay dad," Harry smiled gulping down his waffles.

In about twenty minutes they were off in Diagon Alley with the list of supplies and smiling faces.

"Well first we should go to Gringotts and then we should get you an Owl so we can talk to you while you're gone than we can get your books and your potion stuff," James and Sirius shuttered.

"Still can't believe you're being taught by Snivelly." Sirius muttered.

"Shut up Padfoot!" James shoved Sirius. They both laughed.

Harry laughed along with them, "No I agree with Sirius."

"Look Harry you're going to be nice to Severus and treat him with respect he was a great friend to me for a long time and I don't want you to be mean to him because despite what your father and his friends have told you he is a brave man," Lily said sternly.

"Oh lay off it Lily he was just kidding around," Sirius smiled.

"Ya the kid was kidding," James choked out laughing. Sirius threw his head back and laughed with him.

"Oh come on let's just starts shopping," Harry rolled his eyes.

"Agreed," James and Sirius said in unison.

Suddenly a man dressed in a dark cloak walked by and quickly pulled up his left sleeve. Before anyone knew what had happened the man pulled down his sleeve and a loud crack filled the air. Standing in front of the family was a snake like man who was none other than Voldemort himself, wand in hand ready to kill.

"Hello Potters I knew I'd find you eventually."

"Run Lily," James shouted "Take the kids and get away!" He pulled out his wand to fight.

"I love you," She shouted and tears rolled down her face.

"I love you too," He called.

She grabbed Harry's arm and Alyssa's arm and apparated into Hogsmeade where she ran up through the gates of Hogwarts. She kept running until they were at Dumbledore's office. She was now crying so hard she couldn't see anything. Her vision was blinded and she started yelling at the Gargoyle to open up. It refused of course because she didn't have the password. Dumbledore suddenly walked through the corridor to them and opened his office. The password was 'erised,' and he told Lily, "Calm down and tell me what happened."

She couldn't calm down enough to tell him so she pulled out her wand, placed it on her head and a silvery thing was floating out. It wasn't liquid or solid. Dumbledore nodded and pulled out a pensive. She put her memory in and he immersed himself in it.

"James will be okay," Dumbledore reassured her.

"No he won't he was ready to die to make sure we lived," Lily said tearfully.

"Lily, James was ready to apparate the moment he knew you were safe."

She nodded knowing it was true, but had they escaped soon enough?