Title: The
Second Defiance
Word Count: 100.
Characters/Pairings:
James/Lily. Yeah, I know, me writing a pairing.
Author's
Notes: Thinking of the "born to those who defied him thrice"
thing. This is a slice from the second time Harry's parents
faced Voldemort. Originally posted to hp100 on 1-8-2005.
"Confound it, woman, can't you see I'm trying to protect you?" James growled.
"I can handle a wand just as well as you can," Lily replied, jaw set. "And if I recall correctly, I had to protect you last time we were in this situation."
"What? If anything, I rescued you, remember?"
"We saved each other," Lily said firmly. "We're a team. It's what we do."
"For the last time, will you get to a safe place?"
"I'm not going to leave you."
James sighed. "Fine. Now, Voldemort is on the other side of the building, so here's the plan. . . "