Oh, Merlin." he muttered as he saw Mrs. E's lifeless form crumpled on the floor with that helpless expression on her face. He looked away as more tears welled up inside him.
When Lily saw she got choked up a bit but didn't let any more tears spill over. By now everybody was crying openly in shock. Everybody but Lily who's face was hard and angry looking. She wasn't going to cry again and show weakness. That's what they wanted. That's what the bloody bastard wanted and he wasn't going to get it while she was in plain sight.
She almost broke her unspoken word when she saw her father laying on the ground, innocently eating a pancake. They made a mockery of him and her family. More anger welled up inside of her.
Oh, Merlin." he muttered as he saw Mrs. E's lifeless form crumpled on the floor with that helpless expression on her face. He looked away as more tears welled up inside him.
When Lily saw she got choked up a bit but didn't let any more tears spill over. By now everybody was crying openly in shock. Everybody but Lily who's face was hard and angry looking. She wasn't going to cry again and show weakness. That's what they wanted. That's what the bloody bastard wanted and he wasn't going to get it while she was in plain sight.
She almost broke her unspoken word when she saw her father laying on the ground, innocently eating a pancake. They made a mockery of him and her family. More anger welled up inside of her.
Malfoy tisked, "Now what do we have here?" his cold voice asked.
"I think they're our next victims," Snape replied, "Let's switch it up for our Gryffindor friends. Shall we?"
"SECTUMSEMPRA!" they both cried in unison.
The screams of the two Gryffindor students died in their throats as they looked at the other bleeding to death. They inched closer together and sealed their love with a kiss. Their blood mixed and they were one. Forever and for always. They shared a last breath and became motionless at the Death Eater's feet who merely walked out of the room making footprints of blood throughout the hallway.
The funeral for the Evanses was a few days later. Petunia and Vernon attended not speaking a word to Lily or her friends other than to get the bloody hell away from the graves and never to speak to them again. This left Lily heartbroken on the inside though she didn't show it. Lily had become sort of a shell of anger, resentment, and coldness. She didn't talk to anybody but James, and occasionally Sirius.
When the funeral for Kylie and Logan came Lily apologized profusely to both of their parents.
"We don't blame you, Lily," Kylie's mother told Lily sadly through her sobs, "Kylie and Logan both died bravely. Together. They've always been strong and so are you, Lily. You'll get through this war. Just keep your friends close to you, and don't you let your emotions stay bottled up. I know you're trying to be all kept together for your friends, but darling, they don't expect you to be made of stone. It's okay to cry." The middle aged woman said softly, tears still streaming down her face. She gave a quiet Lily a meaningful look and walked away to the open arms of her husband.
Lily then turned and did the same into James' open arms.
Winter and spring flew by with little conversation through the group. For the first year ever no huge parties were thrown for Lily nor James' birthdays. They were a quiet affair with a few presents from everybody and dinner in the kitchens with cake. The teachers seemed to think that now more than ever homework should take over their lives. James and Lily barely had time for their friends let alone each other. The only time they seemed to have to themselves and their thoughts were on patrols which were more draining than ever.
It was the day before NEWTS before things were getting back to normal.
"Oh my gosh what's the incantation for a shield charm!?" Lily was officially freaking out. She was ruffling through seven years of DADA notes for a spell she's used flawlessly countless times. This was about the 18th time that night. The Marauders were fed up with it for that matter. The girls were used to this by now. They learned to tune her out by third year when she was in this state.
"What are we gonna do with her?" Peter whispered to Remus, Sirius, and James.
"I say we just take her notes, it's the only thing that has a chance of working with 's going bloody insane over those things." Sirius said.
"Orrrrr--- we could simply offer to help her." Remus suggested.
"Moony, that's crazy, go study or something. You're obviously infected with whatever Lily's got. Studying. The Marauders besides Remus? Yeah right. I, Sirius Black, do not study."
"Maybe Moony's right Padfoot."
"Oh my gosh, my friends are going crazy!" Sirius cried.
"No, I think if we somehow helped her practice, by like, a fake duel or something, she'll losen up." Peter said.
"Exactly! Thank you, Pete!" Moony said.
"I think I'll just go solve this problem right now." Sirius said strutting over to where Lily was still frantically looking for the Shield Charm incantation in a pile of notes.
"Why hullo, Lily,"
"Go away Sirius, I'm studying."
"Oh, I think you're about done with that." Sirius said with a smirk on his face.
"How can you say that!? I still have to study for Charms, Defense, and Transfigur-ahhh! Sirius Black! Put me down this instance!" Lily shrieked.
Sirius just cackled with mirth as he motioned for the Marauders to follow him as he exited the portrait hole at a run.
"Sirius! My notes! I. Have. To. Study! I'm going to fail tomorrow!"
"Oh Lily, Lily, Lily, when will you ever learn? We are going on an adventure!"
"We can't! Black put me down!"
"Or what?"
"Or--or-or- I"ll show Lauren those pictures of you when you got stuck in that tree third year and started crying!"
Sirius gasped dramatically, "You wouldn't!"
"Ohhh, I think you both know I would." Lily glared at Sirius' back.
"Silencio." Sirius said smugly not believing he hadn't thought of it earlier.
He heard muffled laughter behind him and the pounding of Lily's fists against his back. He did a one eighty then grumbled when he saw his friends who burst out laughing when they saw his face.
"You criedbecause you go stuck in a tree when you were 14?" Peter laughed.
"Oh shove off." Sirius grumbled as he entered the Hospital Wing door slamming it shut on his friends' faces hearing them run into it.
Sirius turned on the lights to the Hospital Wing waking a few patients and not really caring. He waltzed into Poppy's quarters and turned on her lights as well.
"Mr. Black! What are you doing out past curfew!? And is that Miss Evans you're carrying? What happened to her? Is she alright? Oh well of course she's not all right, give her here." Poppy said pointing to a chair to sit Lily down on.
"Hey, Poppy. Oh Lily here is just fine, just crazy. Yeah, she wants to study of all things. She's having a meltdown, I had to silence her. I can't put her down, she'll start hitting me and hexing me and such. We need some Calming Drought."
"Oh here you go dearie, I had a feeling you'd be in Miss Evans."
"How 'bout I just take the whole thing, bye Poppy!"
"Mr. Black! She can't take all of that!" By then Sirius had already gone and shoved some potion down Lily's throat.
"What's the spell to turn somebody into stone?" Sirius quizzed.
"Duro." Lily said as if it were obvious.
"You're back!" Sirius said hugging her.
Lily laughed and said, "Yes, yes, I don't feel like studying anymore. Thank you Sirius Black, you are my savior."
Sirius burst through the Hospital Wing doors and yelled, "She's back!" to his friends who were all sporting bruised faces by this time from the door.
They all cheered and hoisted Sirius onto their shoulders like he had just won the Quidditch World Cup or something.
"Oh come on guys, I wasn't that bad." Lily said indignantly as she followed them up to the Seventh floor. They all just stared at her until James had the heart to tell her that she'd being freaking out about spells they'd done in first year for five hours. It had been time for an intervention.
Lily on the other hand was mortified she hadn't known how what Wingarduim Leviosa and ran up crying to her dorm while James had to keep a steady jog to keep up with her. When he finally caught up with her in their common room he hugged her around the waist as he had the day Kylie, Logan, and her parents died.
"Lils, calm down. You're not stupid, you were just stressed. It happens to the best of us. Besides, you're fine now. Sirius intervened and now you're as sharp as a tack," he said still hugging her.
They sat down in the couch in each other's arms.
"I was being kind of crazy earlier wasn't I? I mean if I don't know it after seven years of studying I'm not going to learn it over night." Lily said regaining her rational thoughts.
"Exactly! That's the Marauder philosophy. If our devastating good looks and natural charm and brilliance don't wow the examiners, nothing will!" James said grinning.
"Oh because you're soooo good looking," Lily teased.
"We are!"
"I'm sorry to inform you James, but you, James Potter, have been told a lie all these years. You really are quite ugly. We all just feel bad for you so we try to boost your ego." Lily told him in a serious tone.
James just snorted and said, "Lily, you are a terrible liar, but that's one of the reasons I love you," and kissed her one the nose.
"You love me because I'm a bad liar?" She asked confused.
"Lily, I love everything about you. Your huge appetite, to how you get along with just about everybody, your sense of humor, your brilliance, to how you scrunch your nose funny when you're reading a book, how strong you are, your ability to see the best of others, your beauty, and just how you're an amazing person inside and out Lily. I love that about you."
"James, I don't care about NEWTS anymore." Lily said turning around into his chest.
"Don't be silly, Lily. You've been studying for two entire months for these, of course you care about them."
"I only care about you, James." Lily said softly.
"I care about you too, Lily, but these test determine our future."
"You're my future, James. I hope you always will be."
"You should know I'll never leave you. You're my one, my only, and my forever. Us, this year, just everything that's happened to us, it's fate. And fate's telling me we're going to be together forever. Forever and for always."
Then they sealed it with a kiss. Not to long, not forced, not anything hot and heated, just a simple sweet kiss that just was James and Lily.
A/N: Okay, okay. I know. Almost eight months of hiatus is completely unacceptable. Truth be told... I just wasn't in the writing mood. When I was at my other school I had a brilliant English teacher who really focused on writing, and now I have... Well the most writing we ever do is essays on books. Not the fun good kind of writing. I know it's still no excuse and I'm sorry. I know this is a terrible ending for the story, but I can't help it. If I didn't end it now, it would never be over. Ever. I did have an incredible time writing this whole story though! And my reviewers! Oh my reviewers... How I love you all so. You were my inspiration! What had me writing after chapter one! I love you all and beg you to please forgive me and review one last time! You can yell ay me for taking eight months, or say whatever you want :) Please review though. :D