Chapter Three; Halloween
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It was October 31st 1981, Halloween night. Lily was busy removing Harry's lizard costume while James took down all the decorations and put away the remaining Halloween candy that the trick-or-treaters didn't consume. "I bet you'll love trick-or-treating when you get older." Lily told her son while she put on his blue stripped pajamas. That's when all of a sudden Harry began to cry.
"Shh,.. sweetheart." She whispered soothingly. "It's getting late and it's way past your bedtime." She told him before planting a kiss on the top of her head and setting him down inside his crib. That's when all of a sudden it started to rain and a thunder clap was heard right outside their window along with a lightning bolt that struck the sky illuminating it. Harry began to cry harder when suddenly there came a loud thud and James rushed upstairs.
"Lily, you've got to take Harry and run. You have to get here and go somewhere safe." He told her breathing frantically while the terrified infant continued to cry and tremble with fright.
"Why? What is it?" she asked him reluctantly while her own body started to shake because she dreaded to hear the answer.
"It's him. He found us. Sirius must have blown our cover!" he exclaimed but Lily simply shook her head.
"But Sirius wouldn't do that, he's our friend." She told him when all of a sudden there came a loud bang from downstairs.
"Run! Get Harry and save yourself! I'll hold him off!" James hollered on the top of his lungs as Lily lifted her son out of his crib and constantly rocked him and gently bumped him up and down against her hip.
"Shh,.. Harry, it's alright. Mummy's here and she won't let anything happen to you." She reassured him. "I love you so much and so does Daddy and Sirius and_" she began when all of a sudden she heard it.
"Stand aside Potter!" Voldemort hissed from downstairs while James withdrew his wand and pointed it at him.
"No! I want you to leave this house and leave my family alone!" he yelled.
"Very well,.. you had your chance,.. AVADA KEDAVRA!" Voldemort hollered on the top of his lungs. Lily came out of the nursery just in time to see the bright flash of green light while she watched her husband fall down onto the floor and die right before her eyes. She held her precious baby boy to her chest.
Voldemort glanced up and looked at her just as she darted back into the room and slammed the door behind her. She set Harry back down inside his crib and squatted down in front of it. "Be brave Harry, be strong." She whispered when all of a sudden Voldemort smashed his way into the room through the door. Lily stood back up and turned to face him.
"Stand aside girl!" he snapped.
"No not Harry, please not Harry. Take me, kill me instead." She pleaded and the next thing she knew she saw a green light coming out of his wand. As she slowly collapsed over onto the floor, she thought about Harry and how he would have to go through life an orphan, never knowing his parents, or his true destiny as a wizard.
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Lily felt a bright light shining down on her. Was she in Heaven? That's when all of a sudden she heard the sound of a baby crying. Harry? Was she still alive? She slowly opened her eyes and saw that the roof had been smashed in. Harry was staring down at her with his eyes glistening with tears while he continued to cry. There was a scar on his forehead in the shape of the lightning bolt. Lily quickly sprung to her feet. She didn't know how, but her and her son managed to survive with nothing but a scar on their foreheads.
"Harry,.." she began as she breathed a sigh of relief and picked him up and held him tightly inside her arms. "Thank God you're alright." She said when she suddenly felt tears running down her own cheeks,.. tears of joy. She kissed the top of his head and bounced him up and down when suddenly Hagrid came into the room.
"Lily?" he questioned when she suddenly turned to look at him. "You're alive? How is that possible?" he asked her.
"I honestly have no idea what happened. I'm just glad that Harry's safe." She told him.
"Yeah, me too. I'm sorry if that sounded wrong it's just that you sort of shocked me. Dumbledore instructed me to come and fetch Harry because he thought you and your husband were dead." He explained.
"No, just James' is." She responded.
"Poor tot, having to grow up without a father around." Hagrid began as he breathed a deep and heavy sigh. "Especially since he used to love when James made those sparks come out of his wand." He said. "At least he still has his mummy though. I can't even possibly imagine what the poor child would have to go through staying at your sister's without you around to protect him." He added.
"What!?" Lily exclaimed with astonishment and disbelief.
"That's what I came here to tell you I'm afraid. Dumbledore gave me strict orders to transport any survivors over to the muggle world where your sister and brother in-law live." He explained.
"But Hagrid, Harry can't grow up there. You know how Vernon and Petunia are." She told him. "They hate anything with the word magic in it." She said.
"Yes I know Lily but I'm sorry, but you-know-who is back and he's got you and your son marked for death. You'll be safer with them, even if they are a couple of good for nothing rotten bastards." He told her.
"Hagrid!" Lily scolded with shock and horror at his sudden use of foul language.
"Oops, sorry Harry,.. pardon me for my French." He told him while Lily rolled her eyes at him. "Here give the baby to me. I'll take care of him while you pack." He explained as Lily handed her son over to him.
"Good, because he needs changing." She told him while she grabbed her wand off of the nightstand and levitated Harry's clothes out of the drawers and magically packed them inside a suitcase.
Hagrid groaned as he looked down at the baby who was grinning back up at him and reaching up to grab ahold of his beard. Then he realized that he couldn't help but smile at him and leaned in to plant a scratchy kiss on his cheek. "Boy, it's a good thing that you sure are cute." He told him.
After Lily had all of hers and Harry's things together, Hagrid placed Harry snuggly inside his basket that was attached to his motorcycle. "Will Harry be alright Hagrid?" Lily asked him anxiously.
"Don't worry Lily he'll be perfectly safe. My guess is that he'll probably sleep through the entire thing. The poor boy has already been through an awful lot tonight." He responded. "Now get on behind me and hold on tight." He instructed as he swung his legs over the bike while Lily cautiously climbed on behind him, wrapped her arms tightly around his chest and then watched as Hagrid kicked off the ground and they shot up into the sky, leaving Godric's Hollow behind them forever.