Chapter 7

James' POV

It's been about a month sense Lily and I had found she had a miscarriage. It has been hard. Lily was a little depressed afterwards. She's starting to get over it, but seeing her sad just kills me. Mary made an appointment to get the baby out of her stomach about a week after the appointment. I can't stand to see her so sad. I truly haven't seen her happy in a while.

Right now Lily and I were sitting on our couch snuggling, not talking or anything, just embracing each other. It was the middle of July and nothing has really happened. Suddenly I saw Sirius' owl fly up to our window. Lily must have seen it too because she stood up and went over to the owl and took the note out of its beak. She read it quickly.

"Sirius said Dumbledore needs us at the Order, immediately." Nervousness grew on her face. I started to walk towards the fire place but she grabbed my hand.

"James, I'm really sorry for the way I have been acting. I love you and you make me the happiest person in the world, even if I don't show it sometimes." She stood on her toes and kissed me.

"What was that for? Not that I don't like it or anything." I smiled.

"In case we don't make it out." And we disappeared into the fireplace.

When we got to the Order everyone was already there.

"Okay, everyone is here." Dumbledore said as Lily sat down and I stood next to her.

"Why are we here?" Sirius asked.

"Well, Sirius, our fears have come true. Voldemort has been planning a big invasion," Everyone gasped and he continued. "He is planning on killing off a whole school of muggles. The school is what you would call an Elementary school?" He looked at Lily to confirm. She nodded. "This school is for muggles who are younger than ten years old."

"I'm sorry, Sir, but where is the school?" Lily asked. I could hear fear in her voice.

"I'm sorry, Lily but it is in Spinners End." Dumbledore answered. I looked at Lily; her eyes were tearing up.

"That's where I went to school! He can't do this!" Lily stood up.

"Lily, calm down, everything will be alright." I told her, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"That is why we need to get there now!" Sirius exclaimed.

"Sense when do you care so much for children?" Marlene asked Sirius, letting out a laugh.

"I have always cared about the children!" Sirius exclaimed. "That is why I never hexed people younger than me." He smiled.

"Okay, people we need to go!" Mad-Eye exclaimed.

"Lily, James, Sirius, Marlene, Longbottoms, Remus and Mad-Eye will go." Dumbledore told us.

"Okay, gather 'round." Mad-Eye said, summoning us to apparate with him.

We all held hands and suddenly popped up in an alley.

"Okay, the school is around the corner. James and Sirius: I want you two to form into your animagus'—"

"We aren't animagus'!" Sirius exclaimed, interrupting Mad-Eye.

"Oh, shut it, Black. We all know that you two and Peter Pettigrew are unregistered animagus'!" Mad-Eye smiled. "Anyways, you two will change and try to be on opposite sides of the school and look for the attack. The rest of us will go into the school and try to calmly tell them they are in danger and tell them to do and emergency lock down." Everyone nodded. I gave Lily a kiss.

"I love you, Lily, please be careful." I whispered to her.

"I will." She smiled and walked away. I quickly changed into a stag.

I looked over at where Sirius was and now there is a black, shaggy dog. We agreed that Sirius would stay here and I went to the other side of the school. I started cantering around the back of the school so no one would see me. I told Sirius that we should go to the sides of the school instead of the front and back so if they come they hopefully won't see us. Then Sirius added that I should be more towards the front on my side and he would be more towards the back of the school on his side.

Right next to me was a playground that looks pretty nice but it looks like it's overused. I started to graze on the grass below me but I was really keeping an eye on my surroundings.

Nothing happened for the next ten minutes then suddenly all of the window shutters of the classrooms that I could see were closing quickly and the lights were turning off. I heard a couple screams. The warning must have worked.

I really hope that Lily will be ok. Like I said I cannot stand to see her like this. She is so sad. We haven't properly snogged sense she found out and I miss her. We barely talk anymore because either one of us or both of us are called to the Order all day and then when we get home we just immediately go to bed, only saying good night to each other.

I really wanted to start a family with Lily. I was planning on making Sirius the godfather. I really wanted to name her Rose. When Lily had told me that she was a girl, that's the first thing that popped into my head. I wanted to be the best father. Lily's parents were great, but I was going to try my best and not be like them. Don't get me wrong, they were sweet and I know Lily love them so much. But, they didn't fully except Lily for who she was and didn't really do anything about Petunia bullying Lily either.

If my child happens to be a squib I would do anything to make them have a great life even thought they don't get to enjoy magic. I have seen cases where parents neglect their children because of that and it is completely wrong! Sometimes I don't understand how some parent's minds work.

While Lily went to the bathroom to cool down after Mary had told us that Lily had a miscarriage, Mary had told me that just because one baby died before it was born, doesn't mean that we won't be able to have one. She told me to keep trying because she knows that Lily loves me so much. Also, she warned me that Lily may act the way she has been lately. I asked her for how long and she said probably only about a month or so. Hopefully she will be happy again soon.

I was also thinking, I think I want more than one child. I know how it is to be an only child and it is very lonely. It is also very boring. Yes, Lily's sister was very cruel and mean to her so I feel bad that Lily got her as a sister, but when they were younger Lily said Petunia was her best friend. I never had a best friend like that, well besides Sirius but he is a best friend brother, not a blood related brother.

My parents had me when they were a little older. At first they didn't want to have a child but then they realized the house was too quiet. When my parents died it was because of cancer. It's a muggle disease and it is very dangerous. The doctor said it is rare for couples to both have cancer at the same time, but they did and they couldn't cure it. I really missed my parents but I had to be there for Dumbledore and the rest of them so I had to pull through it.

I really hope that Lily get better soon because to tell you the truth I really want to try again to have another kid. The thought of me being a father just made me smile. I have always secretly wanted to have a child and teach them all of my skills. Honestly I want a boy but I will take anything.

I really want our child to have Lily's eyes and Lily's hair, but Lily hates her hair color and to be truthful, I don't really like boys with red hair. I will put up with him or her having my hair color but I really don't want him or her to have it be so messy.

It has been about thirty minutes sense the lights went out in the classrooms. I was starting to get worried that Voldemort apparated into the school, that maybe everyone in there is dead. I gulped. A lump in my throat formed. There was screams from the little kids but it was only a couple and they were little so that must have been the outcome of their teachers being so frantic. Plus, I would have heard the yells of the curse from Voldemort. I was just being paranoid.

Now it has been an hour that we have been out here and I am starting to run out of grass. Also, I am starting to get full. Sometime soon someone is going to try to chase me and Sirius off and we wont be able to do the stake out.

Now it has been two hours. It is lunch time now and those kids must be starving. I take a chance, look around and change back into my human form.

"Expecto Patronum," I whisper and my patronus appears. "I have not seen anything yet, but don't think they are not coming. We had no clue what time they were coming anyways but it has to be during school hours so within the next three hours. It is lunch time now and those kids must be starving give them some crackers at least." I whispered to the stag. I told it to go to Remus and it disappeared.

A couple minutes later wolf patronus started running towards me. Once it got to me it spoke in a whisper. I could hear Remus' voice.

"Ok, we gave a couple boxes of crackers to each classroom. They should be here soon so be ready. No relaxing. Send me a quick patronus once you get any sign that they are here." The patronus finished and disappeared.

Thirty minutes after I got the patronus from Remus I heard multiple pops to my left. I looked around the corner of the school to see the back of Voldemort's pale head in the alley way that we came in. My heart started to race and I quickly made a patronus.

"They are here, they apparated to the alley way that we did." I could hear that my voice was frantic.

Once I sent it I immediately made another to send to Sirius.

"They just apparated here. They are on your side of the school. They apparated to the same alley way as us. Stay outside and follow them in, I am going to go inside." I said as quickly as I could. When I sent it I got my wand in ready position and I apparated to the principals' office. Everyone was in there.

"He is talking to them right now. It will be at least a couple minutes. We need to be ready when they come in. I told Sirius to stay out there and to follow them in." I told everyone once I got everyone in my view.

"Wait!" Lily exclaimed. "What if they try to apparated into here?" Remus immediately put on charm on the school.

"Are you guys ready?" Mad-Eye asked.

"Wait, what is going on?" A little bald man spoke up from the corner. He was shaking front head to toe. I am guessing he is the principal.

"You are all in very grave danger. Please go into one of your classrooms," Remus demanded. The man ran out of the room nodding his head. Remus followed him. "I am going to put an enchantment on each of the doors so that no one can get into it except the one whom casted the spell. That means we only have the hall ways to fight and we have no place to run." We all agreed and he left.

Lily ran over to me.

"James, I am so scared. We barely made it out last time." She hugged me tightly.

"Lily, everything will be alright. We have a good chance of getting out of this," I told her, kissing her head. "Do you remember any of this school?"

"Yeah, one of my classrooms were over—" Lily was interrupted by the front door of the school slamming open. I quickly grabbed my wand out of my pocket and told Lily to do the same. We all got into out ready stance.

Suddenly Bellatrix Lestrange walked into the school and started to cackle.

"Oh, looky there its wittle Dumbledore's minions." Voldemort came in right after her. After him were Snape , then Malfoy and Yaxley and Sirius snuck in behind them.

"And there is your Mudblood girlfriend, Snape." I heard Voldemort hiss. He lifted up his want. I quickly stepped in front of Lily.

"Don't. Touch. My. Wife," I said. My eyes were in slits. My heart was pumping fast; not because of being scared it was of hatred.

"Oh, looks like you have some competition for that Mudblood. You better kill that Blood-traitor off." Bellatrix spoke up, patting Snape on the back. I let a growl escape through my teeth.

"Sectumsempra!" I heard Snape hiss.

"James! Watch out!" Lily pushed me to the side and I fell to the ground.

"No, Lily!" I yelled as she shielded her head and twisted her body so the curse wouldn't hit her in the face. I looked at Snape and I could see that he was so scared and couldn't believe what he had just done. When I looked over at lily she was falling to the ground and clenching her back. I stood up, tears in my eyes. I ran to Lily. She was crying so hard. I looked at Snape.

"Look what you did!" I yelled at him pointing my finger. The tears were running down my face. "Look what you did to her!"

"James, you need to calm down." Remus said, putting a hand on my shoulder but I shook it off.

"Marlene! Apparate Lily back to Dumbledore, he is the only one that knows how to fix this." I ordered her. She nodded and ran to Lily. I looked at Sirius, still behind Voldemort and the Death Eaters, and nodded. He pointed his wand at Snape and suddenly Snape silently fell. Luckily no one noticed it besides the people in front of Voldemort.

I heard someone playing with a door handle then suddenly a door opened right next to Voldemort. I'm guessing it was one of the teachers. Voldemort quickly raised his wand.

"Get back in there, NOW!" I yelled at the teacher and she quickly slammed the door shut before Voldemort could get in.

As this was happening Sirius was silently stunning all of the Death Eaters behind Voldemort. He had just stunned Bellatrix, the last Death Eater standing, and Voldemort tried to speak to them.

"Go kill these guys off, Malfoy." He said without looking behind him. When Malfoy didn't answer he got angry and turned around and saw everyone on the ground except for Sirius.

"Go away, Voldemort, while you still have the chance." I said to him, holding my wand in ready position.

"That is The Dark Lord to you, Potter." He hissed.

"Do you really want to go against six trained aurors?" I challenged him. Fear flashed through Voldemort's eyes.

Voldemort quickly apparated out of the building. Remus gave me a high five and went to wake up the stunned Death Eaters still lying on the ground. Once they all woke up he spoke.

"Your master has left, now leave!" Remus demanded. They all frantically looked around and as quick as a blink, apparated to where Voldemort was.

We all high-fived each other. Remus quickly took the enchantment off all of the doors. He told everyone that they were safe now and that they could continue classes.

"Guys! We have to get back to Lily!" I said quickly and apparated back to the Order.

"Is she ok?" I asked Marlene once everything came into view.

"Yeah, Dumbledore quickly fixed the cut but it was so bad that it left a mark and it is going to hurt for a little bit. I told Dumbledore it was meant for you and he said that must be why it was so bad." She chuckled.

"I am awake you know." Lily spoke up from behind me. I turned around to see Lily lying on one of the couches on her stomach. I laughed and walked over to her.

"Oh, Lily." I lightly kissed her head and accidentally placed my hand on her back.

"Merlin, James! It still hurts you know!" She smiled and I kissed her on the lips.