A/N: This Chapter is going to be written from different points of view it will start at James'.

Chapter 8: Time to go

James landed with a hard thud on the ground outside of his parents' house. The trip had been rough and unstable. Lily's mind hadn't been completely focused. He knew. She was think about him. James was certain of it. He looked around him and saw Sirius laying flat on his back with Karen leaning over him. Remus was next to her and panic shown on his face. "It's ok, Sirius, just relax," Karen was saying trying to stay calm, but her eyes gave her away. "It's not that bad."

Sirius let out a humorless laugh. "Right that's why it hurts so much," he mumbled then winced.

James got up and walked over to them. When he got over there he saw red flesh protruding from his best friend's chest. Blood oozed out of the wound, falling on the grass. It went in a zigzag motion across his chest. "What happened?!" James asked bending down next to him.

"Move!" Lily commanded running over with a bottle in her hand. One look at the wound and she turned pale. "I can't do it!" She handed the bottle to Karen covering her mouth.

Karen took it, quickly removed the lid, and spoke, "This is going to sting a bit alright."

Sirius just nodded. Karen dropped a few bits of the potion on the first part of the wound. Sirius winced and bit his lip; his chest rising and falling rapidly. The wound started to heal. New thin flesh grew over the gruesome wound. Karen added a few more drops and the would was completely healed over. James breathed a sigh of relief and looked around. Lily was gone.

He quickly got up and walked into the house. "What was that?!" he asked angrily as Lily was about to go up the stairs.

"What, James?" she asked without turning around.

"You know very well what!" he shouted.

"Honestly, I don't know," she said, suddenly whirling around to face him. The look on her face almost killed him. She looked utterly lost and confused, but there was pain there too, and hurt.

"Hate to interrupt your lovely conversation, but a splinched man coming through here," Sirius said leaning against Karen and Remus for support. James rushed over and took Karen's place. After lying Sirius on the couch, James turned back to Lily.

"Don't look at me like that," she said glaring at him.

"Like what?" James asked glaring back at her.

"Don't start, please," Remus begged looking between the two of them.

"He saved our lives," Lily said.

"Yeah I saved his in 5th year so we're even," James replied.

"Don't you believe people can change?"

"Not people like him!"

"You did!"

"That was different."

"How so?"

"I wasn't a Death Eater."

"Lily...James is right," Karen said standing up timidly. "People like that don't change. It's something that's bred into you. The only way you can get it out is if you fight it your whole life. He didn't fight. He chose the path he's on now. We can't do anything about that. I wish we could, but not everyone can be changed."

Lily was staring at Karen opened mouthed, with a look of disbelief and betrayal. James crossed his arms over his chest. "I agree with you, Lily," Remus said. "People can change. Sometimes all it takes is a push in the right direction. Dumbledore would give him a change if he asked for one." Now it was James' turn to stare open-mouthed.

Then there was a tapping at the window. Karen went and got it; she went pale. "What?!" Lily asked.

"Marlene's is being attacked!" Karen said. "It's from Al. Come and help us. Marlene's is being attacked. A."

"Well what are we waiting for?! Let's go!" Sirius said, raising from his seat on the couch.

"Sirius you can't come," Lily said gently. "You have to stay here and get some rest."

"What?! No!" Sirius shouted.

"It's ok I'll stay," Karen said. "Just be careful, alright?"

"We will," James said.

Lily saw the destruction around her. The McKinnon's house in ruins. Half of it was flatten and the other half looked liked it would fall down any minute. She ran to the house to look for her friends or some sign that they got away.

"Lily!" someone called. She turned around and saw Alice running towards her.

"Alice!" she called and ran over to her.

"Where's everyone else?!" she asked.

"Sirius is splinched and Karen stayed with him at the house. James and Remus went in that dictation," Lily said pointing to the right. Alice looked confused. "I'll explain later."

"Ok. I have to go find Frank," she said running off.

Lily made her way slowly to the house. She looked around the corner and froze at what she saw. Bellatrix Black standing in front of the body of Marlene McKinnon. "Marlene!" Lily screamed even though she knew she was dead.

"Oh if it isn't Miss Evans!" Bellatrix said turning around. Lily threw a curse at her but Bellatrix but blocked. "If it's a fight you want then it's a fight you'll get!"

James flicked his wand and the Death Eater he had been dueling and he was thrown back into the wall. He made his way over to him ready to take blood. The hood had fallen off revealing the head of Severus Snape, for the second time that day. James felt like killing him right now, but something inside of him broke. He shook his head. "Just once, Snape. For Lily," James said then turned and walked away.

He felt someone grabbed his hand then the painful feel of Apparation. He landed back in his room then was pushed up against the wall. Lily pressed her lips to his quickly. She didn't leave room for questions. Making quick work of his shirt, she threw it on the floor. James tried to protest when she started to kiss down his neck. "Lily."

"Shut up," she mumbled.

"Lils, let's ta-"

"I said shut up," she said pushing him back up against the wall.

James woke up and reached for Lily put didn't feel her soft skin next to him. He opened his eyes slowly and looked around. He didn't see her. Suddenly his eyes landed on the piece of parchment on his pillow.

James,

I'm sorry but I have to go and at least try to find and change Severus. I know you don't understand, but wouldn't you do the same thing for Sirius? I hope that when I get back we can talk about this and see where we are headed. I understand if you hate me and don't ever want to speak to me, but just know that you were my first love and always will be.

Lily

James looked at letter for several minutes before burying his head in his hands.

Later that night, after James had told everyone about Lily, Karen was standing in the living room looking out of the window. Suddenly she broke down crying. Tears ran down her cheeks like a rainstorm. She had held it together in front of the boys, but now it all came out.

"Need a tissue?" someone asked from behind her.

She turned around wiping quickly at her face. "You should be in bed," she told Sirius.

"I couldn't sleep," he mumbled.

"Yeah me either."

"Cut the bull."

"Ex-excuse me?"

"I know you're not ok."

"It's not your problem."

"It's ok to cry, you know."

"Oh Sirius!" Karen cried, throwing her arms around his neck. "She was my best friend and now she's gone."

"I know, I know," he said. "Let it all out."