Lily smiled to herself as she finished putting the chicken into the oven. She could hear her husband outisde in the living room, playing with Harry. When she walked out, she found James making silly faces at their toddler.

Even though their child was barely a year old, he looked exactly like his father; with jet black hair Lily had always been unable to tame. But his eyes were different; he had Lily's green eyes.

She walked over to the almost identical pair. They were even wearing matching sweaters which James' mother had knit for them the year before she passed. She leaned down to kiss James and felt the tingling she had the first time their lips met. Pulling away reluctantly, she smiled at her son and tickled his tummy making him giggle.

Lily went back into the kitchen to finish off the preparation for their Halloween dinner. From where she stood, she could see James shooting mini fireworks out of his wand, while Harry shrieked with laughter and extended his chubby arms to try and trap the light. He made grabby fists for James' wand making his father chuckle and oblige.

She thought she heard their door opening but before she could be sure, James was on his feet and in the hall.

"He's here, Lily!" she heard him shout. The first thing Lily registered was that James' wand was still with Harry on the couch.

"LILY!" he shouted more forcefully. "Take Harry and go! It's him!" She gathered her bearings in s split second and shot out of the kitchen, scooped up her scared baby and made a dash for the stairs.

"Go! Run! I'll hold him off-" she saw a flash of green from the corner of her eye and she almost stumbled. She went into Harry's room and put him into his cot. Her son was crying now, absolutley terrified. She turned to him and sank to her knees so that they were at eye level.

"Harry," she whispered. "Mama loves you, Dada loves you." She took a shuddering breath. "Be brave, Harry. Be strong." She wiped away his tears and stood to kiss him on the head. Moments later, the room door burst open and a cackle of high-pitched laughter greeted her. She whipped around and planted herself in front of her son protectively.

"Not Harry, not Harry, please not Harry," Lily tried to plead.

"Stand aside you silly girl," the hooded figure ordered. "Stand aside now."

Lily tried again,"Not Harry! Please no, take me, kill me instead." The figure from her nightmares took a step forward.

And this time Lily did something she had never done before. She begged. "Not Harry! Please… have mercy…" Tears stung her eyes, she was gasping for breath and she felt helpless. The figure laughed again and aimed his wand at her. She stood straight this time. Proudly and defiantly. She looked the man directly in the face, tears still streaming down her own. She saw his wrist flick, a flash of green, and then blackness.

AN: The End.

This is the end guys. The final chapter. After over two years we've made it. I'm trying not to cry. Thank you, to every single one of you who read this. I am so grateful. And one last time: please let me know what you think. All criticism is welcome. Edit: I am reading every review and have made minor, insignificant changes (as pointed out by some lovely readers) to the story to comply with the book world more.

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Have a lovely day, week, year.

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