p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Chapter 2: Funerals and Foes/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"span style="font-weight: bold;"Thank you for the positive response!/span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I am very sorry."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"This echoed through James' brain again/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"And again/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"And again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"People had nothing else to say. How could they understand?/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"They did not know about Lily's laugh.../p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Or the way she was so tender with children, and yet fierce in battle./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"How could he proceed?/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Memories rushed through his mind./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emSeeing Lily for the first time./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emHe had walked jauntily into the carriage. She was sitting there, with a pale boy with black hair. Sniv - no. He would not think of him. Lily had red hair and incredibly green eyes. She had drawn his eyes many times that whole train ride had been good. He had met Sirius that day as well./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emAsking her out again/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emAnd again/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emand again/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emand again./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emShe had refused him, time and time again. Until their seventh year, when he was made Head Boy. She must have decided he was worth something then./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emProposing to her./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emThe nervous feeling in his chest. What if she refused him?/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"And now he was without her, as if she had refused him. Except now, he could never regain her./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"He spotted Dumbledore. They had had talked once since her death. They had not talked of anything of importance./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"He could tell that Dumbledore wished to speak to him./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"It could wait./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"The long line of mourners filed past./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Thoughts filled his brain. They did not stay. They merely darted through his head like little adventurous fishes in a pond with an outlet./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Lily had been buried in Godric's Hollow. James went to her grave every day./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"The only reason he stayed in the world was his children./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Harry./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Samantha./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Marco./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"span style="max-height: 999999px; text-decoration-line: underline;"Lily/span./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Dumbledore had come to him one day. He had learned of a prophecy. His children might defeat Voldemort!/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Because of that, they were all shut up in the cottage./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Being shut up like that with only four babies for company would drive anyone insane./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"The only reason he was not was his dearest friends - the Marauders. They would come over several days a week./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"They were all godfathers./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Sirius was godfather to Lily. Remus was godfather to Samantha. Peter was godfather to Marco. Dumbledore was godfather to Harry./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"He trusted Dumbledore whole heartedly. Was he not the defeater of Grindelwald, the only person Voldemort feared, and the leader of the Light?/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"James walked into the graveyard. He saw someone kneeling next to Lily's grave./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Hello."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"The man looked up./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""You!" They both cried at the same time./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""What are you doing here, Snivellus?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Visiting Lily's grave."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Are you sure you are not here to kill me?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I might as well do that too."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Snape cast first. Spells flew through the air. Snape was a Death Eater. James was an Auror-in-training. There was no bandying about. Lethal spells were the name of the game./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Suddenly, something in the air changed. Snape started pushing harder. James was forced backwards./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"All at once, James was on the ground with his wand twenty feet away./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Snape paused for a moment./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Finally, I have you in my power."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Do your worst, Snivellus."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""It is not wise to antagonize the man who holds your life in his hands, Potter."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""**** you!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Snape was about to react, but then he grabbed at his forearm./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""My master calls. This might be your lucky day, Potter."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"As he apparated away, he cast. "Sectumsempra!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"James felt a large gash open on his left side. He stumbled up, his arm hanging very loose at his side./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"He slowly began to lose consciousness from loss of blood as he neared his house./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"What would happen if he died? What would happen to his children? He was all the family they had left./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"As he fell onto his porch, he vaguely (and morbidly) wondered who would discover his dead body./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Snape apparated away, twisting in its confines. Of all the times for his master to call!/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"He landed, going straight into a bow./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""My Lord."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""What were you about, Severus?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I was tracking James Potter, my Lord."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Did you find him?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""No, my Lord."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Very well. I wish you to speed up your work on the potion you are supposed to be creating."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""As you will, my Lord."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Urgh! He hated Potter so much. And to have him catch him at Lily's grave! He hoped that Lily would not hate him too much for assisting Voldemort to kill her children. Although when you put it that way, it sounds unlikely./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Oh well. Off to make the potion the Dark Lord had demanded. It was an interesting field to research in!/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"James awoke (he wasn't dead?) To see his friends standing around him./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""You're alive!" Sirius Black cried out joyfully./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""It appears so. How are all of you?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"He noticed their pale faces. They looked worn and drawn. Then he noticed something else./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Where is Peter?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Sirius' lips tightened. "The important thing to remember, James, is that your children are fine."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""What happened? How long have I been out?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""The important thing to remember is that your children are alright, okay? And you have been out for three months."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""What the! What did Snivellus hit me with?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""It is unclear what Snivellus hit you with," Remus butted in. "It took the healers this long to figure out how to stop the bleeding. You had to be put in a magically induced coma."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Enough about me! What happened to the children?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Well, you see".../p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"span style="font-weight: bold;"Boom! Cliffhanger!/span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"span style="font-weight: bold;"Please leave me a review so that I can continue to improve. I would really appreciate it. You will not find out what happened for a while, though. Next chapter? The children are the stars of the show! No more James POV for a while. Have a good day!/span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"span style="font-weight: bold;"Thank you for the positive response!/span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I am very sorry."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"This echoed through James' brain again/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"And again/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"And again./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"People had nothing else to say. How could they understand?/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"They did not know about Lily's laugh.../p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Or the way she was so tender with children, and yet fierce in battle./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"How could he proceed?/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Memories rushed through his mind./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emSeeing Lily for the first time./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emHe had walked jauntily into the carriage. She was sitting there, with a pale boy with black hair. Sniv - no. He would not think of him. Lily had red hair and incredibly green eyes. She had drawn his eyes many times that whole train ride had been good. He had met Sirius that day as well./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emAsking her out again/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emAnd again/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emand again/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emand again./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emShe had refused him, time and time again. Until their seventh year, when he was made Head Boy. She must have decided he was worth something then./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emProposing to her./em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"emThe nervous feeling in his chest. What if she refused him?/em/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"And now he was without her, as if she had refused him. Except now, he could never regain her./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"He spotted Dumbledore. They had had talked once since her death. They had not talked of anything of importance./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"He could tell that Dumbledore wished to speak to him./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"It could wait./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"The long line of mourners filed past./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Thoughts filled his brain. They did not stay. They merely darted through his head like little adventurous fishes in a pond with an outlet./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Lily had been buried in Godric's Hollow. James went to her grave every day./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"The only reason he stayed in the world was his children./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Harry./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Samantha./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Marco./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"span style="max-height: 999999px; text-decoration-line: underline;"Lily/span./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Dumbledore had come to him one day. He had learned of a prophecy. His children might defeat Voldemort!/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Because of that, they were all shut up in the cottage./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Being shut up like that with only four babies for company would drive anyone insane./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"The only reason he was not was his dearest friends - the Marauders. They would come over several days a week./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"They were all godfathers./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Sirius was godfather to Lily. Remus was godfather to Samantha. Peter was godfather to Marco. Dumbledore was godfather to Harry./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"He trusted Dumbledore whole heartedly. Was he not the defeater of Grindelwald, the only person Voldemort feared, and the leader of the Light?/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"James walked into the graveyard. He saw someone kneeling next to Lily's grave./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Hello."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"The man looked up./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""You!" They both cried at the same time./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""What are you doing here, Snivellus?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Visiting Lily's grave."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Are you sure you are not here to kill me?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I might as well do that too."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Snape cast first. Spells flew through the air. Snape was a Death Eater. James was an Auror-in-training. There was no bandying about. Lethal spells were the name of the game./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Suddenly, something in the air changed. Snape started pushing harder. James was forced backwards./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"All at once, James was on the ground with his wand twenty feet away./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Snape paused for a moment./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Finally, I have you in my power."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Do your worst, Snivellus."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""It is not wise to antagonize the man who holds your life in his hands, Potter."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""**** you!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Snape was about to react, but then he grabbed at his forearm./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""My master calls. This might be your lucky day, Potter."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"As he apparated away, he cast. "Sectumsempra!"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"James felt a large gash open on his left side. He stumbled up, his arm hanging very loose at his side./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"He slowly began to lose consciousness from loss of blood as he neared his house./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"What would happen if he died? What would happen to his children? He was all the family they had left./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"As he fell onto his porch, he vaguely (and morbidly) wondered who would discover his dead body./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Snape apparated away, twisting in its confines. Of all the times for his master to call!/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"He landed, going straight into a bow./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""My Lord."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""What were you about, Severus?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""I was tracking James Potter, my Lord."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Did you find him?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""No, my Lord."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Very well. I wish you to speed up your work on the potion you are supposed to be creating."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""As you will, my Lord."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Urgh! He hated Potter so much. And to have him catch him at Lily's grave! He hoped that Lily would not hate him too much for assisting Voldemort to kill her children. Although when you put it that way, it sounds unlikely./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Oh well. Off to make the potion the Dark Lord had demanded. It was an interesting field to research in!/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"James awoke (he wasn't dead?) To see his friends standing around him./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""You're alive!" Sirius Black cried out joyfully./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""It appears so. How are all of you?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"He noticed their pale faces. They looked worn and drawn. Then he noticed something else./p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Where is Peter?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"Sirius' lips tightened. "The important thing to remember, James, is that your children are fine."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""What happened? How long have I been out?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""The important thing to remember is that your children are alright, okay? And you have been out for three months."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""What the! What did Snivellus hit me with?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""It is unclear what Snivellus hit you with," Remus butted in. "It took the healers this long to figure out how to stop the bleeding. You had to be put in a magically induced coma."/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Enough about me! What happened to the children?"/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;""Well, you see".../p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"span style="font-weight: bold;"Boom! Cliffhanger!/span/p
p style="max-height: 999999px; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Arial; font-size: 13px;"span style="font-weight: bold;"Please leave me a review so that I can continue to improve. I would really appreciate it. You will not find out what happened for a while, though. Next chapter? The children are the stars of the show! No more James POV for a while. Have a good day!/span/p