Fate

Fate

"Lily! Run!" I heard him shout but I didn't see him. I didn't see him fall, I didn't see his expression, I didn't see the laughter, love, happiness....life....die in his eyes. The life I had come to love after years and years of being enemies. Well rather it was more of cat and mouse. He pounced I ran. Literally. They were the good days, the days I loved. Now on this day there is only despair. For everyone. I almost heard the intake of breath as the village saw him come to our door and no-one else's. I can see Mrs. Potters face now, looking out the window as I flee upstairs where I know I will be trapped. It was here, in my life, that I realised I should have learnt to fly a broom. "Great timing" At least I will die in the same place as James instead of living a cold, empty life without him. I hope Harry survives. Damn, I know it sounds cruel but why couldn't it have happened to the Longbottoms? Why us? Why me? Its times like these I wish Petunia had got the letter. Oh my god! He's here! I can hear him coming up the stairs! Think Lily think! Damn, I can't remember all my curses! Ok. Calm down. Well I could just jump out of the window, attempt an Accio for a broom and hope it knocks him on the head or die here. "Actually that last one sounds quite good" Bugger, where's James when you need him? Oh yeah. He's gone. NO! He's here with me. Always with me. What would he do? Probably Accio the broom or jump out the window if that didn't work. Once a trouble maker always a trouble maker. AHHH! Oh no! Harry hush. Shhhh. DO YOU WANT TO DIE? No? Good. Now stay quiet. I don't want to die James! I don't, I don't, I don't!

"It's not really that bad you know."

I turned to face him and there was. Right as rain. Except dead. I whipped around again and screamed. Because guess what? There fucking was. Lord Voldemort. Bastard.

"All you see is this green light like the one that just hit you now and then you feel nothing."

"Oh. Ok. Wait! I'M DEAD!"

"Yes. Come on. Let's go."

"No, no, no, no, no, no! I've got to see what happens to Harry. Don't you?"

"Yes. I suppose I just didn't want to know." We turned and watched the bastard kick me unmercifully out of the way. That hurt to see that. I mean, imagine seeing your own dead self being kicked out of the way so that your murderer could kill your only son! Come on. Voldemort (he's not a lord and I'm dead so who cares) is slowly turning to Harry. I can see him, and hear him actually, say the Killing Curse. Those two fateful words that can change the world. AVADA KEDAVRA! It's awful. Watching your son die.

What? That wasn't meant to happen! He....he's alive! Harry's alive! YES! EXCELLENT! No. Wait. Bad. He's alone in the world. What am I going to do?

"Come on Lils. He's alive. I've no idea how or why but he is. Sirius will look after him and Remus too. He'll be fine."

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Now I'm walking along a street and I've no idea how I've got here. But James is here and that's all that matters. I hope Harry will grow into a brilliant wizard and kill that bastard that took us away from him. Harry will live. I will always be with him and James with me. This is where my story ends and my son's begins.