Final moments
Lily laughed as she threw her head back. We were watching Pads dance with Harry. Harry stood and wiggled around with Pads before promptly falling over. I smiled, “This is the life” I thought to myself. Did I ever think that my 1 year old son would be hunted down by the darkest wizard of all time? No not in a million years, this is absolute bullshit but still, life is good. I'm with my beautiful boy, my wife and my three best friends on Halloween. It may not be the epic parties and the prank pulling that defined the marauders but I’m as happy as I'll ever be because I’m with everyone who loves me.
Pads is pretending to do the guitar solo in Bohemian Rhapsody. The funniest part being that Pads doesn’t have a musical bone in his body. The boy couldn’t make music if his life depended on it. Goodness did the man love Queen. When we were in our 5th year we promised each other that before we die we will go to at least one queen concert. I plan to honour that promise; as soon as all of this is over we’ll leave Harry with Mary and go to a concert together. Me, Moony, Pads, Wormtail and Lily. We’ll all go to a concert together.
“James? James!” I finally heard Lily say.
“What do you need?” I asked.
“Can you put Harry to bed? I’ll go get food ready so we can have dinner.” Lily handed me Harry and I replied over my shoulder as I started to walk up the stairs,
“ ‘Course meri jaan (My love).” I walked up to Harry’s nursery with a half asleep Harry in my arms. Once I got in I put Harry down who promptly started crying. I sighed and picked him up, I rocked him in my arms for a few minutes before he fully fell asleep and I was able to put I left the room,
“Sleep tight Harry, Dada loves you.” I whispered as I slipped out of the room and I went down the stairs.
“Sorry I took so long. Harry wouldn’t fall asleep.” I took my seat.
“It’s okay.” Pads said, his mouth already full of food.
Moony rolled his eyes and chuckled a little then commented, “Pete, you’ve been quite quiet all night. Is something wrong?”
Wormtail shook his head and then replied, “No, I've just got an awful hangover.”
It was believable. Pete was constantly drunk. We ate our dinner talking about everything from future plans for the Order, what we were going to do when the war is over, and reminiscing on past Halloweens during our Hogwarts years.
About two hours later Peter left saying he was absolutely done and wanted to go to bed. Another hour later Remus decided it was time for him and Sirius to go.
“Bye Moony, bye Pads. We still on for next weekend?” I asked as they began to walk out the door. Remus nodded and I shut the door. I looked around, “Where is Lily?” I wondered as I began to walk upstairs. As I got to the top I noticed Harry’s door slightly ajar. I walked in and found Lily sitting on the rocking chair beside Harry’s crib. I quietly walked in and stood beside Lily and grabbed her hand.
“The poor boy.” She started, her eyes fixated on our son. “He’s never known a life outside of hiding. I hope this all ends soon.”
I rubbed little circles into her hand, “It will, Regulus found and destroyed one horcrux, there are only 5 more we need to find and destroy.” Lily sighed, unsatisfied with that answer. “Come on,” I started as I got up and began to walk out of the room. “I have something much more fun to do.”
Lily sighed and started following me, “James, I do love you but I am not keen on-”
“Oh get your mind out of the gutter.” I joke as we begin walking down the stairs. I rifled through our box of records and put one in, little did Lily know I had made a record of all of the songs that we had danced to on our wedding night. The first song played and Lily lit up when she realised. I smiled and walked closer to her, I stuck out my hand and smiled,
“May I have this dance, m’lady?”
“Of course.” Lily replied in her most posh accent, taking my hand and standing up. We danced for what could have been forever, just me and Lily in pure bliss. We were almost through the record when I felt my lips inching closer to Lily’s.
“I’m so glad I bagged Evans.” I said before I kissed her, Lily smiled “It's not Evans. Its Potter you idiot.”
I sat down on the couch and Lily joined me. I was deep in thought until Lily looked at me and asked, “What’s on your mind love?
“You.” I replied still deep in thought “It’s insane that you are my wife.”
“James, we've been married for two years.”
“I know.” I began, “Everyday I’m with you I fall more and more in love with you. You’ve changed me and I never want to go back." Lily kissed my cheek,
“I love you so much James Potter. So so much.”
“I love you too, Lily Potter.” Lily curled her arms around me and we sat there for a moment in a peaceful quiet, enjoying each other's presence in comfortable silence. Then all of a sudden there was a knock at the door.
“What? Who could that be?” Lily asked,
“I don’t know.” I began truthfully. “I’ll answer the door, get ready to take Harry and run.”
“James no-”
“I love you.” I said not wanting to hear her fight.
“I love you too.” We shared a quick kiss before whomever was at the door broke it down.
I faintly heard Lily scream as she ran up the stairs. Then I was faced with what I never thought I would see. Lord fucking Voldemort.
“Step aside boy.”
“No.”
“Well then it must be this way.” The monster snarled. The last thing I saw was Lily’s feet coming down the stairs. Before I could warn her I heard the monster of a man scream, “AVADA KEDAVRA!”
“AVADA KEDAVRA.” Lily heard Voldemort say it for the second time. If it wasn’t for her putting up a shield she would have been dead. Then suddenly the man shrinked before her, fading only to an empty cloak.
Lily would have registered what had happened if there wasn’t a murderer infront of her but then she saw it. James was dead. The man who told her that he loved her moments ago was sitting dead in front of her. Lily screamed, only stopping herself to not scare Harry. Instead she steps out of the bounds of her home so that she could apparate. Where to? She didn’t know. All she knew is that she had to tell someone.