Here it is. The sequel to You're Such A Baby. I hope you like it, though I suck at first chapters.
I'm not sure if there are any stories like this one, but I haven't found one. If there are, please don't be offended, I'm not copying anything.
BTW, I don't own anything about Harry Potter and co. And now that's been said. On with the story.
Living And Loving In Times Of War
Chapter 1: Wedding Disaster
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It was a quiet but rather warm day in October, in a small town in Scotland. The trees that surrounded the village were colored in red and gold leaves, as was the ground. It was noon and the sun was shining her rays over the autumn world.
At the edge of the little village stood a building that wasn't much more than a shed, though anyone who could look through the curtains, would see that the outside told nothing about the inside.
The inside of the shed was a lot more space then seemed possible. The walls looked like it was the edge of a thick forest with the red and gold colors that were outside. The ceiling wasn't visible, and it looked like there wasn't a roof on the shed. The floor was covered with flowers and leaves, with a path of dirt in the centre. There was a small chamber at one end of the room, and one very nervous young lady was waiting there, dressed in a fabulous white wedding gown. Waiting to be escorted by her father down the aisle.
Lily Evans was waiting untill the moment she would step into the other room, to become Mrs. James Potter.
If she would have been told three years ago that everything in her life would change so fast, but so fabulous, she would have thought the person mental. She was utterly happy with her life.
Sure, dark times were in the past, present and future, but no Death Eater or even Voldemort could do anything about the love she felt so deeply for the man that was waiting for her down the aisle.
Two years ago, both Lily and James had graduated from Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Both had been top students of their year, and were seeing each other for a little less then a schoolyear by then.
A sign was given, and Lily started to walk down the short aisle, on her fathers arm.
She looked at the people in the room, there were only a few. Just their close friends.
In front of Lily walked her best friend of nine years, Hallie Parker, as the bridesmaid. At the end of the aisle stood James, with his best friend, Sirius Black, next to him, as his Best Man. Albus Dumbledore, their former Headmaster and current friend, stood there too, leading the ceremony.
Then there were the others, who were currently all looking at Lily. Their former Professor McGonagall, Hagrid the half-giant, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, the Longbottoms, and two other members of the Order of the Phoenix.
The one Lily really missed now, was her mother, who had died a couple of years ago of cancer. James also had no relatives present, for they had all been murdered by Voldemort and his followers. But the sad thoughts, her nervousness, and her anxiety swiftly disappeared as she looked in the hazel eyes of her soon-to-be-husband.
They took eachothers hand and Professor Dumbledore started the ceremony.
Half an hour later they were all drinking punch, eating cake and chatting cheerfully.
Lily, who was talking with Hallie, was aproached by Alice Longbottom.
"Congratulations, Lily!" Alice wished her.
"Thank you. I was really nervous, but that disappeared as I was with James." Lily smiled.
"I know. I felt exactly like that when I married Frank two years ago. But I was wondering, where is your sister Petunia?"
"I did invite her, but we're not on the best of terms and I didn't expect her to be here anyway."
"Is it true that she's pregnant?"
Lily nodded. "Yes, the baby's due in June somewhere. But I doubt to hear from Petunia and Vernon when he arrives. They seem to despice the wizarding world."
"Well, that's their loss." Hallie said, shrugging. "So, when can we expect a little one? Soon, I hope?"
Lily blushed. "We don't know of course, but you'll be the first to know. Trust me." Lily smiled.
"The first to know what?" James asked as he joined his wife, encircling her waist with his arms.
"The first to know when you're going to have a little James or Lily running around." Alice said with a smile.
At that moment, the door burst open, and every eye in the room went to the open doorframe as twenty Death Eaters burst through it.
Immediately, curses started going back and forth. Though outnumbered, the member of the Order were holding their ground firmly.
And with Dumbledores help, who was concidered the most powerfull wizard alive at the moment, they were slowly pushing them back. But then, a tall, red-eyed wizard entered the room.
"Voldemort." James growled, but had to dodge a spell immediately as the Dark Lord, how he was called by his followers, threw a curse at him.
"I'm afraid you're not invited, Tom." Dumbledore said calmly and the two powerfull wizards faced each other.
Voldemort slung a curse at the tall Headmaster, but the last shielded himself almost like it was habit.
As the two tall wizards got into a duel, the Order members and the Death Eaters continued their own.
Lily disabled one Death Eater with a well placed Stunning Spell, and then turned to help her husband, who was being attacked by three Death Eaters at a time.
Lily swiftly stunned one of them and then went to stand besides James to face the other two.
All around them, Death Eaters were falling, and after two hours of intense fighting, Voldemort stood alone.
"You're lucky this time Dumbledore, but your luck won't last!"
With that, Voldemort waved his wand and he, as well as the twenty unconscious, tied up, or petrified Death Eaters had vanished.
Lily looked around at the chaos that had been created. Pieces of cake were covering the walls, the chairs were almost all broken to splinters, and a part of the ceiling had come down.
All of the former partying people were covered with dust, sweat and even blood. Then Lily saw the body on the ground and tears welled up in her eyes as she saw the staring eyes of her friend, Thomas Blaze, blood forming on the floor beneath his head. And there, in the corner of the room lay the tall, slim form of her father.
She turned around and burried her head in James' broad chest, feeling lost, confused, sad, angry, and utterly eshausted. Unable to look at the body's of her father and of one of her best friends. At least she felt safe in James' arms.
"How did they know we were here?" She heard Frank Longbottom asking.
"The information must have leaked out somehow." Remus said. "This shouldn't have happened..."
"It shouldn't have, and I'll do everything in my power to find out how Voldemort got this information. But for now, I think it better to leave this place and go home." Dumbledore said calmly. "I'll call a meeting in a day or two."
They all nodded sadly, and one by one, they apparated away, after congratulating Lily and James again and wishing them happyness.
Finally, only Sirius, Hallie and professor Dumbledore were left.
"How about your honeymoon?" Hallie asked.
"We'll just be staying home. It's too dangerous going away right now." James explained.
"Enough to do there, right mate?" Sirius said, wiggling his eyebrows.
"That's none of your business, Black." Hallie said, in a tone that she probably held for stern. "Now come on home. There's enough for us to do there too."
Sirius grinned and clapped James on the back. "Duty calls, so I guess I'll see you at the meeting. Congratulations Prongs, Lily."
"Have a good time, Lily, James." Hallie said, and then the two Disapparated.
"You'll inform us about the meeting, Albus?" Lily asked the Headmaster.
"Of course. Enjoy your time together."
Lily made to Apparate, as James held her back.
"No, Lily, this has to be done properly."
Just as Lily was about to ask what he meant, he lifted her in his arms and Apparated to the dark alley besides their home.
James walked with Lily in his arms to the door, unlocked it with his wand that was still in his hand, and stepped over the treshold.
"That's how it's supposed to be done." James said, putting Lily down and leaning in to kiss her...
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Well, that's part one. I hope it's not too horrible. It's my first attempt at some action, so please be gentle ;)
Anyway, I hope it was okay, please R/R