Chapter 21-Picking Lilies
Previously..
"JAMES! GET LILY AND RUN!" Sirius screamed.
Lord Voldemort had found his way into Hogwarts.
………….
James, who had been looking into Lily's eyes, turned his head towards Sirius's voice. Voldemort? What was he doing here? He felt Lily drop his hand and reach for her wand, which was in her robe pocket. James did as well.
Then, he saw him and a chill went up his spine. Voldemort had Sirius by the collar and was staring straight at James.
"LET HIM GO, VOLDEMORT!" James bellowed.
Just then, James heard a soft scream to his right and saw that Bellatrix had managed her way towards them. She had Lily trapped.
"Let her go Bella!" James screamed. It was a trap. He knew it, but there was no way around it.
"And have the Dark Lord kill my unworthy cousin? Certainly," Bellatrix snarled.
"Save the girl or save you friend. What to choose Mr. Potter?" Voldemort said.
"What do you want from me?" James asked desperately.
Voldemort grinned. James had said the magic words.
"Join my ranks James. Become a Death Eater. See how your power will come to use. Don't let Dumbledore contain such a threat in this school. Join me," Voldemort said.
James didn't even have to contemplate his choice.
"No," he said simply.
"Well, I figured as much. It was worth a shot."
"What do you really want?"
"Well, I say we have a little duel. Match the powers of James Potter, the legacy of Hogwarts, to the great Lord Voldemort," Voldemort sneered.
"Dumbledore will be here any minute. Then who's the duel going to be between?" James said smartly.
"I happen to know that Dumbledore is nowhere near us. Good try though. If you want your girlfriend back, you'll just have to find me," Voldemort sneered.
A giant crow came bursting through the window. Bellatrix began running at full speed, dragging Lily behind her. Sirius was putting up a good fight with Voldemort. James ran towards Lily, trying to keep up. He'd had a bad head start and Bellatrix was out of sight. Suddenly, the black crow dove into the crowd and Lily and Bellatrix were pulled onto it. Voldemort was in the middle of the crowd. He dropped Sirius and jumped onto the bird.
"See you soon Potter," Voldemort said as he flew out of the Great Hall.
James was left in shock. Lily was gone. Why had he left Sirius?
James ran over to Sirius and saw that Sirius was holding his head.
"What did he do to you Padfoot?" James asked.
"Said some weird spell. Like 'Occlumens'. Do you know what that was about? All I know is that I keep seeing some graveyard and a tombstone with the name Tom Riddle. No idea who that is. But, why am I talking? We need to find Lily., Sirius said.
"That's it! Tom Riddle is Voldemort's real name. Tom Riddle must be his dad. He must have Lily there. We need to get there. Does anyone know how to make a Portkey?" James asked. No one same forward. Everyone was too in shock to say words. Where were all the Professors? Why hadn't they done anything?
"I know how to Prongs," Remus said quietly.
"You do? Oh my god, Moony. Thanks. I am going to need it when I go. Find something to make it into," James said frantically.
"You mean we're going to need it when we go," Sirius said firmly.
"What?" James asked staring at Sirius.
"You really don't think we're going to let you go alone and die. We're all Lily's friend and if someone messes with her, they mess with us," Halle said defiantly.
"Yeah," Katy said.
"Katy, Halle, Sirius? Are you all sure you want to do that?" James asked.
"Yes," they all said.
"Moony? You up for it?" Sirius asked.
"Yes," Remus replied.
"Well, it's now or never," James said as he got in a circle with the other four. Remus held his mask in front of them. They all touched it and felt their feet lift off the ground, to a place James was sure he didn't want to go.
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