Ties of Friendship, Bonds of Fate
Ties of Friendship, Bonds of Fate - Ch 41
Title: Ties of Friendship, bonds of Fate
Pairings: JamesxLily and RemusxSeverus
Rating: K to start but future M.
Summary: snupin prequel to Bound to You set pre-Harry Potter Era Hogwarts in a Marauder era AR/AU. Traces the bonds between snupin and jily as well as the falling out/distancing of Peter from the others.
A/N: This chapter is for mandancie for gave me some great ideas and being a muse of sorts. Apologies for the shortness but I couldn't think of anything else...
Chapter 41- Lily’s sacrifice
October 31, 1981
“He’s here…”
“James do you trust me?”
“Do I trust you? Is this a joke?”
“Yes or no, James it’s important.”
“Yes…”
“Good then concentrate on flooding our bond with all of the magic you have.”
“All of the,”
“For Harry’s sake James!”
“For Harry…”
The front door exploded but Lily’s shield protected them.
“Hello Father…”
James choked but pushed his magic into Lily causing her to shimmer almost dangerously.
“Your rape had unforeseen consequences. You chose my son to represent a false prophecy and I will give our lives to protect the Heir of three Houses Black, Slytherin and Potter! Daughter I was, Mother I am and sister I shall ever be. Born to Prince, Sired by Slytherin and Bonded to Potter. Three against one I stand, three lives for one. I call on Slytherin; Potter and Prince ancestors three raise a shield three on three. Three lives for a life. Three lives for a life.”
James felt his magic drained by the tie to Lily; even at the end he could not blame her for this secret. In the end, his parents would be proud and welcome them…
Lily felt James’ life flicker out even as Voldemort cast the Killing Curse at her.
The Prince Manor trembled, Lily felt the portkey activate and then lost consciousness, life as her magic and Voldemort’s clashed.
XoooooX
Meanwhile in Shrewsbury, Eileen woke and began to sob.
Lily was gone…
Her talented daughter was gone…
The world would be all the poorer without her.
XoooooX
Severus woke with a scream of pain; it felt as if his soul was being rent in half.
“Lily! No…I knew…aaaahh…Lily!”
He knew she would die and it would be awful but he had no idea how much having his twin wrenched from him would hurt.
Remus woke to the sound of his cries of anguish, “Sev?”
“She’s dead…he killed her…our sire…he killed her…Salazar’s wand…she’s dead…Lily and James are dead…”
Lily told him that James would pass too; he never could feel James through his twinbond though she could sometimes feel Remus.
Losing Sirius a few days ago had been painful enough; Walpurga still had yet to agree to allow him to be buried with his ancestors.
They clung to one another in their grief…
Soon they were joined by a wailing Harry who clutched at Severus who was still keening at the loss of his twin.
What do you think? Outstanding? Exceeds Expectations? Acceptable? Poor? Dreadful? Troll?