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"So I can't live
What's lost can't be born again
A song that's not even seeking the proof of living
Let's put and end
The Final" -Dir en Grey, "The Final"

-- The Final --

James was already dead. And now that Dark Lord was ordering her to step aside and let him kill Harry.

But Lily could never do that. She would protect her child to her very last breath, and beyond. She would protect him. She would.

"I'll give you one last chance, girl. Save yourself. Stand aside."

There was steel in her voice and ice in her eyes as Lily responded, "Make me."

The Dark Lord laughed humorlessly and took aim.

"Avada Kedavra!"

"NO!"

He hadn't expected Lily to be so quick on the draw... or to resort to the killing curse, much less accurately and successfully cast one.

And then the Order was there and the Death Eaters were forced to flee.

The next morning's headlines read: The Dark Lord's Failed Attack On The Potters, Bellatrix Lestrange Found Dead At The Scene.

-end-

A/N: Yes, she shielded him. (For those of you who might have been confused about why she's dead, lol.)

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