Chapter 1

The Second Battle

"Oh please don't be dead! I can't loose you!" a boy called out as he was running as fast as his legs would carry him toward a girl lying motionless on the ground a few feet ahead. Suddenly, a man in a black mask it jumped in his way. "Avada Kedavara!" he shouted. The boy stared at the Death Eater and watched the green light speed past his dirty face.

"Go get her!" a man shouted at the boy as he jumped in front of him and fought the Death Eater, giving him a path to reach his destination. The boy wasted no time. He ran off down the hill as fast as he could go. He ran so fast, his legs gave way and he rolled down to the bottom of the hill.

"Lily, Lily! Please, answer me!" the boy sat on his knees as he cradled the girl in his arms.

"Is she alright?" another boy asked. He looked the same age as the other and had the same black hair as the first, although his was longer.

"She's not answering me, Sirius!" the first man said fearfully.

"Here, I'll help you get her up to the castle. You two need to get somewhere safe. He's after both you and Lily, James."

"I know," James said.

James picked Lily up and started running up the hill, with Sirius right behind him. Suddenly, they stopped dead when they heard a familiar, terrifying scream. It was the scream of someone transforming into a monster. It was their friend, Remus, turning into a werewolf.

"It's a full moon! How could we have forgotten?" Sirius looked at his friend. "I'll go help Remus while you take Lily." Sirius ran off and altered himself into a big, black dog.

James turned around and headed back up the hill. He reached the top, but he still had a long way to go before he could escape the forest that seemed to be closing in around him. James hurried on, but stopped when he heard a frantic dog's barking. He knew who it was. He slowly turned around and saw a humongous werewolf running at him! He turned around to sprint the other way, but saw he was trapped! He laid his eyes on the evil that was Lord Voldemort for the second time in his life. He had felt this man's evil when Voldemort had killed his parents and Lily's. He felt it when he was chained to a rock as he was forced to make a decision – become a Death Eater or watch his girlfriend die. He hated this man who caused so much misery in the lives of all who came into contact with him; even those who never saw him face to face felt his wrath. Everyone was scared of him; most were even afraid to speak his name, but James wasn't.

"Voldemort!" he shouted.

James was stuck. He gently laid Lily on the ground and pulled out his wand. He cast a shield around himself and Lily as Voldemort and Remus the werewolf came at him. As Remus ran at him, he broke off a tree branch in an effort to get at him. Sirius was trying to hold the werewolf back from his friends, but was having trouble. James' shield was weakening. Then, the werewolf picked up the dog and threw it at James. The force knocked James over, destroying the shield. Voldemort had been waiting for this. He pointed his wand at them and muttered something under his breath.

James watched as swirling red and black clouds surround the three. James started coughing; Sirius, who had turned back into his human form, and Lily were unconscious on the ground. James fought to stay awake, but his vision faded, as did the sound of Voldemort's cruel, cold laughter.