I have alwys loved this song and ...I'm not too sure what my obsession with the 31st of October is but here it is....
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the characters, settings or any of the speech involved apart from Sirius's very small "...no..." They al belong to J.K of course. Credit for the song goes to the fabulous Enrique Inglesias.
Song: Hero, by Enrique Inglesias
Let me be your hero
James ran into the hall to the sound of the splintering wood. There he stood tall, dark and powerful his wand raised his teeth bared. James knew who he was, he knew what this meant. “Lily!” He shouted trying not to panic, “Take Harry and go! Its him! Go! Run! I’ll hold him off!”
Lily who had been halfway towards the door gasped, stooped, scooped up the tiny baby and fled up the stairs.
Would you dance if I asked you to dance?
Would you run and never look back
Would you cry if you saw me crying
Would you save my soul tonight?
James turned to face Voldemort his heart pumping madly in his chest. Voldemort let loose a wild laugh at the sight of James standing before him wand less. James thought of Lily, trapped and in danger and he lunged towards the monster but the sudden glare of green light hindered him. He heard the rushing, felt the coldness enter his limbs and everything, even the blinding light was extinguished.
Would you tremble if I touched your lips?
Would you laugh oh please tell me these
Now would you die for the one you love?
Hold me in your arms tonight?
Lily screamed as she slammed the door to their room behind her trying to blot the horrific scene from her eyes. Trying to control her screaming she set Harry down in his cot and began throwing furniture at the door, chairs, boxes anything. She must protect her son, for James if not for his own innocent self.
I can be you hero baby
I can kiss away the pain
I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away
She returned to the cot panting and searching her pockets for her wand, ****, it was down stairs. She tried to stop the tears from falling onto Harry’s face as she lifted him to her and held him close whispering his lullaby into his sweet baby hair. She could here Voldemort, her husband’s murderer, likely to be her murderer but she must protect her son. She didn’t care about herself as long as her baby boy could live, live and love.
Would you swear that you'll always be mine?
Would you lie would you run and hide?
Am I in to deep?
Have I lost my mind?
I don't care you're here tonight
Tom forced the door open his pale face flushed with victory. Finally, after all this waiting he had him, he had her. Severus’s face swam briefly before his eyes as he remembered his shallow plea and smiling pushed aside the remaining boxes. She dropped the child into the cot again and began screaming at him, “Not Harry, not Harry please not Harry!”
I can be you hero baby
I can kiss away the pain
I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away
“Stand aside, you silly girl…stand aside, now…”
“Not Harry, please no, take me, kill me instead-”
“This is my last warning-”
“Not Harry! Please…have mercy…have mercy…Not Harry! Not Harry! Please – I’ll do anything-”
I just want to hold you
“Stand aside – stand aside, girl-”
He could have, probably should have, dragged her from the cot but it just had a right feeling about killing them all. Like pruning all the bad leaves of a tree. He let loose the curse and watched as the green light sucked the light from her emerald eyes. He looked down at the boy, triumph gushing through his veins…at last…
I just want to hold you
He pointed the wand carefully into the boys face as he had leant closer. The boy had begun crying and it made Tom writhe inside. He had always hated crying, it was a display of weakness, proved how little power people, even a tiny child truly had.
“Avada Kedavra”
Am I in too deep?
Have I lost my mind?
Well I don't care you're here tonight
Harry looked up as the light flashed across his forehead, his tear smeared face crumpled in annoyance that his mother had stopped singing. He shrieked as the burning sensation came, as he watched the man before him being blown apart by his own curse. He was knocked backwards with the strength of the blow making him shriek even more. He heard parts of the house coming down but was too scared to look.
I can be you hero baby
I can kiss away the pain
I will stand by you forever
You can take my breath away
He peeked out from between his cot bars trying to see through the dust. His whining began to ebb as he realized he was alone…apart from his mother who was lying close to him. Where had that man gone? Why was his mother not getting up…why did her presence still make him feel…alone? He peered out at her mess of red hair and splayed limbs and coughed slightly as the dust was sucked into his lungs. Out in the street people were shouting, screaming but he didn’t care, he was lost and afraid…he heard a roaring loud in his ears and looked up to see a tall man with a mess of black hair stumbling through the dust, coughing and calling for James or Lily. He saw Lily on the floor, “…no…” and shaking his head looked around desperately his eyes resting on Harry.
You can take my breath my breath away
The haunted man started towards him and lifted him from the cot, he didn’t squirm, he didn’t whine, he just let himself be lifted away, shaking and scared.
I can be your hero
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