I'm almost done!! This last part is proving a bit difficult...

*waits patiently* If I can't read it to night I'll read it as soon as I get home from Cross Country tomorrow...

*waits in suspense* ok. Take your time, no rush

it's going to be so sad..

This is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo not fair!! My Dad is making me get off!! I'll check ASAP in the morning though!!!

Okay I have something to say!

On wednesday I read up to page 6 and on thursday, I spent all afternoon up to 1 a.m. reading this FF and I am finally done with it! It has trully been the best FF I´ve EVER read! And now (it's 6:15 a.m.) I am patiently waiting for the las post to be posted but I just can't wait! I had to come back because I just couldn't sleep knowing that the last post was going to be posted soon, and now I will just wait for it

Caitlin you are the best FF writer I've ever met! I loved your FF! I love how you made everything fit perfectly into the story and I loved it when James called Lily ''Lil'', that was the sweetest thing! I'm so sad it's over but I can't wait to read Fate! Thanks for writing this FF, it was really entertaining, I loved it!

-Emma

P.S.

PAMS

NO NO YOU CAN'T LEAVE! Like ten minutes and I'm done, I swear!!

Emma- THANKS SO MUCH! I'm glad that you like it! Eek, well the last post will be up, and very soon! are you ready?!

OMJL, you're nearly done. SQUEE. I'm so excited. And sad. And happy. Really, I have no idea how I feel. *stalks you* Just post it soon - But wait, it will end then. DON'T POST IT, whatever you do. Oh no, you must. *smacks self* I siriusly need to be quiet. *goes and sits in corner*

Maxie

AM I READY???? Are you serious! I'm more than ready!!!! Post Caitlin! Please!

I'M POSTING! Mmkay??

PAMS!! I love this FF completely!! It shouldn't be allowed to end..but I guess some good thing shave to come to an end...at least Fate will start!!

I keep freaking out everytime someone posts in here...

oh, I'm so sorry!! *stops posting*

All right. Before I post the final installment, I would just like to give a BIG thank you to all of my readers! If it weren’t for you, none of this would be possible. You are all amazing. Starting today, I'm going to make a tradition. I'm going to give a BIG hug to the person who has posted first on my FF and stuck with me through the whole thing. This time, it’s herminiefan#1- Nikky! Also, a big hug to Sama, who hasn’t been able to here because of a busy schedule.

But seriously, I want to thank you all, because you all kept me more than motivated. You’ve made me the happiest write on SS… heck, in the world! I just hope to see you all on Fate- it’d be awfully boring there without you!

1 fan fiction, 61 SS pages, 83 Microsoft Word pages, 183,057 Characters and A BAJILLION readers later, and it's all over! :[ Thanks for giving me a great time!

The last post is my final one on The Flavor of the Week, so THANK YOU ALL for being so amazing!

Hoping to see you all soon!

A soft buzzing awoke me. I rolled over to find the alarm system flashing.

“James,” I hissed, punching the code in to turn off the sound. “Get up. Someone’s here. Magic’s been used.”

“How do you know?” he asked, sitting up and grabbing for his wand. He shook his messy black hair around, trying to wake himself up.

“Magic always leaves traces,” I responded. “Plus, the red light is on. That means it’s detected magic in the air.”

“You sure it’s not Harry?”

“What? Showing his signs early? Sure, why not, but then why would the front door be open?”

“Good point,” he replied, stepping in front of me. “Therefore, I’ll go first. I’ll call to you to let you know if the coast is clear.”

I slowly agreed then let him leave the bedroom. Within seconds he’d escaped my viewing range and all I could see was the dark hallway staring back at me. I heard muffled voices, and then what James was saying became clear.
“Lily, take Harry and go! It’s him! Go! Run! I’ll hold him off!”

Without thinking, without breathing, I ran to where he was. I found James and Voldemort, wands both pointed at each other. A scorch mark on the wall caught my attention, and it looked as if a curse of James’ had gone astray.

“Lily, go! What do you want with us, Voldemort?”

He sneered. “Not you. I want him. Your son. Avada Kedavra!”

I spun around and left the room, running for Harry’s. After slamming the door shut and locking it, I picked Harry up out of his cot. He was slowly waking up, and his sleepy and surprised eyes met mine.

“Shh, honey, it’s all right.” I tried to sound reassuring as I heard Voldemort stumble out of the room down the hall.

The door burst open and the man laughed the most high-pitched laugh I’d ever heard.

“Not Harry, not Harry, please not Harry!”

“Stand aside, you silly girl,” he jeered, stepping forward. “Stand aside now…”

“Not Harry! Please, no! Take me… kill me instead!” I begged turning Harry away from him. Harry seemed to catch on to my fear. We were both crying, and I hugged him tighter. “Not Harry! Please… Have mercy! Have mercy!”

“Avada Kedavra!” Voldemort roared eagerly, and all was black.

****

Rebeus Hagrid, who’d been working in the Order closely with Dumbledore, James, and Lily, was sitting in the Leaky Cauldron when Fawkes, Dumbledore’s phoenix, popped in by his side. Jumping slightly, Hagrid set his bottle of fire whisky aside and took the small roll of parchment from the creature’s beak.

“Blimey,” he said softly. After throwing the check and a tip down on the bar, he Apparated to the cul-de-sac that the Potters resided in.

He walked forward slowly, his eyes closed, afraid of what would be there when he opened them. Shaking slightly, Hagrid opened his right eye, and then his left, and what met him was even worse than what he’d imagined.

Their house was in ruins. It looked as if a fire had erupted and swarmed over the boards, but there was no trace of a single ash. A faint cry caught his attention, and Hagrid pushed through the scattered mess carefully, not wanting to crush anything.

He thought he saw a board move to his left. Whipping around, he bent down and threw it aside. Sure enough, a small boy lay there in his pajamas, crying fiercely. Hagrid picked him up and felt him shaking. His fingers were icy cold and the tip of his nose was pink.

Hagrid looked around for a blanket, but nothing could be found. He kicked aside a few more boards when something he didn’t want to see swam into view: a foot. Hagrid shook his head, trying not to picture who laid there, and wrapped the boy in his jacket, not wanting him to catch pneumonia.

When he’d left the rubble, a few Muggles swarmed around.

“I didn’t even know anyone lived there,” a woman hissed to a man in his late forties.

“Well, they did,” said Hagrid gruffly. “An’ they had a son, too.”

“Oh no. Is he here?”

“Yeah… He’s here. Do… do you min’ if… if he uses yer blanket? I'm sure he’s uncomfortable…”

The woman nodded and took the blanket off of her back. “Here. Let the boy keep it.”

Hagrid nodded thankfully, and began to walk away. “Oh… an’ call the Mug… call the police. There’s… there’s bodies in there, there are.”

When he reached the end of the street, he prepared to Apparate with the boy. However, a grumbling from the sky caught his attention, and before he even knew what was happening, Sirius Black was sitting in front of him on a giant motorbike.

“What happened?” he said, jumping off of the vehicle.

“How’d you know to come?”

“I… Lily and James had me go and check on Peter. He wasn’t there, so I got worried. I was coming to ask if they’d seen him… Are… are they all right?”

No,” said Hagrid simply, hanging his head. He pointed lamely in the direction of the house, and Sirius noticed it for the first time.

“No! NO! They can’t be… No, Hagrid, tell me it’s not true! Tell me!”

“I… I can’t, Sirius. They’re dead.”

“Hagrid, let me take Harry,” Sirius pleaded, trying to regain himself. “I'm his Godfather. He should be with me.”

“I'm on Dumbledore’s orders. He says to take Harry strai’ to ‘em.”

“Well… don’t Apparate with Harry, then. He… He wouldn’t like it. You can have my motorbike. I won’t need it anymore.”

Hagrid looked at him curiously, but took his offer. “Yeah, all righ’. Thanks, Sirius.”

“Anytime,” he smiled softly, looking down into Harry's big green eyes. “Anytime…”

THE END.

It was so beautiful, Caitlin. I read it - Oh, I read it all. *tear* I - I can't believe it's happened. It - seemed - so - real. I really cried, caitlin. Really. And my father came in and asked if I was okay and I told him I was perfect but - I'm not. I'm wrenched apart. It - It's just not right. James and Lily....*breaks into sobs* I'm having a lot of difficulty writing, because my eyes are all wet.

I so wanted to be the first to post after you did. And now I'm not sure if I want to be the first. The post isn't very happy. It's like seeing your best friend die. Umm...I would love to write a longer reply but maybe later - I'm not fit to write one now .I think you wrote beautifully but I really can't say how much I loved it, seeing that I am in tears. I promsie I will reply properly when I feel better. I...loved....the....post.

Maxie

OMG!!!!!!!!!! That was good Caitlin!!! I loved it!!! It's so sad though. I almost started tearing up right when i started reading it becuz i knew but now' there's a couple tears....I wish he could have gone with Sirius..it would have been easier, but i suppose it has to follow the storylines..Lily..I wonder what would have happened if she had survived...too much pain probably..anyways..

You really are a great, great writer!!

oh, and I can't wait for Fate..

NO!!! NO!!! IT CAN'T JUST END LIKE THAT!
That's SO sad!

:

Poor Harry! The worst part is that we all know what's going to happen but it's still a big shock!


Thanks Caitlin for this great FF! U RULE!

-Emma

I had to reread it, to see if i got more reaction...i did..now i'm about to cry..anyways, like Maxie said, it was written beautifully and i'm glad I could stay up long enough to read it. wow..

I was beautiful But it was painful to read great article though!!!

Amazing! But sad.

Can't wait for Fate!

i love the end omg you are sooo goo dat writing adn i can't beliove the end it is soo sad and you made me cry adn i never cry...wow i am readin gever story you write form now on adn i just adore the end of this story but poor poor harry and sirius!!!!

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW OMGGGGGG MY EYES ARE SO TEARYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

IT CANT BE OVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

NOOOOOOOOO POOR LILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! POOR JAMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO



the sad kitty...

~Dog *whose soOoOoOo saddddd*

AWWWW!!! I'm so sad. It just shows me that I love Sirius even more. The last sentence has a hold on my heart now...

I'm so sad that it's over, but I'll be waiting for Fate now!

Great story, everything about it is amazing!

Caitlin, you are amazing. I love you -hugs-


-Monika

It's sooooooooooo sad!! I can't believe it can just end like that! Voldemort is so cruel!!!!!! I wish Sirius could have taken him, Harry would've had a much better life than he did with the Dursley's...but you had to follow JKR's lead... I can't believe it's over!! That last line was amazing, I loved it! Oh gosh, I can't believe it was such a shock, even though I was expecting their deaths the whole time...

You're an amazing writer Caitlin! I can't wait for Fate!

~Jessica

It was terribly sad, but beautiful and soooo ah-mazing!!! You're an awesome writer!

*crys*Lily!James! NO!!!!!*crys even harder now*It can't be happening!I will get you so much Lord Voldemort!I will get my revenge!Anyone with me?
S-Sorry about th-that.The post, was just s-so sad!!!!*still crying*And I mean, you're such a fantastic writer, that I f-felt like I w-was really there! *wipes tears away to see the computer and everything* So I a-a-actually felt like killing Lord Voldemort(still do), b-but I couldn't! This was such a fantastic story!I'm going to miss it! M-maybe I'll print it out and k-keep reading it?.I'm going to miss you so much Caitlin!I can't wait to read Fate(which I will go check out soon,meaning in the next five minutes).Have a f-fantastic year!
~Nikky

OMG don't think I didn't come back cuz i
did.......i'm crying and i can't stop...i really wish i
had been here for all the end......12 pages....i read
through 12 pages.....

And that PETER!!!! I'lls kill him......dead dead dead....
VENDENTA!!!!! VENDENTA!!!!!! VENDENTA!!!!!!
*Cries some more* NOOOOOO!!!!!!

LILIY AND JAMES!!!!!! NO GOOD!!!!! NO PICKLES
AND APPLES FOR THEM!!!!!! What!!!! the!!!!! *Argh*
PETER!!!!!

No pickles and apples for Peter!!!! I hates him, loathes
him, and despises him!!!! And it was his fault Maire died!!!!!
No pickles and Apples for anyone!!!! NO NO NO NO NO
NO NO NO!!!!!!

PICKLES!!!!!

APPLES!!!!!

SKITTLES!!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

NO this shouldn't have happened LILIY
AND JAMES ARE DEAD!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!

POOR HARRY!!!!!

*weeps*

*Weeps some more*

*and some more*

*dying from grief*

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

PETER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That NO Good........RAT!!!!!!!!

Poor PADFOOT!!!!!!!!!

Remus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RAT CALLED PETER!!!!!!!!!

*building a fire*

I will burn him!!!!!

*puts on devil horns*

*Starts to dance around flames*

WHERE IS HE!!!!!!


PETER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH PETER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I WON'T HURT YOU>>>>>YOU RAT!!!!!!!!!!
I'LL KILL YA!!!!!!

He will die in the fires of hell!!!!!

POOR HARRY!!!!!

THE DURSLEYS!!!!!

He has to live with them and you know
why????? I'll give you a guess.......a rat
betrayed Harry's parents....do you know
of whom I speak??????


I'LL TELL YOU!!!!!! IT WAS PETER!!!!!!
WORM!!!!! TAIL!!!!!! WORMTAIL!!!!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alright lets calm down.....Caitlin you are
so awesome and you said something about
seeling Flavor of the Week......I will so buy
it!!!!! OH and thanks for the hug*Sama gives
Caitlin a hug* I LOVE YOU AND FLAVOR OF THE WEEK!!!!

I can't wait for Fate...you need to post a
link.....k????? Cuz stupid people like me won't
be able to find it!!!!! I LOVE YOU AND U ARE
SO MY GURL!!!!! Oh I'm going to miss Flavor
so much.....alright....i'll go but before i do....i'll
let you'll know I'm having a Peter bonfire right
now so.......anyone up for some marshmallows??????

~Sama~