Hello to you all, and here's the first chapter of my third Harry Potter fanfiction. Before I bring out the full summary I will say that I DO NOT own Harry Potter or any of its characters. They all belong to J.K. Rowling, my characters are all OC.

Summary:

Voldemort chose Bellatrix Lestrange to bear his children, but before they were born he was defeated by baby Harry James Potter. Bellatrix soon went into labor after her trial, and seconds after the children were born they were taken away by Auror Kingsley Shacklebolt and Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Separated at birth their magic remains undetected until seventeen years later when Severus Snape is given orders from Voldemort to track them down and bring them back; the only issue is though, they were raised by Muggles. The part they play in this war and the aftermath will be such a drastic change and will alter their lives forever more, and that of Harry Potter.

Enjoy.

November 18, 1980: Azkaban Prison Infirmary:

"Alright Bellatrix, push!" the healer witch instructed the Dark Witch in grueling pain.

"AAH!" the woman screamed and pushed long and hard. Her screams echoed throughout possibly the entire prison, and gave all aurors, including Minster Fudge, Albus Dumbledore, and Kingsley Shacklebolt terrible ear aches.

"That's good, we can see the head now take a deep breath…push!" Bellatrix Lestrange pushed again and seconds later a baby boy was born. "It's a boy!" the medi-witch cried taking the baby to clean him off. Bellatrix tried to look but her restraints prevented it before she screamed again.

"One more to go, we're almost done." Bellatrix took another deep breath and moaned in pain as a contraction hit.

"Alright…push!" the push was long, but not enough to show the head. "One…two…three..push!" the second push was longer, and the head came close. "Almost there dearie, one more and it's over." Bellatrix took another deep breath, and waited. "Push!" soon after a baby girl came out screaming like a banshee. "It's a girl!" the medi-witch gave the baby to the nurse and she was cleaned off before being placed in a cradle next to her older brother. The boy seemed calm but as his sister's crying got louder he started crying himself.

"M-My babies…please…l-let me see them…" Bellatrix tried to get a good look at her twins but couldn't since her arms, legs, and upper torso were bound to the bed. The witch in charge was about to bring the screaming girl over to her mother but then Cornelius Fudge stepped inside abruptly.

"Woman don't! What do you think you're doing?" Kingsley and Albus came in after, each taking a twin in their arms.

"Let me see them. Let me hold them once, just once." Bellatrix's voice got deeper, and Fudge looked at her with disdain and scorn.

"Forget it! You don't deserve to see these children." He looked over to Albus, who kept trying to calm the girl. "Take them, meet me at the Ministry in my office." Suddenly a cracking sound was heard and one of Bellatrix's arms broke free of its restraints.

"LET ME HAVE THEM! LET ME HAVE MY BABIES!" the twins began screaming even louder and all the glass in the room started to crack. Her other arm was about to wrench free when Fudge yanked out his wand and stunned her quickly.

"Minister! You attacked a woman who just gave birth!" the head witch cried out while Fudge put away his wand.

"She'll survive, just make sure she's locked up after she's fixed up." The three wizards soon left the prison hospital and went straight into Fudge's office through the Floo Network. The babies seemed to calm down and cease their screaming, but the girl was rather fussy.

"Have you got the paperwork together Kingsley?" Albus asked letting the newborn girl grab his gnarled finger.

"Right here." Kingsley pulled out some papers from inside his robes.

"And the families?"

"Both are waiting patiently and are prepared."

"Good, now Cornelius what do you propose we do about these children?" Fudge turned to him flabbergasted.

"What're you talking about, I specifically remembering telling you we can't risk these…infants coming to Hogwarts?"

"They may be 'His' children Minister, but they will be raised apart from each other in separate parts of London. They will have magic abilities, but I do have a solution that will keep their magic at bay until they're old enough to understand."

"And what is that Albus?" Dumbledore pulled out a small piece of parchment with a star drawing on the front; when Fudge realized what it was he stepped back a few feet away from the babies. "Albus are you mad? If that spell is broken in time their magic will erupt!"

"I know the risks my friend, but I can assure you that this spell won't break so easily with these two."

"It may wear off when they reach the age!"

"If it does then I will find a way to teach them both to control it. These two will be my responsibility Cornelius, I know how to keep them safe." Fudge looked at him, and then looked at Kingsley who nodded in assurance.

"Very well, but if they become a threat, then it's on you." Fudge moved away and went to the door before turning back to the two wizards. "Make it quick, can't keep those families waiting any longer." He left the room and the men exchanged looks.

"He has a right to worry Albus, but he shouldn't be so irrational against two newborns." Albus looked at the two babies and smiled softly.

"Even so, when the Dark Lord returns we can only hope; hope that Harry Potter will save us all, and that these two will have some part in it. What they become is up to them, but pray to God that Tom Marvolo Riddle will never harm his own flesh and blood."

"Hope is all we have now, all I can say is that these children will one day be great wizards. There will be many obstacles, but I do think they'll make it."

"So do I Kingsley, so do I. Get your wand out, watch me." Albus took out his wand, raised it over the girl's cradle, and soon some light specks came from the wand's tip and fluttered down to the girl's belly. Soon a star appeared on her belly button, a reddish color, and the girl fell straight to sleep. "It doesn't hurt her, but she will sleep until the magic takes effect. That should be an hour…"

"It will keep their magic low Albus?"

"Until they reach the age of six or seventeen." Kingsley raised his wand over the boy, and repeated the action. He fell straight to sleep as well, and the two wizards carefully lifted the little cradles up in their arms before taking leave to two separate homes on either side of London, England.

Seventeen years later: Hogwarts, Headmaster's office, July 20th:

"Good evening Severus." The portrait of Albus Dumbledore greeted the newly acquainted headmaster of Hogwarts.

"Good evening Albus." Severus Snape stood in front of the desk and looked directly up at the man.

"Does he know?"

"Yes. He wants me to be the one to find them."

"What about Bellatrix?"

"She hasn't said much, just that she wants them back as soon as possible."

"How does he want this to go?"

"The Dark Lord knows that his children were born after his defeat, but he still plans to keep them with him regardless of who raised them. He's asked me to locate them, and bring them back to Malfoy Manor at all costs." Dumbledore's eyes hardened a bit, but he knew this day would come.

"Their birth certificates are in the lower right drawer of the desk. It has their last known addresses there as well, but one of them is close by." Severus didn't ask which, he just unlocked said drawer and pulled out two rolled up parchments located in the back of the drawer. He unrolled one carefully, and read aloud the name and adopted parents.

"Ivan Salvador Covington, adopted parents Selma and Theodore Covington. Headmaster the boy was adopted by muggle politics?"

"Yes, and I'm sure by now both children know they're adopted. Both families unable to conceive so when Fudge found out Bellatrix Lestrange was carrying the Dark Lord's children he asked me to find proper homes for them. You know the rest I'm sure?"

"Yes…Pandora Noelle Broacher, adopted parents Paul and Amelia Broacher. She was adopted by middle-class muggles?"

"And a good choice that was, she's their star jewel Severus, but I must tell you now that her adopted parents aren't around anymore."

"How so?"

"The father was a policeman, he died in action two years ago. The mother was a nurse but she had cancer and died sometime after."

"What about the girl?" Albus smiled a bit.

"She's in Hogsmeade; after her mother died I took the liberty of asking a friend of mine to take her in until you came for her. I would advise you though to get the boy first, since he will be a bit difficult to find."

"Yes. Who was it you assigned to take the girl under their care headmaster?"

"You'll have to find that out yourself. I would suggest you start soon, but wait until after next Saturday. In the mean time you can tell Tom you're researching the whereabouts of his two children. You are the only one I can trust with this Severus, so please be discrete." Severus nodded and rolled up the parchments placing them back where he'd found them.

"You have my word headmaster, when I find them I will make sure no one will harm them."

"I'm sure you will Severus, but keep in mind you may be taking on more than you think. I suggest you have someone assist you, someone you know will keep this a secret until Harry comes around." Snape thought for a moment and then clutched his arm as it began to burn.

"I know just the one." He said lowly but the old man could still hear him.

"I trust you Severus, now you'd best be going or you'll be late."

"Thank you Headmaster." With a bow Snape apparated himself out of Hogwarts and made his way off to Malfoy Manor.

A bit short but I'm sure it's fairly explanatory. Next chapter takes place where Snape goes looking for the son, and gets a little more than he thinks. It's going to start off with the twins' coming out and explaining a bit about themselves, and then it'll go into where everything begins to fall into place for Harry and his friends.

Please review and I'll update as soon as I can.

Later!