Hi Everyone,

I have never written or even came up with idea for Harry Potter. This story was beautiful written and always had a way of answering my questions. I was watching the movie and an idea for this iconic story finally came to mind. I hope you like it even though I feel that I will be challenging the original story line. So please sit back and enjoy.

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Augusta

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Chapter 1 - Snape POV-

When I joined the dark forces I wasn't doing it because I believed in the message. I join because I wanted to get away from my reality. Lily Evans, my ex best friend, was getting married to James Potter. The news hit me like a thousand bricks and I felt my whole world crumble. The love of my life was marrying the one person that made life all that much less bearable for me. A part of me was happy that she was settling down with a man that worship the ground she walk on. However I long and dreamt for me to be that man. It wasn't meant to be. So I join the others that were siding with Tom Marvolo Riddle also known as Lord Voldemort.

He was a half blood spewing pureblood thoughts. Everyone in my house was to weak minded to see the truth. I did from the beginning and for that reason the Dark Lord confided his every thought to me. I moved quickly through the ranks becoming his first hand. The longer I was busy doing dirty work the less my mind could think. The longer I spend working on potions the less time I had to imagine what could've been. I like that, actually I long for that. However being first hand had its disadvantages, I knew when and who they were gong to hit. Majority of the time I didn't care, nor did I voice opinions. But when I found that Lily was next in line, I didn't know what to do. I just knew that I needed to do something. So I went to the only man that could help me. Under the pretense of needed some potions items, I fled to Hogwarts. I saw the headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, come toward me that dark spring night. His quizzical blue eyes stared at me as I told him what was to come. He rose an eyebrow at me and shook his head before saying.

"The prophecy did not speak of a woman. It speaks of a boy born in July who will bring his downfall."

I inhale deeply and answer in a broken tone.

"He thinks its her son. He going after them…hide her, hide them. Please I beg you."

Dumbledore took a carefully step toward me his blue eyes staring at me hard. His long white beard blowing in the cool air as he said,

"And what do you give me in return Severus?"

I couldn't believe what I was hearing wasn't James Potter Dumbledore pride and joy. Wasn't he the glory of the order, he should be rushing to hid them and not asking me for something in return. However I knew the longer I stood here, the less time Lily would have. So without thought I stood straight and whispered.

"Anything."

Dumbledore nodded at me and returned back to the school leaving me to exhale deeply. So the arrangements were made to protect them and Dumbldore ask me to become a professor at the school. I told the Dark Lord and he wish me well, saying that I would a spy within the walls. How right he was, just not for the people he thought.

When the day came that Dumbledore asked me to visit him at the astrology tower, I knew. I lean against the wall and said,

"You promise me that they would be safe."

Dumbledore grab the doorframe and hushed out.

"James placed his trust in the wrong hands much like you did. The attack came in the wee hours of the morning, th…"

I didn't wait for more, I apparate quickly to Godric Hallow. I walked into the house and saw the debris of the attack. The air left my lungs as I look around the place. No one could survive this, and that's when I heard it. The cry of young baby and before I knew it I was racing forward. I saw James laying on the ground, dead. He had been my enemy and my rival as long as I could remember, but I never wish this on him. I pressed my body against the wall slid my way toward the room where the crying was coming from. When I step into the dim lit room, my heart sank to my stomach. Lily was sprawled out on the floor. I ran toward her and fell onto the carpet. I pulled her body close to me when I felt her faint breath across my skin. I narrow my eyes and slowly flip her over to face me. Her faces was covered in bruises but her emerald eyes were glazed over as she looked at me. I shookily said,

"Lily?"

"Se…Severus."

"How…How are you alive?"

"Please…please pppp…protect….Harry."

Then she fell limply against my arms. My heart stop but as I held her close, I felt her weak heartbeat. I had to get her help and quickly. I scoop her up into my arms and turned to see her baby boy, Harry. His emerald eyes stared at me, wide. I walked toward him, took his hand and whispered.

"Everything is going to be okay. I swear."

Then with Lily in my arms and Harry chubby little hand in mine, I quickly apparate to Mungo's hospital. As the doctors of the hospital ran to treat Lily. I was left in the lobby with Harry. I could hear the world outside rejoice that the Dark Lord was gone and that the Potter boy had been the one to stop him. I looked down at him and whispered.

"The world will know you as the boy who lived. All shall you know your name. You have a long path in front of you but be certain that I'll be here for you and your mother. I promise."

Then I held Harry close as he slowly closed his eyes and his breathing became even. A chapter had finished and another was being written.