1: Torn

"JAMES!" Lily screamed from the bedroom. James jumped because of the yell, and ran out of the kitchen to their bedroom.

"Lily? What's wrong?" He asked as he hurried in looking at his very pregnant wife.

"My water just broke!" Sure enough Lily was standing there in wet sweat pants.

"Ok just stay calm and we will get to the hospital." James said frantically as he grabbed the suit case next to the door and took it to the living room. "I'll get a hold of Padfoot and have him contact Albus, and then I will have him get a hold of Moony and Wormtail. We need to have Alice and frank notified and-"

"JAMES!" Lily interrupted as she still stood in the middle of the bed room. "Help me!"

"Right! Sorry, Love, but it's time we are going to have babies!" James spoke happily as he helped her to the couch. He then ran over to the fire place and flooed Sirius. After, he then picked up the suitcase and flooed to St. Mungo's. Lily sat patiently on the couch counting backwards from ten. Right as she reached one the fireplace roared with green flames and James walk back in the living room.

"Baby I am so, so sorry!"

"Just help me to the bloody hospital! The contractions are starting to hit!" Lily said.

Within the hour Lily was laying in the hospital room waiting in pain and the waiting room was holding only three people. As Sirius, Remus, and Albus Dumbledore sat in the waiting room the one most unlikely couple walked in holding a baby.

"What the hell are you doing here Malfoy?" Sirius asked looking at Lucius Malfoy and his wife Narcissa. Narcissa was holding a blonde baby boy in her arms, there brand new son.

"Sirius, they are here to take one of the twins." Dumbledore stated calmly yet without the usual twinkle in his eye.

"What? No! They can't!" Remus and Sirius both proclaimed jumping out of their seats. As both began arguing and complaining Dumbledore spoke steadily to them.

"As I explained a month ago the female twin is too powerful and if Voldemort knows about her being the boy's sister she may be killed." Dumbledore stated what he had told them before. "Therefore she will be handed over to the Malfoy's to be raised; it will save her and also help everyone in the long run." Sirius and Remus just nodded once and sat back down. "No need to be too worried the Malfoy's are with us." The two gave skeptical looks at Dumbledore and the family then looked at each other.

"I don't want to cause any pain to any of you." Narcissa stated sadly as she looked at her blond child.

"We only want to help." Lucius stated in agreement. Sirius looked at the small family as they cared for the now fussing infant. He smirked lightly over at them, as much as he didn't like it he knew that they would take good care of the female baby Potter.

As hour's passed they began to get restless. Remus was pacing, Sirius was sitting upside down in a chair so his head was hanging towards the floor and his feet up in the air, Dumbledore was reading peacefully (however he was glancing up at the door quite often), Lucius was walking around holding little Draco as he slept (as soon as he would stop Draco would wake up and cry), and Narcissa had fallen asleep on the couch having just given birth three days previous.

"How much longer is this going to take?" Sirius groaned, then as if on cue James busted through the door grinning like an idiot.

"Harry James Potter was born ten minutes ago and Annabelle Marie Potter was born five minutes ago!" James declared excitedly. Remus walked over to James and hugged him saying his congratulations. Sirius jumped up then fell over from the sudden shift in blood and him being dizzy. After he recovered he got up and hugged James as well.

"Conrad's mate, you're a dad now!" Sirius bellowed waking newborn Draco. "Sorry, Narcissa."

"It's quite alright," Narcissa spoke taking Draco from Lucius and began rocking him. She had been awakened by all the commotion going on. The exchange made James notice the other small family and Dumbledore in the room. He looked from Dumbledore then to the Malfoy's and nodded once. He then walked over to Lucius and extended his hand.

"Thank you," James spoke somberly. Lucius took James' hand hesitantly but shook it all the same.

"You're welcome. I understand it must be hard, but she will grow up knowing who she is really is. And as soon as it is over she will come home to you," Lucius spoke firmly looking in James' eyes. James looked away and took his hand back. He clapped his hands and rubbed them together looking at everyone.

"Are you ready to meet them?" They all nodded excitingly and he led them to the back room.

Lily was holding two (a pink and a blue) bundles in her arms. She looked up and smiled at all of them. Sirius and Remus took turns holding Harry and Annabelle as they sat and talked to Lily. James and Dumbledore were talking quietly when Lily looked up at the door. There she saw the Malfoy family standing there holding their child. Immediately a tear rolled down Lily's cheek.

"Please don't cry," Narcissa spoke softly handing Draco to Lucius and walking to Lily. "I understand why you would but please don't." Narcissa sat on the edge of the bed next to Lily.

"I am so happy that you are doing this for us but it still hurts that my child has to be taken away from me," Lily sobbed as Narcissa held her.

"I know but I promise she will grow up knowing who she is and why this had to happen," Narcissa comforted. Dumbledore watched the exchange, just as he did with James and Lucius, amused by how these enemies could change and be united so quickly for the sake of a child. As the evening went on and the healer's took Annabelle so that she would be cleared for early leave from the hospital the two families spoke quietly comforting each other with the task to come. All too soon it was time for the Malfoy's to take Annabelle home with them. The Potter's, Sirius, and Remus said their last goodbyes. Lily had one last thing to ask.

"Please keep her name, I understand that she will have to take on the last name Malfoy but please keep calling her Annabelle Marie," Lily pleaded looking in Narcissa's eyes.

"Of course and what would you call her for short?" Narcissa asked.

"Anna."

"So Anna it is." The final goodbye was said and the new Malfoy family left leaving a torn family behind them.