Summery: What if Lily Potter hadn't died that fateful night? Would things be different? And for good or worse? What if She also had a twin brother? And What if James had a twin sister? What about Dumbledore being a manipulative, senile old geezer that puts a kids in harms way on purpose? And Snape not a total evil git anymore? What do you get? The Trials and Tribulations of Lily Potter.

A/N: Hello my dear readers! i know you're all tired of my posting stories and not finishing them but i have a new idea. I'm going to post 2 or 3 chapters of a new story i'm working on and see what your feed back is before i continue. If i get enough good feed back, then i will continue this and hopefully commit to it, too. Well i hope you all like it. i've worked really had on it, this part especially. =) Read on readers, read on.

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Let It Be

When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.

-The Beatles

Prologue

The Grangers

Jean and Brian Granger were an older couple. In their Mid-forty's they were still trying to have kids. Doctors told Jean that she wouldn't be able to ever have children. The doctors were wrong. A year later, after that diagnoses had been made, Jean and Brian Granger were blessed with a little girl.

On September 19, 1979, Hermione Jean Granger was born. After their daughter was born, Doctors said that if they had any more kids there would be more chances of Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebrals Palsy, or some other birth defect.

On January 17, 1981, Little Nathaniel Brian was born 2 months early. At 2 Pounds, he was placed in the NICU. His lungs were under developed and they later found out that the bones in his legs hadn't grown right. They said that right before he started walking he'd have to wear leg braces and might have to use metal crutches, later on, to help him walk.

Hermione and Nathaniel (or Hermy and Nat-Nat as they dubbed each other) grew up the happy children of two dentists. It was peaceful until Hermy got her invitation to Hogwarts. And then a year later Nate got one as well. Do you think Jean and Brian would have let them enter the Wizarding World if they had known of the nightmares that lay ahead?

The Malfoys

Narcissa Malfoy (née Black) was never happy with her marriage. Don't Get her wrong, She was thrilled when Draco Abraxas was born and positively beaming when she found out she was pregnant with Aiyana Druella, but Lucius didn't love her. (She also knew he had a mistress witch on the side.) She didn't love him either. She had been forced into the marriage by her mother.

How she detested her mother. Narcissa and her older sister Andromeda always wanted to contradict their mother, Druella, and their sister, Bellatrix, on their thoughts about the dark arts. "Why does Blood Purity matter?" "Why should we call Muggle-borns Mudbloods?" They never actually asked until they went to Hogwarts. Then Andy (Andromeda) got married to a Muggle-born instead of a "Respectable Pureblood Man;" Druella was furious. As a result of her anger, she forced Cissy into Marriage of one Lucius Malfoy.

She never took the Dark Mark. She stayed home with Draco during the Death Eater meetings. Luci wasn't home that much anyway. During a Death Eater mission in August 1981, he and 3 others, Crabbe, Goyle, and her sister's brother-in-law Rabastan Lestrange, were killed. Narcissa was sad but not depressed as she was supposed to be.

After Halloween when the Dark Lord fell, she needed help. She was 4 months Pregnant and Draco was getting more and more active. Soon she wouldn't be able to chase him around. With Bella in Azkaban (though she wouldn't have asked her anyway) she turned to Andromeda. One Day Cissy went to see her favorite older sister. Andy was very surprised, to say the least, to see her little sister on her doorstep holding a little boy in her arms and a slight baby bump showing form under her dress. They talked and Andy agreed that she would help her little sister.

Over the next few months, Andromeda introduced Narcissa to Lily Potter (née Evans) and their, supposed to be, soon to be Cousin-in-law Jazmin Potter. They introduced her to Molly Weasley. Lily and Molly were also pregnant. They were all due within months of each other. Jazmin had 2 young children, Demetrius, who was 3, and Violet, who was 2.

Narcissa was the first one in their little group to go into labor. At 3.20am on April 14, 1981, Aiyana Druella Malfoy was born.

Over the years they all grew closer and their kids became best friends. Harry, Lily's son, bought home a muggle girl, or so they though, when he was seven. They soon found out that she and her younger brother were magical. Who would have thought that the Malfoys would be friends with Blood Traitors; Potters, Weasleys, and "Mudbloods?"

The Weasleys

The Weasleys don't really need an introduction. Arthur and Molly Weasley (née Prewett), had 7 children. The oldest (and rebel) was Bill. Charlie was the second oldest and sort of Bill's "follower," for lack of better words. Then there was Percy. He was the loner, pompous brother that no one liked to play with. The twins, Fred and George, were inseparable Tricksters. And the final Brother was Ronald.

Always to be outshined by his brothers, Ron became the best friend of the-boy-who-lived at the young age of one. And you'd never think that he'd be calling said Boy-Who-Lived's Mom Aunt Lily. Then there was Ginerva. Ginny was the only girl for six generations. Always thought to do great things by her mother. Well, I would call having 3 kids and marring the Chosen One is a great thing, wouldn't you?

The The-Boy-Who-Lived's mother, Lily, was one of Molly's best friends. With her husband just being killed and having to take care of her one year old son, she'd need all the friends she could get. They had met after Lily had had Harry. They were introduced by Andromeda Tonks. Andy had helped Sirius and Jazmin after Dmitri was born then introduced Molly to them. When Harry was born, Andy introduced Lily to Molly and they instantly became friends. Andy and Molly had been in the same year at Hogwarts. They had met on the train and when Andy had been sorted into Slytherin and Molly into Gryffindor, they became friends in secret.

Now all of Molly's kids call Lily Aunt Lily and Lily's call her Aunt Molly. Who would have ever thought it?

The Evans

Eric Evans was a bit distressed. Being muggle-born, Voldemort was out to get him and his twin sister Lily. Old Voldy was doing everything in his power to get to them, Eric and his sister. Their muggle parent's had been attacked in February. Their father, William, had been found dead at the scene. Rose, their mother, was pronounced dead but her body was never found.

He just picked up his one year old daughter, Erica, from his best friend'smother's house where she was beingbabysat. Being a single father was not the best of things. Don't get him wrong, he loved being a father but, Eric's long time girlfriend, Meredith Bates, a Ravenclaw in their year, had walked out on him only about a week after giving birth to Erica. Eric now had to juggle being a single father and an Auror. So, during the day, while Eric was at work, Dorea Potter, the mother of James and Jazmin Potter, looked after her.

He had just barely gotten homewhen he received a call from another best mate, Remus, telling him to get to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. His twin and her family had been attacked. One of his best friends, James, Lily's husband, was dead. Another best friend, Sirius Black, was going to Azkaban. And a not so best friend, Peter Pettigrew, was also dead; blown to pieces. To be honest, Eric never really like Peter to begin with. He had always kind of creeped Eric out. He just went along with Peter because the other's did. Now there were only 2 original Marauders left. Plus the 2 they had added in later years, Jazmin and Lily.

How do you think Eric would react to a friend "coming back from the dead" and another escaping from the most non-escapable place in the world in just 12 years? And he would be the one leading the search parties…

The Blacks

Jazmin Marie Potter (soon to be Black) was devastated. Not only had her twin brother just get killed but, her fiancé was on his way to Azkaban! She knew for a fact that Sirius was NOT the secret keeper. She also knew that Sirius would rather DIE than give her brother and his wife's location away.

Jazmin didn't know who the secret keeper was. All she knew was that Sirius had suggested that Lily and James should switch secret keepers because they were about to go into hiding themselves. She had known it was going to be a bad idea, but she just kept her mouth shut.

Jazmin remembered back when she got pregnant with Demitri. It was their last year of Hogwarts. James had practically tried killed Sirius as had her dad. Then on March 25, 1978, Demetrius was born in the Hogwarts Hospital Wing. She turned 17 two days later. What a nice birthday present, huh? A Year later she had Violet. Her and Sirius had never married but were engaged. The wedding had been planned for this December.

She, now, had two young children to raise. Violet Dorea and Demetrius Orion were 2 and 3, respectively. Sure she still had her mother, Dorea, Sirius' Cousin, Andromeda, and her and Lily's best friend, Molly Weasley, but she didn't have a husband. Her kids wouldn't have a father or an uncle for that matter!

Why did he have to go after Peter? Why did he have to kill him? What had Peter done to make him so mad? Why couldn't he have just called the Aurors or Hit Wizards? All these questions had been going through her head the past twenty-four hours.

It would come as a complete surprise when she would find out Peter was the secret keeper. He was the one to kill her twin. Her other half. James was the one who could comfort her when Sirius couldn't. They had had a connection where they could read each others minds when they wanted to. Usually there was a soft buzz that she had learned to deal with in the back of her mind. When he was killed the buzzing stopped. That's what made her know he was dead.

How do you think she would take it if she knew her fiancé would break out of Azkaban 12 years later only to be killed 2 years after that?

The Potters: Halloween 1981, 6:20pm

Lily and James Potter were enjoying a nice Halloween inside with their one-year-old son, Harry, discussing Baby names. Last night Lily had told her husband that she was two months pregnant. James had been ecstatic! The news had been one of the only happy things had happened since they had went into hiding about eight months ago.

"James, that is a horrible name!" Lily cried with an expression torn between laughter and horror.

"Earl is a fine name," he said. Seeing his wife's expression, James quit joking and laughed. "Sorry, couldn't help it. Ok how about a middle name for a boy: Charlus, after my father?" Charlus and Dorea Potter, James and his twin sister Jazmin's parents, had been attacked by Death Eaters in January. Charlus hadn't survived but Dorea was still alive and kicking (almost Literally.) Lily had tried to get her mother-in-law to move in with them but she flat out refused. She was currently still living at the main Potter Manor.

"Yes I like it. Boy first name… How about Jasper? And For a Girl I like Hazel?"

"Yeah, I like that. Jasper Charlus Potter. Hazel… Rose after your mother." Lily's muggle parent's had been attacked in February. Lily's Father, William, had been found dead at the scene. Rose was Pronounced dead but her body was never found. "And with Hazel we can continue the flower name tradition in your family. Hazel is a nut and a flower you know."

"That's… Good to know." Lily shook her head. "I like Hazel Rose. Hazel Rose Potter it is." They sat in silence for a few moments before they were broken from their reverie by Harry's cry from upstairs.

"I'll go get him." James said getting up. He came back moments later with a whimpering baby Harry in his arm. James gave the baby to his wife. He stopped whimpering almost immediately. "Mama's Boy." James Muttered. Lily chuckled.

Interrupting their quiet family time, an alarm blared. James looked out the window. A black cloaked mass was coming towards the house. It's red eyes glowing in the night's darkness.

"Lily, it's him! Take Harry and run! I'll hold him off!" James said urgently. Lily stopped.

"James, I can't just leave you by yourself!" She said tearfully.

"Lily, you have too! Keep our children safe! I love you. Always remember that." Lily kissed him soundly and passionately on the mouth.

"I love you, too." She said. She then turned around and ran up the stairs to the nursery. From down stairs, Lily heard the door fly open.

"Step aside boy! Give me the Child!" Lily heard Voldemort's hissing voice say.

"Never! You'll have to kill me first." James said courageously back.

"Gladly. Avada Kadavra!" There was a flash of green light, then nothing. Lily knew James was dead. She wanted to scream, to shout at the world, but she'd save her crying for later. Right now she had to focus in protecting baby.

She put a still whimpering Harry in his crib. "Mama!" He cried, reaching for her. It broke her heart to say,

"Shhh… not right now baby. Quiet time." Harry whimpered again, pouting.

Lily got her wand ready. She heard his whispery foot steps before she saw him. He stepped into the room looking as menacing as ever.

"Step aside girl and give me the baby or you'll end up like that poor blood traitor husband of yours."

"No! Not Harry! Please take me instead! Spare my baby! Please!" Lily cried.

"I'll say it one more time. Move aside you pathetic little Mudblood."

"Kill me! Please! Not Harry! No! Not Harry!"

"I gave you a chance. Now good bye you pathetic little Mudblood! Avada Kadavra!" It all happened in slow motion. She saw bright green light shine from Voldemort's wand.

'Please stay safe Harry,' were her last thoughts before she fell and blacked out