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Rise of the Sith: Chapter 1
October 31, 1981 Godric's Hollow
Halloween was supposed to be a time for celebration and fun, but this night was anything but that. While most of the Muggle population was dressing up and having fun, their magical counterparts were hiding in fear. This was a dark time for Wizarding Britain. The Dark Lord Voldemort and his band of merciless followers called the Death Eaters were running rampant through the country raiding towns and causing havoc and chaos wherever they went. Every day the headlines of the Daily Prophet told of another family was killed or another town was attacked. Families barricaded themselves in their homes, hoping that their wards and protective enchantments would keep them from being the next target.
One such family was the Potters. While they were hiding in their home, the circumstances surrounding their situation was quite different from the average family. The family consisted of four members. There was James and Lily Potter and their sons, Harry and Henry; aged three years and one year old respectively. However, there was a prophecy made about them, stating that the one born as the seventh month dies will have the power to vanquish the Dark Lord. Coincidently, both Harry and Henry had the same birthday, July 31, but since the prophecy was made a few months before Henry's birth and it stating "The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches" has led his parents and Albus Dumbledore, the man who told them about the prophecy in the first place, to conclude that Henry is the child the prophecy spoke of. Another bit of information that Dumbledore told them was that a Death Eater had overheard the first part of the prophecy and it was almost certain that he had told Voldemort. Dumbledore suggested that the family go into hiding and so they did, with Peter Pettigrew as their Secret Keeper. They believed that the most obvious choice for Secret Keeper would be Sirius Black, James' best friend from school, so, in order to throw over any Death Eaters, they switched to Peter.
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Godric's Hollow was small village named after the legendary wizard Godric Gryffindor. The streets were lined with quaint little cottages, some of which were home to wizarding families, but the majority of the population was Muggles. Children ran around in their Halloween costumes and ate sweets in celebration of the holiday.
Voldemort walked down the street wearing a hood to hide his pale white face and red eyes. It really didn't matter since anyone who saw him would just assume it was a costume, but the Dark Lord didn't want to risk being recognized and his targets getting away. He eventually came upon a small, two-story cottage at the end of the street. Everyone else was avoiding this house as if it weren't there, and to them it wasn't. However, he knew the secret, and therefore was able to see the house. It had the same style as every other cottage on the street, being made of brick and white wall panels. There was light coming from the front window and Voldemort could make out the silhouette of a man walking across the room and taking a seat. He slowly took his first step onto the property and looked back to the window. The man had not noticed his presence meaning there were no alert charms.
Fools. The Dark lord thought. All they had protecting them was the Fidelius Charm. He continued to walk up the path leading up to the front door, his presence still unknown to the occupants within. He held his wand to the door and with a flick of his wrist, sent in exploding inwards, shattering into hundreds of splintered pieces of wood.
James Potter jumped up from his chair in front of the fireplace when he heard the explosion.
He dove for his wand which was on the coffee table in the center of the room while shouting "LILY! TAKE THE CHILDREN AND RUN! IT'S HIM! GO!"
He fired a few stunning spells and other curses at the Dark Lord, who just deflected them with a casual flick of his wand.
Voldemort fired his own curses, which James just narrowly dodged while taking cover behind a chair to return fire.
They continued trading spells back-and-forth for a moment.
"Enough of this!" Voldemort snarled.
The Dark Lord vanished the chair his opponent was hiding behind, and before James could react, a stunning spell hit him head on. He went flying back into the wall and fell to the ground unconscious.
Without even a glance back at his fallen enemy, Voldemort treaded up the stairs after the remaining occupants of the cottage.
Upstairs was a hallway containing three doors. The one at the end of the hall was open revealing an unlit bathroom, and the one just at the top of the stairs led to the master bedroom which was unoccupied.
Voldemort approached the final door which he could see a bit of light coming from the crack underneath. Another flick of his wand sent the door flying off its hinges and into the opposite was within the nursery.
Lily Potter jumped up standing between the Dark Lord and a crib containing two little boys.
"I WON'T LET YOU TOUCH THEM! KILL ME INSTEAD! PLEASE!" She shouted, fear evident in here voice.
"Step aside, foolish girl" Voldemort said with annoyance. "and you will be spared."
"NO! PLEASE! HAVE MERCY!"
"Very well." Voldemort said with a sigh.
For just a brief moment, Lily thought her children would be spared. That was until the Dark Lord banished her to the side followed by a stunning spell, which sent her unconscious body crumbling to the floor.
Finally, he approached the crib. Inside were to boys, one clearly older than the other and both of whom were crying now. Severus Snape, the same Death Eater that had reported the beginning of the prophecy to him, had informed him about the boys. They were Harry, who was four years old and Henry, who was just one. Henry was the child the prophecy spoke of. The prophecy was made just before his birth after all.
Pathetic! He thought. How could a child possibly have the power to defeat him? Voldemort could sense his power and it was above average, sure, but nowhere near his power. The older boy however, Voldemort could feel the power coming from this child. He debated in his mind whether or not to take this child, raise him to be a powerful assassin to use against the Light and his own family. That would be a major blow to the Light Side. The son of one their most influential families fighting with their enemy.
No. He decided. He would kill them both, leaving their lifeless and mutilated corpses for their parents to find, as a message to all those who thought they could defy him.
Voldemort, the most feared Dark Lord in Magical Britain, raised his wand to destroy the one person who would have a chance to defeat him, Henry Potter.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!"
The emerald green beam of light shot from the tip of Voldemort's wand. In that moment a few things happened. The spell, that was said to be unblockable, was blocked by the young child. Faster than Voldemort could react, it flew back and hit its caster in the chest, his now lifeless body falling backwards to the ground, and his bone white wand rolling out of his palm.
A portion of the Dark Lord's spirit rose up out of the body and into the nearest living thing, Harry Potter.
The backlash from the spell caused and explosion, destroying a good portion of the room.
Henry was left with a cut in the shape of a lightning bolt from the curse.
Harry was knocked out due to the force of the spirit latching on to him, but Henry was still awake.
In the corner of the room was a brown rat, who had watched the entire scene unfold. It transformed to reveal the form of Peter Pettigrew who cautiously approached the body of his fallen master.
"M-Master?" The man asked worriedly.
There was no response.
Just then Peter heard a loud crack, signaling that someone had just apparated. Peter grabbed the wand of his Lord and ran, transforming into his rat form to escape unnoticed.
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Albus Dumbledore was in the middle of the Halloween Feast at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry when he felt the alert charms go off. He had placed them at the Potter's cottage in Godric's Hollow without their knowledge to alert him if any Dark Magic was performed on the property. Specifically, when the Killing Curse was used, since that was the preferred spell of Voldemort and many Death Eaters.
He quickly excused himself from the head table, telling his Deputy Headmistress, Minerva McGonagall, there was something urgent he needed to take care of. His exit went mostly unnoticed by the students who were enjoying the feast. He made his way to the gates of the school and apparated to Godric's Hollow.
Upon appearing with a loud crack, the Headmaster was greeted by the scene of a burning cottage, with a gaping hole in the second floor. Running as fast as his old body would let him, Albus made his way through the front door into the destroyed living room.
He saw the body of James Potter amongst the rubble, and a quick spell confirmed that his former student was still alive. Leaving him for now, Dumbledore made his way through the rest of the house looking for the other three residents.
The scene that awaited him when he entered the nursery shocked the aged man. Lying on the floor in front of him was the body of Lord Voldemort clearly dead. On one side of the room was Lily Potter. He checked to see if she was alive, and sure enough, she was. This was surprising. Why hadn't Voldemort just killed her and James?
He looked to the crib and saw two little boys. The younger one was clearly alive, since he was crying, and the other was unconscious, but alive.
Interesting. Dumbledore used his Legilimency powers to look into the mind of Henry. He saw the whole encounter play out from the time Voldemort entered the room to when he fell. The only person Voldemort had managed to kill tonight was himself.
Dumbledore checked over both boys to see if there were any effects from exposure to such Dark Magic. Henry seemed mostly unaffected, however he did have a cut on his forehead, which would likely become a scar.
Harry was a different story. Dumbledore could feel the Dark Magic coming from him so he performed a quick scan and discovered a part of Voldemort's soul had latched on to the boy.
Dumbledore knew that Voldemort had been trying to achieve immortality, and now he knew how. It was very likely that Voldemort had other Horcruxes hidden away meaning that the body that lay before him was just a temporary defeat. Voldemort would return one day and is Horcruxes would need to be destroyed in order for the Dark Lord to be defeated by Henry, the child who was prophesized to do it.
That included Harry.
Coming up with a plan in his mind, the Headmaster went over to the fallen form of Lily Potter. He waved his wand in a complicated pattern, putting a stronger and undetectable version of the Confundus Charm on her. Making his way back downstairs, he did the same for James. They would do what needed to be done, for the Greater Good. After, erasing any evidence of him being here, Dumbledore left Godric's Hollow. He would return only a few moments later, now that Sirius Black had arrived, acting like this was his first time seeing what had happened.
Author's Note:
Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of my new story Rise of the Sith. This is my first-time writing fanfiction. Feel free to leave a review if you noticed any mistakes such as grammar or spelling. Constructive criticism is also welcome. I will try to have the next chapter out within the next week, but I will not set a dedicated update schedule. I do have to return to school soon so I won't have as much time to write as I would like. Anyway, hope you enjoyed and I will see you when the next chapter comes out. Happy New Year!
Total word count (w/o AN): 1980
Upload date: 1/2/18