Author's Note's: Hey guys, I'm back. .

Now then, let me say that I got the inspiration for this story from AdriannaAJ and her story Rise of the Dark Lords, so I suggest you head over to her page and check it out.

Also, I'm sad to admit that my Naruto story, Priest of Jashin, has been taken down. There are several reasons for this, one of which is lack of inspiration.

This story will not have a great update schedule. Expect random and far in between lastly, the pairing will be a harem.

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Price of Deceit

Prologue - Serpents Heirs

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Summary: When Harry meets someone in Muggle London who he thought wanted him dead, the wizarding world is shortly thrown into chaos. Lies are revealed, family is gained, and allegiances are drawn. All the while Dumbledore will reap what he has sown, thus is the price of deceit.

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The late August night was warm and quiet as the denizens of the valley went about their nightly tasks. The owls hunted for mice, the mice hunted for other foods while trying to survive larger predators, and at the same time other animals attempted to do the same . However, if anyone were to pay particular attention, they would notice that the animals gave a wide berth between themselves and the manor that occupied the center of the forested valley they inhabited.

"ARGHHHHHHH!" A powerful scream bellowed from within the manor and echoed throughout the valley, startling the wildlife, although not as badly as it had the first time when the screams had started several minutes prior.

Moving closer to the manor revealed its grounds, that to anyone, looked very impressive. The garden leading up to the manor's large oaken door was beautifully decorated with statues of serpents and dragons along with a wide variety of flowers and assorted hedges. Going even further one could begin to make out the faint outline of a quidditch pitch behind the manor as the door was approached, indicating that this manor belonged to that of a wealthy and magical family. Once inside and after several rooms we find the source of the screaming coming from non other that Bellatrix Riddle, thought to be Bellatrix Lestrange, the secret wife and lover to one Tom Marvolo Riddle, also known throughout all of magical Britain as Lord Voldemort. Currently we find Bellatrix and her husband residing within the Malfoy mansion as Bella laid upon a bed, her bloated stomach and spread legs indicating the term of her pregnancy. Also within the room were her sister, Narcissa Malfoy, who kneeled between her spread legs and her brother-in-law, Lucius Malfoy, who stood beside her husband.

"ARGHHHHH!" Bellatrix screamed once more as an unimaginable pain ripped through her body.

Tom gripped his wife's hand firmly between his own two hands; praying silently to whatever God or gods that may listen to his request to keep his wife and unborn child safe.

"Don't worry Bella, you're almost finished. I can see their heads. Just keep pushing for a little while longer." Narcissa urged her sister gently, also earning wide eyes from everyone else in the room when she revealed that their were two children instead of one like they had first been expecting.

Tom leaned down to his wife's ear and began to whisper encouragingly. "Come on Bella, you're doing great. Just one more push and then we will finally have that family that we have always wanted."

Bellatrix tightened her grip on her husband's hands as she pushed particularly hard, in the process unleashing yet another guttural scream for several long seconds until her voice finally gave out, allowing for the room to lapse into silence. The silence didn't last long though as the dual sound of crying infants reverberated throughout the room, causing all those in the room to smile as Narcissa slowly stood from her crouching position with two infants cradled in her arms. Narcissa handed them over to her tired yet lightly smiling sister as she informed everyone of the infants sexes.

"The one on the right is a girl and the one on the left is a boy. I'm very happy for you sister." Narcissa whispered kindly.

It was at this point that Tom decided to speak up.

"Bella, they're so beautiful, just like you," Tom whispered gently into his wife's ear. "Now then, how about we give them names?"

Bellatrix sat quietly for several seconds before holding up her daughter and speaking. "Faye Rowena Riddle." She spoke absently as she ran her fingers across her twin children's stomachs. "Tom… you can name our son."

Tom nodded his head in ascent as his smile grew marginally wider and began to run through possible names for his newborn son.

"I've got one. Hadrian, Hadrian Salazar Riddle." Tom's words caused those in attendance to smile at the two children. There was no doubt in any of their minds that these two would go on to do amazing things.

Bellatrix and the others then lapsed into a comfortable silence as Bella continued to run her fingers across the twins stomachs. As the silence continued Bellatrix then decided to speak up.

"Cissa." She called out to her sister, catching everyone's attention.

"Yes Bella, what is it?" Narcissa answered with her own question, one delicate eyebrow raised to show her curiosity.

Tom seeing his wife's tired visage decided to pick up where she left off, having a fairly decent idea of what his wife had been about to say.

"Bella and I were talking a couple of months ago and we decided on you as our answer. Narcissa, Bella and I would like to know if you would do us the honor of being Hadrian and Faye's godmother." Tom responded while Bella brought the two infants up to her exposed breasts so that they could suckle from them, no one had noticed that she had slipped her shirt of her shoulders.

Narcissa's eyes grew progressively wider as the full impact of her brother-in-law's question hit her.

"I...I would be honored to be their godmother." She responded with a shaky voice before a thought occurred to her. "Tom, if you and Bella decided to appoint me as Faye and Hadrian's godmother, may I assume that you have an idea for a godfather, and if so who?"

At this point Bella had regained a small amount of strength and decided to answer before her husband could this time.

"We were… thinking of appointing Sirius to that position."

"I see… I think that would be for the best, especially after what just happened to Regulus." Narcissa trailed off as she and the other adults clenched their hands at the thought of the fate that had befallen their close friend and relative.

"That's enough of that. This is a day to celebrate, not for remorse." Tom then looked directly at his wife and two children. "Bella, we will leave you alone for now so that you can rest, call for us if you need anything."

The other occupants swiftly and quietly left the room, bringing the infants with them to be cleaned and checked for any diseases or illnesses, and gently closed the door behind them. Just as the door closed, the trials of the last hour's events caught up to her, sapping any remaining strength she might have had. Slowly, her eyes began to drift shut, allowing for the sandman to drag her into morpheus's domain, but not mumbling something in a voice that could just barely be considered a whisper.

"I will always love you Hadrian, Faye."

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End of Chapter

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Author's Note: Ok guys, that is the end of the prologue, and I would like to say thank you to Dreaming of the Moon for beta reading this chapter and helping me make it the best that I possibly could. Till next time everyone.

9-28-2015

I changed Hermione's name from Hermione Bellatrix Riddle to Faye Rowena Riddle; however there is no need to worry as only those who are aware of her real names will call her Faye everyone else will call Hermione. The reason why will be explained in chapter 2.