A/N: Welcome to the new and improved version of Sacrifices! Now then, you all should know starting the next chapter I have a co-author xdninja05. Why? Because he's good and with a co-author should the notes get lost there is still someone who knows where we were going so Sacrifices does not have to restart again. Anyways:

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A/N 2: Welcome our new beta reader: Magsforever who edited this!


Chapter 1

The night of October 31, 1981 was a very dark one. As was usual for a Halloween night, children ran around in various colorful costumes. No one even noticed the man, dressed in the long black robe. Lord Voldemort did not like being here. There were simply too many muggles. However, he knew he would not be there long. Ever since Severus had come to him with the prophecy, he had been on a hunt.

Originally, he had considered two families, both fit the prophecy. The Longbottoms and the Potters, or more specifically their children. He had eventual decided upon the Potters. There were just too many similarities between himself and their child.

So, he had set out to find and kill the boy. The problem being they had gone into hiding, and under Fidelius charm no less. He had almost given up hope of finding them then Pettigrew, the Potters secret keeper, had come to him. He had left as soon as he got the address.

What Voldemort did not know was he was being followed. Severus Snape was following very carefully. He had regretted giving the Dark Lord the prophecy since he had decided to go after the Potters. Well, more since it had caused him to go after Lily. She had been his first friend and to this day was the only person he cared about.

It was only dumb luck that Severus was able to fallow the Dark Lord. He had just arrived the latest batch of necessary potions when he had heard a familiar and unwelcome voice from his past.

"Yes, my lord I am sure the Potters are in 495 Godric's Hallow." he said in his rat like voice which to Snape sounded like nails on a chalkboard.

"Excellent, Wormtail soon the Potters will fall. Though, Severus asked me spare the mudblood, if she is wise then she will live." Voldemort said in his high cold voice then disapparated.

The insides of Severus' stomach seemed to drop out. He knew Lily, he loved Lily. They had been very close at one point, but it was that closeness that made him so nervous. Lily, would never allow the Dark Lord to murder her son, which meant that she was going to die.

Snape knew what he had to do. He would not let Lily die, not if he could help it. With a final glare towards the pitiful form of Wormtail, Snape disapparated to Godric's Hallow. He came out mere feet from the Dark Lord, but far enough away that his appearance could not be seen or heard. Quickly disillusioning himself, he set off after the Dark Lord.

They walked down the street, and past a small church. They came to a stop at a two story home made with red bricks. Through the front window Voldemort and, unknown to him, Severus, could see a beautiful women with bright red hair sitting playing with a black haired baby. Snape smiled, he wished the child was his, but he was glad Lily was happy.

He let himself, dwell to long as Voldemort pointed his wand at the door. He blasted it off the hinges and into the house and Snape snapped out of it. Cursing himself, for slipping up like that Snape rushed into the home in time to see James Potter the bane of his life in school collapse in a flash of green light.

Knowing that Lily was next, and he had little time to act Snape ran up the steps. He manged to slide into the nursery, just before Lily slammed the door shut. As soon as it was closed Snape made himself visible again.

"Severus, what in Godric's name are you doing here!?" Lily gasped.

"No, time to explain. Please get in the corner with your baby and stay there."

"But.."

"Lily please, just trust me." he said desperately.

She stared at him for a moment then nodded before wheeling the baby's crib over to the corner and stood in front of it. The door to the nursery burst open and Voldemort strode in.

"Severus, what are you doing here?" he asked in his cold voice.

"I, will not allow you to hurt this women or her child." Snape said firmly

"Stand aside, Severus you will not get another warning." Voldemort hissed pointing his wand at Snape.

"I will not!" Snape said standing between Voldemort and the Potters.

"A shame Severus, but you have made your choice."

Voldemort leveled his wand right at Snapes chest. "Avada Kedavra."

Snape sent a curse that intercepted the blast of green light. They bounced off each other and hit the walls. The one hit by the green spell exploded where as Snape spell dissipated when it hit the wall. The duel continued to escalate. Every time Voldemort tried to hit Lily with a spell Snape would send another spell to deflect it.

However Voldemort finally disarmed Severus and sent his wand flying. "It's over Severus, step aside and you may still get to live." Voldemort said in his icy cold voice.

"I told you once already, I will not let you harm them." Snape said.

"Then this is the end for you Severus." He said pointing his wand at Snape who still stood in front of Lily and Harry. "Avada Kedavra!"

Snape took one last look at Lily and the child in her arms. He was dying to save them, the irony was not lost on him that he and James Potter, one of his worst enemies were dying for the same thing. The thought brought a smirk to Snape's face as the spell hit him right above his heart. Snapes body flew backward, hit the wall and slid down it, his smirk still firmly in place.

"A shame, he truly was a talented man." Voldemort said without a trace of pity. He turned his wand on Lily and taking careful aim so he could hit the child and his mother in one curse.

"Unfortunately, his sacrifice was for nothing." he said with an evil smirk in his place. "Avada Kedavra"

The spell left his wand, but just when it should have hit the girl and her brat son. It rebounded, and flew back towards Voldemort, who was too shocked to move in time. It hit him, almost directly between the eyes. Voldemort screamed in pain, and Lily covered her eyes. There was a loud whoosh, then Harry began to cry.

Lily, looked down to see a thin lightning shaped scar on his forehead, but apart from that he was fine. She cried with both relief and overwhelming grief. James and Severus, both gone protecting her and Harry. She was unsure of how long she sat clutching Harry and crying. When she looked up, though, Sirius, Remus, and Dumbledore were all standing in front her surveying the scene.

"No, Lily what happened?" Sirius asked. He slooked from Snape's body beside Lily to the wrecked nursery and glancing out the door. She knew James body must be somewhere, out there. She did not want to face it now, so instead she told them what had happened. As she did, she realized there was only Snape's body in here no sign of Voldemort. When she reached the end, she was crying again.

Dumbledore looked grave yet thoughtful. Sirius and Remus were both in tears.

"Itmhas been a terrible day for all of us. I suggest we leave. Plans must be made about what happens from here on." Dumbledore said gravely.

"Yes, I think that would be best, for everyone." Lily whispered staring down at Harry who was now fast asleep in her arms.

"Dumbledore, is Voldemort gone forever?" she asked afraid she might already know the answer.

"I'm afraid not Lily, he may be gone for a while, but I do believe he will return one day." He said sadly.

Lily nodded she had suspected as much because there was no body. She knew that with Voldemort still out there, she and Harry were sure to be in trouble if he returned. However, for now at least they were safe.


The backlash of Voldemort's apparent death, as well as the death's of James Potter and Severus Snape were felt throughout wizarding Britan. Death Eaters began to come in more frequently, being captured or claiming to have been under the Imperious curse.

One Death Eater, who attempted this defense was Lucius Malfoy. However, just as it appeared he was going to get away with it, his wife Narcissa came forward and asked him to be questioned under Veritaserum. That had been the nail in Lucius Malfoy's coffin as he was sentenced to life in Azkaban for his crimes. Narcissa was happy, now she could raise her son the right way.

She had never liked Lucius anyway. She had been forced into a marriage contract, now with Lucius imprisoned, she and her son were free. The shocks, however were far from over. Two weeks after Voldemort's fall the Longbottoms were attacked. However, when the Death Eater arrived at the Longbottom home they were greeted by twenty Aurors.

As it turned out they had been tipped off by what seemed to be a very unlikely source Bellatrix Lestrange. What was really shocking was that she had never actually been a willing Death Eater. Originally she had been imperioused by her husband Rodolphus during her final year at Hogwarts. She had remained under his control until she was nearly twenty-two. Then she had broken free but rather than simply leave she had contacted the ministry and served as a spy ever since.

Bellatrix's overwhelming evidence against her husband, and her brother-in- law earned them both multiple lifetime sentences in Azkaban. Bellatrix had one final surprise however. One night when she came to see Narcissa she brought with her small, black haired, blue eyed baby boy.

Narcissa was shocked to say the least.

"Bella, you have a son, what else haven't you told me?" she asked taking her nephew from his mother and handing her Draco.

"I'm sorry, Cissy, but with being undercover it was best not to tell many people." she said shifting in a guilty sort of way as she held Draco.

"What's his name and is he a metamorphagus?" Narcissa asked excited as Roderick's hair went from black to violet.

"Roderick Lestrange, he was born on July 20th, 1980 and yes he is." Bellatrix said with a note of pride in her voice.

"So, he's a little younger than Draco then?" she said quietly as both boys had now fallen asleep.

"Yes, he is." Bella whispered back as they stared at the sleeping boys in the crib.

"How have you been watching him, with all the things you had to do?" Narcissa asked as they left the room.

"Well, actually the Longbottoms have been watching him for me, mostly. Secretly of course. He gets along very well with their little boy, Neville and the Potter's boy Harry when he was around. You should bring Draco over next time." Bellatrix said.

"I think I will. Draco could use some friends." she said as they each headed to bed.


Days later, Narcissa found herself with Bellatrix at the Longbottom house. Draco, Roderick, Neville, and Harry were all playing in the play room, and getting along well. The adults watched them and discussed recent events. Lily Potter was recovering as well as could be expected. She had attended two funerals in the recent weeks and was emotionally drained.

"I'm sorry for your loss, Lily." Bellatrix said in a somber tone of voice.

"Thank you Bellatrix. Thank all of you I don't know what I would do without you."she said glancing at the Longbottoms, Sirius, Remus, and Narcissa. They had all been so supportive for her. Even though she knew Sirius and Remus were still broken up about James.

"No thanks are necessary Lily, you would have been there for us." Alice Longbottom said patting her shoulder in a comforting way.

"Yeah, Lils we'll always be there when you need us." Remus said as Sirius nodded.

Lily smiled slightly at the use of the nickname Remus had given her in their seventh year.

"While were saying thank you's, I wanted to thank you all for excepting me these last few days." Narcissa said

"Oh, Narcissa it was no trouble, I was always sad we did not get to talk much since you got married." Sirius said

It was true, they had been very close cousins until she had been told she had to marry Lucius.

"I know but Lucius was very controlling and dangerous." she said trailing off.

"Well, don't worry about him anymore you have all of us now." Lily said smiling slightly at her.

"And, if the way the boys are getting along is any indication you'll be seeing a lot of us." Franks said gesturing at the four boys who were wrestling with each other.

"I guess I will," she said with a smile.

It was true the four boys seemed to enjoy being around each other. They would always be at one of their homes and seemed almost inseparable. It made Lily happy to know that no matter what was a head she and Harry had friends they could count on.