This is a new story of mine. I am not giving anything away but I am not sticking to the original story line, although it may look it... Look out for chapter 2!
One dark Halloween, in a secluded street in Godric's Hollow, James, Lily and little baby, Harry were all in the brightly lit house on the end. Of course, nobody could see the house, it was invisible to everyone but 4 -Sirius Black, Albus Dumbledore, Bathilda Bagshot and Peter Pettigrew. The Potter family's only contacts-they were hiding. They were hiding from the most evil and powerful wizard ever know to the world of wizards.
"Awww," Lily was dazed by the cuteness of her son on his mini broomstick.
"You're supposed to be calming him down, Lily! He'll be going to bed soon!"
Lily smiled and chased her son. "Come here, Harry! Oh! There goes Petunia's vase!"
Lily caught Harry and went to take him up to bed. His room was at the back of the house, and unpacked boxes still littered the floor.
"Goodnight, dear," Lily kissed Harry on the forehead.
"LILY!" James called up the stairs. "IT'S...IT'S...VOLDEMORT! HE'S FOUND US! LILY!"
Lily froze. What could she do to protect her little boy? She ran to Harry, picking him up. He thought it was a game. His eyes sparkled gleefully as he laughed. The door banged open.
"WHERE IS THE BOY!" cackled a voice.
"LILY, RUN! TAKE HIM! I'LL HOLD HIM BACK!" James roared. Lily could hear the fear in his voice. She wasn't leaving without him!
"Move away, foolish man. You need not die. I want the boy!" The cackling voice called to James.
"LILY, RUN! GO!"
"MOVE OUT OF MY WAY OR I SHALL KILL YOU!"
I am a marauder, Thought James; I will die for my boy and my wife.
However, Lily didn't know what to do. She didn't function properly under pressure or stress. Harry! Harry was in her arms. She had to protect him.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!"
Lily froze yet again. Her Husband, he son's father, was gone.
The wizard stormed up the stairs in such a rage, blasting the door out of his way.
Lily spun trying to apparate. It wouldn't work-she couldn't do it. He tried again, stumbling to the ground in tears.
"No, take me. Not my son!"
"I want the boy dead!" he hissed.
"Kill me, not Harry!" she begged.
"MY PATIENCE IS RUNNING LOW! GIVE ME THE BOY!"
"Noooo," Cried Lily. "Noooo!"
"Avada Kedavra," Voldemort flicked his wand shortly leaving Lily to slump into a lying position, Harry beginning to crawl away.
"Now... Just me and you, young boy. You cannot live, oh no! 1...2...3 AVADA KEDAVRA!"
The next series of events happened so quickly. The room exploded and cold air poured in. Smoke filled the room thickly. By the time it had cleared Voldemort had vanished.
Baby Harry was sitting there wailing for some time before Sirius, his loving Godfather scooped him up carefully. Tears were rolling down Sirius' face. He had just lost his best friend, his brother-the man who had looked at him and saw Sirius as an individual, not to be judged on his Slytherin family.
"Come on, Harry." He whispered. He didn't know what to say anymore.
"Is there anybody here?" shouted a voice.
The ministry had arrived.
They ran up the stairs and saw Sirius holding Harry.
They stared gobsmacked for several moments until-
"Sirius Black-we are charging you with the murder of James and Lily Potter. We understand you were secret keeper for the family?"
"No! No, we swapped. Peter and I-we swapped. Peter has done this to them, the...the..." Sirius broke down, staring at Harry.
"I wouldn't do that to Harry! James was my best friend. I wouldn't do that! Neither Peter! There must be a mistake!"
Bartemius Crouch looked at Sirius. "I can't take the risk, Sir."