Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters, or anything in the Harry Potter universe that is not of my own creation.

AN Note: So this is my first ff after spending years reading them. I have the whole thing planned out and I am writing the next chapter. Please be gentle with any criticism.

Prologue

Lord Voldemort looked around in disgust, 'filthy muggles running around in costumes, if only they knew the true meaning of All Hallows Eve,' he thought to himself as he passed throngs of children. No matter how much he despised the muggles, they would not be ruining his mood tonight, because tonight he would finally crush the light sides hope by destroying its most prominent family, the Potters. The Potters have defied him for too long, which was very disappointing, the Potters were a very valuable, both formidable in magic, and as much as he hated to admit it stronger than most of his Death Eaters. He had offered them to join him three times and each time they have denied him.

After walking down a country lane away from the main town itself, he got his first glimpse of the house that he should not have been able to see. 'Trusting fools,' he thought as he looked through the window as a James Potter was shooting clouds of colored smoke out of his wand to the delight of a little boy. Then a red headed Lily Potter came in and picked up the toddler and headed off to the left, the man followed leaving his wand on the couch, 'idiot, now is as good as time as any,' Voldemort sneered seconds before he blew the front door down.

"Lily, take Harry and go! It's him! Go! Run! I'll hold him off -" , James Potter yelled as he turned towards the front door.

"Really without a wand," Voldemort mocked as a look of realization dawned on James' face.

"You would kill me without a wand? Where is the Honor in….."

Voldemort cut him off with a quick "Crucio". Walking over to him while he was withering on the floor in agony, he crouched down and leaned over him " what is it with you Gryffindors and honor? " he asked as he cut off the spell leaving James on the floor gasping for air. "Incarcerous," tying James up.

"Why don't you just kill me and get it over with?" James asked with as much strength as he could muster hoping that Lily had time to get Harry out to safety.

"Kill you? Why would I do that you are way more valuable alive then dead. You see this here?" Voldermort asked as he pulled out a small but very sharp traditional dagger of some sort, "this dagger here is enchanted and laced with the Draught of Living Dead, you see I could kill you, but I want you to be my secret weapon, you with everyone thinking you're dead along with your wife and child, "

"Not bloody likely, they are well away from here by now", James replied trying to convince himself more than anything.

"You think I am foolish enough to allow that? A simple Anti-Apparition charm fixes that."

"LILY MAKE A POR….."

"SILENCIO! Now where was I, yes draught of the living dead. You see when I kill your family the wizarding world will be mine for the taking, but I am not foolish to believe that the light side will not try and revolt against me. That is where you come in you see, I will revive you and you and you will be their white knight returning from the grave to save them, but you will join me, against your will of course, and whatever hope the light will have at that time will be crushed and I will finally be the leader of the wizarding world." As he finished he drove the dagger deep in to his thigh, after pulling it out he healed the surface of the wound so no one would notice it and effectively sealing in the Draught of the Living Dead.

Walking up the stairs he sneered at the pictures of the happy family, before turning into the last door on the left.

"Not Harry, not Harry, please not Harry!"
"Stand aside you silly girl … stand aside now." 'I am really regretting telling Severus that I would spare her.
"Not Harry, please no, take me, kill me instead - "
"Not Harry! Please … have mercy … have mercy… "

'Well I tried,' "AVADA KEDAVRA". With that Lily Potter was dead and the infant was screaming for his mother. Walking over to the crib he got his first real look at the child who was prophesized to be his end. He didn't seem like much, not that he had much experience with children, but the way the child stared up at him with the Avada Kedavra green eyes, unnerved him. So he decided to end this as quickly as possible, "AVADA KEDAVRA". Time seemed to slow down as he watched the curse sail towards the boy when the curse stopped just above his forehead and seemed to ball up and fly back towards him at three times the normal speed. He was unable to act fast enough as the spell hit him in the chest and he felt excruciating pain. The feeling of his soul vacating his body as it was destroyed, was something he never thought he would feel. Feeling disoriented he fled as the house around him went up in flames, vowing to himself that he would destroy Harry Potter.

~~~~Sirius' POV~~~

The feeling of dread in the pit of his stomach was growing at an alarming rate as he raced towards James and Lily's house. He just checked in on Peter when he discovered his flat completely deserted with no signs of struggle, it just didn't feel right. Just as Godric's Hallow was coming into view he could smell the smoke before he saw the glow of the fire and gave his motorcycle everything it had to get there faster. 'Peter I will kill you for what you have done", kept running through his mind.

He was off his motorcycle and running towards the house before it even touched the ground. The first thing he saw when he ran though the door less entrance dropped him to his knees, and caused a heart wrenching sob to escape him. His best friend, his brother in all but blood was lying on the floor dead, staring up to the ceiling. His world crashed down around him, everything they had been through together now meant nothing, and this was not supposed to happen. Things were supposed to be different, they were going to take the ministry by storm as the two best aurors since Moody, their kids were supposed to be Marauder's together, life was supposed care free and easy for them just as it had been when they were in school. A loud wail from upstairs shook him from his ravine; he jumped to his feet and rushed upstairs.

The smoke in Harrys' nursery was awful; he let out another sob when he saw Lily's body lying haphazardly next to the crib. Quickly he grabbed Harry out of the crib and levitated Lily's body down stairs and laid her next to James.

"ello", a voice came from outside "Sirius?"

'Shit, Hagrid. They are going to think I betrayed them; I got to get my family and Harry out of here until I can straighten this out. They are all going to be out for my head, all thanks to Peter. I should go after him and kill him. No! I can't' A more rational part of his brain took over, one that becomes after having a family and children of your own. 'I need to get my family to Uncle Alphards Island until I can get all of this settled.'

"Sirius, do ye h've Harry" Hagrid asked when he spotted Sirius standing over James and Lilys' bodies.

"Yes, Hagrid, he is fine except for this scar on his forehead." Sirius explained just realizing after giving Harry a once over.

"I ave to take Harry, Dumbledore's orders', he is goin' to his relatives."

'I know I can't take Hagrid out with his giant blood, I am just going to have to get out of here.' "Listen Hagrid, Harry is my Godson, he is staying with me. Tell Dumbledore to look for Peter and check his arm, I did not betray them Hagrid", with that he disappeared.

AN. What do you think? Once again please be gentle.