Chapter 1

A teary-eyed Lily Evans ran toward her friend.

"Lily! What happened?" a concerned Alice Longbottom, asked.

"Oh Alice! It was terrible! He's done the worst thing possible. He's...he's become a Death Eater and wants nothing to do with me!" she sobbed.

Alice looked enraged. "Why that little…"

Seeing that her friend didn't need to hear her tirade, she laid a hand on Lily's shoulder and tried to soothe her emotional friend.

"I always thought that he would turn out to be a Death Eater, Lily. I wanted to be wrong about him. I really did. But you can't trust someone like him, can you? Stupid Slytherins. Stupid back-stabbing gits! Forget him Lily."

"I can't," Lily choked.

Alice sighed, exasperated. "Lily, I know you loved him, but that scum does NOT deserve to be loved by you. Go on a few dates. Meet a few guys. Eventually, you'll find a person to love."

As Alice faced Lily, she saw that her friend looked nervous. Then, the bomb was dropped.

"Alice, I'm pregnant and that…that man is the father!"

Alice blinked. "WHAT!"

"He seemed so different, 'Lish. I can't help but think he was forced to become a Death Eater." Lily had a faraway look on her face.

"Lily Evans, break out of it! Your top priority now is your child. You weren't there at last Order meeting. Snape had hug news."

"What is it," Lily asked, extremely curious. Alice smiled to see this change in her friend, but her expression immediately darkened.

Seeing her friend's changing emotions, Lily couldn't help but feel apprehensive about the news yet to come.

"Apparently Voldemort's obsessed with having the firstborn of his deatheaters. He plans to use them for a black ritual."

Lily gasped in horror and subconsciously rubbed her stomach.

"Lily," Alice began quietly, "I think you should go into hiding. You need to protect your child."

"You're right 'Lish," Lily sighed.

"Now, what are you going to do? Do you need any help?" Alice asked.

Lily smiled for the first time. She had a good friend.

"Actually 'Lish, I think I'll ask James for help?"

Potter Manor

'Oh Athena, why did you leave me?' thought James despairingly. I would have given my life for you. Why did you leave me to be alone?

As James was stuck in his morbid thoughts, he suddenly heard someone flooing in. He looked up and saw...

"Lily!"

"Hello James! I need your help, desperately," she said, sounding grim.

"What is it?" James immediately wiped off any sorrow on his face. His friend needed his help.

The Next Month

Lily Evans and James Potter get married.

One month later they announce that they are going to have a child soon.

Potter Manor - 7 months later on July 31, 1986

"Lily," James said, "isn't she cute?" James cooed at the baby.

"Yes James," Lily said while rolling her eyes. She never knew that men could coo. Truth be told, she was feeling giddy with delight. "I'll need a drop of your blood for the adoption potion James."

James nodded. Seeing that Lily had more to say, he became quiet and focused his attention on her.

"James," Lily sighed, "I need your word that you that you won't let her real father find out about her. It'll put him in danger." Lily looked at her hands

"Lily, I still don't understand why you're trying to protect that Death Eater after what he did to you!" James looked enraged.

"I know, James." Lily smiled weakly. "I sometimes don't understand it myself. I guess I'm just a fool in love."

That same night

"James," Dumbledore called.

"Albus!" James cried. "Lily had the baby! A beautiful baby–"

"James," Dumbledore said slowly, "I know."

James broke into a smile. "Then you must know-"

"James, I know doubt that you would like to tell all about your new born child, but I'm afraid that I have bad news concerning your child."

"What is it Albus?" James asked, worrying about how this would affect Lily and her, no their child.

"I'm afraid that we should discuss this at my office."

James nodded in agreement. Dumbledore held out a sock and he touched it. With a jolt, they arrived in the Headmaster's office.

"What's so important Albus," James asked, clearly worried.

"A prophecy has been made. It concerns your son."

"My son? But I have-"

"James, I know that you want to rant out at fate, but please listen to me," Dumbledore pleaded.

"Okay," James said, "about my son?" James decided to humor the old man.

"Yes, yes. Sybill Trelawney has made a prophecy that states that the one to vanquish the dark lord would be born on July 31st and would be born to parents who thrice dified him and would mark him as his equal and would kill the dark lord or be killed by the dark lord." Dumbledore paused and took out his pensieve. He then proceeded to show proof of the prophecy to James.

After watching it, James had a shocked expression on his face. Who would have thought that that woman could make a real prophecy?

"Does this prophecy fit anyone else?" James asked. He didn't think that the prophecy applied to little Athena. He was sure that her father, that stupid Death eater scum, did not defy Voldemort thrice.

"Yes," Dumbledore sighed, "the other possible person is Neville Longbottom."

James asked, "Does the prophecy specifically say what gender the vanquisher would be?"

Dumbledore gave James a curious look and said, "It wasn't clear. It said the 'one' to vanquish the dark lord approaches and later on, it says that the dark lord will mark him as his equal. It's very clear that our dark lord defeater is a boy."

This was all the reassurance that James had needed. It was clear as daylight that Lily's child wouldn't be defeating the dark lord because she was a girl. He was about to tell this to Dumbledore when Snape flooed in.

"Headmaster! There is an attack on Hogsmeade. We must hurry!" With that, Snape rushed out of the office.

Dumbledore looked alarmed and before he left, told James to pay close attention. He instructed him to perform the Fidelius charm and go into hiding. After that, Dumbledore rushed towards Hogmeade, leaving a dazed James Potter at his wake.

That night at Potter Manor

When James told Lily about his conversation with Dumbledore, Lily frowned. She absolutely refused to even think about her daughter getting tangled in the war.

Just then, lily thought of something.

"James, why did Dumbledore know for sure that the new born was a boy?"

James sighed. "You see, Lily, the pureblood laws are stated that the first born after the marriage of purebloods with people of any other blood are always sons. This was to make sure that the line never dies out. To reinforce this law, the pureblood families were forced to drink a potion. What's worrying me is that people will become suspicious if our first born is a girl."

"JAMES POTTER! Why did you not tell me this before?"

"You were very tired and weak," James stammered.

Furious, Lily began to think of a solution.

"James, I'm going to put a charm on her that will make her look like a boy. It'll last for 15 months. That means that we will have to recast it around next Halloween."

James nodded, afraid to disagree because of her temper

"Are we going to lie to her about her gender, though?" James asked, worried about little Athena.

"No," Lily said shaking her head, "We'll tell her to keep it a secret."

Lily went to the nursery and cast the charm on her baby girl.

Decoy birth certificate

Harry James Potter

Born: July 31st 1986

Father: James Philip Potter

Mother: Lily Marie Evans

Decoy birth certificate #2

Jayda Lilliana Potter

Born: July 31st 1986

Father: James Philip Potter

Mother: Lily Marie Evans

One year and three months later

It was Halloween and the Potters were attacked.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!"

James and Lily Potter were dead. Voldemort turned to Harry (Jayda, Jade for short), and fired the killing curse at him (her). The curse backfired and Harry was hailed as a hero.

"To Harry Potter! The boy-who-lived!"

Unfortunately though, Jade was sent to live with her aunt and uncle. It was the day after her parents' death that the charms disguising Jayda as Harry Potter expired.