Hey guys, so I decided to try a new wrong-boy-who lived story, and it's also being made with the help of my sister author AnnaBoleyna1536. We both like the idea of Harry going dark/neutral though it's not entirely the same thing, so we decided to make a fic of it.
Here is the main summary, sorry if it's different from the one under the link:
James and Lily had triplets, but only one is proclaimed the child-who-lived and the other two are given up for adoption. Harry and Isabelle Potter are blood-adopted by Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange, given new names and a new life up until they turn thirteen when they attend Hogwarts. They're destined to defeat the Dark Lord and more, but without their brother it may not happen.
Rated M for a reason people, don't like then please don't read!
Pairings: Kyran Lestrange (Harry Potter)/Daphne Greengrass, Draco Malfoy/Nerissa Lestrange (Isabelle Potter), Remus Lupin/Nymphadora Tonks, James/Lily, James Jr/?, Severus Snape/Narcissa Malfoy (eventually), Bellatrix/Rodolphus
Warnings: AU, Parental abandonment, Lemons in future chapters, some violence non-canon behavior. Motherly Bellatrix, good Snape.
Bashing: Dumbledore, Percy and Ron Weasley, partial bashing of James, Lily, & Sirius, maybe even Molly and Arthur I'm not sure on that yet.
Written by myself and my sister author AnnaBoleyna1536, and we don't own Harry Potter.
Enjoy!
November 2nd, 6:00 a.m.:
It was a cool, chilly morning deep in the heart of London, England. Most would still be asleep this early in the morning, all snuggled up and warm in their beds, but a man and woman strolling along with two bassinets in their hands were not. The two babies they had in them, a boy and a girl, were both wrapped up warmly and fast asleep. The two parents carried up to the stone steps of a muggle orphanage, recommended by a dear friend of theirs, and set the bassinets on the top step.
"I don't know if I can do this James." the woman cried as she watched the babies inside. Her son and daughter, only a year old but this would be the last time she'd see them.
"They'll be better off here Lily." the man said as he held his wife, and she sniffled but nodded. "We're doing this for them."
"Yes, it's for their own good." they both kissed the babies' heads softly, and rang the doorbell twice before disapparating back to their home. Some moments later a woman answered the door, saw the babies, and brought them inside.
"Margaret what's-oh my goodness…!" another woman, a younger one came forward when she saw the children.
"I just found them on the steps but they seem to be fine." the other woman bent down to look at them. "Completely healthy, but to be so young." she sighed.
"Poor things."
"Whoever brought them had better have a good reason."
"They're twins, a boy and a girl."
"Yes, and they'll be hungry soon so we'd best get more bottles ready." the other woman nodded.
"I will prepare their beds at once; shall we put them with the other infants?"
"Yes, but something tells me these two won't be here for long, here Judy." Margaret handed the babies to Judy, and she smiled as she held them.
"Yes, alright little ones let's go." Judy took off with the babies, while Margaret went to wake the cook to start breakfast so the children would be up at seven to eat. She couldn't help but wonder though; those two babies were a bit odd to her. Just a feeling, but something was definitely off.
"Obliviate." a whisper was heard and Margaret suddenly froze, before collapsing. A dark, cloaked figure ran in the direction Judy had left in, and found her placing the babies in the nursery. "Obliviate." Judy didn't even get to turn around before she collapsed to the floor, and the figure grabbed the bassinets before leaving.
Lestrange Manor:
"You found them." Rodolphus Lestrange said as a cloaked figure came in and pulled off their hood, revealing to be his wife.
"Yes, just in the nick of time too. They were right where you said they'd be." Bellatrix Lestrange set two bassinets down and kissed her husband.
"You mean where I said they'd be." a man came into the room, and smiled at the babies.
"Of course Reggie, I knew you were there." Regulus Black, younger brother of Sirius Black and head of the Black family came forward. "Your friend was right up to the tiniest detail, I still can't believe the Potters would do this though."
"Dumbledore has them under his thumb too much, and I knew they would do it without a second thought." Regulus sighed. "I don't know about Sirius though, I estimate he might be angry at first but he too might fall like his friends." Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Chief Warlock of the Wizenagamot, was considered to be the greatest wizard of the age by most, but distrusted by others as well.
"But are you sure these children will be better off with us?" Bellatrix looked down to the babies, and her heart warmed. Most wouldn't see her as the maternal sort, due to her own reputation but after she saw these babies she knew she wanted them.
"They will if they had remained in that orphanage it's likely they would've died at a young age, a deadly sickness I believe. My friend said their futures disappeared sometime after the age of twelve if they weren't found. Their lives here will change that, and they will be destined for great futures."
"What of the other one?" they knew the Potters abandoned their two children but kept their son, reason being they thought he was the BWL, the defeater of the Dark Lord.
"He will be spoiled and weakened without them, but at the right moment when they meet he will get stronger. Dumbledore has everyone believing only one child can defeat Voldemort but in truth it has to be all three." it was rare that triplets were born in the magical world, but it was a known fact that most shared a magic core and if separated it could be damaged later in their lifetimes.
"Can we assume the boy will change his ways?" Bellatrix asked. Knowing how James Potter was as a child it was likely the son they kept would be the same. Spoiled, lazy, arrogant, a useless lay about just as his father was.
"I'm not sure, but if I had to guess it would take a lot of time and reality hits to make him see. For now though, we had best prepare these two for their new birthday." Regulus smiled again.
"Indeed we must, but to think you two are going to adopt the Potter children or two of them but still." Bellatrix laughed, at first she didn't think she could be a good mother to children who weren't hers, but after a lot of convincing from her husband and cousin she came around.
"I have always wanted to be a mother, but I won't have my past interfere with my family."
"Neither will I, and neither will you Reg."
"I will keep it as well, but they will learn the truth when they get older. We don't want them finding out from someone else."
"Yes, now is everything ready?"
"It's all together, Snape is waiting with Narcissa."
"Cissy's here? Where's Draco?"
"Asleep in the guest room, but he'll wake in the hour so we best be quick." They took the babies down to the cellar, and in the very room were Severus Snape and Narcissa Malfoy on both sides of a table that contained two silver chalices, an old book bound in dragon skin, a small knife, and some vials filled with clear liquids.
"Oh Bella they are gorgeous." Narcissa smiled, of all the family she had Regulus and Narcissa were the only ones Bellatrix could love. After Andromeda left the family and Sirius was disowned there wasn't much else to do, but they stuck together.
"They'll be even more gorgeous soon." Bella set the bassinets on the table. "This won't hurt them will it?"
"No Bellatrix, they'll feel no pain." Severus opened the book. "We have the potions and the directions, all we need now are blood samples from you, Rodolphus, and the babies. A simple finger prick will do the trick, so no serious amounts."
"And the birth certificates?"
"Will be made thanks to Regulus' connections, seeing as the Potters practically 'disowned' these two the whole thing will be legalized. No one will know, for now." Bellatrix and Rodolphus nodded, the babies would know the truth in the future but not until they were old enough to understand. Bella couldn't have babies of her own, she had gone to her family healer and they told Bellatrix she was basically infertile. It would've taken a miracle to get her pregnant.
"Let's get to work, we can only do this once." they were going to blood adopt the two Potter children, to be sure in case anyone found out the truth no legal action could take them away. James and Lily, by magical and muggle law according to Regulus' friend, would have no legal rights to the children in the future.
"Yes let's." Severus handed Bellatrix a sterile needle and she pricked her left pointer finger, letting the drop of blood fall into the vial Severus held out. Rodolphus did the same, and as the two blood samples mixed the liquid inside turned purple. Severus carefully pricked the same fingers on the babies, but they didn't wake and the liquid in the second vial turned blue. Severus took out his wand and set the vials in front of the book; he began to chant a spell in a strange tongue, and the vials glowed brightly for a few moments after he finished.
"Now…Bellatrix and Rodolphus you drink half and half of this vial." he handed them the vial that had turned blood red. Taking out two small bottles of formula he poured half of the lighter blue potion into both, and handed one to Regulus, and one to Narcissa. "Once these are drank the magic from the spell will take effect, and the babies will be yours." Narcissa and Regulus fed the babies, and Bellatrix and Rodolphus drank their own.
"Oh my…" Bellatrix and Rodolphus both suddenly felt light-headed for a moment, but the real surprise came when the babies' appearances began to change. Their skin went a little lighter, and their hair grew darker though the little girl's hair became curlier. Severus pulled up a blank birth certificate, already signed by the family healer.
"What are their names?" Bellatrix looked down at her new son and daughter, knowing the perfect names for them.
"For our daughter…Nerissa Lucretia Lestrange." Bellatrix stroked her baby girl's cheek. The name appeared on the certificate in magical writing.
"And our son…" Rodolphus looked down proudly at their boy. "Kyran Archimedes Lestrange." instead of going with the traditional astronomical names of the Black family they went along with new names. The names were both on the certificate and the magical seal making the blood adoption legal appeared in the bottom left corner.
"Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Lestrange, you are the proud parents of fraternal twins." Severus gave a light smile.
"And now that it's official, we were hoping that Regulus could be the babies' godfather?" Regulus stared at them. "And for Cissy to be their godmother."
"Really? Both of us?"
"You're both the closest thing to family we have, Rabastan is in prison and Regulus is the head of the Black family, plus Sirius isn't going to cozy up to us anytime soon. You seem to be the rightful choices." Narcissa and Regulus were speechless, but both gave hugs.
"We're both honored to do so; we will protect these children with all our power." Regulus Black, as head of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Black, had many connections in the Ministry even without the Minister. He would use them to keep his family safe.
"Yes, now Bella…"
"Cissy?" Bellatrix picked up her new son and rocked him while Rodolphus held their daughter.
"You must let me show you the nursery! I made it just the way you and the babies would love it!" Narcissa motioned for them to follow, and everyone did. In the nursery, next to the master bedroom, two cribs made from dark wood were on both sides of the dark blue and pink room, with a star mobile over both cribs that lit up the room with magical lights, dressers with brand new baby clothing all washed, toys including an old doll that belonged to Bellatrix when she was a child, and a little stuffed griffin that was Regulus' old toy, scenes of snakes slithering around the walls, and so much more all put together by Narcissa.
"Cissy it's wonderful." Kyran stirred in her arms. "Oh…he's waking up. Hello my baby boy." he looked up at her and smiled.
"Ma…Ma." that shocked everyone.
"He just called me…" dark eyes filled with happy tears, and Bellatrix hugged her son.
"Looks like our little family is off to a good start." Rodolphus kissed Bellatrix's head, then his son and daughter's, and they spent the rest of the day planning some fun and time with their new babies. The Lestrange family had its heirs, now they just had to make sure their children wouldn't want for anything and be protected.
Potter family Home, a week later:
"James! Lily we're back!" Sirius Black and Remus Lupin came in through the floo of their best friends' home, back from a long trip all the way to France for some last minute Auror business.
"Padfoot, Moony hey!" they embraced James and Lily.
"Looks like everything's calmed down now, Frank and Alice are alright too they're staying with Lady Longbottom for the time being." the Potters and Longbottoms were both targets of Voldemort and his death eaters, but with the Dark Lord gone and the death eaters mostly rounded up things were cooling down.
"Good, I'm glad they're alright." Lily came back in with JJ.
"Yeah well Fudge gave us a week off so we thought we'd bring over some presents from France, where're Harry and Isabelle?" James and Lily looked at each other. "Guys?"
"Sirius, perhaps you and Remus should sit down." Lily had on a weird look.
"No, no what's going on? You two look like you're hiding something." Sirius put on a hard stare.
"Pads, Moon…Harry and Isabelle are gone." both men nearly dropped the bags they'd been carrying.
"Gone? How…they were fine that night but where…?"
"We did what we had to Sirius." Sirius froze, and Remus paled. "We gave them up."
"Did what you…YOU GAVE THEM AWAY?!" Remus shouted. "HOW COULD YOU?" James backed up, he'd never seen Remus so angry before.
"Remus please…Dumbledore did a scan on the babies, Junior is the only one who had magic strong enough to kill Voldemort, Harry and Isabelle…they're squibs."
"Squibs…so you just gave your children away like they were nothing, and you left them alone? Where are they? Did Dumbledore tell you to do this?" Lily shook her head.
"We didn't want them to grow up and feel out of place! It would be better for them to grow up away from magic." Lily defended James, she always did. "Albus recommended it."
"Did you give them to Petunia?"
"No, no she wouldn't take them even if we begged." Lily shook her head. "It's better for them this way, can't you see that?" Sirius and Remus stared at the two like they had been replaced by imposters.
"I DON'T BELIEVE THIS! WHAT KIND OF PARENTS JUST GIVE UP THEIR CHILDREN WITHOUT SO MUCH A CARE FOR THEM?! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO THEM, AND TO US?"
"Junior is the one who did it Padfoot, he has to be protected."
"And Harry and Isabelle won't? Did you even consider that Voldemort may go after them one day if he returns?"
"He won't…" James shook his head. "They'd be useless to him."
"Like they are to you?" Remus snarled. "You don't love them anymore because they're squibs? If I had a squib child I would never abandon them!"
"We did what was best!"
"No, what you did was cowardly." Sirius glared hatefully at James. "They are my godson and goddaughter, I never would've let this happen. If I had a child born a squib I sure as hell would fight for them, hell even if had a werewolf child I would be there for them!" James and Lily looked away.
"Where did you take them?"
"To an orphanage." James didn't even bother covering it up. "They're better off there; Junior is the one who needs us now."
"They all need you now, but if they ever reappear…you'd better hope they're alive and happy or I'll be sure to make you both pay! I won't cut Junior from my life, but you two…you're worse than scum to me now." Sirius and Remus turned and stormed into the floo, leaving the Potters alone in their living room.
"They'll come around Lils, don't worry." James turned to his wife.
"James…are you sure we did the right thing? I mean what if…?"
"Lily Dumbledore knew what he was doing with that scan; he told us what would happen if Harry and Izzy grew up next to Junior. We both know it'll be hard, but we'll get through this." he hugged her. "Our son needs us."
"But…James you know how Petunia was…I know she hated me but…" he stopped her.
"Which is why we did it, we can't have Junior being resented by the others because he is special." Lily nodded, she knew he was right but her heart still longed for her other children. "Don't worry love; it'll get better in time."
"I hope so." Lily held Junior to her again, and James held her for several minutes before they finally let go and went to eat lunch.
They thought they did it right, but unfortunately for the Potters…this was just the beginning.
Hope this is a good start for you, I'll try and have the next chapter up as soon as possible. I had to make sure this one was written carefully.
Next chapter has a time skip in it, to a view of the twins' lives with Bellatrix and Rodolphus. Also a meeting with Regulus' mysterious 'seer friend', who might actually be something more; Kyran and Nerissa will learn the truth before they go to Hogwarts, fear not on that. It's a start for them both, but is it going to have its ups and downs? Well that's obvious isn't it?
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Later!