A/N: This is my first time writing a fanfic, so it would be appreciated if you would be gentle in your criticisms towards me. But I will gladly welcome constructive criticism if it helps me write better. And thanks for reading! :)
Summary: Harry's twin Alex is believed to be the BWL. Lilly and James, so caught up in the fame, started neglecting and mistreating Harry at young age. But Harry is more powerful than they know.
Prologue: Childhood's Dreams
A young boy with black hair and sad green eyes sat on the shadows of the staircase. Silently, he observed the proceedings of a birthday party that had no place for him in it. A single tear escaped from his right eye and began its slow decent down his thin face as those invited to the party started calling for cutting of the cake. Most of the child's focus was on the couple in the center of the gathering, a beautiful red-head with sparkling green eyes, that left no doubt that she was closely related to the child on the staircase, and a black haired man who was looking at the woman and child in front of him with love and pride. Occasionally, green eyes from the shadows would drift from the couple and alight on the somewhat chubby red haired child in front of the couple. The sadness in those eyes would increase bringing with it a tinge of anger.
This was his twin, the boy who had shared their mother's womb with him but had now stolen all their parents' affection away from him. Harry and his twin were very close when they had been younger, until the fateful Halloween after their 1st birthday. The children had their Uncle Wormtail babysitting them while their parents and other uncles were at a party. The Potter family had been in hiding since finding out about the prophecy, but the couple had been cooped up too long and needed to get out. This provided a good opportunity for Peter Pettigrew, who had been a Death Eater, to allow Voldemorte into the house and get rid of the Potter twins. At the end of the night, Alex Potter had been declared the Boy Who Lived by Dumbledore for defeating the Dark Lord. Harry Potter's life went downhill from there on.
A/N: Should I continue?