Chapter 1: Ignored

"As a child , you would wait and watch from far away. But you always knew that you'd be the one who worked while they all play." - Warriors (Imagine Dragons)

A figure shrouded in shadows entered Godric's Hollow, glee evident on his snake-like face as he sent a bright-green light at the young woman reading on the couch. According to the man's spy, the Potter boys were located on the second floor. The man entered the room and gazed down at a toddler sitting on the floor playing with a football, the muggle object being there no doubt due to the muggleborn who was the boy's mother. As the man looked up he saw that in the room there was also a cot, containing the boy's brother Lachlan. The toddler looked up at the man he turned his attention back to him.

Staring him in the eyes unfazed the boy said, "You're a bad man, get out."

Voldemort stared right back hissing, "Insolent boy, you shall be the first to die!"

As the green light emitted out of Voldemort's wand for the boy named Harry, the boy whispered, "Bye bye bad man." And then the room went dark as the Potter's roof fell down.

James and his wife Lily had been at a meeting when their wards were triggered. The couple quickly assembled those there (among whom were their two good friends Sirius Black and Remus Lupin). They all apparated to the edge of the wards and all started running towards the house after seeing the state it was in, the first floor relatively untouched but the second barely standing. As they filed through the front door they saw the babysitter lying on the floor, eyes wide open and lifeless.

Fearing the worst, the group ran up the stairs, towards the boys room. The room had collapsed, and everything was covered by planks, dust and rubble. The majority doubted that the two sons could have survived. Everybody looked mournful, tears on rolling down their faces until they heard crying from underneath the debris. The group quickly removed the debris and they now cried tears of joy as they saw the two boys, lying down.

James and Lily rushed towards them whilst the rest hugged and cheered at seeing the two fine. Lachlan was conscious and crying his eyes out and Harry was unconscious, but relatively fine. Next to them was Voldemort's wand, and unsure of what to do, the couple turned towards their friends and they decided to go to the only person who would know what to do, Albus Dumbledore. Bidding farewell to the rest, James, Lily, Sirius and Remus went on their way to Hogwarts.

Inside Dumbledore's Office

The door to Dumbledore's Office flew open as the group walked in, with James carrying Harry and Lily carrying Lachlan, Sirius and Remus filing in to their sides. Dumbledore looked up from the piece of paper he was currently scanning and smiled at the group ignoring their rude intrusion.

Dumbledore placed the papers on his desk and asked, "What can I help you with on this pleasant evening?"

Dumbledore gestured to the bowl of lemon drops on his desk,"Lemon drops?"

Sirius' hand shot out as he grabbed a lemon drop and began to unwrap it, getting scathing looks from Lily and Remus. "What?" He asked, confused at their reactions.

Dumbledore coughed to hide his laughter, before he got up and walked to the window in his office.

James and Lily looked at each other before James cleared his throat and explained, "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, well he attacked our house and killed Matilda," at this point James choked and felt a reassuring hand on his back. "But he didn't kill our boys," Sirius muttered his thanks and the group nodded their heads in agreement before Dumbledore turned around and gestures for him to continue. "And we found his wand there," James finished.

Lily then reached into her pocket and presented it to Dumbledore, who's mouth opened in surprise.

Dumbledore studied the wand before he stated curiously,"I have a good idea as to what happened but before I tell you, allow me to look at Lachlan and Harry, I believe they may be able to answer my one last question."

James and Lily laid the two boys on his desk and Dumbledore walked over to his desk and looked down at them, nodding. Dumbledore wasn't one of the strongest wizards of all time for nothing, and he knew there was a chance Voldemort had created horcruxes. Looking down again at the boys be pondered on which one to name as the defeater of Voldemort and gift with a life of fame? Which one should be condemn to a life of insignificance?

While Dumbledore pondered, the group of friends waited impatiently, tapping their fingers and bouncing on the tips of their toes, in Sirius' case.

Dumbledore turned away, and paced back and forth with a pensive face.

Lachlan was younger with an average magical core. Harry on the other hand, had a magical core of a prodigious level and was looking to be an incredibly strong wizard. But, looking at them closer Dumbledore saw that Lachlan had a scar on his hand, shaped in a V for Voldemort. His twin however, bore no scar or sign of his involvement in his demise. Therefore despite the signs that Harry would be more powerful, Lachlan was clearly the one mentioned in the prophecy. Making up his mind, he turned towards the Potters and friends telling them his decision.

"I am not quite sure whether Voldemort is alive or not," eliciting a gasp from Lily. "But I am certain that Lachlan has vanquished Voldemort and somehow survived the killing curse. He is destined for greatness."

The group looked at each other, as huge smiles broke out on their faces before running over to pick up Lachlan and hug him. Sirius and Remus joined in the hug as they celebrated, jumping up and down cheering, while Dumbledore looked on with a satisfied smile and twinkling eyes.

After they had calmed down and stopped celebrating, Dumbledore then suggested for them the Potter family to go rest in the hospital wing, as they'd need their rest for the sure to be extravagant celebrations that would take place tommorow.

"We'll do just that," James replied with a huge grin on his face and pecked Lily on the cheek.

James then started to leave the room with Lily and Lachlan, forgetting all about his oldest son. Sirius and Remus had stayed behind to ask Dumbledore about whether he wanted their help in rounding up Death Eaters and notifying everybody of the news. The pair and Dumbledore watched them leave before turning around and realizing that they had left Harry.

Sirius picked him up and ran towards them as he shouted at James,"Wait! You left Harry behind..."

The happy family turned around and James mumbled,"Oh yea..."

And on that day, Lachlan Potter was named the Boy-Who-Lived and events where Harry was forgotten soon became a pattern, much to the concern of Sirius and Remus.

AN: Thanks for reading the first chapter of this hopefully long story. Bye.