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A/N:Yeah ... I'm back. I know a few people may (or may not) have noticed that I have deleted all my previous stories. I'm sorry if people liked them, but, as ashamed as I am to admit it, I have lost all passion for them. That is just how it is, I'm sorry. But, I will be keeping up to date (I hope) with all my current fictions from now on. Anything people want to say about this story, can you please review it? =) Reviews make me feel warm and fuzzy inside, lol. Anything you need to complain about, e-mail me. I will not respond to you if you complain in a review. Thank you.

Also, a Beta reader would be appreciated, thanks! Any offers, I'll accept! (Probably, heh)

WARNINGS: As in all good HP fics (joke) this will include: Dumby-bashing, general Gryffindor-bashing, Dark!Harry, AU/AR situations (The whole fic), definite OOC-ness and 'good' bad guys. I'll add stuff later if I need to.

Summary:It wasn't Tom that killed Hadrians(Harry) parents, it was Dumbledore. Lily got a message out, asking Tom for help. He arrived too late to save Lily, but he took in the boy, and the doppelganger girl that Hadrian brought over with his magic by mistake. This is their life. (Crap summary, I know. Oh, and don't worry, the doppelganger bit doesn't play a major part or anything.)

Disclaimer: Yes, I own Harry Potter, because all the smexy people are having smex and I am filming every second of it. *Sulks* Okay, I lied.

Chapter 1

Lily Potter nee Evans was cowering in her sons room, cradling baby Hadrian to her chest.

Dumbledore was downstairs, obviously dealing with James. Lily had snuck a message out to Tom, begging for help. James had found out and told the old man. Now he was just another loose end that needed tying up. Lily held her son tighter, silent sobs shaking her thin form. The door swung open.

"Now, my dear, why did you have to ask Tom for help? You could have been happy with James. Not free, but alive to see you darling son Harry grow up,' the Old Man asked as he levelled his wand at her.

"His name is Hadrian, not Harry!' Lily hissed with a threatening venom, even though she was terrified and Dumbledore knew it.

He smirked. "I know, but I think that Harry sounds like a much more befitting name to the Wizarding Worlds Hero, who will so tragically die after he disposes of Voldemort."

"No!" Lily gasped.

"I'm afraid you don't have a choice, my dear," Dumbledore replied, chuckling evilly. "Avada Kedavra."

And Lily collapsed, dead before she hit the floor. Still chuckling, Dumbledore stepped over the scattered baby toys, towards the confused looking child in his mothers dead arms. Bending over, he brushed the tips of his fingers over the boys forehead.

A bang and a black flash later, and Dumbledore was crumpled on the floor in a heap against the opposite wall. A visible magical shield hung in the air, the edges tinted black. Heaving himself to his feet, the Headmaster growled at the sight. Hearing a crack of someone Apparating outside, he quickly did likewise and vanished, not noticing the two pairs of green eyes that glared up at him as he left.

The shield flickered and disappeared as Tom Riddle burst into the nursery. His crimson eyes quickly surveyed the scene, falling to his knees beside Lily, checking her pulse, even though he knew it was too late. He ran a pale slender hand through his ebony locks. Even from an early age, Lily had been one of his best, most trusted friends. And now she was gone, with the flick of a wand.

His red eyes were drawn towards the squirming bundle on her still chest. He picked it up, wincing as her arm thumped to the floor, and then blinking in shock as he looked upon two identical babies, their green eyes staring up at him with innocent curiosity, a little tuft of black hair crowning their heads. He smiled at them softly, his eyes still sad.

"Well, you must be Hadrian," he muttered, tapping the boy on his pink nose. "But Lily never mentioned you ... I don't even know your name ... How about ... " Merlin, he couldn't think of a name to save his life! Since they were obviously twins, it should be similar to Hadrian, but not too alike ... "How about ... Adrianna?" Tom asked. The tiny girl shrieked happily.

"I'll take that as a yes," Tom smiled. A frown overtook his features. "But why did Dumbledore leave you two? And Lily never mentioned a second child ... " Cautiously, placing them on the floor, he pulled out his wand, casting several rapid detection spells and counter charms, in case either child was someway hexed. His frown deepened as he found nothing, but then shrugged. Lily mustn't of had time to mention both children before she had to send the message. He picked up the bundle, standing as he heard the roar of a motorbike outside. "Come on, you're coming with me." And he Disapparated.

"'Onest, 'Eadmaster, there warn't no baby there. There was James Potter downstairs in the hall, an' Lily Potter upstairs in the nursery. But no baby," Hagrid repeated to the old man pacing his office. Suddenly, he stopped in mid-stride.

"Tom ... " he muttered. "Tom must have got there just after I left. I heard someone Apparate to the Potter house ... Ugh ... this just means there will be more work to do ... Hagrid, inform Mrs. Longbottom that we have just found out about a prophecy regarding her grandson, Neville and Voldemort."

Hagrid shivered, but nodded at the same time, leaving the office as swiftly as his legs would allow. As the door closed, Dumbledore threw a bowl of sherbet lemons into the fire, the flames turning a violent blue.

"Damn it, Tom!" he shouted angrilly at no-one.

Tom appeared in the Main Hall of Riddle Manor. Three anxious people were sat on a couch situated in a cozy corner.

"Tom!" Bella cried, jumping up, running over to him, closely followed by Lucius and Severus.

"Lily?" asked Severus, his voice containing a barely hidden thread of desperation.

Tom couldn't look him in the eye. "Dumbledore had already been and gone by the time I got there. I'm so sorry, Severus."

But he was deaf to the world, having collapsed, sobbing into Lucius' chest. He had loved Lily more than he had loved anything before, and he had hurt terribly when she apparently left him for James. But when Tom told him about the message he received, he gained hope again, and for Dumbledore to have snatched it away so cruelly ... was almost unbearable. Bella had her hands clasped over her heart, biting her lip and Lucius just hugged Severus, too shocked to do anything. They had all known what Dumbledore was capable of, but when something like this happened, it reminded them of just how desperate that man was to be in complete control.

"These are her children," Tom said quietly, turning them so that the three could see them. "Dumbledore left them for some reason. I've already checked them both for spells, curses ... any type of enchantment. They both came up clean."

"What are their names?" Bella asked, smiling, forgetting Lily for the moment.

"Hadrian and Adrianna."

"Aww, that's so cute ... " she cooed, tickling Hadrian under the chin gently.

Severus sniffed, pulling a hanker chief out of the air, wiping his red eyes with it, pulling away from his best friend, the two men regarding at the two babies.

"Well, they do have Lilys' eyes," Lucius noted, the corners of his mouth twitching upwards slightly.

Tom held them out to Severus. "Would you like them? They are Lily's after all, and they probably would have been yours too ... "

He snorted slightly, shaking his head. "Me, take care of children, Tom? I'm hardly a suitable candidate. I will not have Lilys ghost haunting me because one of her children fell in a cauldron and turned into a potions ingredient. And besides, the 'Leader of the Light' will want to know where I found them."

Tom 'hmm'ed thoughtfully to himself.

"Why don't you keep them?" Lucius suggested, smiling.

"What?!" came the incredulous reply.

"Well, think about it. You wouldn't have Dumbledore breathing down your neck about them, because he can't get to you. You could raise the two knowing the truth instead of the ridiculous nonsense Dumbledore force feeds everyone else. Plus, you are the 'Dark Lord'. No one could hope for someone safer to leave them with," Lucius justified. "And they wouldn't fall in half-prepared potions, either," he added, casting a wary glance at Severus.

'Hmm'ing again, Tom nodded. "Alright. I'll raise them. I'll need help though, I'm not cut out to be a single parent," he said, glaring at his three friends, daring any of them to laugh at his comment.

"Of course we will, Tom," Bella assured, the two men nodding, smiling slightly. "Besides, how can we stay away from these two cuties?" Bella asked in a baby voice, tickling Adrianna under the chin. The baby girl shrieked, waving her pudgy arms around, almost hitting her brother in the head. Suddenly, the two yawned in unison.

"I better put these two to bed ... " Tom muttered, lowering his voice as he walked off into the manor.

As he disappeared into the shadows, the three friends turned to each other. "I didn't know Lily had twins ... " Bella pondered, voicing the thoughts of the other two.

Eh? Eh? So, waddaya think? *Grins hopefully* Review! Constructive criticism appreciated! Offers to be my Beta appreciated! Anything that isn't a flame appreciated! And if someone does flame, I will take it and shove it so far up their butt that they'll have heartburn. *Growls* And maybe if peoples is nice, I might get the characters on to talk.

Harry/Hadrian: Let us out of this closet!

*Kicks closet door* ... Eh-heh ... So, do people want to hear more about the twins growing up, or just the few main parts I have written? Let me know please! I need to know before I update again! And erm, I would appreciate 5 reviews before I post, ta very much! ;D