PROLOGUE
As the night crept around his house, Severus Snape never thought it would come to this. Just 9 years ago he and his cousin James Potter were the best of friends, the death of James' mother tightened their bond. Severus looked back on the day that tore them apart forever…
-NOW, GO APOLOGIZE TO LILY
-Sev, she hates you just like the rest of us do
-TAKE IT BACK
-In fact I think that she hates you even more
-She didn't say that
-Severus Snape is the slimiest git I've ever seen! She said that to me!
- I warned you. SECTUMSEMPRA!
A blinding light woke Severus Snape out of his dream. Nearly 9 years ago he, Sev had almost killed his cousin. And because of that, he lost the one thing in his world that really mattered.
After school, Sev; alone and hated retreated into the ranks of the Death Eaters, they accepted and welcomed him into their club, countless people did Severus kill. But 3 years later, he learned of his most important mission ever.
It was mid- November and Voldemort's rise to power was going very smoothly. He had summoned Sev there for an assignment.
"Yes my lord?" Sev bowed very low.
"You may rise young Severus." Voldemort said rapidly.
"I've heard that you have need of my services?" he questioned carefully.
"Yes, I need you to find the residence of your dear cousin James." Voldemort said quietly.
"But my Lord. They have a secret keeper, none other than they have the knowledge of where they reside." Sev explained.
"Well Severus, you might want to find the Secret Keeper and force them to tell you." The Dark Lord said, temper rising.
"yes, thank you my lord." Sev bowed.
"no it was you Sev from overhearing that Seer last year, you've warned me of my would have been downfall, now you may go." Voldemort waved him away.
Severus had almost forgotten about his little success last year. He had followed Albus Dumbledore to the upstairs of the Three Broomsticks and overheard:
"THE ONE WITH THE POWER TO VANQUISH THE DARK LORD APPROACHES
. . .BORN TO THOSE WHO HAVE THRICE DEFIED HIM, BORN AS THE SEVENTH MONTH DIES. . . "
Severus remembered it well. It might have been his greatest moment ever.
So, The Dark Lord wanted him to find his cousin, easy enough, he knew who the Secret Keeper was.
* * *
Five days before Halloween, Severus Snape had found the Potter's Secret Keeper. He'd thought it was Sirius Black, his dearest cousins best friend, or even Remus Lupin, but how foolish were they to appoint the easily overpowered Peter Pettigrew. Severus cornered Peter, or in those days he was known as 'Wormtail' that the Dark Lord has need of him and he shouldn't ignore a chance like this. Feeble and dim-witted, Peter told Voldemort everything, that James and Lily Potter had a son that they called Harry and he was nearing one and a half, and that they lived in Godric's Hollow. Wormtail asked countless times what he wanted with them, The Dark Lord only replied with silence. Wormtail over a while didn't care about them after the power and control that Voldemort showed. Overcome by his scavenger habits, Wormtail stayed as close as possible to Voldemort. Then on Halloween night, Voldemort set out to kill the Potters. Severus was going insane, he had no knowledge that he would actually kill James and Lily, he'd thought that, well, now it made perfect since, James and Lily were against Voldemort in every way possible, they thwarted Voldemort on countless murders and stealth operations.
Severus never knew how much that the deaths of his cousin and the love of his life would impact him, but with a thought, Severus Snape followed The Dark Lord against every wish he had of going alone. Once Severus was at Godric's Hollow, Voldemort was walking up to the door. Although, to Severus it didn't seem like walking, but gliding. He- Voldemort- magicked the door open and Severus heard everything….
"Lily! Take Harry, take him and run, get away from here! I'll hold him off, Lily run! Take." but then it went silent and Sev saw a blinding green light glow out of the window. James Potter was dead.
"James!" Sev heard Lily scream in pain. As much as Severus wanted to help her, he know that he'd ought not to be here.
"James! Harry!" he heard Lily scream and then the same light came again. Sev started to weep. Determined to be strong, he didn't full out bawl, but a sort of respectful weep. Severus heard the cry of a baby. The baby wailed and cried as though it was being held upside down. Sev looked up to the second floor window to see the silhouette of Voldemort inching toward the baby left out of its crib. Sev saw Voldemort raise his wand and out of it came the light. Instead of it just shining, the house crumbled and looked utterly destroyed. Not realizing what just happened, all Sev could hear was a baby crying in the distance.
Sev bewildered, ran through the destroyed remains of the house, treading carefully on the blackened stairs and saw the baby sitting just before the crib, crying its eyes out. Not knowing what to do next, he did the only thing that made since: He took the baby named Harry Potter away from the destroyed house. Not caring what happened to his master, not caring if the baby was hurt in anyway, he ran away with little Harry Potter. Clenching on to the last thing that reminded him of Lily Evans…..