October 31 1981
All was quiet in Godric's Hollow. The couple that lived there had two kids - a two year old girl and a fifteen month old son. They were a happy family despite the raging war. Their neighbors liked them - they were kind and easy to talk to, if maybe a little bit odd. That's why Mrs Drew, who was sitting in her comfy chair looking out the window into the night chose to ignore the brawn owl that disturbed the village's peace and knocked on the Potter's window. She just got up and went to bed mumbling about 'those odd things' that always seemed to happen around her neighbors.
If she had stayed a bit longer she would have seen the window open to let the owl in. In the living room of the Potter house James Potter was detaching a piece of parchment from the owl's foot. He frowned as he read the message.
"What is it?" asked Lily Potter glancing over his shoulder to read the letter.
"It's Sirius. Something's happened and we both need to be at the Order. The meeting starts in a couple minutes." He muttered rubbing his neck in worry.
"What about the kids?" Lily wondered glancing at the room where the children slept.
"They'll be fine for a couple hours. We have to go, apparently this is important." Lily sighed and James moved to kiss her. "I don't like this either but what choice do we have?"
"I'm tired of this James." she said glancing at the parchment.
"I know, so am I. But we'll get the bastard, you'll see." Lily smiled at her husband who was always cheering her up.
"I love you" she told him.
"I love you too." He replied and kissed her. She ruffled his hair and turned towards the door leading to the children's room. She entered, careful not to wake them. Little Harry was sleeping in his crib and Jacqueline was curled up on a small bed. Lily smiled and went back to the living room.
"Let's get this over with." She said and together they apparated away.
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The Dark Lord was feeling very smug as he arrived at Godric's Hollow. Today was going to kill the Potter brat and then no one would be able to stop him. This is too easy he thought as he blasted the door and entered. He strolled into the children's room and was met by a little girl staring at him with wide eyes.
"Who are you?" Jacqueline asked. The Dark Lord smirked and the girl cowered as he took a step forward. He decided to mess with the Potter family a bit more. He wasn't going to kill the child - contrary to popular belief, he didn't enjoy killing youngsters. But he could leave his mark on her.
"Don't you know me? I'm your uncle, Lord Voldemort" he said, still smiling.
"You're not my uncle!" The girl said and her lip started to tremble.
"Oh believe me, I am. Crucio!" Voldemort held the curse for a moment and then lowered his wand. The girl collapsed on the floor and was trembling in pain, though she was still conscious. "I hope to meet you someday Jacqueline." The Dark Lord said and turned to Harry who was crying. What a brat. A nuisance - that's all the kid was. And soon he would be no more. "Oh stop with the noise, your sister had it worse." The boy didn't stop. Voldemort felt like rolling his eyes "Fine. Avada Kadavra!" A green light surged from his wand. Then there was nothing.
Five minutes later Lily and James arrived with Sirius and nine aurors. The parents rushed to Harry, who was now asleep. James and Lily both had tears in their eyes as they hugged their son who was still very much alive. In fact he was uninjured without as much as a scratch. The only thing that was left from his encounter with the Dark Lord was a scar in the shape of lightning on his forehead.
While the Potters were fussing over Harry, Sirius carefully picked up a now unconscious Jacqueline and held her tight as tears ran down his face. He vowed he would never let go of his favorite goddaughter. He would protect her, take care of her.
The 31st of October 1980 became a day of celebration for the whole of magical Britain. The Dark Lord was dead.
...Or so it seemed
This is the prologue. I hope you'll be interested enough to read on when I update. Thanks for reading! Review and share your thoughts!
