AN: Don't own. Fair warning: I will be changing some portions of the story line to fit my needs.

Guesses and thoughts on who Lady Potter is are welcome.

"It all started not with Harry Potter... or any Potter for that matter. The tale of my Harry's life starts with Sirius Orion Black...

Sirius Black was the secret keeper for the Potters. But on May 1st 1981 he was captured by death eaters and tortured for two strait weeks. He would never ever speak of what happened during that time but he did confess to James in privet that he wouldn't have lasted one more day. He begged his best friend to change secret keepers because he was now compromised. If he was taken again he would sing like a lark.

This started the largest and loudest fight between the Potters in all the years Lily and James have known each other. James wanted to stay and fight choosing one of their friends to take Sirius's place. Lily wanted to take Harry and go to the other side of the world were people had never heard of Britain and Voldemort.

James finally talked... guilted Lily into staying. He brought up all the people that would die or join the monster if they were to leave the country. She wasn't happy and she let everyone that came anywhere near her know it. The death eaters began to show real fear when ever a teed off Lily Potter hit the battle field.

Lily agreed to stay but she had some conditions. One was that Sirius had to sneak into the Black family home and copy every book on protective wards, runes, rituals... everything. Secondly Peter, who James chooses as their new secret keeper, had to have a spell put on him as well. And third James had to buy her, her weight in chocolate covered cherries.

The spell she put on Peter was an area effect. If he should betray them he would be unable to do magic or lie if he was within a 10 foot radius of Harry. This way her son would have a bit of a fighting chance. She knew Peter was a coward and a crap shoot of a wizard. Past point blank range he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. Much like a rat who's vision is terrible.

Once Sirius was able to acquire the books she demanded Lily poured herself into them. She read them as quickly and effectively as possible. She kept running notes in a never ending notebook. She kept at it till Harry's first birthday. That night she and James preformed a ritual she created to protect Harry. Should she or James die Harry would be safe from evil. Should they both die Harry would be surrounded by a shield. Should they die within 5 minutes of each other Harry would become nearly indestructible till he came of age. This was sealed with a sowilo written in each of their blood upon his brow. If the ritual was activated the rune would burn into the flesh but cause no pain. The stronger the protection the stronger the rune.

After the ritual Lily locked her research and all the copied books in a warded chest and had them sent to the Potter family vault so that none other than a Potter could use them.

On All Hallows Eve of 1981, Lily's protection came into play. She heard her husband be killed and knew there was no way out of the house. So she instead gathered Harry's things as quickly as possible, counting the seconds as she did. Lily was now on a time table. She had five minutes to die, the trick was she couldn't kill herself or it would void the ritual. If the dark prick killed her in the next 3 minutes 27 seconds then Harry would never have to worry about his safety.

She had everything gathered and placed the bottomless bag in Harry's crib. 2 min 31 sec. She could hear him right outside the door. She cast a reinforcing spell on the room so if Voldemort attacked and the protection reacted violently Harry wouldn't be buried in the rubble.

1 min 56 sec. He was just outside the door coming in. She shot a spell at him before releasing her wand as he cast an expelliamus.

46 sec. 'Stop gloating and kill me you bastard.' She thought furiously as she begged for Harry's life.

13 sec. Lily Potter died with a smile as the green curse sailed toward her. She may not live to raise her son but she would always be there protecting him.

There was a bright glow around the crib of the little brat that was foretold to defeat him. He didn't know the source of the magic but it soon wouldn't matter. He cast the killing curse once again. Only this time a brilliant blue shield manifested around the boy. When the curse hit the shield it bowed inward like rubber. Then it threw the curse back out with 3 times the force. The sliver of a soul left in the body of the dark lord along with said body and three-fourths the house were destroyed by the blast.

The young boy at the center of this catastrophe didn't know what to do so he started calling for his mother. That is were he was found over an hour later by a giant of a man with a scruffy beard and kind eyes. He picked up the child who had cried himself hoarse. The man took little Harry to meet Professor Dumbledore at number 4 Privet Dr, Surrey.

"That's how he got the scar. Not from some connection to the Dark wanker." Lady Potter told the assembled crowd. "He hated this one." Looking at the rune stone. "This memory was the hardest for him. Knowing that his parents died protecting him. And later learning that he was lied to about where it came from. Not that anyone knew the truth. Not until Harry took possession of the Resurrection Stone. But that is a much later story. 16 years latter to be exact."

AN: another chapter on the way. There will be a lot skipped for now about Harry's life with the Dursley's that will come up latter. This is being told by his wife through these significant nick knacks. So each chapter will be about the memory each figure represents. So some parts will be missing.

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