Prologue (Part 2)
Sirius was flying. The wind rushing through his hair was generally a feeling that he adored, but tonight, he barely noticed it. He had just received word of a terrible tragedy at the Potters' cottage from Remus and he was trying to get to the house as fast as he could. He urged his motorcycle to go faster, praying that he could make it in time. After a few minutes, Sirius landed in front of the Potters' cottage. In front of what used to be a small, cozy little house stood Dumbledore and Remus.
"Are they okay?" Sirius managed to rasp out.
Remus turned as if he just noticed him, his eyes red and his cheeks tear-stained.
"Why would you care? You betrayed them! Our best friend! Your brother!" Remus yelled.
Sirius jumped back, shocked at the outburst. He was hurt that Remus could even think that he would ever betray James. He was about to speak up when a voice interrupted him
"I'm afraid that Mr. Black is not to blame for this attack." Dumbledore said in a calm yet quiet voice, still facing the wreckage.
Remus' head snapped up at the Headmaster's voice. Dumbledore turned slowly and sighed.
"Just a few days ago, Mr. Black came to me and asked me to change the Secret Keepers. He believed he was an easy target and that the Potters' location wouldn't be safe with him. We switched the Secret Keeper to Peter." Dumbledore said in a weary voice, almost as if he was carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders..
It took a few moments for it to dawn on Sirius. Of course, Peter had been odd lately. More fidgety and quiet. The other Marauders had just assumed that it was the stress of the war.
"I am going to tear that rat apart piece by piece and leave him to rot!" Sirius growled angrily.
Remus nodded his head in agreement. "And I am going to hold him down for you."
The two men stood there crying softly. Sirius took the opportunity to really study the wreckage. It looked as though some powerful magic had been performed. After all, houses don't just fall down like this. The roof had caved in and it appeared as though the walls had just collapsed in on themselves. Just then, a loud crash sounded from inside. Sirius bolted into the wreckage with Remus hot on his heels to find Hagrid standing over two bodies and a crib.
"James." Sirius whispered brokenly. He leaned down and hugged his body.
" 'e was like that when I foun' 'im" Hagrid said gruffly.
James was cold and still and it frightened Sirius. On the side of his head was a deep cut and his glasses had been knocked off of his face. Remus knelt next to him to take a pulse.
"There's a faint pulse. Not very strong, but there. I'll take him to Dumbledore. He'll know what to do." Remus sighed in relief. He picked James up and carefully walked to the door, leaving Sirius to explore the rest.
Lying a few feet away was Lily. Her red hair was fanned out around her like an angel, but she was eerily still. There was no physical damage on her except for a few cuts and bruises, but she had obviously been knocked unconscious.
"Poor thin'. I always liked 'er." Hagrid said in a somber voice.
"No." Sirius whispered.
He frantically pressed his fingers to Lily's wrist in search of a pulse. He was rewarded with a faint flutter under his fingertips.
"She's alive. Take her to Dumbledore. Please." Sirius practically ran over to Hagrid with Lily in his arms.
Hagrid nodded and left.
"Merlin, I forgot the children." Sirius said.
He walked over to it slowly expecting to find his dead godchildren. Instead, he found two small children sleeping inside. He let out the breath he didn't know that he'd been holding. Sirius inspected the little girl and boy and was relieved to find that they were untouched. There was a small bleeding scar on their foreheads that was curiously shaped like lightning, but he didn't have to time to dwell on that. Slowly, Sirius picked the twins up and carried them outside.
"Hagrid took them to St. Mungos. Dumbledore's there with him and he's taken care of everything." Remus ran over. "We're apparating. Come on." he said.
It took him a moment to notice the two small children Sirius held in his arms.
"They're alright?" Remus breathed. "Merlin, they're alright!" he shouted in excitement, taking the little boy out of Sirius' arms and hugging him tightly. The child simply buried deeper into Remus' arms and let out a content sigh.
"See you there!" Remus said before apparating with a CRACK!
Sirius shifted the bundle in his arms and pulled out his wand and apparated. He appeared in the huge lobby of St. Mungos. It took him a while, but eventually, Sirius managed to find James and Lily's room. Inside, lying on the beds were The two Potters themselves. James was unconscious and he had a white bandage wrapped around his head. Lily was lying in the bed next to him, but she had no physical wounds. Instead, it appeared as though she was just sleeping, though Sirius knew otherwise. On the the other side of them, their son lay on a small bed fast asleep.
"Uncle Siri." a small voice called out.
Sirius looked down to see his little goddaughter looking up at him with wide hazel eyes. James' eyes.
"Yes?" he asked.
"Where's mummy and daddy? Are they okay?" she asked in an innocent voice.
"They're going to be fine." Sirius responded uncertainly as he walked over to Remus.
"The Healer just left. He said James has severe head trauma which knocked him unconscious. Lily is in bad condition though. From what they can tell, she was hit with too many Crucios for her body to withstand. The stress on her body caused her to pass out. They're both stable and recovering, but the Healer said it might take a while." Remus said in a tired voice.
"Where's Dumbledore?" Sirius questioned.
"Off signing paperwork and talking with some Aurors about what happened." Remus said.
"What about the child?" Sirius asked.
"He's fine. In fact, he's untouched. It's almost as if Voldemort didn't even touch him. The only proof that this night even existed is the odd cut on the child's forehead." Remus responded.
"Uncle Remmy?" the girl piped up again.
Remus looked over. "Hey Prongslette! How are you feeling?" he asked.
"I'm fine. I just want Mummy and Daddy back." she responded quietly.
"They'll be fine. They're both extremely strong." Sirius said.
"Who?" a strained voice asked from one of the beds.
"James?" Sirius called, turning around and walking towards his best mate.
"Daddy!" the little girl called out.
Sirius deposited the girl into James' waiting arms and then wrapped his own arms around him. "How you feeling mate?" Sirius asked.
"Fine, just a bit sore." James responded. "That's a given" said Remus who had walked up. He too cautiously embraced James.
The three Marauders sat in silence until James spoke up. "It was the rat wasn't it?" James asked. "He's the one who betrayed us. The one who put my wife and I in the hospital"
Sirius could only nod.
" Is the Ministry going to-" James looked down.
" Dumbledore's told the Ministry it was Peter." Remus answered.
A look of relief washed over James' features for a second. Then they contorted back into a frown.
"Speaking of Lily, where is she?" James asked.
Sirius and Remus exchanged a look. "She's going to be fine mate." Remus began. "She's just unconscious so it might take her a while to fully recover." Sirius finished.
" They're right. Mrs. Potter will be fine. I would, however like to know what happened tonight." a voice said from the doorway.
The three men turned to see their former Headmaster standing in the doorway. He looked awful to say the least. Dumbledore had bags under his eyes and the friendly twinkle they usually held was gone.
"Voldemort broke into our house. He petrified me and forced me to watch as he murdered my children. When Lily refused to move aside, he cast the Cruciatus on her until she broke. With Lily out of the way, Voldemort moved to our children and hit them with a spell of his own invention. That didn't work, so he tried to use Avada Kedavra, but the spell rebounded and ended up killing Voldemort. Then the ceiling caved and I woke up here." James finished.
Sirius and Remus stared at their friend in shock. They knew something had happened. Just not that. Dumbledore however didn't look surprised at all. He simply nodded in defeat as if he had already guessed what happened.
"I figured as much. Well, I'll leave you to it. Please get some rest Mr. Potter. Head injuries are not to be taken lightly." Dumbledore said before sweeping out of the room.L
A few weeks later, Lily woke up and was greeted by two enthusiastic kids, one over excited husband, a sheepish Marauder, and a big, energetic black dog. Seeing as their house was destroyed, the small family moved to Potter Manor which already had strong wards in place to hide the house from passerby. Once word got out about Voldemort's great defeat, the twins became something of a legend. They were known as miracles, heroes and many other things. But one thing stayed the same in every story. They were Harry James Potter and Callista Lily Potter. They were the Twins-Who-Lived.
Author's Note: Hey everyone! I'm here with a new chapter. From now on, I will be updating every week. This is the last part of the prologue so the next chapter will be the first real chapter. Im sorry for not revealing the children's names until the end, but it does tie up the chapter nicely. Hagrid is rather hard to write so please don't judge. Leave a review because they will help me update faster. See you soon!~ Empress Snowflake