Hi everyone,
Sorry this isn't an update but it is important so PLEASE READ!
I've had some reviews and comments about the story about how twins cannot have different fathers and how a woman cannot get pregnant by more than one man at a time so I'm taking this opportunity to explain my reasoning behind the story to clear up any confusion.
How paternal twins are created is basically that the mother has a condition which allows two eggs to descend at the same time, and so when both eggs are fertilised two children will be born, twins but no more alike than any other ordinary siblings.
Identical twins, however, are created when an egg split AFTER conception which basically clones one egg, making two babies that are exactly the same.
Harry and Alex are paternal twins in this story as they are clearly non-identical, as boy/girl twins are always non-identical.
So, by knowing this we can assume that theoretically it is possible for these twins to be conceived by two different father's as long as they were conceived within hours, or maybe days, of each other. Realistically this is likely not possible, but in my story I am using the magic to explain the occurrence.
When Lilly was raped, both of her eggs would have been fertilised, but her internal magic attempted to protect herself from Voldemort. However, with two eggs to protect, she only succeeded it protecting one, the other egg was fertilised. Then later on when she has sex with her husband the other egg would be fertilised… producing two twins with different fathers.
I would also like to put in that so far in this story Lilly is not sure of who her children's fathers are. In the rewrite she has not had them tested and so is only guessing as to which, if either, are Voldemort's child, but this should explain how it is possible.
With Lilly growing up in the muggle world, I am assuming that she would have had some sort of insight into biological system's either from her parents teaching her muggle secondary school subjects and/or her sister having to learn it or study it over the summer for her holiday homework.
I hope this has helped to clear up any confusion and I hope it has made sense
Maddison xx
