Title: The Children of Fate
Summary: Harry and Kayley, even though they are the firstborns of the Potters, are maltreated and their younger brother, Nate the Chosen One, is the preferred child. Through chance, they meet Voldemort, the Lord Slytherin and Fate is twisted.
Pairings: Harry/Hermione, Sofia/Draco
Rating: T
Chapter Twelve: Lost Puzzle Pieces
Lily Potter sat in the Potter Library, piecing everything together, all the niggling little thoughts and suspicions that had been pushed to the far reaches of her mind. Everything that she had been putting together since Atropos came. Everything.
Ever since the dark Goddess of Fate had appeared before her, flashes of memories would present themselves to her in all their horrific glory, small thoughts that weren't hers would flit through her mind.
She saw it as a puzzle to be solved.
So she solved it.
The realization that followed was both nauseating and horrific. She could barely keep the bile that threatened to spew forth down.
They had been used.
That night, when she went to sleep, she saw everything they had missed. Everything. Every last whispered spell, every shadow in the corner, waiting to assault them, every emotion twisted in their minds and hearts.
Why?
She saw James and herself carrying the twins to their room, laying them down to sleep, all the while ignoring the shadow that followed them all the way. James and she tucked Harry and Kayley into their beds, brushing away a few strands of hair from the small, ivory faces.
She saw the figure made of shadows bend over them; she saw the shadow attach tendrils to their heart as they left the room of their children. She saw it take root and poison their heart, fill it with hate and disgust for the two innocents slowly.
She screamed.
