Tom landed in a circular chamber. Massive beams of light flew at him from all angles, the floor rumbling. The baby in his arms started and began to shake. 'Oh, right.'

"Crepusculum", he whispered.

The lightshow morphed into a beautiful twilight sky, with the rumbling quieting. The baby relaxed and cooed.

An Atheris Hispada entered the room, slithered over to Tom, who lowered his arm. The snake climbed on, and began to hiss. 'Greetings, Master. May I inquire upon your intentions with the neonate?'

'She intrigued me, Natalia.'

'Of course, Master. She does not seem at all disturbed of my presence, as most do. Are you in need of anything?'

'A hot Earl Grey, black. Also, Lia, prepare a room for the neonate.'

Natalia flicked her tongue once in recognition, and exited the room.

…

Sipping his tea in his study, Tom began to think.

'Young Potter... No, the name will have to go.'

He pulled out a quill and parchment. He muttered a spell as he wrote. The words on the page shifted, showing the names, Frank and Alice Longbottom, in glowing black ink.

He sighed. "Figures they'd be godparents. Well, duty calls."

…

Tom appeared at Longbottom Manor. He walked up to the door, and rang the doorbell.

"Frank, visitors!" A woman, probably Alice, shouted from inside.

"I know, I know!" Frank shouted back.

Footsteps.

Frank opened the door.

"Hello, who are you?" Frank asked.

"I have great news, and I have awful news." Tom said.

"Bad news first." Frank said.

"You might want Alice to come and hear this." Tom advised.

"Alice, someone- what's your name, mister?" "Thomas." "Someone named Thomas needs to tell us something." He shouted into the house.

"Can it wait?" She yelled back.

"Can it?" Frank inquired.

"If you'd like."

"Oh, where are my manners? Come in, come in. Would you like some tea?"

...

"I've come to inform you that James and Lily Potter are dead." Tom said, looking down at his Earl Grey.

"That's awful!" Alice gasped.

Frank asked, shocked, "And what of young Harry?"

"This is the good news. Apparently, You-Know-Who tried to kill him, but his curse rebounded and killed him for some reason. Also, since he's dead, the war should be over soon."

"That's great news, but at such an awful cost." Alice started weeping, and Frank held her close.

"Thank you, Thomas." Frank said. "How can I ever repay you?"

"Well, there is one thing. Confundus!"

…

"Have a nice day, Thomas, come back anytime!" Frank shook his hand.

"Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Longbottom."

"Please, call me Frank. My father was Mr. Longbottom." Frank smiled.

"Thank you again, Frank. I'm afraid I must be on my way now. Have a nice day."

As he turned and Apparated, he started thinking. 'Legal Guardianship to the Potter girl, check. Friends with the Longbottoms, check. Destroyed records of Harry Potter and replaced them with those of the younger sibling, check. Killed Potters, check. Spread rumors of Voldemort having fallen, check. All in all, an amazing day. Who cares if I'm going to lose my army. They're expendable anyways.'