As Anna and Peter walked into the orphanage, they were apprehensive.
They had wanted a child so badly, but unfortunately, they were unsuccessful
at bearing a child. Anna had told Peter over and over again while they were
walking through the nursery. "I don't think I could love a child as my own
if it wasn't a creation of ours". Then she stopped dead in her tracks.
Peter stopped looking at her, and followed her eyes. In her gaze were the
two most beautiful infants he had ever seen. Not blotchy and red like most
newborns, these two children were as pale as the moon, but with hair raven
black. Peter looked at Anna, and knew that these children were meant for
them. He went down the desk to ask about the two beautiful infants, and the
clerk called for a man to come up and discuss it with them. "Ah. these
two. Beautiful, aren't they? They were just brought in yesterday. Their
mother died in childbirth" he told them. Anna's eyes filled up with pity
for the two. More so for their mother. She had such beautiful children and
would never be able to appreciate them! She asked the man if it would be
possible to go in and see them. He let them in, of course, and watched Anna
gaze down at them with longing. The two were sleeping so peacefully. "Oh!
They're beautiful!" she said, and they both opened their eyes and stared up
at her with the most amazing blue eyes she had ever seen. She gasped, and
Peter looked at them in shock. He then turned to the man, and said
"identical?" The man nodded affirmatively, and added "identical twin
girls". The man sensed that the couple had found what they had been looking
for at last, and asked Peter if he wanted to come fill out the paperwork.
Peter nodded, and the man told Anna she could hold them if she wanted. Anna
picked up the closest one, and looked down at her with awe. She had never
known a child so young could be so beautiful. The child grabbed her hand
with her own, and Anna fell in love. Then she looked at the arms, and
noticed that on the inside of the baby's right arm was an oddly detailed
birthmark. When she examined it, she almost dropped the child out of alarm.
The child's birthmark was a skull. Not just a skull, but a skull with a
snake coming out of its mouth. Anna thought this was incredible, but for
some reason, it struck her with an insurmountable fear. She put the child
down, and looked at the other one. Amazingly, this child also bore the
detailed birthmark. Then she noticed something strange. When she put the
child down, the birthmark disappeared. It didn't fade. it left entirely.
She ran her finger along where it had been, and it appeared again. The same
thing happened with the other girl. She felt a tap on her shoulder and
jumped. "Anything wrong honey?" Peter asked. Anna shook her head. Nothing
could keep her from loving and raising these children.
On the way home, Anna looked into the backseat at the two girls that were sleeping again. "Oh my gosh! What are we going to name them?" she asked suddenly. Peter chuckled. Anna had been so wrapped up in watching them at all times that she had completely forgotten to ask about their names before now. "Their names are Christelle and Anastasia Marvolo. It was their mother's last request that we keep their names." He replied. Anna nodded her consent. "Those are beautiful names! They suit them as well! Of course we will honor that", she added. In the back of her mind she was thinking "Marvolo. What an odd name! I wonder why the father didn't raise them?" Peter cut off her thinking, and suggested they buy some baby supplies in town. Anna looked a bit let down. Peter asked her what was wrong. "Oh. I just wanted to show them off a bit" she commented. Peter laughed, and suggested that he take Christelle to the store, to buy baby clothes and supplies for them both, as they were the same size, and that he could drop Anna and Anastasia off somewhere, and pick them up later. "That's a great idea! How about Lily and James' place?" she asked, and Peter laughed and nodded. Since Lily and James had given birth to Harry, Anna had wanted a child more than anything. Now that she thought about it, the girls resembled little Harry quite a bit. But instead of having those emerald green eyes, they had the brilliant blue ones. Peter pulled up to the Potter's place and kissed Anna on the cheek good-bye. She picked up Anastasia and walked towards the door, and waved good-bye as Peter drove out of sight. She walked up to the door and was about to knock when she looked in, and a chill ran up her spine. She saw several men, led by a man with dark black hair and a dark cloak on walking up the stairs, and James didn't seem to be present. For some reason, she was scared beyond reason of the man leading the others. She supposed they must be burglars or something. why else would she be so afraid, and so she started to run from the house to go ask a neighbor to call the police, or to come make sure everything was ok with her. Then she heard a scream. "LILY!!!!" she screamed and she began to run towards the house. Then a blinding green flash flung her backwards and onto the ground. She was barely conscious when debris from the Potter's house started raining down on her. The last thing she heard before losing consciousness was two children crying. "Harry survived?" she thought, and then fell asleep.
On the way home, Anna looked into the backseat at the two girls that were sleeping again. "Oh my gosh! What are we going to name them?" she asked suddenly. Peter chuckled. Anna had been so wrapped up in watching them at all times that she had completely forgotten to ask about their names before now. "Their names are Christelle and Anastasia Marvolo. It was their mother's last request that we keep their names." He replied. Anna nodded her consent. "Those are beautiful names! They suit them as well! Of course we will honor that", she added. In the back of her mind she was thinking "Marvolo. What an odd name! I wonder why the father didn't raise them?" Peter cut off her thinking, and suggested they buy some baby supplies in town. Anna looked a bit let down. Peter asked her what was wrong. "Oh. I just wanted to show them off a bit" she commented. Peter laughed, and suggested that he take Christelle to the store, to buy baby clothes and supplies for them both, as they were the same size, and that he could drop Anna and Anastasia off somewhere, and pick them up later. "That's a great idea! How about Lily and James' place?" she asked, and Peter laughed and nodded. Since Lily and James had given birth to Harry, Anna had wanted a child more than anything. Now that she thought about it, the girls resembled little Harry quite a bit. But instead of having those emerald green eyes, they had the brilliant blue ones. Peter pulled up to the Potter's place and kissed Anna on the cheek good-bye. She picked up Anastasia and walked towards the door, and waved good-bye as Peter drove out of sight. She walked up to the door and was about to knock when she looked in, and a chill ran up her spine. She saw several men, led by a man with dark black hair and a dark cloak on walking up the stairs, and James didn't seem to be present. For some reason, she was scared beyond reason of the man leading the others. She supposed they must be burglars or something. why else would she be so afraid, and so she started to run from the house to go ask a neighbor to call the police, or to come make sure everything was ok with her. Then she heard a scream. "LILY!!!!" she screamed and she began to run towards the house. Then a blinding green flash flung her backwards and onto the ground. She was barely conscious when debris from the Potter's house started raining down on her. The last thing she heard before losing consciousness was two children crying. "Harry survived?" she thought, and then fell asleep.