Summary: What would happen if Voldemort just took Harry when he was just 1 and left James and Lily alive? Then he went to Hogwarts and realised, he had another family?
It was a cold and stormy night and James Potter ran into his house and found his wife Lily sitting with baby Harry asleep in her arms.
"Lily, you have to get away, Voldemort knows were here!" He said chucking things into a bag and taking the pair upstairs.
Lily looked at him, then at her baby.
There was a bang as the door opened downstairs and James called running down the stairs, "Hogwarts, Lil I'll be fine." But Lily couldn't move and then heard a cry, then footsteps… "Lily, he'll be fine with me, I promise, give me the boy and I won't harm you or James…"
"What have you done with him then?" Lily swung around with Harry in her arms
"Nothing just knocked him out." Voldemort said.
"Up there!" Was heard through the house. There were footsteps and Voldemort sighed, punched Lilly in the head, took the baby who was crying and vanished….
"Lily!" James said running to Lily's side.
James picked her up and disappeared to St Mungos.
The Aurors looked around, Voldemort was gone, Kingsley Shacklebolt a new Auror gasped behind them and "He took the baby, the boy."
"Kingsley get back to the Ministry and get the Alex." Kingsly nodded and vanished.
St Mungos"Mr Potter?" James turned and saw a nurse standing smiling.
"Yes."
"Your wife is awake."
James followed the nurse to a room where Lily lay.
"Harry! What about Harry?" Lily said gripping James' arm.
"I don't know, you where out…"
There was a knock at the door and Petunia stood there with tears trickling down her face, "Hey sis, James."
"Petunia!" Lily said as she burst out crying, James left the room and noticed a familiar face, "Arthur?"
"Hello James, what are you doing here?" The red headed man said smiling at James.
"Same?" James asked.
"Labour. Girl, named her Ginny." He replied collapsing in a chair.
"Your is good, Lily knocked out… Voldemort came and… I… don't even know… Dad!"
A tall man with black hair and glasses walked towards him, "How is she?"
"Fine, what… about…no…dad, what's going on?"
"Voldemort took him." He replied.
"WHAT! That… I'LL KILL HIM!" James replied, "Lily… I have to tell Lily."
He turned on his heel and ran towards Lily's room.
He burst in the door, "James, what is the matter…" Lily said.
"He took HIM, YOU KNOW WHO TOOK OUR SON!" James said sitting on the chair. His eyes were red and there was a single tear running down his cheek.
"Who's You Know Who?" Petunia asked.
"The Dark Lord, the most powerful dark wizard around." Lily said, she too was now crying.
There was another knock at the door. James' dad walked in.
"Alex! Mr Weasly!" Lily said.
"Molly had a girl, shame same night." Mr Weasly said.
Lily nodded and fell on the pillows.
Voldemort's Lair"Wormtail! Come and get the boy!" Lucius said as he walked in.
"What!" The little man said twitching his nose.
"The boy, was Harry Potter with black hair and green eyes, now Harry River boy with brown hair and hazel eyes." Lucius said handing a rolled up bundle.
Wormtail opened the bundle and saw the tiny boy fast asleep. He shook his head, what had he done to Lily and James.
He placed the boy in a crib they had made and began to write a letter,
Dear Harry,
I didn't won't to do this any earlier but you are not the nephew of Tom, Lily and James Potter are your parents, Voldemort took you away on that horrible night of January…
11 years later
Harry sat in his room reading a book when there was a screech of an owl. He turned and saw a tawny owl.
Harry ripped open the letter and read…
Dear Mr River,
You have been chosen to attend Hogwarts Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Please at Platform 9 ¾ on September the 1st.
Here is a list of the things you will need.
See you a Hogwarts
Professor Dumbledore
Headmaster of Hogwarts Witchcraft and Wizardry
"Uncle Tom!" Harry called as he walked down the stairs.
"Yes my boy." His uncle said
"I've been chosen for Hogwarts!"
"Have you now? Stan get young Harry some lunch."
Voldemort turned, finally his plan was going to take action in a couple of weeks, Harry would get on the train, sorted into Slytherin with Draco Malfoy….
How was he sure?