Disclaimer: not mine, i'm just messin.
What If
chapter 1: Halloween, 1981
"oh, merlin's moustache, no." sirius said. he'd just made it to the Potters' house, after going to check on Peter, and not finding him home. as he looked at the small, two story cottage in Godric's Hollow, a blinding green light shone through the windows that he KNEW led to Harry's, his 1 year old godson's, nursery. the second he had his eyesight beck, he ran into the house.
nothing in the world could have prepared him for what he saw at the foot of the stairs. there was his best friend, fellow maurader, brother in everything but blood, was James Potter, dead, with eyes shut, almost peacefully. he cast a quick spell, that would tell him what James' last words had been, and almost laughed when he heard an echo of his friends deep voice, saying, "mischeif managed," almost. he was already crying as he bolted up the stairs to see whether Harry and Lily had gotten out.
there on the floor, beside harry's crib, was lily, lying in a crumpled heap lifeless eyes staring straight at him, a hint of a smile on her face. he once again cast the spell for Lily, but only cam up with some Latin words that he didn't care to translate at the moment.
at that moment, harry decided that he wanted his mum, and started wailing. Sirius rushed to the side of the crib, picking baby harry up from the crib, and prepared o disapperate tp the gates of Hogwarts, and with a loud CRACK, was gone. had he stayed another moment, he would've seen a man, though not at all the size of one, walking around the corner, heading for the house.
TBC
A/N: okay, i was thinking of skipping to when Harry is, like, 8 or so, after the next few chapters. what do ya think? review and let me know.