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Thanks to MarauderQueen and lulie for their reviews. And thank you lulie for the advice on the temp. I actually didn't know that. I fixed it though. And I found a Fahrenheit to Celsius converter that should help with future chapters.

And I'm sorry it took so long for this chapter to come out, but work takes a lot out of you.

Onto the Story:

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Chapter 2: The Beginning

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Something was wrong out on the streets but the six teens could not quite put their fingers on what. All they knew was that as soon as they left the Quality Quidditch Supplies store, the Alley was way too quite for it to be the summer. Sure the regular rush of children preparing to head to Hogwarts weren't there, but it most definitely wasn't completely deserted without them.

They looked around, trying to figure out what happened to all the patrons of Diagon Alley. While surveying the scene, only Remus picked up on the lone shadow that seemed to stretch all the way down Diagon Alley. His wolf senses picked up on the distinct stench of evil that emanated from this dark man. He quietly and inconspicuously got everyone's attention.

The group of six slowly turned towards the towering figure and only one person seemed to quiver in fear.

Lily looked on in disgust, but couldn't stop the shivers that were running up and down her back, she tried to ignore the cold that seeped into her heart, but the way this man sneered at them seemed to drive an icicle deep into her. The others gathered around her, as if sensing her need for warmth and protection.

A cold heartless laugh filled their ears. How such an evil man could hold any mirth, the teens did not know.

"Well, Miss Evans, we meet again for what is most assuredly not the last time. I came here to give you a warning and to share a most hilarious story with you." Voldemort paused dramatically, watching Lily's face for any sign of fear. She glared back at him, determined not to let him get to her. All he did was smile wickedly in return.

"First I think I'll start with the story. You see," he paused again. " Once upon a time there was a Seer. And that Seer made a prophecy about a red haired beauty bringing forward my demise. To prevent this from happening, I have found that I will need to either keep the girl from being happy, or kill her myself. There are, of course, other methods of prevention, but I personally like the torture method."

At this, James and Sirius made a move as to try and hurt Voldemort. He turned towards them and shot a binding charm at them. Smirking he began his 'story' again, watching the detained boys.

"Want to hear a funny thing though?" Tom Riddle paused to chuckle. "The other day I was bored and decided to pay a visit to some muggles. It was interesting though. I expected to see a family of four when I went there, but the parents were the only ones present. I asked that they tell me where their youngest daughter was, because we had matters to tend to."

"What did you do to them?" Lily's hard voice didn't convey the fear or pain that was pulsating through her body. She was determined to stare him down and find out what had happened to her parents in their final minutes.

"They wouldn't tell me where their bratty little daughter was, so I tried a method of persuasion. You see, most often a female is more nurturing. I decided to take advantage of that fact. S I shot a charm at the man. I didn't intend to kill him just yet, so I didn't. He just experienced a horrible kind of pain, the pain of a thousand knives repeatedly stabbing into his body. He probably wished that he had died. The wide still wouldn't tell me though. That was a tad bit surprising as it was contradictory to my last thoughts on females; that they are weak and unwilling to see others in pain." The Dark Lord paused for a moment, as though to let this sink in.

"While it is most entertaining to tell you of my latest conquest, I can see that you're getting bored; so to make a long story short, I killed the Evans parents when they would not tell me where their beloved daughter was. Oh, I tried to give them a chance; several in fact, but one can only wait so long. So, the parents are dead, and guess who's fault it is. Not mine, but their precious mudblood daughter's. If you hadn't been born, Lily Evans, your parents wouldn't have had to die. Think about that."

Lily's face was set in a look as hard as stone, but inside she was crumbling. It was all her fault. Petunia probably blamed her as well. How could her friends stand near her, knowing that she was tainted? She nearly burst out into a sob; bit was determined not to let this - this horrible man know that he had gotten to her.

Voldemort turned to go, knowing that he had succeeded in starting to ruin Lily Anne Evans' life, but remembered something.

"I almost forgot." A malicious smile played at his lips. "I also wanted to give you a warning. Well, Miss Evans, I'd suggest that you stay away from any princes. Or any toads that could turn into a prince. It would be a shame to have to murder more people because of you. Especially to have to murder a half-blood prince, alone with his insolent mother and foolish father. I don't think that you want to have the termination of more lives on your already soiled soul." With that, Voldemort disappeared. Seconds after his disappearance, twenty or so aurors appeared on the site, a bit too late to capture the soon to be reigning Dark Lord.