Author's Note: Hey guys! Sorry that I haven't updated in a while, but the updates for this will be slow coming because I am concentrating on my crossover story! Thank you for all of the wonderful reviews!

Summary: Voldemort made a mistake and never attacked the Potters on Halloween night in 1981. As a result when Harry is three his mother gives birth to a baby boy on July 31, 1983. Seeing this child as the prophesied child, Dumbledore sends James, Lily, and baby Alexander into hiding. Not wanting Harry to be hurt, Lily reluctantly sends him to her sister; while staying there Harry is taken by Death Eaters as a bargaining chip for the Potters. During his stay with the Death Eaters Harry encounters a boy sealed in ice. Upon his return to his family, Harry notices that no one seems to be paying attention to him any more, no one save for a strange voice in the young Potter's head...

Warnings: Child Abuse, Near Rape (but no rape), Child Neglect, Morbid Thoughts, Mature Themes, Language, Implied Sex (not until much later), Blood and Gore, Slash/Yoai/ Male and Male Relationships, Het/Heterosexual/ Male and Female Relationship, MPREG/Male Pregnancy, Character Death, Alternate Universe

Pairings: Harry Potter/ Draco Malfoy, Sirius Black/ Remus Lupin, Lily Evans/James Potter, others to come

Spoilers: None

Disclaimers: I don't own Harry Potter and company. I am not making money off of this story; this is for pure enjoyment and experience. The plot however, does belong to me, and as such I ask that if anyone uses this plot to please give me credit. Any and all characters that are of my creation are mine; if one wants to use them please give me credit.

'Thoughts'

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'Telepathic Communication'

Spell and/ or Flashback

"Speaking"

Parseltounge


Last Time:

'When will I sssee you?' The very thought of having a friend with him now made Harry want to cry out in joy.

'Sssoon.' The smooth voice said.


Remus chuckled, and then he sobered. "Siri, that horrible feeling still hadn't gone away. I fear for our pup. Something bad is going to happen and our Harry in going to be in the heart of it."

The ebony haired man just pulled his werewolf tighter to his chest. "Everything will be alright Remy, you'll see." Sirius gave his lover a small kiss on his head.

"I pray that you are right Sirius. With all my heart, I hope to the gods that you are right."


"Love is like a light, Harry. It never goes out." The whisper of his mother's voice was pleasant for the young boy to hear.

Yet he knew the truth.

Love may be a light, but some creatures were never meant to stand in the light…

"Mommy! Daddy!" In the years to come Harry would remember how happy his voice had been, and he would remember the promises of joy that it held.

Promises are meant to be broken.


In his mother's hand was a plain brown suit case, filled with his clothes. The young emerald eyed wizard watched in horror as his parents said that he was going to go and live with his aunt, uncle, and cousin for a while.

The old man that had been in his parents' room earlier gently, yet firmly, took Harry's small hand into his own withered one.

"Come along now young Harry, we must leave quickly." Came the gentle voice of the old man.

This voice wasn't as soft as the one singing a song that only Harry could hear as he was taken away from his family.

'Mommy and Daddy don't love me?'


Continuation:

Wide, emerald eyes watched as the early morning scenery raced passed his vision from his seat near the car window. The old man from before was in the front of the old style car, driving a young Harry Potter to his unknown new home. The old wizard had a smile on his face that didn't quite reach his eyes, the twinkle that had been there when Harry had first met him was no longer there; in place of the twinkle was a sad mist, it was almost as if the man regretted taking Harry from his family.

Young Harry Potter didn't think that this was possible. The man should have no feelings, for what man who could take a young child from his family have feelings? A sigh escaped the young boy's lips. He continued to gaze out the car window, pretending that he wasn't leaving his family, that he wasn't being forced away from his happiness. He was pretending that he was just going to go on a fun trip, and his family would meet him when he once he reached his destination.

With his brown luggage in the seat next to him, and his newly finished puzzle in his hands, Harry began to hum. A slow, sad tune poured from the young boy's lips. A tune that befitted a death march, more than it befitted the young boy who was humming it. As the tune rose in volume, a morbid melody rose with it.

Dumbledore had been driving when he heard the eldest Potter boy humming. Bright, blue eyes chanced a quick glance at the young wizard in the back seat. Wild, ebony hair was as unkempt as ever, and his emerald eyes seemed to shine like they always did. The old wizard thought that the boy was in high spirits about his move, but one more chanced glance at Harry's eyes told the truth.

His eyes were no longer the bright, emerald, green of his mother. As Harry Potter turned his head to meet the gaze of Albus Dumbledore, a slow smirk came upon the boy's mouth. His eyes were the darkest hue of forest green that the headmaster had ever seen ('It is almost as if they absorbed any light that came close to them', Albus thought), and the smirk that adorned the boy's face made him look even more menacing.

The emotion on the boy's face promised of some future redemption for the wrong that Dumbledore was unknowingly committing. A shiver worked its way up the headmaster's spine from the tune that the boy was humming. It was so haunting, even without the words to describe the song.

"Harry." Dumbledore called out, once the song got to be too much from him. At once the boy's song stopped and his smirk disappeared.

The emerald eyed boy said nothing, but nodded his head for the older wizard to continue.

"Harry, I imagine that you must be confused as to why you are leaving your family."

Once again Harry nodded.

"You must understand, my dear boy, there is nothing wrong with you. You have done nothing to be ashamed of, and you are not being punished. You have been a good boy and an even better son-"

"Then why?" Was the biting response. "Why do I have to go?"

Dumbledore sighed. "My young Harry Potter, life does not always go the way that we want it too. Sometimes it goes in quite the opposite direction, but sometimes from the unexpected acts in life, rather wondrous things can happen."

"Sir," said the small voice of the three year old, "You haven't answered me."

A chuckle escaped the old man, "No, I haven't." The man sobered. "Harry, there is a very bad man after your mummy, daddy, and your younger brother."

"A bad man, do you mean the 'old wart' that mommy and daddy talk about?"

Dumbledore blinked at the, rather, odd name that the young boy had given the Dark Lord Voldemort. "He's not an 'old wart' as you put it Harry, his name is Voldemort. He has killed a lot of people, and he has hurt even more."

The emerald eyed boy interrupted the older man. "Then why doesn't someone stop him?"

"Many have tried young Harry. No one has ever succeeded, and we are running out of options. That is where your family comes in."

"How?" Harry was becoming impatient.

"Your younger brother is more than likely the one person who has enough power to stop the Dark Lord, and it is because of this that Voldemort will attack him. Should the Dark Lord get your brother, well, the results could be the end of the Wizarding world." Dumbledore took a turn left, and they exited the busy streets for a less used neighborhood street.

"Why do you think that Alex will have enough power to stop Oldie Wart? And why do I have to go?"

"You have to leave your family, because if you were to stay, you might bring great danger with you." Harry opened his mouth to speak again, but the headmaster stopped him. "You are young, Harry, and now you won't understand but maybe in time you will."

"As to the reason why I think that your brother has the power, I believe that your brother was the one that brought back your mother from death. If he was to accomplish such a task when he is only a few hours old, just think how powerful he will be when he is older."

Once again the young wizard opened his mouth to correct the older wizard, but this too was thwarted as Dumbledore made a grave announcement.

"We're here."


Remus was laying in bed, or more precisely on top of Sirius in bed, when his lover began to toss in his sleep. Both men had been tired out from the night before, and they had stayed in bed through the morning and early afternoon.

It hadn't been a very restful night for the young werewolf. He had not been able to rid himself of the horrid feeling that had plagued him for the past few days. Golden eyes had watched his mate as he slept something that the werewolf was sure his mate had done to him after he (Remus) had fallen asleep after their first night together.

Remus never really got why his lover loved to watch his significant other sleep. The golden haired man had always found it 'creepy' and unnerving. The thought of having someone staring at him had always made the long time werewolf uneasy. Remus had been the end of many a rude stars in his younger days, and even in his adult years it haunted him.

It was only now, as the young werewolf watched his mate sleep, that he realized the peace that Sirius must have felt every time he watched Remus' chest rise and lower. It was the peace of knowing, for at least that one moment in time, that they were together and nothing would stop them from being that way.

Remus ran a tanned hand through the thick, ebony hair that belonged to his lover; the werewolf hoped that by doing so he would calm his restless mate. It had a small affect on both men, but it did not rid the foreboding feeling that had settled deep within Remus.

A whine was issued from Sirius as his thrashing continued to get worse. Remus was beginning to worry, usually the young Black was a peaceful sleeper, he never snored or kicked like one would expect. For Sirius to moving so violently in his sleep either meant that he was having a nightmare, or that there was something unwanted in the house.

Remus was sure that all was peaceful in the house, because the only entity that was not common around the house was that of Albus Dumbledore, and he could be trusted. Dumbledore had left earlier, and it was only his residue of magic that was left in the house. Remus could smell James and Lily in their room, more than likely they were looking after the new Potter cub, and it seemed that the ever quiet Harry was in his room, though Remus couldn't smell what he was doing.

Confident that his lover was only in the throws of a nightmare and nothing more, the young werewolf shook his lover slightly, hoping to waken the sleeping Animagus.

"Siri, wake up Siri." Remus whispered gently, while shaking the other man's shoulder. Sirius groaned, but he didn't wake up. The young werewolf continued to shake and speak to his lover, getting progressively harder and louder each time.

"Sirius! Wake up!" yelled out a worried Remus. His lover, no matter how hard a sleeper, always awoke to the voice of the werewolf. With one more violent shake, Sirius' eyes flew open.

Once ocean blue eyes, were now a thin ring around his dilated pupil. "Harry!" the young man yelled out as he flung the covers off of himself. Sirius quickly put on a pair of old pants that had been so carelessly discarded during their late night activities.

"Harry? What's wrong with Harry, Sirius!" Remus too got out of bed and dressed as quickly as he could.

"I don't know, but we have to go him! He needs us." The ebony haired man said as he opened their bedroom door and ran down the hall. Remus followed his lover and entered the hall in enough time to see Sirius' human body replaced with that of a large dog with a sleek black coat.

"Shit!" The werewolf yelled out as he began to loose sight of his lover. Pumping his legs as hard and fast as he could, Remus began to catch up to Sirius. He had his mate in his sights, until said mate turned sharply into a child's bedroom.

The golden haired werewolf had enough time to slow down to be able to grab the corner of the wall and propel himself into the room. His breaths came in heavy pants as he looked around the room that he identified as Harry's. Remus' eyes took in every aspect of the room. Everything in the room seemed to be bathed in the afternoon light, but the room still seemed dark and lifeless.

The toys that had been given to Harry by his parents, godfathers, and his parent's friends were all stacked up neatly in the far corner of the room. The bed was made, all neat and tidy, there seemed to be nothing out of place in the clean room. Upon closer inspection though, Remus saw that a box was settled right underneath the rather large window.

Sirius, still in his canine form, padded over to the box and gave it a sniff. He whined loudly, meaning that he wanted Remus to come and see his discovery. The young werewolf walked over to the wizard-now turned dog- patted his head and picked up the discarded box.

'Pyramid of Promises' was written in bold letters across the top of the box. Both of the men recognized it as the gift that they had given their young pup for an early birthday present. It was suppose to hold onto a promise that the person who was assembling the puzzle thought about as he was making the puzzle. If the person completed the puzzle and kept it safe then the promise was suppose to come true, but if the puzzle was never completed or broken after completion, then the promise would be broken.

Remus noticed that the pieces were missing, and he assumed that Harry had put the puzzle together. "But where is Harry?" he thought out loud.

Sirius barked loudly, wrapping his large jar around the werewolf's hand and jerking his head so that Remus was forced to follow.

"Siri, why don't you just transform back and tell me what is wrong?" Remus questioned as he was dragged across the room.

Sirius shook his head fiercely, letting go of Remus' hand, and moved toward the closet.

The young werewolf nodded his head. As an animal, his lover was more intoned with the magical and spiritual energies around them. With a sigh, Remus opened the closet door. He looked around the small room and found only one thing missing, Harry's traveling bag.

"Oh gods no," golden eyes widened, "what have they done?" He yelled.

Sirius growled low in throat, before sniffing the air. With a ferocious snarl, the ebony dog once again took off into the hall.

This time Remus new where he was going, and he had no trouble keeping up with his mate.


Harry was standing grimly behind the Headmaster. A glare was set firmly on the boy's face. Hatred was continuing to build inside the young boy every moment that he was with Dumbledore. His small, tanned hands strengthened their grip on the crystal pyramid in their grasp.

Dumbledore was well aware of the penetrating gaze that the boy was giving him. The old man wanted so badly to tell the young boy that he could go back to his parents and that he would never again be separated from them, but this was a time of war. In the times of war, people rarely got to do what they desperately wanted to do. With a stone hard resolve, Albus knocked the wooden door of number four Pivet Drive.

A loud cry was heard from inside, as well as a loud grumble. Both Albus and Harry could hear the heavy footsteps that were coming closer to the door. Harry could almost feel a horrible fate coming towards him.

"I'll never forgive you." The emerald eyed boy whispered to the older man as the locks to the door could be heard coming undone.

"I never asked to be forgiven." Dumbledore replied.

Suddenly, the door was almost ripped off of its hinges as a purple faced man appeared. "What do you want?" He said rudely as he surveyed the old man's odd clothing.

"Mr. Dursley, I am Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, and this," he moved aside and waved to Harry, "is Harry Potter, your nephew."


Remus had entered the master bedroom almost a second after Sirius. He had come in to see his lover pounce on their best friend, changing in mid-air back into his half dressed human form.

"What have you DONE?" The ocean, blue eyed man yelled with a hand wrapped around his best friend's neck.

"Sirius! Remus! What is the meaning of this?" Lily screeched while pulling her newborn baby closer to her body.

"The meaning of this," Remus growled, "is the fact that you have sent your own son off! It's the fact that you have left him alone!"

"W-we had n-no choice." James chocked out.

"Liar!" The grip around the man's neck tightened.

"Sirius please let him go!" Lily pleaded. Alex cried out, almost as if he was sending his own plea for his father.

With a quick glance toward his lover, Sirius hesitantly released James with a forceful shove. The chocolate eyed man coughed as he tried to get the blood to flow normally.

"Now, I will repeat, what have you two idiots done?" The ebony haired man said a little more calmly.

"And now I will repeat," Lilly replied, "what is the meaning of this? Why do you think that we have left either of our sons alone?"

"Harry is gone and so is his traveling bag. Where have you sent him Lily?" Sirius moved to stand next to his lover.

"We sent him some where safe." James coughed out.

It was Remus who spoke this time, "The safest place for him right now is here, with is family!"

"No! Voldemort would have gotten to him if Harry stayed with us! He would have been killed!" Lily protested, hugging her baby.

"And what is to stop that monster from coming after Harry now? Who are you to say that Harry would have died if he stayed with us?"

"How can you expect us to keep our young son indoors for who knows how long, you know as well as I do that he is too much of a free spirit to be caged."

"At least here he would have been happy! What god forsaken place have you sent our cub to Lily!"

"Your cub?" James shouted out. "He's our son! We know what is best for him!"

"You only think that you know what is best for Harry! Do you have any idea what you might have just caused by sending him away?" Sirius shouted back, his temper rising.

"Are you telling me that you do!"

"Damn straight I do! I have seen it James, Harry will be tortured, he will be alone and he will be in pain! He will go dark if you don't bring him back to his family!"

"We know our son, he would never turn dark."

"You haven't seen what I have seen, you don't know-"

"Oh and what are you Black? Some sort of Seer! You have no right telling us how to raise our children!"

"We have every right when it comes to our cub!" Remus shouted to James.

"Harry is not your cub Lupin! You can't have children so stop trying to take ours!" Almost as quickly as Lily had uttered those words she wanted to take them back. A terrible shocked silence settled on the group. "Oh-oh gods, Remy I'm so sor-"

"Save it Potter." Remus' eyes flashed yellow. "I may not be able to give my mate a child like he deserves, but I know an unfit mother when I see one." The werewolf turned his back on his friends and walked out of the door.

"Make no mistake of this," Sirius said as too began to leave, "you will end up regretting the day you lost your reasoning for a few moments and let your son go. You may have abandoned your oldest child in favor of your youngest, but we won't"

That was the last that either couple would see of the other, until the young boy's Hogwarts year.


"You want us to take care of this- this abomination?" A horse like woman shrieked.

Emerald eyes lowered to the ground against the harsh words.

"No, I want you, Mrs. Dursley, to take care of your sister's son for a short period of time." Albus said calmly.

'Is this lady may aunt?'

"Now listen here," Vernon growled, "just because this freak's parents don't want his sorry arse, doesn't mean that we do."

'I'm not wanted?'

"I assure you Mr. Dursley that Harry is quiet wanted, and that you will also be given a monthly salary to take care of the young boy."

'If I am wanted, why am I not with my family?'

"How much?" Petunia immediately piped up.

'Please.'

"Fifty thousand pounds a month for time that young Harry is under your care, this money is to be used for his food, clothing and anything that is needed." Dumbledore pulled out a roll of pounds, and the Dursleys were almost drooling with greed.

'Please don't leave me here.'

"Deal." Vernon and his wife all but yelled without a moment's hesitation.

'They promised.'

"Thank you for cooperating." Dumbledore said as he handed over the money, "The money will be coming every month on the first via muggle mail."

'Promised.'

The Dursleys nodded as Dumbledore began to leave through the front door.

'They lied.'

"Be good Harry." were Dumbledore's last words to the young Harry Potter. He disappeared down the road in his car.

'Lied.'

The crystal pyramid that Harry had been holding so tightly on to fell to the hard wood floor and shattered into thousands of little, sharp, shards.

"BOY!"

That was the day that Harry learned of the pain that came with a balled up fist, the pain that came with landing on thousands of shards of a broken promise. It was the day that he was shoved into the small cupboard under the stairs; it was the day that he learned that he wasn't wanted and that he was abandoned.

It was the day that Harry Potter's young life shattered into misery.


Author's Notes: Sorry that this chapter was so late. I will try to do better next time!

Review Responses:

Meemee
2005-05-08
ch 2, anonymous

you know, you haven't updated in like forever. you should. Tha story has the potential to be very popular, if you played your cards right, like updating more often. I mean you dragged this story out for too long.It's time you worked on trying to finish it.
Thank You.
Meemee.

-Yeah I know, this was actually suppose to be up in April TT.TT.

It will hope fully be finished by the end of this year.

dark sorceress of egypt
2005-05-03
ch 2, signed

Wowie...this was really sad! the poor baby! hey you need to update this fic cuz I'm wantin to know what happens! PLZ update? I'll give you a cyber cookie!

­-Yay! Cyber cookie!

Laurinasta Blaze 2, anonymous

OMFG! That's a tear jerker if ever i read one. Continue, please! Sobs love, Lauri.

-Did this one make you cry too?

Wind X Fire X Water
2005-04-09
ch 2, signed

This is so cool!What will you do to Harry and Alex?Will you get Dursleys left Harry in a orphange and Dark Lord adopted Harry?(I love it!)Will Harry being spoiled?Will Harry hate James and Lily?(I'd love to see this.)How will the wizarding world react when they find out it's Harry the prophecy child,not Alex?Will Harry become the Dark Lord's Heir?

I know there is too many question,but this is unfair for Harry and I couldn't stop asking questions.

-You'll have to read and find out, Nope (though I love stories like that), Nope the exact opposite in fact, Maybe, That is going to be fun to see their reaction, Not Voldemort's heir if that is what you are asking. It's okay you can ask all you want, I'm just not sure I can answer them all!

BlazeBlade
2005-04-03
ch 2, signed

I would really like to see where this story goes. It is very well written so far.

Thank you! I love to hear it when people like my stories!

Mako-Magic
2005-03-03
ch 2, signed

wow, sad, poor harry... hope if he ever sees his mum n dad again when hes older he hates them for abandoning him. know i would!

Mako

-Don't worry about that, you'll find out what happens in the next few chapters with his parents.

Slithy
2005-02-10
ch 2, signed

Oh my god TT it's so sad TT
man, I'm beginning to hate Alex
Poor Harry T.T
Please Next Chapter
TT sniff, sniff

-I already hate the poor kid and I made him up!

shazia)Riavera
2005-02-08
ch 2, signed

aw this is soo sweet
plz update soon
k, take care
:)

­-Thank you!

dead feather
2005-02-03
ch 2, signed

It was a bit... confusing, lacks consistency I think. The whole thing went back and forth btw. caring and not caring. too many times. And I didn't still understand the reason why Harry couldn't go into hiding with his parents? Was it because he would try to sneak out of the house? Even with Albus' pressuring (which tells A LOt of his character here) I don't think Lily and James would've let Harry go. And where's Remus and Sirius? How about Peter? Are you planning on telling the prophecy?

-I know that it does that, but later in the story it is going to be explained why Lily changed her mind so suddenly. The reason that Harry can't go with his parents will also be explained, but it goes to something that Dumbledore did when he was younger (that didn't happen in the book), Peter will be talked about in the next chapter actually, and yes the prophecy, it will be a little different than what it is in the book.

Lady Jillyan Malfoy-Potter
2005-01-30
ch 2, signed

How sad! Update soon!

-I hope you liked it.

jak'idiot
2005-01-23
ch 2, signed

hey this is good but sso sad dont make pad foot die please, and poor poor harry... (is harry gunna have a yami?)

-NEVER! PADFOOT WILL NEVER DIE! BWHAHAHAHAH! Harry will have a soul mate that is dark, so kinda.

Vista 21.4.1990
2005-01-21
ch 2, signed

Wow! I'm glad I clicked on this story.
Poor Harry...this must be one of the saddest fics I've ever read.

-It only gets sadder. n.n

lilyflower01
2005-01-20
ch 2, signed

hey

i luv ur fic... plz update soon!

-Was this soon enough for you? I don't think so, so I will try and get the next one out sooner!

dea puella
2005-01-20
ch 2, signed

You rock, you're story rocks, there's just rocking all around! Super and I can't wait for the next chapter.

-Woohoo! I rock! ;does a happy dance, falls on ass;

Jinks
2005-01-20
ch 2, signed

bouououououououououou! i'm crying! put the next chapter quickly and tell at the beginning if I have to take a tissue!
Will James and Lily live and Harry will meet them once again when he is much older?
Will he be sorted into slytherin? I hope so!

-You might need a tissue. Yes James and Lily will live, yes Harry will meet them again, and you will just have to find out!

Yana5
2005-01-20
ch 2, signed

Harry i love you

-Draco and Harry, I love you. ;hugs the knocked out Draco and Harry actors that are chained in my basements;

Immortal Memories
2005-01-19
ch 2, signed

You made me cry. Evil person. .

-I am as evil as they come, just wait until you see my cliffhangers!

Virginia Riddle-Malfoy
2005-01-19
ch 2, signed

'Mommy and Daddy don't love me?' Oh I cried when I read this, I really did. Please don't hurt my little boy. He's the most presious thing in the world to me. Please?

­-Did you really? Hehe, but if he doesn't get hurt then how will he ever now true happiness?

readingfreak742
2005-01-19
ch 2, signed

AW! POOR HARRY! IF LILY AND JAMES CAN'T TAKE HIM I'LL TAKE HIM! takes little Harry MY HARRY! please update soon! this is so good!

-HE'S MINE! BWHAHAHAHAHA!

HarrySlytherinson
2005-01-19
ch 2, signed

hi, again! sob can you make little harry get adopted by remus and the mutt! "giggles" hehehehehe... and his he going to hate the potter's oh and will harry have anymore brothers or sister I just need to find out more please!
from one of you fans harryslytherinson aka harryhollow

-Hi hi! Remus and Sirius will eventually get Harry, but not for a while, you'll just have to see about the Potters, nope Harry won't have any more siblings… maybe.

Skittles the Sugar Fairy
2005-01-18
ch 2, signed

sniffles That...that...bottom lip trembles OMG! bursts out into tears That I is so sad! Poor Harry! Please, you have to get the next bit up really soon! gets kleenex

Do you still need that tissue? I will try to get the next one out faster. V.V

lita-2003
2005-01-18
ch 2, signed

That was a great chapter! Sad but great! update soon!

lita

-Oh it only gets sadder, but then it gets kinda happy, then it goes… well you'll just have to find out!