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Phoenix Rising Prologue

"MORSMORDRE!"

The street was alive with green-white light, as an explosion seemed to erupt from the tip of a wand. It shot up into the sky and as it took shape laughter could be heard.

The skull and snake illuminated the houses and forty wizards in black cloaks and masks basked in its light. "Now I will have the Potters!" A cold high voice screeched and the cloaked figures applauded.

One of the figures, obviously the leader, laughed high and cold. "Now you will learn what happens to all those that defy me." At that moment a figure seemed to appear out of nowhere and barrel towards the watching Death Eaters.

"HE'S MINE!" Lord Voldemort snarled and spun to face his opponent. "Get out of the way boy!" He snarled. "Never." The man snarled with equal venom. "Stand aside and I'll let you live!" The hooded figure reasoned.

James Potter laughed bitterly from the shadows, "Did you think I was born yesterday Voldemort? I will not let you anywhere near my family!"

James raised his wand and yelled, "STUEFY!" Voldemort deflected it and sent a hex at James. James erected a shield charm and it bounced off. He saw the flick of Voldemort's wand and dived to the side watching as a jet of red light whistled past his ear.

"I tire of these games boy!" Voldemort snarled. "These games will continue until you die!" James snarled in return. Voldemort threw back his head and laughed. It was a sound that cut through James like a knife. Was there no end to this creature's evil?

"You think you can kill me?" Voldemort asked. "If I don't someone in the distant future will." Voldemort stopped. "You do not fear me boy?" It was James' turn to laugh. "Most wizards fear your name Voldemort," He said deliberately drawing out the name. "I fear but there are more important things than fear."

Voldemort stopped for a moment and then turned to his faithful servants and said, "Behold, this is a worthy opponent but even the great James Potter will not be able to stand against me."

At that point a curse hit Voldemort in the shoulder he swiped and sent one at James but James had already moved and was on the floor. "Voldemort even if I don't win there will always be people to stand against you!" James said viciously.

James took his chance and hit Voldemort in the heart with a curse. It was a well placed one and he stopped for a moment. James spun and took out three Death Eaters and ducked as Voldemort yelled, "Crucio!" The spell hit the glass in the window and it exploded.

Voldemort cackled and James felt his heart freeze. "No. That's where you're wrong Potter see after I'm done with you no one will be able to stand against me. Now quit this foolishness and I might let you live." "I'd rather die." James snarled.

"That can be arranged." Voldemort snarled and before James could do anything to stop it he went flying across the green and his head smacked against the concrete outside the house.

James saw stars. Voldemort raised his wand in triumph. "You should have known boy that you could never stand against me." "Crucio!" He screamed again and this time James was too weak to move and it hit him square in the chest. James felt pain explode through his body but he refused to scream.

He heard the cackle of the Death Eaters and he knew he would die but knew that he had given Lily and Harry a little time and that had to count for something.

The pain ebbed and Voldemort stood over him his eyes dark against his almost vampire white skin. James hadn't realised just how inhuman he was until he stared into his face and saw a living nightmare.

"You will be beaten Voldemort even if it is not by me!" James gasped. "I think not!" "AVADA KEDAVRA!" James saw the rush of the green light and it filled his vision and the last thing he heard before his senses died forever was the cackle of the Death Eaters and Lily's scream.

Voldemort raised his wand and spun to his Death Eaters. "Now there was someone worth killing." He kicked James' body over and said, "Wait for me here and then tonight we will celebrate our victory.

The Death Eaters cheered and Voldemort blasted what was left of the door aside and went in the house.

Lily heard footsteps on the stairs and whimpered she knew what that had to mean. She'd seen the flash of green light and felt her heart break. She looked down at her chest and saw a red patch. Her heart was bleeding. That could only mean one thing.

James had died. She scooped her son up against her chest and rocked him and pulled out her wand and held up pointing at the door. She'd tried to do as James had asked but there hadn't been enough time and now she had to hope that she could protect the one thing she had left. Her son.

The door was flung against the wall and Harry started to cry. "Give me the boy!" Voldemort hissed. "Please…" Lily cried clutching her baby to her. "Please not Harry…Anything but Harry…"

"Give me the boy you silly girl and I'll let you live!" "No…" Lily sobbed clutching her baby tighter. "No not Harry please!"

Voldemort was through with the games and raised his wand screaming, "AVADA KEDAVRA!"

Lily screamed as the curse hit her and she shielded Harry from the blast. Green light so strong that it blinded her. Her vision was filled with green and she knew it was over.

She just prayed that she had done enough to protect her precious baby from the vicious hands of Voldemort she had given him the only thing she could and she prayed that it was enough.

Voldemort stood over the lifeless body of Lily Potter and smiled viciously. Two down one to go.

He turned his wand on Harry Potter and was about to whisper the incantation that would end all this stupidity when he looked at the boy. The baby was no longer crying he simply looked at Voldemort with eyes so deep green that it was almost in-human.

Voldemort looked at the boy and suddenly a malicious plan formed in his head. He needed this boy gone. That was what he had thought but maybe…maybe… He put his wand away and picked the baby up.

"You maybe exactly what I'm looking for little Harry Potter." He hissed. The baby looked at him with an emotion that looked like disgust but Voldemort simply laughed.

"A son after my own heart."

He rejoined his Death Eaters and said, "Behold my faithful servants. My heir! The great Harry Potter!" The Death Eaters were confused at these turn of events but… If their master wanted it then there must be a reason.

They cheered and hearing the nearing of other wizards, probably Aurors they apparated to celebrate their victory.

Later Dumbledore apparated in with the Aurors and found the house devastated and a message from Voldemort himself.

"The boy is Mine Dumbledore you will fail."

There was no signature but the skull with the protruding snake from its mouth was enough. Dumbledore crumpled the note and closed his eyes. He prayed that wherever little Harry Potter was he would have the strength to survive the Dark and one day come back to the Light.