Chapter 2:

Chapter 2 : Defeat of the dark lord Chapter Text

Charlus wasn't sure what had happened. It had been Halloween and Daddy was shooting sparks up in the air and Mommy was laughing. Harry and John were being their usual baby selves. Mommy said Charlus had to be patient with them because they were small and couldn't do as much as he could. Charlus could do lots, he could runs and speak with big words and ride a toy broom alone and climb Daddy's deer antlers. Harry and John couldn't do that though, they were small but that was okay 'cause Charlus was a big boy and he would teach his little brothers to be big boys too! (But not bigger than him because he was the big brother.)

Anyways, what was he talking about? Oh, yeah, yeah. There was a weird man at the door and Mommy suddenly started actin' scared like something was gonna hurt her. But that was silly because she was Mommy and Mommy's weren't supposed to be scared. Mommy told him to run real fast up to Harry and John's room and Charlus did. (Mommy had to carry Harry and John because they were not big boys yet like Charlus and couldn't run up the stairs like he could.) Charlus thought it was weird though, Mommy told him he wasn't 'posed to run up and down the stairs. Maybe it was different because they only ran up once?

Bangs and shouts chased them up the stairs and Charlus reminded himself not to be scared, it sounded like thunder and Mommy said thunder didn't hurt. Mommy was still scared and she placed Harry and John inside the big crib where the twins slept. Mommy picked him up to put him inside the crib too, that was when he complained, "I'm too big Momma, I get the big boy bed."

That was the first time his mother ever gave him a sharp look, "Charlus Remus Potter, I need you inside this crib and I can't argue with you right now." Charlus shut his mouth and let his mother put him inside the crib. Mommy had never spoken to him that way, her voice was always gentle and soft. The bangs had fallen silent and Mommy looked sad.

There was a lot of shouting, Mommy cried, she begged to man in the odd cloak to leave them alone. Charlus would remember her screams for the rest of his life. "Please not my babies! Take anyone else! Please not Harry! Take me! Kill me instead!"

And the high, cold voice which answered. "Stand aside! Move Mudblood! Stand aside you silly girl! Stupefy!" And the man turned his wand on Harry. Charlus made sure to wrap his arms around Harry and John in case they were scared but when the man pointed his wand at Harry and the green light flashed it got sent back to the man and the room exploded outwards.

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It was only much later when James and Lily awoke from being unconscious. Upon finding the Charlus and the twins still alive (though unconscious but nervetheless, still breathing and very much alive) with only a lightning bolt scar on Harry's forehead, James and Lily flooed called Albus Dumbledore, an old family friend of the potters for aid and help.

It was then that they realized that somehow, Harry had miraculously survived the killing curse, causing him to be proclaimed the Boy who lived