Roughly an hour earlier…..

"Albus! Thank Merlin!" the hysteric young man said as he came to halt before the Headmaster of Hogwarts.

He could see the fear that settled over the headmaster as he asked, "Severus, what is it?"

"He knows!" Severus said, "He knows where she is. He's gone after Lily and her family"

Severus could see fear gripping the Headmaster.

To drive the point more at home, he said, "You have to save them, Albus. Please save her"

Without so much as a word Albus apparated from his office. Had he looked around at Severus, he would have seen the satisfied smirk on his face.

At the Godric's Hollow…..

Maybe it was the grief or the old age, but Albus Dumbledore was unaware that the dead bodies that he saw in the hallway and the nursery of Potter House were not exactly what they seem. Had he ran the glamour identification spells, he would have known that the dead bodies were not of James and Lily. Had he ran magical signature identification spell, he would have known that the dead bodies were not of a wizard and a witch, but of a muggle couple.

But as I said, maybe it was grief or old age, Albus Dumbledore failed to ran those spells, and so he didn't know he was duped.

Constant vigilance, as the Auror Alastor Moody would say, was something that Albus Dumbledore forgot that night as well. Had he not, he would have felt the two pair of eyes, one green and one hazel, following his every step under the disillusionment charm.

But as I said, maybe it was grief or old age, the old Headmaster failed to keep his senses in alert.

If someone died, they would have been a dead body. If someone disappeared, they would have left their magical signature. They wouldn't have turned into a pile of ash. A simple flick of his wrist would have revealed this.

Then again, Albus didn't.

Prophecy or not, no one ever survived the Killing Curse.

But Albus was so confused, or happy, that he took everything for face value.

Nothing ever happened in the Wizarding Britain without Albus Dumbledore's knowledge, right?

Wrong.

Let me tell you something that Albus Dumbledore doesn't know.

For one, Lily Anita Evans, Muggleborn was really Lilith Esmeralda Evens, Pureblood.

She was not married to James Potter, but to Thomas Marvolo Riddle.

Harry Potter was really Harrison Salazar Riddle, Son of Thomas and Lilith Riddle. And he has a young twin sister Hermione Rowena Riddle.

Shocking, Right?

Here's the final blow.

The Marauders, Longbottoms, Lovegoods, Bones, Abbots, Changs and many other prominent people of all four houses were now Dark Lord's supporters.

Now, I shall tell you how Lily became a Muggleborn and accomplished all this. But before we must see what happened to dear Harry.

No 4, Privet Drive…

The moment Albus Dumbledore disappeared from the driveway, a redhead stepped out of the house and swept the child in her arms. To anyone outside, she would look like a woman with light blonde hair, with a sharp brown eyes, like one Petunia Dursley, but the woman in disguise was none other than Lily herself. And the stout man who stood just behind her was Tom in the guise of Vernon Dursley.

"Is he alright?" Tom asked.

Lily checked the peacefully sleeping Harry and said, "Yes, he is"

"Here" Tom said as he took Harry in his arms, "I shall put him in his crib in the nursery. Hermione must anxious without him around"

Lily nodded as she watched her husband take their son to the nursery. She was waiting for her husband to return to the sitting room. They managed to send the Dursleys out of the country with the promise of one of the Muggle property that Tom owned. The original plan was to kill them, but they found that Petunia was pregnant. And Tom was not a monster to kill an innocent baby. So they sent the Dursleys away to Australia. Once they left, Lily and her friends with the help of Tom, set up the wards around the house, with a special anti-magic deduction ward. The secret of their appearance was warded with a Fidelius Charm, with Severus as the Secret Keeper. To anyone other than who knew their secret, they would look like Petunia and Vernon Dursley.

Tom returned minutes later. He made his way to the living room and sat beside his wife.

Once realised that her husband has returned, Lily asked, "Are they sleeping?"

"Harry was already fast asleep. Hermione fell asleep the moment she saw Harry" Tom said, chuckling. "When they both go to Hogwarts, Hermione is going to be the one always trying to keep them all in line"

"That's highly unlikely. They are all going to be in Slytherin. Keeping them in line is no option at all" Lily replied.

"Imagine how surprised Albus would be when Hermione ends up in Slytherin. What with her being a muggleborn and all. The way you posed." Tom chuckled. "Can you tell me the story again? It will surely take the boys sometime to arrive"

Lily sighed. She had told the story like thousand times already, but her husband seemed not bored by it. "Alright. As you know my father was a strong supporter of yours. I always heard stories of how a powerful wizard you are, growing up. So when I was nine, I proposed an idea to my father. I volunteered to be placed with a muggle family and attend Hogwarts as a muggleborn. There were flaws to the plan, obviously. I was nine, after all. But my father took it into consideration.

"Father started to dig for information on a muggle family with similar surname. He said that when I was called by someone, it should come naturally to respond to the name. Then he sent one of our loyal elves to change the muggleborns record, since the elf's magic can't be tracked. When it was done, we went to muggle's home and planted the new memories of, well me, and father left me with them. It helped to understand the muggle world better. It was there that I met Severus. We became friends instantly. Though I didn't intend to, I developed a bond with the muggle family.

"I somehow got myself placed in Gryffindor. I started to recruit my peers to our cause from there. No one suspected a muggleborn. So it was easier to hide behind the books. Outwardly we were house rivals, but inwardly we were as thick as thieves." Lily looked at her husband, who was looking at her adoringly. "But you heard this story for more than I can count. Aren't you bored?"

Tom nuzzled his wife's neck, "No. It turns me on whenever I hear this story. Such manipulations. Merlin, I love you"

Lily released a mock gasp, "You love Merlin?"

Tom chuckled as he kissed his way down her throat, "I need you"

Lily started to shake her head, "No no no. The boys will be here any moment now"

As if on cue, the fireplace burst into green flames and out stepped Severus Snape. Startled, Tom struggled a moment to regain his semblance. The glare that Severus threw, as if Tom was molesting his teen age little sister, was not helping either. He could hear the snicker coming behind his wife's palm as she tried to hide it. Then came James, Sirius and Remus. The last one was Lucius.

Sirius was the first to speak, "Well, how is my Godson?"

An irritated Tom said, "He's sound asleep as we speak". He expected a similar question from Lucius and turned towards him, only to find the blonde smirking at him with a knowing look. Tom rolled his eyes the men sat on the chairs that are scattered around the room.

"So what do we do next?" Remus asked.

"James must lay low. Maybe he can stay here. With us. Albus would have alerted the Aurors of my 'death'. So, Lucius will be targeted. Lucius you must convince the Wizengamot that you were under Imperius Curse. Your tolerance for Veritaserum can come in handy. Sirius and Remus must join the Order and maintain the façade of friends undergoing grief. Since Severus is the 'spy', we can put our faith in Albus to keep him out of Azkaban" Tom said. "Keeping others out of prison would be a tough job"

"We can only save some" Lucius said. "I shall pass on the same idea to others who has the tolerance for Veritaserum. Bella, Rodolphus, Rabastan, Nott, Parkinson, Aurora and some others has developed a tolerance for Veritaserum. But what about Barty?"

"No" Tom said, "He must go to the prison. He's gone so mad that he kills without remorse. We don't need someone like that with us. The whole point of the façade is to minimize the bloodshed"

"What of the wolves?" Remus asked.

"We all know how Albus things about them. They are not safe in Wizarding Britain. Let's send them to the private Island I own in the Muggle world. It is protected by anti-muggle and anti-human wards. The wolves will be safe there. While we are at it, send the vampires to the Amazon and other forest areas where there are minimal human activity. Tell them that they are not to kill any human. Just feed and heal. Ask the giants to lay low as well. The Centaurs assumed neutrality, so they must be safe." Tom said thoughtfully.

Remus nodded and took his leave to send the wolves and vampires out of Wizarding Britain. Sirius decided to accompany him.

Following them, Lucius and Severus left. Lucius to pass on the idea to other about Imperius, while Severus to go see Albus like a man in grief.

James was directed to the guest bedroom in the house, while Lily and Tom went to the master bedroom. To celebrate the first step of success of their plan.

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