Chapter 1

Unexpected Visit

James Potter had it all; money, friends, an exceptional intellect and a bright future in a professional quidditch sports team. He was known as one of the many luminous young wizards of the age but unfortunately not the most compassionate, James had grown up to be a proud and arrogant young man and while he was in Hogwarts, school of witchcraft and wizardry, he enjoyed engulfing others beneath his shadow. That all soon changed when he met a young girl named Lily Evans, a charming and kind damsel who quite surprisingly proved to be a positive impact on James life, it wasn't very long after graduating from Hogwarts, they both decided a life together bonded by marriage.

Lord Voldemort, the wizard who killed without mercy, laughed as he stared at James' motionless body. The dark lord would stop at nothing in order to maintain power over the wizarding world and when he'd heard about a prophecy of a boy destined to defeat him, he grew paranoid. So he took it among himself to find Harry Potter, James and Lily's new born son, and to murder him before he could grow strong enough to oppose him. The dark lord was ruthless and he didn't have a single drop of humanity within him. Of course he'd been human at first, but now he was only just a twisted reflection of his past self, with a shattered soul and serpent type features. He'd given up everything on his quest for dominance and in the process became the very embodiment of evil.

"You were a fool to think Dumbledore could hide you from me," said Voldemort with a dark glare as he stood over James' corpse. " Pity….. you weren't even a match, what a disappointment. I'm sure your wife will do better." A wide smile came across Voldemort's face, followed by a hysterical evil laugh. The attack on the Potter's home had been performed swiftly and met with little resistance. All that remained now was a shattered living room full of destroyed furniture, couches, pictures and a huge grandfather clock. James had put up a great fight but his efforts were impractical, nevertheless it had provided Lily with enough time to flee from death.

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Chapter 2

Old Friends

"Severus, I'm sure Lily would be more than happy to see you again. After all, you were friends once," said a voice from behind a wooden desk. "That was before she decided to be friends with a filth like Potter!!" A broad shouldered man with black greasy hair stood gazing outside the headmaster's window, making every attempt to hide his anger from Dumbledore.

"I understand why you're upset…...James never should've taken it upon himself to make your life miserable while you were a student here," said Dumbledore in a calm voice. "The past can be at times difficult to make peace with, but I'm asking you to put your feelings about James aside and help Lilly!!"

"Even if I wanted to ...there's no possible way I can help her……Voldemort has powers that surpass mine beyond measure."

"Your right," Dumbledore said with a smile. "But we have one thing he doesn't." Severus gazed at the headmaster with a puzzled expression. He had known Dumbledore he's entire life and like many other wizards, he wasn't a stranger to the many marvelous wonders Dumbledore had performed his entire career. "Albus ...what are you referring to?"asked Severus with a newly found attentiveness. "I'm referring to the most powerful wand known to our kind."

Dumbledore waved his hand and a wand made of elder wood appeared in midair between the two wizards. It was fifteen inches high and it contained a Thestral tail-hair core. Appearing at face value to be a wand like any other, it had a smooth, unadorned shaft and a handle formed from two conjoined spheres.

"The elder wand!" A wave of surprise struck severus. "That's right," said Dumbledore with a smile. "I acquired it a long time ago from another wizard as you can recall…..Grindelwald, who like Voldemort, shared the same ideas of wizard dominance over the non wizarding world."

"You're really full of surprises……..I'll never forget this," said Severus with a smile on his face. Without any hesitation, Severus grasped the wand by the handle and disapparated.

Chapter 3

Reunion

"Harry….my sweet boy…... I won't let him hurt you, I promise," said a warm loving voice. Lily gazed at Harry without fear in her eyes. She stood after a few more seconds with her son and

calmly looked behind her.

"Is this truly the best Dumbledore can come up with?" said a cold voice near the bedroom door. "I would've expected more from the order of the phoenix…..perhaps I was wrong, AVADA KEDA-"

"Sectumsempra!!!" A powerful flash of light sent Voldemort flying through the room with multiple cuts on his body. "Severus!!! What are you doing here?" Lily asked, surprised. "I'll explain later. Grab Harry, we have to get out of here!!" Lily quickly picked up Harry from his crib and ran towards the exit.

"Hahahahaha…...no one has gotten the best of me Severus, I'm impressed." Voldemort's body was slowly starting to heal back to its normal state. "Such a shame...you were one of my most loyal followers. I'll just have to kill you like that filthy mudblood!!!!"

"Really!? Let's see how you manage that while you're on the floor," said snape sarcastically.

"Snape, thank you so much for coming." Lily Evans eyes were now filling up with tears. "I'm glad I got here just in time but I still need to get you to safety. Do you have floo powder?" "Yes!" said Lily." Good….take your son and go!! I'll hold off Voldemort long enough for you to escape." "No...come with us. Please don't stay, he'll kill you too, I can't lose anyone else!" Tears were now slowly making their way down Lily's pink cheeks. "Listen to me Lily, I'll be right behind you. Get to Hogwarts, you'll be safe there. Dumbledore's chimney doesn't follow the regular school rules, so you'll be able to travel there without any problems. I promise, I'll see you in a few minutes." Lily wrapped her arms around Severus and kissed him on the cheek. She then made her way downstairs trying her hardest not to look at James' motionless body. She had to keep on moving.

Before she spoke the words that would take her away from her nightmare, she noticed numerous flashes of red and green lights coming from upstairs. Causing nothing more than damage. After a few minutes a green fire erupted where she stood and she instantly vanished with Harry. Leaving her old life behind and her brave friend as well.