(Looks around nervously) Okay I'm not sure if you all will like this story, but I just can't get it out of my head. I thought that I'd give it a try and see what everyone would say and then decide if I should continue. But I hope you all do like this, so without further ado here is the prologue to, To Save Them In Their Time of Need.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, though I do wish that I did.

Prologue

The wind snapped furiously outside, sending leaves and small twigs to soar through the air, piercing any unfortunate soul who ventured outside. A silent house stood, completely encased in darkness except for one room, it's bright light a beacon to any lost soul. In the lone, bright window stood a girl, her brown hair cascading down her back, the tips a vibrant red. The girl twirled a strand of hair between her thin fingers, staring sadly at the fading brown. I don't want to lose this reminder of him. The girl thought solemnly, a thin, clear tear slipping down her cheek. She was wrapped up in a jacket much too large for her, and a photo was perched on the window, the figures in the picture moving gracefully in harmony.

An older boy appeared next to the girl, his emerald green eyes staring sadly at the photo. Cautiously the boy rested a hand on the girl's shoulder, his face showing that he wasn't sure if it was wise to be affectionate so soon. So soon after…after everything, but the girl leaned onto the boy, more tears slipping from her eyes.

"Oh Lily." The boy murmured and pulled her closer, letting her tears spill onto his shirt.

"Albus why did they have to go? Why can't the world be in peace longer than thirty years?" Lily whispered brokenly, gripping her brothers' shirt tighter in her hand. Albus squeezed his eyes shut tightly and whispered hoarsely, " I can't answer you Lily."

"I don't think I can go on like this anymore Al, it would be different if we had someone, anyone to help us through all of this. Teddy and Rose just aren't enough, they aren't mom and dad." Lily finally admitted, her knees buckling beneath her, but Albus would never let her fall again. So with his broken little sister in his arms he cried, really cried for the first time since his whole family's death. Their parents, their brother, their cousins, their aunts and uncles, their grandparents, all dead, all because…because of him.

Downstairs below them in the dark were Teddy Lupin and Rose Weasley, sitting silently at the dinning room table, cups of tea untouched in their hands. Above them they could hear every whisper uttered upstairs. Rose's brown eyes caught Teddy's amber ones and an unspoken message was passed between the pair.

"No Rose, we can't tell them now. They aren't ready." Teddy whispered sternly. Rose turned her head to look out at the raging storm, letting the rain be her tears.

"They'll never be ready Ted." She whispered in response. Deep down Teddy knew she was right, she was always right, but the fact of the matter was that he wasn't ready. And he knew that he himself never would be ready, but they all had to do this, there is no other option.

So Teddy sighed and pulled out an object from under his shirt, gold gleamed dimly from what little light that spilled from Harry and Ginny's room, and he fiddled with it nervously before he finally looked back up into Rose's pained eyes.

"Lets wait until they are done crying their hearts out. Then we'll tell them." Teddy finally muttered in defeat, and Rose nodded stiffly and continued to look out the window. Rose knew the consequences of time travel, but he told them that everything that happened in the recent past, the few years before Voldemort was defeated was not suppose to happen the way it did.

"Rose are you sure-" Teddy began, but Rose cut him off before he could finish.

"Dumbledore said it was fine and that when we got there he would know what to do. That he would actually be alive." Rose said sternly. Her eyes caught Teddy's in a fierce gaze, she wanted, no needed to believe that Dumbledore's spirit was right. She was just as devastated as everyone else, though she may not show it all the time.

Then the creek of stairs cut through the silence and both Teddy and Rose turned their heated gazes to two descending figures. Rose stood up and rushed toward her cousins. Teddy followed in her wake.

"Albus, Lily we have something to tell you." Rose said in a rushed whisper, feeling no need to be any louder. Lily and Albus both nodded simultaneously and sat down on the bottom stair together. Rose beckoned Teddy to come closer and then kneeled down, needing to be eye level when she told them. Teddy followed her example and dropped something in Albus's hand. Albus looked numbly down at it, though his eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"A time-turner." Lily whispered monotonously, her brown eyes glued to it in her brothers' hand.

"Why on earth do we have a time-turner?" Albus asked, almost in anger. Rose and Teddy were a little startled by this, but they continued on nonetheless.

"To go back in time Al. To save our parents, to save our whole family." Rose whispered cautiously, her eyes wary. Lily's eyes snapped to Teddy's so fast he almost fell back in shock; the raw emotions in her eyes were too much for him.

"Is it true Teddy? That we all get to go back in time? And if so how fair back?" Her voice held a little bit of hope, and it crushed Teddy to think not everything might not turn out great.

"This isn't a normal time-turner…it's much larger." Albus said slowly, examining it carefully.

"Yes Albus. Instead of a normal time-turner that only goes back by hours, we have the only one ever made to go back in years." This caused Albus to look at Rose so quickly that she couldn't grasp right away the shock that colored his eyes. But she did catch the realization that slowly showed in his eyes and face. He knew what they were going to do.

Lily apparently did too as she rather loudly gasped, her hand flying to grip Albus's arm.

"When do we leave?" Both Lily and Albus asked together, slowly comprehending what they were about to do.

Rose and Teddy looked at each other and nodded slowly. Then they looked at Albus and Lily.

"Now."

There you have it! The first chapter. Review and tell me if I should continue or not!