Chapter four

The Days that changed Years

Continued Birthday

"NO!"

"Harry hush adults are talking" James scolded.

"As I was saying anyone in this room will suffice as a secret Keeper" Dumbledore continued "Sirius is a powerful wizard and more than willing I'm sure"

"Dam right I am"

"What about Peter!" Exclaimed James "He a dear friend and no offence Peter everyone will suspect Sirius and nobody you"

Harry had enough of the adults, part of him refused to believe that this was the same Peter, but logically he couldn't ignore it "NO! NO! NO!" Harry ran and clutched the legs of his favourite Uncle nobody was ignoring him now "BAD NO BAD! Urt" Harry clean burst into tears, He had never played his seer role like this before but he didn't think this would be the last time he would.

No words were spoken for a good three minutes but Harry refused to relent he would not have history repeat itself. "I agree with Harry." Shocked harry gazed up and Peter questioningly, "Theirs something I haven't told you, I was going to wait till at least till tomorrow for Harry Birthday didn't seem the occasion." Here he took a deep breath as if the next words where painful "I was approached by a death eater two days ago… He said the you know who wanted information and I would be rewarded highly if I cooperated and I wouldn't live to regret it if didn't… well we can all guess what kind of information he wants" Harry was beyond shocked now THAT certainly never happened last time round, in fact Harry was wondering if any of this did because he always had the impression that that the Idea of Peter as secret keeper was never spoken to Dumbledore in fact Sirius had said it was his idea in the future/past so what was going on?

"Are you ok Pete?" James questioned for he really did care even if he had funny ways of showing it.

He just smiled "Yeah I mean well no… I'm scared shitless but what can I do?" Harry was now very proud of his uncle if not confused he actually reminded him a bit of Neville.

"We can only assume that whoever we pick would likewise have the same problem" Lilly reasoned.

"Well if the secret keeper lived at the address it would solve this problem, let's not put ourselves under Fidelius but our house" James smiled brightly expecting praise.

"That would work but if something where to happen, you wouldn't be able to receive unlimited help" James face fell, Remus shot an apologetic smile towards him for pointing out the flaw.

"Why don't you be the secret keeper Albus? You know who wouldn't dare threaten you!" Sirius exclaimed mimicking his best friend's expression from moment before, everyone seemed to be shocked at the mention of such an idea, except Dumbledore

"That an excellent idea my boy! So where shall you be living?" Albus clapped his hands together.

"Godricks Hollow" James and Lilly called in unison smiling at each other afterwards.

A few weeks latter

No one had foreseen Voldemorts reaction to the news that the Albus Dumbledore himself was personally protecting the Potters. Voldemort had chosen Harry as the first boy to die feeling him the bigger threat, he had never forgotten about the Longbottom family, until now. Albus Dumbledore protecting the Potters and therefore Harry himself had given strength to Voldemort suspicions. The hunt now was truly on Peter, Remus and Sirius dare not show their faces outside of work and battles for they wore 300 galleons bounty's a piece, 1000 was given if you managed to snag all three. Surprisingly the death toll didn't sky rocket it sunk deeply Voldemort had a one track mind he didn't care much for what his followers did while he was on his wizard hunt and so all that ever happened was mini battles, the death Eaters where afraid of doing too little or too much, and so deaths where fare and few between.

The Potters were now unknowingly getting a tiny Idea of how their own son felt, 24-7, frustrated board and lonely. Due to the massive man hunt it was considered way to dangerous for anyone but Dumbledore to know the location of the Potters one person under the Imperius curse could lead to disaster. Also Harry had the suspicion that this was to stop the flow of information for with no way to reach the Potters Voldemorts only other option was to try to flush them, either with battles or hostages. Though If Voldemort had any brains he should realise they're not going to take their son out into battle or rescue missions.

Harry had come to a frightening conclusion, he was, to his knowledge, unreachably so if Voldemort couldn't attack him then yes he and his parents were safe but that meant the only roads this could lead to where both very murky, one Neville would be attacked and either die or be the boy who lived OR the Longbottoms would never get attacked therefore there would be no boy who lived meaning that unless someone got of a lucky shot (unlikely) then Voldemort wouldn't be stopped until Harry was at least in his teens… all that death. Harry wasn't counting on Neville becoming the boy who lived, he had a funny suspicion that a lot of very unique circumstances came into play that allowed him to live that night and unless there was another Death Eater out there, who was madly in love with Alice Longbottom he seriously doubted Neville's chances.

Halloween

Things where bad, Voldemort was frustrated. For weeks on end he had searched for Harry then he got violent, the death toll was rising again, to Harrys horror people who should of lived died, but people who should of died before the end of the war also lived, on death eater side Bellatrix Lestrange Became an widow when Rodolphus and Rabastan Lestrange attacked an Muggles village with a few new recruits all died but Rabastan. Macnair perished along with others Harry had never heard of while on a raid so he assumed that the others had died in his time also. For the Order Marlene McKinnon lived as did Benjy Fenwick but both Emmeline Vance and Dedalus Diggle died in the same attack that killed Rodolphus Lestrange. The Bones also lived to Harrys shock. Regulus Black also lived witch worried Harry greatly.

Harry had been nervous all day he was sitting waiting for any sign that something was about to happen, the Potter where worried because he had said little all day witch was very uncharacteristic for him. Much to Harry displeasure they were celebrating Halloween, they had last year as well but he wasn't expected to join then, Harry was far from in the mood to celebrate the day his parents died ON the day they died it was creepy to put it mildly. But as they day wore on he started to relax after all who was going to find them? There was no way Dumbledore would reveal their location to anyone he was overprotective. At about four Harry much to his dismay was sent for his afternoon nap, what was worse was his body actually needed the sleep. Before he closed his eyes he comforted himself with the fact that today was not cursed and just because it was today it didn't mean a thing.

The day was cursed

Harry woke sluggishly from his nape sleepy and disoriented he was not on the couch as he should be but in some ones arms, his Dads he believed for it was the stronger grip of a man. A beautiful round face was before smiling his first thought Neville's Daughter before he realised she was not even possible to exist yet so that left Alice Longbottom, oh no.

"He's awake, Hello sweetie" Alice Longbottom cooed

This can't be happening Harry head shot up fast as a bullet fear evident in his eyes. He recognised nothing that surrounded him this was NOT Godricks Hollow.

"Hey sweetie it's ok you safe you just come to visit me"

That's not good.

"Harrys never Visited anyone before have you son?" James Potter laughed and Harry felt his body rock along with his Father's.

Harry was plopped on the ground next to a bewildered baby Neville who was just as surprised as Harry at him being here. Only then did Harry consider that like himself Neville up to this point had never seen a child his own age poor kid. Searching the room Harry noted that he had been here at least a few minutes if not hours for His Mother was comfortable in conversation with Neville's Father and a tray of tea and another half full of biscuit sat on the small living room table. No one seemed worried or stressed his Mother was smiling his Father laughing everyone was Happy. Then the wards shuddered and nobody noticed nobody but Harry who realised in an instant that only one person would be at the Longbottom's trying to get in and Harry was positive that that him being here was by no means a coincidence.

"RUN!" Harry screeched at the top of his lungs jumping up in a moment and frightening poor Neville half to death.

"Harry what wrong?" Lilly asked nervously Harry was a seer child to their knowledge after all.

"Bad, run bad!" then the Wards gave a mighty quake something the adults couldn't miss and then they looked at Harry with something akin to fear etched on their faces he confirmed their worst nightmare, "Voldemort." The Longbottems who had never before witnessed Harrys Seer episodes were convinced and like all good parents they did the most logical thing that came to their minds and panicked. Grabbing he son Alice started sobbing into her sons hair, Frank boldly stood in front of her wand at the ready prepared to die, Harry had enough, brave they may be but stupidity was going to get them nowhere. Harry screamed at the top of his lungs "NO RUN, RUN NOW!" Alice got the message and tore down the hallway her son in arms where she was going Harry had no idea but he trusted her not to go hide in a closet but run to safety, Frank was staring down the door wand shaking and bouncing on the balls of his feet Harry had the distinctive impression that he was weighing his options trying to decide what action would give his wife and son the best possible chance of survival the wards took another hit and the house shook knocking Harry off his feet. Frank gave the door one last look before he tore off after his wife.

James and Lilly Potter froze only now realising their mistake why had they come what was the point? Their son was to be killed tonight because they had cabin fever? "HELP! NEED HELP!" Harry screeched James shook himself from his daze and conjured a Patronus which to Harry shock was a bull not a stag like he had always assumed.

"Dumbledore we're at the Longbottems no time to explain, you know who is here, Harry is with us the wards won't hold much longer please hurry" the silver bull charged out the room a hundred miles an hour at the exact moment the wards fell in a clap of thunder that shattered every window in the house. Harry once again toppled over and his Mother rushed to pick him up and she had taking two steps toward the Hall herself when the door was blown open but this time is wasn't a surprise and this time James Potter had his wand.

Spells went flying green, orange, red, purple but James Potter was no match for Lord Voldemort and Lily could see that her husband was slowly losing "JAMES!" Voldemort looked sideways at her spotting his real target he was distracted for a mere second witch was enough time for James to get a lucky blasting hex though that send him sailing backwards, James triumph was short lived a curse that Harry couldn't Identify hit his father square in the chest spinning him backwards, blood spinning off him staining the walls. James crashed hard into the back wall sliding down it in a heap unmoving; a ruby puddle seeping through his cloths, Harry recognised it now as a dark flesh shredding curse. "NO! JAMES!" Voldemort now had all eyes for her Lilly turned to run once more and had to jump out of the way of a cutting curse that ended up tearing it way though the hall and collapsing it making turning her escape into a dead end, she forced he son behind her

"Not Harry, not Harry, Please not Harry!" Lilly was frantic trying to shield her son from view

"Stand aside, you stilly girl … stand aside now…" Voldemort was cold and emotionless in his offer.

"Not Harry! Please no, take me kill me instead –" She was sobbing on the floor now, Harry couldn't see Voldemort due to his human shield but he could easily imagine him pure look of loathing. "Not Harry! Please…" Lilly seemed to have had lost her voice and was sobbing once more "Please" she choked "Have mercy… have mercy…"

Voldemort was laughing in that shrill way that always made Harry skin crawl "Avada Kedavra!" three things happened at once, Harry heard a loud crack, in his mind he screamed 'no not her not again' and Lilly Potter disappeared. The killing curse flew deadly close over Harrys head but Voldemort as shock as he may or may not be didn't hesitate as he aimed his wand lower "Avada Kedavra!" and moment before impact Harry saw Dumbledore standing behind Voldemort not ten feet away his mother shocked beside him.

Impact and the blinding green light, It seemed to last several seconds and just as Harry was beginning to worry that this was death a sledgehammer smashed into his forehead the pain was unbearable but he managed to open his eyes just in time to see Voldemort struck down by his own curse shocked he screamed as his was reduced to vapour and fled still screaming. Harry then subcommand to a very childish desire that he was long due and bawled like the like the infant he was.

Albus Dumbledore had witness not one but two miracles in the space of a minute, the first was far less incredible though just as important as the second, for strong accidently magic was not unheard of, the fact was it save Lilly Potter was what counted.

Albus had watched in horror as the killing curse descended upon the small child, an ache of sorrow washed over him, another innocent life lost in this pointless war. The moment before impacted bright green eyes met bright blue, calmness had never before been seen in the eyes of someone who was about to die, Albus attempted to relay his apology for the young boys short life with that single look. To his amazement young Harry's body did not absorb the curse and die but reflected it and lived, bleeding and in pain but still alive. It did however hit its caster and reduce his body to ash forcing his somehow still alive soul to flee.

This was going to take some explaining.

AN

Sorry to the SC readers who put me on alert no luck so far with my beta

I love and hate this chapter for so many reason mostly I hate the ending because the ending I want I can't make work, so it will most likely be the beginning of the next chapter.

I know that quite a few people hate Peter and may even hate me for making him good but I for one like to explore the unknown and I never have seen before a good Peter not that I looked. That said he won't have a major role it just that in SC the Peter of that story was evil and though never mentioned I'm sure everyone guessed that he was captured and repeating myself is soooo boring.

My next note of the night is that I have planned MANY OC student that will be attending Hogwarts because well I can and I need a few for much latter, I've got everything but names decided on and so due to my mind block I referring to you guys, I want at least 3 girls names and 4 boys also the girl that Draco married does anyone know what year she was in cause I can't find it though I do have her name written down somewhere.

Please R&R because it's depressing when you guys don't! thanks!