I could not find a good name for the Queen's auror. I wanted a "Gryffindorish" name, but could not find one that I like. So I decided to name him after the Yaxley character. I like that name for the Queen's evil minion.

"You heard the Queen! We must find the brat or she will punish us all!"

Kingsley Shacklebolt sighed as he heard his fellow auror. While Kingsley was in fourth in command in the Gryffindor Army, behind Mad-Eye Moody, the Prince, and the King, Yaxley was the Queen's favorite auror. And since the Queen assigned Yaxley this assignment, Kingsley had to follow him…

That did not mean that Kingsley would not question him.

"Are you sure that the Queen sent us in the Forbidden Forest to look for a child, Yaxley?"

Kingsley questioned Yaxley, smiling a bit when he saw his fellow aurors nod as well. Yaxley, on the other hand, had a temper and an attitude that was fit for a royal brat.

"Are you questioning the Queen's order, Shacklebolt?" Yaxley yelled, fingering his wand and wishing that he could cast the Cruciatus curse on the auror.

Kingsley raised his eyebrow, "No, I was questioning your hearing Yaxley, for I do not understand why the Queen will waste our time looking for a forest child. It makes no sense."

Yaxley laughed, "Oh please Shacklebolt, acting innocent as you did not apprehend two fugitives earlier this evening. Use your head, you nosy fool!"

Kingsley, already knowing that the child they were searching for had a connection to the maiden and the werewolf, frowned. He wanted to know how the child connected to the Queen. The child must be the offspring of the Evans and Lupin, so why was the Queen so interested in the child?

"You must know more about this assignment than the rest of us, Yaxley, for I am confused on why our Queen is so interested in a child with no connection with her." Kingsley said quietly, the rest of the aurors listening intensely to the conversation.

Yaxley stopped leading the group and faced Kingsley. He smiled menacingly at the auror, "You are in no position to stick your nose in business that does not concern you, Shacklebolt. You are an auror, and you do what the Queen commands."

Kingsley whispered quietly so that only Yaxley could hear, "My loyalty is to the King. Your Queen is nothing but a fraud."

Before Yaxley could explode, Kingsley continued the search into the forbidden forest, taking over the leadership role for a moment.

"Okay, aurors, spread out! Comb the forest for a child!"

The aurors quickly separated, each holding their wand for a light source. Yaxley growled, "I am in charge!"

Before sprinting after the others, Yaxley turned toward Kingsley, "You will get your due, Shacklebolt, and you will see that the Queen is the higher power. Only she does what is necessary for our Kingdom to become more powerful than the rest."

Yaxley ran deeper into the Forbidden Forest, leaving auror Shacklebolt behind. Kingsley, as he said before, was a man for the King. His master was King Harold and not Queen Victoria. He knew that this child that they were searching for had a deeper connection into all of this, and he swore to himself that he will find the child first. He will find the child and bring him directly to Lily Evans, for the child would not be safe in the Queen's hand.

He saw the Queen's cruelty firsthand and he will be damned if he let that cruelty reached an innocent child. Kingsley stared into the dark forest, wishing for his King to return. Only then could Kingsley act…

Otherwise Kingsley was powerless against the Queen's demands.

"Are you sure?"

Remus sighed impatiently, forgetting that in the moments of panic Sirius second guesses every move he makes. It was probably due to his Slytherin upbringing since Gryffindors always acted before they thought it through.

"Yes, Padfoot, Lily will not claim that Harry is James' son. She will deny it."

Sirius bit his lip nervously, "James always manage to change Lily's mind. That is how they became a couple in the first place."

Remus shook his head, "That was before, when it was only Lily and James, now Lily is thinking of only Harry. She does not care for her happiness, only for Harry's safety, and right now Harry is not safe as James' son."

Sirius looked away from the werewolf, "Does she care for James' happiness? Does she care that this might kill him?"

Remus stared silently as his friend and lover, "Lily loves James, Sirius, do not ever think different."

Sirius scoffed, "She happily kissed you in the forest…"

Remus glared, "That was not entirely her fault. You provoked her, Sirius. You know better than to challenge Lily at anything."

"You belong to me. I was just stating that claim, and she had to go and be all possessive of you."

Remus also rolled his eyes, "First, I belong to no one. Second, she was playing with you and obviously she is good at that. And third, this conversation had nothing to do with the fact that Lily loves James."

Sirius yelled, not noticing Remus' cringe, "It has to do with everything. She was willing to kiss you, in front of me, and she is does not care that James almost killed himself when he saw that. Lily does not love James, not like before."

Remus stood there silently, and then he sat down in chair in front of the fireplace. Sirius began pacing, confused and worried about this entire mess.

"You promised you would help."

Sirius turned at Remus' soft tone. The werewolf was still gazing at the fire. Sirius sighed, "I did, but at what cost, Moony? The happiness of my best friend…"

Remus chuckled sadly, "Love, I do not think James will be thrilled if Harry is killed."

Sirius stiffened at the werewolf's words. Remus noticed but continued. "If Victoria gets her hands on Harry than she will kill him."

Remus put his head in his hands, "Then Lily will kill herself or be killed. Then I will go next. And you and James lost it all."

Remus stared at Sirius, amber eyes meeting icy blue eyes, "Is it better if James lost Harry now, while he is alive, rather than losing him when Harry is dead?"

Sirius looked away from the lycan and into the forest, remembering the conversation he just had with his best friend. Sirius could not go back. He made his choice, and his choice was to protect the love of his life, the love of James' life, and James's son.

"You are right, Remus. As long as Lily denies that Harry is James' son, then everything will run smoothly for our escape."

Remus listened carefully, silently admiring Sirius's façade during a crisis. "What will be done, Padfoot?"

Sirius came closer to Remus, "I have sent for someone that will not only protect Lily but kill for her."

Remus glanced at Sirius questioningly before comprehending who Sirius was talking about.

"Him? Are you sure, Padfoot?"

"James is probably convinced by now that you are not the father. We need someone that had an actual chance of being Harry's father."

Remus nodded, "I get it. We convince James, and then Victoria will see no need to kill us since James will probably hate us."

Sirius nodded sadly, "Yes."

Remus embraced Sirius and Sirius laughed softly. "Everything will be okay, Moony. It will all work out in the end."

"You must think that I will lose patience."

Lily scoffed, "You were never patient."

James smiled a bit, "Yes, but waiting for you to come back me has definitely improved my patience."

Lily stared blankly at the Prince, but deep inside her heart was tearing into pieces. She was dying.

James took a step closer without Lily realizing, "Is everything okay, Lils?"

Lily wanted to scream loudly. She wanted to tell him that nothing was okay about this situation. That Harry was James, and that they should have been the family they could have been. Lily wanted to open her heart to James, to love him all over again, but she could not. Lily could not do any of these things because Queen Victoria reigned. It would be Lily's word against the Queen's, and according to James, the Queen could do no wrong.

"Lils?"

Lily snapped, "Don't call me that."

James snapped back, "Then where is my son?"

Lily laughed sharply, "What son, my prince? Whose son do you refer too? I remember learning that in order for a prince to have a son; he must be with a princess. Find your princess and you will find your son."

Silence over came the room before James started laughing happily. "Lily, you must know that you have always been my princess."

Lily's gaze softened for a bit. She always known that James treated her like a princess, and back then, she let herself believe that she was princess. That she could marry James, have his children, and live happily ever after.

Reality, though, caught up with Lily, and she was faced with the horrible truth. She and James were never meant to be. She and James could never be together. And with that thought, all innocence vanished from Lily, for, even after all this time, Lily truly believed that she and James would live happily ever after. That James would find her and marry her and Harry would become future Prince of Gryffindor. Lily still held on to that childish thought, and now here was James, demanding for his son, and she could not fulfill her fantasy.

There was no happily ever after for Lily, not when there was an evil Queen bent on killing her and her son. An evil Queen who holds all of James' respect and love, an evil Queen who has the King under her spell, and a kingdom under her power…

Lily had lost the war, and with that thought, Lily broke down and cried. She startled James, her beloved James, who held onto her as the maiden cried at the unfairness of the world. She cried for her brother, Remus. She cried for Sirius' sacrifice. She cried for her son. And most of all, Lily cried for James because at that moment she was going to kill him. She was going to break him, and she knew that he would never recover.

Harry was going to lose both of his parents tonight. James will be forced to accept that Harry was not his, and Lily was going to lose half of her heart and soul. James and Lily were a whole piece. Now there will only be halves.

"Lily, please love, tell me what is wrong! I will fix everything, Lils, I promise you will never have to suffer ever again."

Lily cried even harder, the tears of anguish were draining her life. James, dear James, who desperately believed that he could fix everything, that he will relieve Lily of what she knows has to be done. Lily faced James, tears still streaking down her eyes, and told him the lie that will break him.

"You have no son, James. You have no son. He is not yours. He is not yours."

James could feel his heart breaking, but he had to believe that Lily was lying to him. That Lily was trying to hide their son away from him for some crazy, unknown reason. He had to cling onto that tiny shred of hope that he and Lily were meant to be.

"Lily, stop. I know your lying. Stop saying that, please, stop saying that."

It hit Remus like a bludger. He was always in tune with his friend's emotions; it was part of being a werewolf and considering his friends as his pack. He could feel when they were extremely happy, angry, annoyed, or shamed. And right now, Remus felt Lily's anguish and sudden realization. That is when Remus knew that Lily was finally breaking it down for James. Where Lily will lie and lie until the seed of doubt is planted in James that he will have no choice but start believing that Harry was not his. Lily, though, could not do it alone. It was killing her.

"Sirius, go to the chambers."

Sirius stared at Remus bewildering, "What?"

"It's time to start the plan."

Sirius sighed sadly, "Okay, he is going to come through the floo any second. When he does, you will explain to him what to do, and bring him to the chamber."

Remus grabbed Sirius' arm when the Lord tried to leave, "What if he does not comply?"

Sirius kissed Remus quickly, relishing in the only decent moment of this night. Remus let him go, and Sirius headed to the door but not before turning to the werewolf.

"He will comply, Moony, for I am his Lord Black. He might be the greatest potions master in the century, but he still answers to the Duke, the Lord, and the King of Slytherin."

Remus smiled slightly, "Let's not forget that he was also deeply in love with Lily."

Sirius scrunched his nose in disgust, "Do not remind me, Remus. I now have to convince my best friend that Harry Evans could possibly be Harry Snape."

Firenze stood next to Bane, silently watching the human wizards search for young Harry. They stood in their fighting stances, ready to attack if the wizards got too close.

"What if they spot the young fawn? Is it worth our numbers?"

Firenze glared angrily at the outspoken centaur but Bane held his hand up. "We will protect the young fawn."

Firenze nodded along with Bane. The centaurs nodded hesitantly as well. Bane smiled grimly, "Let's not forget that the maiden and the werewolf are doing everything in their power to find a way out of this kingdom."

Firenze and the rest of the centaurs stared up in the sky for a moment, watching the stars and interpreting the future for the young maiden and her son.

Sirius stood nervously in front of the chamber doors. He heard the hysterical cries of Lily, and he heard her repeating the same words over and over.

"He is not yours James. He is not yours."

"Stop saying that Lily. Stop saying that."

Sirius instantly felt sorry for his best friend. Sirius knew that James was at his breaking point, and that Lily almost accomplished her goal. Yet, Sirius also could tell that Lily was at a breaking point as well, and he needed to step in to help her. Lily could not lose it, not while her son was still deep in the forest where Victoria sent aurors to search for him.

Sirius slowly opened the chamber doors, and James lifted his head to see who it was.

James snapped, "Leave us alone, Black, or I will hex you myself!"

Sirius glanced at Lily, a quivering mess being held by James. "I assume you and Lily were talking. I am surprised to see that you reduce her into tears."

James was about to retort, but Lily started chanting. "You have no son. You have no son. Leave me alone!"

James cringed at the words, his resolve breaking with ever sentence that his beautiful maiden threw at him. He felt a hand at his shoulder, and looked up to see Sirius.

"I need to speak to you…alone."

James scoffed, "I'm busy."

Sirius whispered, "It is about Lily and the boy. Remus told me something that you might like to hear."

James stared hard at Sirius and then stood up. Lily was still at the floor, the tears finally reducing. She knew that James was finally starting to believe her.

"I am going to leave for a moment, Lily. I will be back."

Lily choked back her cries, "It will not matter if you come back or not, my prince."

James looked down angrily and then looked back at Sirius, "This better be good, Black." Then James walked out of the chamber.

Sirius muttered, "Nothing I say is good news."

Lily, hearing Sirius, looked up at the young Lord. Sirius smiled softly and kneeled down next to Lily.

"Everything will be okay, Lily. I have a plan. Remus will come down with someone and explain everything to you."

Lily nodded slowly. "I am truly sorry, Sirius. I never wanted things to happen this way."

Sirius frowned grimly, "It is either this or I will watch the deaths of my love, you, and your boy."

Lily felt tears coming down again, "I am truly sorry for everything."

Sirius, knowing that Lily was hysterical, nodded to appease her and left the chamber as well. Lily, he knew, would always feel this utter regret. They all would, but that was the sacrifice they must make to save the son of the man they all truly loved.

Remus watched as the fire turned from a bright orange to sparks of green. A man stepped out of the floo. He was tall, taller than Remus, but not as tall as Sirius. He had long hair that was tied in a ponytail, and Remus was surprised to find that his hair was not as greasy was it was when they were children. The man had pale skin, probably from being in potion dungeons all day, and black onyx eyes that held despair and intelligence together. The man stared at Remus for a moment before speaking in a dry tone.

"Remus Lupin, I am surprised to see you hear seeing as Lord Black requested my presence immediately."

"Yes, Severus, he did. I am required to bring you down to the chambers at once."

Severus Snape was not a foolish man. He knew who his superiors were and who he had to take orders from. That did not include a werewolf named Remus.

"I will wait for Lord Black here, Lupin."

Remus rolled his eyes, "Call me Remus, Severus. And Sirius is not going to come up here. I have to bring you down to the chambers and explain everything down there."

Severus stared at the werewolf, knowing full well that he could not enter Lupin's mind. It was a side effect of the lycan curse, where the wolf protected itself from all kinds of attacks. Snape knew, though, that Remus Lupin was not a man who lied very often and almost always told the truth if it did not involve the Marauders or werewolves.

"What is so important down at the chambers, Lupin?"

Remus gazed evenly at the potion master, "Lily Evans."

Severus was shocked, forgetting to conceal his emotions in a blank mask. Lily Evans was his old school friend at Hogwarts when Severus was nothing but a poor wizard's son. Hogwarts was not a great experience for Severus. Coming from a poor wizard family, he never fully fit in with other Slytherin children. Coming from Slytherin, of course, put him at a distance from the rest of the other kingdom's children. The Slytherin Elite, the children of the Lord Black and Duke Malfoy, were raised to respect all Slytherin citizens, so that meant that Sirius Black left Severus alone. Severus only had one acquaintance, Remus Lupin. He only had one enemy, James Potter. He only had one friend, Lily Evans.

It was Lily Evans who brightened Severus's days. It was Lily Evans who Severus told his darkest secrets too. It was Lily Evans who Severus fell in love with. If it wasn't for that damn Prince Potter, Severus was sure that Lily and he would have married.

Severus remembered the day he lost Lily, the day where Lily accepted James as a friend. Though it was never confirmed, students at Hogwarts gossiped that the Prince of Gryffindor and the mudblood Evans were in love and planning on marrying. Severus, though, never had the courage to ask Lily himself if the rumors were true.

The day Lily had disappeared from the Gryffindor Kingdom along with her lycan friend, Remus Lupin, was one of the worst days for Severus. He did not part well with Lily, and he felt that he would never have a chance to apologize to his only friend.

And here he was, Remus Lupin, one of the few people who Severus could tolerate, alive and telling him that Lily was down at the chamber. That Lord Sirius Black was ordering Severus to go down with Lupin and to see Lily…something had to be wrong.

"What is going on Remus?"

Remus stared sadly at Snape, "We need your help Severus. We need you to help us get Lily away from the Gryffindor Kingdom and into the Slytherin Kingdom."

"What do you want, Sirius?"

Sirius stared blankly at his best friend and warning bells rang in the Prince's head.

"Don't give me that look, Black. Do not give me that bloody Slytherin mask."

Sirius sighed inwardly, keeping his Slytherin mask. "I am sorry James."

James stared at Sirius suspiciously, "Sorry for what, Sirius?"

I am sorry for breaking you…