Chapter 2

Elvin Realm, Royal Castle, August 1st, 3:03 am

"Mother, you're back! Where did you go? What happened? Did you bring me anything? Di-What's that?" Chiara had to laugh at her energetic 5 year old daughter. The small girl pouted. Her arms were crossed over her pale blue night-dress, her hair-black ringlets falling over her shoulders, and pale lavender eyes staring into her own green ones. Chiara smiled tenderly at her daughter, happy.

"Chiara dear, where have you been, you had us worried." She looked up to meet the lavender eyes of her husband. Smiling gently at both of them, she shifted the bundle in her arms, drawing two pairs of eyes to it. "What's-" Chiara shushed her husband, signaling her daughter and husband to follow her to the bed. Gently, she placed the bundle on the bed, removing the blankets and setting the baby boy onto the bed, and then finally covering him up again with the sheets from the bed. She looked up to see two pairs of eyes watching her, one in excitement, and the other demanding answers.

"Amorina, this is your new little brother…Aries." Her eyes were still set onto those of her husbands, but she still heard her little daughter's squeal of happiness and she ran to the bed watching Aries. "Don't wake him sweetie, he's had a long night."

"I won't Mother, I just want to watch him."

Chiara nodded though her daughter couldn't see, "Antony…"

"Amorina watch…Aries while your mother and I talk."

"Alright Daddy," came the sweet reply.

Antony swiftly turned around, walking out the doors of the room. Chiara followed, silently studying her husband. His broad shoulders were tense, and his long black hair was getting loose from the cord. When he closed the door behind her, he turned to her sighing.

"What's going on Chi?" He rubbed his forehead in agitation. She smiled at him slightly.

"We have a son."

"I can clearly see that, what I'm asking is where did you find him?" At this, the queen's face saddened drastically. Antony watched his wife worriedly.

"Chiara? What's going on?"

Her eyes locked to those of her husband's, "Antony, do you love our daughter? Do you love Amorina?" He blinked at the sudden question but narrowed his eyes.

"Chiara, what kind of question are you asking me? Of course I love our daughter! How could you even ask such a question of me?" He watched his wife pace back and forth, his worry steadily increasing.

"If-if I asked for you to get rid of Amorina because she was a danger to us, would you?"

Antony was shocked, but soon grew angry. "Chiara! I would never give Amorina up, no matter the consequences! She is my daughter and I am not going to let her go!" His voice was growing steadily louder and his fists were clenched at his side.

Chiara beamed at her husband, and threw herself at her shocked husband. She felt through their link that he was calming down, and she wrapped her arms around him. Within a second his arms were around her as well, "What's this about Chiara? Why the questions?" Chiara moved her head from his chest to look up at her husband's worried eyes.

"I asked…because that's what happened to Aries. His parents abandoned him last night because they found out that it was prophesized that he may be the one to defeat that evil wizard right now, Voldemort. His parents just left him in an alley; Albus alerted me and asked if we could take him in as our own. I accepted, Aries is our son."

Antony shocked, nodded and held his wife closer. For a moment, they just held each other, taking comfort the other had. Finally, Antony pulled back, took his wife's hand, and lead her silently back into the bedroom. When Amorina saw her parents' form, she leapt from the bed, careful not to make a sound, running to them.

"He's sleeping. I didn't make a noise and I let Aries sleep." Amorina's smile was large and she lifted both arms towards her mother. Chiara picked up her daughter, reveling in the feeling of her child hugging her. Antony moved towards the bed and watched the baby boy sleep. He brushed back a lock of hair and emerald green eyes met his. He gasped in shock at the sheer color and his family quickly moved forwards.

The baby boy's sleepy gaze shifted from Antony to Chiara to Amorina and back to Antony again. He seemed comfortable and safe for just then, the baby boy lifted both his arms towards Antony, gesturing to be picked up. Antony, stunned, picked up the baby boy carefully, cradling him close to his chest. The whole family was silent as they watched the baby boy's eyes slowly close and fall asleep again in Antony's arms.

Antony's eyes watched the child, a flood of emotions passing through them. Finally, he set the child back down, kissing the boy's forehead gently.

"Sleep tight Aries, and welcome to the SilverWing family."

Godric's Hallow, Living Room, 2:00pm, August 1st 1981

"It's done Lily." James voice soothed as he gently took his wife's hand. She nodded silently staring at the newspaper heading silently. Slowly, she rose from where she was seated and headed to the fireplace, throwing the newspaper into the flames. She turned back to her husband, his eyes watching her movements carefully. She nodded and smiled at him.

He timidly smiled back. "Come on Lily, let's get to bed, it's been a long morning." She nodded looking around the room. Already within the few hours, the house was filled with flowers and cards; people sending their condolences. The owls had continued to fly by during the whole morning, and were still flying by, each dropped off flowers, or cards, or pictures, or letters.

Lily nodded, walking back into their room. "James…get rid of the flowers and cards please. Also, please remove all the pictures of Harry." James nodded, his eyes darkening in sadness. His hands shook as he slowly took a framed picture of his son. He looked at it with regret and sorrow before throwing it like Lily had the newspaper, into the flames where it slowly burned. He let out a suffered sigh before turning to the flowers. He sighed, and with his right hand, rose his wand, and with his left, brushed away the tears that were threatening to fall.

Master Bedroom

On the large bed, Lily slowly crawled in and hid herself beneath the covers. She curled herself into a little ball and smiled. She smiled, her green eyes seeing nothing. She gently rocked herself, one hand gently placed on her abdomen. She continued to stare straight ahead, humming and singing slightly as she rocked herself and her unborn child comfortingly.

"Hush little baby, don't…say...a word."

Enjoy the Chapter to those who're reading

-Tanzanite S.