Fate is a cruel Beautiful Creature
Pairings: Voldemort x Harry
Warnings: AU, MPreg, Slash
A/N: Okay so thank you to everyone who reviewed. I was happily surprised at how many followers and favorites I got. Anyway to those who did review: Thank you. I will answer all your questions but not straight out, I'll mix the answers in the fic and if you're still confused I'll PM you.
Also I do realize that Harry and Tom are VERY OOC but I think it fits them. Tom is six and Harry is four so of course they are going to act immature and childish sometimes. Also because I'm not making Tom and Harry's life complete Hell they aren't going to be blood thirsty kids. They are going to be cute and over protective and when they get older then they will following in Gellerts footsteps. They aren't going to be insane or crazy. Just trying to make the world a better place.
:Parseltongue:
Also, I googled if Gellert could speak the language of the snakes and I kind of got mixed answers but for the sake of this story he can speak it.
Chapter 2: How it began
3 years ago
It was another day in the Potter household. Lily was cooking, caring for the kids, and cleaning like a good little housewife while James was working and providing for his family.
Lily would write stories for children and books about her research whenever she had a moment to herself.
They should be happy; they finally got a house and were living a successful life. The only problem however was the damn prophecy.
They were so close, only a day off but no, their boys just had to come at the end of the third month. They could not really control it but still it was very unsettling and they now lived in constant fear of losing one or both of their little angels.
Speaking of which, the younger boy, Harry, waddled in holding up his chubby little arms. Harry was hidden from the world. They could not really hide the fact that they had one baby but they could sure as hell hide the second one.
Only a few of their closest friends and of course Dumbledore knew. It was better that way so at least one boy would get some glory.
Lily smiled as Harry stumbled at her feet and lifted him to her hip. "Hello my handsome little angel. Are you hungry? Is that why you came here?"
Harry gurgled and clapped his hands together.
Lily took that as a yes and broke a bit of her tea cracker and handed it to the little boy. He munched happily on it without a care in the world. Lily let a smile cross her pretty face and ran her hand through his soft hair.
Aidan, as if sensing there was food, emerged from another room with a huge stuffed wolf. He blabbed to Harry for a second before determining that he wanted food too. Lily chuckled at that. The twins were really something, she could already tell they were going to be close.
Harry squirmed out of her arms and waddled towards Aiden before offering the biscuit to him. Aiden giggled and took a bit effectively spreading crumbs all over the floor. Lily could not find it in her to complain. She was happy to see they had such a good relationship with each other unlike what she had with her sister.
She frowned at the thought of her sister and pushed her to the back of her mind. It upset her greatly to see how much their relationship suffered because of jealousy and hatred.
She shrieked in delight as strong arms wrapped around her thin waist and twirled her. She met the lips of her beloved James and took his jacket knowing full well if she didn't it would get dumped on the floor and magically disappear like everything else she doesn't touch.
"Da!" Aiden giggled. The twins ran towards their daddy, their biscuit laying forgotten on the floor.
James lifted Aiden up first and through him in the air earning a delighted giggle. He did the same with Harry and kissed his pretty wife on the lips.
The broke apart as they felt the wards crumble.
James pushed the twins into Lily's arms and shoved her towards the stairs. "Go! Keep them safe!"
"No- James!" A passionate kiss broke her off.
"Please, keep my little boys safe."
Lily nodded and hurried upstairs.
She heard a loud explosion and watched in horror as a green light flooded the house. The thud of James' body keeping her frozen in horror.
Harry started crying as he felt his mommy stiffen. Lily shook herself out of her shock and focused on her babies. She automatically hushed the crying baby in her arms and ran to the boy's room. She put the boys in their cribs and closed the door knowing it would not protect them for long.
She pulled out her wand and pointed it at the door. A dark figure entered holding out a wand and pointed it at Lily, her pleas falling on deaf ears. Lily screamed and shielded her babies, her precious Harry and Aidan, from the darkly cloaked man in front of her. A flash of green light and she fell to the ground in an unmoving lump.
The dark figure pointed his wand at the closer baby, Harry, and whispered the same curse he used on Lily but faltered as green eyes that reminded him of his lover and said the curse incorrectly.
The baby flashed out of sight leaving a slightly dazed figure. Alarms went off before he could kill the second baby and the door banged open. The dark figure dropped his cloak before disappearing.
Dumbledore emerged with his aurors, wands out and ready at any given moment to attack. He lowered his wand when he saw the black cloth on the floor. "He's gone!"
By now Aiden was sobbing. His mommy was on the floor and she wasn't getting up to hold him. That, and Harry wasn't there anymore. His best friend just vanished.
Dumbledore lifted the small child and attempted to comfort him. Aiden eventually wore himself out and passed out.
"You're a savior young one." the old man whispered.
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"Are you sure we should be sending our savior here? I've been watching these muggles. They are horrible!"
McGonagall's protests fell on deaf ears as Aiden was placed at the doorstep of the Dursleys with only a note and a blanket. Aiden was a asleep when a whale of a man opened the door and glared at the child. He called for his wife and she glared at the child as well.
The neighbors watched them so they couldn't leave the boy out to 'accidentally' freeze to death. The boy was shoved roughly into a closet and left there to rot.
A small snake found him one day and took care of him. He made sure he had enough food and in exchange he stole his body warmth.
Aiden whimpered, not liking the dark all that much. He remained silent as Petunia let him out so he could attend to chores. He watched as his cousin stuffed his face with double the amount of food that was healthy. His traitorous stomach grumbling at the smell of food.
Three pairs of eyes faced him and glared.
"You hungry boy? First we bring your ungrate arse into our home and now you expect more food than what we give you? You're parents spoiled you. We'll show you your place. No food for the day! Make that the week."
Aiden clutched his stomach and tried to stay calm. He quickly go to work doing the chores his small body could handle.
The first time he was hit was when he was three. He messed up breakfast and was punished for it. It wasn't really his fault anyway. The hot water was just too heavy for him.
He almost cried as the burning water touched his pale skin but realized crying would get him no sympathy.
"You stupid FREAK!" Aiden winced as his uncle brought his meaty hand down.
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A slap echoed through the room. Harry cried out and tried to make his body as small as he could.
"You're such a freak!"
Harry peaked through his fingers at the fat woman in front of him. Her weak thin husband winced at every slap but is too cowardly to stand up to his wife.
Harry had shown up at the couple's porch one day with no warning. While anyone else would have seen this as a blessing they saw it as a curse and hated the baby ever since.
"S-sorry!" Harry whimpered quietly.
She hit him harder, "Did I SAY you could speak?"
Harry shook his little head frantically.
"Good. Now go to your room you little disgusting freak. I don't want to look at your ugly face anymore."
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Present
Tom and Sy went home with Gellert much to everyone's shock. Gellert just wrapped his arms around each of the sleeping boys and apparated away after dismissing his followers.
The two small boys were in a deep sleep so the blond man decided to just let them rest in the spare room and do some paperwork. Once he put a good dent in the pile he head to his bed.
In the morning he was greeted by a shocking scene that he could not help but smile. Tom and Sy were awake and obviously attempted to dress themselves in Gellerts too big clothes since they had none themselves.
Sy jumped on the man and gave him a shy curious smile. Tom glared at him as if daring him to hurt the smaller boy. Gellert just sighed and carried Sy to the dining room were the house elves had set breakfast up.
Tom eyed the food cautiously but seeing how Gellert piled everything on his plate he deemed it okay and followed his lead. He gave the first plate full of food to Sy and took a second plate for himself.
"We never officially introduced ourselves to each other. My name is Gellert Grindelwald but you can call me sir or my Lord."
Tom blinked at him, "Tom Riddle and this is Syren."
"And he is your brother I assume."
"No. I found him and named him myself since he didn't have one."
"So he's your pet?"
"Of course not!" Tom growled. He gave Sy a soft smile and gave the small boy some more fruit.
"Is he truly mute?"
:I speak only to Tom: Sy hissed surprising Gellert.
:Oh, a parselmouth?: Gellert hissed.
Tom and Sy's eyes widened. Sy turned his big green eyes to Tom questioningly. Tom glared at Gellert. "How can you speak? No other wizard except us can."
:I thought I was the only one.:
Sy blinked up at the man and smiled, :He's like us!: He climbed out of his seat and into the other man's lap. :Mommy!:
Gellert blinked owlishly and attempted to push the cute little boy out of his lap. "Is he always this random?"
Tom could not help but chuckle at that. "He is in his own little planet."
Sy pouted and crossed his thin arms earning two sets of chuckles.
:I want cookie dough,: Sy decided jumping out of Gellert's lap and running off.
Gellert and Tom just stared in wonder at the boy.
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"Now when we are out shopping what do we do and not do?" Gellert questioned the two boys in front of him for what seemed the hundredth time.
"No glaring." Tom almost pouted at that.
:Stay together,: Sy put in smiling.
Gellert sighed and motioned towards the fireplace. "Say Knockturn Alley as clearly as you can." He mumbled picking Sy up.
Tom entered the fireplace, dropped some powder and said 'Knockturn Alley' clearly before disappearing in a puff of smoke.
Sy clutched Gellert and and closed his eyes as the man entered the fireplace and said the destination. He tumbled out of the man's embrace and onto the dusty ground.
"Clothes shopping first. As cute as you two are in my clothes you need clothes that actually fit you."
The trio made their way to a dusty dark store filled with drably colored clothing.
Sy pouted and scowled, :No!:
Tom looked at Sy's unhappy face and glared at Gellert. "You made him sad. We need a new place for clothing."
"You little brats!"
"Is there a problem sir?" the store owner looked over and gave them a disapproving look.
Gellert forced a smile, "Not at all."
The trio found their way to Diagon Alley and into a brightly colored children's store.
Gellert winced at the light and felt his sanity slip away. Why was he letting these two boys control his life again?
Oh yeah, they had a remarkable amount of magic potential.
Sy grabbed Gellert's hand and raced towards the small kids area. He picked up a poofy pink princess dress and held it out to Gellert. When the blond refused to take it he got angry and sent a wave of magic at him. The blond put up a shield and gave Sy a glare.
"No. You will not be getting that." He said sternly.
Tom did not even go to the little boys defense as his eyes started watering and a small pout planted itself on his pink lips.
Gellert sighed and looked away, "Tom, go look for some clothes. I'll deal with Syren."
Tom nodded and headed towards the older kids section. Once he got there he found himself face to face with a small redhead with big green eyes.
"Watch it!" The boy snapped turning to his redhead mother and hiding behind her glaring at the other boy.
Tom started to glare back before remembering his promise to Gellert to be polite and not cause people heart attacks. He ignored the boy and started searching for suitable clothing.
"Hey! Don't ignore me!" the boy screeched pouting.
"Hush Zack, it was an accident." the mother, or who Tom assumed was the mother, said.
Zack glared at the boy some more before walking up to him. "Apologize!"
Tom blinked at Zack and pushed him back with his magic. Zack pushed back, though his magic wasn't as strong.
"Zackary Weasley! That is quite enough. This poor boy did nothing wrong. Apologize to him or else we are going home and you won't be able to go to Hannah's birthday party."
Zack froze at the threat and glared at the woman, "You can't tell me what to do! You're not my real mother!"
Tom noticed the flicker of pain in her eyes at the boys words. He immediately felt angry at the boy. He had someone who obviously cared for him and he was ignoring it. He rose his magic to the peak and aimed it at the boy but before he could hurt him a soothing hand took his.
Tom looked down at beautiful green eyes that he adored and calmed down. He was angry at himself for getting worked up so easily.
"I'm sorry. Is there a problem here?" Gellert asked in a monotone cold voice that sent shivers down their backs. Tom frowned wanting to be able to do that.
"N-not at all. Are you this boy's father?" The woman asked pleasantly, her voice shook a little though.
Tom and Sy looked up at Gellert expectantly to hear the answer. The man instead responded with a simple, "I don't see how that is any of your business."
Tom was lifted into Gellert's arms and Sy took the man's hand.
"You boys done shopping yet?" The blond questioned.
Tom wrapped his arms and legs around the other boy and hid his face. Gellert took that as a no and grabbed three outfits that would hopefully fit the six year old boy.
Tom stayed huddled in the blonds arms no matter how weak it made him look. He just couldn't care right now. He was just too confused.
Why did other kids automatically hate him? Was it just his aura or what? He didn't want to care about others opinion of him so why did he? They weren't worth his time.
But still.
Why was he so different?
Gellert sighed and apparated to his mansion. Tom was in no mood for shopping and Sy was just too fussy. He would have to get one of his minions to get some for him.
Sy wandered off once they landed and he recovered, probably in search of raw cookie dough. Tom just stayed in his arms and Gellert was pretty sure the boy had fallen asleep on him.
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I'm so glad at the reviews and the response I received for this. Thank you to everyone who reviewed. I put in what happened to Aiden just for you.
Also I want to make a point that Aiden and Syren are both Harry. Technically Syrens real name is Harry and Aiden is his twin but Aiden is going to be that typical fanfic Harry who grows up abused and hurt by his uncle and aunt and cousin.
I decided I would try to update once or twice a week. Also this story is currently unbeta-ed so if you think I need one just tell me in the reviews. I'll update over the weekend so everyone has a chance to read it.