Kronos appeared in front of the man who had hired him to undertake the task of stealing two demigods, the children of Zeus and Poseidon. Lord Voldemort was sitting in his throne, thinking that he was top of the world, he was about to acquire the two babies that would allow him to win the war and control the world if he wanted.

When the Titan appeared, Voldemort inwardly flinched but made no movement outwardly, "Kronos, we're you successful?"

Showing the two infants, the large man gave a humourless, dark laugh, "You doubt my abilities mortal?"

"No, of course," the dark lord said as he walked over to the children, "Perfect."

"My payment?"

Voldemort waved over at the table, a bag there, "All there for you."

The Titan took his money and left, having completed his job. The first thing that the wizard did when alone was celebrate his acquisitions but then called for his most loyal follower and potions expert, "Severus!"

Severus Snape quickly waltzed into the room, a few others following in as habit, and they all bowed before their master, "Yes my lord?"

"Check over these children, they are our newest weapons, demigods."

The surprise was noticeable on everyone who had heard him, but Severus went to work, his mind already working overtime at how to save the children. Giving them the all clear, the wizard watched as his supposed master took the young pair into a back room but not placing any wards on it. Severus silently vowed that he would save them, no matter what.

It took the man a month to organise everything, but finally Severus was certain he had the perfect way to rescue the young pair. He had also been, unsuccessfully, trying to find out whose children they were, but the gods were being tight-lipped and no one knew anything other than they were all extremely pissed off at this.

Coincidentally the night that it all was to take place was Christmas Eve, perfect as Voldemort planned a large attack and wouldn't even notice if one of his lesser followers didn't join, Severus never went to attacks, always stayed behind gratefully to make potions for any wounded. The black haired man waited until everyone was leaving, his supposed master already away, before placing the Imperius Curse on Gibbon, a low level Death Eater who no one would miss.

"Take the children and meet me at Hyde Park in 30 minutes, speak to no one," Severus told the man.

Placing his potions on a stasis, the wizard apparated off, jumping numerous places before winding up at Hyde Park. He sat for 15 minutes before sensing the presence of another magical person arriving nearby, so found Gibbon. He was holding a child in each arm, and handed them over when ordered.

Looking to see that they were both awake, Severus whispered softly to them, "Please don't look little ones."

The man waited a few moments and killed the Death Eater, knowing that if he was interrogated by Voldemort, it would risk his own life. Severus sighed, transfigured the body into a stone, and apparated off to the first home. It was of his friends, Kelly and Wade Granger, who he knew from childhood. They had been trying for years to fall pregnant, going through many rounds of fertility treatment, but it seemed they were never to have a child of their own. That was going to all change now though.

Severus made his way into the house, silently, and found his friends sleeping. Deciding to get the bedroom set up first, he walked to the nursery to find it already somewhat ready for a child. Placing Hermione, he had found her name out during one of the only times he was allowed to see her, in the crib, he then went back into the bedroom and fiddled with his friends' minds. He worked it so that they believed they had adopted Hermione the previous day, sick of having no luck falling pregnant themselves, and gave them all her information. She was born September 19th 1989, very small for her age, her parents had both died in a car crash, no family alive, and it was a quick adoption, they didn't tell anyone for fear that they wouldn't be approved.

As he placed those memories in their minds, Severus watched as smiles grew across their sleeping faces and knew that this was the right thing for both them and Hermione. Adding in a message to contact him if anything weird happened, the wizard took the boy and went back into the nursery, "Sleep well Hermione, you'll do well here, you're new parents are really nice people. I'll check in on you every now and then but won't be too far off, neither will Harry."

Severus had a harder time with Lily and James Potter; the witch had been his childhood love, while James had been his enemy and slowly became someone he could stand. 6 months ago they had had a third trimester miscarriage, their boy Harry was born dead as an 8 month foetus and the couple had withdrawn from everyone completely, no one but he knew that they had lost their son. The hard part came from the fact that they were both magical and may not take to the false memories. Time would only tell on that but Severus was going to use it to give the boy in his arms a good life. Naming him Harry and giving him the birthdate that Lily was given for the due date, July 31st 1990, Severus placed the sleeping boy in the cot, grateful that the boy looked so much like his adoptive parents that it would hopefully be easier.

"Sleep well Harry; try to take to that name please even though it isn't yours. I'll try and keep Voldemort as far away as possible from you, and I will never be too far away," the wizard sighed as he looked down in on the sleeping child.

Taking a few more moments to look on, Severus apparated away to finish off his potions and wait for his master to learn that the demigods were gone. It was only due to Voldemort's trust of him that Severus made it away with only a few seconds under the Cruciatus Curse and believed his story of Gibbon incapacitating him and stealing the children. The Death Eaters were all given the task of finding Gibbon and the children, but no one was fruitful.