Well this is the new chapter! Hope you're all still enjoying it so far... I should warn people that as I'm nearing the end of my final year at high school, updates may become irregular. However. I promise to update as often as I can! My muse won't shut up anyway...
I don't own Harry Potter, I just use the characters.

On with the story!

A year had passed for the odd little family Paradox had created and the boys were now a year old. To say that it hadn't been easy for Paradox was an understatement... She'd never fully appreciated just how much work looking after two children would
be! Add in the fact that they were both magically powerful and frequently performed accidental magic it was little wonder that Death practically lived there to help out. They'd once found the two of them floating around the ceiling of their nursery
giggling quietly. Despite all this, Paradox loved every second of it. After all, she never had time to be bored anymore! But now she was excited for a new reason, soon she'd get to see the results of her meddling! She couldn't wait! After refraining
from simply jumping through time to watch she was on tender hooks. Finally the day arrived, and she disappeared off to Godric's Hollow leaving Death to babysit the twins.


Severus Snape staggered into the ruined cottage praying he wouldn't find what he knew he would. She had to be alive, she just had to. If she wasn't, what was the point in his existence? He took the stairs two at a time, ignoring Potters crumpled body
at the foot of them. The whole house was eerily silent, and Severus hated it.
'Please, make some noise. Prove there's someone left alive in here! Please...'

But no noise came as he slowly approached the blasted in doorway.
And then he saw her. His whole world was lying on the ground, lifeless,crimson hair spread out on the floor like a pool of blood, head turned towards the doorway, eyes unseeing. His beautifulLily-flower was dead and it was all his fault. He
was dimly aware of moving, collapsing on the ground beside her body and gathering her close as he sobbed and sobbed. She was gone. The only good thing in his life was gone. As he gently closed her eyes he finally became aware that there still
wasn't any sound. Was the baby dead too? Finally looking at the cot, dreading the answer, he instead was met with nothing. The cot was empty. Where was Lily's son? The only thing left for him to protect of Lily's. Now there was nothing for him
to do or live for, so why should he?
"Don't. He's alive and with me."
Voice suddenly spoke from the doorway behind him. Severus whipped around, wondering who the hell had managed to sneak up on him?! He was meant to be a spy! What he saw was not what he expected by a long way... A girl, no older than maybe 20, stood
in the doorway. She had dark golden hair cut into a feathery bob and large green eyes only a shade lighter than Lily's. She was tall with an air of strength about her that Severus couldn't place for the life of him. Then he finally registered
what she'd said.
"Harry's alive?"
The pain in his chest had eased slightly at that knowledge, then she was speaking again.
"Yes. My brother's looking after him at the moment. I'll send you a letter with instructions on how to visit soon and I'll explain everything then. There isn't enough time at the moment as someone else will be here soon. Just promise me not to get
involved any further with Dumbledore, he's a manipulative bastard that doesn't have Harry's best interests at heart. If he had his way Harry would be living with Petunia."
Severus could only gaps in horror after that pronouncement. Was Dumbledore insane?! Petunia was the last person you would ever send a magical child too!
"Alright. But I expect answers and soon."
She smiled at that,
"I expected nothing less."
And then she was gone, and Severus heard the roar of an approaching motorcycle and hurriedly moved to leave as well.
'Time to avoid Dumbledore.'

And then he was gone.


Sirius ran full pelt into the cottage. Damn Peter to hell! He would pay for betraying them! James! Oh god, no, JAMES! This couldn't be happening, his brother was dead and it was all Wormtails fault. But before he could go and eviserate that RAT he
had to make sure that his pup was alright. Upon entering the nursery his heart stopped. Where was Harry?! He couldn't go on a revenge hunt until Harry was safe! Running back out of the house he crashed straight into Hagrid.
"Hagrid! Thank god! Harry's disappeared and I need to find him and make sure he's ok. I'm scared that Pettigrew's got him! He was the secret keeper the little rat and now James and Lily are dead and Harry's gone! WHERE'S MY PUP!"
And with that he disapperated leaving a very confused Hagrid in his wake.
Paradox's grin rivalled that of a Cheshire Cat,
'That takes care of the Azkaban issue then. I'll have to send him a note as well, with him on my side I'll be able to keep Harry easily.'


When Paradox arrived home it was to the sight of her brother standing on a chair while holding Harry while desperately trying to grab a hold of Tom who was racing around the ceiling laughing uproariously. His efforts weren't helped by the fact that
Harry was trying to escape and join his brother in the air. Paradox couldn't help it, she burst out laughing and collapsed into the nearest chair. In the next moment, two twin balls of energy were barrelling through the air towards her yelling the
war cry of "MUMMY!" While her brother glared at her from his vantage point of the kitchen chair.
"It's not funny."
He sniffed as he descended back down to floor level.
"Oh, but it was!"
Paradox called from underneath the two toddlers that were firmly cuddled into her sides. She sighed, relaxing back into the chair and pulling her two bundles of chaos closer.
"I'm glad to be home."


A/N And I'm done! Next chapter includes letters, explanations and arguments!