A good Beginning (Harry Potter)

Chapter 2: Love conquers all

'Hand over the boy and none of you will get hurt' a cold, chilling voice rang through the air as Voldemort turned over to James. 'I wouldn't want to spill such precious pure blood, although I wouldn't mind your blood being spilled' he sneered as he turned to Lily.

'Leave our son alone!' James demanded as he turned his neck slightly towards Riddle.

'Very well. If this is the fate which you truly want. Crucio! Crucio!' Voldemort screamed with glee. Both James and Lily fell on the floor screaming, their muscles twitching, the pain excruciating.Riddle floated through the room and stopped at Harry's crib.

'I'm going to kill you now Harry Potter. And when I'm done with you, I'll go for the Longbottom kid so that I can defy this stupid prophecy. You can say thanks to your parents dear friend Peter for ratting you out'

'Don't hurt Harry please! Don't hurt him!' Lily cried.

'Silence girl! It's time for my fate to become set in stone. Immortality awaits. Avada Kavara!' A Jet of green light shot out of Voldemort's wand, but at that moment, James and Lily both jumped in the way, and gave their life to Harry. The two adults fell to the floor and the infant felt a wave of grief and confusion wash over him

'Ha, your parents were stupid to even think that they could delay the inevitable. Now that all of the distractions are out of the way, Avada Kavara!' The jet of light once again emerged from the wand and hit Harry, however the room began to become blindingly white and all that could be heard was the yell of pain from Voldemort.

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Dumbledore apparated to Godric's Hollow to find a crying Sirius Black on his knees; Dumbledore immediately raised his wand at the sight of Black and his voice began to boom.

'Why did you sell them out, were you the mole in the order all of this time?!'

'Me?! I would never ever test my loyalty to James and Lily, James was my brother. I wasn't the secret keeper in the first place Albus. It was Pettigrew. James and Lily wanted it to be me but I told them that I was the obvious choice, that no one would even think that Peter was the secret keeper because of how weak and scared he was. It was a double bluff' Sirius choked through the sobbing.

'How can I trust you?'

'Veritaserum' Albus nodded and began to walk away from the sight to get the veritaserum which he'd left in his office, when all of a sudden, he heard the cries of a little infant.

'Harry's still alive', he gasped as he rushed over to Sirius and picked him off his feet, 'You must stay strong for Harry, Sirius'. Sirius wiped the salty tears which flowed down his cheek and began to walk into the house. He walked over the blasted door and made his way up the stairs and into the nursery; there he saw a beautiful baby boy, with one tear slowly falling down his cheek. Sirius was startled when he saw a lightning shaped scar with scarlet blood slowly trickling down his nose.

Sirius followed the gaze of Harry to see Lily and James Potters' lifeless bodies lying strewn on the floor; his brother was there, lying on the floor lifeless, cold to the centre. Sirius felt so streaks of guilt charge threw his body as it was his vital mistake which had caused the death of his 2 best friends.

Dumbledore soon arrived at the nursery, astonished by Harry's scar, but looking very melancholy to see James and Lily Potter's lifeless bodies lying there with their eyes open.

'How did Harry survive Albus? Voldemort was after him out of the three of them'

'The scar, I believe that both James and Lily both cast spells of infinite love before they died, they cast a shield around him'

'Is the shield permanent?'

'No I think that it will wear off by the time Harry has come of age'

Albus once again looked solemnly at Harry who seemed curious as to who this fit iteration of Santa was. Harry put his arms through the crib and reached for his parents' hands.

'Mama, dada, mama, dada' the boy whimpered.

'I think Harry wants to hold his parents' hands Sirius, don't you think?' Dumbledore spoke softly. Sirius got to his knees and held the cold hands of Lily and James Potter as he soon gave their fingers for Harry to hold.

As soon as Harry came into contact with the ones who he truly loved, a blue energy began to emit from his small, fragile body. His eyes shot open as the blue light began to fill the room and become blinding; the baby opened his mouth and sang a beautiful phoenix song whilst something that resembled a corporeal pratonus came out of his body. Dumbledore chuckled as his saw the pratonus take the form of a phoenix, the phoenix looked down at the lifeless bodies and hovered over them, an overwhelming sadness overcame the room as the phoenix dropped tears on each of the dead people.

Slowly the light and the phoenix began to sink back into Harry until at last it showed the boy once again holding the fingers of his parents while he grinned. Dumbledore smiled warmly at the child, but at the back of his mind one thought was trying to protrude, the thought of getting this boy prepared for the battle which he will one day have to lead. However, his thoughts were quickly subdued as he heard the grunts of Lily and James Potter, and the sobbing of joy coming from Sirius Black

'Love conquers all' Dumbledore whispered whilst helping the two Potters to their feet.