New Beginnings
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>< Saturday - October 31, 1981 ><
For James and Lily Potter, the day had begun like any other - little did they know, it would end unlike any other.
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Tom Marvolo Riddle, the man more commonly known as Lord Voldemort - knew that today was the day he would put his plan into action.
That night, he traveled with one of his closest and most trusted followers - Lucius Malfoy - whom he had instructed to bring a muggle prostitute.
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They entered the rather boring-looking house with ease. It was quite clear that James and Lily trusted their friends, and had never considered that one of their precious friends might betray them.
~ Pathetic fools, trust was for the weak. It could be broken quite easily unlike fear, which was more useful. If you were feared, no one would dare to even think about betraying you. ~
James was the first to die, he foolishly tried to fight them without his wand. While he had promised Severus Snape to spare Lily, he had never specified how he would do so.
Upon his orders, Lucius cast a full-body bind curse upon her. Tom then completely obliviated Lily's mind, before implanting false memories in her head. Her unfocused eyes stared blankly at him.
Her name was Lilith Jasmine Evanston - she had been sorted into Slytherin during her time at Hogwarts. She was deeply in love with Severus Snape, and had joined Lord Voldemort's group of Death Eaters along with Severus. Her best friends were Bellatrix Lestrange and Narcissa Malfoy. She had just murdered James Potter.
He then marked her lower left arm with the symbol of his followers. Once he was done, Lucius canceled the curse and Lilith's emerald green eyes became focused again.
Lilith: "Good evening, My Lord," she said, with a smile and a polite bow.
As Tom walked to the twin's bedroom, he smirked - Severus would be delighted. He'd seen inside the man's mind before, and it was no secret that Severus was utterly obsessed with Lily Jean Evans, or rather Lilith.
Once he entered the twin's room and looked into the crib, his mahogany brown eyes met with small hazel brown ones. At that moment, time seemed to stand still, and he felt strangely complete. This child, Hanna Lily Potter was his soulmate, his destined one. She didn't show one ounce of fear, instead motioning for him to pick her up.
Carefully taking her into his arms, Tom left the bedroom - now that he'd met his destined one, he needed a change of plans.
By the time he made it to the living room, he had made his decision. He would use the prophecy against Dumbledore, making him think that the Potter boy had defeated him. He would create a new identity for himself, while his soulmate would be magically adopted and raised by the Malfoys.
He momentarily allowed Lucius to hold Hanna, while Lilith held the muggle prostitute down and Tom used a permanent polyjuice on the woman, turning her into Lily Potter. Lilith followed him into the twin's bedroom, handing him her wand and wedding ring - before watching silently as he killed her substitute.
She watched as he put a silencing spell on Harry, before using a cutting spell to create a fake killing-curse-shaped scar on the boy's forehead. Tom then canceled the silencing charm and returned to his soulmate's side - Lilith followed after him, not giving the infant boy a second thought.
He knew it wasn't necessary to create a substitute for Hanna, Dumbledore wouldn't question her absence as he would be more concerned with Harry.
Taking a sleeping Hanna into his arms, he apparated alongside Lucius and Lilith the Malfoy Manor.
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Narcissa greeted them, though she was surprised by Lily Potter, but even more so that Tom was holding a sleeping one-year-old girl in his arms.
Tom: "Good evening, Narcissa. This child - Hanna - is my soulmate, I want you and Lucius to perform a blood adoption ritual tonight - that way Dumbledore won't be able to track her. I'll be with you shortly, I have a surprise for Severus," he said, kissing Hanna's forehead gently before handing her to Narcissa.
With Hanna in her arms, Narcissa walked to the library with Lucius.
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Tom summoned Severus to the Malfoy Manor, and he arrived rather quickly.
Severus: "Good evening, My Lord."
Tom: "Rejoice, Severus! For your beloved lives. Lilith, come greet Severus," he said from his place on the couch.
Lilith walked into the room and smiled.
Severus: "Lily! Thank Merlin, you're alright," he said, pulling her into a tight embrace.
Lilith: "Of course I'm alright, Sev. I'm sorry for not telling you beforehand, but Our Lord needed my help tonight. We got rid of that pathetic James Potter! Also Our Lord found his soulmate, isn't that exciting!"
Severus looked down at her, confusion evident in his eyes.
Severus: "What are you talking about, Lily? Where are Hanna and Harry?"
Lilith: "Hanna? Oh, you mean Our Lord's soulmate!? She's with Cissa and Lucius, they're going to magically adopted her, so she'll be safe from that old fool Dumbledore… I don't know anyone named Harry."
Tom: "Lilith, why don't you go see if Narcissa needs any help."
Lilith: "Yes, My Lord," she said, bowing before heading for the library.
Once she was gone, Severus spoke up.
Severus: "What did you make her believe?"
Tom: "Oh, nothing much… Just that she's in love with you, hates those who bullied you at Hogwarts, and is a valued member of my inner circle - she even has the mark to prove it," he said casually, twirling his wand between his fingers in a rather absent-minded fashion.
Severus: "What about Harry?"
Tom: "Don't worry yourself with the details, Severus, you'll find out soon enough," he said, as he left the room.
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Severus couldn't believe it. His innocent Lily didn't exist anymore - she was gone forever.
While this saddened him, there was no denying it that he had always wanted her love and now he had it - his Lord had gifted him what he'd wanted most.
Even if her memories had been altered, she was alive, and that was all that mattered.
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Tom arrived just in time to see the results of the ritual.
Hanna's eyes were an icy blue color like Narcissa's, while her hair was the same shade of white-blonde as Lucius' - she was the exact opposite of Draco, who had his father's stormy grey eyes and his mother's platinum blonde hair.
Tom: "What's her name?" he asked Narcissa.
Narcissa: "Alya Narcissa Malfoy," she said, handing the sleeping infant to him.
Tom: "After the Serpentis constellation, how fitting."
Lucius: "Thank you for giving us this opportunity, My Lord. We will not fail you."
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