The beginning

Lily had just arrived from the hospital with the twins earlier that morning and so it was a day of celebration for the Potter's. Everybody from friends to family was here to celebrate this joyful day. Every now and then, someone would come to congratulate her being blessed with the twins.

'The twins,' she looked at the two infants in her hands and even though the nurse had said that they were identical, she couldn't help but notice the difference.

The baby she held on her right was the most peculiar he would seem to be staring right into her eyes with those pale green eyes whenever she looked at him. She didn't know anyone with that eye color from her side of the family side or James.

She looked at his head and she couldn't help but smile, 'he most definitely inherited James' hair' not only was it jet black, but the only hair on the baby's head stood out as that of someone that had been electrocuted.

The baby on her left was currently asleep; this baby had inherited her hair if the reddish strand on its head was any indication and as she had noticed earlier, had inherited James' hazel eyes. She looked up at the party and couldn't help noticing James red as a tomato from something the other marauders must have been teasing him about. She noticed that as soon as he had made eye contact with her, he used this as an excuse to run away from them.

"How are you holding up, my babies' momma?" James' teased as he leaned in to give her a kiss on the cheek.

Lily looked up at him "Not too bad. Everybody seems to be enjoying the party. I haven't seen Dumbledore though; I thought he had said that he would be attending the party."

"He must have started at the Longbottom's Sirius tells me that Alice had a boy. By the way honey, I think the naming ceremony should begin?" As Lily nodded, James pointed his wand at his throat, "Sonorus! May I have your attention?"

As everyone hushed out, James continued, "I would like to welcome you all to the naming ceremony of the newest Potter members." Motioning for Lily to hand him the first born child, he continued to the crowd, as he picked the baby up.

"Ahh…. this one has definitely inherited my hair," he said as he tickled the baby a little. Towards the crowd he continued, "…I give you the Potter heir, Harry James Potter."

As if in acknowledgement, the child gave a sort of toothless grin as James placed him back into his mother's arms as he picked the other child.

"Lily's hair and my eyes…. I give you Jerome James Potter." As he finished this the audience clapped greatly and some of the wizards and witches stepped forward to bless the children.

It was at this moment that Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore appeared. From the look on his face, James could tell that there was something wrong.

"What is the problem Albus?" James asked as Dumbledore was a few feet away from them.

"Can I talk to the both of you in private?" Dumbledore asked as he motioned for Lily and James to follow him into the house.

After James had ensured that Sirius and Remus were looking after the twins he followed Lily and Dumbledore into the house. James found Lily and Dumbledore in the kitchen.

"What happened Albus? Was there another attack?" James asked.

Albus looked calculatively at James and then continued, "You better sit down for this….both of you…."

As James and Lily each pulled a chair he continued, "..as you know, the Divination Professor Position has been vacant for some time now and so yesterday evening I went to interview someone for the position. During the interview, I was pretty convinced that the interviewee was a joke and so as I turned to leave she tagged my robes and her eyes turned white as she went into a trance."

Albus paused and his expression changed to that of someone unsure as whether to continue. "She gave out a prophecy.." Sighing he continued in a deep voice,

"…the one with the power to vanquish the dark lord approaches, born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies…and the dark lord shall mark him as the true heir…for either must die at the hands of the other..for neither can live while the other survives, by his mistake shall the heir experience betrayal and hardships but by love shall he overcome all. The one with the power to vanquish the dark lord approaches, born as the seventh month dies."

Everyone one was silent until Lily spoke, "what does this mean Albus? Do you mean that either Harry or Jerome is the one destined to fight the dark lord?"

Albus paused before answering, "Yes Lily its either Harry, Jerome or Neville Longbottom."