The Beauty of a New Beginning

Harry Potter

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this story outside of my OCs. All characters and the original Harry Potter plot are property of J.K. Rowling.

Pairings: [Harry P., OMC, OMC, Draco M., Tom R.]

Warnings: MultiFic! MateFic! M/M Relationships! Wrong BWL Fic! CreatureFic!

Bad: Dumbledore, James/Lily, Ron, Ginny, Hermionie.

Chapter 1: The First Beginning

The day James and Lily brought home their little boys from the hospital would always be a cherished memory. It seemed like just yesterday when Lily found out that she was pregnant with twins. After what felt like an eternity, the Potters were blessed with two little boys. Their first child was 19in, 11lbs and 4oz with Lily's red hair and his father's brown eyes. Just by looking at the boy they could tell that he would grow up to be massive in size, he was named Andrew David Potter.

Their second child was very different from his twin.

While Andrew was rather large and wailed very loudly, Harry James Potter was a quiet and small child weighing in at only 6lbs and 2oz and 12in in size. When Harry opened his eyes everyone in the room gasped. Harry was beautiful. With a full head of unruly black hair and a delicate build the doctor told the Potters that he would always be on the smaller side, but what truly held everyone's attention was little Harry's eyes. Looking like two emeralds they were by far the most beautiful green anyone had ever seen, even surpassing the brilliant green of Lily's own eyes. No one in the room doubted that Harry would grow up to be a beautiful young man.

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Time seemed to fly by and suddenly a year had passed and with it, the twin's birthday. That year, July 31st was a day to remember. Lily and James invited everyone. This was also the day that the potters would declare the godparents of their twin boys.

"Thank you everyone for helping us celebrate the 1st birthday of our little ones." James said.

"It is with great happiness that Lily and I wish to name the Godparents of our boys. For our oldest son, we are naming my old friends Remus Lupin and Sirius Black. May you watch over him as if he were your own."

Stepping in Lily began speaking.

"For Harry, I wish to name my oldest friend Severus Snape. Please protect my little boy."

It was with pride in their eyes that Remus and Sirius stepped forward.

"We would be most honored to be Andrew's Godfathers, of course we will love him and treat him like the family he is." Sirius spoke for both of them with obvious joy in his eyes.

Walking over with far fewer theatrics, Severus approached little harry.

"I accept." He said with the typical bite in his voice. However the effect was ruined by the slightly awed look he wore as he looked down at young Harry.

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"Are you sure they will be okay?" Lily said, her worry showing through as she wrung her hands.

"We haven't left their sides since they were born Lily! We won't be gone very long and they will be safe with their baby sitter, come on Lils its Halloween and we already agreed to go to the party." James prodded.

James and Lily had been invited to go to the gathering the Order was holding months ago.

"Voldemort hasn't been seen in ages! The Order wants to celebrate with a few drinks and what better day to do it then Halloween?"

Lily relaxed slightly and began to follow her husband to the fireplace so they could floo over to Grimmauld Place where the gathering was to be held.

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Voldemort walked towards the Potter house with certainty in his step, he was here for the young Potter brats and he would not leave until they were dead. Yet something felt wrong. In the back of his mind Voldemort wondered why exactly he needed to kill the potter twins. He had never taken the life of a child before, nor would he allow his followers. Children had no place in a war and as such he would leave them out of it. Even as he began to think these thoughts Voldemort felt his mind begin to fog over once more.

With a quick flick of his wand the older looking women sitting on the couch was dead.

Walking towards the nursery Voldemort began to feel the presence of the two children in the room he was approaching. Silently, he opened the door. Instantaneously the larger of the two boys began to wail and yet the smaller boy only looked at him, bright green eyes filled with curiosity and wonder. Once more Voldemort began to question why he was here, only for the fog to take over his mind again.

Lifting his wand Voldemort watched as the green light of the killing curse traveled toward the children. With a bright light and a burst of magic a shield began to surround the two boys. The small child stepped towards the light taking the brunt of the spell as his magic fueled the shield. Within seconds Voldemort's body was little more than ash.

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It was with dread in their hearts that James and Lily returned home from the party to find the Dark Mark in the sky, the door open, and the baby sitter's dead body lying across the floor of the living room.

Running down the hallway Lily burst into the nursery followed by James and a recently appeared Dumbledore. Walking into the room they were all startled to find Andrew and Harry alive in their cribs and a pile of ash on the floor.

Quickly taking control of the situation Dumbledore told them that he feared the prophecy had come true and that Voldemort had come for the children while James and Lily were away.

Walking over to Andrew and Harry, Dumbledore began to inspect them to check their magic levels and look for any obvious injuries.

"It would appear that young Andrew managed to shield both himself and Harry, but considering it was his magic that protected them, it protected Andrew more leaving young Harry with the lightning bolt cut on his forehead. I hate to be the bearer of bad news but Harry has almost no magic, I doubt he even has enough to receive a Hogwarts letter. Now that Andrew will be famous for defeating the dark lord and Harry is practically a squib, I think it would be for the best if you sent Harry away. It would not do for him to be surrounded with something he cannot have." Dumbledore said gravely.

James and Lily looked at each other for a while before they agreed.

"We can send him to live with my sister and her husband." Lily said.

"They already have a son and Harry has no magic, they will take care of him."

"I quite agree." Dumbledore said with the ever present twinkle in his eye.

And thus began the hardships of one Harry James Potter.

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Well I'm sure it's quite obvious, but this is my first story. The idea for this story has been swimming around my head for some time now so I guess we will see how it goes. If you guys could let me know what you think that would be awesome. I don't have a beta so any and all mistakes are on me. I know the plot is a little over used, but I would like to think that I could give it some life again Anyways, if enough people like the story I will keep working on it so let me know if you think it's worth another chapter.