Harry Potter: United as One
Chapter 1: Halloween Night

Dedicated to my Aunt Marty Lugo who's love for Harry Potter pales only in comparison to her love for her family, even the Slytherin of the family, me! Love you Auntie Ravenclaw. And to the late Alan Rickman, nobody else could portray Professor Severus Snape as well as you. Always.

Wormtail, otherwise known as Peter Pettigrew scurried in the darkness of Riddle Manor in search of one man, Severus Snape.

Peter cursed himself and his weakness, How could I betray Lily and James!? And little Harry not more than a day ago I watched him fly on the toy broom Sirius gave him. How could I have done this, I should've let the Dark Bastard kill me. The poor man
thought.

Truthfully Wormtail held out as long as he could. Withstanding Voldemort's Cruciatus Curse for a full thirty minutes. Not many could claim that and still be sane, although in his rat form his ears and tail wouldn't stop twitching.

Soon he came to the cellar of the Manor and found Severus Snape, nursing a bottle of brandy.

Wormtail reverted to his human form and narrowly dodged a curse from Snape.

"What do you want Rat!?" Snape demanded, his bloodshot eyes full of pain and remorse.

"To save the Potters." Peter stated simply.

Snape narrowed his eyes, Why would they need saving? Dumbledore swore he'd perform the Fidelius on… where was that again? Wormtail shouldn't even be here unless…

Snape charged at Wormtail and pinned him against the wall.

"What did you do!?"

"Malfoy. He saw me in Godric's Hollow and next thing I know I'm before Him receiving the Cruciatus Curse. I… I fought it I did. I even tried to bite off my tongue to keep from revealing the secret!"

Snape's already pale face seemed to drain of whatever color there was. He staggered backwards. Lily. That was all that was on hismind.

"Severus. The Potters are hiding at their family cottage in Godric's Hollow." Wormtail said clearly.

Snape's eyes widened in realization that Wormtail had revealed the Secret to him and the Dark Lord before him.

"We have to do something!" Snape shouted.

Wormtail hushed him and apparated them to Number 12 Grimmauld Place.

"Padfoot! Moony! Get over here!"

Sirius Orion Black and Remus John Lupin come racing from the hallway.

"Wormtail what happened? And why is Snivellus here?" Sirius asked with narrowing eyes.

"Sirius please. Let us explain." Wormtail pleaded.

"Black." Snape said as he tossed Sirius his wand, "We have little time and a big problem, I'm willing to put old hatreds aside. Are you?"

"Fine. But what in the hell is going on around here!?"

"It's Lily and Prongs. I told the secret..."

Remus Lupin a normally reserved and docile man lunged at his friend.

"YOU DID WHAT!?" the werewolf shouted.

"I should flay you where you are traitorous rat!" a distraught Sirius threatened.

"And I'd deserve it! But first we have a chance to save the Potter's they're like family to me, so are you two."

"Lupin! Black! You're wasting time and I for one am looking forward to only one burial not three!" Snape yelled.

That got their attention fast. They looked at the man that they bullied and teased in school. His eyes were full of determination and worry. As much as they hated him, they knew if he agreed to become a spy and betray Voldemort that there was a clear reason.

"The Dark Lord is both powerful and cunning. I doubt we will be lucky enough to have him attack the Potters alone. He'll have the Inner Circle with him, minus Crouch Jr., Bella, and Dolohov, they're going to pay a visit to the Longbottoms." Snape admitted.

"Frank and Alice. Their son Neville." Remus gasped.

"We can't do anything for them in time, but we may be able to save the Potters if we move now." Peter surprisingly said.

"This may be a one way mission and we are more than likely all going to die." Snape said without pause.

"If I have a chance to save my brother and Godson, I'm going." Sirius stated.

"Harry is like my nephew, what kind of uncle would I be if I didn't make an effort?" Remus agreed.

"Marauders until the end." Peter concurred.

Snape look at them in a new light. He gripped his fists into balls and steeled himself for what was to happen. Then his forearm began burning on his left arm.

"He's there. WE HAVE TO GO! NOW!" Snape shouted as he apparated to Godric's Hollow.

One last look at each other, the three Marauders apparated to Godric's Hollow to save their fourth member and his family.

*Harry Potter: United as One*

The Dark Lord Voldemort smirked as he broke down the last ward protecting the Potter's cottage in Godric's Hollow. Finally all would see that there would be none to stop him, not least an infant child. Just in case he erected anti-portkey and anti-apparition wards, people could get in, but not out.

"My Lord, Snape is here…" Rodolphus Lestrange said as he bowed before his master Voldemort.

"Snape! What are you doing here, you were not summoned!" Voldemort demanded his red eyes boring into Snape.

"What I never had the courage to do openly! Avada Kedavra!" Snape shouted the Killing Curse at the Dark Lord.

Voldemort quickly rose a physical barrier to absorb the curse.

"Traitor! Kill him!" Voldemort ordered his followers.

Three more pops were heard as Moony, Padfoot, and Wormtail arrived. The Death Eaters turned to them and engaged.

"Peter get inside and warn them. Now!" Sirius ordered.

Wormtail morphed into his rat Animagus and ran into the cottage.

"I've waited a long time for this Black!" Rastaban Lestrange challenged.

His elder brother Rodolphus joined him in circling Sirius Black.

Sirius muttered a Protego charm as he prepared to duel. Sirius made the first move on Rodolphus firing cutting and blasting curses in a rapid chain.

The elder Lestrange brother shielded and dodged the flurry of curses and responded in kind.

Rastaban saw his chance and fired the Cruciatus Curse at Sirius.

Sirius clenched his teeth as the curse impacted him, it took all his will not to cry out.

Rastaban's eyes gleamed manically, before a loud pop caught his attention.

"Reducto!" the newcomer shouted at Rastaban.

"You! You traitor! How dare you betray the Dark Lord!"

Regulus Arcturus Black, Sirius' younger brother stood defiantly against Rastaban.

"I can't betray one that I never served."

Regulus smiled as lifted his left sleeve to show a clean wrist, he had never borne the Dark Mark. His smile then darkened and his rage shown apparent.

"And how dare you! Arrogant swine aid in kidnapping and 'marry' a daughter of the House of Black to that waste of magic you call brother!"

Rastaban visibly flinched as he stood beside Rodolphus.

Sirius looked at his brother in awe, then seething rage at the Lestranges. It was on.

The Blacks versus the Lestranges.

"Bellatrix Black will be a Lestrange soon enough Black. I've still yet to consummate our union. But I swear it won't be pleasant. Of course under the Imperius Curse she wouldn't complain…"

Rodolphus never did see Sirius cutting curse, the arrogant bastard should learn that only a Black or Potter could taunt in a fight.

He screamed in agony as Snape's personal Sectumsempra spell hit his nether region, effectively castrating him. He passed out from the pain a moment later.

"Brother!" Rastaban looked at the Blacks in unbridled fury.

"Guess he won't ever consummate that marriage will he?" Sirius quipped.

Regulus rolled his eyes and prepared himself to duel.

"Avada Kedavra! Reducto! Incendio! Avada Kedavra!" Rastaban fired at the two brothers.

They easily dodged Rastaban's attacks and began to duel the enraged Lestrange.

"Liberatus Servus" Ruglus cast at Rastaban.

"What did you just do!?" Rastaban glared.

"An old Black Family spell. Nearly lost, the counter curse to any servant spell, including the Imperius…."

Elsewhere at Longbottom Manor, Bellatrix Black was tasked with Killing the baby Neville Longbottom, while Barty Crouch Jr. and Antonin Dolohov interrogated the parents.

The screams of Frank and Alice Longbottom echoed through the empty halls of the manor. The torture curse of the Death Eaters ripped at them.

Bellatrix was in the nursery room the Killing Curse on her lips, when suddenly a realization hit her. Like a chain had been broken, and a process of her mind became available again.

She became ill with the action she nearly committed but was taken from her pensiveness by the screaming Longbottoms.

Bellatrix walked to the crib that held young Neville. She covered him with a blanket to keep him warm, then she dashed out to her 'partners'.

"Bella that was quiet. I didn't hear a curse." Crouch Junior stated.

"She probably used that family knife of hers to slit the kid's throat. Oh well more blood, more fun." Dolohov snarled.

Bellatrix stared at the two Death Eaters, silent tears burning in her eyes. The two had let up torturing the Longbottoms, but it was to no relief. The Torture curse wouldn't even make them scream anymore., and she could do nothing for them.

She raised her wand to Crouch Junior and fired a nasty acid curse.

The straw-blonde man barely had time to raise a shield before it hit him.

Dolohov raised a shield right away, powerful but only against magical attacks. Not the family knife Bella carried with her. The knife itself was enchanted as it pierced his wand arm and near welded itself to the floor. His arm basically nailed to the floor.

Crouch Junior did not have Bella's skill in a duel, and without Dolohov he knew he was at a loss. He fled from the Manor and apparated away. Bella's violet eyes seething as he got away.

Bellatrix made her way to the fireplace to Floo the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, to Amelia Bones.

"Soon to be Black if Sirius plucks up the courage and responsibility to propose." she thought.

At the same time Remus John Lupin and Lucius Abraxas Malfoy circled each other like sharks. Remus glaring hatefully at the aristocratic platinum blonde man. Lucius smirking all the while.

"Oh poor wolf? What's wrong Narcissa's forget to tell you that she was bound to marry me since her fourth year? Such a pity, and what's worse? Even after having Draco she still loves, you." Lucius spat the last word in disgust.

Remus' temper flared and he let out a loud growl as he fired bone-breaking curses and blasting curses at the man.

Lucius shield and deflected them with ease smirking at the werewolf.

"You pompous, greedy, bigoted plight on earth! I'll tear you limb from limb!" Remus shouted.

"And be the monster you know you are." Lucius jabbed, that was a mistake.

Remus' eyes glowed amber as he charged at the man wands be damned.

The aristocratic man stood his ground and sent banishing charms at Lupin, they did nothing as Remus wandlessly deflected them.

He began to animate objects into vicious animals to slow him down, again no effect. Lucius smirk vanished as he panicked and sent the Killing Curse.

Remus jumped, narrowly dodged the sickly green curse and pounced on Lucius.

Remus began to mercilessly beat the man with his bare fists.

Severus Snape, always gifted in magic and talented stood no chance against Voldemort, and he knew it. He was buying time for Lily. For her and her family to run.

Voldemort dueled with Snape exchanging Dark curse after Dark curse with him. He looked to see his Inner Circle Death Eaters losing the upper hand.

"Enough of this Snape! Stop now and your death will be painless!"

"I stopped caring about my life the moment you went after the Potters."

Voldemort's red eyes glowed with spite and malice.

"ENOUGH!" The Dark Lord shouted, "Ventus Maxima!"

Snape's eyes widened as an immense wind threw him into the town church. Severus Snape was unconscious and his wand was five feet away from him.

He fired the same spell at Remus allowing Lucius to begin dueling again instead of being beaten to a pulp.

The Dark Lord turned towards the cottage after reviving Rodolphus. Though in immense pain the elder brother fought with Rastaban against the Blacks.

Voldemort neared the cottage, savoring each step to his victory.

Peter had warned James and Lily and tried to apparate them out, to no avail. He knew that he would be forced to stand and fight. No cowering.

"James, we're going to have to give Lily and your son time to escape. I know she's carrying again, you can't risk them all. The Dark Lord will not take chances, he won't spare the unborn. This is my fault and I will fix it."

"Lily get Harry and when that door busts open you run and you keep running, don't look back do I make myself clear?" James Potter told his wife

She nodded tearfully and ran up the stairs to get her son.

"I'm sorry James this is all my fault." Peter said downcast not bearing to meet his best friend's, no brother's eye.

"Peter, you're like a brother to me. You have betrayed no one. You're standing here ready to face the Dark Tosser, knowing we probably won't make it out…."

"You should go, you have family. I don't deserve one."

A loud boom echoed. Voldemort was blasting his way through the wards on the door.

"Bombarda Maxima!" James shouted as he blew out the back of the cottage. "His anti-escape wards can't go on forever! Run Lils, now!"

Lily sprinted away with young Harry cradled in her arms, dodging stray spell fire between the Marauders and the Death Eaters.

Peter placed a Notice-Me-Not charm on the blast area to hide it from Voldemort. As if on cue the door burst open and Voldemort smiled.

"Good evening James."

"It's Lord Potter to you."

"And Lord Voldemort to you, ah Wormtail. So you succeeded in failing to warn them in time, pity."

"I'll never abandon my family. Dark Lord or Hell."

"Both names apply to me!"

Voldemort attacked with speed and ferocity against Prongs and Wormtail.

James ever-talented with transfiguration made all the furniture into dangerous beasts.

Voldemort disposed of them as quickly as possible. Waving off James and Peter's spells like they were nothing.

Growing tired of toying with the two men he bound Wormtail in conjured chains that tightened with every breath.

"See him suffer Potter! You'll be next, then your wife and unborn children, oh yes I can feel the life in her. And then the one they said would have the power to defeat me, Harry Potter. Tell you what James after killing him I'll crush his skull beneath my heel what do you say eh?"

James yelled ancient family curses from the Houses of Potter, Black, and Longbottom. Tears of anger riddled his face.

The Dark Lord sent forth a tendril of Evil magic knocking James off of his feet.

"Crucio!"

James cried out as the curse took its effect.

"Beg Potter! I want to hear you beg for death!"

Peter couldn't stand to watch his brother suffer. He morphed into his rat form and scurried out of the chains.

He climbed up Voldemort's robes and bit him on the neck, and continued biting.

Voldemort seethed at being wounded, by a rat no less.

He grabbed Peter in his rat form and crushed him in his palm.

Peter tried to morph back into himself but the pain was unbearable, he just couldn't focus enough.

A sickening crack was heard from Voldemort's hand and the dying squeak of a rat as Wormtail's body dropped to the floor. Voldemort for good measure stomped on its back one last time.

Pettigrew's body morphed back into a human body, bloody and broken. James' world slowed down as the Dark Lord kicked Peter's body cackling all the while.

Voldemort turned onto James.

"A shame your Mudblood couldn't see you grovel."

James stared defiantly, at Voldemort's wand and spat at him. He then looked to see someone behind Voldemort, hooded in black robes that seemed to move on their own. James smiled ruefully as he realized who it was.

Voldemort did not see the entity behind him looking at James. It was Death himself, there to collect James as he had been for all Potters who used his cloak.

"Avada Kedavra!"

James' body hit the floor as Death took the hand of his Spirit and lead him off to the Next Great Adventure.

"Such a waste of Pureblood…"

Voldemort looked at the two bodies and took James' wand as a trophy, before he marched up the stairs, drunk with power.

He opened the door expecting to see Lily cradling her son for the last time. But there was only an empty room.

Voldemort was outraged.

Where could they have gone!? He'd been so certain they were here. Everything pointed to it!

He looked out the window to see his Death Eaters still locked in combat.

'Fools! They'll be falling to magical exhaustion soon. Wait, what's that by the church?'

He looked out to see a bullet of red hair running for dear life.

'I've got you now, Lily Potter!'

Voldemort took to the air and flew to intercept Lily.

He materialized just in front of her.

"Lily. Give me Harry. And I will let you live."

"You'll never keep your word. And I'd never hand him over!"

"How true. Cruci.. Ahh!"

"Sectumsempra!"

Snape had regained consciousness and fired his personal cutting curse.

Voldemort bled blackened blood onto the cold October floor. His red eyes seethed. He banished the wounded Snape away, turning to Lily. He physically knocked her to the floor.

She gripped her wand and threw curses to Voldemort. Lily Potter would never stop fighting. Her temper as red as her hair, she was a cornered mother. And Voldemort knew there was nothing more dangerous.

He succeeded in disarming her and readied his favorite curse.

Lily's green eyes bore into his hateful red in defiance.

"Avada Kedavra!"

The curse was not aimed at Lily, but at the bundle in her arms. Then, a miracle happened.

Young Harry stayed breathing. A scar in the shape of a lightning bolt on his forehead appeared. The infant looked up to his mother and smiled, he'd done the unthinkable. He'd absorbed the power of the curse.

"Impossible!" Voldemort was in disbelief.

Lily fired wandless curses at him pushing him away, as Severus Snape once again ran to her aid. Blood covering his head. He was not alone, the brothers Black, and Remus had won their respective duels.

They formed a protective circle around Lily, Wands trained on Voldemort

Voldemort was out numbered and seething at the inability his followers had displayed. But he was still more powerful than all of them.

"None of you will stop me! What are you? Two traitors, a manchild, a Dark Creature, and a widow."

Sirius attacked first at the mention of widow. His worse fear had come to fruition. James was dead. Shouting curses like a man possessed, he couldn't care less how powerful Voldemort was, his best friend, a man he'd considered brother was dead, gone from the world to never be a father to his children.

They attacked Voldemort viciously. The Dark Lord used no spells just pure Evil magic, different from Dark. Incapacitating them one at a time until he and a clear shot at Harry once more.

All that mattered was the child dying. He pulled out James' wand

"Avada Kedavra!"

The spell flew from both wands at Harry. Voldemort had made one fatal mistake. Never underestimate the power of a parent's love. The protection of the Father, James' wand could never harm Harry in any way shape or form.

The spell canceled itself out shortly after leaving James' wand. Voldemort's left hand began to blacken as he dropped James wand, as if it were a hot metal.

The Killing Curse from his yew wand was stopped by the five people protecting Harry, their love intertwined, United as One. It canceled out the curse.

The Dark Lord widened his eyes as he saw it fizzle without claiming a life. Then shielded his eyes from the bright spell coming his way, from the baby.

Harry cried as babies do, as his new scar glowed and his green eyes gleamed. A powerful tendril of Pure white magic burst forth from his tiny hand, at the Dark Lord.

Voldemort sent a tendril of Evil magic colliding with the White magic. He battled against the Pure Magic he poured his hate, his rage, his sorrow, his cruelty, and his soul into his Evil Magic.

But it still was not enough. His eyes widened as he realized he was losing.

"I will not be defeated! Hear me now! I will return stronger than ever! I will become a God all bow before! None shall defy me! My vengeance will know no bounds!"

Voldemort shouted his last words as the White magic pierced his very being. His body was destroyed. An inhuman shriek rang out from his body as a wraith emerged. Fleeing faster than the eye could see.

They had won for now, Voldemort was gone. But at what cost?

Lily looked at her son and smiled before tears rained down her cheeks. Her defiant demeanor changed to one of sorrow as she could feel that her husband would no longer walk beside her. Snape kneeled and held her to comfort her. Not out of self-interest or his childhood infatuation with her, but love of a friend comforting a friend. He swore to himself never again to covet her, but protect her and her children as if they were his own.

Sirius and Remus returned to the cottage. They found the mangled body of Peter and James face still in a rueful smile. Sirius fell to his knees and sobbed loudly running his hands through his shaggy hair. Two of his lifelong friends, brothers in arms and friendship were gone. Half of the Marauders, gone.

Remus laid a hand on Sirius' shoulder and shakily levitated the bodies. The cottage was very near the graveyard. How fitting.

Remus and Sirius began digging their graves. Without magic, it was their brothers they were burying, and the earth had so much weight to it, more than it would any other day.

Regulus sent a patronus to Kingsley Shacklebolt a fellow Order of the Phoenix member and trusted friend, a squad of Aurors took the two incapacitated Death Eaters into custody. Rastaban had been killed, only Rodolphus and Lucius were alive; and Lucius was beaten near unrecognizable.

The aurors had left, Kingsley had to report to the Order leader Albus Dumbledore of what had transpired.

Peter and James were laid to rest their bodies were not yet covered with the earth. No one could bring themselves to bury them fully.

The church bell struck midnight and the evil of the events that Halloween night disappeared, as a calm set in on the people in the graveyard. Suddenly a figure cloaked in black and hooded garb appeared. Everyone drew their wands before it spoke.

"Peace be with you, I am not your foe but an old friend."

It spoke in an eerie voice that sounded like multiple voices with a small echo following his words.

"I am Death. And as a charity to the Potter line I grant you the chance to say farewell to the two souls which have returned to me…"

Then next to Death, two figures began to take shape, in the form of James and Peter.

Lily couldn't stop from crying as she rushed forward with Harry in her arms to embrace her husband. Only to find she couldn't feel him.

"I am sorry. But I can only grant them this form and their souls to speak with you. I am Death not the Almighty. Today is special, and I have an amount of leeway to allow them to see you again and in turn you can say goodbye."

Lily tried to stifle her tears as she stared at James. But he smiled.

"I Love you Lily. Don't ever forget that and I'll miss you darling. I'm sorry that you'll have to raise the children without me, but I know you won't be alone. Look around you, Sirius, Remus, Regulus, even my old rival Snape. They all are here for you, and I know they always will be."

"I miss you James." She sobbed out "I'll always Love you."

"I'll always be with you Lils, never forget that, always…"

His form kissed her forehead though she could not feel it as he slowly vanished.

Looking back she saw Peter's form vanish as well leaving a shaky looking Remus holding back tears as Sirius openly wept, one hand holding himself up, the other in his shaggy black hair.

Away from the grieving friends, Regulus and Severus talked to Death himself.

"James's part in Harry's tale is over. You both must work together to ensure the child's future is clear. He will do great things. But nothing is certain. You must keep him safe. Or all shall fall into a darkness that even I cannot see the end of. Tom Riddle will return, he has succeeded in cheating me of his soul. Believe me when I say there is a special spot in Hell waiting for him. But that has yet to come. He will return more terrible than before, The Child must be ready to face him and unite my Hallows, once he wields all three he will have more power than even I. Swear upon your fates, that you will do as I instruct."

"I Severus Tobias Snape, do solemnly swear upon my life, magic, and fate to uphold your instructions and in turn aid the child and his family no matter the cost."

"I Regulus Arcturus Black, do solemnly swear upon my life, magic, and fate to uphold your instructions and in turn aid the child and his family no matter the cost."

"Be true to your vows! Else your fates after your time on earth shall not be pleasant… and Severus, you have made clean your sin that allowed this night to occur… and find the cloak that I left to Ignotus Peverell. James is the last one to have it in his possession."

Death then vanished. Severus and Regulus nodded to each other before they parted.

Regulus placed a hand on Remus and Sirius's shoulders.

"Let's go home my brothers."

They nodded stiffly as they apparated to Number 12 Grimmauld Place.

Severus walked slowly to Lily as she still cried and held her son in her arms. Cradling him ever so gently.

We need to get you somewhere safe Lily. The Death Eaters will undoubtedly be on the hunt.

"Where are we going?"

"Hogwarts."

And with a loud pop they were gone.

A/N: So how's that for a first chapter? I'm sure there's some problems but I like where it's going. After chapter 2 there will be a time jump to 1st year sorting so fair warning. Please review and continue reading United as One!