Soul Bound

By: Villianous Vixen

Hogwarts

July 1980

Albus sighed as he gazed out of his tower office window his heart heavy but his mind made up and determined. Why couldn't everyone see that what he was doing was for the best? He fought a dark lord before this one, he had the experience, the loss...why is it that no one saw his side of things? Yes. What he was doing was callous but not wholly unnecessary. So what if a few had to die for the many to survive?

He heard his office door open and softly shut. He didn't bother to turn around he knew who came to see him.

"Albus."

"Good Evening Severus."

"You wanted to speak with me?" Severus asked, his black eyes boring into the back of Dumbeldore's skull. Just a little over a month ago after his very enlightening talk with Narcissa he decided to reach out to the Headmaster. His dark lord was slipping and becoming madder than the hatter from that muggle book Alice in wonderland he read as a child. Besides it was his fault his dearest Lily became a target, had he known that she was pregnant with James's spawn he never would have said anything.

It was too late now for if's and buts but he could still make it right. He could still protect her in his own way.

"Yes. I have noticed that Tom has been quiet lately. Even the random attacks have stopped what are your thoughts on this Severus?"

"My thoughts?"

"Yes. You have been around Tom for awhile now and have been made aware of most of his plans. Do you have an idea why he suddenly decided to settle down for the moment?"

"Well...my guess would be that it's because there is no sense to raise chaos now. He's already made the public aware that he exists. He knows the prophesy so he's probably planning for that as a child born this month would fit the criteria." Severus mused, watching Dumbledore as the old man still gazed out of the window.

"Would you say Tom is stable?"

Severus snorted, "Absolutely not."

"A sane man would plan but an insane one would do something more drastic." Albus stated calmly.

"Then what do you suppose he is up to?"

"Tell me Severus. How good are your occlumency shields?"

"I would say I'm on par with Narcissa who has some of the best occlumency shields I have ever seen."

Dumbledore turned slowly around his bright blue eyes piercing into Severus's black ones. "Have you ever heard of Horcruxes?"

St Mungos

July 1980

"Can we pwease go in now?" Little Hermione asked her mother hands on hips with a very determined look on her face.

Minerva couldn't help but smile "Not yet my love. I don't think the baby is here yet."

Hermione sighed, dropping her stance and climbing up the little plastic chair beside her mum. Minerva reached out and grabbed the little girls hand. "Be patient love. He'll be here real soon."

And no sooner as she said it did they see Sirius and James running down the maternity wards halls. "He's here! He's finally here!" James cried as Sirius scooped up a very excited Hermione into his arms "You hear that kitten? Little Harry is finally here!"

Minerva laughed as she stood cracking her back in the process as she was starting to get stiff sitting in those old plastic waiting chairs. "So she did ended up settling on Harry as the name then?"

"Thank Merlin for that! She honestly considered Hermes for awhile there and I don't think I could handle that." Sirius replied over dramatically pretending to swoon with Hermione in his arms making her giggle.

"You did the proper thing as god father and talked her out of that mess." James agreed. "Harry is a much more suitable name."

Minerva merely grinned as she followed the boys and her daughter down to Lily's room. She was excited to see the wee babe and hold the little darling in her arms.

"Lily flower?" James asked as he creaked the door open and poked his head in "You have visitors if you think you're up for it."

"Of course." Minerva could hear Lily's tired reply. "Let them in Harry and I are doing alright."

James stepped in and swung the door wide to allow everyone to come inside.

"Oh Lily he's beautiful." Minerva coo'd immediately making a bee line to her side to peek at the tiny baby in the red heads arms.

"Isn't he though? I can already tell he's going to be the spitting image of James when he gets older, wild hair and all." Lily mused running her fingers through his baby fine hair that was already starting to stick out every which way.

"Goodness I hope he'll be more like you personality wise or I may not be able to survive another Potter at Hogwarts." Minerva snorted,

"Oi!" James shouted which caused Minerva to laugh, "If I get another set of Marauders I think I may just retire. You lot were enough for me."

Sirius barked out a laugh as he brought Little Hermione to the Other side of Lily, "Take a look kitten, I know you've been dying to meet your new friend."Sirius murmured to the little girl as she peered down at the baby.

"He's so small." She whispered her whiskey colored eyes glued to the baby's sleeping form.

"He is now but before you know it he'll get bigger." Lily replied "And when he does you'll be able to play together."

"We can't play now?"

Lily laughed softly "Not yet little love. He's got to get some of his growing in before he can play."

Hermione frowned for only a moment before shrugging her little shoulders. "dats okay. I'll read to him until he's big nuf to play."

Lily smiled, "I'm sure He'll love that."

Just then the sleepy baby opened his bright emerald green eyes Hermione gasped, "His eye are so pwetty. I love him already."

Lily and Minerva laughed as Hermione kept talking to the little baby letting him all the fun things they will do once he's just a bit bigger. For now the enjoyed the moment because once Lily is released from St. Mungos they will have to start enacting their plan.

They had to survive this war.

For Harry.

For Hermione.

They would make it out of this alive.

A/N: A little shorter than I intended. Hope you liked the update! Soon the ball will be rolling and we'll REALLY be getting into the meat of this story.

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