Yepp it's that time again, time for me to hop onto another story. Be warned I take a little while to update (longer than a little) but I will update from time to time when the inspiration hits me. I've come to realize that when I force an update, it just tends to be terrible. So I figured I'd slow it down, a lot. Anyway, you'll notice that, like my HarryPotter/Xmen crossover, the main pairing WILL be Harry/Ginny. In any of my Harry Potter stories, I refuse to deviate from that. All other pairings may vary depending on where I want the story to go. Anyway, enjoy. Oh and as a disclaimer, I DO NOT own Harry Potter. That franchise belongs solely to J.K. Rowling.

Chapter 1

A hooded man walked through the little village known as Godric's Hollow. Beside him was a cowardly man. He was portly and slightly resembled a rat. "Come now Wormtail, you can't possibly be so frightened of your old friend Potter?" The rat man shuddered beside him. "N-no my Lord. I have no fear." The taller robed man sneered before looking at the large house in front of him at the end of the street. He said nothing as they walked towards the house. The man could see inside through the windows. James and Lily Potter were playing with their one year old son, Harry. From what the man could see, the boy looked just like James but had Lily's eyes. Suddenly as they drew closer towards the gates, shattering the wards as they went, James' face looked out at them, surprise and shock lit his face. The man could hear as James Potter shouted to his wife. "Lily it's him! It's Voldemort! Peter has betrayed us! Get a message to Dumbledore, then take Harry and run!" The man known as Voldemort sneered as he drew his wand, blowing down the front door. "Step aside fool!" James stood his ground and glared at Peter Pettigrew. "How could you Peter?! We trusted you!" Voldemort sneered as Wormtail cowered behind him. "Clearly, you trusted the wrong person. Avada Kedavra!" The jet of green light hit James Potter square in the chest, and he knew no more.

Quickly, as he knew that Dumbledore was sure to be on his way, he made his way up the stairs towards where Lilly and the boy were. He had staged a small group of deatheaters behind the house to keep them from escaping. He sent Peter to tell them to leave as he made his way towards Lily. "Move aside girl." But the woman stood fast. "Please not Harry! He's just a baby!" Voldemort merely shrugged. "Avada Kedavra!" The jet of green light engulfed the woman, and she was gone from this world. He laughed coldly as he stepped towards the child. "So this is the child that is supposed to be my ruin?" He looked at the child. The boy had curiosity in his eyes. There was no fear. He could feel the power radiating from the boy. "You could be a very powerful wizard one day. It's too bad I have to kill you." Then he stopped in thought. "Or do I? Am I, Lord Voldemort, not above some foolish prophecy? Yes I most certainly am. No child, you will not die tonight." He pocketed his wand and picked up the child. As he came back downstairs, Wormtail was waiting for him. "A-are you not going to kill him my Lord?" The Dark Lord looked at Wormtail. "I am above prophecies Wormtail. I will do as I wish. This boy has much power in him. I will raise him and teach him how to use it. He will be my right hand man so to speak. Have you word from Bellatrix?"

The frightened man nodded. "Y-yes my Lord. She has destroyed the Weasley house hold, however, she decided to keep the youngest daughter. G-Ginerva I believe her name is." Voldemort looked at young Harry, who seemed to perk up at the sound of the name Ginerva. "I think Harry likes her already." The Dark Lord laughed. "Very well Wormtail, have her meet me and the rest of my followers at the disclosed location, dismissed." Wormtail nodded as he apparated away, leaving the Dark Lord in thought. The Weasley family hadn't been a powerful threat, they barely had enough money to raise the many children they had. But they had been an annoyance, a thorn in his side for too long, and like the Potters, they had to be eliminated. However young Ginny sounded promising if she could get the attention of Bellatrix. Yes. He thought to himself. Ginny is perfect, Ginerva is far too ugly a name. With a last cold laugh, Lord Voldemort and young Harry Potter disapparated as Dumbledore and Sirius Black arrived on the scene.

The two surveyed the scene around them in despair. Sirius barely bit back a sob. His friends were dead, betrayed by the man they had trusted with their secret. It was his fault. "I should have been secret keeper. I should have never volunteered Peter!" Albus shook his head sadly. "You couldn't have known Sirius that Peter was the traitor. We all thought it was Remus." Sirius had a pained look on his face. "I should have trusted him. Amelia is going to be pissed. She suspected Peter. I should have listened." Albus nodded. "We all should have." They walked inside the ruined house. "Oh James you fool, why didn't you run?" Dumbledore looked around. "Alastor tells me that there were a group of deatheaters behind the house. They would have been there to stop any escape." Sirius stifled a sob as they made their way up the stairs to the nursery. What they saw shocked them. There was Lily's body on the floor, eyes blank in death, but where was Harry? Dumbledore looked around in confusion until his eyes widened in shock. "He took the boy! He disregarded the prophecy and took the boy!" Sirius' head snapped to look at his older companion. "Why would he do such a thing?" Albus shook his head. "He would think himself above the prophecy. Of course I should have known." Sirius knelt down. "So what does this mean for Harry? I spoke to the Weasley family, they made it out alive but Bellatrix took young baby Ginny with them." Dumbledore was in shock. It was yet another surprise he hadn't suspected. "I assume that they will be raised as deatheaters unless we can find them. However sources tell me that the place where they are staying is under a strong fidelius charm. Only Voldemort can reveal its location unless he says otherwise." Sirius looked grave. "So we won't see them again." Dumbledore shook his head. "Oh we will, but unless we find them soon, it'll be as enemies. I shudder to think how they'll be taught. Even if they go to Hogwarts, I've been run out since the ministry got taken over last week. Severus is there as the potions teacher but with your cousin Bellatrix as Headmistress, I fear for the future. Sirius nodded. "So do I, so do I."

Meanwhile, at an unknown location…

"And then she screams, 'NO! Not my baby!' so I set the place on fire!" The cackling of Bellatrix Lestrange could be heard as she held a baby girl for all to see. "Shes a beaut isn't she boys? She'll grow up to be a powerful witch. She'll know that her family was a bunch of blood traitors and be raised the right way!" Suddenly, everything stopped as Lord Voldemort strode is with Harry in his arms. "I completely agree Bellatrix, however, she won't be the only one." The deatheaters bowed their heads in reverence, mumblings of 'Master' and 'My Lord' could be heard. "We will raise the children as our own. They will know that their families were traitors and deserved death. But first, a celebration of sorts. We have a new Headmistress of Hogwarts don't we my dear Bellatrix?" The maniacal grin on Bellatrix's face said it all. She was excited. "Oh yes master, I can't wait to show them what magic is all about!" Voldemort smiled. "And the ministry will advise you on whatever you need, isn't that right Minister Lucius Malfoy?" Said man smiled. "Yes my Lord. The ministry will be glad to offer any support the new Hogwarts Headmistress may need." Then one of the deatheaters stepped forward. "Is that the boy master?" Voldemort looked him in the eyes, forcing him to step back before he answered him. "Yes it is Harry Potter. I am not to be bound by some foolish prophecy. He and young Ginny will be raised the way children are supposed to be raised, in the ways of the pure of blood. We will teach them." Nods of assent went all around as Lord Voldemort handed baby Harry off to Bellatrix, who now held both children. "The Lestranges will be responsible for their upbringing. We will teach them what we know and in time, they will go to Hogwarts. They will be deatheaters." Cheers rang throughout the room as Lord Voldemort went to his personal chambers.

Not long after, the party dissipated, leaving Bellatrix Lestrange to put the children to bed. Her husband Rudolphus, had set up a crib for the children large enough for two or three. As she lay them down, they seemed to move closer to each other, making Bellatrix grin as she started singing her own demented version of a lullaby.

Not a terribly long first chapter but it does the trick of setting things up. I'm still debating on whether or not to go through Hogwarts years. I may go through early training years but I'm still undecided about Hogwarts. If I do Hogwarts I'll probably skip through the years since Voldemort won't be attacking the school since he technically owns it so it'll be a bit boring but I'll probably go through the finer points and highlight the parts I think are important. I hope you enjoy this new story. Please let me know what you think and any suggestions are welcome as are questions. Thanks!