[A/N: Hey guys, so this is a new story I've been wanting write for a while now. I was thinking about writing this after I finish 'Love's Journey' but my Drarry heart is aching for me to write this so, here it is~ Yes, it's a female harry, so if you don't like it, turn the other way. There will be French and Russian in this story so I'll let you know which is which for each one. As always, please read, comment and favorite or subscribe~ I'll like to know what you guys feel about this new story. Just know that it's going to be a long one.]

Stepan- Styepahn

Chapter 1

A soft coo from a baby could be heard in the large bedroom as the mother held it securely in her arms. "You're absolutely beautiful." She whispered as she looked down at the tiny red face. She had given birth hours earlier and she was already in love. "Mistress, you and young mistress should rest." A squeak from a house elf could be heard from the side of the bed. She smiled softly, not taking her eyes off of the black haired baby. "I'll be alright, Dollop. Go on and take a rest. I'll call you if you need anything." The house elf bowed, used to this kind of command and disappeared with a silent crack to not frighten the baby.

A gentle knock on the door could be heard and like before, she never looked up from her baby's face. "Come in." She said. The cherry wood door opened to have a small boy and a handsome man come walking in. The woman's face lit up when she looked up to see who it was. "Christopher sweetie, do you want to meet your new baby sister?" She asked the little boy, who came to a stop next to the bed. The little boy who looked so much like his father, nodded, eyeing the little bundle in his mother's arms apprehensively. The handsome man had a slight nervous face as he picked up the little boy, supporting him on his hips.

"Here. Isn't she beautiful?" She asked as she turned the little bundle in her arms so the two males could see her. The handsome male was shocked at first at how beautiful his daughter looked before it quickly changed to adoration. "She is." He croaked out a little, his eyes getting suspiciously wet. Those who knew the male personally knows that he wasn't one to show emotions openly, especially in public. He only reserved them for his closest friends and his wife. Lilly had a bright smile on her face at her husband's show of emotion while her son was put down on the bed. The little dark-haired boy crawled over to get a better look at the bundle.

He looked down at the red face baby to see a set of eyes most peculiar. Emerald eyes, much like his mother's, with small red flecks, much like his father's eyes. "Daddy, she had your eyes too." He said as he looked at his father before turning his attention back to his baby sister. The handsome male looked pleased with this as he looked over at his wife. "She'll be a strong one when she older." Lily laughed softly, fully agreeing with him. "Have you figured out what her names should be?" He asked. His wife nodded as she looked down at her baby once again. "We'll name her Diana." She said. Her husband paused a minute to think over the name. "Diana Lily Riddle…it sounds perfect."

The moment was interrupted by a light knock on the door. "Enter." He said as he looked at the cherry wood door. The door opened and in came a heavily pregnant Narcissa and Lucius Malloy. "Cissa, you should be resting." Lily lightly scolded the blonde female as the said female sat on the edge of the bed. "I wanted to see the beautiful little girl." Lily chuckled softly, shaking her head a little as she transferred her daughter into Cissa's arms. Lucius has moved to stand next to his wife to get a good look at the new bundle of joy. "She's a beauty. Just like her mother." Narcissa laughed softly as she gently rocked the baby in her arms. "You better watch out, Tom. She'll be getting a lot of marriage proposals when she gets old enough." Tom gave her a scowl and huffed. "Over my dead body."

The room was filled with laughter again. The women were distracted talking to each other about Narcissa's soon to be born son and the men talked to the side, Tom's face frowning slightly and nods. He turned to look at Lily. "Angel, I have to leave for a few hours. We're having a meeting." Lily smiles softly and nods. "Alright, my love. Come back as soon as you can." Tom nods and left the room with Lucius. She scoffed softly and shook her head a little. That's what happens when you fall in love with Tom Riddle, the most feared wizard in London.

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The sound of babies babbling amongst the sound of people murmuring to each other fill the dark tiled large room. All the death eaters were present, well, the ones who didn't get caught by the aurors which were notably very few. Tom sat at the head of the table, his eyes mixed with light blue and flecks of red, just like his daughter. On his right sat Lucius and Severus sat on his left. Narcissa and Lily, who had covered herself with a clock and had Christopher on her lap, sat on the next seats over. Tom and Lily had agreed that she remained hidden for the time being since most of the death eaters didn't appreciate having a muggle born so high up in the ranks. Especially Bellatrix.

A shrill baby cry cut through the air and all the death eaters turned their attention to the head of the table. There sitting on the Dark Lord's lap sat Diana, who seemed to be growing every single day. Her emerald eyes always seemed to catch people off guard, especially when they noticed the red flecks. Many agreed that she would be a force to be reckoned with. Her skin was as pale as her fathers as well as the dark hair but was straight as her mothers. Every day, she resembled her mother, well to those who knew what she looked like anyway. The little tot was babbling away at the Malfoy heir, Draco, who had looked very comfortable on his father's lap. The two had become close ever since they were introduced to each other during play time.

"Let the meeting commence." Tom's voice slice through the air, ignoring the fact that the babies were talking. The death eaters turned their attention back to their lord. The death eaters were constantly at war with the aurors and it wouldn't do to get caught. While everyone had their attention on the Dark Lord, both babies had somehow managed to find their father's wand and drew it from their robes.

"It's as you predicted, my Lord," Severus said silkily. "Dumbledore took the lie I fed him and-" The potion master was cut off when a bright red spell shot out from the wand in Diana's tiny hand which she had waved in a fit of excitement and ricocheted off the black tiled walls. Everything was chaos when the spell bounced off the walls like a pinball machine until finally colliding with a deather eater's face. Everyone was silent as they watched said death eater tip sideways in his chair and landed on the floor, passed out. Diana stared wide-eyed at what happened before she laughed. Her bubbly baby laugh bounced off the walls, almost making the others follow along with her but thought better of it.

"Father, what spell was that?" Christopher, who had been silent this entire time, suddenly asked. Tom snapped out from his shocked looked, granted he looked stoic as ever but those who knew him personally could see it in his eyes and was about to answer his son when he caught the death glare his wife was sending him from under the cloak hood, daring him to respond because he was in deep trouble now. "I'll tell you later, son." He finally said, causing Christopher to pout a little.

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"Happy birthday, princess," Tom whispered as he gently caressed her head, careful to not wake her up from her nap. All the birthday guests had left and the house elves had already cleared up the mess. A familiar feminine hand caressed his back and a lovely smelling perfume wafted up to his nose as his wife stood next to him. "They both had a tiring day." She whispered as they looked down into the playpen where both of their children decided to sleep in. They both looked at each other before sharing a brief kiss and pulled each other into a hug. Worry immediately washed over them as they took in each other's scent, trying to calm down their racing brains. "I'm worried..." Lily mumbled out as she buried her face in his chest.

Tom was too, but he needed to be strong for his family. He pulled away slightly and cupped her cheeks so she would look up at him, his eyes showing just as much worry. "I won't let him hurt you or the kids. I promise you. He'll have to get through me if he wants our Diana." He growled out. Fresh tears fell from her emerald eyes and she was quickly pulled into a tight hug. Her body racked with sobs as she clung to him. "I-I don't this to be...no." She pulled from his chest and quickly wiped away her tears while shaking her head. I can't think like that. She looked up at her husband with a look of new-found determination. "Did you prepared everything with the Ivankov's?" Tom nodded. They're a close family friend and he trusted his kids with them.

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"Shall we read this today, princess?" He asked as he placed Diana on his lap and showed her the book. They were in her bedroom which was painted with white but had girly decorations. The guests from her birthday party spoiled her with toys and books and she had yet to go through them all. A soft coo was all he needed and her cracked open the book. Lily and Christopher had left the house to shop in Diagon Alley and won't be back for a while. "Once upon a time..." He started off, his voice soft as he read every page, lolling her to sleep in his arms. He reached the end of the book and quietly closed the book. He carefully lifted her up and carried her to her crib without waking her up. He draped the baby blanket over her and gave her forehead a soft kiss before leaving the room.

The moment he closed the door, a loud bang could be heard coming from the front door, nearly shaking the mansion. What the hell?! I know it can't be muggles, so who- He knows who it was. Riddle Mansion wasn't impenetrable but it had good protections none the less. Only one person could break through it. "Dollop!" He yelled out. A house elf appeared in front of him, her ear stiff and alert. She must have heard the explosion too. "Stay here with Diana. Don't let anyone else come close to her." The house elf made a stiff nod. "Yes, master." She disappeared with another crack.

Tom quickly drew his wand out from his pant pocket and silently padded to the grand stairs to peer down to see the front door had been blasted off. He silently cursed as he made a quick flick of his wand and a doe appeared in front of him. He whispered a message into its ear and watched it disappear. She'll be here soon. He steeled his heart as he silently padded down the stairs, his wand at the ready as he quickly scanned his surroundings. He sees the back of an auror and blasted him with a curse. The auror cried out when he was hit, alerting the others. A barrage of spells charged at him but he quickly hides behind a granite pillar. "Tom, just come out! Don't make this harder then it needs to be!" Dumbledore's voice rang out, causing Tom to roll his eyes. "Shut the fuck up, old man!" He quickly whipped around and shot a sectumsempra at one of the aurors, making their mark before he quickly hides behind the pillar, dodging more hexes pointed at him.

Suddenly a jelly-leg curse hit another auror and Lily ran to stand next to him behind the pillar. "Is Christopher safe?" He asked her as their hands linked together. She nodded, her green eyes blazing with fire. "Let's get these sons of bitches," Tom smirked. That's why he loved her. The fire in the both of them complemented each other. "I'll distract them and you'll go grab Diana." He said before whipping around and shot off bombardas at the aurors, making a good distraction. Lily quickly ran as fast she could up the grand stair. Bad timing to had such long stairs. She turned to the right as she ran towards her daughter's bedroom.

A wave of relief washed over her as she ran towards her room. The door wasn't open or anything so nothing bad has happened to her daughter. She barged into the room and her eyes widened in horror at the scene in front of her. Dumbledore was sitting in the rocking chair with a still sleeping Diana in his arms, his wand pointed directly at her daughter's face. There on the floor was Dollop, dead. "Hello, Lily. I suggest you don't make a sound to alert your husband." The old man facade he always sported was gone and was replaced with a cold look. "You thought you could hide her from me." He said more to himself as he gently caressed her cheek with his pointer finger. "Don't you fucking touch her, you bastard." She hissed threateningly, getting ready to blast him with anything and get her daughter out of her.

Dumbledore sighed, shaking his head in feigned disappointment as he made a flick of his fingers. Two aurors suddenly appear and each grabbed a hold of her. "Let go of me!" She screamed as she struggled as one of the aurors ripped her wand from her hand. Her screamed caught Tom's attention and his fires stop. "Lily!" He yelled, sending one last hex before bolting up the stairs. His heart raced in his chest as he turned the corner and felt his blood run cold when he saw Dumbledore standing in the hallway with his daughter in his arms while Lily was to the side struggling to get away from two more aurors.

"You bastard." He hissed menacingly as he slowly stepped towards the old man. Five aurors appeared in front of him. His wand forgotten and he punched the first auror to touch him. They were not expecting this. But numbers count. Two aurors managed to tackle him to the floor, knocking his wand out of his hand in the process. "You son of a bitch!" He roared, trying to kick the aurors off of him when he felt his hand gets bound by restraints used in Azkaban. "Oh, Tom..." Dumbledore sighed as the aurors hauled him up to his feet. "Moody." The old man called out and a haggard-looking male with one eye stepped out of the shadows. "You know what to do."

"Of course, Dumbledore." He said in a gruff voice as he limped over to Lily who was still fighting to break out of her predicament. "Stay away from her, you bastard!" Tom roared, struggling to break free with renewed energy. Dumbledore tsked and passed sleeping Diana into an auror's arms before walking over to Tom. He hissed as the old man gripped his hair with surprising strength, forcing his head back a little. "I want you to watch this? This is what happens when you choose to ruin my plans." He said with a surprising menace in his voice. Moody whipped out his wand from his worn out pants and pointed it Lily as he gripped her head, making her emerald eyes look straight up at the haggard looking man. "It's been a pleasure knowing you."

He said gruffly before he said a spell. "Obliviate!" Tom watched in horror as Lily's eyes glazed over as a white stream erupted from her head in a siphoning motion. Moddy started muttering something and yellowish stream coming out from his head and entered Lily's. "What the fuck are you doing to her?!" He screamed as he was forced to watch his wife unwillingly got her memories wiped. After a few minutes, Moody was done and ended the spell. Lily's eyes were still glazed over but she looked more confused. Dumbledore let go of Tom's hair and walked over to the auror who still had Diana in his arms while pulling out a vial from his robe pocket. It looked golden yellow and he pulled out the pacifier from her mouth after uncorking the vial and quickly poured the liquid into Diana's mouth.

Tom watched in horror as his daughter transformed in front of him into someone else. He blew up with rage. "You bastard! I should kill you for this!" He screamed, attempting to break out of his binds and charge at the old man. Lily seemed to have broke from her gaze and she looked around her surrounding with confusion. "W-Where am I? I-I don't know how I got here." She said, sounding frightened. Dumbledore quickly placed his grandfatherly image and calmly walked over to her. "You're safe now, my dear. You've been captured by Voldemort and we've come to save you." Lily looked at the people around her before her emerald eyes landed on Tom. Her emerald eyes widen with fear. "You bastard! What the hell did you do to my baby?!" She screamed as she charged at Tom.

Tom felt his heart tear in his chest, knowing that she won't recognize him and that she would believe whatever shit the old man planted in her brain. "I didn't anything, Lily. I swear." Her eyes widened when he said her name. "W-What happened to me? Why are you using my name...like you know me personally?" Dumbledore came in, still keeping the caring personality. "Nothing my dear. He is just trying to get into your head. Your baby is right here." He said as he motioned towards the auror holding Diana in his arms. "Diana!" She almost wept as she ran over to hold her tight in her arms. "Thank you, Albus...Thank you." She whispered as tears dripped down her cheek. Dumbledore smiled softly and placed a gentle hand on her shoulder. "Come. James has been waiting for you."

Lily gasped as if she had completely forgotten about him. "James! How is he?" She asked as she whisked off to Merlin knows where. "Come on, you." An auror growled as Tom was pushed to follow them. He was too numb to react. In just a span of hours, his life was turned upside down. At least he knows that his son is in a safe place.

Halloween Night

The house was completely trashed. Holes and scorch marks from spells marred the walls and ceilings. A ragged breathing could be heard as Lily struggled to move on the floor with James' cold body laying next to her. Her body has been taking multiple rounds of crucio and she didn't know how long she could take it anymore. "Lily..." A ragged deep breath caught her attention and she looked forward to seeing him, struggling to drag himself across the floor to be closer to her. "T-Tom..." She whispered out a name, not knowing why that was the first thing out of her mouth. She always remembered associating that face with Voldemort and not 'Tom'.

Dumbledore was standing off to the side and was getting bored of the sight. "Any last words to your wife, Tom?" Tom made an effort to glare at the old man. He was doing a fine job breaking him down mentally before killing him. Lily was about to snap at Dumbledore for say that this man was her husband but something stirred in her heart. A faint familiar feeling of recognition washed over like she should know who he is. "Very well then." Dumbledore walked over his body to stand right next to Lily's weak body, Tom's wand at the ready. "Farewell Lily." He said as calm as ever as he pointed the wand directly at her. Lily looked over at Tom and felt like she had to something. But what? Her lips moved on their own to mouth something. "I love you." Tom's eyes widened when he comprehended what she said before a bright green light hit her back. A silent tear escaped from his eyes as he stared at the still body of his wife, her green eyes staring unseeing at the floor.

His forehead landed on the floor as more tears streamed from his eyes, echoing the pain he was feeling. He let out a scream of anguish, mentally cursing at Dumbledore for killing off the woman of his life and ruining his life as his body shook. "I found her, sir." Moody's rough voice entered the room. "Good. Place her in front of him." Tom cursed again. Why doesn't bastard just kill him now? He felt something was placed right in front of his head and he forced himself to look up. Diana had grown since he last saw her but he saw wasn't t how she really looked. "Diana..." He croaked, his eyes swimming again as he weakly reached out to stroke the back of her head. "Dada..." She babbled as she placed chubby hands on his sunken in cheeks. He closed his eyes as he begged himself not to break down. He wasn't going to satisfy the old man's sick twisted ways.

"I'm so sorry, princess." He whispered before gently kissing her cheek. He didn't see Dumbledore flick his wand and another crucio hit his body. He usually would have endured a simple crucio but being that he was so weak and hadn't eaten for days, everything seemed to triple. His cries echoed throughout the house, his fingers gripping the floor tightly but his body never twisted or turned in agony. He wasn't going to give the bastard the satisfaction. The pain suddenly stopped, leaving him panting from the ache in his body. "Now, watch as I kill your daughter," Dumbledore said tauntingly as he pointed his wand at the little baby. "Don't you fucking dare!" He yelled out hoarsely, ignoring the pain in his throat. Dumbledore had a cold smirk on his face before a bright green shot out from the wand, heading straight towards Diana.

The green spark connected with her and something happened that neither anticipated. The spell seemed to ricochet off of her body and started heading back towards Dumbledore but he quickly pulled up a shield and watched as the spell ricochet off that and slammed into Tom, causing him to scream in agony. A blinding light seemed to envelop the entire house before a huge explosion almost leveled the entire house. Dumbledore got back to his feet after being knocked off his feet. He scanned the scene and cursed as he noticed Tom's body had shrunken to a baby size and was still breathing while Diana wailed off to the side, sporting a lightning bolt on her forehead.

He drew out Tom's wand again and was about to kill those two once and for all when a peculiar idea passed his mind. "Interesting..." A demented grin crossed his face and waved off the aurors from doing anything. "I'm leaving with the baby. Don't anything to Voldemort." They bowed their head and one by one disappeared from the scene with loud pops. Dumbledore pointed the wand at the wailing baby and made her go to sleep. "Annoying kid." He sneered and picked the baby up before disappearing as well. He had the perfect place to put the baby. Lily has a sister on Privet Drive and hates anything abnormal. Perfect.

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Dumbledore left the sleeping baby at the doorstep of 4 Privet Drive and disappeared as quickly as he appeared. Not even a few minutes passed, two cloaked figures appeared. One ran to the doorstep and whisked the baby. "Oh, you must be freezing, malen'kiy." (little one) The female cooed with a slight accent at the sleeping child as the other cloaked person stepped up to the little walkway to stand next to her. "Prikhodite, moya lyubov'. Nam nuzhno dvigat'sya. Muzhchiny Dambldora mogli skryvat'sya." (R) (Come, my love. We need to move. Dumbeldore's men could be lurking around.) The female nodded and followed the male out of the area with the baby held close to her chest. They disappeared with a crack and reappeared in the main walkway of their mansion.

"Aunt Valentina?" A small voice called out to them and Christopher stepped into view. "Diana!" He yelled out and ran over to see if she was alright. Valentia crouched down to let him have a better look, a kind smile on her face as her husband, Stepan, ran to the Floo to contact someone. "She'll be alright, milaya." (sweetie). The Floo suddenly roared to life and Severus with Lucius stepped out of the green flames. "Good, you managed to find the kids. I know where his location is. Stepan, you'll be coming with us." The male gave stiff and looked back at his wife briefly before stepping through the Floo once again. "Come, let's go to the sitting room while we wait," Valentina said as she ushered Christopher into the said room while carrying Diana.

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The three men appeared with a loud crack on the streets of Godric's Hollow. Stepan looked confused as he looked at their surroundings. "What are we doing in a muggle street? Severus immediately started walking, his cloak flapped behind him like a bat as the other two followed him. "Dumbledore foolishly told me during the Order meeting." Lucius scoffed as he kept in time with the potion master, his cane making a rhythmic thud against the floor. "What makes you think Dumbledore is telling the truth? He did give you false information the first time you inquired where Tom was, remember?" Stepan commented. "Because the old fool can't help but boast about his 'good deeds'." Severus drawled. They made a sharp turn at a corner and kept walking until they came to a stop in front of an iron gate. They all drew their wands out. They knew that it would be suicidal for any members of the Order to still be here, especially if any muggles heard the explosion but one can't be too cautious.

The three men cautiously walk through the front walk path to notice that the front door was blasted open. Lucius silently casted the lumos charm to light their way. They carefully stepped through the front entrance so they see how deadly things transpired only a few hours ago. Broken glass cracked under their foot as they delved in deeper until their eyes caught three bodies on the floor. "Sladkiy Merlin ..." (R) (Sweet Merlin...) Stepan whispered out when he noticed the small form of Tom and quickly knelt by his side. "Good Gods, what did that old coot do to you, Tom?" Severus mumbled as he performed a quick diagnostic charm while the other two waited with bated breath. Severus ended the spell with a worried crease on his forehead. "He's weak. I don't know what caused his body to appear like this. I'll need to do some research."

"Then where should we place him then? The aurors are watching our" Lucius said as he pointed to himself and Stepan. "houses. Putting him there will be suicidal." Severus paused for a minute, deep in thought. "How about my house?" He inquired after a bit. Lucius raised an eyebrow at this before nodding. "That will do. The Order trusts you and wouldn't suspect you for holding anything dark art related." Severus nodded as he carefully levitated Tom in the air. "Both of you head back home. I'll send word once I figure out what is going on." Both men nodded before all three disappeared with a crack.

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The Floo in the Ivankov mansion roared to life and Stepan stepped out from the flames in the sitting room. The two Riddle kids have fallen asleep on the couch, waiting for news. "U vas yest' informatsiya?" (R) (Do you have any information?) Valentina asked as she got up from her chair. Stepan relayed everything he saw in the house, sparing her the more gruesome details. Valentina gasped as she covered her mouth with her hand, her eyes sparkling with tears. She was very close to Lily and thought of her as a sister. Stepan pulled her in for a hug, softly whispering consoling words into her ears as he gently rubbed her back. Neither of them noticed that Christopher had woken up from his sleep.

"Are they dead?" His voice cut through the air, scaring the couple slightly. Valentina took one look at those blue eyes and wanted to lie but she knew that Lily would want her children to know the truth, no matter how horrible it was. She didn't even bother to wipe tears away as she knelt in front of the little boy. "Je suis tellement désolé, chérie ... Ta mère ne l'a pas fait" (F) (I'm so sorry, sweetie...Your mother didn't make it.) She said in a whisper as she looked up at those blue eyes who had just heard the worst thing that can happen to any child.

Instead of crying, the little boy just sat there, his blue eyes quickly turning cold and Valentina could practically see the fire behind them. "Who did it?" Valentina quickly looked at her husband, unsure of what to say. Stepan walked over and did the same as his wife, kneeling in front of the boy. "We suspect its Dumbledore." He then added. "We'll avenge your mother, son. Your father is healing right now so once he gets better, we'll figure out the next plan." Christopher gave a stiff nod before turning to look at his sleeping sister. "Will we be ok staying here?"

Valentina sniffed a little and nods. "Yes. We will need to do a few things tomorrow to tie up loose ends." Christopher nodded again and laid down next to Diana, holding her tiny body against his.

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"Are you sure you want to do this?" Calamus asked the couple sitting in front of him in his office in Gringotts. Their request wasn't unheard of, especially in the general community. "Yes. We would like to give them new identities." The goblin looked over at the little boy who was holding a baby on his lap. "Very well. What are the children's names?" He drawled as he looked at the couple over the rim of his spectacles. "Christopher and Diana Riddle," Stepan stated. The goblin paused for a moment. "The Riddles...they are one of Gringott's prized customers."

"Then you know what Tom is capable of then." Stepan stated, a warning clear in his eyes as their eyes met across the desk. Calamus smirked and quickly snapped his long fingers and a roll of parchment appeared in front of him. "Of course. We goblins believe in the same thing as Tom does. What would you like their new names to be?" He asked as he dipped his quill in the inkwell.

"Diana's new name will be Natalya Ivankov and Christopher's will be Anton Ivankov," Valentina said. The goblin writes everything down placed the children's old record next to each other. "I know pronounce Christopher and Diana have died!" He jabbed his wand tip on the old parchments and the words 'deceased' written across it in big bold letters. "Their new names shall be Anton and Natalya!" Christopher watched as a dull light outlining his body as well as Diana's for a split second before disappearing. "Welcome to the world, Anton and Natalya."