THE GRYFFINDOR AND THE SLYTHERIN

PROLOGUE

The night was still and the little town of Godric's Hollow was quiet as James and Lily Potter were huddled together on a sofa. They were now orbiting around a prophecy and within a matter of moments, their lives could change for the worse or for the better.

"I hope the Aurors get him James", Lily whispered, gently stroking James' cheek.

"Don't worry Lils we've gotta trust Albus and besides, Sirius always checks on Peter to make sure he's safe. What could happen"?

" I don't know James but I don't like the idea of Peter being our secret keeper. There's something off about him like he's scared of something and he acts nervous when we talk about Voldemort".

"Lily we will survive this and even if we don't, Harry will so let's just relax". Lily shrugged and leaned on James stroking his well built chest whilst James tried to plait her silky fiery red hair. They both closed their eyes and tried to ease the tension around them by getting some sleep.

Around midnight the couple woke up to a loud bang. James quickly grabbed his wand and shushed Lily.

"I can't believe Peter betrayed us," Lily whispered.

"Go to Harry's room and stay there." Lily noticed the desperation in his voice and for the first time she felt sacred around James Potter.

"No, James we are together", she hissed at him.

"Lily look if someone is out there and I die, Harry needs his mom to tell him stories and stuff about his dad. Take Harry and leave". Just then they heard hissing and saw a large snake approaching them with a feeling of dread they both realized what was about to happen to them. They kissed each other passionately with tears in their eyes. James quickly turned round and cast a blasting hex at the snake. The snake hissed loudly and flew out of the window and fell into the backyard.

"Potential enemy down main arsehole to go" James said to himself. As he rounded the bend to the hallway, James felt a full body binding hex on him and powerless he fell to the ground. His eyes flew around the room searching for his attacker and then he saw him. His snake like face like stale bread and his red eyes like fire gazed intensely from those slits he called eyes. "If it isn't the great James Potter. Lover of mudbloods and all that is a disgrace to blood purism. Well, well, well, how the mighty have fallen," Voldemort hissed laughing like a maniac.

In his mind, James cursed Peter wishing him a thousand deaths in hell and concentrating on his magic he released himself from the body binding spell without Voldemort noticing. "STUPEFY!" James roared blasting Voldemort across the room.

"LILY! RUN! IT'S SNAKE FACE! TAKE HARRY AND GO!"

"Snake face?" Voldemort asked James. "You dare call the master of death names?"

"Fuck off Tom, if I die today, I die in the hopes that one day you will die" James snarled back at Voldemort.

"Avada Kedavra!" Voldemort screamed and the sickly green light hit a wall James conjured. Voldemort and James Potter engaged in a furious duel and each one was evenly matched. Where Voldemort cast Unforgivable Curses, James countered with defensive spells and some Unforgivable Curses as well. He dodged a spell from Voldemort and cast a Reducto at him but the spell didn't do any damage and the Killing Curse from nowhere hit him and his body fell on the carpet.

"Another waste of good blood". Voldemort said to himself as he headed for the nursery. He managed to destroy the wards protecting the wards and blasted the door open only to find Lily standing in front of her son. She was sobbing uncontrollably and begging for Voldemort to spare her son. "Step aside you stupid girl, I won't ask again."

"NO!" Lily shot back fiercely at Voldemort.

"It seems Dumbledore and his silly doctrines has confused you mudblood. Get out of my way".

"No!" Lily hissed fiercely at Voldemort. He threw her aside with a wave of his hand and pointed his wand at Harry, who was looking up at him from his cot unconcerned and giggling, reaching out to touch his killer.

"Avada Kedavra!" The green light hit rushed towards him but before it could reach him, Lily jumped in front of him and the spell hit her on the chest and she fell with determination in her eyes. Voldemort looked on with dread as his own curse rebounded and hit him causing him great pain. He felt trapped like he was in a limbo state unable to move and watched the boy he tried to kill whimpering softly as blood trickled from the right side of his forehead and with that the Dark Lord was lost in time and space.

MEANWHILE SOME LEAGUES AWAY FROM GODRIC'S HOLLOW

Sirius Black was not the happiest man at the present time. His best friend and his wife together with their son were being hunted by a murderous Dark Lord and the only solution to their predicament was the use of a Fidelius. A charm that hid a person without the knowledge of any other person except the secret keeper who kept that hidden information.

James had suggested that he Sirius be secret keeper but at the last moment Sirius decided to let Peter Pettigrew be the secret keeper because he told James that Voldemort was likely to come after him, and he was right. Death Eaters had attacked him and demanded the location of the Potters but Sirius had killed every single one of them till the Aurors arrived.

He was a few metres away from the door and he felt a certain feeling of fear wash over him like cold water. He looked inside the window to see if Peter was where he always sat and he realized that the candle he kept on to indicate he was safe was off. Sirius groaned inwardly cursing himself and Peter all the way. He banged the door open and he saw that Peter was indeed missing. Without wasting much time he transformed to his Animagus form and tracked Peter with his canine sense of smell. He got to an alley and he saw Peter hiding in the shadows giggling like a mad man and muttering nonsense to his self. Then Sirius heard 'Dark Lord' and he froze completely.

'Peter a Death Eater?' he said to himself. 'Impossible'. He transformed to his human form and grabbed Peter by his cloak and punched his face. "You fucking idiot! You double crossing son of a bitch!" he wailed, as he rained blows on his face.

"James is dead because of you and Lily is gone! How could you do this Peter? We trusted you with our lives and they are dead. Why Peter? Why?" Sirius fell on his knees sobbing hard. His best friend was dead because of his choice to make Peter the secret keeper. All of a sudden he heard the Muggles looking at the two of them and then Peter changed tactics.

"You killed them Sirius! James and Lily are dead because of you! How could you do such a thing?"

Aurors arrived and the trained their wands on Sirius whilst Peter was still shouting bloody murderer at Sirius. He muttered a curse and blew the whole street apart and transformed into a rat and joined the other rats in the sewers. When the Aurors regained conciousness they bound Sirius and led him away. The head of the Magical Enforcement Squad, Cornelius Fudge looked at Sirius and shook his head. "Sirius Black, you are under arrest for the murder of James and Lily Evans as well as the sudden death of Peter Pettigrew," he said to him as they led him away.

"No one should have contact with this one, he is dangerous. You-Know-Who is dead according to Dumbledore. Let us wrap this up and celebrate," he said firmly and apparated away. Sirius was thrown inside a Ministry Van and he was bound with six other Aurors and Amelia Bones. As the van moved on the way, Sirius silently stunned the Aurors around him and hugged Amelia.

"It wasn't me," he croaked. "It was Peter the whole time. I should have seen it. The Death Eaters had been catching unto our schedules and we were outnumbered sometimes. He blew his self apart and fled like a rat. He is an Animagus and he works for Voldemort". Sirius talked quickly, his voice becoming desperate. Amelia Bones had never seen Sirius Black that way before she loved him and she knew he was no Death Eater but she had orders from the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge to arrest her lover on sight as he was branded as a dangerous criminal.

"It isn't your fault Sirius," she whispered and kissed his head. She thought about what could happen to him if he went to Azkaban. She thought for a while and when the van was reaching it's destination, she pulled his face to look at hers.

"Run Sirius. Turn into Padfoot and run away from Britain," she said quickly.

"What about you?" Sirius asked.

"Not much time Sirius, we have arrived and you will be processed without trial to Azkaban. I know the authorities. They will kill you to prove to the people they are doing their job well. Go now!" Sirius nodded and stunned her, waiting for the right moment to escape. Using a shadow spell, he hid in the darkness of the van and when the doors flew open, he jumped out in a form of a dog and escaped into the night.

PRIVET DRIVE

Sirius pounded on the door of the Durselys hoping to see Petunia before he left,all the while glancing across the street for any sign of Aurors. Petunia Dursely opened the door and when she saw Sirius she quickly led him inside. "Petunia there's no time," he whispered urgently. "Lily and her husband are dead and I don't know about Harry. In case he lives give him these books. It's my last parting gift before I go".

"What do you mean? Where is Lily? What has happened to her?"

"She's dead Petunia and I'm being framed for it," Sirius replied and left without saying another word. She closed the door and sobbed quietly as she sank on the floor, thinking about what she had done to Lily when she discovered she was a witch. She sobbed for several hours and threw the books Sirius gave her into the attic.

Hours after Sirius left, Albus Dumbledore arrived at 4 Privet Drive cradling something. He was accompanied by a big man whom might have been a giant and a slim stern looking woman with her hair in a bun. Albus dropped the package on the doorstep and whispered to it, "good luck Harry Potter" and he apparated away together with his companions. Petunia awoke when she heard the door bell ringing and grumbled as she got up from bed. Thinking it was Sirius, she was about to ask if he forgot something when she saw a child sleeping in a blanket with a letter beside it. She took the child and the letter inside and when she gave it some warm milk to drink she read the letter:

Dear Petunia,

I regret to inform you of the death of your sister Lily and her husband. Here is the baby boy. We entrust him in your care in the hopes that you will raise him well.

Yours Faithfully,

Albus Dumbledore.

Petunia hated magic above all things and was determined to make her nephew's life hell for him. She burned Dumbledore's letter. and swore to make sure Harry would never get contact with magic.