Moestitia Liberi

Author's note: First thing's first, everyone's memories. Then I'll move on to shopping, possibly.

Lord Voldemort, who had slowly been regaining his sainity and with it his looks, sat in front of an open window. He was, oddly enough, just enjoying the moment of peace. He knew the Potter boy's birthday was today and was planning an attack for later. For some reason, he couldn't figure out why it bothered him so much. It wasn't because it was the boy's birthday, he knew that. Shaking his head, he stood to go to bed, it was just after midnight after all.

He got to the door, put his hand on the knob and collapsed. He felt a barrier break in his mind and a rush of memories asualted him.

He smiled proudly at his daughter. She had just told him she was expecting twins. "Do you know if James or Sirius is the father?"

"No, and we don't particularly care. At least, not right now."

"Maybe it's both," He shrugged. "Come, we must tell the others your happy news," The two of them left his office and walked to where the rest of the Inner Circle, their family, was waiting for them.

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"What did you name them?" Lucius asked.

"Damian Abraxas Charlus and Aurora Dracen Enya Potter Black Riddle," James replied, smiling proudly.

"Or Harry and Hermione Potter to everyone else," Lily added.

Tom smiled down at his grandson, who he held in his arms. He and his sister had their mother's green eyes. Damian's were closed in sleep.

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"Pop!" Damian crawled to his grandfather, Aurora not far behind. He laughed and picked them both up.

"Come, my little ones. Your party is this way," They both clapped, hearing how happy he was.

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"Gods, what have I done? He's my grandson," Tom leaned against the door as tears ran down his face. He had tried to kill his own grandson on more than one occasion.

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Bellatrix and Narcissa were walking together in Malfoy Manor's garden. One thing Bella had missed after being in Azkaban the most was the fresh air. She exspecialy loved the night time. Since Tom had broken Bella out, she and Narcissa made it a point to wander the garden at night together. Bella was looking up at the quarter moon and Narcissa was smelling a flower when both women were over come with memories, long forgotten.

"And they'll play together and always be friends," Narcissa was pledging, her hand on her belly.

Lily grinned at her while Bella laughed beside them. "Of course they will, Cissy. I could think of no better friend for my children. Besides, they'll all be tormenting Bella together too much to not become friends."

That shut Bella up. "Torment me? Exactly what do you mean by that?" Both pregnant women just laughed at her.

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"What are their names going to be, Lily? The ones that Dumbledore and the others know?" Cissy asked.

"Harry and Hermione Potter."

"Such a depressing thought, Cissy. Must we talk about that old man?" Bella demanded.

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Both women locked eyes. "Tom," They whispered. They ran inside and up to the office the knew their old friend and Lord to be in.

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Rodolphus was watching Cissy and Bella in the garden from an upper window, Rabastian and Lucius playing a game of Wizard's Chess behind him when he remembered things he hadn't known he'd forgotten.

"Can we call him Serpent?" Rodolphus asked, his brother standing beside him.

Lucius rolled his eyes. "And what of Rory then?"

"Little snake," Rabastian said after a moment. The three of them were watching all three children as their mothers had been taken out by Bella and James and Sirius were on a mission for the Order. Which basically consisted of sitting and telling each other jokes.

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"We have to find Dumbledore! He killed Lily, James, and Tom! I have no idea what happened to the twins. He probably took them. And I can't find Sirius!" Rodolphus burst into the room Bella, Cissy, Lucius, and his brother were sitting in. Draco had long since gone to bed.

"Are you sure?" Bella stood up.

"Yes. I went to check on them, like Tom told me if he wasn't back by a certain time. There's a great big hole in the top of the house where the nursery was."

"Oh Gods," Narcissa fainted.

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Without a word, the three men shot out of the door and to their friend.

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Bottling the last potion vial, Severus stretched and turned to head to his quarters. These potions for Dumbledore were getting beyond ridiculus. He lurched and grabbed onto the door frame as a wave of memories crashed over him.

"Severus, you must always be there for them when they start school. I know the three of them are going to have a hard time," Lily sighed, looking over at her old friend.

"Of course, Lily. Will I have to call them Harry and Hermione though?" He asked, looking at the two green-eyed children on the floor in front of them.

"That all depends, Sev. But hopefully not."

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"Everyone, I have bad news and worse news," Severus hurried into the dining hall where his surrogate family was eating. "There was a prophecy made tonight. It says 'He who has the power to vanquish the true Dark Lord approaches. Born to those who have thrice defied him, born with another as the seventh month dies. And the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not. And either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives.' The worse news is that it was made to Dumbledore."

"Damian," Tom whispered. "Lucius! Go and tell them what's happened!"

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Dumbledore stepped up to the man chained on the wall. "It's a pity it has to be this way, Severus, but you all must remember what I want you to remember," The Headmaster began a complex, very dark, ritual which would erase the Death eaters' memories of Lily, James, Sirius, and the twins through Severus' Dark Mark. They would only remember that it was the Potter boy who had caused their Lord's downfall.

Severus struggled against his bonds. He vowed to himself that he would, someday, remember the twins and everything, no matter how long it took to break this magic.

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"No!" Severus shouted. "That vile man," He grabbed his cloak and ran out of the castle. The only things running through his mind were of how horrible he'd been to Damian and Aurora for the past six years. He'd been friends with their parents, they'd been his family, and look at what he'd done to them! He knew though, that as bad as he was feeling there was one who felt worse. With that, he Apperated as soon as he'd crossed off of school grounds to Malfoy Manor.

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Anxiously, Sirius, Damian, and Aurora waited for the morning. Finally, it was time for the bank to be opened. Sirius had been cleared after the Department of Mysteries so there was no problem with the three of them going into Diagon Alley. Rory and Ian had not bothered to hide their wings though. Everyone parted for them, whispering to each other, as they passed on the way to the bank.

"Blessed Ones, it is an honor to have you here. If you wish it, our Lord wishes to speak to you to clear up some things with you," A goblin approached them and bowed low.

"Thank you, Griphook," Damian remembered the goblin from his first trip to the bank. "We would be honored if you would escort us there."

The goblin was delighted that one of the Blessed Ones knew him. He lead them to an ornately decorated office. "My Lord Ragnarock, the Blessed Ones are here."

"Thank you Griphook," The goblin Lord bowed low to Aurora and Damian. "And you are the Blessed Ones' father?" He looked at Sirius.

"I am."

"It is an honor to meet you as well, Sir. To business though," He told them of all the Potter vaults and properties he knew of before having them sign a paper that would effectivly cut off their magical guardian. Their guardian, as it turned out, had been trying to take gold from their vaults. They also recieved a ring, for Damian, and a locket, for Aurora, with the Potter crest on them. The three of them insisted that the wards be changed for every property Dumbledore had access to. Finally, all of the formal paper work was taken care of. "There is one more thing that you must see before you leave here. it will answer your questions."

"Lead away," Aurora smiled at the goblin. She'd found that she loved their sarcastic sense of humor while they'd been talking to Ragnarock.

The goblin Lord lead them to a golden cart that took them on a far gentler ride down to the vaults. The vault the stopped at was numbered 1. Aurora and Damian looked at each other in surprise. They stood, Aurora slightly behind Damian, in front of the door with their wings flared out. The magic of whatever was inside embraced them and pulled them into the vault as if the door weren't there. Inside was a hole that gave off a dull blue light.

The two stepped up to it, looked at each other, and jumped in. They landed in a flowery meadow, of all places. "Where are we?"

"That is not important, young one," A man with pure white hair stepped up to them. He too had dark blue wings with white at the top, but where Aurora and Damian had grey and black on their feathers, this man had red. Aurora looked around at the other people there. Each had dark blue wings with white at the top. They differed at the bottoms of the feathers. There was orange, purple, light blue, and one that had no other color, hers stayed dark blue.

"Who are we?" She asked.

"You are two of the Moestitia Liberi, the Sorrow Children. You are children who have known sorrow through most of your lives in one way or another. Through neglect in favor of knowledge," The white haired man nodded to Aurora. "Or through physical, mental, and emotional pain," He nodded to Damian.

"Which are all of you?" Damian asked before he could stop himself.

"Physical pain," The man in front of them spoke.

"Mental pain," The woman with the orange on her feathers answered.

"Emotional pain," The man with light blue on his feathers responded.

"Abandonment," The man with the purple on his feathers said.

"And I am all of those and more. I am the first of our kind," The final woman spoke. "The dark blue of our wings represents all of our sorrow. The white at the tops of your wings represents the happiness you once had and will have again and the bottom color tells your sorrow. You are the Scientia Parvulus and Poena Parvulus, the Knowledge Child and Pain Child. I have given you gifts to help you seek your happiness again. Wether it be through revenge or any other method. Both of you can see in any amount of light, your wings will help you fly, no one can break into your minds, the ability to speak any language once you've heard it once, and you are immune to all poisons. Use your wings to protect you, for no spell can penetrate them. It is time for you to go back, young ones."

"Thank you. We will never forget the things you have given us," They spoke in unison. The next thing they knew, they were once again beside the dull blue light in Gringotts bank.

They returned to their father and rode up to the main part of the bank in silence.

Author's note: I'm sorry for not getting to the shopping bit, but it will be in the next one, I swear. As will a family reunion. Exciting stuff. I should have the next one out Monday hopefully, so you know. And I would still love suggestions on the familiars if you have any. -Bella