Chapter 0 - Prologue

Two men were walking down a dark, deserted street. There was a chilly fog in the air, obscuring any light that might have been cast by the street lights lining the road. The grey-green clouds above hung motionless. The moon could not be seen at all. It was the day before Halloween.
The man on the right was the tallest and had short red-brown hair. He had an excited air about him. The man on the left was shorter, with wispy brown hair. He seemed tird. Both were on the young side, but too old to be teenagers. Both were wearing a blue shirt with a golden bird emblazoned on it.
"Ah, that was fun." The man on the right said with a grin, placing his hands behind his head as strutted down the path, "Those Death Eaters had no idea."
"As usual, Archimedes, you show an utter disregard for any kind of well-being." The man on the left said. His voice had a chuckle in it, but it seemed to tired to actually come out.
"And you, Remus, continue to show a complete lack of excitement." Archimedes said, "If only Sirius and James could have made it. They could sometimes get you to show some enthusiasm."
"Well, you could hardly expect them to have shown up. They have children now, afterall. And there is this business of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named being after them."
"I was here, you know. And Angelica is having a wonderful time looking out for Taylor."
"But You-Know-Who is not looking for you. And it isn't as if Angelica has any idea what is actually going on."
They had made it to one of the houses front porches. And it became apparently clear that something wasn't right. The door was open, creaking slightly on its hinges. Archimedes froze. His brown eyes flicked upwards. But there was no sign in the air, no ghostly skull hovering above the roof. He looked back at Remus, who looked as worried as he did. Without another word, the pair of men rushed into the dark house.
"Angelica?" Archimedes shouted, "Taylor?"
"Ah, how good of you to come, Archimedes." Came a cold voice. There was man standing in the center of the room a baby sitting underneath him, wailing. The man had a stick pointing straight at the little girl, who couldn't have been more than a year old, "I have a matter of business to discuss with you."
"You." Archimedes hissed. The man laughed.
"Yes, me. Surely you saw this coming. You are, afterall, one of the most talented aurors in the ministry, I believe. How convient of you not to have told your pretty litte Mudblood wife of what you were really up to. She let me straight into the house with no complaints."
There was a woman sitting in a chair. She had long brown hair and blue eyes. She was tied up and in a chair. She made an odd sound through the gag around her mouth.
"What do you want?" Remus asked, calm as always. He knew how easily Archimedes lost his head in situations like this one.
"Nothing from you, Half-Breed, you can be certain of that." Laughed the man, "I want to ask this Pureblood to join me. Come now. You have the skills. The only problem is that you had the bad taste to marry this woman. And concieve this half-blood brat. But the Dark Lord is always quick to forgive. Your family will, of course, have to die. But you will find a new one. A better one. One more befitting to a wizard of your noble blood-status."
"Never." Archimedes growled.
"You would give up the life of your family?"
"You're just going to get rid of them anyway."
"And he won't be giving them up, Tom." Came a new voice. The man in the center of the room whirled about. A tall man with a crooked nose and a long beard was standing the corner. There was silence. And then the Dark Lord disappeared.
"You have not gotten away from me, Short. I will return, and woe to you and your family. Not even Albus Dumbledore will get in my way. As always happens to those who dare defy Lord Voldemort."

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