Chapter 1 - Prologue (2/2)

Dumbledore was silent for a moment before he speaking in a grave manner. ”It seems I shall need to meet up with the Potters sometime tomorrow. But before I go, I must ask. What happened to their child?”

Maxwell hesitated causing Dumbledore to frown.

”We found him in a closet sleeping quietly. Marissa must've hidden him before. . . . What should I do Dumbledore? The boy doesn't have a family anymore, I can't just send him to an orphanage, he has my blood flowing through him!”

”Then keep him, keep him as your child. Raise him instead of your brother.” Dumbledore patted Maxwell on the shoulder before disappearing. ”Become his new family, your brother would want that as well.”

Maxwell blankly stared at where Dumbledore had been only moments before before sighing. Once he held his head high, his face was filled with determination.

He made his way back into his house. In the living room was his wife, Aria, holding a sleeping infant in her arms. There were tears still lingering on her eyelashes as she stared at the little boy with a sad smile. When she saw Maxwell enter the room, she gently got up.

”What did he say Max? What did Dumbledore say?”

”He is off to warn the Potters. They will be safe by tomorrow.”

”What about the baby? What did he say about poor Arthur?”

Maxwell hesitated before reaching out and taking the little child away from Aria's embrace. His eyes held pain and wrath but also warmth and love.

”We will raise him in my brother's stead.”

Aria went quiet before nodding her head.

”We will raise him as his own, after all, we were already family before this right?”

”Indeed,” answered Maxwell with a sad smile. ”Welcome to the family, Arthur Kingscrown.”