Stories become twisted and exaggerated over time. The truth disappears. Such is the case with the Tale of the Three Brothers. The brothers didn't retrieve the Hallows from Death. They take them from the one Death had given them to. Harry X Death (Thanatos)

Summary: Harry knows why he didn't die that night at Godric Hollow. It wasn't because of a prophecy or his mother's love or magic. It was because of his Lord's protection. Harry's destiny was sealed, long before Sybill Trelawney's prophecy was made. He was fated to become a Specter, a warrior of the Underworld. Harry was born to serve Hades as the Heavenly Cunning star.

A prompt I made for harry potter. "Why should I fight for a country I haven't seen since I was a baby?"

Lily wasn't a muggleborn. She was kidnapped from her family, a powerful Mediterranean dark family who remains neutral in all wars. Her family has a special family magic, which lets them see the future and forces them to remind neutral unless they wish to lose it. Warning: mentions of male x male, Dumbledore, Granger, Molly, Ginny and Ron bashing. Full summary inside. One-shot