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Title: Stay Safe, Mate
Character claim: James Potter I
Summary: The Potter Plan. Prongs is giving in...but who can he trust with his family's lives?
Author: xakemii
Beta: RGBTheDuckie

3 September 1981

Padfoot,

Do you remember that conversation we had a few weeks ago? I know I yelled at you for being a tosser, but I was thinking about it the other day, and don't be a dick about it, but you're right.

Lily and Harry are too much to risk. I'll go with them, of course, but they need to be top priority, you got that, Sirius?

Come over later and we'll talk about the details.

— Prongs

PS: Use that pea-sized brain of yours and get rid of this letter.

Moony,

I know you've been away on business, but I need you to come over later. Just apparate over for a few minutes. Only a few minutes and you can go back to whatever the hell it is that you're doing.

Lily says she'll have your hide if you don't make it, by the way.

— Prongs

Wormtail,

My place this evening? There's business to discuss.

— Prongs

5 September 1981

Moony,

Lily's going to kill for you not turning up. Or answering any of our letters. It's been five months. Where the hell are you?

You obviously don't want to talk to us though, so I've promised Lily that this will be my last letter.

I hope you're okay, Moony. I suppose you don't know, but the twins were murdered yesterday. Molly's beside herself. Everyone's doing everything they can to help.

You should come back.

— Prongs

7 September 1981

Padfoot,

Have you figured out why Wormtail couldn't make it yet? He wasn't with that Muggle bimbo of his, was he?

Moony's out, by the way. He hasn't replied. I know we were great mates at Hogwarts; after all, we were the Marauders! But we're in a war now and with Lily and Harry, I'm not taking any chances. I'm sorry, Pads. But I've got to let him go and I need you to do that same.

Basically, it's either you or Wormtail.

— Prongs

PS: That was me asking you to be our Secret Keeper, just incase you didn't catch that. You're my brother, aren't you?

15 September 1981

Wormtail,

Sirius told me you were back from Muggle London.

There's something we really need to talk about though, mate. I need your help.

— Prongs

PS: If you don't come this time, I will hang you by your balls.

Padfoot,

Alright, alright. You were right again. When did you get so smart?

I've asked Wormtail to come over. Would you come too? You're better at explaining this than I am. Plus, you're a bit more 'convincing' if he's not so keen.

I guess after tonight I'll have to stop sending you these letters, won't I? So tonight will be the last of the details you get.

— Prongs

20 September 1981

Padfoot,

Yeah, it was meant to be the last letter. But I figured there was no harm in telling you that all systems are go.

Thanks for everything, Pads. Stay safe, will you? And after this is all done, we'll try find Moony. Assuming...well, yeah. So long as Moony is still the Moony we know. We'll look for him and then we'll be the Marauders again.

You, me, Wormtail and Moony.

It'll work out. I'll see you again when this shit's sorted itself out.

— Prongs

PS: Don't kill for doing this, but I had to. If anything happens...my will is enclosed. If you manage to lose that, there's another copy. Remember that snitch you caught back in second year? If something happens to this copy, find that snitch.

24 September 1981

Wormtail,

Thanks, Wormy. You're a real mate.

— Prongs