The Ravens Call

A/N: What if Severus, after becoming a Death Eater, and finding out about Peter had become one also, decided to not put his differences away with the James Potter, but more like repay the life debt he had with him for saving his life the one time that he had been fooled by Sirius Black into going to the Shrieking Shack after Moony on a Full Moon. Also to do this for his love he still held for Lily Evans-Potter. He decides to tell them about Peter being a Death Eater now, and not to trust him, anonymously of course, but Lily knows, because she knows of him being a Ani-Magus of a Raven. Completely AU, but a different look on things and how things could have been different. Please read and review letting me know what you think.

Chapter 1: Prologue

July 1979

James and Lily Potter had been married less than 3 months now, just having graduated from Hogwarts, and having started their lives out together as adults. They were sitting down to breakfast one morning when a Raven came flying into the Breakfast nook, and dropped a letter in front of each of them. It then flew off without another sqwack out the window. James looked after the bird, wondering where he had seen it before, but not being sure. He picked up his letter, getting ready to open it, wondering and thinking that this could be either a strange sick joke, or something of importance. Of course with him and Lily being both a Witch and a Wizard, they were used to strange things happening around them.

Lily knew who the Raven was, and smiled to herself, wondering what had brought Severus to come with a letter for both of them. She quickly opened her letter, and once James saw that hers was safe, opened his also. Lily read hers first.

Lily,

I know we didn't end our schooling on the best of terms, and I do apologize for my rash actions of the time, and hope that you can forgive me some things. I'm sure that you have heard that I became a Death Eater, and I can't go into things about the why's on this, just please trust an old friend who has made mistakes. The letter I sent to James was to hopefully bury the hatchet between us, or at least to clear a life debt I owed him for something that happened during our school days. Ask him what is in it, I only told him, didn't want to upset you. Even tho the Marauders and I didn't get along very well, I do wish you the best in your new life with him, and hope that one day we can put our foolish childhood ways behind us.

Love

Severus Snape

Lily had a tear in her eyes as she folded the letter back up and looked at James shocked face as he read his. She knew that something was said that made him shocked, and that it had to be something important. She waited for him to tell her, and didn't have long to wait.

"This can't be, but the pictures prove it. Why did he do this? Why did he betray the Marauders like this?" He looked up at Lily gobsmacked and shook his head. "I got to get Sirius and Remus here then I will tell you everything Lily Flower." He got up and went to the fireplace, placing a few floo calls and coming back with two of his best friends with him. He sat down at the table, with a bottle of Firewhiskey and poured them all a glass.

He took a drink and then put the pictures on the table. "I can't believe this has happened, but it is all here. Peter has joined Voldemorts cause. We can't trust him anymore guys. This was brought to my attention this morning in this letter from of all people Sniv....Sorry Severus Snape. He has asked to bury the hatchet, or at least to close a life debt he owed me. Well this has done it for sure. What do you guys think we should do?"

Sirius, Remus and Lily looked gobsmacked and didn't know what to say. They sat there talking for a long time, and a lot of things were going to be different now that this has happened.

OOC: Sorry so short on the first chapter, the rest will be longer I promise, this was just a prologue of to things to come, let me know what you think.