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Prolog
The huge caldron bubbled, grey mist coming at the top and falling to the ground lazily. The pudgy man smiled a disgusting smile as he held the disfigured baby above the caldron – suddenly dropping it inside.
He looked to the dark haired boy, his smile deep in place. He felt smart, he bested everyone, all his friends, without him they were nothing – and he, Peter, he will be the one that will be remembered the most, as the one who brought back the dark lord.
James is dead, killed by his master fourteen years ago. Sirius was tricked by yours truly and was thrown into Azkaban, staying there weeping for years upon years. Ramus is a werewolf, barely living like a human being when no one can stand being next to him after finding out what he is. And he, Peter? He survived against all odds, even after Black broke out of Azkaban to kill him. He survived the werewolf; he survived James and Lily's son.
And now he will make sure that nothing will stop the dark lord. He will stay on the winning side of this war.
Waving his wand, Peter levitated a bone out of Mr. Riddle Sr.
The rat started chanting
"Bones of a father," he pushed for effect "unknowingly given" he smiled again in victory, giving the boy one last look, "– you will renew your son.
Flash of a servant," he took the knife he prepared months ago, looking at the shining silver, "willingly given – you shall resurrect your master" the rat like man cut off his entire arm dropping it entirely to the bubbling caldron.
He looked at the brat, he was watching, his eyes fearful, shining green, "Blood of an enemy, forcibly taken" Peter took another knife, a normal one this time, not as expensive as the one he used on himself, and cut a single line on the boy's arm, holding a small bottle sample to collect the blood, "– you will aid your foe" he dropped the blood inside and moved aside to watch how the all mighty figure will rise out of the caldron.
There was a bright flashing light coming from the caldron and the brat
Screeching screams
And the dark lord was no more
The rat looked in astonishment at the spot his master was supposed to rise from; noting how the bubbling potion turned transparent and the misty completion disappeared.
What happened, the rat wondered?
A sharp laugh drove the rat to look at the raven haired teen tied to the gravestone. Harry Potter – the boy was looking better, as if somehow the dark lord's death did something to the boy – making him stronger then he was before.
Peter frowned, why was the Potter brat laughing? Did he know something that Peter himself didn't? Could it be? Could he have done something to make the dark lord's ritual fail?
"What have you done, boy?!" the rat yelled angered
The boy continued laughing, his eyes bore into the betrayer's eyes as he answered, "me?" he whispered, "I haven't done anything" he giggled hysterically, "I didn't need to do anything Warmtail! You did it for me! For that I must thank you!"
Peter looked lost. He was not getting what went wrong. The man moved closer to the tied boy, pressing his wand to the child's chest, "tell me what you are talking about right now!"
The Potter child smiled, "Ah, but Wormy, don't you get it? You messed up! The chant said flesh of a servant! You gave your master your flesh, blood and bones!" the child laughed
The un-tied man grew pale – could he really have done something this idiotic?
Was he the downfall of Lord Voldemort?
He looked at the laughing child.
With no Voldemort the child was practically useless. There was no reason to kill him, but one – the child knew he was alive and if he somehow convinced the ministry, Peter will be in danger.
So what to do?
Kill the child…
Don't kill the child…
He was already down one arm; it will be difficult living as a rat with his new condition – impossible really. But what could he do, if he came back from the dead and the brat's friends suddenly asked questions it will be inconvenient, and to kill all three will be a one way ticket to Azkaban, they had Dumbledore on their side.
So what could he do?
The rat thought as hard and long as he could to the laughter of the Potter brat. The Potter brat, maybe this will be his key?
"You are laughing as if you are safe" the rat said unhurriedly, nervously, "but you are in my hands, child" he pressed his wand deeper, "I could kill you were you stand and no one will ever know" he lied, if he could have lived as a rat it wouldn't be a lie, but if suddenly the child died and he appeared EVERYONE will suspect.
The child quieted, "want to avenge your master?!" the boy spat, "afraid that I will kill you when I'll be set lose?" the rat chuckled
"In fact I am" this wasn't a lie, but Peter wasn't above using to truth to his advantage, he would use anything if it meant he would survive, "right now you and your friends are the only ones that stand between me and my life, freedom included" he didn't shutter
"What…?"
The rat man nodded, "indeed, so here's what's going to happen – by killing your enemy for you and saving your life this night, because if Voldemort did come back you would have died, a wizarding life debt was created between us. I call upon it now" the boy's eyes grew large.
"I want you to swear on your life and magic that when we will be getting back to Hogwarts and any time after that, if anyone will ask, talk or write about my in any way possible this is what you will be able to tell them" he took a deep breath, "on that night fourteen years ago, Black was the secret keeper, the dark lord used a spell on himself to make him look and sound like me, tricking Black to tell him the secret location – getting Lily and James killed in the process"
"After black discovered what happed he came to look for me and when he didn't find me he thought the worst, that somehow I managed to pass the information to Voldemort. He tracked me down and tried to kill me, but some Muggles got in the way.
"I understood what happened and ran away before Sirius killed me and he got sent to Azkaban. I wanted to come out of hiding but I couldn't – I was stuck in my animegous transformation.
"I became the Percy's rat and later Ron's. I finally returned to my old form at the end of your third year thanks to Ramus, but now both he and Black wanted to kill be. You wanted me to be kissed. I escaped.
"I found the dark lord and discovered he was planning on coming back, I tricked him to thinking I was a loyal follower, but in reality I interfered with his ritual and killed him instead"
Harry looked at the rat like man, furious, but nodded all the same – wizarding debts are powerful things
And now Peter Pettigrew will finally be free!
A\N: I can't believe I missed it before! The ritual in Voldemort revival was so specific and required specific ingredients – I mean he couldn't use another family member's bones, only his father's and only the bones! He needed only Harry's blood and nothing more than that! And he needed Wormtail's flesh but instead he got all three! I mean in a hand there are skin and bones and blood and what not! So the ritual got more ingredients then it needed! And we all know from Neville's experience that's NOT a good thing! Both for the potion and the ones around it!
Sooo yeah, well, I'd like to hear what you think about it?
Like my Wormtail? I will also like to note that after Voldemort died the rat felt more confident in himself, since the only other person there (that knew about his existence) was a fourteen years old boy tied to a stone without his wand and with no way to defend himself.
I will also add right now that this will be an AU and will not follow the Cannon! Harry will not return and tell everyone that Voldemort is back, though Dumbledore is too stuck in the past to believe and there will be something to do with the horcruxes, I won't tell you what XD
This just means that Harry can finally focus on himself and his magic and get in some real trouble!
So yeah, cheers!
