Chapter One
"Why didn't they make me Secret-Keeper?" Sirius Black groaned for at least the thousandth time.
One of his best friends, Remus Lupin, rolled his eyes as he watched Sirius play with his ebony hair. "Because that would be so obvious to Voldermort! If you were their Secret-Keeper, Voldermort would have done everything in his power to get that information from you!"
Sirius spoke vehemently. "I would rather have died than have revealed James' secret! I just… I think they're making a mistake with Peter. He's too weak."
Remus spoke softly. "I know. It's all right, Sirius. Dumbledore will take care of Voldermort soon enough."
Sirius sighed exasperatedly and continued to fool with his hair. Suddenly, there was a loud crack and Alice Longbottom appeared in the living room. Sirius jumped up when he saw how pale she was. "What's wrong?"
Alice managed to stammer, "They… They're dead…" before she collapsed onto Remus, who caught her deftly.
Sirius' eyes widened and he looked at Remus. "I've got to go!"
Remus, who had lost all color, nodded. "Go! Quickly!"
Sirius ran out of the house he shared with the man and jumped on his motorbike, which was in the driveway of the house, revving the engine immediately. The motorbike took off into the air and Sirius ripped off in the direction of James and Lily Potter's house, his jaw clenched dangerously hard.
He landed jerkily on the lawn in front of the house and launched himself off of it, running towards the wreck of the house. Launching himself into the rubble, he began searching for bodies, throwing rubble out of his way. He found Lily and Harry's bodies without much effort, and after checking, he discovered that both were dead.
He began tearing the wreckage apart frantically, searching for James desperately. He finally found his best friend and dragged him onto the lawn, patting his cheek in a rather futile attempt to wake him. James suddenly opened his eyes and looked around, face pale.
Sirius burst into tears of relief and hugged James violently. "You're alive! I was… I was so worried!"
James pushed Sirius off and stared at him. "Who… are you?"