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Chapter 2: Planning

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Sirius Orion Black shivered within his cell. The Dementors came around every third hour now, and he was closing in to his limit. The young man was going crazy thinking about whether Lily and June lived, because he didn't find their bodies. Then there was James... Sirius groaned when the Dementors sucked on the thoughts of his best friend. He just wished he could get out of the hell hole he was in. The thought that he was innocent was the only thing keeping him sane.

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Lily folded her legs under her as she sat in an armchair, June sitting in her lap, facing the young woman. Severus sat in the armchair across her, leaving the couch open for Remus. Just then, the fire flared a bright green, and Remus Lupin exited the floo.

"Lily, am I glad that you're okay." He greeted as he sat down on the couch.

Lily nodded and jumped straight to the problem. "We need to get Sirius out of Azkaban. Remus, why did he have no trial?"

"The Ministry isn't very good now. He is suspected by the Ministry as a Death Eater, and so they immediately threw him in. I asked for veritaserum, but they protested that he was as guilty as you-know-who himself, aka Tom." Taking a deep breath, he went on. "Peter apparently is murdered by Sirius, and only a finger remained behind. Now that you've told me that Sirius was the Secret Keeper, I'm having doubts he's even dead. Who, after all, would notice a rat among the chaos?" Remus inquired, a frown sketched upon his face.

Lily nodded. "How could we find him? Peter, I mean. Maybe if we found him and brought him to the Ministry, they would release Sirius."

"That's a better option than just running in there and demanding a trial, even if you know who the Secret Keeper was. When do you want to get started, Lily?" Severus asked, hand on his pocket.

Lily could bet her whole vault that Severus wanted to go. He was very protective of his friends, and didn't like Peter from his first year. Severus didn't like James, Sirius, or Remus, ether, but after Lily had them hang around each other a bit they didn't dislike each other so much. What really surprised Lily was the fact that Severus was not only a bit close to one of them, but was a bit close to Sirius! Lily laughed softly at that thought. Who would have begun to think them two could be something like friends?

June gurgled, bringing Lily out of her thoughts. The young woman stroked her baby's hair as she answered. "As soon as possible. One of you will have to stay with June, because I'm going and she's not." She declared. Both men looked at her as if she was crazy. "Don't look at me like that, I'm not kidding. Peter betrayed my family and involuntarily killed my husband by doing so. I'm going." When neither man answered, she stood. "Talk it out while I feed June and give her a bath, okay?" At two nods, Lily held June to her hip and went to the bathroom.

Bathing June was a quick and effortless ordeal. She made no fuss at all, except a slight pout when Lily drained the bath water. The young woman dressed her quickly and carried June to their room.

Unpacking her purchases was a quick affair. Lily moved the dresser to the wall beside the bookshelf, and a changing station was where the dresser once was. All her baby needs that weren't refrigerated were stored in the magicked spaces, which were larger than they seemed. The crib was right next to the changing station, so it wasn't far from Lily's bed. Lily sat June down in her crib with her green stuffed kitten while she prepared a bottle. June just watched on curiously as Lily accio'd some milk and mixed in the formula, then heating the bottle with her wand. Dripping a drop of the milk on her finger, Lily deemed the temperature not too cold or hot and walked back to the crib. Lily figured that maybe June could hold the bottle herself for now. June did just that, holding the bottle with two hands, stuffed kitten planted firmly under one arm. Yet her eyes never left her mother, as if she would disappear any moment. Lily kissed her forehead and set monitoring charms upon June before leaving to take a quick shower.

When she came back, June had finished her bottle, and was looking sleepy. Lily picked up the bottle and replaced it with a pacifier, cooing at June. She picked the sleepy baby up and walked around the room, bouncing her on her hip and humming random tunes until June drifted off into a deep sleep. When she did, she recast the monitoring charm and set June back into the crib. Tiptoeing out of the room, she shut the door with a quiet click.

Mission accomplished, Lily walked down into the hall to the main sitting room, and found both men sitting and looking bored.

"I assume you two worked it out?" Lily questioned. Both men jumped slightly, not hearing or seeing her enter. "Be quiet, June's asleep." She added before they spoke.

"Remus will go with you, Lils." Severus spoke softly, just as Lily wished. He was stirring three cups of tea now, obviously thinking. "It would be better to get two things done at once. While you two search for Pettigrew, I will try to open a case within the Ministry for Black. At least plant some seeds of doubt within the Head Aurors' head about the case, if you agree. Albus has not been alerted about the ordeal, ether."

Remus spoke up as he leaned forward and picked up his tea with a nod of thanks to Severus. "I've mailed Dumbledore and told him the basics, like you and June being alive, but Severus will do further explaining. It all seems a good idea, all in all." Remus finished, sipping his tea. "You and I, Lily, should start searching for Pettigrew tomorrow morning where his 'death scene' was. We could now, but there may be Aurors still on the site. They should be gone by morning, and maybe there will be traces of magic left." He added, setting down his cup without a sound.

Severus nodded and stood. "You're welcome to stay, Lupin. I have one more guest bedroom." The potions master didn't really care if he stayed or left, but he knew Lily did. Severus glanced at said woman and Remus caught it.

"That would be wonderful, thank you. It is getting late. Goodnight, Lily."

"Good night, you two." Lily smiled. Severus looked back and smiled slightly, whispering, "Goodnight." before he went.

Lily reached her room and shut the door. Peeking over the crib, Lily smiled. June was the best person to ever happen to me, the young woman thought. Leaning down, she kissed her forehead before slipping into her own bed.

The next morning was uneventful. Severus was up first, already writing out letters to various people. Lily and Remus got ready and ate breakfast before Lily carried June into the main room where Severus was sitting. Severus had an amused look on his face as Lily laid out instructions for taking care of baby June.

"I'll take good care of her, Lily, I promise." The young potions master assured her as Lily passed June on to him. Lily smiled.

"Thank you, Severus." He could tell she meant for more than one thing.

"You're welcome."

Remus, after talking to a couple muggles, figured out where the attack was. He and Lily cast any detection charms they could think of, but there were little traces. The strongest trace found was an aura that Remus recognized. "James tried to transform when he was sick, and I didn't know what to do...so I cast a few charms to see what was wrong, and the aura was the same yellow hue as this. Peter really did transform...but where would he go?" The werewolf wondered.

Lily glared. "If he betrayed us to Voldemort, let his 'best friend' get locked up, and ran away, what do you think? He's probably a Death Eater." The young mother concluded.

"This gives us something, though. Now we're absolutely sure...we just need to find some of Voldemorts' hideouts." Remus murmured. "Maybe Severus could lead us to someone who would know." Lily nodded in agreement and they both left to go back to Severus' home.

Remus shut the front door behind him as Lily went to the main room. The werewolf debated on following; something didn't seem right. When Lily entered the room, there were no noises behind the closed-door. Remus thought that maybe he was being too paranoid, but at the same time he had reason to. Did the rest of the Death Eaters figure out where Lily and June were? Remus narrowed his eyes and slipped his wand into his hand. His feet made no noise as he walked to the door and pushed it open just a crack, just enough so it wasn't noticeable.

Damn. There were three Death Eaters, all masked and still. Were they waiting for Remus? Lily and Severus were tied up, and the latter was unconscious. Lily looked furious and worried at the same time, which made Remus wonder where June was. The two Death Eaters standing behind Lily and Severus kept exchanging glances at the third one, who was looking rather impatient. Lily glanced around and caught Remus' eye; she held the gaze, but didn't give him away. Remus slid a finger to his lips and sent a small Reducto at her bonds. The werewolf did the same to Severus, adding an Ennervate as well. Severus dealt with the abrupt awakening rather well; only giving a small start before going still again. Whomever was leading the Death Eaters were not doing a good job- the wizards were obviously recruits, and forgot to remove wands from both Lily and Severus' holsters upon their forearms. Both looked up at Remus standing in the doorway; Remus suppressed a smirk, to his own surprise. He never considered being the one to give instructions for attacks, and the fact that he smirked at it baffled him. So, with that in mind, Remus pointed at the Death Eaters directly behind both respective persons, then at himself and the one who was obviously waiting for the werewolf.

It was over fairly quick. Lily stayed in her sitting position and simply pointed her wand behind her and muttering a quick Stupefy, while Severus stood and whipped around in a spinning motion, grabbing the mans feet from under him and using a Stupefy as well. At the same time, Remus slipped through the door and charged toward the remaining Death Eater, slamming his head into the nearest thing possible- which, unfortunately to the recruit, was Remus' knee. Remus didn't seem to do anything by halves, ether; not only was the mask broken, but the Death Eater was knocked out.

After all were down, Lily immediately murmured a Point-Me June Potter and was heading upstairs. Severus and Remus glanced at each other. Upon unspoken agreement, Remus trailed upstairs, just in the case an extra Death Eater may be waiting. Severus quickly bounded the three recruits and dragged them into a cupboard he never used. After warding the door, the potions master headed up the stairs to see how June was fairing, and to talk with Lily and Remus- they really needed to get a move-on with their plans.

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The next morning was quiet. Lily had woken slowly, arms tightening around June. Today, Severus was going to visit Dumbledore and try to get a lead on Pettigrew's whereabouts. Remus was trying to contact friends within the Ministry and attempt to get a trial for Sirius. Lily...Lily had nothing to do. That was rather surprising, Lily mused as she cradled June and slid from the covers. Remus and Severus were trying their best, they probably already left the house, but Lily wanted to help. Though, really, what could she do?

Shrugging lightly, Lily settled down for breakfast and waited for Severus and Remus to join her. Soon enough, Severus did, though he was in a hurry. When Remus joined them as well, he seemed to be in a rush also. Lily hoped, as they exited through the fire later, that everything would go smoothly.

Dumbledore's POV

As soon as Severus left the office to go check on Lily, Dumbledore set out on Diagon Alley. At first he had set out to the floo, but Fawkes would chirp loudly and make distressed noises, which concerned Dumbledore. Deciding not to use the floo, Dumbledore decided to go through Diagon Alley before apparating to the Ministry. As the headmaster strode through, he noticed Arthur Weasley sitting at an outside table, and discreetly joined him. The light family could be a target for Death Eaters, Peter included.

"Arthur, hello."

"Ah, hello, Dumbledore. How are you?"

"I'm fine, just fine. How about you and your family, Arthur?"

Arthur smiled. "Wonderful. Molly recently had another boy, Ronald. We fear the twins will influence him badly."

Dumbledore chuckled. "Well congratulations, Arthur. I would like to warn you, however...I can not tell you the story, but there is a Death Eater anamagus... in a form of a rat. He is very dangerous,-"

Arthur cut him off. "A rat?" The man looked shaken and pale. Dumbledore nodded. Arthur took a deep breath and clenched his fist. "Percy just received a rat recently as a gift. I came here today to buy more food for him,..Scabbers, as they call him. This man...the Death Eater. Is he..is he missing a finger?" Dumbledore nodded again.

"We need to go check on your family immediately, and I will capture him. Thank you, Arthur."

Not very long after that, Dumbledore was leaving the Burrow, Pettigrew stunned and surrounded by several wards in his pocket. A patronus wove in front of him, relaying a message in Remus' voice.

"Dumbledore, it barely worked. They have a trial set up for later on tonight, but you must have Pettigrew. I hope you have found him. Severus, Lily and I are in your office at Hogwarts."

Dumbledore smiled.

Lily's POV

During the trial-

Lily paced back and forth in the living room, cradling June and bouncing her lightly. She was anxious over what could be taking place. Severus stirred his tea slowly, watching Lily pace a hole in the floor. Remus sighed.

"Lily, it should be okay. They have Veritaserum and a live man for evidence. Sit down, please?"

Lily huffed but placed herself in the armchair, cuddling June to her. June giggled and tugged at her hair. The young mother smiled and kissed June on the forehead lightly.

Whoosh!

All three adults jumped, quickly withdrawing their wands. Dumbledore smiled. "Alastor would be proud."

Lily stood. "Well? Is he free?"

Dumbledore nodded, a small smile on his face. "He is currently at St. Mungo's, and will be released as soon as he is deemed healthy. The Ministry gave him their deepest apologies and a wealthy sum of money." Looking up at the ceiling, he continued. "If any of you are willing to become professors or assistant professors, there are rooms available for sleeping." The three adults exchanged glances. Severus made enough money, making potions, but Remus and Lily were unemployed, as was Sirius.

Lily smiled and nodded, Remus doing the same. "What positions do you have open?"

"Defence Against the Dark Arts needs a professor, and all other positions wouldn't mind an assistant. Though, Slughorn has been wanting to retire from Potions for a rather long time."

Severus, Lily, and Remus smiled. Sharing glances, Remus spoke up. "We'll start next year."

One year later-

Professors Snape, Potter, Black, and Lupin watched as the first-years filled in the Great Hall, all looking incredibly nervous. As they were sorted, June giggled from her spot on Lily's lap. Lily smiled and bounced her knee, eyes scanning over the hall. The new professors were all excited. Severus took on the position of Potions professor, while Remus and Sirius shared Defence Against the Dark Arts. Lily herself excelled at charms, and became assistant to Professor Flitwick. A calm, smooth mist seemed to settle in her heart. All was calm.

Everything was okay.

A/N: Sooo...I promised I would update before 2013. Here I am! The update isn't very large, but it's an update, and we also got to where we needed. I'm going to do some oneshots, like first words and crawling, walking, etc. Let me know of any cute scenes you wish to see, I'll try to make them happen! hope you all have a good Holiday.:)