The next morning the Potters and Longbottoms were scheduled to leave, but with the revelations of the night before they were more hesitant.
I'm scared James, what will he do when he can't find us. Who will he go after to get to us? What will he do to them? I want to protect us but… what will it cost others to do it? How can we ask this of anyone?" Lily asked.
"We don't have to ask anyone to do this." James replied, "I'm sure we'll have several volunteers. Albus and Minerva already have and you know Sirius, Remus and Peter will too. Anyone who hears about the prophecy will be happy to help."
"I had a dream last night." Lily was still concerned, "In my dream we had decided that Sirius should be the secret keeper because he is the strongest. But at the last minute we changed to Peter because it would be a good prank. But in my dream Peter was a spy for the Death Eaters and gave us over to You-Know-Who. I'm sure it was just a product of yesterdays talk but I'm scared."
"I'm sure you're right, just yesterdays stuff. But you have had dreams before that have happened, maybe you're a seer. I promise not to use Peter no matter what, OK?" Lily nodded and James continued, "I'll have to ask Dumbledore if I can be our secret keeper instead."
A short while later Albus, Minerva and Augusta Longbottom found the group still in the Great Hall discussing options.
"First of all." Albus said, "I want to remind you to tell no one what happened here yesterday, not even your closest friends. Knowing we have a spy we must keep this information secret or Mr. Snape will lose his life."
"Lily had a dream last night that Peter was a spy." James said, "Several of her dreams have been spot on; if there is a chance of catching a spy quickly I'm willing to check it out."
Albus thought for a moment then said, "I'll check into this, it would be better for me to try to discover a traitor than for you to turn on a friend if he turns out innocent." James and Lily nodded in agreement.
Albus then started to outline a plan to keep the two boys and their parents safe. He suggested that they set up three safe houses for each family, with Albus as the secret keeper. They would move between the houses to lessen the chance of detection.
With all the plans set Albus left with Frank, Alice, Augusta and Neville to set them up in the first of the safe houses. James and Lily stayed deciding on a picnic lunch by the lake to wait for their turn to go to a safe house. After a short while Albus came back.
"Frank suggested that I set up a fourth place for each family." Albus offered, "One that is connected to the Hospital wing in case of illness or injury."
With that idea agreed upon the group cleaned up the picnic. Albus pulled out three cloth bracelets handing one to each adult and slipping the last one on Harry.
"Each of yours will only activate to either of your voices. You will touch the Phoenix emblem and state the desired safe house. For today your destination is one." With that Albus made himself a portkey and James touched the Phoenix on his portkey. Lily touched her own and Harry's portkey and at the same time they both said "One."
When they arrived James and Lily began to look around at their new home. Albus did a few spells then sat down to talk.
"Now only your portkeys are allowed into the house. To go to the next safe house you will say two, three or four. The fourth will take you to a place in Hogwarts with the only door leading into the Hospital wing. Once you pass thru that door and close it you cannot get back into the room except by the portkey. I will come back to take you to the other safe houses at another time. Do not go until I come to take you they are not completely warded yet. Now James if you will come with me we will go to your home and get your things, Lily and Harry will be perfectly safe here."
James and Albus arrived at the flat in London that the Potters had been living in. Albus asked James to keep watch and he brought out a small bag and with few swipes of his wand all the Potters belongings were swept up into the bag. 'Undetectable extension charms are cool' James thought as he took the bag and activated his portkey to Lily and Harry.
Knowing that they could be pulled out at any time Lily only unpacked what they needed for a day or two. The small family settled into the house over a few days time and began to wonder how everything was going. James was sure that Sirius would be throwing a fit not knowing where they had gone or what had happened.
On the third day Albus came by again, "First I'll be taking you to the other three safe houses. I am suggesting you make copies of your things to leave at each house. That way if you have to leave a house and not go back, you won't be losing anything.
After they had visited each of the other three places they were taken to the Headmasters office where they found Sirius, Remus and Peter. Peter was sitting while Remus and Sirius were both pacing. As soon as they were seen James, Lily and Harry were engulfed in hugs from the other three.
"I'm sorry you had to be kept apart, but it is best for Harry's safety." Albus said.
"I understand." Sirius replied, "We don't want him hurt either but could we at least visit them?"
"Not right now." Albus sighed, "Eventually we will let you, but for now it has to be this way. I will bring them here on occasion and you can visit them here."
James was just about to ask about Alice and Frank when they walked in. The round of hugs was repeated and everyone sat down for a visit. No one mentioned that Frank and Alice were also in hiding, Sirius, Remus and Peter all assumed they were there because Alice was Lily's best friend. After several hours the group broke up. Sirius, Remus and Peter left by the door and the others waited until they were gone then portkeyed back to their safe houses.
Ten months later Remus was sent on a mission, this time with three Order members not James and Sirius like normal. They were checking a house in London that was rumored to have some death eaters. They were moving in quietly when Remus sensed something. He wasn't sure what it was but something was bothering him. A smell maybe or a sound, something was giving him a headache fast. They were close to the door when it happened. There was a trap and they were in the middle. Curses were thrown and everyone except Remus was hurt. The attack ended as quickly as it begun and Remus was left. He made an emergency port key to Hogwarts and grabbed the other three people. When he arrived Poppy took over and worked on each of the three hurt. Moody and Albus walked in and waited until Poppy got to Remus. She checked him over and he didn't have even a scratch.
Moody grabbed him and asked, "What did he promise you? What could have made you turn?"
"I am not working for Voldemort." Remus argued.
"How come you don't have a scratch and these three are close to death?" Moody growled, "Why didn't any of the curses you threw hit its mark?"
Remus didn't have an answer for that; he still protested that he had not done it even as Dumbledore took him to a dungeon room.