Disclaimer: I only own the plot, Keely, Emma, Avril, and Mrs. Lupin. The rest belongs to J.K. Rowling.


Remus's POV:

I was returning to my house from my run when I heard, " HEY REMUS!" I turned to see my next-door neighbor, Lily Evans, waving from her porch. She was still in her pajamas, blue with yellow ducks, and her bright red hair was thrown messily into a bun. I covered a laugh and waved back.

" Morning, Lily!" I called back. Lily replied, " Morning! Come over a moment!" I held in a groan and walked up her walk. " Yeah, Lil?" I asked. Lily stuck her tongue out at the nickname and said, " Think you and your mum can make it over for dinner?"

I internally groaned again. It was about that time of year. Mum was more out of it than usual. Lily must have forgotten. Yeah, Lily knew. Everyone in Sleepy Village knew. Lily had moved in about a month after it. Our old next-door neighbors, The Winstons, hadn't waited a day to put their house on the market.

Lily had been there when my Dad finally had enough of it. She had helped me through it and we had both been ecstatic when she was accepted to Hogwarts with me. We had kind of drifted apart at Hogwarts, but had remained friends.

" Lils, you know my mum isn't up for anything this time of year," I said. " I wish we could, but…" " I understand," Lily said. " I'll tell you what. Why don't I bring over some food and you and I could hang out. Like old times."

" Is that okay with your parents?" I asked. Lily shrugged. " They're so busy with Tuna's wedding that they probably won't even notice." Petunia, not so fondly known as Tuna, was Lily's older sister. She was twenty and getting married to a large oaf of a man, Vernon Dursley. Petunia resented Lily being a witch and reminded her of it constantly.

" If you're sure," Remus said. Lily stated matter of factly, " Of course I'm sure. Now, I'll be over around six. Vernon is coming over, so Tuna will be glad to get me out of the house." " That sounds good," Remus said. " I'll see you later." " Definitely," Lily said, going back into the house.


James's POV:

I was heading back to the house when I heard someone come running up behind me, panting. I turned and asked, " Sirius?" My best friend, Sirius Black, looked up at the sound of my voice. " Prongs?" he asked. I ran over to embrace him and realized he was bleeding.

" What the hell happened Sirius?" I asked. Sirius said, " I did it, James. I finally ran away." I said, " Congrats, brother. Now come on. You need some medical help. Let's hurry mate. My house is a little off, but I'm sure we can…" I trailed off and groaned. The girl.

Twelve days ago, I had been outside playing football when a girl had apparated into our yard. Her clothes were ripped and dirty and she was covered in blood and dirt and grime. I had yelled for my mother to come help and we had gotten her into the house.

Mum had decided not to tell anyone until the girl woke up. She had been badly injured, and was probably going to be out for at least another week. Dad, Mum, and I were the only ones who knew about her existence, and I was helping Mum take care of her in one of the guest rooms. Remus's room when he stayed over.

I decided then and there that helping Sirius was more important than the secrecy of the girl. He seemed pretty injured himself. Then I realized something. " You ran six hours something to get here?" I asked. Sirius nodded and said, " Remus has enough with his mother. Peter is in France. And I figured your mum wouldn't mind."

I took a deep breath and said, " Well, let's get going mate. We've still got to reach the house."


Sirius's POV:

We finally made it to the house, James helping me the last few minutes. I hated feeling so helpless, but the pain was getting to me after almost seven hours of being on the move. James helped me into the house, and called, " Mum! We need help!"

" We? I swear, if another girl has fallen in our backyard…" I heard Olivia say as she hurried into the large, elegant foyer of Potter Manor. Olivia's hazel eyes opened in shock at seeing me. " Sirius, what are you… Are you bleeding?" " Yeah, Livi," I said. " And I think I'm about to pass out."


Lily's POV:

I went over to Remus's with the food, like I'd promised. As I'd suspected, Mum and Dad didn't notice me leave in all the hecticness preparing for the arrival of Vernon. Tuna was glad to see me go before her fiancé arrived.

I rang the doorbell and the door was opened by Miriam Lupin. " Hi Mrs. Lupin. I brought some dinner over," I said, holding the food out for her to see.. Mrs. Lupin said, " Come on in, dear. You brought meat loaf. Keely will love it. It's her favorite."

Holding back a wince, I said, " Of course. Where's Remus?" " He's up in his room. He said he wasn't very hungry. More for Emma and I, I suppose. Would you like to join us?" Mrs. Lupin asked, taking the plate of food. I shook my head and said, " No thank you, Mrs. Lupin. Enjoy." " We will," Mrs. Lupin said, going into the kitchen and leaving the door wide open.

I entered the hall, closing the door behind me and going up the stairs to where Remus's room was. I passed to other doors marker Keely's Cavern and Norwegian Wood. Remus had once told me that Emma had named her room that after the Beatles song, since she was obsessed with the Beatles.

I knocked on Remus's open door, alerting him to my presence. Remus was sitting on his bed, strumming an old guitar that was much too small for him. He looked up and saw my questioning look. " It was Emma's," Remus explained. " I was in there looking earlier and I found it."

" You miss them a lot, don't you," I said, it being a statement more than a question. Remus looked sadly up at me. " We were triplets. We had the same DNA. We were… inseparable. Sometimes I wish I could take one of their places. Not to save them. But to save myself." " Remus," I started, but he cut me off. " I wouldn't do something stupid, like kill myself, but I think they may have the better end of the deal."

I went over and sat on Remus's bed next to him. " Tell me about them," I said. Remus asked, " Really?" " Really," I told him, and I was really glad I did when I saw the smile on Remus's face.


Peter's POV:

I was walking past a small café, when I heard, "Vous môme! S'en aller immeadiately!" I knew enough French to know that the man who yelled was ordering someone out of the café. Suddenly, a tall, rotund man appeared at the door of the café, pushing a tall, thin girl out onto the street.

"Et tenir éteint!" the man exclaimed, letting go of the girl and returning to the café. The girl turned to look at me and I saw that she was quite pretty. She had flowing chocolate brown hair and dark brown eyes. Her skin was very tanned and she had slender curves.

"Who are you looking at?" the girl asked, her French accent noticeable, but still allowing her voice to be understandable. I shrugged and said, " Just curious as to why that man kicked you out?" " I was not going to buy anything, and he doesn't tolerate loitering." Under her breath, I heard her say, 'Stupide Anglais touriste."

" I can hear you," I said. " And I can speak French. So try to avoid insulting me out loud." I almost gasped at my boldness. I wasn't usually that audacious. The girl smiled at me though. " Avril DuVal," the girl said, holding out her hand. I took it and shook it. " Peter Pettigrew." " Well, Peter," Avril said. " How long are you in Paris for?" I smiled and said, " Quite awhile."


Sorry about the time since I've updated. I just started two other stories, Shane Dursley: Witch In Training and Family Ties. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Please review!