Chapter 4
Before I can even think of doing anything, Harry is striding forward, wand at the ready. To my growing horror, Harry has his wand pointed straight at Sirius. I hear the spell coming, but am frozen in shock. I am powerless to move or even think at this point.
Ron's right, Harry. What did you just do? You attacked a teacher. Harry ignores the questions from his friends. Tell you about Peter? What do you want to know? We "thought" he was our friend. Wait until I get a hold of that rat! I'll tear him limb from limb until there is nothing left of him but memories.
As Harry points his wand at Sirius again, I purposely step in the middle between them. At least with me in the way, Harry just might hesitate long enough for Siri to move. No, he didn't. You seeing Pettigrew proved to me what my heart already knew, if only my head would have listened.
He's right, Harry, listen to him. The map never lies. I think if Harry had any lingering doubts, they vanished for good when he started talking about the only thing they could find of Peter's and Siri finished the sentence for him.
Time and time again, Siri and I try to force that treacherous rat to show himself. We keep missing. Finally, just as he's about to escape, Siri succeeds in hitting his target and there he is. Peter.
Peter starts talking to Harry about James. I am fighting the wolf down as Sirius intervenes. How dare you speak to Harry! Peter runs behind the piano. Siri bars one potential escape route, I block the other.
You sold James and Lily to Voldemort, didn't you? You didn't mean to? What a load of rubbish! You're trying to tell us, that you, the person who actually was James and Lily's Secret Keeper, accidentally let the very same maniac we knew was after them, know where they were? Even if I remotely believed that to be true, which I don't, why hide out for 12 years as a rat?
What would Sirius have done, Peter? I guess that shows just how much you really knew us back when we were in school, huh? Just as I'm saying what I know Sirius would have done to myself, Siri says it out loud. I would have died rather than betray my friends. I want to sit on the floor and scream out in frustration for not being there for someone who was always there for me. I blink away my thoughts, swallow down my feelings, and concentrate on what Sirius is saying. Hmmmm…… This is becoming a habit.
He's right, Peter. You should have realized that we'd kill you. Together. When this is over with, Sirius, my love, I am going to let you know how you began to mend this heart of mine with that one word. Together.
No! rings throughout the room. Harry, this man is……. I know what he is. I am tempted to destroy the one person responsible for putting Harry, Sirius and myself through all this pain. Yes, we'll take him back to the castle. Let's do it quickly before I lose the battle with the wolf and let him do what he wants to do.
Sirius and Harry leave out first, supporting Ron. Hermione is next to go, leaving me with that double-crossing rodent. A sudden idea hits me. Pulling out my wand, I quietly mutter "Petrificus Totalus" freezing Peter in a full body-bind. After what he did to Sirius, I can not and will not take any chances. He could transform on me without warning and slip away.
