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A/N: Thank you for the reviews and comments. Some were not pleased with the events in the last update. I am sorry you do not like the events, but they serve a purpose.

Guest reviewers Fran and Wonder Wall: Fear not, this is not a DRAMIONE story.

Part VII

No One's POV (The Disappearance of King Remus)

Horses races after trained dogs, as they tracked their prey. Four men rode proudly followed by the royal guard.

"Sirius, I hope you like punishment. You seem to adore it when it comes from James. Eh, Peter? When will you admit that we are the better hunters?" yelled Remus.

Sirius scoffed and yelled, "This coming from the boys that have nothing better to do than hunt? James has his spitfire of a ball and chain and hunting is his release while she is with child. You are the unwed King with no mistresses. Peter even has his secret ladies behind tapestries. Not my fault, ladies lust for the rugged noble."

The dogs ahead stopped. The men confused, stopped and dismounted their steeds. The dogs were chowing down on meat placed at the cliff nearby.

"Stupid dogs, confused their scents again," moaned James.

"Padfoot, Prongs, Moony, Wormy! Come here you worthless mutts," joked Remus.

James and Sirius knelt beside and wrestled with the dogs. Remus began to stand and felt a blade run of the nape of his neck. He became motionless and grunted.

"Surely, this is a joke, Peter." Remus chuckled nervously, and noticed the hardened expressions of Sirius and James. Remus turned to face his betrayal.

Peter stood nervously switching his face from pain and delight. "The benefits offered by Thicknesse s-see- seemed worthy. I w- wi- will no longer be la-las-last."

The guards behind Peter laughed cruelly and began chucking the hunting supplies over the cliff. James, thinking of his pregnant wife, tried to reason with the traitors.

"Now, let's discuss this like men, shall we? Surely there is a form of compensation you are willing to accept to turn your betrayal around on Thicknesse. Let's think rationally about this-" he began.

"Sure, that lovely wife of yours is delectable. Share!" one of the guards cruelly offered.

James' brow furrowed and he grunted. His Lily was his prized jewel; years' worth of groveling and wooing paid off for him to be able to finally court her and eventually give her his last name. No one joked about his Lily. Sirius was growling through his teeth.

Remus held his hand up as a peace sign. "Good sirs, surely there is something you want."

"Yes, you gone. We have orders to make you disappear," a guard raised the sword to his nose once more.

"Have you gone mad! This is your KING! You insolent-" James' speech was lost to the sound of a blade entering his abdomen. It was swept sideways and the group watched him fall, bleeding out.

"JAMES! NO, James!" sobbed Sirius.

"You s- s- said they w- wou- would disappear, not d- d- d- die!" Peter stood horrified as his friend's face.

"Well, this one will disappear for good," the guard cruelly joked.

Remus turned to find the swords aimed at his face, and slowly knelt with his hands placed on his head. Sirius was ushered to his side, as they watched James' body be loaded onto the cart.

"At least this will make the story more believable, eh boys!"

Peter turned to face the cliff as the last of the belongings were thrown into the valley below.

"N- n- no, Ja- James! What have I d- d- done?" he spluttered. His cries cut short by the very blade that murdered James.

"Now, there won't be any loose ends! Take His Majesty to his new residence. Make sure he is well hidden, if anyone comes close to finding them, slice them."

Shackled to the procession, they marched to their prison. The other procession, carrying the lifeless bodies of Peter and James, retraced the trails to the palace. The dogs herded along with them.

Remus loathed defeat, but knew he only had one loyal friend left and he was determined to have him when the time came to rise again. This treacherous behavior would be that snake's ruin.

A/N: Thanks for reading once more. The story has 5 more parts to go! :)

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