Beth Brownell wrote chapter 9.

\\ He pinned Remus with an intense gaze. "So - are we dead?" //

Remus looked towards James and Lily. He nodded. "To the Wizard world and the Muggle world, yes, Dumbledore just told me that he convinced the Aurors and the Ministry to state that both of you have died in the attack done by Lord...I can't even say his name...anymore...He Who Can't Be Named. Harry has vanished from our world. Rose will be here in the morning to collect Harry."

"I really wish we didn't have to vanish like this, Remus," said Lily.

"I know. But it's for both of your sake that you do. If the Death Eaters learn that you two are really alive, then they will come after you and finish you both off," said Remus, gazing at two of his four best friends. Lily and Harry left the room.

Peter Pettigrew entered the room soon after Harry and Lily left. "I need to say something and it's serious. It deals with Voldemort and me."

"All right, Wormtail," said James, looking at him.

"I know you guys wanted me to be a double spy and help catch Voldemort. But I couldn't...stop him from killing Harry. I tried to save Harry but Voldemort killed Harry. I failed you, James. I failed Lily. I swore I would help protect Harry and I failed in that job. Don't come looking for me after tonight, I'll be dead. I can't live on with the guilt I have that I failed my best friends," said Peter, as he transformed into the rat and vanished from the room.

James raced to the window to see a small gray rat scurring away from Hogwarts. He shoved the window open and screamed into the dark night. "WORMTAIL! COME BACK HERE!"

Lily came rushing back into the room. "What happened?"

"Peter blames himself for Harry's 'death'! He ran away from here," said Sirius.

"No!" screamed Lily, as she tried to see where the light gray rat had gone off to.

A few minutes later, they saw a green flash under the Whomping Willow. Lily cried out in sorrow as James held her tight as tears fell from his eyes. Sirius and Remus both looked sad as they looked towards James and Lily.

Dumbledore, Madame Pomfrey and McGonagall came rushing into the room. "What happened?" asked Dumbledore.

"Peter Pettigrew just commited suicide, sir," spoke a still shocked James Potter. "Owl Rose Shade and tell her to come here immediately as we want to vanish now."

"All right, it will be done," replied Dumbledore as he walked out of the room.