Disclaimer: Peter Pettigrew and the other characters if you recognise them all belong to J.K.Rowling

A/N: Well here it is, the final chapter and I just hope somebody is reading this

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'You boy, will be killed by a Gryffindor who chose the dark path, he betrayed everyone he knew to seek power, and now I will give him the ultimate prize. Pettigrew kill Harry Potter' Voldemort turned to Peter as he said this, Peter felt his blood run cold as he raised his wand arm and turned to face Harry.

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Something inside Peter rose to the surface, it was bravery, daring and nerve, it was time to chose again, he had another chance to right the wrongs and make amends. He couldn't change the past but he could still change the future, he could show the world the truth, he could prove that he had been put in Gryffindor for a reason. And he knew that this was the time to do something he should have done a long time ago

'No' Peter finally had the courage to say what he should have said in the first place as he lowered his wand arm

'I told you to kill him' Voldemort said slowly, as though Peter was simply a disobedient child

'I said NO' Peter practically shouted the last word

'You dare to defy Lord Voldemort, do you realise what you are doing?' Voldemort was stunned and slightly amused, he was still confident that he was in no danger, after all it was only Peter, he may have suddenly discovered a backbone but he was still only Peter

'Yes I do, I should have done it a long time ago' Peter voiced his true feelings

'I gave you your hand, I gave you power, I gave you all you needed' Voldemort spat

'You gave me nothing except hate' Peter didn't know what he could do except stand his ground

'Get out of the way, I'll deal with you later' Peter knew Voldemort meant kill him later, but it no longer mattered

'I won't let you kill Harry Potter' Peter hissed in barely a whisper, he didn't know why but he felt as though protecting Harry was all that mattered, it wasn't just that Harry had saved his life, it was more than that, it went deeper, it was remorse and regret.

'What can you do to stop me?' if Voldemort had ever been likely to laugh, now would be the time he did it, the very idea of Peter been brave was laughable

'I don't know' Peter was suddenly unsure again, like so many times before in his life he was in danger of backing down and giving way, but he saw Voldemort's triumphant sneering smile and knew that he had to do something. Harry was all that was left, Peter knew now that Sirius had been right, they would all have died for him, and yet Peter had let them be destroyed. James and Lily were dead, that was his fault, Sirius had spent his life as an outlaw blaming himself, that was his fault, and Remus' gentle caring spirit had been crushed, that was his fault.

'Move now or face the consequence' Voldemort warned, finally growing bored of bothering with Peter, it made no difference to his plans if Peter was alive or not, but he still expected Peter to obey him.

Peter couldn't talk any more from fear, he felt like running away as fast as he could, he could easily step aside and go back to Voldemort, but the sight of Harry tied up moved him.

He had seen more of Harry growing up than James and Lily had, Harry had known that Peter was to blame for his parents death but still let him live. Never in the three years that Peter had seen Harry at Hogwarts, had Harry done anything that wasn't good, he was everything James and Lily had dreamed he would be and so much more, he was proud, noble, strong, brave and pure. Even after everything that had happened Harry was pure, and Peter felt certain that if he had to die right now, it wouldn't matter so long as Harry lived.

So Peter shook his head at Voldemort, he wasn't going to move, he didn't know what he would do next, he suddenly had a very strong urge to laugh hysterically, he now knew how Sirius had felt when he had been arrested, like it had all just been a bad dream. But it wasn't and upon seeing Peter's reply, Voldemort shrugged obviously without caring and pointed his own wand at Harry.

Harry simply looked up, he wasn't fearful, he looked peaceful facing death, as though this what had to happen, but Peter realised that he had one last chance. This would be the only chance he got to prove that he was sorry for what he had done, 'you never know till you're tested' Peter remembered the saying Remus had once said to him and felt himself smile, this was it, he was been tested. And he knew what he had to do, with his thoughts filled with memories of the happier days, of an ecstatic James swinging Lily round in the common room after a Quidditch game, while Sirius laughed looking carefree. Remus smiling as he looked up from his chess game to laugh at them all and Peter sat in the middle of them all joining in the laughter and jokes. These were the memories he wanted to keep, and he did something nobody would have ever expected, he jumped.

He had jumped at the same moment Voldemort had uttered 'Avada Kedavra', and the blast of green light hit Peter in the stomach sending Peter's lifeless body to the feet of a stunned Harry. Harry finding himself suddenly freed sat in shock for a few moments, processing what had happened, looking at the dead form of his parent's betrayer at his feet and seeing Voldemort in a very weakened state run away, before leaning forward to close Peter's eyes very gently.

Nobody really understood what had happened in that instance when Peter had jumped and altered his future. Voldemort had fled his life was once again drained, Harry was now safe to live the life James and Lily had wanted him to, Sirius was cleared he was free to carry on his life, Remus regained his friends and found a reason to wake up happy in the mornings. And Peter lay dead in a small grave, it had been a simple ceremony attended by Harry, Remus and Dumbledore, none of them had much to say, but had wanted to be there for their own reasons. They didn't need to say anything, the words on the gravestone summed it up:



Peter Pettigrew



There's no understanding what he did

But his final act, saved many innocents

And now he no longer needs to seek redemption

He has it already

R.I.P



A/N: Well there it is all 8 complete chapters, the ending was kinda unbelievable but hey it's my story and nobodies been reviewing. Thank you to those kind souls who took the time to review, I appreciate it but I will now go back to writing my H/H stories that people actually review, 'One bad boy' 72 reviews for three chapters, I'm proud