A/N: Hey and thanks for reading – whoever found me here! I'm sorry I didn't make it clear that I had put this story over here – at this name. But if you found me, good for you – you must be smarter than everyone else. Anyway, Chapter – what is it, nine? – is here!

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"Mr. Lupin, what brings you here at this precise moment?" Professor Dumbledore asked, sitting calmly at his desk, hands folded, and his sapphire eyes twinkling.

Remus was panting as he had been running down the halls and up the stairs to Dumbledore's office.

"James – Sirius – he – Voldemort – Lily said that –"

"Calm down, young man. What has happened?" Dumbledore said, standing up now.

Remus took a deep breath and started to tell him everything. He started with James' premonition, his sudden feelings for Lily, the Quidditch practice, and then the morning's argument. He went on to the disappearances and his chat with Lily. He was careful to leave out their prank and the fact that they had talked in one of the rooms the Marauders had discovered. When he had finished, he pulled out the letter from his pocket and handed it over to Professor Dumbledore.

"This is the letter I got from – from him," Remus said, reaching out with the letter in hand.

"Interesting…" he said, taking it from Remus' hands. He read it over quickly and handed it back. "Well, Mr. Lupin, what is your next plan of action?" Dumbledore asked.

Remus stood stunned. "Well, I was hoping you could tell me," he said slowly.

"You do realize that neither you nor I have any idea as to what Voldemort's plans may be. We can only guess."

"I thought – I thought you would be able to help – help get them back – alive," Remus said, gaping.

"I'm afraid that it is up to you to decide what to do. I can always ad vise you, but whether or not you take my advice is another matter entirely," Dumbledore said, sighing.

"Thanks," Remus said stiffly.

"Excuse me?" Dumbledore asked.

"I'll keep that in mind if I ever come up with the wild idea of asking you for help again," Remus said, a hint of rage in his voice. He turned on his heel and walked out.

Dumbledore waited a few minutes and walked out of the room. He picked up his wand and muttered a small spell. In a couple of seconds, his entire body had changed. He was no longer Albus Dumbledore – he was now Peter Pettigrew.

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"Lily – we've got a problem," Remus said to her, twenty minutes later. He had waited patiently near the secret entrance near the Slytherin Common Room, waiting for her to come out or go in. He knew that she had to at some point of time. When she did, he waited carefully to see if she was alone, and then, when he was sure that she was, he stopped to her.

"Should we go back to the room?" she asked quickly.

"No, there's no time for that. Dumbledore doesn't want to help. I have no clue what we're going to do. What do you say?"

"Well, the only thing I can say is that – well, there's only one thing you can do," Lily said, shrugging.

"And what's that?" Remus asked slowly, not quite sure if he really wanted to know. Lily had a strange way of making him feel really uncomfortable. She was a Slytherin, after all – and not without reason.

"Well, you don't really have to, you know. It depends on what you really want to have happen," she said slowly.

"What is it?" Remus asked impatiently.

"Well, either you let You-Know-Who kill them, or you go. Go to the forest and meet him. I could go with you if you want. I can watch what's happening and if anything goes wrong – well, I can take a couple of brooms with me, and I'm not all that bad at hexes. I'm good enough at Charms," Lily said quickly and softly. Someone was coming.

Remus thought for a moment, and then said, "Okay, I guess you're right. We don't have any other choice. I just wish I knew why Dumbledore was acting so shitty back there."

Remus sighed, and almost immediately, footsteps could be heard more loudly and clearly than before. Quickly, Remus backed up into the secret entrance once more and waited for the Slytherins to pass. Luckily, Lily's 'friends' were not members of the group. After they were gone, Remus beckoned to Lily, who followed him through the trapdoor.

They walked through a series of secret passageways and trapdoors, until they finally reached the hideout. As they entered again, Lily paused, slightly wary of her surroundings. She was about to say something to Remus, who was pulling out the letter again, but she wasn't quick enough. Something unexpected happened.

The portrait hole opened.

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A/N: I'm not that good at cliffhangers, I know. I'm sorry that it's so short – but that's the best I can do as of now! Please review, anyway!