Harry sat down and began the long tale of his childhood. "Sit down," Harry told Mike, motioning towards the car seat. "This is going to be a long story." Mike obediently sat down, so Harry began the story, once again. "If I keep telling this story this much, at this rate, I'll lose my voice before age 16," Harry thought as he began.
It was a cold and chilly night. A young man and woman stood outside their home holding hands. The woman was also holding a tiny bundle wrapped tightly in cloth. The wind blew around them all. The couple was standing still, as if awaiting something. Suddenly, out of thin air, materialized three figures, all wrapped in ebony cloaks. One of the cloaks had a crest on it with four colors. On the crest was the one word: Hogwarts.
"Ahhh...Albus Dumbledore," said the man. "And not a second late," he added after consulting the gold watch he was wearing on his right arm.
"I see you have brought Sirius and Peter," the woman inspected. "But where is Remus? What gave you the thought that we wouldn't want him to be our secret keeper for the Fidelius Charm?"
"Ahh..I did have a sneaking suspicion that we wouldn't be needing him. Anyways, it is the night of the full moon," the man known as Albus Dumbledore said again in the mysterious manner he was known for.
"You did prepare the Be-Warewolf Potion did you?" asked the man.
"No. We have found a much better potion now. Not only does it work the same way as Be-Warewolf Potion, it has less severe side effects and reduces the pain by a lot. Yes...switching the dragonflywings for lacewings and the powdered scarab beetles for diluted snake venom does work wonders. Called Wolfsbane Potion. Anyways, you are ready, are you not James?" Dumbledore answered.
"Ready as I'll ever be," the man, James, said. "Are you ready Lily? Do you need to send an owl to your sister, whats-her-name, oh yeah, Petunia and her husband? It will be the last time you will be contacting them in a long time."
The woman beside him smiled, and her eyes caught the moonlight. They were emerald green. "No need," she replied. "Petunia always has hated my guts. Ever since I got that letter of invitation to Hogwarts in fact. If I didn't know her better, I'd say she was jealous. Perform the charm, Albus. We put our full trust in you."
"I'm flattered," Albus Dumbledore replied. "But you do understand the risks involved and that this is not a fail-proof charm. If done incorrectly, it could lead to severe injury or even death."
"Oh, we know that already Albus, and we know you know we do. Why else would you appoint me and Lily as Head Boy and Head Girl?"
"You're so silly," Lily told her husband nudging him. "He made you Head Boy to try to make you more busy so you wouldn't perform so many pranks on the school. Do I have to remind you that you, Sirius, Peter, and Remus have more detentions all together than the whole school put together. That's like five detentions a day.
Peter managed to conceal his laughter as a cough, but Sirius laughed outright. "And it's 'Lily and I', not 'me and Lily'," Lily added fondly as an afterthought.
"I'd hate to interrupt the little reunion here but we must get moving. Voldemort is coming ever closer every passing moment. We would want to get this done before dawn and it looks like the sun is starting to rise, for, may I remind you, the Fidelius Charm only works in the wee hours of the morning and at the pitch black of night." Dumbledore interrupted.
"Yes of course, Albus," Peter said. He had been pretty much quiet until now. "We must have forgotten. You will do the charm and then leave, am I right?"
"Of course," Dumbledore said calmly. "That was part of the schedule, right? I'll leave you four to sort out which one of you will be the secret keeper."
"That would be very good, Albus." This time, it was Lily who interrupted. "It is chilly out and I am sure we would all want to get to bed. And as Albus has so kindly reminded us, it is almost dawn. I wouldn't want this night to be wasted."
Mutters of agreement came from everyone. "Well," said Dumbledore, "let us begin." Albus Dumbledore pulled out his wand, which was ten and a half, springy ash, core of phoenix feather.
"In the name of the Order of Phoenix, we shall need assistance in hiding and protecting two of its inner circle: James Godric Potter and Lily Evans Potter," Dumbledore began.
It was quiet. All was still except the rustling of the wind. Sirius and Peter were looking on with interest and worry. A circle with a six-pointed star was sketched in the middle, almost like a pentagram appeared beneath Lily and James' feet. A strong wind started to blow around them. Both closed their eyes. Dumbledore continued with the charm.
"Fidelius anno dominicoa kresek ado," The wind turned into a mini-tornado and was spiraling around both James and Lily, shielding them from view of the others. It was the last time any of them would see those two alive.
"Commence Fidelius fin."
The wind vanished and so did the pentagram. And so did Lily and James.
"Where are they?" Sirius murmered.
"Ahh...you forgot that only the secret keeper would be capable of seeing them. As there is no secret keeper yet, no one can see them, but they are not safe, for the Fidelius Charm will continue to drain their magic until a secret keeper is appointed. I'll let Lily and James decide that. So I believe that I will leave. Good-bye and good luck." And with those words, Albus Dumbledore disappeared, cloak and all.
"Where did he go?" Peter asked.
"Who cares where he goes over the summer. Probably to Jamaica or somewhere," came a man's voice behind them.
Peter shrieked in surprise and turned abruptly. "I believe that I - excuse me - we, me and Lily - I mean - Lily and I, must now appoint the secret keeper. Would you like to be our secret keeper Sirius?" James asked.
"I would be happy to except for one thing," Sirius replied.
"And what is that, Padfoot?" James asked.
"Oh don't use my Marauder name - oh all right - it is just that me being secret keeper would be way too obvious. I'm the choice Voldemort is expecting you to make. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not afraid or anything, it's just that Peter, Wormtail, over there would have a much better chance of doing it more effectively. There is less risk of anyone dying and remember that if the secret keeper dies, then you would have to appoint a new secret keeper and Voldemort has Death Eaters all over the place monitoring your friends." Sirius informed him. "Don't you agree, Lily and Prongs?"
James frowned. "You know, now that you mentioned it, what you say does make sense. Peter, will you like the honor of being our secret keeper?"
"What? Oh, sure," Peter Pettigrew said enthusiastically. Lily was suspicious. Even though Peter was a good friend, he shouldn't be THAT enthusiastic to risk his life. She voiced her concerns to her husband quietly, but James just dismissed it as Peter wanting to help them at any opportunity he had.
"So it is agreed," Sirius Black said. Peter will be the secret keeper and I'll be your second just in case he d - *cough* - something happens to him."
"Good," James said. "Let us perform the second part of the Fidelius Charm then: appointing the secret keeper." James took out his wand, which no one but Lily could see, and chanted, "I, James Godric Potter, hereby appoint Peter Pettigrew also known as Wormtail as my secret-keeper for the second part of the Fidelius Charm. FIN!"
Lily did the same although she was a little uncertain. She would trust Sirius with her life, but Peter had never been part of their inner group...
Instantly, Peter could see Lily and James.
"I can see you!" he exclaimed.
Lily rolled her eyes. Peter had never been a bright student. "Well of course," she said matter-of-factly. "Didn't you listen to what Dumbledore said?"
The four friends walked inside to the house, Sirius stumbling into James and Lily more than once. Still bickering over who's stupid and that kind of stuff, they entered and made themselves at home. All of them wished Moony/Remus was here."