"James, tell me why you got hostile with Albus," Lily insisted when entering the house. Harry sat on her hip, leaning against his mother, asleep.

"He doesn't trust Sirius, Lily. He's trusted him before, why not now?"

"James, Albus has said he's been worried that someone has been giving information to Voldemort." Lily sighed. "What if it is one of the boys?"

"It's not Sirius!"

"What did I do now?"

James turned at his friends' voice, looking up the stairs to where the man stood. Lily stepped back slightly, putting her head on Harry's as he slept.

"You've gone and tired him out and start fighting with Harry asleep? Give him here Lils, I'll put him to bed for you." Sirius had descended the stairs in seconds and stood in front of Lily to take Harry from her. "Come here Lily's little man, we'll get you in your bed." Lily was lifted of Harry's weight by his godfather and watched Sirius carry her son upstairs.

"Ask Sirius what he thinks," Lily hissed at her husband once Sirius was out of earshot.

"He'd never Lily. You know he wouldn't."

"Just do it. I'm going to bed. Goodnight."

Not a hug, or a kiss goodnight, Lily Potter marched up the stairs and turned right at the top, not daring a look back. James could do nothing but stand and watch her leave. For the first time in the two years while married to Lily, James wasn't sure of how to speak to her.

"Lily already in bed," Sirius asked, coming back down the stairs. The look greeting him at the bottom of the stairs made Sirius stop. "Something wrong Prongs?"

"Dumbledore thinks the only thing left for us is to cast the Fidelius Charm," James started to explain slowly, leading his friend to the sitting room. "Choosing a Secret-Keeper brought up some heated comments tonight."

"Why would it make Lily upset?"

"Dumbledore offered to do it for us, but I want you to be my Secret-Keeper. Dumbledore has other plans, and his loyalty is wavering I think."

Sirius smiled slightly when James said he wanted him to be his secret-Keeper, but such a huge responsibility?

"Why? What did he say?"

"He said something to the effect that he felt worried about placing you with our secret, never really asked why. I mean, you're already planning on going into hiding, why not you?" James had lowered himself into a Gryffindor red chair with a sigh, watching his friend.

"No, Albus has a small right to be worried," Sirius insisted. "There's been some amount of information leaking. Voldemort is getting too close for my liking." Sirius paused. "Did Albus recommend anyone to be a Secret-Keeper?"

"He offered to keep the information, but Sirius-"

"No, listen to him James, but, I actually had an idea."

"Is it as good as the one to lock Lily and I in the closet together?"

"I- HEY!"

Chuckles and laughter erupted between the two long-term friends as they sat in the blue sitting room. It took some time before anything was said but once the two had calmed down enough to talk, faces red with exertion, James motioned for Sirius to continue with his 'plan'.

"Use Petie, James. Think about it. Voldemort is looking for me, we both know that. To the public, I'm the one that holds the information on you, Harry and Lily, but I won't be. Voldemort will come after me, especially after word gets out that I've gone into hiding." Sirius paused, letting this sink in James' mind.

"Sirius-"

"It's the perfect bluff James! It's near fool-proof. It's-"

"Don't say perfect."