March 1981

Sirius is James' best friend, if you didn't know that already. I suppose you're all quite well informed about his early childhood-and, come to think of it, his career at Hogwarts. He's the sort of guy who's always in the center of things, but he's not so much like James. He doesn't really need to be, its just that wherever he is usually tends to become centralized in people's view. He's loud, brash and impulsive-you aren't wrong to call him a warrior. Sometimes I wonder what he'll do when this is all at an end. I doubt he could ever become a normal adult-live a normal life. He loves conflict and seems to feel most at home when fighting. Even in our schooldays he would go so far as to carry a mere grudge to a potentially fatal point, and seems to fancy himself everyone's keeper. He likes to make sure everyone is doing what he thinks of as safe, which used to have some severe ramifications on our social lives, as I'm sure Bellatrix will tell you.

In a word: paranoid.

All right, I've said my piece. Now I have a few questions for you.

You call us 'friends' but I don't believe I've ever seen your face or heard your name. You're so keen to learn about my life story, but as you consistently pointed out when we met…if it was indeed you whom I met…I know nothing about you.

-Peter

Dear Mr. Pettigrew,

We are most delighted to inform you that you are presented with the promotional opportunity to Head of Division Six of the Improper Use of Magic office. We sincerely hope you will serve in this capacity and await your acceptance tomorrow at work.

-Yours in fellowship

Brian O'Conner

Improper Use of Magic Office

Dear Peter,

Congratulations on the promotion! That must be wonderful, to have that much authority. You're rising really quickly, aren't you? James says it's about time-that you worked your nose off during school for this and that they 'had better recognize'. I'd take this as his way of congratulating you. I hope they're not saddling you with too much paper-work, if there's anything I can do to help, send a memo, you know I'm right there.

-Lily

Wormtail,

Congrats. Its about time the Ministry realized they're never gonna find a harder working employee.

Your former boss is dead.

You got his spot.

I want to hear that everything's ok, Peter. If the Death Eaters are targeting your office, which you got to admit, it's starting to look like, you have to let us know everything you do. We know someone's passing information about us-someone close. Don't talk to anyone you aren't one hundred percent sure of and keep safe.

-Padfoot.