Well here is chapter 5. Hope ya'll like it. It starts from Pettigrew's POV
and is the same day as the meeting with the Order.
Spoiler: For book 5
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for Meredith and my plot-all else belongs to J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros.
Chapter 5: The Surprise Guest
Wormtail paced nervously around the room he rented at the Leaky Cauldron. This was the clandestine setting that Meredith had requested to meet in. Two days ago Wormtail had received a very tired owl that traveled from America that held a note from Redi. She had written that she was visiting London and wanted to see him in secret. Not having seen her for many years- he was excited and apprehensive. For sure she must know that he was a servant of the Dark Lord. Is it possible that 'his Redi' wanted to join the Dark Lord and his quest for power and pure blood domination? He rubbed his hands together in eager anticipation. There was a quick, sharp rap at the door. Peter opened it and there stood Meredith carrying a basket.
"Redi", Peter squeaked, "It's good to see you. You look great."
"Thank you Peter", Meredith replied demurely, "Have you kept your promise and told no one of this meeting?"
Peter nodded quickly.
She entered the room and closed the door behind her. "Good, no one knows that I am back in London and I would like to keep it that way", she lied. She reached out and touched his human arm, steering clear of the mechanical one Voldemort gave him. "Except I couldn't come back without seeing you Peter. I missed you so much."
Wormtail looked like he just hit the jackpot. "I missed you too Redi. How long are you in London for?"
"Only today", Meredith replied, "I'm just passing through." Noticing Wormtail looking downcast, she added, "But lets make the best of our time together. I brought a picnic for us." She gestured to the basket she brought with her. She took out a flask of crimson liquid and two wine glasses. "Here, I brought some wine from America. Pour some for us, won't you?"
"Sure." He took the flask and the glasses from her outstretched hand and started pouring. He took a sip out of his glass. "Urgh!" He exclaimed, "This is bitter."
"Well it is American, but don't worry-the more you drink the better it gets."
She took her grand old time laying out the tablecloth on the floor. While she slowly set up, he drank more of the wine. It warmed his throat and all the way down to his stomach. Then all of a sudden he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He clamped a hand over heart and groaned.
"What's wrong?" Meredith asked sweetly.
"Pain.. Chest.. St. Mungo's.. quick" he was able to groan.
"No, there won't be enough time to get you to St. Mungo's. That potion I gave you acts much too quickly."
"Potion?" he croaked as he crumpled to the floor and took his last few breathes.
"Oh, Peter, you always were quite naïve. Like I would welcome you back into my life with open arms." Meredith said bitterly as she put on a pair of gloves and gathered everything back into her basket. She then took a cloth and wiped down everything and anything that had her fingerprints on it. Upon completion of this task she threw the cloth in the basket as well. With a quick glance around the room, Meredith put on her invisibility cloak, picked up her basket and left. Wormtail's already cold, dead body lay in a heap near the foot of the bed, his open eyes fixed on the ceiling.
Two days later Meredith walked into number 12 Grimmauld Place. Other than Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny staring over the railing upstairs, the house seemed empty. Meredith quietly crept upstairs. "Hey guys, it's good to see you all again. Where is everyone?"
"The order is having a meeting", Hermione said pointing to the kitchen.
"Hmm, that's funny. No one told me about a meeting. I'll come and talk to you guys in a little bit. Right now I want to check this out."
Meredith entered the kitchen. Lupin, Snape, Arthur, Molly, and both Weasley twins were sitting around the table immersed in discussion. They all looked up when Meredith came in the room, however Snape quickly looked away.
Meredith nonchalantly grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl on the table and hopped up on the counter by the kitchen sink. "So what are we discussing and where is the rest of the order?"
"This isn't an official meeting of the order Redi, we were just discussing something. This might come as a shock to you, but they found Peter Pettigrew dead last night in a room at the Leaky Cauldron." Lupin said.
"Yeah, apparently he was stinking up the whole place." Fred added snickering.
"Be quiet Fred. It is not funny", Molly said giving her son a stern look. Turning to Meredith she said, "Tom, the owner, said he didn't even know that it was Pettigrew staying in that room. Apparently he was in disguise when he checked in."
"Well Remus," Meredith bit into her apple, "we all knew he had a bad heart. It was bound to stop ticking one of these days."
"How did you know that it was his heart?" Arthur asked.
"Lucky guess?" Meredith half-heartedly suggested.
"No it's not. You and I are the only ones left alive that knew he had a heart condition. I doubt he would have told Voldemort or his fellow death eaters. What did you do Redi?" Lupin asked.
"I did what I had to do to exact my revenge. I did what you all were too afraid to do. We all wanted to do this to Peter after Lily and James were killed. I just happened to be the one who followed through." Meredith replied calmly.
"Why would you kill him? Now you have a risk of getting caught and thrown into Azkaben. Then who will be there for Harry? What are you going to do? Run back to America?" Lupin shot back.
"I have no intention of running anywhere."
"But you'll get caught!"
"No she won't." Snape said quietly. "You used Batheseltite, didn't you?"
Meredith nodded.
"Well Lupin, have no fear. Batheseltite is undetectable. It looks like he had a heart attack on the outside and inside when the autopsy is done. It is absorbed in the stomach and looks like wine. Even if tested, it has the same molecular configuration as wine." Turning to Meredith he said, "You always were a genius when it came to potions. What I'm trying to figure out is how you got in and out of the Leaky Cauldron without anyone seeing you?"
"A while ago I found that invisibility cloaks came in handy. Once I moved to America, I procured one for myself."
"Oh yes. Your affinity for Astronomy." Lupin recalled thoughtfully.
Snape and Meredith quickly broke eye contact. "Yes, that's right."
"I don't care who it was. You shouldn't be killing people! What kind of example are you setting for your godson? What's Harry going to think when he finds out?" Molly asked.
"I don't plan on Harry finding out. As far as he knows, Wormtail died of a heart attack. He will know no more than any other wizard. None of you are to tell him anything."
Tonks entered the kitchen.
"Tonks, where have you been?" Molly asked, changing the subject.
"Meredith sent me out on a mission."
"Hey!" Meredith exclaimed hopping down from the counter. "Did everything go smoothly? Was the flight okay?"
"Those muggles have a weird way of traveling. Brooms are much quicker. Everyone kept looking at me at the bearfort, but otherwise everything went fine."
"Well maybe that was because your hair is pink or because you kept calling the airport, the bearfort in public." These last words came from a lanky, black haired boy who had just entered the kitchen.
Meredith hugged the boy for a minute and then turned to the table. "This is my son, Nicholas Black. You asked me why I did what I did-well it was to get revenge for Nicholas' father's 13 year false imprisonment."
Dun, Dun, Dun.to be continued in the next chapter see you all there.
Spoiler: For book 5
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for Meredith and my plot-all else belongs to J.K. Rowling and Warner Bros.
Chapter 5: The Surprise Guest
Wormtail paced nervously around the room he rented at the Leaky Cauldron. This was the clandestine setting that Meredith had requested to meet in. Two days ago Wormtail had received a very tired owl that traveled from America that held a note from Redi. She had written that she was visiting London and wanted to see him in secret. Not having seen her for many years- he was excited and apprehensive. For sure she must know that he was a servant of the Dark Lord. Is it possible that 'his Redi' wanted to join the Dark Lord and his quest for power and pure blood domination? He rubbed his hands together in eager anticipation. There was a quick, sharp rap at the door. Peter opened it and there stood Meredith carrying a basket.
"Redi", Peter squeaked, "It's good to see you. You look great."
"Thank you Peter", Meredith replied demurely, "Have you kept your promise and told no one of this meeting?"
Peter nodded quickly.
She entered the room and closed the door behind her. "Good, no one knows that I am back in London and I would like to keep it that way", she lied. She reached out and touched his human arm, steering clear of the mechanical one Voldemort gave him. "Except I couldn't come back without seeing you Peter. I missed you so much."
Wormtail looked like he just hit the jackpot. "I missed you too Redi. How long are you in London for?"
"Only today", Meredith replied, "I'm just passing through." Noticing Wormtail looking downcast, she added, "But lets make the best of our time together. I brought a picnic for us." She gestured to the basket she brought with her. She took out a flask of crimson liquid and two wine glasses. "Here, I brought some wine from America. Pour some for us, won't you?"
"Sure." He took the flask and the glasses from her outstretched hand and started pouring. He took a sip out of his glass. "Urgh!" He exclaimed, "This is bitter."
"Well it is American, but don't worry-the more you drink the better it gets."
She took her grand old time laying out the tablecloth on the floor. While she slowly set up, he drank more of the wine. It warmed his throat and all the way down to his stomach. Then all of a sudden he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He clamped a hand over heart and groaned.
"What's wrong?" Meredith asked sweetly.
"Pain.. Chest.. St. Mungo's.. quick" he was able to groan.
"No, there won't be enough time to get you to St. Mungo's. That potion I gave you acts much too quickly."
"Potion?" he croaked as he crumpled to the floor and took his last few breathes.
"Oh, Peter, you always were quite naïve. Like I would welcome you back into my life with open arms." Meredith said bitterly as she put on a pair of gloves and gathered everything back into her basket. She then took a cloth and wiped down everything and anything that had her fingerprints on it. Upon completion of this task she threw the cloth in the basket as well. With a quick glance around the room, Meredith put on her invisibility cloak, picked up her basket and left. Wormtail's already cold, dead body lay in a heap near the foot of the bed, his open eyes fixed on the ceiling.
Two days later Meredith walked into number 12 Grimmauld Place. Other than Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny staring over the railing upstairs, the house seemed empty. Meredith quietly crept upstairs. "Hey guys, it's good to see you all again. Where is everyone?"
"The order is having a meeting", Hermione said pointing to the kitchen.
"Hmm, that's funny. No one told me about a meeting. I'll come and talk to you guys in a little bit. Right now I want to check this out."
Meredith entered the kitchen. Lupin, Snape, Arthur, Molly, and both Weasley twins were sitting around the table immersed in discussion. They all looked up when Meredith came in the room, however Snape quickly looked away.
Meredith nonchalantly grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl on the table and hopped up on the counter by the kitchen sink. "So what are we discussing and where is the rest of the order?"
"This isn't an official meeting of the order Redi, we were just discussing something. This might come as a shock to you, but they found Peter Pettigrew dead last night in a room at the Leaky Cauldron." Lupin said.
"Yeah, apparently he was stinking up the whole place." Fred added snickering.
"Be quiet Fred. It is not funny", Molly said giving her son a stern look. Turning to Meredith she said, "Tom, the owner, said he didn't even know that it was Pettigrew staying in that room. Apparently he was in disguise when he checked in."
"Well Remus," Meredith bit into her apple, "we all knew he had a bad heart. It was bound to stop ticking one of these days."
"How did you know that it was his heart?" Arthur asked.
"Lucky guess?" Meredith half-heartedly suggested.
"No it's not. You and I are the only ones left alive that knew he had a heart condition. I doubt he would have told Voldemort or his fellow death eaters. What did you do Redi?" Lupin asked.
"I did what I had to do to exact my revenge. I did what you all were too afraid to do. We all wanted to do this to Peter after Lily and James were killed. I just happened to be the one who followed through." Meredith replied calmly.
"Why would you kill him? Now you have a risk of getting caught and thrown into Azkaben. Then who will be there for Harry? What are you going to do? Run back to America?" Lupin shot back.
"I have no intention of running anywhere."
"But you'll get caught!"
"No she won't." Snape said quietly. "You used Batheseltite, didn't you?"
Meredith nodded.
"Well Lupin, have no fear. Batheseltite is undetectable. It looks like he had a heart attack on the outside and inside when the autopsy is done. It is absorbed in the stomach and looks like wine. Even if tested, it has the same molecular configuration as wine." Turning to Meredith he said, "You always were a genius when it came to potions. What I'm trying to figure out is how you got in and out of the Leaky Cauldron without anyone seeing you?"
"A while ago I found that invisibility cloaks came in handy. Once I moved to America, I procured one for myself."
"Oh yes. Your affinity for Astronomy." Lupin recalled thoughtfully.
Snape and Meredith quickly broke eye contact. "Yes, that's right."
"I don't care who it was. You shouldn't be killing people! What kind of example are you setting for your godson? What's Harry going to think when he finds out?" Molly asked.
"I don't plan on Harry finding out. As far as he knows, Wormtail died of a heart attack. He will know no more than any other wizard. None of you are to tell him anything."
Tonks entered the kitchen.
"Tonks, where have you been?" Molly asked, changing the subject.
"Meredith sent me out on a mission."
"Hey!" Meredith exclaimed hopping down from the counter. "Did everything go smoothly? Was the flight okay?"
"Those muggles have a weird way of traveling. Brooms are much quicker. Everyone kept looking at me at the bearfort, but otherwise everything went fine."
"Well maybe that was because your hair is pink or because you kept calling the airport, the bearfort in public." These last words came from a lanky, black haired boy who had just entered the kitchen.
Meredith hugged the boy for a minute and then turned to the table. "This is my son, Nicholas Black. You asked me why I did what I did-well it was to get revenge for Nicholas' father's 13 year false imprisonment."
Dun, Dun, Dun.to be continued in the next chapter see you all there.