A/N- I'm finally posting a new chapter. The idea for this chapter came to
me by way of a good friend, and she knows who she is. Thanks for the idea!
I hope you think this chapter is good. Thanks to all those who posted a
review on the first chapter. I hope you like this chapter as well. It's
not a very long chapter and I'm not very good at writing this kind. I
personally don't like the first part of this chapter. But tell me what you
think, please.
Disclaimer - None of these characters are mine *sniff sniff*. Wish they were, but they all belong to J.K. Rowling.
Chapter 2 - Announcing Harry's Arrival
Peter Pettigrew didn't go straight home after his short visit with James, Lily, and baby Harry. Oh no, he had a message that needed to be delivered immediately. If he failed to inform his master of the baby's arrival he might have to pay the price, a price he desperately didn't want to pay.
Peter apparated into a dark room of an abandoned house. There sat his master in a chair, a serpent coiled at his feet. Hooded figures encircled the man that sat in the chair.
"My lord," Peter choked out, "I was just at the hospital."
"This is not news to me. Why should I care if you had a visit with the doctor," hissed a harsh voice.
"I wasn't there for me, my lord. I was there visiting someone." He paused. "A child has been born."
This caught the Dark Lord's attention. "Yes, Pettigrew. A child has been born. A child who could bring about the end of me." There was a long moment where the Dark Lord pondered. "We mustn't let this happen. The child must die. You know what must be done, Pettigrew."
"Yes, my Lord Voldemort. I will gain their trust. They already do trust me. I'm Peter Pettigrew, remember. I'm the silent one that never does anything." Peter bowed and prepared to leave.
"Pettigrew. You must not only gain the trust of the parents, but Dumbledore too. He'll try to complicate things. He suspects something could happen." Voldemort gripped the arms of his chair. "Leave my sight."
All the Death Eaters disaparated, leaving Voldemort alone with the hissing serpent at his feet. "Harry Potter," he breathed, "I will destroy him, if it's the last thing I do."
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The new Potter family entered their tiny home. Little Harry slept soundly in his mother's arms. James entered the house first carrying Lily's bags she had taken to the hospital with her. He dropped the bags on the floor just inside the door before turning to watch Lily and his new son Harry enter the house.
"Ahhh, home at last." James flopped down on the couch. "Man, it feels great to be on my own couch again."
"Shh, he's sleeping, James. Unless you would like to try to get him back to sleep, I suggest you let him sleep now and be quiet."
Just then there was a loud pop and standing in the middle of the room was Sirius Black and Remus Lupin.
"Can we not have a moment away from you two?" asked Lily.
Sirius and Remus smirked at each other. "Come on, Lily. Do you really expect us to stay away when our two best friends have just had a child? Especially my godchild. Let me see him." Sirius reached out his hands to take Harry from Lily. Lily reluctantly let Harry go. Since he was born she hadn't gotten to hold him for very long, and he was her baby. "He's awake! Look at those bright eyes."
"It's your fault he's awake, aparating in he so suddenly. You two are so loud."
"Oh, Lily, take it easy. It's not going to hurt him to be awake for a little while. He's not crying, is he? Besides, you had better get used to Moony and me being here all the time, because you aren't getting rid of me."
"No way, no how. We are here for good."
"Ha, that's wonderful. It'll be just like old times, except Wormtail won't be here," said James, sitting up.
"Is that a good thing?" said a voice from the doorway.
"Wormtail, what are you doing here?" said James. "We weren't expecting you."
"I could tell." He looked around nervously, came in, and hurriedly closed the door.
"Is something wrong, Wormtail?" asked Lupin.
"No, no, nothing's wrong. Just excited to see Harry again."
"Well, Harry's mine right now. I'm gonna teach him everything. We're going to have so much fun, aren't we, Harry?" said Sirius.
"Excuse me, I thought he was my son," said James in his own defense. "I get to teach Harry to play Quidditch that way he'll grow up just like me."
"Enough with the Quidditch, James. You've got to teach him more than that. We'll have to tell him all about the Hogwarts and its secrets. Do we still have that map we made?"
"No, Filch took it, remember," said James.
"You are not teaching my son to be like you guys were. You got into so much trouble in school, and I do not want to be getting owls sent to our house every other day. We are going to raise him right," stated Lily.
Sirius leaned of to James, "We can do it behind her back. She'll never have to know."
"I heard that. There will be nothing to do with the marauders in this house."
"Oh, come on Lily. You are living with a marauder and the others are on the verge of moving in. You really can't expect not to teach Harry a few tricks. He is the first baby among us," said Remus.
"You all are going to be the death of me."
A/N: That's it. What do you think? The next chapter should be coming along sometime next year. Please post reviews and let me know what I can do to improve it. Let me know what you think. Thanks to everyone who posted reviews. Love ya!
Disclaimer - None of these characters are mine *sniff sniff*. Wish they were, but they all belong to J.K. Rowling.
Chapter 2 - Announcing Harry's Arrival
Peter Pettigrew didn't go straight home after his short visit with James, Lily, and baby Harry. Oh no, he had a message that needed to be delivered immediately. If he failed to inform his master of the baby's arrival he might have to pay the price, a price he desperately didn't want to pay.
Peter apparated into a dark room of an abandoned house. There sat his master in a chair, a serpent coiled at his feet. Hooded figures encircled the man that sat in the chair.
"My lord," Peter choked out, "I was just at the hospital."
"This is not news to me. Why should I care if you had a visit with the doctor," hissed a harsh voice.
"I wasn't there for me, my lord. I was there visiting someone." He paused. "A child has been born."
This caught the Dark Lord's attention. "Yes, Pettigrew. A child has been born. A child who could bring about the end of me." There was a long moment where the Dark Lord pondered. "We mustn't let this happen. The child must die. You know what must be done, Pettigrew."
"Yes, my Lord Voldemort. I will gain their trust. They already do trust me. I'm Peter Pettigrew, remember. I'm the silent one that never does anything." Peter bowed and prepared to leave.
"Pettigrew. You must not only gain the trust of the parents, but Dumbledore too. He'll try to complicate things. He suspects something could happen." Voldemort gripped the arms of his chair. "Leave my sight."
All the Death Eaters disaparated, leaving Voldemort alone with the hissing serpent at his feet. "Harry Potter," he breathed, "I will destroy him, if it's the last thing I do."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The new Potter family entered their tiny home. Little Harry slept soundly in his mother's arms. James entered the house first carrying Lily's bags she had taken to the hospital with her. He dropped the bags on the floor just inside the door before turning to watch Lily and his new son Harry enter the house.
"Ahhh, home at last." James flopped down on the couch. "Man, it feels great to be on my own couch again."
"Shh, he's sleeping, James. Unless you would like to try to get him back to sleep, I suggest you let him sleep now and be quiet."
Just then there was a loud pop and standing in the middle of the room was Sirius Black and Remus Lupin.
"Can we not have a moment away from you two?" asked Lily.
Sirius and Remus smirked at each other. "Come on, Lily. Do you really expect us to stay away when our two best friends have just had a child? Especially my godchild. Let me see him." Sirius reached out his hands to take Harry from Lily. Lily reluctantly let Harry go. Since he was born she hadn't gotten to hold him for very long, and he was her baby. "He's awake! Look at those bright eyes."
"It's your fault he's awake, aparating in he so suddenly. You two are so loud."
"Oh, Lily, take it easy. It's not going to hurt him to be awake for a little while. He's not crying, is he? Besides, you had better get used to Moony and me being here all the time, because you aren't getting rid of me."
"No way, no how. We are here for good."
"Ha, that's wonderful. It'll be just like old times, except Wormtail won't be here," said James, sitting up.
"Is that a good thing?" said a voice from the doorway.
"Wormtail, what are you doing here?" said James. "We weren't expecting you."
"I could tell." He looked around nervously, came in, and hurriedly closed the door.
"Is something wrong, Wormtail?" asked Lupin.
"No, no, nothing's wrong. Just excited to see Harry again."
"Well, Harry's mine right now. I'm gonna teach him everything. We're going to have so much fun, aren't we, Harry?" said Sirius.
"Excuse me, I thought he was my son," said James in his own defense. "I get to teach Harry to play Quidditch that way he'll grow up just like me."
"Enough with the Quidditch, James. You've got to teach him more than that. We'll have to tell him all about the Hogwarts and its secrets. Do we still have that map we made?"
"No, Filch took it, remember," said James.
"You are not teaching my son to be like you guys were. You got into so much trouble in school, and I do not want to be getting owls sent to our house every other day. We are going to raise him right," stated Lily.
Sirius leaned of to James, "We can do it behind her back. She'll never have to know."
"I heard that. There will be nothing to do with the marauders in this house."
"Oh, come on Lily. You are living with a marauder and the others are on the verge of moving in. You really can't expect not to teach Harry a few tricks. He is the first baby among us," said Remus.
"You all are going to be the death of me."
A/N: That's it. What do you think? The next chapter should be coming along sometime next year. Please post reviews and let me know what I can do to improve it. Let me know what you think. Thanks to everyone who posted reviews. Love ya!