"Returns, somewhat damp."
Peter stepped out of the room, wondering if this was going to be it, the day that they realised what he was. Flipping time back an hour, he apparated to the spot indicated by the Dark Mark then, feeling twice the pain that the others would feel only once. Touching his wand to his wrist, he found himself covered in robes and next to Snape, who had not realised that the wizard next to him was the same one that had played with him all those years before. The voices were different, of course. Snape's had never lost that petty, whining quality while Peter's had deepened and become more hoarse with the strains of time. Two women had passed between them, making their way to the centre of the circle, just as two women had come between Peter and Snape. Bellatrix had been Peter's undoing, Lily was Snape's saviour, had Peter only known that. But now he passed an hour with these people, angry with Lily for having a child, angry with James for making Sirius the Godfather, angry with Remus for wanting to be alone. Walking away from the circle an hour later, he apparated to the hollow, and walked through the door, slightly damp.
Peter stepped out of the room, wondering if this was going to be it, the day that they realised what he was. Flipping time back an hour, he apparated to the spot indicated by the Dark Mark then, feeling twice the pain that the others would feel only once. Touching his wand to his wrist, he found himself covered in robes and next to Snape, who had not realised that the wizard next to him was the same one that had played with him all those years before. The voices were different, of course. Snape's had never lost that petty, whining quality while Peter's had deepened and become more hoarse with the strains of time. Two women had passed between them, making their way to the centre of the circle, just as two women had come between Peter and Snape. Bellatrix had been Peter's undoing, Lily was Snape's saviour, had Peter only known that. But now he passed an hour with these people, angry with Lily for having a child, angry with James for making Sirius the Godfather, angry with Remus for wanting to be alone. Walking away from the circle an hour later, he apparated to the hollow, and walked through the door, slightly damp.