Alice sat in the soon to be her home with Frank, frantically trying to get everything ready for
her wedding and praying silently that Frank would come home soon from that blasted mission that
Dumbledore had insisted that Frank go on.
Frantic knocks came at the door. Alice ran to it and opened it, finding her love wide eyed and shaking. Sweat rolled down is face.
"Frank!" Alice exclaimed, looking him over.
"Run, Alice. It's him," Frank whispered, his chest heaving.
"Not without you," Alice whispered, holding his hand tightly.
"One, two, three," Frank said, whipping is wand around them and sending them to the only place he thought would be safe for them to go at this moment.
Alice and Frank popped out of thin air in the middle of Sirius's living room. They fell to the ground, heaving and shaking out of the fear.
"WHAT IN THE HECK?!" Sirius yelled, jumping to his feet.
"It's Alice and Frank!" Lily exclaimed, rushing over to them.
"What the hell happened to you two?" James asked as he helped Frank to his feet.
"Voldermort," Alice whispered, her voice shaking. Nancy eased her to the couch and rushed out of the room and into the kitchen.
"What?!" Sirius yelled again, causing Alice to jump from the noise.
"Voldermort. My mission was to spy on some death eaters. Voldermort chased me to the house. I only just got out alive with Alice," Frank answered.
"That sleazy bastard. One day I'm gonna..." James started, but he was cut off by Lily's hand.
"We all want to, but unless another wizard or witch is just as powerful or even more powerful then we have no chance at all of surviving. He will kill everyone in the end," Lily said softly,
her voice breaking at the end.
"Not if we can stop it. We're the best of the best of everything. We can do it," Sirius said,
trying to keep everyone positive.
"No we can not Sirius, and you damn well know that," Nancy said as she returned with several glasses and a pitcher of ice water. She handed a full glass to both Alice and Frank and then offered it to the others.
A knock came upon the door, causing everyone to freeze. Sirius got up and slinked over to the door.
"COME ON YOU FREAKIN' STUPID IDIOT!! LET ME IN! IT'S REMUS!!" The very manly voice of Remus Lupin yelled outside. Sirius opened the door and brought him inside.
"REMUS!! MY BUDDY OLD PAL!!" Sirius yelled as they entered the living room.
"I'm right next to you Sirius," Remus said patiently, rolling his eyes slightly.
"Oh, yeah right. Good to see that you are well. How's teaching?" Sirius asked as he flopped back down into his arm chair.
"Not good. Once they find out I'm a werewolf they don't want to hire me. Dumbledore won't give me a job right now. Says too many of the parents are worried about what's been going on with Voldermort and his cohorts. Which means, unfortunately, I do not have money nor do I have a place to live. Has anyone heard from Hestia Jones lately?" Remus asked as he sat down next to Frank.
Remus looked around and saw the ashen faces of his friends. His eyes questioned, but he remained silently, allowing them time to get over the shock of whatever happened.
"Voldermort chased Frank and Alice down. They can't go back. No one knew where that house was.
Except for their friends," Nancy explained, trying to fill Remus in.
"Wait... Let's narrow this down. Who knows where they have been living?" Remus asked, turning to face Alice and Frank.
"You, Sirius, Nancy, Lily, James, Hestia, Gretchen, and Peter. That's everyone that knows. Of course our parents know, but not even our siblings. They understand that we could die at any moment. Other then that no one does," Alice replied, her eyes looked off into the distance.
"Wait. Peter. Has anyone heard from him? At all?" Sirius asked, a light coming on in his head.
"No. Not since he told James and I about the whole trip to find himself," Lily answered, confused by Sirius' question.
"That's it!" Frank yelled, jumping up off the couch.
"What's it?" James asked, just as confused as Lily.
"Peter," Sirius said simply.
"He is the one betraying us!" Lily exclaimed catching on.
"We are strong because of our friendship. Voldermort doesn't understand that!" Frank exclaimed excitedly, his face lightening.
"We have to devise a plan. A plan to get rid of Peter, but with enough evidence to do so. Peter has to die. Otherwise we will die. Okay. Here's what we're going to do....." Sirius said, leaning forward.
Frantic knocks came at the door. Alice ran to it and opened it, finding her love wide eyed and shaking. Sweat rolled down is face.
"Frank!" Alice exclaimed, looking him over.
"Run, Alice. It's him," Frank whispered, his chest heaving.
"Not without you," Alice whispered, holding his hand tightly.
"One, two, three," Frank said, whipping is wand around them and sending them to the only place he thought would be safe for them to go at this moment.
Alice and Frank popped out of thin air in the middle of Sirius's living room. They fell to the ground, heaving and shaking out of the fear.
"WHAT IN THE HECK?!" Sirius yelled, jumping to his feet.
"It's Alice and Frank!" Lily exclaimed, rushing over to them.
"What the hell happened to you two?" James asked as he helped Frank to his feet.
"Voldermort," Alice whispered, her voice shaking. Nancy eased her to the couch and rushed out of the room and into the kitchen.
"What?!" Sirius yelled again, causing Alice to jump from the noise.
"Voldermort. My mission was to spy on some death eaters. Voldermort chased me to the house. I only just got out alive with Alice," Frank answered.
"That sleazy bastard. One day I'm gonna..." James started, but he was cut off by Lily's hand.
"We all want to, but unless another wizard or witch is just as powerful or even more powerful then we have no chance at all of surviving. He will kill everyone in the end," Lily said softly,
her voice breaking at the end.
"Not if we can stop it. We're the best of the best of everything. We can do it," Sirius said,
trying to keep everyone positive.
"No we can not Sirius, and you damn well know that," Nancy said as she returned with several glasses and a pitcher of ice water. She handed a full glass to both Alice and Frank and then offered it to the others.
A knock came upon the door, causing everyone to freeze. Sirius got up and slinked over to the door.
"COME ON YOU FREAKIN' STUPID IDIOT!! LET ME IN! IT'S REMUS!!" The very manly voice of Remus Lupin yelled outside. Sirius opened the door and brought him inside.
"REMUS!! MY BUDDY OLD PAL!!" Sirius yelled as they entered the living room.
"I'm right next to you Sirius," Remus said patiently, rolling his eyes slightly.
"Oh, yeah right. Good to see that you are well. How's teaching?" Sirius asked as he flopped back down into his arm chair.
"Not good. Once they find out I'm a werewolf they don't want to hire me. Dumbledore won't give me a job right now. Says too many of the parents are worried about what's been going on with Voldermort and his cohorts. Which means, unfortunately, I do not have money nor do I have a place to live. Has anyone heard from Hestia Jones lately?" Remus asked as he sat down next to Frank.
Remus looked around and saw the ashen faces of his friends. His eyes questioned, but he remained silently, allowing them time to get over the shock of whatever happened.
"Voldermort chased Frank and Alice down. They can't go back. No one knew where that house was.
Except for their friends," Nancy explained, trying to fill Remus in.
"Wait... Let's narrow this down. Who knows where they have been living?" Remus asked, turning to face Alice and Frank.
"You, Sirius, Nancy, Lily, James, Hestia, Gretchen, and Peter. That's everyone that knows. Of course our parents know, but not even our siblings. They understand that we could die at any moment. Other then that no one does," Alice replied, her eyes looked off into the distance.
"Wait. Peter. Has anyone heard from him? At all?" Sirius asked, a light coming on in his head.
"No. Not since he told James and I about the whole trip to find himself," Lily answered, confused by Sirius' question.
"That's it!" Frank yelled, jumping up off the couch.
"What's it?" James asked, just as confused as Lily.
"Peter," Sirius said simply.
"He is the one betraying us!" Lily exclaimed catching on.
"We are strong because of our friendship. Voldermort doesn't understand that!" Frank exclaimed excitedly, his face lightening.
"We have to devise a plan. A plan to get rid of Peter, but with enough evidence to do so. Peter has to die. Otherwise we will die. Okay. Here's what we're going to do....." Sirius said, leaning forward.