"You have derived me of the Potter's." Voldemort roared. Peter
whimpered quietly in the corner of the room. Voldemort reached down,
picked him up, and placed Peter against the wall.
"You...have...cost...me...the..." whispered Voldemort quietly. "POTTER'S! They have defied me three times. You have given them another chance, Pettigrew!" yelled Voldemort.
"I'm sorry My Lord. They had me cornered," he mumbled in terror. Voldemort tightened his grip around his throat.
"I have every right to kill you here right now. You are most unworthy of my kindness," he sputtered. Peter looked up at him.
"Kindness, My Lord?" asked Peter hopefully. Voldemort peeled his cloak back and looked deep into Peter's eyes. He shuddered violently under his grasp.
"Kindness," he began. "I am considering of giving you." Peter sighed in relief. Voldemort pushed him farther into the wall.
"However," Voldemort snapped. "You have to prove to me once again your loyalty. Within the next decade you must do my every whim." Peter nodded feverishly. Voldemort let him go, and he slid back down unto the floor.
"But you must do one thing," he said as he whipped his wand in Peter's face, he flinched. "Kill one of those Marauders."
"One? Just one?" asked Peter suspiciously. Voldemort turned away from him and walked back to the comfort of his chair by the fire.
"Yes, just one. Choose, I know to kill one will make all of them suffer."
-Ten years pass; it is Harry's eleventh birthday -
"Now, now Harry I'm sure it will come soon enough," laughed his mother. Harry awaited the post eagerly.
"Mum, when is it going to arrive?" asked Harry hopefully. James walked behind him and ruffled his hair.
"Don't worry son, the post will come as it always does." Harry smiled at his father and walked back with them to the kitchen.
"So, if I do get into Hogwarts what should I expect?" asked a eager Harry. James sat down next to Lily. He pulled out the paper and began to read it.
"Well, if I were you, I'd stay away from the headmaster. He's a real mean man. He put me into detention more times than I can count." said James while reading. Lily hit him lightly on the arm. James grasped his arm and moaned in fake pain. Harry laughed.
"Well James, if you had only stayed out of trouble for more than a few minutes you wouldn't have had to worry about detention." She turned to Harry and smiled. "Harry don't listen to your father, Professor Dumbledore is a great man, and he is very kind. Even to James," she added.
"Yeah? Well speaking about professors, are there any really mean ones? Ones that I should try to stay away from anyway." James looked at him, and stroked his chin in a thoughtful manner.
"Well mate, I'm sure after I left, most of them left to have a wonderful life without me. But then again, what life with me isn't wonderful?" He joked. Lily gave him a reproachful look. All he did was shrug.
"You're probably right." he laughed.
"Hey, the post's arrived." Said Lily suddenly, but Harry had already raced down the hall to gather it.
"It's here! The letter for Hogwarts!"
a/n well I know that this chapter is short, but I feels it does the job. Yes, I'm sorry Voldemort spared Peter's life, but he does play an important role. Please keep reading and even better reviewing. You guys constantly give me ideas!
"You...have...cost...me...the..." whispered Voldemort quietly. "POTTER'S! They have defied me three times. You have given them another chance, Pettigrew!" yelled Voldemort.
"I'm sorry My Lord. They had me cornered," he mumbled in terror. Voldemort tightened his grip around his throat.
"I have every right to kill you here right now. You are most unworthy of my kindness," he sputtered. Peter looked up at him.
"Kindness, My Lord?" asked Peter hopefully. Voldemort peeled his cloak back and looked deep into Peter's eyes. He shuddered violently under his grasp.
"Kindness," he began. "I am considering of giving you." Peter sighed in relief. Voldemort pushed him farther into the wall.
"However," Voldemort snapped. "You have to prove to me once again your loyalty. Within the next decade you must do my every whim." Peter nodded feverishly. Voldemort let him go, and he slid back down unto the floor.
"But you must do one thing," he said as he whipped his wand in Peter's face, he flinched. "Kill one of those Marauders."
"One? Just one?" asked Peter suspiciously. Voldemort turned away from him and walked back to the comfort of his chair by the fire.
"Yes, just one. Choose, I know to kill one will make all of them suffer."
-Ten years pass; it is Harry's eleventh birthday -
"Now, now Harry I'm sure it will come soon enough," laughed his mother. Harry awaited the post eagerly.
"Mum, when is it going to arrive?" asked Harry hopefully. James walked behind him and ruffled his hair.
"Don't worry son, the post will come as it always does." Harry smiled at his father and walked back with them to the kitchen.
"So, if I do get into Hogwarts what should I expect?" asked a eager Harry. James sat down next to Lily. He pulled out the paper and began to read it.
"Well, if I were you, I'd stay away from the headmaster. He's a real mean man. He put me into detention more times than I can count." said James while reading. Lily hit him lightly on the arm. James grasped his arm and moaned in fake pain. Harry laughed.
"Well James, if you had only stayed out of trouble for more than a few minutes you wouldn't have had to worry about detention." She turned to Harry and smiled. "Harry don't listen to your father, Professor Dumbledore is a great man, and he is very kind. Even to James," she added.
"Yeah? Well speaking about professors, are there any really mean ones? Ones that I should try to stay away from anyway." James looked at him, and stroked his chin in a thoughtful manner.
"Well mate, I'm sure after I left, most of them left to have a wonderful life without me. But then again, what life with me isn't wonderful?" He joked. Lily gave him a reproachful look. All he did was shrug.
"You're probably right." he laughed.
"Hey, the post's arrived." Said Lily suddenly, but Harry had already raced down the hall to gather it.
"It's here! The letter for Hogwarts!"
a/n well I know that this chapter is short, but I feels it does the job. Yes, I'm sorry Voldemort spared Peter's life, but he does play an important role. Please keep reading and even better reviewing. You guys constantly give me ideas!