Teenage Maru: S-she's paying me to do this. S-she only owns grown up me, me, and Rose. N-no o-one else. Can I go now?

Reaka: I shouldn't have made you so damn shy. You know what's great about having original characters and writing a story? You can make them do whatever you want! Example.

Teen Maru: What're you doing?

Reaka: Dance!

Teenage Maru starts dancing like an idiot.

Teen Maru: Stop it!

Reaka: (cackles) I can't help it! I can't resist. All right.

Teen Maru stops dancing and runs away.

Reaka: I just had to torture her.

Teen Maru: (runs back) So dating Peter Pettigrew wasn't enough torture for me?

Reaka: No.

Teen Maru: I hate you. (runs away again)

Reaka: (chuckles) That was fun. Anyway, this is all in Maru's point of view. It's another tragic chapter. Kind of tragic. Yeah. That's it. Well, without further ado, here's the next chapter! But after thanking the reviewers.

Reese Craven: Thank you. I'm glad you liked it, and I'm glad I answered your questions.

Fool Moon: Thanks.

The Reason

Looking back on it now, I wonder if I was one of the reasons that Peter had turned into a Death Eater. Was it his way of getting revenge for something so stupid all those years ago? Sometimes I wonder.

The year after Harry's birth was the year Voldemort, the Dark Lord, made his move. He started to rid the world of Muggles and Muggle-borns everywhere and also killing anyone that opposed him.

One night, I walked down a street, when I saw Peter sneaking down a street. He didn't see me, so I decided to follow him.

He turned up on another street with twelve other Muggles. I was standing in the shadows a good distance away in case he took out his wand. At the end of the street, I saw Sirius coming towards Peter. The other Muggles were talking on the street so loudly, I couldn't hear what they were talking about. Suddenly, Peter takes out his wand, and a bright light blinds me temporarily. When it faded, Sirius was standing with his wand in his hand surrounded by twelve dead Muggles. A rat had run away.

I stepped out from where I was standing and near the street. Sirius looked at me with a guilty look across his face.

"Maru, run," Sirius said.

"No," I answered. "I won't. We'll tell them it was Peter!"

"They won't believe us! Look over there!"

I looked to where he pointed on the ground. There was a finger lying where Peter was.

"Sirius, where's Peter?"

"He faked his death and turned into a rat. He's an Animangus. Right now, it looks like I did it. I don't want the Ministry to come here and find you here as well. They might think you're my accomplice! It's better that I rot in Azkaban than you. Get out of here, Maru."

"But Sirius..."

"GET OUT OF HERE!"

His eyes were starting to water, and he pointed his wand at me.

"I will hex you unless you run," he threatened. "Now go."

I heard the footsteps of more people coming, so I gave Sirius one last look, and I ran from the sight.

Once I was inside my house, I didn't stop until I reached my room and hit my bed. I didn't know why this was happening. Why did Peter betray Sirius like that? Something hit me, and I ran to my desk with a parchment in my hand.

"I have to warn Lily," I thought. "I have to tell her about Peter!"

I wrote as fast as I could and ran to my fireplace. I started to keep Floo Powder so I wouldn't have to go to the Leaky Cauldron as much. I put some in and was transported to Diagon Alley. Running as fast as I could, I went to the Owlry, and I knocked down an old man along the way.

"I'm sorry," I said. The old man grabbed my arm.

"What's the rush Maru?" the old man asked. "Did something happen?"

I looked at him more closely, and I realized he was my Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. In my years of Hogwarts, I'd seen him many times, but we had never talked to each other. I was surprised that he even knew my name.

"Professor Dumbledore!" I spit out. "I'm surprised you even know my name!"

"You'd be surprised at what I know about you, Ms. Freerose. You look tired and scared. What seems to be the trouble?"

"I have to tell them. Everyone's in danger!"

"You've been attacked by Voldemort?"

I flinched.

"I've got to send this to them."

"You look tired. Here, give it to me. I'll send the letter. You go home and get some rest."

I nodded. He patted my shoulder.

"That's a good girl. See you soon."

I never understood why anyone thought he was so crazy. He seemed like any other old wizard to me. Taking a deep breath, I turned and went back home to go to sleep.

The next morning, I heard soft tapping on my door. I found myself on the couch in my living room without any memory of ever moving there. The tapping on my door was a little louder, so I got up and opened the door.

Remus stood there. He looked sad, and his eyes were red as if he'd been crying recently.

"Remus," I said.

"Hello Maru."

"What happened?"

"I got your letter."

"But that was for Lily and James. How did you get it?"

"Dumbledore sent it to me. Maru, there's something I need to tell you about Lily and James."

"What happened? Are they okay?"

"They're dead."

I stared in his eyes.

"W-what?"

"Voldemort came to their house. He killed James first then went after Lily. But here's the strange thing. He tried to kill Harry, but he couldn't do it. Something happened, and he disappeared from existence."

"But Lily and James are dead."

Remus sadly nodded.

"I can't believe it," I whispered. My voice started shaking. Remus put his arms around me, and I cried softly in them.

"First Peter," I babbled. "Then Sirius, then James, then Lily! Why is this happening to us?!"

"Shh, it's okay Maru."

"No it isn't! All of our friends are gone! We're the only ones left! How can you say it's all right?"

"We'll just have to keep a close watch on each other. I won't let you drift away from me, Maru. I'll never let you."

I felt Remus's body start to shake, and a tear hit my face. For a long time, we just held each other, crying in each other's arms.

After what seemed like forever, Remus let go of me.

"I wouldn't come back to the wizarding world for a while," he advised. "Best for you to stay here with Muggles."

"What about you?"

"I don't know. Anything can happen at this point. Good-bye Maru. Maybe we'll see each other again."

He kissed my cheek then turned and walked away from me.

"I love you," I whispered.

I never saw him again.

(Rose and Maru. Okay I'll put them in there for a second time.)

Rose looked up at her friend. Maru looked so sad just sitting there reminiscing in the past, reviving old memories.

"That's so sad," Rose said.

"I agree. You know, I'd actually thought of writing Harry one day, but for an unknown reason, I never got around to it. Probably because that was the day my ex-husband found out I was a witch."

"So that's why Mr. Markston left you. I never liked that guy. He was a little bit of an asshole."

"I don't know what even possessed me to marry him in the first place. Maybe he was a closet wizard who used possession to do it."

"Probably."

The two of them laughed at their own little joke.

But the laughter stopped when they heard someone knocking on their door.

Reaka: And who could that person be, I wonder? Wouldn't you like to know? Guess what? I'm not telling you! Why should I? Give me one reason to do so! Tell me! Tell me! Anyway, see you around.