Chapter 21- Surprises
The three new mothers spent a lot of the rest of the year together. Alex was constantly busy, since she now had five kids, including little Lyra, as they had decided to name her. Carrie and Lily wondered how Alex managed to take care of all of the kids and be an Auror since their kids are taking up all of their time. Tommy and Harry were best friends, and were constantly picking on Lyra, who in turn was constantly punching the boys, even if she was only an year old. Sirius and James were extremely proud of their boys and were often showing them off. Remus and Ellen were going to have a baby and Remus was just as proud of Ellen as Sirius and James were of Thomas and Harry, although he was a bit afraid that his lycanthropy would pass on. Esther sent everyone a letter, saying they were fine, and that Abigail was a lovely little girl. Peter was oddly absent these days, but no one said anything whenever he did show up. They just figured he was lonely, since everyone was married, except for him.
Everyone, except for Esther of course, was together when Peter appeared after a few months of not showing up, during Halloween. Everyone greated him warmly and he smiled nervously at them. Alex, Carrie, and Ellen left to change the diapers of the babies for a minute and suddenly Sirius jumped up.
"Hey, Prongs, I have the perfect plan! Look, why don't you make Pete your Secret Keeper for a while, since Voldemort would never suspect him," Sirius said. Peter stared at them and started shaking.
"That's a great idea, Padfoot. So, Pete, do you mind being the SK?" James said. Peter nodded slightly.
"Thanks, mate. Oh, uh, Lily and I have to go to the Order meeting today. Dumbledore wants to talk to us. Anyway, we don't want to take Harry, because it would mean we would have to Floo, so you don't mind baby-sitting him, do you?"
"Not at all, Prongs. When should I come?" James told him the time and the girls entered the room.
A few hours later, Lily and James were getting ready to leave the house. Peter had just arrived and was holding on to Harry. Lily kissed Harry's forehead and Apparated. James did the same and Apparated. A few minutes after, a popping sound was heard. Peter put Harry on the couch and turned around to face Voldemort.
"Where are they, Wormtail?" Voldemort said.
"They left, my lord. There was nothing I could do."
"What? Did they take the child?"
"No."
"Where is he?"
"I won't let you touch Harry." Peter moved in front of Harry, and Voldemort's lips thinned.
"Move, Wormtail. Now. Crucio!" A series of shrieks were heard and a baby wailing as well. Voldemort smirked, and pushed Wormtail out of his way. He raised his wand at Harry, who stared at him with a look of utter curiosity and said "AVADA KEDAVRA!" But the moment he said the curse, Peter threw himself in front of Harry and was killed instantly. Voldemort laughed a cold, cruel laugh and started performing the same curse again. However, he was stopped by barrier that made the curse reflect. Voldemort started screaming painfully and soon his body disappeared and he became only a shadow. As soon as he disappeared Lily, James, and Dumbledore along with a few other Aurors appeared. James looked at Peter's dead body and wailed.
"Oh that bastard is going to killed not by a dementor but by me!" James shouted.
"James! Calm yourself. Peter was a traitor, he deserved the death!" Lily said as she scooped Harry in her arms.
"Lily, don't be so harsh on Peter. Yes, he was a traitor, but he killed himself so that Harry could live, and that is an act of a true Gryffindor," Dumbledore said. The Aurors next to them Apparated with Peters body and Lily and James left with Harry to spread the news.
A/N: I know, very, very, very short. But there isn't anything else for me to write about, so whatever. Anyway, I started writing another fic, so if you're interested, look for The Not So Normal Confessions of Lily Evans. Also, I have this other fic I started a while ago that's called Switching Places. Thanks for reading my fic and sorry if I disappointed you guys with the end.