Chapter four
Lily and James were dead. It had happened. Whoever they chose as their Secret Keeper betrayed them by revealing their whereabouts. Casalameer stood by the water, her cottage nearby. The wind messed her hair and it was growing cold. She looked as far as she could see across the water. She missed Lily. She wished with all that was in her that they had chosen her. Her eyes stung with tears that would never come. She had cried so much in the last few days that she couldn't do it anymore. Her nose would plug up and her eyes would threaten to shut down but the tears were finished. She missed her friends. She had come to live in her cottage after it had happened so she could get away and sort out her thoughts and feelings. She heard a noise above. She looked up and saw a barn owl swoop down towards her. She held out her arm for him to land. The owl landed on Cas' arm and held out his leg for her to untie a letter addressed to her. He promptly flew off after she had taken the letter. Casalameer unrolled the parchment and immediately recognized the handwriting.
Dear Casalameer,
I realize that this is a tough time especially for you but there is something you need to know. The Secret Keeper has been revealed. It was Sirius. I can't imagine him betraying any of us but it happened. It's astonishing to us all. But there's something else…He was confronted by Peter Pettigrew and Sirius killed him. This is such a shock to us all. Sirius was one of my best friends. One of Peter's best friends. The most shocking thing of all is that he killed thirteen muggles along with Peter. You remember the compassion he always felt for muggles? I guess it was all a lie. I don't know what to think. The Ministry took him away and he's now in Azkaban. Please stay where you are. Things are tense and you need more rest. When you're ready, come back to the Ministry and do what you feel is necessary. As for me…I too need to get away. I just wanted to tell you what happened before you read it in the paper.
Your friend,
Remus J. Lupin
Stunned, Cas dropped the letter. Sirius Black was the traitor…