Jess and Remus arrived home, they were both tanned and ecstatically happy. They both wore matching gold wedding rings on their hands.
"I want to go back." Jess said, she had had an amazing time.
"Me too." Remus said, "but we can't."
"I never want our honeymoon to end." Jess said and kissed her husband.
"Who said it has to end just because we're back home?" Remus asked.
"I like your thinking Mr. Lupin." Jess said and she pushed him down the hall into their bedroom.
A few days later everyone was gathered for an order meeting, Jess and Remus had been dragged from their flat into the world as Dumbledore had said it was important.
He stood in front of the order looking very grave indeed.
"Welcome." He said to them although he didn't seem al that welcoming. " have called this meeting to remind you why you have all joined this order." He spoke sternly.
Everyone was taken aback by the way he spoke, they had never seen him this angry.
"You joined this order to protect the world from Lord Voldemort, because you wanted to stop the terrible killing and unimaginable pain that would be caused if he was able to succeed in what he threatens to do."
Peter sat in his seat, nearly wetting himself, sweat rolling down his face.
"Albus, we know why we joined," Moody interrupted.
Dumbledore looked at him and he immediately silenced, "Well it seems some one had forgotten!" he scanned the people sitting around him. "It seems we have a spy."
Every one started muttering to the person next to them, spy, who would be a spy?
Dumbledore sighed, "this is a serious matter, this person, whoever it may be, is leaking important information. Information that could cost people their lives."
Peter felt that everyone was looking at him, they know, they know it's me! He thought to himself, it's up, they're going to kill me!
"I want this person to come forwards now, before it is too late, before too much damage is done." Dumbledore warned.
Maybe I should give myself in, Peter thought, no, the dark lord would kill me, but Dumbledore might if I don't!
"I want to warn everyone of you, trust no one, it isn't safe anymore." Dumbledore said, "and again I urge this person to come forward now, and maybe I will find it somewhere in my heart to forgive them."
James, Sirius and Lily were all sitting in the kitchen at Godrics Hallow.
"Now I know you wanted me to be your secret keeper, and it's not that I don't want to be." Sirius said to Lily and James, "but I don't think it would be a good idea."
"Why not?" James asked.
"Well, it would be obvious wouldn't it? I'm your best friends James, I know you better then anyone else, I would be the first person they come to to find out who you are." Sirius said.
"But if we don't have you who will we have?" Lily asked.
"I've thought of that, you have the person you'd least expect." Sirius said smiling, "so who would you least expect?"
"Snape?" James asked bemused.
"No, not Snivellus! Wormatil." Sirius said.
Lily wasn't convinced, "no, I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him." she said.
"Exactly, so that's what you know who will think as well, he'd be the last person you'd expect to pick." Sirius said.
"I get what you're saying, but I don't know." James said also unconvinced. "I know he means well, but he'd crack under the pressure if he was found out."
"But the point is that no one would find out, I mean who in their right mind would think of him? It's a perfect plan."
No one said anything, but Sirius could tell that they weren't convinced.
"Look, apart from me, he's probably the only other one you could trust." He said, "you know I'm not the spy, and he's definitely too dumb to be a spy!"
"He makes a good point." Lily said.
"And, to make my plan even better, if anyone has found out that I was going to be your secret keeper, which people have done, and like Dumbledore said no one can be trusted, I mean you never know Remus could be the spy, or Jess, God it could be anyone."
"Padfoot, what's your point?" James asked.
Sirius stopped rambling, "my point is that if his spy has found out that it was me, and we change to Peter, they'd be non the wiser. They'll still think it's me."
Lily looked at James, and he looked back at her.
"God what is the world coming to, we're going to put our life in Peter Pettigrew's hands, and Sirius is right!" Lily said.
"So that means you going to go with the plan?" Sirius asked.
Lily and James looked at each other again.
"Yeah," James said.
"Right, I'll go and get Peter." Sirius said, "I suppose you had better tell him first."
"Are you sure you don't want me to stay, make sure it all goes well?" Dumbledore asked, he had run Lily, James and Sirius through the procedure of making Sirius their secret keeper.
"We know how busy you are." Lily said, "and Frank and Alice need you too, we'll be fine."
Dumbledore nodded, "good luck." he said and he apparated away.
"You hear all that Peter?" Lily asked Peter who had been hiding under James' invisibility cloak.
He pulled the cloak off, "yeah, I think so."
"It feels wrong lying to Dumbledore." James said.
"But it's for your own safety." Peter piped up, he was over the moon when he had been picked as secret keeper. He knew that this would make him his master's favourite, although he hadn't told him yet.
For one he was scared that they might change their minds again, another he was scared something might go wrong, and third, strangely enough, he felt bad. Something deep down inside was telling him not to do it, not yet anyway.
"Right Peter come and stand over hear." Lily said, and he went and stood where she was pointing.
She had brewed a potion needed for the ritual, it contained some rather disgusting things.
"Now we need a bit of your blood." Lily said, "give me your hand."
He held out his right arm over the cauldron and he pricked it with a needle.
He looked away, he hated the sight of blood.
"Don't be such a wimp!" Sirius said.
"I just don't like blood." Peter said.
"You can look now, it's over." Lily said giving him his arm back.
The potion fizzed and bubbled for a little while.
"We need to leave it to cool for a few minutes." Lily said and she wiped her brow with a tea cloth.
"Now Peter, are you sure you want to do this. It's a big responsibility," James asked, "there is still time to back out, we can throw away the potion and start again with Sirius."
"No," Peter squeaked, although he was very nervous. Yes he hated Lily, but James was his best friend, he had taken him in when no one else would back in first year, and now he was going to betray him. But it was too late to have an attack of nerves, becoming a death eater was a life long service, he couldn't decided to be loyal to his friends now. "I'm sure."
"Right," Lily said, "this is ready now." She poured some of the mixture into three mugs. It looked vile, it was bright red in colour and smelt like a rotting animal.
"Now you need to read this Wormtail, then drink the potion." James said pointing to an incantation in the spell book. "Then Lily and I will say this and drink our potions, got that?"
Peter nodded.
"Padfoot, you're going to have to leave now." James said to Sirius.
He nodded and he felt that a hug was in order.
He gave James a brotherly hug, then he hugged Lily and shook Peter's hand.
"Good luck." He said and he apparated away.
"I'll go and get Harry." Lily said and she retrieved her son from the next room.
"Ready Peter?" James asked.
"As I'll ever be." He said.
Lily returned and gave Peter the nod.
He cleared his throat, "I solemnly swear that I will keep the secret of these people. I will keep it inside of me, I will protect them from harm, I will conceal this secret inside my soul. While they dwell in this house no harm shall come to them until die, or betray them. This is my solemn promise, my vow, my word."
He finished reading and drank the potion. It burned as it went down his throat, but he did not spit it out, even though he felt like retching.
James smiled at him warmly and put his hand on his shoulder in silent thanks, then he and Lily spoke together.
"We put our trust in this one soul, we trust him to conceal our secret, keep us safe, protect us from harm. While we dwell in this we trust him to protect us until, he betray us or dies. In him we trust, will is our will, our vow, our word."
They finished reading and drank the potion, Lily fed a bit to Harry in one of his bottles.
They stood in silent, thing happened, then suddenly they all glowed gold, and a wind seem to sweep through the house.
Harry started crying.
"Shhh, it's alright." Lily said and she hugged her son.
"Is that it?" Peter asked.
"Yes." James said, "that's it," he sounded grave, almost sad. "Could you write our address on four pieces of parchment and give them to Sirius. The he'll give them to Emma, Jess and Remus."
"Why don't I give it to them?" Peter asked.
"Because they still think Sirius is our secret keeper, and we don't want them to find out he isn't, just in case."
"You better make that five, we need to give one to Dumbledore." Lily said.
Peter nodded, "I'll do it right away." he said, "I'm tired I'm going to go home." He said.
"Right, well thank you Peter," Lily said, and she put an arm around him, he tried not to squirm.
"Yeah, and if there is anything you ever need." James said and he nodded.
Peter left the house through the front door, and walked down the path. He went for a walk before apparating home, to clear his head.
Now all he needed to do was tell Voldemort and the Potters would be gone. But something deep inside was telling him not to, they would never forgive him, but then again they'd be dead. He walked in the cool night air.
I need more time, he thought to himself, more time to think. He wouldn't tell Voldemort right away, but that would be risky, he could tell when you were lying.
He would take more time to think, he would not tell his master yet. He had not told him about them going into hiding, he himself had only found out when they asked him to be secret keeper.
He sighed as he walked, he didn't have to worry for a while. Voldemort wasn't too worried about the prophecy yet, he was still pre occupied with killing muggles. And he still needed more information on the Potters and the Longbottoms. He was still weighing his options, Peter still had time.