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Story Summary: What would have happened if Peter had been exposed as a traitor the night before Lily and James were killed? This is the story of what would have if Voldemort had not managed to kill Harry's parents that night. Would he have moved onto Neville Longbottom? No, he would not have. He would have followed through with his obsessive desire of getting Harry killed until he had succeeded.

A/N: The Harry Potter books are not in my possession, so all the facts I use in my stories are from memory. Please, please don't become angry if something is wrong. Kindly correct me if you must, but there is no assurance that I will indeed correct it in the story.

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Prologue

A certain werewolf barged into James and Lily's home. His eyes had a wild look about them, and if one looked more closely into those hazel eyes, they would also sense fright. Betrayal. Anger. He ran into the kitchen as fast as he could, not caring that he was breaking things in his hurry. What he had come to tell was much, much more important.

The werewolf inside him sensed his anger and wanted to take over. He did everything in his power to prevent it, as he frantically grabbed at Lily's robes, gasping. As his eyes met his friends', he momentarily lost the ability to speak. His mind was still processing what he had accidentally overheard about half an hour beforehand.

This put the Potters in a state of shock. Less than five minutes ago, they had been talking to their friend Sirius Black, their chosen to-be Secret Keeper, about the Fidelus Charm which Dumbledore had recommended they perform. Sirius had stubbornly insisted that Remus Lupin, the werewolf currently hyperventilating in front of them, their friend, was spying for Voldemort. James had forcibly turned Sirius's accusation down, one of the only times in his life that he had gone against his best friend. Lily also believed that Remus would never betray them, even if it would cost him his life. Sirius had disdainfully dropped the subject, then had urged his friends to switch Secret Keepers. To none other than Peter Pettigrew.

Lily and James had been stunned. They wanted Sirius to be their Secret Keeper; they trusted him more than anyone else in the world, except perhaps, in Lily's case, Dumbledore. Peter, even though he was their friend, was not the kind of person they would trust with this. However, after Sirius had explained his motives and had spent nearly an hour persuading his friends, they had finally agreed. They had not been aware of the exact reason why they had to go into hiding until about two days ago, and they were convinced that they needed the most secrecy they could get.

A spy, whose identity Dumbledore refused to reveal, had informed the Order of the Phoenix about how Lily and James were being targeted by Voldemort. Something about a prophecy had come up a few months later, and this spurred Dumbledore to send the Potters into hiding. They refused, claiming that they wanted to fight. Dumbledore had found no choice but to tell them the prophecy made about their son. Horrified, they agreed to perform the Fidelus Charm.

Now, the night before the Charm was to be performed, one of their friends seemed to be…scared. For their safety. "Peter," Remus whispered hoarsely. James was uncertain of what his friend was trying to tell them, but he disliked the mood that Remus had brought with him, and tried to lighten up the atmosphere. "I'm James, not Peter, remember?" James grinned, but his charming smile faltered as Remus looked up at him with a pained look. Lily was worried, and asked Remus gently, "Has something happened to Peter?" Remus shook his head, but his eyes grew bitter with the sound of the name. Lily and James were now extremely worried, as their werewolf friend had only lost his composure in front of others very few times. Remus finally managed to utter two words that hit his friends, the Potters, like a bullet to the heart.

"Peter…traitor."

Well, that's the end of the prologue. I know it's short, hence prologue. Please review and I hope you enjoyed this, even though I guess it was rather predictable because of the summary. I will get the first chapter up as soon as I can, but I am in the process of writing three fanfics so it might take a while. Thanks for reading!