Choices

Choice sixty: James

I've always believed in standing up for the little people, for the weaker and the idea of walking away from a battle goes against everything I've ever believed. But Voldemort is a battle I know I must walk away from.

I want to stand tall and fight for what is right but my family has become my biggest priority and although I know that Lily can take care of herself Harry can't and that it why we must go into hiding.

The thought of having to stay in this house for Merlin knows how long isn't appealing to me but I must do what is right and that leads to only one conclusion and that's this place for Merlin knows how long.

After speaking to Peter and convincing him to help out I went round to Scarlett's and got her to agree to come round for dinner and then I went to see Remus and did the same. I felt shivers when I was speaking to him he was the same as always but he isn't really he's trying to have my Harry killed.

That evening sitting around the dinner table was fantastic it was like old times joking around, throwing food putting Sirius in a headlock and refusing to let him go until he admitted that I'm the better looking of the pair of us.

When we sat around eating ice-cream I looked at everyone and knew that it was time to tell them the truth so I did. I announced that I had been to see old Al and that he had told me of a prophecy that meant that Voldemort was going to come after Harry.

Everyone looked shocked and I was glad to see that Peter made it look like he had never heard this before, Sirius however just swung on his chair smiling as he put more and more ice-cream in his mouth.

I continued with the story saying that Lily and I were going into hiding and that Sirius was going to be our secret keeper nobody objected and he grinned through the ice-cream causing us all to laugh. It was much harder than I ever thought it was going to be saying goodbye to our closet friends.

As the evening was drawing to an end everyone had to leave and I'm not ashamed to say that I cried saying goodbye. Lily too was in tears as we each hugged Scarlett goodbye, then she left and we were left with just the boys.

I hugged Remus patting his back in a brotherly manner, I didn't care in that moment that he is the traitor he's Remus Lupin, my friend of ten years a man who has had a tough life and can't see any other way to live. He looked into my eyes and I swear he knew what I was thinking I smiled and he nodded hugging Lily.

He left soon after that and Sirius and Pete remained. Sirius hugged me tightly refusing to let me go, and I hugged him just as tightly. He gave Lily a tight hug too kissing her gently then he left and we were left with Peter.

He did the spell and then hugged the pair of us leaving us alone. It's strange to know that we can't step outside the door and that nobody other than Peter can come in, it's a choice that we had to make and as long as we're safe I don't care I'd make the choice over and over again.

Hiya this is just a quick post because well I have two minutes to spare. This is quickly drawing to an end and well I hope you like this chapter, it was really difficult to write, not sure if James did tell them all, but I'm sure he did and well yeah.