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A/N: Have you ever had a time where you just couldn't write? I've been having those moments a lot lately. Thanks for whoever's still around to read this.

Chapter 4

Lily and Tom's fifth year…

Lily Snape sat in the compartment that Tom had reserved for the two of them earlier that day. She couldn't believe that it was already time to put their plan to rid the world of Death Eaters. It seemed like yesterday that the two of them were plotting with her parents about ways to get rid of the filth that was known as Peter Pettigrew.

"Are you ok?" Tom asked from the seat across from her. Lily smiled at him, reassuring him that she was fine.

"I'm fine, I just can't believe that it's time already," Lily said, looking out at the scenery from the train's window.

"Like your father says, time goes quickly when you're plotting revenge," Tom joked, smiling at his "girlfriend." "Alright, let's go over this once more," he said.

"We're dating; we have been since the end of third year. We have the approval of my parents and the entire school thinks we're just the cutest things ever," Lily supplied.

"Good," Tom said, nodding. "Now, one of us is going to have to move seats, Peter has spies all over the place, and if it somehow gets back to him that we're sitting in different seats, we're screwed."

Lily nodded and she moved over to sit next to Tom, who put his arm around her shoulder. They sat like that for the rest of the ride.

Once they reached London and they exited Platform 9 ¾, they entered the car that was waiting for them. Though they didn't speak during the entire ride, their actions spoke far louder then their words would have. Though they had perfected acting like a couple, they didn't notice that they had actually developed feelings for each other.

Three hours after they reached Kings Cross Station, they finally came upon the village of Little Hangleton, the ancestral home of the Riddle family. When they reached the Riddle House, the driver opened the door for them and there was a man standing in the doorway of the house.

The man was short, and balding. His front teeth slightly resembled those of a rat. Pettigrew! Lily thought.

"Good morning Peter," Tom said, his voice now cold and aristocratic. "This is my girlfriend Lily Snape. Lily, this is my guardian Peter."

"Miss Snape," Pettigrew said, kissing her hand.

"Good morning Mr. …?" Lily trailed off.

"Just Peter," Pettigrew said, smiling smugly.

Tom walked past Peter as if the rat-man was beneath him and he continued into the house. "Where is Lily staying?" Tom asked.

"In the room next to yours Master Tom, just like you asked," Peter said greasily. Tom nodded.

"Good."

Lily walked up the stairs with Tom, her head held high even though she felt Pettigrew's eyes on her back.

As soon as the two were out of eyesight, Peter rubbed his hands in delight, chuckling to himself. I will have you yet, Harry, the madman said.

XxXxX

A week later, after successfully avoiding Peter for that entire time, Lily and Tom were asked to make an appearance.

Peter watched the two approach him, noting the way Lily clung to Tom's hand, while Tom remained indifferent. He smirked inwardly, it was apparent that the girl was nervous meeting Tom's guardian. "Welcome, Lily. I'm so glad you could come here. Too bad that you will never leave," Peter said, chuckling evilly.

"That's what you think, but meanwhile, you're under arrest," Harry said, his wand trained on the fugitive. Three ministry aurors flanked the special auror, their wands also trained on Pettigrew.

"Tom?" Peter asked, looking at his master in surprise.

"Sorry Peter, but you see, not every son is like his father," Tom said, his wand also trained on his guardian. "Take him away," he said.

Peter quietly went with the aurors, shocked that his little master, the baby that he had groomed to be the next Dark Lord would betray him. I'm sorry Master, he thought, recalling the charismatic former master. The animagus flinched when a new spell that prevented a wizard with an ability to transform from achieving that transformed state. In fact, it delivered quite a bad shock when the person whom the spell was on tried to transform. The spell was developed specially for those members of society that could transform into other forms.

"You ready Tom?" Harry asked as soon as the rat was out of the room. Tom nodded and the two Snapes and Tom left the room.

2nd A/N: One more chapter to go!