A/N: Yay! I updated earlier than I usually do! Okay, before you read this chapter, let me apologize for the lack of action. It's a very short tape, and a really long scene between Harry and Remus, but it needed to be written. Next chapter will have more humor, so stick with me!
I updated a new story called What It's Like. It's about Sirius and Lily switching bodies. It's still an LJ fic though, in which Sirius decides to play cupid.
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"What are you all doing up here?"
"Molly." Remus grinned, stopping the tape. "I could ask you the same question."
"Well I…" She paused and pursed her lips, looking at Harry and Ginny. "You two are supposed to be in bed! It's nearly four in the morning!"
"Sorry." Harry said, "I just…couldn't sleep."
"Me neither," Ginny said, "And it seems like you are in the same situation as us."
Mrs. Weasley pulled her powder pink robe closer to her. "No I couldn't, but this whole day I've been cleaning out this house, and you've all been up here lounging about on…boxes!"
"Mum." Ginny said, "We found these." She picked up a few of the tapes and walked over to her mother.
Mrs. Weasley furrowed her brow, "What are these?"
"They're bewitched to play like muggle movies." Ginny said. She pointed to one of the pictures, "That's Harry's mum and dad."
"Wha-" Mrs. Weasley's gentle eyes widened. "These are videos of your parents?"
Harry nodded, sitting back down on a box. Mrs. Weasley hustled over and yanked him back up into a standing position, before pulling him into a bone crushing hug. "Oh dear," She said softly, "This must be hard for you."
"I'm alright." Harry said when she finally released him, "And I'm sorry we haven't helped clean out the house, but I just…wanted to watch these."
"Remus and Sirius are in them, too." Ginny grinned.
Mrs. Weasley turned to Remus, "These must be hard on you, too."
"I'll get by, Molly." Remus smiled.
She clapped her hands together, "How about I go make us some tea?" Before anyone could answer, she scurried away and disappeared out of the ceiling.
"She really is a sweet lady." Remus said, resuming his spot on a large box, "You're a lucky girl to have a mum like that."
"I know." Ginny said sincerely, "Thanks."
"That was an interesting tape." Harry said suddenly.
Remus watched as Harry sat down on the floor and leaned up against the box Ginny was sitting on. "It was," He admitted, "But haven't they all been so far?"
"You were all so crazy," Ginny laughed.
Remus nodded, "As much as I would like to say that I was the reasonable one, sometimes I did the same foolish things as they did. Thankfully most of the times weren't caught on tape."
"I don't understand," Ginny said sadly, "Peter seems so…nice."
Harry flinched, as if the very name were as venomous as Voldemort's. "He's a bastard, nothing more." He spat.
Remus sighed, "Harry. He not only betrayed your parents, but me and Sirius as well. We were friends, and for so long he was working for Voldemort." He paused, as if weighing what he was about to say, "But I…miss him. Not who he is now, of course." He added quickly.
But Harry was already on his feet. "You miss the man who led Voldemort to them?" He hissed.
"Harry." Remus said, "Relax, sit back down…let me explain."
Harry narrowed his eyes and stood standing, "You're too forgiving sometimes, Remus."
"I am not forgiving." Remus said loudly, getting to his feet, "I will never forgive Peter, never. So don't dare say I forgive him for what he did."
"You miss him!" Harry cried, "What's the difference?"
"I miss who he was!" Remus said, "Peter Pettigrew was one of my best friends. Don't think that the whole time he was in school he was going against us. He was a young boy who wanted nothing more than to be with his friends."
"What are you saying?" Harry said angrily, "That he's a good man at heart?"
Remus shook his head, "I'm not sure he has a heart, after what he did. But I don't want you thinking your dad was being betrayed his whole life."
"Oh, really?" Harry said, "Just for most of it?"
"You think your dad lived a terrible life, Peter leading them to him and Lily, and all." Remus said, "But he was happy his whole life. He had his days, even months but all in all, he lived a good life!"
"A short life," Harry said in annoyance, "Full of deaths and betrayal. Maybe you didn't know him as well as you thought, because his life doesn't seem all that great to me."
"This is why I told you that I miss who Peter really was." Remus said slowly, "I had a feeling that you thought your parent's life was awful because of him, and that was making you even sadder."
"Was I wrong?" Harry said bitterly, "Peter did betray him."
"Stop." Remus said, "Stop jumping on me for trying to clear something up. Just listen." Harry folded his arms across his chest but said nothing, so he continued, "Voldemort was in your mother and father's time, true enough, but for seventeen years, they were hidden from it. They knew what was going on, and lost love ones but people lose others every day due to other things.
"They were living normal lives, good lives. When they left school and got married, I had never seen happier people. Despite everything going on around them, they seemed to be able to stand strong. I brought all this up because I could sense that you thought they lived terrible lives. They did not. Peter did betray them, but for several years he was true to them.
"The man who went over to Voldemort's side is no friend of mine, Harry. I miss the Peter I used to know. You know why? He's the last of the Marauders, besides me." He took a deep breath, "But he's not a Marauder anymore. He betrayed all of us so he's a follow of Voldemort, nothing more. All of the Marauders, besides me, are gone. The Peter Pettigrew I knew is no more."
"I don't understand." Harry said, "I mean…I know they didn't live awful lives. But part of the reason these are so hard is because I'm watching Peter, too. He seems like he was…" His face twisted up, "A good friend, and I hate to say that because he wasn't. It's hard watching him when all the time he was going behind your back."
"Not the whole time." Remus said quietly, "He was a good man, but that man I used to know is dead."
Harry sighed. "I'm glad they were happy."
"They would've wanted you to be, too." Ginny said, having just gotten enough courage to speak. "You carry the weight of the world Harry, even theirs."
"And I just want you to know there is no weight of your parents to carry." Remus said, "They're fine, it's you I'm worried about."
"TEA!" Mrs. Weasley sang, pushed the tea through the ceiling and following after it. She looked around the room, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Ginny said, grabbing two cups and handing one to Remus, then another to Harry. She grabbed her own and sat down on her box, eyeing them carefully.
"Thanks, Remus." Harry said, "I do feel better knowing they were happy."
Remus took a sip of tea and grinned, "Good." He said, "It's an important thing to know that Peter is no more. He's gone. He's now someone that I don't know."
Harry flopped back on the floor and leaned against a box, his tea held firmly in his palms. He took a few sips, before he felt his head tilt slightly, and his eyes flutter closed.
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"LET'S WATCH ANOTHER TAPE!" Rang out the unmistakable voice of Fred Weasley.
"Shush!" Tonks whispered, "They're asleep!"
Harry slowly lifted his head to see Tonks, Fred, George, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley hovered around the sleeping forms of three people. He sat up to see that Remus and Ginny were rubbing their eyes sleepily.
"Well. I'm glad you got some sleep." She cast a dirty look at Fred.
"What time is it?" Remus asked.
"Ten." George said. "Mum said you all got six hours of sleep."
"It was good for them." Mrs. Weasley bustled forward, "How are you all feeling?"
Harry looked Remus in the eye, "Much better." He said, "Thanks."
Remus nodded and stood up, "Did I hear someone ask to watch another tape?"
Fred and George nodded eagerly.
"Then let's do it!" Harry grinned, "But where are Ron and Hermione?"
"Here!" Hermione sang, emerging through the ceiling and beginning to enlarge the tenth tape.
Harry sat on a box and looked through out the room, feeling considerably lighter.
"I can not believe it's the last day of school." Sirius said, latching his suit case and looking around the empty dorm. "So many memories."
James nodded, "We've got to get downstairs."
"What's your rush?" Remus asked curiously.
"Well…" James paused, "Lily and I have been going out for a few months now, and I decided that it's time we kissed."
Peter clapped.
"Prongs!" Sirius cried, "I can't believe you haven't kissed yet. I thought you were going to last week!"
"Yeah well…" James blushed, "I got kind of nervous."
"You're an embarrassment." Sirius said.
"Thanks." James said sourly, "I can't leave Hogwarts knowing I never kissed the girl of my dreams."
With that he took off out of the dorm, leaving his three roommates rolling their eyes.
"He's never going to get a move on, is he?" Sirius said slyly. "I finally decided it is time for us to take action.
"What did you do to his pumpkin juice!" Remus asked worriedly.
"Nothing you prat." Sirius cried, "I'm a good friend."
Slowly, he reached into his pants pocket that was slightly bulging and pulled out a small doll.
"What is that?" Peter asked in wonder, "Can I have it?"
"No." Sirius snapped, but Remus quickly snatched hit.
"It looks like James!" Remus laughed, poking the doll that strangely enough resembled their friends.
"I want it!" Peter cried, attempting to take it from Remus.
"No!" Sirius said, taking it back. "Let me tell you what it is."
The two boys waited anxiously.
"My friends, this is a voodoo doll." Sirius said proudly.
"What's a voodoo doll?" Peter asked curiously, "Because I want it."
"Ignoring Peter's odd infatuation for dolls that look like James…" Remus began, "ARE YOU JOKING SIRIUS? YOU'RE BLOODY INSANE!"
"Insanely genius." Sirius said, winking.
"What's a voodoo doll?" Peter asked again, making another lame attempt at grabbing it.
"Well," Sirius said, "I'm not quite sure. But if you make it properly, and pick a person; what ever you do to this, it will happen to James."
"No way!" Peter said in awe. He ran to the top of the stairs, and peered out of the door to see James looking at Lily hopefully. "Show me!"
Sirius walked to the stairs, with Remus, looking very annoyed, in tow. Sirius turned the doll around, and James spun around also, looking extremely confused. Sirius then took the dolls hand and rubbed it against its rear.
Sure enough, James did just that.
"JAMES!" Lily cried, looking around in embarrassment, "Why are you rubbing your butt?"
"I don't know!" James cried, "Make it stop!"
Sirius stopped, and set the doll down. If he didn't intentionally make it do something, it wouldn't.
"Sirius." Remus said slowly, "You are without a doubt the most immature, insane, foolish person I have EVER met."
Sirius pouted his lips, "You forgot handsome."
Peter laughed nervously, he was slowly inching his way towards where the doll was.
"GET AWAY FROM JAMES' VOODOO!" Sirius shrieked, pushing Peter away and snatching it up.
"What exactly are you planning on doing with it?" Remus asked.
"I don't know." Sirius said, "But it's really cool!"
A few minutes later, it was time for the seventh years to take a group photo. The students from all houses who were graduating filed out and grouped together.
James and Lily were by each other, followed by Sirius, Remus, and Peter.
"Alright students." Said an old, short wizard, "Settle down."
Everyone turned in silence, waiting for him to continue.
"These pictures will be moving, but we just want you to smile the whole time, okay?" He readjusted his spectacles, "No funny stuff."
He posed the camera by his eyes, "Ready? One…two…"
James turned to Lily and softly pecked her lips, before they both grew a shade of red.
"That's it?" Sirius hissed, eyeing his two friends, "That's all?"
"Leave it alone." Remus said through gritted teeth.
"THREE!"
Sirius whipped out the voodoo doll, and brought the hand back to smack Lily in the rear. Her eyes widened in disgust as James looked completely terrified.
Sirius began uproariously laughing, and Remus, a smile still on his face, smacked him over the back of the head.
Peter had his arm around Remus, thinking he was sneaky. Remus was slightly disturbed, before he saw Peter's hand inching towards the doll in the cackling Sirius' hand.
Needless to say, it was an odd picture.
A/N: Sorry if you were disapointed in this chapter, the next one will be WAY more eventful, more humor, romance, etc. Hope you stick with me! Please R&R. Thanks and love you all, -Lilly
