The crying of Rachel and Ashley could be heard as Ginny groaned.

"Remus, honey, it's your turn" Remus moaned and opened his eyes.

"W-What did you say?"

"It's your turn to see to the kids"

"What? I did it last time!"

"No, you didn't. I did and to be perfectly honest, I think I deserve my beauty sleep" Ginny mumbled, closing her eyes once again and instantly falling asleep. Remus grumbled under his breath as he got up and made his way to the babies' room.

On entering, the babies instantly quieted when the light was switched on. Remus swiftly made his way over to the cot and looked at them both. They were both staring at him with wide innocent eyes, gurgling happily at him. Remus growled.

They tricked me! There wasn't anything wrong with them and … they got me out of bed for no bloody reason!

Rachel and Ashley were about six months old and Lily was due to have Harry any day now. It was nearing the end of July and quite a bit of red hair could be seen on Rachel, while a tuft of sandy brown hair had appeared on Ashley's head. Remus sighed; they were going to end up as mini versions of him and Ginny.

"Right you two. Back to bed! No more crying or I'll get mummy to come in" Instantly, Ashley whimpered, which made Remus grin and Rachel giggle. Ashley had always been the one to be in trouble with his mother. Even if he was only six months old, his mother was still rather strict with him, but Rachel was the good little girl, well, only in front of Ginny was Rachel a good girl, when Ginny wasn't around, it was like a female version of Ashley, and, that wasn't something pleasant to think about.

Remus winced on remembering the last time that Ginny had to go out to do the shopping and he'd been left with the twins. They'd more or less wrecked the entire house, especially when Rachel had picked up Remus' wand and accidentally set their cat on fire. That hadn't been fun. The cat no longer went anywhere near the twins, instead, it chose to always hang around outside the household, where it would watch everything that went on. Ginny spent most of her time stressing over keeping Ashley in order. Little did she know that Rachel needed to be kept in order also …

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The next morning, Ginny arrived at Godric's Hollow to see Lily. She'd taken Rachel and Ashley with her seeing as Remus looked like he could do with some peace and quiet. He looked dead on his feet … literally!

"Hi Lils!" Ginny chirped happily. Lily looked up from where she was sitting and smiled a strained sort of smile.

"Are you alright?" Ginny questioned worriedly. Lily nodded slightly, then shook her head.

"No, I've got a craving for doughnuts! Will James go out and buy them for me? No! He's too busy doing other things! He's unbelievable!" Ginny laughed nervously; when Lily was angry, she wasn't someone to mess with.

"Lils, are you sure he didn't just say that, so that he could go out and buy you some?" Ginny suggested. Lily looked thoughtful for a moment, then shrugged.

"Well, all I can say is, if he has gone out to buy me some doughnuts, he'd better hurry because I've been waiting for five hours!" she fumed.

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July 31st. The day that Lily Potter gave birth to Harry James Potter. James was ecstatic, while Remus shook his hand on congratulations, Sirius had clapped him on the back, then found out that he was asked to be Harry's godfather, making Sirius extremely choked up; Ginny had hugged Lily tightly and cooed over Harry and was also astonished to find out that Lily wanted her to be Harry's godmother, she'd accepted straight away and hugged Lily once again. It was a wonderful day, the birth of Harry, only happy things happened that day, that was, until the next morning …

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Deaths occurred every evening, almost every single minute of the day. It was horrific. The Order worked flat out to try to prevent the Death Eater and Voldemort from doing anymore damage, but to no avail. Harry was now almost one year old. It was nearing Halloween and the Potter's were happily enjoying a family night in, until Dumbledore swept into Godric's Hollow, looking extremely grave.

"There's a traitor amongst us in the Order" He'd informed James and Lily, then plunged into the story about Sybil Trelawney predicting the prophecy. How this had had any relevance to being about the Order, they didn't know. They'd been extremely shocked and worried at the news about Harry.

"You should go into hiding, it's either your child or the Longbottom's" he told them "The reason why I told you about the traitor is because, we have reason to believe that it is one of your friends, James" James' eyes had widened in shock and disbelief. The conclusion that they'd come to was that it could've been Remus; he'd been going out and leaving Ginny on her own for long periods of time, making Ginny extremely worried about where he was. He never contacted her when he went out and didn't arrive home till early in the morning.

"I also have some more bad news" Dumbledore said, his eyes sad "Mr. Lupin's parents were murdered this morning; it seems that they were protecting your parents. Some Death Eaters burst into your parents house, where they all were, and killed them" James broke down in tears on hearing this news. Max and Marie were such good people and now, they were … gone.

"Now" Dumbledore said, his voice sounding stern "You two need to go into hiding. You need a Secret Keeper. I will be more than happy to be your Secret Keeper if you wish" James shook his head and mumbled something that sounded like "Sirius". Dumbledore nodded.

"Very well. I'll inform the Ministry" and with that said, he disappeared through the fireplace.

"I'm telling Ginny!" was Lily's shaky reply, heading towards the fireplace. James quickly grabbed her arm.

"Don't let Remus know about the Secret Keeper!" James warned. Lily nodded in understanding and left.

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Remus sat on the sofa, a drink in his hand and red puffy eyes. He'd just received news from Dumbledore that his parents had been murdered. Why? He thought to himself, what had his parents done to deserve this?

Lily, meanwhile, was talking with Ginny about something in a different room. Remus, on the other hand, couldn't be bothered to take notice of what she was saying. He wondered how Zak and Charlotte were taking it, that is, if they'd received the news yet.

"You're kidding me! Why aren't you going to choose Remus?" Ginny demanded.

"Because …" Lily hesitated "Because, we think he might be the spy" she confessed. Ginny gasped.

"You can't honestly believe that … that Remus of all people would … would …"

"Ginny, he's been out most nights, he doesn't even contact you"

"Yes, but he's been trying his best to find a job Lils! I contact him. Believe me Lils, Remus isn't the spy, plus the fact that he's a father, I mean, honestly, how can you say that about him?"

"I know, but still, it's a bit worrying. We're choosing Sirius though"

"Sirius" Ginny wrinkled her nose in distaste "Remus would-"

"Please Ginny, don't mention this to him. We haven't chosen him for a reason" Lily whispered desperately.

"Yes, because you think my husband is a Death Eater" she spat in anger. Lily recoiled slightly.

"Please, just don't mention this to him" she repeated, before standing up and exiting via Floo Powder, leaving Ginny to her thoughts.

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"Prongs, I can't do it" Sirius stated, when James told him about the proposition.

"Why?" James demanded.

"Voldemort probably knows that we're best friends, considering Remus is the spy and-"

"We don't know for definite" Lily cut in.

"Yes, but he probably knows anyway. I think you should choose someone else, hey, how about Wormtail?"

"Peter?" James questioned, looking thoughtful, then he nodded "Yeah, alright. Peter can be our Secret Keeper"

"Do you know, I feel like I'm betraying Ginny" Lily replied quietly. James sighed.

"Lils, don't"

"She's been my best friend for years!" Lily screamed "And now, she probably hates me!"

"Look, if it'll make you feel any better, you can tell her that we've changed Secret Keeper"

"Actually, I've got to admit, I'm beginning to have my doubts. I mean, honestly, how can Remus be the spy, Ginny's right, he's a father, he wouldn't-"

"Just like all the other Death Eater's who have children" Sirius interrupted. Lily shot him a dirty look.

"Still … or are you having your doubts because he's a werewolf?" James shrugged.

"That too, I guess"

"You're adamant that Remus is the spy. What if we're wrong? What if Remus isn't the spy, hmmm? What are you going to do then? Do you know how upset he'll be when he finds out that one of his best friends thinks that he's turned over to the Dark Side?" James merely shrugged again.

"You can tell Ginny if it'll make you feel better, I, on the other hand, wouldn't mind a drink" James stated.

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"So, you've changed Secret Keeper" Ginny said. It was more of a statement than a question "I didn't think Sirius could go through with it"

"We've changed to Peter"

"Really?" Ginny questioned, uninterestedly, looking at her nails.

"Look, I wanted to tell you-"

"You should be telling Albus, not me" Lily blinked a few times in bewilderment.

"What?"

"You should tell Professor Dumbledore that you've changed Secret Keeper" Ginny repeated "It's better to be safe than sorry"

"Why-?"

"Oh Lily, for goodness' sake!" Ginny snapped hotly "Tell Dumbledore that you've changed Secret Keeper!"

"Do you think that-?"

"I'm not saying that, I'm just saying that it's better to inform him. In case anything goes wrong" she added. Lily sighed.

"You do, don't you?"

"Look, either you tell him or I will" Ginny snapped once again "Because I'm really losing my patience with you"

"Alright, I'll tell him, but I don't know why you're so adamant for Albus to know"

"Just do it!"

Alright, sheesh, I'll go and see him now" and with that, Lily left.

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"So, did anything interesting happen today?" Ginny asked. Remus dully played with the food on his plate, not really listening to what Ginny had said. Ginny closed her eyes and sighed deeply.

"Remus, please, talk to me. I'm worried about you"

"What is there to say?" Remus croaked out "I've just found out that my parents have been murdered"

"You still have me! And the kids! Are you just going to abandon us because of what's happened to your parents?" Ginny cried "Voldemort's been killing off any family that he can get a hold of. This isn't just about you. You should be proud of your parents! They protected The Potter's!" Remus lifted his gaze to Ginny and smiled weakly.

"I know, but … I miss them"

"And so do I, as I know that Zak and Charlotte do too. We can't just give up hope. That isn't what your parents wanted" Remus nodded slightly.

"I know"

Suddenly, Dumbledore appeared from the fireplace, startling both Remus and Ginny. He looked extremely grave, and, he also looked like he was going to cry.

"I have some extremely bad news, concerning Lily and James Potter" he informed them.

"What is it?" Remus asked, looking concerned.

"They've been killed by Voldemort" he told them "I thank you Ginny for convincing Lily into telling me about them changing Secret Keeper. Peter will be found and sent to the Ministry if he's caught. He was the spy" Ginny suddenly felt sick, while Remus went extremely pale as he turned to Ginny.

"They thought I was the spy?" he whispered.

"Sirius has found Harry. He's extremely shaky over seeing Lily and James dead. Harry's alive" Both Ginny and Remus looked shocked.

"Alive?" Remus choked out "How?"

"We may never know" Dumbledore stated "We can only guess. My guess is that Lily's protection over Harry prevented Voldemort from killing Harry. Voldemort is gone"

"Gone?" Ginny echoed "As in dead?"

"We believe so." Dumbledore told them.

"James and Lily are dead" Remus whispered.

Suddenly, Sirius appeared through the fireplace, holding Harry. He was extremely pale and shaking.

"Sirius, are you alright?" Ginny asked, walking toward him, noticing that Harry had a scar in the shape of a bolt of lightening across his forehead.

"Albus, you can't let Harry go and live with those Muggles!" Sirius cried "You just can't!"

"He needs to live away from everyone knowing who he is. He can't know. He's too young" Dumbledore said firmly.

"Well, what if Sirius was to live in the Muggle area?" Ginny suggested. Sirius stared at her as if she were crazy, but then reluctantly nodded.

"Yes, anything. Just, don't let Harry live with those Muggles, please Albus! I'm begging you!" Dumbledore sighed.

"Alright Sirius. But on the condition that Ginny helps you accustom to the Muggle living. I honestly don't believe that you can get past a day without using magic. Remus will help you too" Sirius nodded gratefully, before breaking down in tears. James and Lily were gone, yet Harry was still here. He didn't know whether to be happy or sad.