"I never had amnesia." Katherine blurted, unable to contain the secret for any longer.
The Marauders reactions were very ranged; Lily kept on opening and closing her mouth, Hannah looked as if someone had slapped her, Remus was sighing –head in his hands- and Sirius had a look of utter disgust splattered across his face.
"You what?" He shouted, probably louder than he meant to.
"Why the bloody hell did you say you did then? Are you mental?!"
Katherine tried not to wince, but it was impossible.
"He threatened me! He said they would hurt you if I said anything."
"About what?!" Lily yelped, finally coming to her sense.
"You called me a Mudblood for God's sake! You could've told us something...anything!"
"And I did tell you...one of you at least." Her eyes shot directly to Remus who looked like a deer...wolf at the wrong end of a wand.
"You knew she was lying?!" Sirius spat "And you didn't tell us? Your best friends?"
"She said not to and I assumed she had a good reason, one that she probably would be telling us right now if you weren't shouting." Remus replied coolly.
Sirius shut his mouth, turning back towards Katherine and making a motion as if to say 'well go on'.
She took a deep breath, running her palms across the bottom of her skirt.
"I woke up in a cave, my head was spinning and I couldn't stand straight. Peter walked in and...he was going to kill me, he had knife in his hand and he was rambling nonsense." She paused, taking a deep breath "It's all kinda blurred, I remember... running past him, hearing you lot shouting for me, and then Sirius picking me up." Katherine stopped, she knew she was leaving out the part about her turning into the wolf, she herself was sure if that was just some weird hallucination.
The silence hung in the room.
"Do you honestly expect me to believe this load of rubbish?" Sirius asked, his voice almost venomous. "We've known Peter longer than we've known you, why should I believe anything you say?" He stood up, glaring at her.
Katherine looked towards the others. "Don't any of you believe me?"
Lily shook her head, standing up and walking to the door. "If you wanted some space from us...you could've just said so." With that she was gone, James, Hannah and Sirius following soon after, leaving only Remus behind.
"It's farfetched Kat." He sighed "and I'm guessing you don't have any proof."
Katherine looked down, tears brimming in her eyes. "Yeah, silly me, thinking you would believe me."
Remus left the room without another word, leaving Katherine just as alone as she was before.
Katherine sunk to the ground, her fingers threading themselves in her hair as sobs began to rack her body. She had so desperately hopped things could go back to the way they used to be, before the letters. Tears poured from her eyes as she realized just how much danger she had put her friends in by telling them. Her body convulsed as an almost animalistic cry came from her throat. She knew she had to make things right, but she didn't know how.