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AN: Harry is about 5 in this story which would mean that Percy Weasley is 9 and therefore, not enrolled at Hogwarts and Percy was the original owner of Scabbers aka Peter Pettigrew aka Wormtail.

Summary: Peter Pettigrew is finally found and Sirius and Remus have to deal with the final realization of what their former friend has done and explain things to Harry.

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Sirius was fixing breakfast when a tapping at the window signaled that the paper had arrived. He paid the owl, unfurled the paper and felt his stomach drop.

'Wanted Death Eater Found Posing As Child's Pet.'

Peter Pettigrew, wanted for suspected Death Eater activities and for betraying Lily and James Potter, was discovered at the home of Arthur and Molly Weasley.

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley's youngest son, Ron, had gotten up after a nightmare and found a strange man in the house. After alerting his parents, Mr. Weasley chased the man down and discovered that it was wanted Death Eater, Peter Pettigrew. After furious interrogation, it was discovered that Pettigrew had been posing as the pet rat of the Weasleys' third child, Percy, in an illegal Animagus form.

"To say we were shocked would be an understatement," an exhausted Arthur Weasley said to reporters. "We'd had no idea that Scabbers, er, Pettigrew was anything but a rather battered rat. Finding out that he was a Death Eater in disguise and sharing a room with one of our children was horrifying."

Aurors Alastor Moody and Rufus Scrimgeour personally arrested Pettigrew. He is awaiting a full trial before the Wizengamot in Azkaban Prison.

Sirius sat down at the table with mixed feelings. He was happy that the man who'd robbed Harry of his family was finally caught, but grief-stricken at the realization that a man he'd once considered a friend had actually gone to the Dark Side and betrayed two people who'd entrusted him with their lives.

He didn't even realize that he was crying until wet spots appeared at the bottom of the paper. He buried his face in his hands and grieved for his friends and for the lost friendship with Peter.

"Sirius? Sirius, what's wrong?" Harry little voice jolted him out of his grief, he looked up to see his godson looking at him, his wide green eyes, so like Lily's, looking at him behind round glasses.

Sirius wiped his eyes and smiled, "Nothing's wrong, Prongslet."

Harry tilted his head, "But you're crying. Big boys don't cry."

Sirius laughed, "They do sometimes, kiddo. I found out that Moody and Rufus caught someone who did a very bad thing."

Now Harry's brow furrowed, "Isn't that a good thing?"

Sirius nodded, "It is, but the person used to be a friend of mine and that makes me sad."

Harry nodded, but Sirius knew that the whole concept was going over his head. So he kissed the side of his head and sat him down with breakfast.

Remus arrived as they were finishing breakfast and Sirius could see that he'd seen the paper. After he set Harry up with a new coloring book in the library, the two men faced each other.

"I can't believe they finally caught him," Remus said softly, his soft eyes wet.

Sirius nodded, "I know. Harry asked me why I was so upset and I didn't know quite how to explain to him that Peter was the reason he lost his parents."

Remus nodded, "We can explain it to him when he's older."

Later that night, after they put Harry to bed, they'd sit around the kitchen table, drink and remember the good times at Hogwarts before their lives went to hell and their friend betrayed them, but for now, they would go on with their lives. Sirius would go to work and learn about what had happened at the Weasley house and Remus would teach Harry his ABCs and 123s and try not to think about their former friend now in Azkaban who had cost that precious little boy the most loving parents anyone could hope for.

The End For Now.