'So… so Peter wants to reveal my secret? And Ron too?' Remus asked.
Sirius only nodded.
'That little rat! How is that possible! I felt sorry for him, all those years! And know he just…' Remus said frustrated, but he couldn't finish his words.
'I know, I know how you feel, and I want to help you. But I can't be seen,' Sirius said, he was obviously disappointed by the fact that he couldn't just run around being himself.
'Yes, that is true, and I don't blame you,' Remus said.
'I… I want to help you, Remus,' Hermione said softly, it was almost a whisper. She couldn't believe that Ron was conspiring against Remus together with that traitor. 'I am sure I can reason Ron.'
'No, telling Ron about what you know would only make things worse. Ron wouldn't tell everyone about your secret, Remus, he is frightened. We just need to catch Pettigrew,' Sirius said determined.
'So, we can use the Map?' Remus suggested.
'Wait, why did Peter want the help of Ron? He must have a reason to involve Ron in this, otherwise he would have done this on his own,' Sirius said, thinking very hard.
'Maybe he needs him to get him into the castle?' Hermione suggested.
'No, he can turn himself into a rat, remember? He doesn't need anyone. I am afraid that Peter is trying to win Ron's trust for something else. Something that he is going to use against one of use later,' Sirius said.
'That's not relevant right now. We need to find him and quickly. If we find him, then he can't do anything anymore. We can bring him to the ministry and then your name will be cleared,' Remus said.
'Right, let's see where our old friend it then,' Sirius said. 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.'
'He's not in the courtyard anymore, where you said he was,' Remus said. 'And neither is Ron.'
'Harry Potter?' Sirius said suddenly when he looked at the Gryffindor Common Room. 'That is… that is James' son! My godson! I've been waiting all those years to finally meet him!'
'I know, Sirius, but not know, you'll scare the living daylights out of him. He still thinks you're a serial killer, remember?' Remus reminded Sirius.
'Oh, yes…' Sirius said disappointedly.
'Here he is!' Hermione suddenly yelled. Both Sirius and Remus jumped with fright. 'Sorry,' Hermione added quickly.
The three looked at the map and they saw a fast moving figure named 'Peter Pettigrew' on the map. He was running from the main courtyard to the Clock Tower.
'I'm going to get him, yes, in my dog form, and yes, I'll be careful,' Sirius said, looking at the worried faces from Remus and Hermione.
'And then? You can't just transform back somewhere in the castle,' Hermione stated.
'You're right, I'll bring him here, then we can both have a little bit of fun with that rat,' Sirius said.
Hermione and Remus nodded in agreement and then Sirius became a dog again. Remus opened the door for him and when Sirius was gone, he closed it again carefully.
'So… while we are waiting for Padfoot to return, shall we finish what we've started earlier this hour?' Remus proposed.
'I don't like that naughty grin on your face, Mr. Lupin,' Hermione said, walking into Remus' arms.
'Yes, you do,' Remus said with a very low voice. He knew that Hermione liked that, she thought that his low voice was manly and sexy.
'You're asking for it,' Hermione said and she pushed Remus down on his chair. That was her sort of payback for Remus, because she knew he wanted to be in charge. He always was the dominant one.
Hermione sat down on his lap, so he couldn't get away that easily. Then she grabbed his arms so he couldn't do anything.
'Don't do this to me!' Remus begged. 'Come on, we don't have that much time… Let me go!'
Hermione didn't let go of him, although she knew that Remus would win sooner or later. She liked teasing him, however.
'Hermione…' Remus groaned, but Hermione didn't let go of him, she kissed Remus on his lips and that was where he lost it indeed.
Remus wrestled his arms out of Hermione's grip and he stood up from the chair, carrying Hermione in his arms. He gently laid her down on the couch and he hang over her so she couldn't get away.
'How dare you teasing me like that,' he said, his voice sounded sweat and threatening at the same time, which was exactly what Hermione liked. She started to get rid of his clothes and Remus started to do the same thing with Hermione.
Waiting for Sirius wasn't that bad.
After fifteen minutes, there was a knock on the door. Remus walked towards the door and opened it, so that Sirius could enter his office. He had a rat in one hand.
'I've used a spell on him, so he couldn't turn back into his human form. May I?' Sirius asked, taking his wand and aiming it on the rat.
'My pleasure,' Remus gestured to the rat, taking his own wand out.
Sirius mumbled a spell and the rat transformed into a little man. Even in his human form, he still looked remarkably much like a rat.
'Remus? Sirius? I am so glad to see you both!' Peter exclaimed, he clearly did his very best to pretend that he was happy to see his old friends.
'Don't give us that rubbish, Peter, we both know what you are,' Sirius said calmly.
'I didn't have a choice! He would have killed me!' Peter said, now more frightened.
'Then you should have died! We would never betray our friends, even if it would mean our own death! You are a coward,' Remus said angrily.
'Easy guys, be a little bit nicer,' Peter said.
'I won't be nicer to you, I will make you pay for those twelve years of Azkaban and for the death of James and Lily!' Sirius snapped.
'You will be nicer to me. You can't hurt me. If you do, you will never see that Weasley boy again alive,' Peter said calmly.
'Don't be pathetic, Peter. You and Ron are plotting this together, you two wanted to expose my secret,' Remus said.
'Yes, I did. And I still want to tell everyone about you to make sure that you won't tell anyone about the fact that I am still alive. No one would believe a werewolf or a criminal,' Peter sneered.
'What have you done to Ron?' Hermione demanded.
'Well, well, the girl can speak too. I should silence you as well. Nothing personal, don't worry, but I have to make sure that you won't tell everyone about me, of course,' Peter said and he stepped towards Hermione. Before he could reach her, Remus stepped in front of Hermione.
'You won't touch her with one finger, Pettigrew,' Remus said with a low, menacing tone of voice.
'Your choice, but then is Ron Weasley already dead, your choice,' Peter said.
Hermione looked very worried now. She didn't want Ron to be in trouble, how stupid he may have been for trusting Peter, he was still her friend. But why did he want to tell everyone about Remus? Remus had apologized, right? Why couldn't Ron just let it go? Then none of this would have happened. But still, Hermione didn't want Ron to be in trouble. He didn't deserve that.
'What have you done to Ron?' Hermione asked again, now a little bit louder.
'Just a simple spell. He can't leave the place where he is right now until I have spoken the counter curse. Only I can get him out. And if someone hurts me, then Ron will feel the same pain. So, you either let me erase the girls memory, or Ron will not get away,' Peter said with an evil smirk on his face.
'Well, considering that Ron has been a stupid fool, I don't think that it will be hard to choose between the options,' Remus said. 'You are not getting Hermione.'
'No! Remus! You can't just let Ron stay wherever he is! He might be in danger!' Hermione exclaimed, she tried to push Remus away so she could face Peter. Remus refused to let her pass, however.
'I am not letting this rat anywhere near to you, Hermione, forget it!' Remus said determined, and Hermione gave up trying to push Remus out of her way.
'Please… Please, Remus… Sirius?' Hermione asked as she looked hopefully at the other man.
But Sirius shook his head.
'I don't know that Ron, all I know is that he has betrayed Remus by trusting this rat. Therefore, he has betrayed you as well. That boy can't be trusted,' Sirius said resolutely.
'Then Ron stays where he is. I'm afraid he doesn't have that much time left,' Peter sneered and then he transformed into a rat once more. Before they knew what happened, Peter had left the office.
Hermione threw herself in Remus' arms and started to cry.
'I can't believe you are letting Ron down!' she sobbed.
'Don't worry, I am not. We will find him,' Remus said, rubbing Hermione's back.
'You… you… how? I thought you hated him?' Hermione asked, looking up with her eyes filled with tears.
'He's been an idiot, but I can see how much he means to you. We will get him back,' he said determinately.
Sirius looked as if he could not believe what just happened, but he nodded as well. He couldn't do much, but he was prepared to help his friends.
Don't worry, Ron is not a bad guy! Please review :)