Hey I am glad you liked the first chapter of book 3! Your reviews were great so thank you:) Okay moving onwards this is like the first of the "real serious dark stories" so it wont be rushed or cut short like the last two but at the same time it wont be dragged out and I promise that it wont be a regurgitation of J.Ks edition!

Lily was in the kitchen setting the table when James entered looking despondent. Lily looked up and smiled but James just returned it blandly.

"James what is the matter? The last time I saw you this depressed was…..when you thought Sirius and Remus had forgotten your birthday but……"

"We need to talk Lils. It is very important……"

"Well what is it sweetie? You really are beginning to freak me out me here Ja….."

"Peter is still alive and he is after Harry….."

"Wha? Wow time out James. Come on sit down and start from the beginning…..please?"

James smiled sadly at her before doing as she asked. He sat across the table from her as he said…..

"Yesterday Fudge started asking me questions about Peter. I didn't tell you because I didn't want to worry you. Sirius and Remus agreed that I should go talk to….."

"Wait a minute. You told those two morons but you didn't tell me? I am your wife James…."

"Lily please be reasonable here…..okay? I just didn't see the sense in worrying you over something that I wasn't 100 sure of myself okay?" Lily bit her lip as she raised her eyebrows briefly and nodded.

"As I was saying……they agreed that I should go talk to someone from the law enforcement department so I spoke to Kingsley Shackbolt this morning. He eventually conveyed that Peter was on the run for years. Apparently he switched places with his cousin eleven years ago and now the ministry believe him to be lurking around…..possibly posing in his animagus form with a wizarding family……biding his time to grab……"

"…..Harry…….Oh my god James what are we going to do? If he is in league with Voldemort……Harry wouldn't stand a chance! We have to do something!"

"Lily we will when the time is right….."

"When the time is right? Okay ya good plan James….." Lily stated quietly standing up and walking round the kitchen with one hand against her mouth. James looked at her anxiously before she exploded.

"The only problem is James is this……THERE IS ONCE AGAIN A NUTTTER AFTER OUR SON AND ALL YOU WANT TO DO IS SIT ON YOUR ASS AND WAIT FOR THE DAILY PROPHET TO INFORM YOU OF HARRYS DEATH!"

"Lily please……"

"DON'T YOU LILY PLEASE ME JAMES POTTER! PETTIGREW IS NOT TO BE TRUSTED! YOU OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THAT! HE WAS ALLEGEDLY PROCLAIMED DEAD ELEVEN YEARS AGO SO HOW IS HARRY SUPPOSED TO RECOGINISE HIM?"

"Oh come on Lils…..even Peter isn't that stupid to grab Harry when everyone is looking for him!"

"James……he wont care about that. All he wants is Voldemort back to full strength and him taking all the praise for it! He won't be cautious about grabbing Harry. He will just do it!"

"Lily look Harry will be safe at Hogwarts okay? Dumbledore is there…..all the professors are there. Even Remus is going to be there! Nothing is going to happen to Harry alright?"

"So why did you look so worried a few minutes ago if you are so god damn confident that Harry is safe?" Lily asked viciously as she leaned across the table starring directly at James.

"I……well……"

"Hey guys. How's it going?" Sirius asked gleefully from the back door.

"DON'T YOU DARE COME INTO THIS HOUSE GRINNING LIKE A CHESSER CAT SIRIUS BLACK!" Lily roared as she dragged him inside him by the collar of his shirt.

"Wow wow! Lily what is all that about darling?"

"DON'T YOU CALL ME DARLING BLACK! HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL ME THAT HARRY IS IN DANGER AGAIN?"

"Okay firstly Ouch! Secondly I promised James and thirdly Harry is not in danger…..not really because Remus has taught him defence spells so he can protect himself. As well as that Remus is going to be teaching there so he can keep an eye on him. Nothing is going to happen to Harry, alright? You have my word."

"Ya well you had better hope that you are right Sirius coz you will pay if he isn't….."

"Lily what could you have possibly done if James had told you yesterday?"

"Well…..I……um…."

"Exactly…..there is nothing anyone can do unless he is spotted or reported to be in a particular village. So for now please remain calm and let the ministry do their job. Harry is safe here with us."

"Alright well on other news…..the pot is boiling over Lils…."

A few days later another peculiar scenario occurred. Ron sent a letter to Harry discussing their trip to Egypt. He read to himself in the kitchen when Sirius walked in looking for James.

"Hey Harry how ya goin kid?" Sirius called cheerfully.

Harry who had a grin on his face looked up saying……

"Oh hi Sirius. I'm alright thanks, you?"

"It's all good Prongslet. Where is your father?"

"He's……ugh…..upstairs. He should be down in a minute."

"Alright……cool. What's that ya got there? A letter from your girlfriend?" Sirius asked winking as he took a seat next to Harry, pouring himself a cup of coffee.

"What……no Sirius. It's actually a letter from Ron…"

"Oh ya? How is he? Is Egypt suiting me?"

"They love it over there. The weather is something savage though! Apparently for the past week it was 45 degrees. How crazy is that?"

"Wow……ya that is pretty mental alright kid! Ill bet Molly is giving out like crazy so since its so warm and most people get narked when its too hot." They both half laughed before Harry said…..

"She…..ugh…..she is giving Fred and George a hard time alright because they tried to scare Ginny by going into her room the other night dressed as a mummy."

"Oh what legends they are! Laughed Sirius.

"I know…..I would love to have seen her face like…..Scabbers apparently isn't responding well enough to the heat. He seems pretty tense all the time and he's loosing a lot of hair….Ron thinks he night be sick or something."

Really…..well I suppose for a garden rat he must be pretty old. They don't normally live that long. What is he…….three……four years old?"

"No he is about twelve Sirius." Sirius face fell into one of great anxiety. "All of Ron's brothers had him while they were at Hogwarts……well all but the twins I mean….."

"Are you serious Harry? Scabbers he is…..twelve years old?"

"Twelve or eleven why Sirius? You look worried….."

"Oh no I….I'm just so shocked because garden rats don't live past four or five at the most. I wonder how he is living so long."

"Well……maybe the twins put on some kind of life pro-longing spell. You know what they are like Sirius…."

"Ya…" Sirius said smirking……"Ya that…..that must be it Harry."

"Alright Padfoot how are ya this morning?" James called smiling as he walked into the kitchen.

"I am great Prongs. All set to head to work?"

"Oh so you do still occasionally go to work then Sirius?"

"Oh you are a riot James mate. Come on we better get going or we will be late."

"Alright…..see ya later Harry."

"See ya dad…." Harry called looking over his letter and smiling at his father.

Once they got outside and apparated to Hogsmeade Sirius turned to James and whispered.

"We need to talk. Send word to Remus to meet us for lunch."

"Sirius what is the urgency?"

"James we can't talk here so just tell Remus to meet us at one o clock in Leo's……"

"Alright I……we will see you there Sirius. Take it easy." James called as Sirius smiled back and headed into Zonkos.

So what did ya think? I know it was short and don't worry I wont spend forever on the section before Harry starts third year! The next chapter will be halved into the third piece of the puzzle/lunch/remainder of summer holidays/day before they go to Hogwarts. Let me know what ya thought! Talk 2 ya:) :) :)