Title: Web Of Lies
Author: TrinityTheSheDevil
Rating: PG for now
Archive: Ask first please.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, they all belong to Rowling. Although I wish I could call her and ask her if she would rent me Sirius for a bit.
Summary: What if....two words eh? What if, Peter had been found out and never became Secret Keeper? Now Peter lies in Azkaban while Voldemort draws more power, as James, Remus, and Sirius try to protect the rest of the wizarding world.
Author's Note - This is only my second Harry Potter fic, if you can call my first that. Any spells/places/people that I get wrong, I apologize before hand. I'll gratefully accept reviews and hints on how to make this fic better. It should turn out to be quite long. :) Very special thanks to Zimbing, and Karine, who beta'd this and picked out errors. Another thanks to Halo, the one that keeps me writing the most. ;) Oh, and more thanks to the great lightning storm I had last night, that caused me to get bitten in the ass by this plot bunny. Other than all that, enjoy the fic.
Lily grunted, trying to lift a large pot onto the stove. Giving up, she pulled out her wand and easily raised onto the burner.
"Wimp." Sirius winked from where he was feeding Harry. He grimaced as the toddler flicked a spoon full of baby carrots into his long black hair.
Lily glared slightly and yelped as she was picked up from behind.
"James Potter! Unhand me this instance!"
"Why should I?"
"Because if you don't, you aren't getting any se...supper."
Sirius snickered at the slip. Another spoonful of carrots were thrown his way, followed by the high pitched giggle of the mischief maker.
Turning a stern look on the boy, Sirius said,
"Now you see he-"
*Splat*
Wiping the carrots from his eyes, Sirius sighed.
"Okay. I give up. It looks like you're done eating anyway."
"Did he eat it or bathe in it, Padfoot?" James picked up his son and held him at arms length.
"Both I think. Here, I'll go wash'em up."
Sirius scooped the carrot kid from his father's grasp and walked out of the kitchen, mumbling about enchanted bath bubbles.
"And don't blow up the bathroom again!" James yelled upstairs.
"You're a funny man, Prongs." The sarcastic reply made Lily grin.
'That man is going to spoil my child.' James shook his head and began cleaning up after his son. It wasn't so bad, having Sirius around to help them. Sirius enjoyed it. God knows Harry enjoyed it too. The pair of them could destroy a house if not watched though. Turning around, he paused suddenly. He and Lily were.....alone, for the first time in three weeks.
The Ministry had the five of them, (Remus, Peter, James, Lily, and Sirius, that is to say), very busy tracking the where abouts of Voldemort. And now....they were both completely alone.
"Lily? Oh, Lily dear." James said seductively.
"Yes?" Pausing from shredding an onion, Lily looked up and into James' eyes. Uh oh. She knew that look. Last time he had worn it, they both ended up with Harry.
"We're alone. Together. Just you and me."
Looking around and hearing faint splashes from upstairs, Lily grinned.
"You're right."
James squeaked as he was suddenly tackled to the floor, before he lost his voice in his wife's mouth.
"Mmm, we should do this more often." Lily said in between kisses.
"What? Tackle each other to the kitchen floor?"
Lily bit his ear slightly, and continued on her trek of mapping out James' face with her tongue.
A throat being cleared in the doorway caused the both of them to jump up and turn a brick shade of red.
"Are we interrupting something? 'Cause I really hope we are." Remus smirked, as Peter tried to stifle not-so-silent snickers. The sight of James Potter, glasses askew, and looking like a human tomato, was not something one saw every day.
"We were just...uh..." James looked pleadingly at Lily.
"...shagging in the kitchen floor?" Moony said cheerily. He ducked as a dish cloth was thrown his way.
"What're you two doing here anyway? I thought you had to keep an eye on Malfoy and his bunch." James asked, putting his glasses back on straight and running a hand through his hair.
"Someone else was assigned for the time being. And why else would we be here? Lily is cooking!" Remus stepped into the kitchen and lifted the lid from a pot on the stove, only to have his fingers smacked by a wooden spoon.
"Ow!" Sucking on his fingers, he turned to the spoon wielder.
"Not until it's done!" Lily threatened him with the spoon again.
"Lily Potter, charms expert, wife of an auror, and wielder of the wooden spoon of death." Peter muttered under his breath, causing James to choke on what he was drinking.
"Good one, Peter." James snickered.
"What was that dear?" Lily turned to James.
"Uhhh....wood one. Ahem. Wood spoon, that is." James coughed.
Lily raised an eyebrow, clearly unimpressed. "Right."
"Suppose I'll set out more plates them." Lily turned to the cabinet, only to have Peter jump up and stop her.
"No, I got it. You rest some." Peter winked, and reached upwards.
"Thanks Peter. You're a doll."
"Wormtail, stop wooing my wife!" James called from the table.
"I'm not wooing your wife, she'd probably kill me if I tried. I was only - ow, shit!" Peter clasped his wrist to his chest, where it had snagged on a bent nail. Blood was slowly dripping down his arm as he glared at the offending piece of metal.
"Oh, sorry about that Peter! Forgot to warn you. Here, let me see it, I can heal it in a jiff." Lily turned to grab his wrist, only to have him back up slightly.
"No, that's ok. It's fine." Peter said nervously.
"Oh really, Peter. You'd think I was going to jinx you. I swear, it won't hurt a bit, just let me see it." She reached out and pulled his wrist to her, before Peter had the chance to back away.
Lily gasped, seeing the mark of the Dark Lord on her friend's arm.
"Peter...you..........you.."
Peter glared, and took out his wand. Pointing it straight at Lily, he sneered slightly. "You just had to Lily. Always the helpful Lily Potter, always nice."
James and Remus leapt from the table, pulling out their wands. Peter turned so that Lily was between him and the other two, and pointed his wand at Lily's head.
"Put them down!" Peter said. "Put them down or she dies."
James' heart thudded in his chest as he laid his wand on the table and backed away. Peter.....a Death eater? It just didn't fit. Why would one of his bests friends throw away years of friendship, of devotion, to serve some Dark master?
"Just let her go Peter. Lily has nothing to do wi-"
"She has everything to do with it! As do you, the stinking werewolf," Remus winced at that, "and that fucking Sirius Black. You weren't supposed to find out now, no. But that's okay. I'll just kill you all and be rewarded heavily by my master. When You-Know-Who takes over the wizarding world, I'll be sitting on his right side. I, because I will kill the great James Potter, and his heir."
Lily gasped. "No, Peter, not Harry. Just leave him alone. He's only a baby!"
"A baby that will grow into a man, and want to be just like his dear father. I can't have that. No, the boy will die." Peter lifted his wand, ready to perform the killing curse on Lily.
"Not if I have anything to say about it." Sirius burst through the door.
Peter turned and pushed Lily into Sirius, who quickly moved to the side. It wouldn't be good for him to end up falling along with Lily, as he was the only one with a wand. As he was trying catch her with his leg and cushion her fall, Peter took his chance.
"Crucio!"
Sirius went down, a deep scream ripping from his throat. He writhed on the floor, agony pulsing through every fiber of his being.
James dived headfirst on Peter, the death eater's wand clattering to the floor, where Lily grabbed it. Remus quickly took his own wand and pointed it at Peter. Silver threads shot out of the end, wrapping themselves around Wormtail.
James stood up and took his own wand, pointing it straight at Peter. He could still hear the blood rushing in his ears. "If you transform, I will kill you." He threatened.
Sirius lay on the floor, gasping for breath, as Lily moved to help him sit up.
"Remus, get the Ministry here now. Tell them we've captured a death eater."
Remus nodded, and moved to the living room. James looked down at his former friend, wondering where it had all went wrong.
Well, that's it for the first chapter. I hope to have the next out soon.
Author: TrinityTheSheDevil
Rating: PG for now
Archive: Ask first please.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, they all belong to Rowling. Although I wish I could call her and ask her if she would rent me Sirius for a bit.
Summary: What if....two words eh? What if, Peter had been found out and never became Secret Keeper? Now Peter lies in Azkaban while Voldemort draws more power, as James, Remus, and Sirius try to protect the rest of the wizarding world.
Author's Note - This is only my second Harry Potter fic, if you can call my first that. Any spells/places/people that I get wrong, I apologize before hand. I'll gratefully accept reviews and hints on how to make this fic better. It should turn out to be quite long. :) Very special thanks to Zimbing, and Karine, who beta'd this and picked out errors. Another thanks to Halo, the one that keeps me writing the most. ;) Oh, and more thanks to the great lightning storm I had last night, that caused me to get bitten in the ass by this plot bunny. Other than all that, enjoy the fic.
Lily grunted, trying to lift a large pot onto the stove. Giving up, she pulled out her wand and easily raised onto the burner.
"Wimp." Sirius winked from where he was feeding Harry. He grimaced as the toddler flicked a spoon full of baby carrots into his long black hair.
Lily glared slightly and yelped as she was picked up from behind.
"James Potter! Unhand me this instance!"
"Why should I?"
"Because if you don't, you aren't getting any se...supper."
Sirius snickered at the slip. Another spoonful of carrots were thrown his way, followed by the high pitched giggle of the mischief maker.
Turning a stern look on the boy, Sirius said,
"Now you see he-"
*Splat*
Wiping the carrots from his eyes, Sirius sighed.
"Okay. I give up. It looks like you're done eating anyway."
"Did he eat it or bathe in it, Padfoot?" James picked up his son and held him at arms length.
"Both I think. Here, I'll go wash'em up."
Sirius scooped the carrot kid from his father's grasp and walked out of the kitchen, mumbling about enchanted bath bubbles.
"And don't blow up the bathroom again!" James yelled upstairs.
"You're a funny man, Prongs." The sarcastic reply made Lily grin.
'That man is going to spoil my child.' James shook his head and began cleaning up after his son. It wasn't so bad, having Sirius around to help them. Sirius enjoyed it. God knows Harry enjoyed it too. The pair of them could destroy a house if not watched though. Turning around, he paused suddenly. He and Lily were.....alone, for the first time in three weeks.
The Ministry had the five of them, (Remus, Peter, James, Lily, and Sirius, that is to say), very busy tracking the where abouts of Voldemort. And now....they were both completely alone.
"Lily? Oh, Lily dear." James said seductively.
"Yes?" Pausing from shredding an onion, Lily looked up and into James' eyes. Uh oh. She knew that look. Last time he had worn it, they both ended up with Harry.
"We're alone. Together. Just you and me."
Looking around and hearing faint splashes from upstairs, Lily grinned.
"You're right."
James squeaked as he was suddenly tackled to the floor, before he lost his voice in his wife's mouth.
"Mmm, we should do this more often." Lily said in between kisses.
"What? Tackle each other to the kitchen floor?"
Lily bit his ear slightly, and continued on her trek of mapping out James' face with her tongue.
A throat being cleared in the doorway caused the both of them to jump up and turn a brick shade of red.
"Are we interrupting something? 'Cause I really hope we are." Remus smirked, as Peter tried to stifle not-so-silent snickers. The sight of James Potter, glasses askew, and looking like a human tomato, was not something one saw every day.
"We were just...uh..." James looked pleadingly at Lily.
"...shagging in the kitchen floor?" Moony said cheerily. He ducked as a dish cloth was thrown his way.
"What're you two doing here anyway? I thought you had to keep an eye on Malfoy and his bunch." James asked, putting his glasses back on straight and running a hand through his hair.
"Someone else was assigned for the time being. And why else would we be here? Lily is cooking!" Remus stepped into the kitchen and lifted the lid from a pot on the stove, only to have his fingers smacked by a wooden spoon.
"Ow!" Sucking on his fingers, he turned to the spoon wielder.
"Not until it's done!" Lily threatened him with the spoon again.
"Lily Potter, charms expert, wife of an auror, and wielder of the wooden spoon of death." Peter muttered under his breath, causing James to choke on what he was drinking.
"Good one, Peter." James snickered.
"What was that dear?" Lily turned to James.
"Uhhh....wood one. Ahem. Wood spoon, that is." James coughed.
Lily raised an eyebrow, clearly unimpressed. "Right."
"Suppose I'll set out more plates them." Lily turned to the cabinet, only to have Peter jump up and stop her.
"No, I got it. You rest some." Peter winked, and reached upwards.
"Thanks Peter. You're a doll."
"Wormtail, stop wooing my wife!" James called from the table.
"I'm not wooing your wife, she'd probably kill me if I tried. I was only - ow, shit!" Peter clasped his wrist to his chest, where it had snagged on a bent nail. Blood was slowly dripping down his arm as he glared at the offending piece of metal.
"Oh, sorry about that Peter! Forgot to warn you. Here, let me see it, I can heal it in a jiff." Lily turned to grab his wrist, only to have him back up slightly.
"No, that's ok. It's fine." Peter said nervously.
"Oh really, Peter. You'd think I was going to jinx you. I swear, it won't hurt a bit, just let me see it." She reached out and pulled his wrist to her, before Peter had the chance to back away.
Lily gasped, seeing the mark of the Dark Lord on her friend's arm.
"Peter...you..........you.."
Peter glared, and took out his wand. Pointing it straight at Lily, he sneered slightly. "You just had to Lily. Always the helpful Lily Potter, always nice."
James and Remus leapt from the table, pulling out their wands. Peter turned so that Lily was between him and the other two, and pointed his wand at Lily's head.
"Put them down!" Peter said. "Put them down or she dies."
James' heart thudded in his chest as he laid his wand on the table and backed away. Peter.....a Death eater? It just didn't fit. Why would one of his bests friends throw away years of friendship, of devotion, to serve some Dark master?
"Just let her go Peter. Lily has nothing to do wi-"
"She has everything to do with it! As do you, the stinking werewolf," Remus winced at that, "and that fucking Sirius Black. You weren't supposed to find out now, no. But that's okay. I'll just kill you all and be rewarded heavily by my master. When You-Know-Who takes over the wizarding world, I'll be sitting on his right side. I, because I will kill the great James Potter, and his heir."
Lily gasped. "No, Peter, not Harry. Just leave him alone. He's only a baby!"
"A baby that will grow into a man, and want to be just like his dear father. I can't have that. No, the boy will die." Peter lifted his wand, ready to perform the killing curse on Lily.
"Not if I have anything to say about it." Sirius burst through the door.
Peter turned and pushed Lily into Sirius, who quickly moved to the side. It wouldn't be good for him to end up falling along with Lily, as he was the only one with a wand. As he was trying catch her with his leg and cushion her fall, Peter took his chance.
"Crucio!"
Sirius went down, a deep scream ripping from his throat. He writhed on the floor, agony pulsing through every fiber of his being.
James dived headfirst on Peter, the death eater's wand clattering to the floor, where Lily grabbed it. Remus quickly took his own wand and pointed it at Peter. Silver threads shot out of the end, wrapping themselves around Wormtail.
James stood up and took his own wand, pointing it straight at Peter. He could still hear the blood rushing in his ears. "If you transform, I will kill you." He threatened.
Sirius lay on the floor, gasping for breath, as Lily moved to help him sit up.
"Remus, get the Ministry here now. Tell them we've captured a death eater."
Remus nodded, and moved to the living room. James looked down at his former friend, wondering where it had all went wrong.
Well, that's it for the first chapter. I hope to have the next out soon.