A/N: Hey guys! An update. I have almost turned insomniac with submissions as I sleep no more than two hours every night. So this chapter may be a bit likecrap. Oh and if you read it hope you dont mind swear words because they suited the situation and I used them. Plus it may seem like you are juat reading the book yet again. Hope you dont mind and still like it...

Sorry for the mistakes...

For twenty minutes I did not come out of the washroom as I stood there gripping the basin thinking what to do next.

My emotional side was overwhelming my natural rational side. But I knew which side to give control. I felt like asking for help. But I knew no one could. I had to help myself. I had to help Black.

I had to find Pettigrew. No matter how impossible it may seem. I will have to do it. I cannot gamble with his soul. An innocent soul.

I had lots of ideas of what I can do but each seemed as unlikely to succeed as the previous one. I decided I needed to talk to Black. I would take him his food in the evening.

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The entire afternoon I was very twitchy and snappy. In the evening I got out of the cave hole as the rock slid out and walked out. I needed a walk. I knew it would calm my nerves. Even as I was walking out of the dungeons I looked out the window. I saw Granger punching Dray. Impressive! I did not think of her as the fiesty voilent types! I chuckled as I stood there looking out.

I looked at the sun it was almost down now. Today was a full moon. If am going to meet Black I will have to be careful because then its usually Dad for the patrol. I pulled myself over the window ledge as I sat waiting for the sun to go down further. Dumbledore came up from the opposite end with Fudge. Fudge narrowed his eyes at me and his steps faltered. I avoided looking at him as I stared out pointedly. They soon left. Maybe to Hagrid's hut. If given to Fudge he will use that axe on Black.

They left and soon disappeared out of view. I decided I will wait for half an hour more before going. Half an hour later Lupin hurried past me as if he was in some kind of emergency. The sun had gone down now and the sky was purple orange. The birds were flying back and an occasional owl could be seen swooping down happily hooting as it caught its first prey of the night. Dad walked by and I gave him a smile.

"How was your exam?" he asked covering up the wolfsbane potion.

"Excellent! Is that for Lupin?" I asked. He looked like he was going to deny it for the sake of his job but then nodded.

"When did you figure that out?" he asked.

"A while before now." I answered.

"Get back to your dorm. Its a full moon." he smirked. I grinned and nodded.

I walked to the kitchens and came up to the huge canvas portrait. I tickled the pear. It made a small giggling sound and the painting gave way to reveal the kitchens. I got in and asked one of the house elves to pack some dinner for one person. I put it intomy satchel before I walked off carefully. I broke into a run as soon as I was out of the castle. I jumped and transformed mid run and I kept running but at a faster speed.

I reached the willow and noticed it was frozen. I think that should have set my alarm bells ringing but it did not. I transformed back into my human form and edged in slowly through the tunnel. I was clutching my wand as I felt some unknown tensionmounting up on me. I got into the Shrieking Shack and I realized what was wrong. I could hear someone talking loudly. Not at all trying to conceal the loathing in voice or lowering the volume. I will know that silky voice anywhere. The cold drawl.

I walked up the stairs to take a look at what was happening and I saw him. His wand pointed under his neck looking real dangerous. "Give me one reason to do it and I will."

I leaned against the doorframe and crossed my arms against my chest.

"You wont." I said. And I was surprised by the crystal clear sound of my voice. The sound of it did not convey the terror of the situation that I felt heavily in the air. All eyes in the room turned to me. My eyes landed on the black lump in Ron's lap. It was struggling to get away. I narrowed my eyes.

"You?! What arw you doing here?" he hissed.

"Duh?! Its so obvious. What do you think? I have been helping him." I shrugged.

"You have been helping Black all this time?" Dad started finally finding his tongue. I tore my eyes away from Pettigrew. My rage was now fuelling me.

"Yes. It was me. It has always been me. Ever since Halloween. But how naive of you to think it was the werewolf all the time. With all my behavior I would imagine Ron would have figured that out by now." I sneered.

"I TRUSTED YOU. I BELIEVED IN YOU. IN YOUR ABILITIES. AND THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY ME? YOU ARE EXACTLY LIKE YOUR FATHER. UNGRATEFUL TRAITORS" Dad yelled at the top of his voice. I smirked.

"Anything else?" I asked calmly. I was surprised at how I could keep my voice stable when inside I was tearing at my hair for being a git. Judging by the venomous expression and the loathing in his eyes he went beyond words with rage. I started moving towards Ron who was sitting clutching Scabbers to his heart.

"Maybe if you werent such a stuck up asshole Popz you would know that he is innocent." I sneered. I know right now I shouldnt annoy him but if I call him names is only when he will pay attention to what am rambling about.

"Dont call me Popz. Am no father of yours you ungrateful little bitch! You are just as deranged as your good for nothing pureblood criminal father." he hissed angrily.

"Dont insult her. You dont know half-" Sirius started in my defence but I gave him a clear look that said 'Shut the hell up." so he stopped speaking

"Yeah whatever." I snorted at Dad.

I walked towards Ron to inspect 'Scabbers' more closely. I was kneeling down to pull off my glove and check his aura when ropes bound me from head to foot. I heard Granger scream and I just wish I had my hands free. I desperately need to cover my ears if I dont want to go deaf.

"Three more for Azkaban tonight." he muttered like a crazy deranged person and my eyes widened in fear.

He wouldnt. Not me. He wouldnt drag me to those dementors. I started struggling but those ropes tightened.

"Pr- Prof. Snape surely it wont hurt to hear what they have got to say." Hermione came to our defence. Yeah! You rock Hermione.

"Ms. Granger you are already facing suspension from the school. You, Weasley and Potter out of school grounds in company of an Azkanan escapee an associate and a convicted werewolf. For once in your lifetime hold your tongue." he shouted.

"How I wished I would be the one to catch you! Vengeance is very sweet!" he muttered as he circled Sirius his wand pointed at him.

"But- but Proffesor I dont understand-" Hermione began again.

"KEEP QUIET YOU INSOLENT GIRL. DONT TALK TO ME OF WHAT YOU DONT UNDERSTAND." he yelled again.

"But the joke is again on you Snivellus. As long as the boy brings his rat upto the castle-" Sirius began.

"Up to the castle?" Dad asked silkily. "I dont think we have to go that far. All I have to do is call them once we are out of the Willow. The dementors will be pleased to see you Black... pleased enough to give you a little kiss even I daresay..." he said and I saw a glint in his eyes. Something I had never seen before. He was beyond any reason.

"You... you have got to hear me out." Sirius croaked having lost his voice with fear. I tried squirming out of the ropes but they tightened further cutting into my skin.

"Come on all of you. I will drag the werewolf and the criminal associate. Perhaps the dementors will have a kiss for the two of them too." he smirked. My eyes widened in fear and I froze in place as my blood turned to slushie. I felt like my heart which was frantically beating was held in cold water. My throat went dry with fear.

But this time Potter was upto the job of trying to save us. He went and stood in the doorway.

"Stand aside Potter." Dad ordered in an irritated voice.

"Prof. Lupin could have killed me a thousand times last year. I was alone with him enough number of times. If he was helping Black why didnt he just finish me off then?" he asked.

"Dont ask me to fathom the way a werewolf's mind works Potter." Dad hissed menacingly. "Get out of the way." Bastard! Atleast hear us out.

"YOU ARE PATHETIC!" Harry shouted. "JUST BECAUSE THEY MADE FOOL OF YOU IN SCHOOL YOU WONT EVEN LISTEN-"

"SILENCE." Dad shouted looking madder than ever. "I wont be spoken to like that. Like father like son. You should be thanking me on bended knee..." blah blah blah... Dad again started with anti-James Potter speech that he reserved only for Harry. "Now get out of the way or I will make you." Seriously that guy has impressive determination.

Focus Shine. You are about to be kissed by dementors, I reminded myself. And then bam! Dad flew back into a wall with one loud shout of "Expelliarmus." from all the three of the golden trio. He collapsed against the wall and landed in a dark robed heap. And Granger started dancing around singing "We attacked a teacher!" out of nervousness.

"You should have left him to me." Black muttered. As if you were doing a fantastic job of that. He untied me and Lupin. I stood up glad to have my hands free and rubbed where the ropes had cut in. Then I walked over to Dad and checked his pulse. It was fast and the blood was flowing excessively. But that was expected of a scalp wound. I pointed my wand at his head and muttered 'Ferula'. Bandages wound tightly around his head. For now it would stop excessive blood loss.

It hurt me to watch him lie there bleeding even though he tried just moments before to throw me in Azkaban without waiting for an explanation. But it was expected of him. I would have behaved in a similar manner too had I been in his situation. I guess a long explanation is due.

I walked over to the bed on which Ron lay. He backed away from me and I snorted. "Am not going to hurt you ickle Ronniekins." I muttered removing my glove. I felt Pettigrew's aura.

"Definitely human. I dont know how I missed that before!" I mumbled under my breath getting up.

"I still dont believe you." Harry said and all three of us looked at him.

"Then its time you get some proof." I smirked. Lupin walked up to Ron. "You boy give me Peter." he said extending his hand but Ron held him closer.

"Are you telling me he escaped Azkaban to lay his hands on Peter! I mean how there are millions of rats. How do you even know this is him even if we believe Pettigrew is an Animagus."

I folded my arms across my chest and grit my teeth in frustration. "You will know once he transforms wont you? Now just give that rat here." I growled before jumping on him but Lupin caught me before I could reach him and my hand closed on empty air. The stupid rat strted squeaking louder and tried scurrying closer to Ronald for safety.

"No. I agree with him. How do you even know its Peter?" Lupin asked. I stopped struggling to get to Ron and turned to face him.

"Ever heard what was the biggest bit of Pettigrew that was found?" I sneered. "That rat has the same bit missing. Plus if you havent yet noticed he is far older than average rat years. He wasnt a baby when you bought him was he Ron?" I asked and he shook his head. "So five years of adult life plus 12 in Ron's family. That rat is supposed to be 17. Far older than what he should be!"

Lupin nodded. "How did you know it Sirius?" he asked and Black told him how he saw him on the front page of the Daily Prophet and pulled out the article. And then Ron went on to tell us how his family has been taking good care so he's survived it.

"Not looking too good now is he?" Lupin questioned quietly.

"He's afraid of that mad cat." Ron yelled.

"That cat aint mad." I yelled back.

"Infact he is the most intellegent of his kind. He saw Peter for what he was immediately. And when he met me he knew I was no dog. Took a while before he trusted me. He has been helping me get Peter." Dad said stroking Crookshanks with a bony finger.

"You know what you are mental all three of you!" Ron yelled. Seriously! Its just some pet. Whats so great about him that you defend him! Its a stupid fat rat for Merlin's pants sake. I will get you a new one. Just give me this one stupid rat. I grumbled my complaints but no one paid attention.

And then after some more argument Ron decided to let us use the homorphus charm and Sirius and Remus pointed their wand at the rat. In a flash of bluish white light the rat fell to the floor and slowly transformed back into a man. I gaped as I saw the resemblances. The same bald spots where he had lost hair. The indication that he had recently lost weight. The watery eyes. The two front teeth rodent like. He looked exactly like Ratman.

"Hello Peter!" Surius and Remus both chanted together.

"Sirius! Remus! My friends...my old friends." he greeted but his,breathing was shallow and fast. His,eyes were shifty and he looked all round the room to find some way of escape.

"We were having a little chat, about the night Lil and James died."

"You dont believe him do you Remus...he tried to kill me once.." Peter replied shiftily his watery eyes showing a glimmer of hope.

"Of course we dont Peter. What reason would we have in believing a person from Azkaban unless we see a long lost- ah- supposed to be friend of his turns out to be a rat. When that rat person is supposed to be dead because the Azkaban guy murdered him. No Peter we certainly have no reason." I hissed viciously my hand clenching tighter over my wand.

"No. He tried to murder me. He...he has come to do it again. He killed Lil and James and Iris. He betrayed even his own wife to Bellatrix. And now he is going to kill me. You have got to help me." he whimpered looking at us desperately hoping we would think he was telling the truth.

"How dare you mention Mom! How dare you say her name with your filthy tongue." I growled trying to reach him and strangle him but Remus tackled me back.

"No ones going to kill you unless we have sorted a few things." Remus said and gave me a stern warning glance. I huffed angrily as my chest heaved and fell rapidly with my adrenaline and anger rush.

"Sort things? I knew he did come back for me. I have been waiting for this for twelve years." Pettigrew squealed and I realized what Lupin was doing. He was getting him to make a mistake. A single confession that would link everything.

"You knew he would break out of Azkaban? When no one has done it!" Lupin exclaimed frowning and Pettigrew realized his mistake.

"He's got dark powers the rest of us can only dream of." he shrieked shrilly and reminded me of Pansy. "I suppose He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named taught him a few tricks. How else did he get out of there?"

"Voldemort teach me tricks?" Black sneered viciously his eyes glinting darkly and Peter whimpered and flinched as though someone had brandished him with a whip

"Scared of hearing your old master's name? I dont blame you. His,lot arent very happy with you right now are they?" he said observing his reaction.

"Dont know what you mean.." Pettigrew said in barely more than a whisper as his breath quickened and his eyes darted again to the door and the room's occupants. His face glistened with a fresh shean of cold sweat. I snorted. You should not try lying if you are a terrible liar. I guess no one ever taught Peter that.

"You werent hiding from him for the past twelve years. You have been trying to save your sorry grubby skin from the old supporters of Voldemort. After all they think of you as,the double crosser who double crossed them. They think you dead or you think you wont have to answer to them? The dark lord went after the Potter's on your information and he met his downfall there. They very obviously-" I growled but he interrupted me.

"Still dont know what you are talking about." Peter said shrilly. More shrilly than before and I gave him a look of mirth. He looked at Remus. "You dont believe them do you Remus?" he asked with hope in his eyes.

"I still dont get why an innocent man would hide for twelve years." Remus frowned stating his argument.

"Innocent. But scared. If they were after me it was because I put one of their best man the spy in Azkaban."

"How dare you!" Black growled angrily suddenly. "I wasnt the one sneaking around people stronger than myself. But you? I dont know why I never realized you were the traitor from the start. You always wanted stronger people to take care of you. It was always me James and Remus."

"Me...a spy? Still dont know what you are talking about. Must be one of your..never...dont know how you can say such a..." Pettigrew started muttering under his breath panting heavily.

"Lily and James made you secret keeper because I suggested it." Black hissed venomously and Pettigrew stepped back away from him. "I thought it was the perfect bluff. I dont know how I could have thought so. You betryed Iris to Bellatrix. She trusted you. She wanted you to be the godfather to my kids. Am glad we did not name you. I thought since Voldemort had already come after my fiancè he would come after me. It must have been the finest moment of your life when you gave him the Potter's location."

Pettigrew was muttering something on the lines of lunacy and far-fetched but he was getting more panicky and shifty by the moment. His face had gone white.

"Prof. Lupin can I ask something?" Hermione began.

"Sure Hermione." Remus replied and my head jerked to the two.

"This man has been sleeping in Harry's dorm for three years. If he is working for You-Know-Who how come he never tried to kill Harry?" she asked genuinely. Yeah never thought of that! I thought.

"I will tell you that would be because he is too much of a coward." I sneered looking at Pettigrew with narrowed eyes as I caught every movement of his.

"And he will never do anything unless he sees what is in it for him. And why will he blow his cover for a wizard who was supposed to be dead for fifteen years. He was keeping an eye out for information. Just in case his old protector came back and it was safe to rejoin him." Black hissed.

Pettigrew opened and closed his mouth several times. But no words came out.

"Erm... Mr. Black sir if you dont mind me asking..." Hermione began but he jumped at being adressed that way. I chuckled. That man is not afraid of grizzlies but he is scared if someone adressses him that way. He looked shocked to the core.

Hermione asked him how he could have escaped Azkaban if he did not use dark magic. He gave her the same story that he gave me about how the obsession of Peter being still alive and how it fuelled his next moves. How the dementors couldnt suck that thought out because it wasnt happy. And how he transformed into Animagus form and slipped past them when they opened the gate to provide food and how he swam all the distance to freedom away from the prison.

"Believe me." he croaked after reciting his story. "I did not betray Lily and James. I would have died before betraying them." Harry nodded and Peter fell to his knees whimpering and shouting 'No.' like he was in denial. I mean this was expected. Why so dramatic then dude? He started begging everyone of us and we all refused to spare him.

That idiot even had the nerve to beg me. "Shine.. Shine..you are so much like your mother. Please she will not like it. You are so much like her..please spare my life sweet girl. Iris was a good woman. She will not want me dead..."

I rolled my eyes and caught him by the scruff of his collar. I picked him up to eye level with me. "Oh you poor baby!" I cooed but my eyes were hard and had small flames in them. I kicked him where the sun dont shine.

"You think mentioning my Mom will get you out of this mess?" I hissed coldly as I punched him in the jaw after releasing him forcefully enough he fell to the ground. "If anything you have dragged yourself further to your grave with that. You knew her. She trusted you. And you sold her off to Bellatrix just because you wanted to climb higher in the dark lord's eyes? I have never seen a person as disgusting as you. How could you look at yourself in the mirror when you see nothing but vermin, Peter?" I yelled my entire body trembling with the force and anger of every word as I kicked him after finishing my small speech. He crept off to Harry and started begging him but Sirius and Remus dragged him away.

"You are responsible for what happened to James, Lily and Iris. Do you deny?" Black growled and Pettigrew burst to tears. He looked horribly like an ugly balding baby as he cowered sobbing. He looked real pitiful.

"The dark lord was gaining power everywhere. He- he has weapons beyond your wildest imaginations." he sobbed loudly. "I was- I was scared Sirius."

"DONT LIE! YOU SOLD IRIS SO YOU COULD GAIN HIS TRUST. AND THAT WAS TWO YEARS BEFORE YOU SOLD JAMES AND LILY! YOU HAD BEEN PASSING INFORMATION FOR MORE THAN A YEAR." Black shouted with so much contempt I shuddered even though it wasnt directed to me.

"What was there to gain by refusing the dark lord Sirius?" he whispered.

"Innocent lives Peter. Only innocent lives. That was to be gained by resisting the darkest wizard to walk the face of earth." Sirius said back with unbelievable fury.

"You dont understand...he- he would have killed me." Peter whimpered yet again.

"THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED. DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY THE TRUST OF YOUR FRIENDS AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU." Sirius shouted back.

"You should have realized. If Voldemort did not kill you, we would. Goodbye Peter!" Lupin said calmly and pulled out his wand. Sirius had picked up Dad's wand. They both pointed their wand at him and advanced with maniac grins on their faces.

"NO!" Saint Potter shouted and threw himself in front of Peter.

"You cant murder him. We will take him to the castle and give him to the dementors. Dont kill him." I stared at him as if he had gone crazy. A moment later I realized my mouth was still very much open and I closed it.

"But Harry this piece of vermin is the reason you have no parents. This cringing bit of filth is the reason Lily and James are dead." Surius reasoned with him but he did not budge off.

"He can go to Azkaban. But dont kill him. If anyone deserves that place he does." Harry said with an air of finality. I sighed.

"Harry!" Peter gasped and flung his arms around his knees. I hid a snicker. "Its more than I desrve thank you!" This is what you get for saving his sorry ass. A hug that resticts your walking.

"Get off me!" Saint Potter spat. "I dont think my father would want his two best friends to turn criminals just for you." Okay maybe you are not so saintly Potter.

"Hey that means I can murder him! I am pretty sure James Potter wont mind." I grinned maniacally and Peter whimpered and moved away from me. I pulled out my wand and advanced slowly with my wand pointed at him as I made him crawl back into a corner.

"No! You cant! You think your Mom would approve?" Harry stood in between me and my target and I smirked.

"There is the thing Potter! I dont care. She is as good as dead. She will most probably never wake up because of this very same idiot you are defending. I want to torture him either to insanity or to death. You know what you should have let them both kill him. It would have been much less painful for him." I sneered. "Now move." I hissed. But he did not move and I shifted my focus from Peter to Potter.

"Am sure you heard me. MOVE." I growled but he did not move. "Move or I will make you move." I threatened. Peter cowered back further to the wall with the venom in my voice as everyone watched us astounded. But Potter stood firm.

I massaged my temple. "I SAID MOVE." I shouted and I dont know what happened but Potter was lifted off his feet and levitated away as his terrified scream froze in his throat and I realized I had no glove on and I lost control. I gasped. I could easily have killed him with my anger.

"I- I am sorry. I did not realize what I was doing." I muttered completely forgetting Peter. "I dont know how I lost control. I havent for an year." I muttered to myself.

I looked around the room. No one moved or made a sound except for Peter's breath coming in short wheezes.

"Very well." Remus said calmly. "Step aside Shine." Harry looked at him in panic. "I am only going to tie him up. I swear." Remus said and Harry almost gave a curt nod. Remus stepped forward and thin wire like cords shot from his wand binding Pettigrew.

"He can easily transform out of that." I muttered still thinking of how close I was to losing control on my powers.

"Right. If you transform Peter, we will kill you. Agreed Harry?" Sirius asked and Harry nodded.