Eccedentesiast

Chapter 44

A/N: SO I'm a liar! I wasn't going to post today but I had no homework so I decided to write!

Violet's pov

Reg, played with my hands while Sirius held Grace and Remus rubbed Harry's head. "Well erm, you remember how I told you your dad taught me how to fight?" I questioned looking up at Harry. He nodded slowly, "Well, erm. In school Pettigrew, he um." I struggled to explain it, Reg kissed my head. "It's okay love, we are all here." He whispered, I nodded and took a deep breath. "Pettigrew sexually harassed me, at the time your dad only knew. Um, he helped me and tha-that's how he hurt me." I muttered looking down. Sirius put Grace down and pulled me into him.

"Vi, look at me." Sirius mumbled, I looked up at him. "It was not your fault. He is vile and cruel. I should have done something to protect you." He whispered, I threw my arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. "Sirius, I only told James. You always protect me. You, Remus, and James are like my brother." I hugged him tighter. Sirius looked over my shoulder and winked at Reg. "You can hold your daughter, your wife is mine now." He teased, I laughed and nuzzled into his chest.

"See, she loves me." Sirius added. Regulus smacked Sirius' head and picked up Grace. "Your uncle is a prick." He whispered to Grace. I sat with Sirius and Harry was smiling at us. "Were you this close with my dad?" Harry asked, pointing between me and Sirius. "Yes, your dad picked on me more than Sirius. Remus picked on me and cared for me, James mostly picked on me, Sirius, well I'm his soft spot." I laugh as Sirius pouted. "I don't have a soft spot." He grumbled. "Well now you have two. Grace and me." I laughed. Harry smiled brightly, "Did my mom mind?" Harry questioned, Sirius and Remus laughed hysterically. "Love, your mom had no interest in your dad, he flirted with her since their first year. In their last year is when she finally gave in." I explained while laughing.

"So, about my parents," Harry started. "We needed a secret-keeper, only that person would know where you were hiding out. At the beginning we made Sirius a secret-keeper, but we thought it would be too obvious for Sirius because him and James were like brothers. After everyone left and we told Dumbledore Sirius was secret-keeper, James pulled me and Pettigrew off to the side. He actually made Peter the secret-keeper. I tried to tell James it was a bad idea, but your dad was so sure of it. What we didn't know was Peter was and is a death eater." I took a deep breath. "He's a bloody coward!" Sirius angrily slammed his fist down. I played with his hair.

"Peter was given an ultimate, by Voldermort. It was either Peter gives up the Potter's location or Peter dies." I explained, all the children got chills. "James should have kept me as secret-keeper. I would have died for them." Sirius mumbled. I held his head on my chest and stroked his cheek with my thumb. "Uncle pad, don't blame yourself." Grace muttered. Sirius smiled and looked up at me, "Carbon copy." He laughed, I flicked his nose. He sat up and pouted, I smirked before kissing his forehead. Regulus got up and picked me up, handing Grace to Sirius. Reg, smothered me with kisses, "She's mine." Regulus stated glaring at Sirius. "Actually she was mine first." Sirius corrected. "No actually she was mine." Remus joined in, I rolled my eyes.

"And how did he try and hurt me?" Grace asked stopping the bickering. Regulus tightened his grip on me. "Well, at the time I found out I was pregnant with you, our friend Marlene McKinnon and her entire family was wiped out. The only person who knew was Molly, I refused to tell anyone, because I feared they would use you to get information. When we were told about the prophecy, about Harry, Molly pulled me off to the side after the meeting. Pettigrew overheard Molly ask about you." I stopped to notice Sirius visibly angry and Regulus upset and Remus mixed with anger and sadness.

"When James and Lily were killed, I immediately knew it was Pettigrew. The Minister and Dumbledore believed it was Sirius, they took him to Azkaban until I forced them to have a trial. I made James write that Pettigrew was secret-keeper before he died. Pettigrew was at the trial and after I explained it was him. Well, he tried to take off. I stopped him from turning into his animagus form. When he got up, he casted the Cruciatus Curse on me. However, Regulus turned me at the right moment and he ended up getting hit. That's why he was unsuccessful." I explained. Grace kissed her dad's cheek and ruffled his hair. I smiled and kissed Regulus' cheek.