Prophecy: Resurrection

Dead Before Saying "Mercy"

James and Lily sat across from Albus Dumbledore as they talked in the headmaster's office.

"James, as I asked about your best friends, you only mentioned Mr Black and Mr Lupin, why is that?"

At that question, James knuckles turned white as he gripped tightly on the armchair.

"I used to think Peter was our friend, we made him feel like he was part of our family. But after we made him our Secret Keeper, he ratted us out to Voldemort. He got us killed ! Because of him, my child had to grow up without his parents by his side, because of him I couldn't go to King Cross to send Harry to Hogwarts for his first year! He ruined my child's life!" James was feeling hatred and anger. Everything he just said was true.

"Whenever I find the rat I'm going to kill him before he can even say mercy."

Lily's eyes softened at the sight of seeing her husband shaking with anger. She got a hold of his hand, holding it tightly against hers.

James seemed to calm down at the touch of his wife's hand.

Dumbledore nodded his head, glancing at Lily holding James' hand, which calmed him down instantly, made him smile. Back in the days The Marauders and Lily were his favorite students, always making him laugh, they still are and so are The Golden Trio.

"Professor, who's Harry living with? Please tell me it's Sirius." Lily begged

Dumbledore sighed, he knew he had to tell them somehow. He worried for their reaction.

"Harry is living with the Dursleys."

At the mention of the hypocrite family, James and Lily stood up.

"Are you insane?! Why would you send our child to live with that ignorant and hypocrite family?!" Lily exclaimed

"Honestly, Albus! Couldn't you send him to Sirius!?"

"If you both take a seat, I will tell you for my reasons." Dumbledore said calmly.

The couple let out a huff before sitting back down.

"As you can see no one knew about your exchange of the Secret Keeper. . . everyone assumed it was Sirius. After you two got killed, Sirius went after Peter. They were yelling, ready to fight. . but Peter yelled something along the lines of "how could you betray James and Lily?" before he, Peter, killed twelve innocent muggles and chopped of his fingers before turning to his animagus form and running off, everyone believes he's dead, but last year he was found by Sirius but he ran away again."

"He framed Padfoot?!" James was already pissed, but knowing that his best friend got framed by the rat just made him for mad, in short words, James was ready to kill Peter.

Dumbledore nodded and glanced at Lily, who had glossy eyes.

"After that. . . Mr Black was sent to Azkaban."

A gasp left James and Lily.

Lily was already in tears, not sobbing, she just had tears. James. . . looked down at the floor, Sirius, his best friends, his brother, is in Azkaban. Suffering for something he didn't do.
Now it was a fact, he was going to kill Peter, no matter what.

"Thankfully, Mr Black escaped Azkaban last year." As soon as those words left Dumbledore's mouth, James leaped up.

"He did what?! He must've been the first one to do that!" James laughed, as he danced around, happy Sirius is no longer in such a horrid place.

Lily chuckled, happy to hear those news as well.

"But as you're probably thinking, Remus couldn't take Harry in because of his fury problem."

James and Lily frowned.

"What about the Longbottoms? Why didn't you send him with them?" Lily asked

"We clearly said that if anything was to happen to us, Harry was sent to Sirius, Remus, or Frank and Alice."

Dumbledore smiled sadly.

"The Longbottoms were driven insane by Bellatrix Lestrange, who used the Cruciatus curse on them several times."

Lily had more tears pouring down, as James stopped dancing around and went to hug Lily.

"My other reason to send Harry to your sister was because before you died. . . You put a protection spell on Harry. Evil wasn't able to touch him. It was said that Harry would be safe with a family relative of yours, it was to keep him safe." Dumbledore finished his explaining.

It was quiet for a minute, very quiet until James broke it off.

"When can we meet him?"

"James. . . Lily you guys need to be aware of what's happening right now before you can meet him."

"What's happening?" Lily asked.

"The Triwizard Tournament."

"What?! How come we didn't have one when we were in school?!"

Smack.

"Ow! Lily!"

"Lily, James. . . Someone had written Harry's name and placed it on the Goblet of Fire."

"No! Don't tell me my fourteen year old son is in the damn tournament, Albus!" Lily shot up from her seat.

"I'm afraid so."

"If anyone hurts him! If something happens to him, Albus! You'll be dead before you can say mercy."