The Dark Side of the Moon

Chapter 3

Warning: Character Death

There was loud knocking at Peter's door at one in the morning. Please don't be the Death Eaters, Peter thought as he opened the door while holding out his wand. He may not be good at defense, but that doesn't mean that he's going to let the Death Eaters take him.

When he opened the door, he realized that it was just Remus. Wait, what's he doing here? Didn't we plan to kill him today? Why is he alive on my front doorstep?

"Hey, Remus. What are you doing here at one in the morning?" Peter asked.

Remus gave a small smirk. He's confused as to why I'm still alive. Remus shook his head. "Can I come in?" he asked.

"Of course, of course," Peter said with wide eyes as he moved to let the werewolf through. Remus walked in and turned to face Peter as he closed the door. 

"Say Peter. Have you been talking to any Death Eaters lately?" Remus asked with a hint of a smirk on his face.

Peter's face showed panic and he quickly said "N-no. Of c-course not. W-why would I t-talk to D-d-death Eaters? H-how c-c-could you th-think that?"

Remus now fully smirked. "I don't know, Wormtail. Maybe because of the fact that the few Death Eaters I'm talking to said that they want you dead because of your disservice to their Dark Lord."

Peter's eyes grew impossibly wide. He began stuttering again, "I-I n-n-never t-talked t-to any-any D-death Eaters."

"That's not what I heard from the Death Eaters." Remus said with a weird gleam in his eyes.

"W-why were y-you t-talking to D-death E-eaters?"

"Because I figured out your little plan. You guys wanted to kill me." Remus picked up a vase that was at the table and threw it against the wall. "YOU ALL WANTED ME DEAD BECAUSE I'M A WEREWOLF." He pushed the table aside. "YOU ALL THOUGHT I WAS THE TRAITOR WHEN ALL ALONG IT WAS YOU." 

Remus then trained his wand at Peter. "And now. I may just be another traitor." Peter only had time to register what Remus said before his world went dark. 

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When Peter woke up, he found himself tied up and on the floor of a dark room. As his eyes adjusted to the light he realized that he was not alone in the room, but there were actually many people there. Peter tried to get out of the ropes but it was too tight. He felt a wand tip on the back of his neck.

"Peter Pettigrew. That's the best you can do, Lupin," said a chilling voice from in front of Peter. Peter looked up and saw a snake-like face with red slits for eyes.

Remus just smirked at Voldemort, not fazed that he didn't find the catch important. Most Death Eaters try to capture the higher members of the Order, hoping to get rewarded, but that just leads to long-term consequences. If you strategically capture members, then you can actually get somewhere. "Well I've heard from a few Death Eaters that Pettigrew here was causing a few problems and decided that he was the perfect one to get rid of to prove my loyalty. Plus, it's personal."     

Peter looked panicked and tried to escape his bonds, but they were too tight. Voldemort gave a wicked smile. Remus' face showed indifference but on the inside he was bloody terrified. Oh god. Please let this be the last time he smiles.

"Alright then. Kill him, Lupin and you will officially join us." 

Remus looked at Peter and pointed his wand at him. Peter realized that if he was going to survive this then he has to convince Remus not to kill him. "Re-remus. Pl-please. Your-your my friend. W-why w-would you w-want t-to ki-kill your fr-friend?" 

The moment the words left his mouth, Peter knew he said something wrong. Remus circled around Peter. "Why would I want to kill my friends." Remus stopped and his face turned stony. "MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT YOU ALL TRIED TO KILL ME. Everything that happened at Hogwarts was all an act, wasn't it Peter?" 

Peter shook his head. "YES, IT WAS," Remus continued. "Okay, maybe it wasn't. Maybe you didn't want to kill me all along, but you all were scared of me. Late, you all thought that I was the traitor. When it was really you. Well now, I'll be the traitor and you," Remus pointed up. "You'll be up there." Remus gave a huge smirk. Remus raised his wand. "Bye, bye Peter." And Peter's world went black.