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Miraculously, the boy hesitated. Realizing what was at stake, Tom dropped the wand and fell to his knees. "Don't do it!" The next words came very hard. "Please, don't kill me." This story is about what might have happened if Harry had not stabbed Tom Riddle's diary.

Sirius has a problem he's not sure he wants gotten rid of.

When Peter Pettigrew "died," where did Sirius go before his arrest? Did Remus really believe that Sirius had betrayed his best friend and murdered another close companion? Could Remus still trust Sirius against overwhelming evidence?

Hermione misses Harry; can Sirius help her? Or can she help him? Takes place during the beginning of OOTP.

A story inspired by the title (provided by April in a plot bunny thread). It's about how there's a spark of good in the worst of people and a nasty streak in the best of people.