You Were too Young to Die

Chapter 14

JE NE VOUS PARLERAI PAS D´ELLE

( I won´t speak to you about her )

Peter had served Voldemort for three months now. But today, he saw the life differently...

The Marauders and Lily didn´t suspect that their happiness was counted and every time they were laughing, Peter thought that in one month, none of them would not smile.

Because in one month, the Potters would died...

Voldemort began to be interested in their fate.

***

Harry was walking.

Lily jumped for joy :

" James ! He walks ! "

She heard a noise of precipitated step in the stairs and her husband ran up in the lounge.

" Harry ? "

The little boy smiled to his father and advanced carefully.

Lily looked at James laughing. She opened the baby's book, taken on a shelf unit and wrote :

" On October 20, 1981, Harry made his first steps. ".

Je vous dirai ma vie dans son nu le plus blême

Dans les matins pâlis où plus rien ne protège

Je vous dirai mes cris jusqu´aux plus imbéciles

Je vous livrerai tout jusqu´au bout de mes cils

While she put a full stop to the sentence, an owl scratched in the pane. The young lady opened the window and removed the letter the owl had brought.

" It is from Hogwarts " she said noticing the seal behind the envelope.

She unsealed it and read :

" Please, come at once. Dumbledore. "

She tightened the message to James who exclaimed :

" At least it´s absolutely clear. "

" Clear ? Really ? "

***

One hour later, Lily sat down in the armchair which faced Dumbledore's desk. She put down Harry on her knees and said :

" We´ve come as far as possible. What is happening ? "

The Headmaster of Hogwarts looked at her with gravity, then stared at Harry who held a lock of his mother´s auburn hair in his fist. He sighed :

" It should happen one day... "

Lily panicked :

" What is happening ? "

" Nothing at the moment. "

Tous mes gestes promis tout ce que je pense

De mes coups de colère à mes coups de romance

En toute complaisance, en toute impudeur

Compte-rendu fidèle de toutes mes heures

He spoke to James :

" I think you remember when I told you Voldemort wanted to eliminate the last heirs of Gryffindor... "

James's hands became clammy when they closed on Lily's arm :

" Did it happen anything to Rachel ? "

" No. You three are in danger. "

Lily swallowed uneasily :

" It means ? "

" Voldemort looks for you. "

" Can we do anything to protect Harry ? "

" I thought about it. And you can even protect you. "

" How ? "

" Thanks to Fidelitas. "

Lily exclaimed :

" I see... We thus need a secret keeper who would allow us to become invisible for Voldemort. "

" Exactly. But you need somebody you have an absolute trust in. Please, don´t forget what I have suspected for a little while. One of ours betrays us regularly. "

James and Lily looked at each other in the same time. They thought of the same thing.

" We choose Sirius " they said with a single voice.

Mes arrières pensées avec inconscience

Mes goûts et mes dégoûts et tous mes coups de chance

Même sans intérêt même un peu faciles

Mes fantasmes enterrés et mes idées les plus viles

***

Lily fiddled nervously with a lock of her hair. James caressed her arm :

" Calm down Lil... Everything is well. Sirius is our Secret Keeper and he will never betray us, you know it. "

" Yes, I know it. But I have the feeling that something will not be so easy. I am afraid for Harry especially. "

James sighed looking at her :

" You don´t regret, do you ? "

" What do you mean ? "

" Do you regret being my wife ? "

Mais je ne vous parlerai pas d´elle

Je ne vous parlerai pas d´elle

Elle à côté de moi quand je me réveille

Elle a sûrement un contrat avec mon sommeil

Lily sat up, looking deeply offended :

" How can you think that ? "

" It´s all my falt. If you hadn´t been married with me, you wouldn´t have been in danger today. "

Lily went back to bed and snuggled up to him :

" No. It may happen anything, I shall never regret. I love you honey. And it´s not for a stupid story of Heirs that I will regret one of the most beautiful days of my life... "

Elle est mon sol elle est mon ciel

Elle est là même où mes pas ne me guident pas

Et quand je ne suis pas là elle met mes pyjamas

***

Sirius looked at James with gravity :

" It is not because I am afraid of my secret keeper's status Jamsie... You know I would give my life for you three if it was necessary... But I believe that it would be more reasonable if you took Peter. You understand, Voldemort is going to think you will have chosen me... The bluff. He will never think of Peter ! "

James asked :

" And why not Remus ? "

Sirius avoided meeting his best friend´s glance :

" Because... Because I have no more a total trust into Remus... "

James opened big eyes but agreed :

" If you think it´s better choosing Peter, then... "

***

" Peter, we have something very important to ask you, James and me " Lily began.

Peter jumped.

And if they suspected his alliance with Voldemort ?

" What ? " he continued uttering.

" We would like you are Secret Keeper. You understand, we are looked for by You-Know-Who and... "

J´avouerai tous les trucs interdits les méthodes

Je vous dirai les clés vous livrerai les codes

Les secrets inconnus à lire entre les lignes

Les talismans perdus les chiffres et les signes

Peter couldn´t get over the fact Lily entrusted him her life as well as her son´s ?

It was the luck of his life. He had to accept. If he became their Secret Keeper, Voldemort could kill them at the end of the month... In two days. If he became their Secret Keeper, he would handed them over without any problems.

" I would understand if you didn´t want " she hurried to add. " It´s a dangerous mission... "

She would always take him for an useless...

As to show that he was courageous, he said with a firm tone :

" I accept. "

Lily squeezed him in her arms :

" Thank you Wormtail. Thank you. "

Elle est ma vie elle est bien mieux que moi

Elle est ce qui me reste quand je fais plus le poids

Je ne vous parlerai pas d´elle

***

Peter exulted :

" Master, I am the Potters´ Secret Keeper. I hand them over you. "

Voldemort burst out laughing :

" These morons chose you ! They are not afraid for their life ! "

Peter ignored the insult :

" I hand them over you. "

" Good work Wormtail. What would you think if I visited them tomorrow ? "

" Tomorrow ? "

" Yes. For Halloween... "

***

Peter once roared left Voldemort.

" James, maybe you didn´t want to speak about Lily to the others to keep her for you, but it´s too late. I have spoken about her... "

Je ne vous parlerai pas d´elle.