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XIII

'You both look wonderful.' Axel said as she met the boys at the bottom of the stairs.

They both smiled but couldn't reply because there was a knock on the door. Axel and Sirius both made a mad dash for the door knowing that their bet was on the line.

'Hello-' Axel began before Sirius pushed her out of the way.

'James! Oh, it's you.' He said to a taken back looking Remus.

'Nice to see you too.' Remus said stepping into the house.

Severus kept his distance until Remus walked over to greet him.

'Nice to meet you.' He said shaking his hand.

Severus looked at Axel who was nodding reassuringly.

'Seamus Switch, pleased to meet you.' Severus said smiling slightly.

Remus servayed him for a moment before moving on.

'Axel, you look beautiful.' Remus said giving her a kiss on each cheek.

She smiled up at him and couldn't help but laugh.

'What?' Remus asked looking around.

'You already know our friend Seamus.'

Remus turned around and stared at Severus so intently that Axel could have sworn she saw him go cross eyed.

'It can't be.' He finally said in a whisper.

'But it is.' Sirius finished patting him on the back.

Another knock came from the door and Axel opened it.

'James, Lily, you both look lovely.' She said smiling lightly.

They both gave their thanks and made there way around the room until Lily gasped.

'Your hair!' She finally burst.

James turned around to see that she was standing in front of Severus.

'You've met Seamus before?'

'James, you numb scull, this is Severus!'

James gasped just as Lily did and backed away.

'Sirius, Mate, I think you invited the wrong person, that isn't Seamus.' James whispered.

Sirius let out a chuckle before explaining the plan they set.

'So you're going to hunt for these Horcruxs?' Lily finally asked.

'Yes, I suppose.' Severus said.

'I'll come with you guys.' Remus added.

'Same with me.' James said.

'No James, your wife is pregnant and you think you're going to come with us?' Sirius said.

James sighed and nodded as he wrapped an arm around Lily. Sirius also explained their plan on getting Peter arrested and asked them all to pray for Axel as she was to embark on the hardest mission of all; hitting on Peter Pettigrew.

'He's here.' Remus said when they heard a knock on the door.

Slowly he opened it and greeted Peter.

'Peter, this is Seamus Switch, Sirius' neighbour.' Remus said gesturing to a very stiff looking Snape.

They shook hands and all moved to the living room. Axel let out a sigh of relief when she released that Severus' disguise worked on a Death Eater. They all took their seats but Axel made sure she took the loveseat with Peter. They all chatted for a while until Sirius and Remus left to get dinner set.

'So, Seamus, what do you do for a living?' Peter asked Severus.

Severus tensed and cleared his throat.

'Well, my father's a contractor so I took over the family business.' He said in a voice that sounded scarily unlike his own.

Lily gave a nod to Axel and that's when she knew she needed to get the plan underway.

'Peter, want to help me with something?' She asked grabbing his hand and pulling him off the couch with her.

He looked shocked at first but followed. She looked back slightly to see James holding in his laughter, Lily glaring at James and Severus with his jaw clenched so tight it might break at any moment.

'What do you need help with?' Peter asked one they were in the guest room.

Peter was slightly taller than Axel and had straw like hair. Unlike Sirius, Peter was mostly extra weight rather than muscle. She turned around to face him and saw that he looked extremely uncomfortable. Axle knew the first thing she needed to do was get him comfortable in her presence.

'I needed you to help me check if this window has a draft.' She said smiling sweetly.

Peter let out a sigh of releif and walked over to the window. He fiddled with it for a moment before turning back to Axel. She'd moved closer to him while his back was turned so she had him in the corner.

'Peter, you're very handsome.' She whispered.

He blushed slightly but maintained eye contact with her as she moved closer to him.

'The rest of the boys don't give you enough credit. I think you're the most handsome one.' She said trying her best not to vomit as the words left her lips.

Slowly, she moved closer and had him cornered against the wall. Her goal was never to kiss him but all in one he cupped her face and pushed their lips together. She kept her eyes open and glanced down to see that while he was cupping her face the sleeve to his cardigan fell slightly; revealing a Dark Mark. She pulled away after several seconds and smiled the best she could at him considering she was scarred.

'They'll be wondering where we've gone to.' She said looking at the ground as if shy.

Peter smirked slightly and walked out of the room. Axel, instead of going downstairs, went to the washroom to brush her teeth and refresh her face after being that close to the rat; Peter Pettigrew. As grossed out as she was she still smiled because her mission was a success.