𝑹𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒚'𝒔 𝑻𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 ⋆ Harry Potter x OC

•𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑹𝑫 𝒀𝑬𝑨𝑹• 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 16

It was Snape and before they could do anything, he disarmed them.

"Expelliarmus."

Their wands flew from their hands and they looked at Snape as he smirked. He looked Sirius and muttered.

"Ah, vengeance is sweet. How I hoped I'd be the one to catch you."

Remus muttered out a "Severus", but Snape ignored him and continued.

"I told Dumbledore you were helping your old friend into the castle, and here's the proof."

Charlotte zoned out as they argued like an old married couple. What brought her back in was Harry saying a spell.

"Expelliarmus."

It hit Snape and he went flying into a bed frame, knocking him out and breaking the bed. They all looked at him in shock. Hermione exclaimed.

"You attacked a teacher, Harry!"

Charlotte leaned over and stated.

"Didn't you set Snape's robe on fire in first year?"

Hermione waved her off and Harry ignored them and asked.

"You said Peter before, Peter who?"

Remus sighed and explained.

"Pettigrew, he was at school with us. We thought he was a friend."

Harry shook his head and responded.

"No, Pettigrew's dead. He killed him."

He pointed his wand to Sirius and Sirius just laughs mirthlessly as Remus replied.

"I thought so too until you mentioned seeing Pettigrew on the map."

Harry shook his head again and stated.

"The map was lying then-"

Sirius cut him off.

"The map never lies, we bloody made it! Pettigrew's alive and he's right there."

He pointed at Ron and Ron exclaimed.

"Me? He's a lunatic!"

Sirius rolled his eyes and spoke again.

"Not you, you idiot. The rat!"

Ron shook his head and replied.

"Scabbers? Scabbers has been in my family for-"

It all clicked in Charlotte's mind and she spoke in unison with Sirius.

"Twelve years."

Everyone looked to them and she let Sirius continue.

"A curiously long life for a common garden rat, he's missing a toe, isn't he?"

Ron scoffed and let out a "so what?" which made Harry utter.

"All they could find of Pettigrew, was his-"

Sirius cut him off.

"Finger, the dirty coward cut it off so everyone would think he was dead. Then he transformed into a rat."

Harry asked Sirius to show him, so Lottie went towards Ron and yanked Scabbers out of his grip. She placed him on the table and watched as Sirius and Remus shot a spell at it. Scabbers kept running and was going to escape through a hole, but the spell got him first. The rat then transformed into a dirty, hairy, looking short fat man.

The four looked at him with wide eyes as Remus and Sirius pulled him out and interrogated him. Pettigrew stuttered out.

"S-Sirius, R-Remus. My old friends."

He tried to make a run for it out the door, but Harry blocked it in time. Pettigrew squeaked and spoke to Harry.

"Harry, look at you, y-you look just like your father, like James, we were the best friends him and I-"

Sirius cut him off by snapping at him and dragging him away from Harry. Pettigrew whimpered and mumbled.

"I didn't mean to! The Dark Lord, you have no idea the weapons he possesses! Ask yourself what you would have done, Sirius, what would you have done?"

Sirius shouted angrily.

"Died! Died rather than betray my friends! And you should have realised, Peter, if Voldemort didn't kill you.."

Remus continued.

"We would."

Pettigrew let out a cry and ran towards Ron.

"Ron! Haven't I been a good friend? A good pet? You won't let them kill me, will you? I was your rat!"

Ron looked at him in disgust, and Pettigrew then turned to Charlotte.

"Sweet, Charlotte, I've been a good friend, haven't I?"

She scrunched her nose as his hands gripped her shirt, she replied in disgust.

"Get your filthy hands off me, you weirdo!"

She pushed him off her harshly and Pettigrew went to Hermione and Charlotte ignored what he had said to her and Harry let out a "no". Remus spoke.

"No? Harry, this man-"

Harry cut him off.

"I know what he is, but we'll take him to the castle."

Pettigrew mumbled as he gripped Harry's shirt.

"Bless you, boy! Bless you-"

Harry cut him off by aggressively ripping Pettigrew's hands off his shirt.

"Get off! I said we'd take you to the castle. After that, the Dementors can have you."

Pettigrew whimpered and everyone began getting out of the Whomping Willow. Once they got to the top, Hermione stayed with Ron, Harry went to Sirius and Remus wanted to talk to Charlotte. She asked as he looked nervous.

"Are you okay, Professor?"

Remus sighed and replied.

"I guess, but there's something I need to tell you."

Her eyebrows furrowed and he continued.

"When you were born, your mother and father decided that I should be your godfather."

Charlotte looked at him in shock and surprise as she had always wondered if she has a godmother or godfather. A smile appeared on her face and she noticed Remus was staring at someone.

So she followed his eye direction to see him staring at Sirius as he talked to Harry. She then looked back to Remus, smirked cheekily and stated.

"You should confess."

Remus looked at her in shock and stuttered a response.

"I-I, uh. I don't think he likes me like that."

Charlotte cocked an eyebrow and scoffed, she replied.

"I'm pretty sure he does, look at his hand. He's fiddling with the ring on his finger, you do the same whenever you think of Sirius. You're doing it right now."

Remus looked down at his hand and immediately stopped fiddling with the ring. Charlotte shook her head and laughed lightly in amusement, she then felt like someone was staring at her, so she turned her head to see both Harry and Sirius staring at her.

Sirius was grinning cheekily and Harry was bright red and smiling shyly. Lottie smiled back at them softly and then looked back at Remus to see him smirking, he mocked her.

"You should confess."

Charlotte let out a laugh and playfully rolled her eyes as she muttered.

"Touché."

Remus smirked and Lottie then asked.

"Can I call you Remus outside of school?"

Remus smiled and nodded his head, their wholesome moment was over when Hermione yelled out in panic.

"Lottie!"