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think he's trying to spy on them or something? But Aurors won't do anything. They
wouldn't even put security around my mum's room at St Mungo's."
"Maybe you should talk to Dumbledore," Mia suggested quickly. If she could not
vocally do anything to change the future by telling everyone the truth, perhaps she could
use a few loopholes to try and direct Peter down the right path. Draco had turned spy for
the Order of the Phoenix, just like Severus Snape. Maybe if she got Peter to ask
Dumbledore for help, she could prevent him from his ultimate and eventual betrayal. "He
can help you. Keep your family safe."
"You don't understand, Mia."
"Peter, your friends will protect you!" Mia stood up, facing him. She gestured to
James, Sirius, and Remus, who were all nodding emphatically. "That's what they're there
for. They would die for you, just like you would die for them," she said, hoping that maybe
she'd finally struck a nerve.
Peter looked like he was contemplating a few things, but the sudden sounds of fifth
years below their floor shouting and laughing caused him to jump and look around in
distrust.
"I shouldn't be talking about this," he muttered. "What if someone's listening?"
"We're in Gryffindor Tower," Sirius replied. "The only people here are other
Gryffindors."
"I'm not a Slytherin, but I can sneak into their common room; same with Hufflepuff
and Ravenclaw," Peter said firmly, still looking around the room as though checking for
someone hiding beneath an Invisibility Cloak.
"Wait, you've been in the other common rooms?" Lily asked, but everyone ignored
her.
"The tower isn't safe." Peter shook his head as he made his way back to his four-
poster, pushing his way past Lily who tried to stop him. Once safely in his bed, he flicked
his wand, shutting the curtains. "Hogwarts isn't safe. No one is safe!"