Brilliant. And I agree that there may have been a point in Peter Pettigrew's life when the guilt he lived with was too heavy to carry any more.

first, i agree, this is one of the best submission so far in my opinion. :) I hope mine can match it! second, it seems a bit too positive on the peter pettigrew side. I doubt that peter would ever truly remorse, only wait for the tides to turn once again. he is by far the weakest character in the book, even the houseelves and Lucius Malfoy have their pride. Wormtail does not even have that. Third, your emotions and empathy for the characters is spectacular. Some of the best I have seen. Very true to Remus. Not so true to Peter. But that's just my opinion. Good writing. A 9 out of 10, I think. :)

Author's Response: Thanks! I must admit, I always had the hope of evoking some sort of pity for Peter, but I couldn't believe how difficult it was to give Remus any reason to forgive him! I was stuck on that for days!