[He doesn't meet James' eye now; he stares at the wall, at the stupid Gryffindor poster Sirius had made, and he doesn't look at his friend at all.]
You die, Jamie. You die, and Lily dies, and Sirius is framed for it. And Sirius goes to prison, and I think he betrayed us, and Harry's an orphan. And . . . and the worst part of it, James, is that we were betrayed.
Because, you see, there . . . there was a prophecy. About Harry, that he would kill Voldemort. And so you and Lily went into hiding, and you-- you trusted Sirius to be your Secret-Keeper. Only you switched it to Peter, and-- and he--
He gave away your position. And you died.
[And now he glances up at James-- and he should be ashamed, perhaps, of the fact he's crying, but he's not--]
And we didn't want you to know, because it's been tearing us up, and we thought-- god, we were just so happy to see you--
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You die, Jamie. You die, and Lily dies, and Sirius is framed for it. And Sirius goes to prison, and I think he betrayed us, and Harry's an orphan. And . . . and the worst part of it, James, is that we were betrayed.
Because, you see, there . . . there was a prophecy. About Harry, that he would kill Voldemort. And so you and Lily went into hiding, and you-- you trusted Sirius to be your Secret-Keeper. Only you switched it to Peter, and-- and he--
He gave away your position. And you died.
[And now he glances up at James-- and he should be ashamed, perhaps, of the fact he's crying, but he's not--]
And we didn't want you to know, because it's been tearing us up, and we thought-- god, we were just so happy to see you--