Rating
Mature
Chapters
16
Words
38,498
Characters
Dumbledore, Lupin, McGonagall, Sirius, Moody, Shacklebolt, Bellatrix, Lucius, Narcissa, Pettigrew
Primary Relationship
Other Pairing
Secondary Relationship(s)
Genre(s)
Drama, Action/Adventure, AU
Era
Marauders
Advisory
Strong Language, Strong Violence, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Contains Slash (Same-Sex Pairing),
Story Reviews
Status
Work In Progress (WIP)
First Published
2006-06-19 9:48pm
Last Chapter
2007-09-10 8:15am
Last Updated
2007-09-10 8:15am
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| Ch. # | Chapter Title | Word Count | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Prologue: Your Brother's Hand 31 October 1981. Death, betrayal, flight. |
882 | 3 |
| 2 |
Chapter One: This Clearing In The Trees Sirius takes refuge at one of his family's estates, and has conversation with a portrait of Phineas Nigellus, his great-great-grandfather. Convinced of Sirius' innocence, Phineas Nigellus leaves for his frame in the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts - to share Sirius' story with Dumbledore. |
3,110 | 4 |
| 3 |
Chapter Two: That Cannot Sink or Cease While Sirius mourns James and Lily, Phineas Nigellus and Dumbledore recruit another ally to his cause. |
1,779 | 2 |
| 4 |
Chapter Three: Auguries of Innocence Sirius goes to Paris to pick up the components he will need for the spells to find and kill Peter Pettigrew. Alastor Moody goes to the Potters' funeral to talk to Remus Lupin. |
2,935 | 2 |
| 5 |
Chapter Four: Of Storms Too Hot For Keeping Bellatrix Lestrange arrives at Malfoy Manor in an attempt to get Lucius to help her find Pettigrew. The next day, in the aftermath of the Lestranges' attack on the Longbottoms, Remus and Moody take further steps to prove Sirius' innocence. |
3,303 | 1 |
| 6 |
Chapter Five: Down the Grey Sky As Remus interviews a witness to the Lestranges' attack, Sirius makes his first foray into Dark magic in an attempt to locate Pettigrew. |
4,210 | 4 |
| 7 |
Chapter Six: And All Their Sorrows in Your Face Bellatrix and Rodolphus arrive at Malfoy Manor seeking sanctuary, with half a dozen Aurors only seconds behind them. Lucius Malfoy, furious with them for endangering his family, not only lets the Aurors take them, but assists in their capture as well. Moody interviews them briefly while they are in Auror custody - and then Barty Crouch shows up, Dementors in tow. |
3,529 | 2 |
| 8 |
Chapter Seven: Between the Dawn and the Day A meeting in Dumbledore's office leads to several crucial decisions in the struggle to clear Sirius' name, and an offer of assistance comes from an unlikely source. |
2,512 | 2 |
| 9 |
Chapter Eight: Whose Part Was to be Gladness Remus joins Sirius in Cologne. |
2,334 | 3 |
| 10 |
Chapter Nine: The Wounded Air Roared In Remus and Sirius in Cologne. Phineas Nigellus has news. |
1,820 | 3 |
| 11 |
Chapter Ten: Or Their Stretched Purpose Slacken An evening with the Weasleys. Peter's location. Remus and Sirius prepare to flee Cologne. |
1,961 | 1 |
| 12 |
Chapter Eleven: That a Ghost May Him Haunt Remus and Sirius in Cologne. Things evolve. |
1,656 | 5 |
| 13 |
Chapter Twelve: After a Thousand Reversals Sirius and Remus in Cologne. Flight, revelations, plans. (Warning: this chapter contains slash) |
1,214 | 0 |
| 14 |
Chapter Thirteen: Through the Bones of the Living An attack on the Dursleys throws the Ministry into an uproar and leaves Lucius Malfoy in a precarious situation. Remus and Sirius arrive at Hogwarts. |
2,681 | 5 |
| 15 |
Chapter Fourteen: And the Dark Street Winds and Bends Cold War politics in Wizarding Europe. Kingsley deals with a lot of red tape. |
2,470 | 1 |
| 16 |
Chapter Fifteen: Only the Dead Were Smiling A conversation with Dumbledore. Unlikely allies. |
2,102 | 5 |
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