The night life changed forever Sirius knew instantly nothing was ever going to be the same. It all started when he went to Peter's house to check on him as they had arranged. When there was no answer at the door he knew something was seriously wrong and his first thought was that he had to get to the Potter's house; he knew in his mind that Peter wasn't in danger but the Potters were and he was instantly both scared and angry.
When he arrived at the Potter's house and found both James and Lily dead and little Harry in Hagrid's arms his anger exploded. When Hagrid refused to allow him to take Harry Sirius knew what he had to do so he left Hagrid his bike and left to find Peter.
The next morning Remus woke up to Sirius's laughing face on the front cover of the Profit confirming his deepest fears; Sirius Black was the spy. Remus knew instantly what he had to do. Sirius was the love of his life, but no one knew that Sirius was an Animagus and he might try to use that to excape. He wrote Dumbledore immediately.
2 Months Later
Remus was surprised when he answered the door and found Dumbledore standing on the other side. For the last 2 months Remus hadn't had any contact with the wizarding world. He was working in a muggle bookstore, he shopped at muggle stores and he didn't answer and owls that he received. After the first month the owls stopped coming and he figured that would be the end of it. Now he was facing a very grave looking Dumbledore. "Professor Dumbledore, please come in. Can I get you something to drink? Some tea maybe?" Remus asked as he moved out of the way and gestured Albus Dumbledore towards the kitchen.
"No thank you Remus, and I've told you it's Albus now, you're no longer a school boy. I'm afraid I have some rather distressing news to share with you," Dumbledore said ask he settled himself into a chair in the small kitchen.
"What is it? Did something happen to Harry?"
"No, nothing is wrong with Harry, he's safe at his Aunt and Uncle's house right now. I'm afraid this news is about a very grevious mistake I've made. It's in regards to Sirius." Remus blanched, all color leaving his face at the name of his former lover. "Since you've told me about the Animagus abilities James, Peter and Sirius all gained while in school I've been thinking about what happened on Halloween. I've come to believe that we don't know the whole story about what happened between Peter and Sirius. I find it hard to believe that any spell would leave just a perfectly severed finger and nothing else."
"You… don't believe Sirius killed Peter? Then what… where… what happened to Peter?"
"I'm not sure, but I did talk with Sirius the day after his arrival at Azkaban and now what he was saying is a bit more believable. He was claiming that Peter was the Secret Keeper and the spy. At the time I didn't believe what he was telling me, but now I fear we've made a very serious mistake."
"Are you saying that Sirius is innocent?" Remus was horrified at the news. If this were true then it meant that Sirius had spent the last two months in Azkaban innocent and alone; he was suffering needlessly. "What are we going to do?"
"I have arranged to speak with Sirius this afternoon, this time under the affect Veritaserum. I am here not only to inform you of my suspicions but also to invite you to join me. I know that Veritaserum can be unreliable and won't be enough to prove Sirius's innocence but I am hopeful that it will let me know whether or not he is innocent and give me a way to prove it."
"Of course I want to come, either way I want hear straight from his mouth what happened that night. Even if he is guilty, I want to know why." Remus was worried that it would be proven that Sirius was guilty without a doubt and he would have to listen to the man he loved say how everything they had was a lie. At least now he could pretend that at one time Sirius had loved him.
"Well in that case we must be on our way, we don't want to keep the Minister of Magic waiting now do we?" Remus stared at Dumbledore in shock. "Oh yes, Minister Bagnold will be there, she was shocked to learn that there was a man in Azkaban that never stood trial and may possibly be innocent. She is anxious to get this matter settled and refused to allow anyone other than herself to take care of it. Now, we must be going, we're flooing to the Ministry first then making our way to Azkaban as a group." With that Dumbledore moved over to the fire place and disappeared, Remus close behind him.
