Chapter 1 – Godric's Hollow to Romania
With a strangled cry, Sirius Black ran towards the body of his brother, in all but blood, James Potter. It was too late, in his heart he already knew that he was dead but he did not want to believe it. While he sat there holding James's body he heard a distressed cry from upstairs. Sirius dropped James's body and ran up the stairs, two at a time, until he came to the nursery. He ran into the room and stepped over Lily's body with silent cry. "Unca Paddy where momma?" cried Harry, from his crib. Sirius picked up Harry and hugged him tight, "I love you Prongslet" he muttered into Harry's head.
Sirius pulled out his wand and sent a patronus to Charlus letting him know that he was on his way. He then point his wand at Harry's crib, chest of draws and the photo of Lily and The Marauders, he then shrunk them and put them in his pocket. He then picked up Harry and asked him where Crookshanks was? He looked around for him but could not see him.
He then took one last look at Lily and headed downstairs. He walk past James's body trying not to look down, he loaded Harry into his motorbike and casted a warming charm over Him. With one last look at the destroyed house in Godric's Hollow, Sirius took off into the air. Just as he reached the end of the street he turned to say a last goodbye to James and Lily, he saw Hagrid appear out of nowhere and walked into the house.
Sirius kept flying for a day only stopping to look after Harry and to fill up with petrol. After twelve hours of nonstop flying, he stopped to find an abandoned shed to apparated from. He arrived in a back alley in the town of Constanta, Romania a small town off the Black Sea. He then walked half a mile out of town to a large, no other word to describe it, mansion. He pulled out his wand and cast a patronus to let Charlus know they had arrived. A small pointy eared creature appeared at the gate. "Master Sirius, come in Master Charlus is waiting" it said in a high, squeaky voice. "Thank you Blinky," Sirius replied.
As Sirius walked in the estate he heard footsteps coming from the house, a tall man appeared out of the shadows pointing his wand at Sirius. "Sirius is that you?" the man asked. "Yes Charlus it is, I have baby Harry with me too" Sirius replied sadly. Charlus Potter led Sirius inside calling out for his wife Dorea Potter nee Black, Sirius's great aunt. Dorea walked down the stairs, tears running down her face, she took Harry from Sirius's arms and sat down on the couch holding him tight.
"What happened Sirius?" asked Charlus. "Peter Pettigrew betrayed Lily and James to You Know Who" Sirius replied angrily. "You mean because of that murderous cowardly little rat, You Know Who killed my son?" Dorea asked. "I'm going to kill him!" "Why would Lily let James have Peter as there secret-keeper in the first place, I thought she did not trust him?" asked Charlus. "Wait what?" Sirius exclaimed. "Didn't James tell you that Albus Bloody Dumbledore convinced him to make Peter their secret-keeper?" "What in the name of Merlin?" Dorea screeched, waking Harry up and making him cry. "Oh I'm sorry baby shh, shh" Dorea crooned. "I think he is hungry," Sirius said "Blinky can you heat up something for Harry to eat?" "Oh yes Master Sirius sir, Blinky is to make Master Harry a meal." Said Blinky.
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Meanwhile back at Godric's Hallow Hagrid walked into the house passed James's body and up the stairs, he stepped over lily's body and looked around the room. There was no sign of Harry Potter; there was actually no sign that Lily and James had even had a child. Hagrid was not sure what to do, Dumbledore had asked him to collect Harry and take him to his muggle aunt and uncle. He was honoured that Dumbledore had chosen him for such an important task and he did not want to let him down. He had to let Dumbledore know, so he pulled out a small owl, parchment, quill and ink from a pocket in his massive coat. He then sent a short note to Dumbledore. Hagrid made himself a cup of tea then sat on the couch to wait for Dumbledore.
Dumbledore was sitting in his office waiting for the wards around Privet Drive to let him know when Hagrid had arrived. When Professor Minerva McGonagall worked in, "is it true Albus; are James and Lily really dead?" McGonagall asked. "I am sorry Minerva it is true, but Harry survived. Please do not ask me how because I do not know." Dumbledore Said. "How did You Know Who find them?" McGonagall asked. "Sirius betrayed them to Voldermort." Replied Dumbledore, "I am in sending an owl to Fudge at the moment". They were interrupted by an owl flying into the room. Dumbledore read the note quickly and the next thing McGonagall heard was a pop.
Suddenly Hagrid heard a pop from behind him and he knew that Dumbledore had arrived. Hagrid turned around and looked at the most eccentric looking wizard alive. Albus Dumbledore was standing next to the body of James, wearing a purple cloak his blue eyes were not twinkling for once. It seemed like Dumbledore was upset about the death of two of his old students, however that was not true. "How can he not be here," Dumbledore shouted angrily "where is he?" "I dunno Professor Dumbledore sir" Hagrid stuttered. "No one can know that you lost Harry. I am sorry to do this Hagrid my friend." Dumbledore said. "Do wha'?" asked Hagrid. "Oblivate" Dumbledore cried, point his wand at Hagrid. He then pulled out a short length of rope and made a portkey to send them both back to Hogwarts.
