A/N: Hello all! This is my second fanfic. Thanks for reading it! This story starts immediately after the fight at the Department of Mysteries. In my story, Sirius didn't die; he had a near-death experience. I enjoy stories where Sirius lived. :) Also, Harry is an abused child, and Sirius is learning how to help him overcome the emotional scars from years of abuse and being mistreated. If you don't like this or think it could trigger things, please don't read. I am a bit of a graphic writer.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or the Wizarding World; if I did, there would be so many more books.

With that behind us, here's the story. Please review after you read!

Prologue

Harry Potter and Sirius Black landed hard on the floor of the Headmaster's office at Hogwarts. Harry was exhausted – fighting Death Eaters and Voldemort attempting to possess him had drained the teenager of virtually all his energy. Sirius, however, was fuming. He tossed the quill that had served as their Portkey to the ground and turned to Harry.

"Harry. What the hell were you thinking by going to the Department of Mysteries tonight?" Sirius asked angrily. "And dragging your friends along! All of you could have been killed!"

Harry merely gaped at his godfather. He hadn't expected Sirius to be so angry.

"I-I had a vision," stammered Harry. "I saw you there, and Voldemort was torturing you. I had to help you! I couldn't just leave you there!"

Sirius softened at his godson's reply. "But didn't it ever cross your mind that Voldemort could be planting a false vision to lure you?"

"Yes, and I know that now. I tried to check that," admitted Harry.

"How?" asked Sirius.

"I firecalled you," said Harry. "But Kreature said you weren't there. So I thought you had to be at the Ministry."

"That lying sack of dung," Sirius said bitterly. "I'll be having a talk with him soon."

"I didn't want the others to come," Harry pressed on. "I tried to make them stay, but they wouldn't listen."

"So you thought you'd just take on the Dark Lord all by yourself, did you?" Sirius fumed. "What did you plan to do once you got there?"

"No! I never wanted to fight!" said Harry indignantly. "Just to get you out of there!"

Sirius shook Harry's shoulders. "But don't you see, Harry, that's exactly what Voldemort wanted! For you to be completely unprepared and play into his plan! You were just lucky he didn't capture you and that no one was hurt."

Harry sunk down into the chair next to him and sighed. "I know. But you almost were," said Harry guiltily.

"Harry," said Sirius tiredly, "don't worry about me. I'll take care of myself."

Suddenly, a small pop interrupted their conversation. Albus Dumbledore had Apparated into the room.

"I have information that will interest you both," said Dumbledore.

Harry and Sirius looked at him expectantly.

"Peter Pettigrew was taken into Ministry custody tonight as he tried to flee," Dumbledore continued happily. "Sirius, as the Minister saw you with Harry tonight, he has agreed to give you a trial, and it is expected for you to be cleared."

Sirius and Harry gaped at Dumbledore. Sirius seemed to recover from his shock the quickest and asked Dumbledore, "When would my trial be held?"

"Within a week."

"What about custody of Harry?" asked Sirius quickly. "School gets out before then."

"That is one of the many things I must speak with you about tonight," Dumbledore said cryptically. "Harry will stay with his aunt and uncle. He doesn't have to stay the entire summer, but at least for a short while."

Harry had turned his gazed to his godfather, still in shock. "You still want me to come and live with you?"

"Of course I do," replied Sirius, not missing a beat.

"Why don't we all sit down?" Dumbledore suggested. "We have a lot to discuss, and a very short amount of time for it."

Dumbledore proceeded to explain to them the contents of the prophecy made by Sybill Trelawney sixteen years before and the protection Lily Potter created the night she died, as well as the Blood Wards put in place at the Dursley residence.

A/N: Well, that's the prologue. What did you guys think? I've got part of the first chapter written, and I hope to update soon. If any of you follow or read my other fanfic, Harry's Wish, I hope to update that soon too. It just depends on how much time I have between work and packing to move. Thanks for reading, everyone! I'll try to update soon!