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Authors Note: This is my take on what would happen if there was no time turner in Harry's third year & had Sirius had been kissed. How would Harry react, will he remain the sweet innocent kid, will the wizarding world be the same ever again. Story starts when Harry, Hermione and Sirius are attacked by Dementors after Pettigrew escapes.
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Chapter – 1
Harry and Hermione ran towards the Lakeshore. They saw that Sirius was crouched on all fours, his hands over his head.
'Nooo," he moaned. 'Nooo... please...."
And then Harry saw them. Dementors, atleast a hundred of them, gliding towards them .As the icy chill crept around them, he saw more were appearing out of the darkness, encircling them.
"Hermione, think of something happy and chant expecto patronum" screamed Harry and shouted "Expecto Patronum". He was thinking only about Sirius. Beside him he heard Sirius faint and fall. Hermione was shaking but still whispered "expecto patronum", nothing happened.
Only a tiny wisp of silver came out of Harry's wand and hovered like a mist before him. He then heard Hermione faint .Panic was setting in Harry .The dementors were less than ten feet from them. The silver mist vanished from his wand .He could hear his mother's screaming in the distance.
Harry ignored his mother's screams in his mind and thought only about Sirius. Sirius would be declared innocent, Harry would be living with him, and Harry would be finally rid of the Dursley's and will be with his real family and then Harry once again shouted 'Expecto Patronum'.
This time an enormous dazzling silver animal appeared out his wand and charged at the nearest dementor. The dementor fell back at started gliding away. The patronus animal immediately cleared away the dementors that were near the group and started circling them. Within a minute all the dementors ran away unable to face the power of the patronus.
Harry was very much exhausted after the spell. He felt the rush of adrenalin pumping into him. He felt very tired, but knew he had to take Sirius to Dumbledore before the dementors returned .He turned to check on Sirius, Hermione. Sirius appeared cold and pale, almost like a dead person, Hermione merely looked like she was sleeping. Just as Harry was thinking about how to carry Sirius & Hermione to the castle, a spell hit him from behind and he lost his consciousness.
Harry woke up to find himself in a bed, in the hospital wing. He saw that Ron, Hermione were in adjacent beds, while Ron was sleeping, Hermione was awake. She looked tired and had a fearful expression on her face.
"Harry, you finally woke up. Sirius is in great danger!" screamed Hermione.
"What? What happened, last thing I remember is getting hit by a spell"
"Professor Snape saw dementors leaving the lake and when he went there, he saw you, me and Sirius. All three of us had fainted from the effects of dementors. He brought us to the hospital, while is Sirius is being held in the castle."
"That's a lie Hermione, I drove off the dementors, then I felt a spell hit me from behind and I lost consciousness. Snape must have stunned me from behind."
"Harry what Snape did is not important now, they have got Sirius locked up, the minister has given the order for dementor kiss to be administered on Sirius. If we don't do something soon Sirius will be worse than dead" cried Hermione.
"You have woken up finally!" exclaimed Madam Pomfrey who had just entered the room. "I can't understand what madness prompted to you go after Sirius Black. Anyway you can relax now; Minister has given the order for dementor's kiss to be administered on Black" she finished talking and was selecting a potion for Harry to drink.
Harry's mind was in a shock. Sirius is going to be kissed by dementor, a fate worse than death. He had to do something.
"Madam Pomfrey, I have to talk to Professor Dumbledore immediately. It is very urgent" said Harry, getting out of his bed.
"Sit down, Potter. You are not going anywhere, until you are completely okay" replied Pomfrey pushing Harry back into his bed and then put a potion in his hand.
Just then infirmary doors opened and in walked Cornelius Fudge, along with Dumbledore and Snape.
"Minister, you must stop the dementor's kiss on Sirius. He is innocent. It was Pettigrew who was guilty all along. We saw him with our own eyes. He escaped again tonight. Minister you must stop the kiss immediately" shouted Harry.
"Yes Minister, I and Ron also saw Pettigrew; he is an animagus, hiding as Ron's pet rat all these years" added Hermione.
"You see, Minister?" said Snape. "Confunded, both of them, Black did a very good job on them."
"We were not confunded!" Harry screamed.
"Harry, my boy, you are not in right mind. There is no question of Sirius Black's guilt. Peter Pettigrew was killed by Black many years ago" replied the minister.
Harry turned to Dumbledore and said "Professor Dumbledore, please, you have got to believe me. I saw Pettigrew with my own eyes. I am not confunded."
"Harry, please calm down. You had a very rough night. There is no proof that Pettigrew is alive. Professor Snape also did not see Pettigrew anywhere" replied Dumbledore.
"That's because he was knocked out the entire time when Pettigrew was revealed. You can ask Professor Lupin, he also saw Peter Pettigrew. Please postpone the kiss till you question Professor Lupin."
"Let me remind to you Potter, that while Lupin's actions tonight will be definitely investigated, he is also a friend of Black. Anyway his testimony is pointless; a street full of witnesses saw Black murder Pettigrew in broad daylight. I suggest you calm down and take your potions till you recover" the minister replied.
"What about the fact that Sirius Black never had a trial. Question him under veritaserum. You will know the real truth, not the one faked by Pettigrew" added Hermione.
"Sirius Black had spent twelve years in Azkaban. He is mad by now .What he imagines cannot be taken as truth" the minister replied angrily, who was getting irritated by now. He wanted to put an end to this Sirius Black's business today.
"Minister, I am begging you .Please stop this travesty. Please give him a trial atleast" begged Harry.
"Begging Potter, I would have never imagined that a Potter can beg. This will make my day" mocked Snape.
"Professor Dumbledore, please save Sirius, he has already suffered too much despite being innocent" said Harry ignoring Snape.
"Harry please calm down, we will talk in the morning" replied Dumbledore wearily.
"I will not allow this to happen" shouted Harry and got up from his bed. Fudge looked with alarm, while Dumbledore calmly said "Harry, I urge you to calm down". Harry was looking angrily at Dumbledore and he noticed the stunner from Snape only at the last second. He collapsed on the bed without a sound.
"Yes, let him sleep till the morning. He is very disturbed right now" pronounced the minister. Dumbledore looked troubled at the turn of events, but followed Fudge, Snape and left the hospital wing.
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Harry woke up the next day it took him a moment for him to remember why he felt so miserable. He looked around for Hermione. He saw she was sitting on the adjacent bed with a teary face.
"Hermione, was Sirius kissed?" asked Harry who was shaking.
Hermione came near Harry and hugged him and said "Oh Harry, it is so awful. Sirius was kissed."
Harry's mind became blank. He wiggled out of Hermione's hug and fell on his bed. He felt like there was a dementor nearby which was causing him to fill up with sadness. Tears were coming non stop from his eyes. His interaction with Sirius was less than an hour, but Harry felt like a part of him died with Sirius. Sirius was his Godfather; his parents loved him and trusted him that's why they named Sirius as his Godfather.
Harry buried his face in the pillow to stop his tears, but that only caused the pillow to get wet. Harry felt like he was a cursed being, never destined to have any family. His parents were killed when he was just one year old. His Godfather spent twelve years in Azkaban, finally broke out of it to save Harry, a feat no one has managed to acheive before, finally to be kissed by a dementor.
For half an hour yesterday, Harry had a family. He dreamt that he would leave the Dursley's and live happily with Sirius, his real family. His dream was shattered in the worst possible way. If only he didn't interfere, Sirius would have killed Pettigrew and would have been alive, even as a convict. This thought made him further miserable.
For how long he cried, he couldn't remember. He decided to sleep, unable to bear the pain. Sleep came easy, looked like his brain was eager to shut down. He woke up late in the evening. He saw that someone had left food by his bed side. He saw that Ron, Hermione's beds were empty. Harry assumed that they probably have been discharged from hospital.
Harry's mind once again drifted towards Sirius. He knew exactly who were responsible for the gruesome fate of Sirius. Snape had set up the death of Sirius beautifully; he enjoyed sending Sirius to death. Fudge was only bothered about saving his reputation and using situations to his advantage. Execution of Sirius would win him brownie points in the eyes of wizarding world; that was all he cared about. And finally Harry thought about Dumbledore. Harry was sure Dumbledore could have stopped the execution of Sirius if he tried hard, but he chose not to help Sirius. Sirius, an innocent man, was tortured in Azkaban for twelve years and then finally executed in the most horrific fashion. Harry would make all of them pay. Harry would make the ministry pay. Harry would make the wizarding world pay.
Harry cleaned up himself and set off towards the Gryffindor dormitory. As he entered his dorm, he saw Ron was sitting on his bed and examining his recently healed leg.
"Harry, I am so sorry about Sirius. It was so wrong" said Ron.
Harry didn't reply, but got in his bed, feeling tired. He didn't want to talk to anyone now.
"Harry, I am sorry about Pettigrew too. I am ashamed that he lived with me all these years."
"Its okay Ron, I know you are sorry. I don't blame you. I am so tired now. I just want to sleep" replied Harry and settled in his bed and pulled up covers over him. An unnatural chill was spreading throughout his body. He was shaking all over again. The death of Sirius was sinking in his brain finally. There was no walking away from the fact that the one person who loved him so much, the one person appointed by his parents to look after him was gone forever.
Suddenly Harry got up and said weakly "Ron, do you know where the body of Sirius is being kept?"
"Hermione asked Madam Pomfrey regarding the body; she told her that since Sirius's had no living relatives, his body was taken to the ministry crematorium. This was in the morning, Harry. They would have cremated him by now" replied Ron.
Once again Harry felt robbed. Then again he felt he didn't want to see the soulless body of Sirius. He didn't want to remember Sirius as a soulless body. He opened his trunk and took out the leather photo album given by Hagrid in his first year. He opened the album and looked at the wedding photo of his parents. Sirius was behind his parents, his face full of laughter. Yes this was the Sirius he would remember. Once again he couldn't stop the tears that were falling out of his eyes.
"Harry, Professor Lupin is looking for you. He has resigned and is leaving Hogwarts in the evening. He wanted to speak with you before he left" announced Hermione, who just entered the dorm. Harry nodded and went to see Lupin.
When Harry entered Lupin's office, he saw that Lupin was fully packed. He saw his invisibility cloak on the table, along with the marauder's map.
"So, you have resigned?" questioned Harry.
"Yeah, though Dumbledore managed to convince Fudge that I was not helping Sirius, Snape had slipped up to his slytherins about my condition. I thought it would be better to leave with dignity."
"I brought your cloak, and the map. I daresay you will find uses for them in the future"
Harry remained silent and didn't reply to Lupin's words.
Lupin spoke again "Harry, I know how much it hurts. You are too young to be burdened to be with such misfortune. But with time sadness will pass and all wounds will heal."
Harry spoke "Why didn't you claim Sirius's body?"
"I couldn't Harry, the minister only reluctantly accepted my innocence in this matter. If I had claimed for Sirius's body he would have realized that I was helping Sirius. Anyway, even if we had got the body of Sirius, we also would have to cremate him, since burying a kissed person is akin to burying him alive" Lupin replied sadly.
Harry didn't want to say something that would hurt Lupin. So he gathered his cloak and map and put them in his pocket and turned towards Lupin and said "Goodbye, Professor".
Just then the door opened and in walked Dumbledore.
"Your carriage is at the gates, Remus," he said.
"Thank You, Headmaster."
Lupin picked up his old suitcase,"Well—good-bye, Harry," he said, smiling sadly.
"Good-bye, then, Remus," said Dumbledore soberly. Then, with a final nod to Harry, Lupin left the office.
Harry who didn't even want to look at the headmaster, also moved to leave the office.
"Harry, Professor Lupin explained to me that Sirius was innocent and it was Pettigrew who was guilty all along. I am truly sorry that I couldn't do more to save Sirius, thought I must confess with the minister's attitude there wasn't much I could do, even if I knew the truth."
Harry, who was half way out of the door, turned around and spit on the floor and replied with venom "this is what I think of you". With that Harry left, leaving Dumbledore shell shocked.