Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, or anything to do with J.K Rowling's wonderful work. I'm just a huge fan, is all.

Prologue

The wind slowly grew warmer, though not so warm as to comfort him much. The sky was still dark, the moon hanging lazily and the stars flickering happily against an endless blanket of darkness, though a slight pinkish haze on the horizon told him dawn was approaching. The trip had been uneventful; there had been no physical obstacles to pass. He had been relevantly safe, or as safe as a wizard on the run could be. Mostly, the trip had been spent cautiously making sure he was not gripping the sleek grey feathers of the mighty hippogriff he was riding to hard, and mulling over the events leading up to his sudden departure from Hogwarts.

It had been a hard night, to say the least. Having to face memories of a past he'd rather not remember, face the man who had subjected him to years of torture in the dismal cells of Azkaban, and face tha fact that for now, he was still a convict, a dangerous man who would supposedly kill and betray without a second glance. The only small hope, the small glimmer of happiness in an otherwise shadow of doom and gloom was being reunited with his godson, and said godson finally knowing the truth; that Sirius Black would rather face an eternity in hell that betray those he loved. Though most of the world still believed him a murderer, Harry knew the truth. And that in itself was a small win for Sirius.

After thoroughly sifting through the events, trying to make sense of the mind boggling incident, Sirius had moved onto more present worries. Where to go from here? What to do now that he was half a free man? He had wondered as to whether to go to Remus', hoping he could lie low there for a while before sorting something a little more permanent. Then he reminded himself Remus had most likely lost his job, or resigned rather, after the werewolf episode. Remus had enough on his plate right now, and housing a convict would only add unnecessary woes to his old friend.

The he briefly thought of Grimmauld Place, but that scenario was quickly abolished. Again, he would rather spend an eternity in hell than return to such a place. Though, if he were honest, hell and Grimmauld Place were rather alike.

With Remus and his old home out of the question, Sirius had pondered over every person he knew whom he could go to for help. There was Andromeda, who would most likely offer him a room, but she didn't know Sirius was innocent, and he didn't much fancy chancing a confrontation with his cousin wand less. She may have been an exiled Black, but that didn't stop his favourite cousin from knowing her way around a duel.

Then there were old friends, friends not many knew of, or rather had forgotten about. It had not always been just he, James, Remus and Peter. Lily, of course, had had a close nit group of girls who had cared for the Marauders dearly. His throat constricted at the thought of one such friend. His chest tightened and his stomach twisted. He had not thought of her in years, afraid that if he did, the Dementors would surely suck the memory right from him. And nothing, nothing in this world would make him want to associate such a kind, thoughtful person with something as foul and evil as a Dementor.

He had an inkling of where she could be. A place they had once spent a happy week frolicking without a care in the world. He wondered if she had remembered. If she had remembered the promise she'd made him. Well, there was only one way to find out.

Tugging lightly on Buckbeak's feathers, Sirius leant slightly to the left, and steered the large Hippogriff south. He leant forward, and whispered something in Buckbeak's ear. Buckbeak seemed to understand, and with a great sweep of his wings, set off towards their desired destination, unknowing if the conflict going on within his riders soul.

A/N: Well, what do you think? Love it, hate it? Let me know, I'd really appreciate it. This originally was going to be a Marauder's Era story, but after much deliberation, I decided to move it forward. Well, enjoy, and please leave a review :)

Eva ~

p.s: I know it's a little short, but that is just because it's the prologue. Future chapters are much longer than this, I can assure you :)