A/N: Sirius breaks out of Azkaban one-shot.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter – J.K. Rowling does
It was a dark, gloomy night in Azkaban – It was ALWAYS dark and gloomy in Azkaban, with the horrible dementors gliding around the place, sucking the happiness out of every single soul in the building. It was said that the few wizard guards working there had to be capable of producing a strong patronus to guard their offices 24/7, or else their soul would be sucked away…
Sirius Black lay in his cell on the tenth floor of the dark triangular tower, surrounded by the dementors. He had been there for twelve long years – ever since Peter Pettigrew had helped Lord Voldemort murder James and Lily Potter, and then blamed him. Peter had then cut off his finger and turned into a rat, never to be seen again. Everyone in the wizarding world thought he was dead.
But he was still out there. Sirius was sure of it. He had only been able to survive these long years in Azkaban because he knew that he was innocent – it wasn't a happy feeling that the dementors could suck away, more like an obsession. Most of the prisoners went crazy in hours, moaning to themselves and basically going insane. However, the obsession kept him sane, and it was now stronger than ever.
Just yesterday, Minister of Magic Cornelius Fudge had visited the prison. In his hand was a copy of the Daily Prophet, which showed a picture of the Weasley family on their vacation to Egypt. Not many would have noticed the rat sitting on the shoulder of the youngest boy in the black-and-white picture above the article, but Sirius saw it immediately. It was Peter Pettigrew in his animagus form.
Sirius had obtained the newspaper from Fudge and kept it in his cell. He was going to break out, and he would do it today. He would turn into a large black dog, his animagus, and slip out at suppertime. Then, he would head off to Hogwarts, where the Weasley boy went to school.
It was now 5:30, and a dementor opened Sirius' cell. Already turned into a dog, he slipped out past the guard and started to make his way down the dark staircases. Not a dementor sensed the dog making its way down the tower and out the front door. A wizard in his office thought he saw a grim, but quickly brushed the idea aside. Sirius was now free.
Still as a dog, Sirius swam to the mainland from the island of Azkaban. He began his journey to Hogwarts, where he would commit the murder he was imprisoned for.
Peter Pettigrew would not get away a second time.
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