During the entire walk Remus had continually asked what she knew about Sirius and all she would say was that he didn't betray the Potters and they needed to save an innocent man from Azkaban. He still didn't understand that while he was away on missions for Albus life went on without him, her life went on. He also confessed his suspicions that Sirius was the spy. She retorted that Sirius had spent the better part her recuperation from being taken trying to convince her that Remus was the spy. Shocked Remus exclaimed, "What?" "I didn't believe him just as I don't believe you. The person I suspected was… I fear the person that was whispering in both of your ears." Sonny answered with a pointed look. "You thought it was Peter. Why?" Remus asked incredulously only confirming her original feelings on the matter. "I have never liked Peter, between his sycophantic nature and the fact that he would often egg on James and Sirius worse traits he never gave me reason to. You never wondered why Pete wasn't on my emotional radar but you were after just a year? I never trusted him but I also never expected him to stoop so low as to betray us all I am sure he was the one who gave up Marlene and me." He never connected Sonny's kidnapping with the spy feeling guilty for it but also unsure if her bias against Peter was clouding her judgment. It was true he often wondered why he wasn't on her radar, as she put it, but just assumed that James and Sirius were family, Lily was her best friend and he is romantically involved with her of course they would be on her radar but her and Peter were never close. Changing the topic to the matter of Harry and where he was going to live. He knew her and Sirius were Harry's godparents and that his being a werewolf could be used to keep Harry out of her care but he would not be a weapon against her and expressed as much. Sonny called him daft for suggesting that he leave in fact had she not been holding the child in question she would have smacked him over the head. Remus and Sonny entered the Headmaster's office unified in the idea that they needed to convince him that Harry belonged with them. They knew that he planned to send Harry to live with someone other than his godmother and Sonny had a sinking feeling that she knew exactly where Albus Dumbledore planned to send him.
When they arrived Dumbledore was not in his office. This gave Sonny time to form a plan of attack she needed to save Sirius and keep the old coot from sending Harry to Lily's awful sister. Why she thought that he would send Harry to Petunia was simple when James and Lily were first marked for death he suggested that they hide in the muggle world. She gave Remus Harry to hold and sat behind Albus' grand desk a position of power that would throw him off kilter. Albus often forgot the trees for the forest and she refused to let Harry or Sirius, be among those forgotten or chucked over for the greater good without Albus even realizing he was doing it. She had the house elves bring some food for Harry, not sure when he had been fed last, and let Remus feed the little boy.
Albus Dumbledore walked into his office after a long night. Tom was gone but for how long and what was the world in for when he returned. He had failed an entire generation of students. Questions swirled in his head as he thought back on the people who had fought with him and for him. James and Lily murdered in cold blood, young Harry orphaned, Sonny was almost killed and had lost her unborn child, Remus kept from protected his family because Albus had sent him on mission to keep the werewolves from joining Tom and Sirius and Severus, yes, he had fail both men the most not realizing what the broken children would be capable of. Now was not the time to dwell on his failures now he had to write an explanation of this mess to Petunia Dursley and hope that she would take in her nephew, not just for his safety but for her family's as well. His train of thought was stopped when he noticed Remus Lupin and Harry Potter asleep on the small couch that sat in his office and saw Sonny sitting behind his desk with her hands under chin as if in prayer but in fact her violet eyes were bearing straight into his. "We need to talk Albus." Her voice was soft and dangerous when she addressed him. He had to admit Sonia Cromwell-Black, though she had long ago dropped the Black, had always intrigued him. The girl was powerful, more powerful than she ever showed him and he could never get a read on her yet she seemed as if she could see into the deepest corners of his mind and knew his darkest secrets. She was a true neutral able to wield both light and dark magic without being tainted by it. Yes she was a very powerful ally and an even more fearsome enemy.
"What do you wish to talk about surely as you have Harry you already know James and Lily were killed and Sirius betrayed us all?" he asked the witch. "Sirius didn't betray anyone and I can prove it. There is also the matter of Harry's guardianship to attend to as you basically sent poor Hagrid to kidnap the child and whisk him off to live with Lily's vile sister and her equally vile husband instead of sending him to the guardian his parents choose for him- me." Sonny replied in a cool tone. Albus couldn't decide which part of that statement he should address first but felt that if she could prove Sirius was innocent it would be important to get the man out of Azkaban as soon as they could and once she understood the blood protections she wouldn't fight him about the Petunia issue though he couldn't help but wonder how she knew he planned to send Harry to his aunt's. "What proof do you have?" he asked. "Do you have a pensieve?" she countered. Nodding and pointing in the direction of his pensieve he watched as she went over to wake Remus from his slumber on the couch. "He wanted to know what I knew about Sirius but I figured it would be easier to show you both at the same time." she explained. Once Remus was awake she tapped her wand to her temple and extracted a silvery wisp and placed it in a vial before handing it to Albus. "A wise woman once said that no one loses their innocence it is either taken or given away willingly. We gave you our innocence Albus and fought your war without reservation now it is time for you to reward the faith and trust we placed in you. You will find that it has not been tampered with." Sonny told him with solemn eyes. She took Harry from Remus as both men prepared to view the memory that Albus had confirmed was not tampered with or false.
*Memory*
Lily and Sonny were at Order Headquarters waiting to tend to the wounded from the latest fight. Sonny was still recovering from her kidnapping and subsequent torture and Lily was the best healer they had outside of Poppy, who was at Hogwarts, leaving Lily as the Order's head healer.
"I am glad we are alone. I need to talk to you about something." Lily said turning to her best friend.
"What is it? Is something wrong?" Sonny asked panicked while a million and one scenarios played in her mind.
"Nothing is terribly wrong it's just that Sirius has had an idea about the Secret Keeper." The red head replied.
"But Sirius is your Secret Keeper isn't it a little late to decide he can't handle the pressure?" The black haired witch asked.
"He said that your being taken has made him question if he could handle it as well as you did. He suggested and James agreed that we should change Secret Keepers but not tell anyone that way if Sirius ever gets taken and he breaks he will have nothing to share." Lily explained.
"You want me to do it. Lils I don't know if my core is healed enough to take on that kind of charm. Why don't you or James just become the Secret Keeper yourselves?" Sonny suggested knowing that if she didn't do it and James didn't Sirius was going to push for someone else other than Remus.
"I don't know if you can be Secret Keeper of your own home. If you don't do it Sirius suggested Peter as Remus has been in the field so much that…" Lily trailed off only now realizing how hurtful her statement may have been.
"That he is in a greater danger of dying. Ask Albus about James being Secret Keeper or even ask Albus to do it. You and Jamie turned down his offer very swiftly and publically nobody would think he was the Secret Keeper just as they would never believe you would pick Peter. Sirius' plan would still work and Albus is far more untouchable than me as recent events have proven." She said covertly rubbing her hand over her abdomen looking for the slight hardness and bump that had been proof of her child.
Noticing the gesture Lily started to speak but a flurry of bodies came into sight including a bloodied Sirius Black semi-carrying a very beaten looking Frank Longbottom effectively ending the conversation.
*End Memory*
AN:The quote about innocence comes from Tiffany Madison's Black and White and I found it on The novel is still in it's editing phase but it is such a great quote. I am also planning on writing about how Sonny managed to escape from the Deatheaters as well as how her and Remus got together. If anybody likes the character enough to read it.