Here we go chapter three, I still own nothing but the plot and any OC's. Thank you to all who have reviewed so far, hope you continue to enjoy the story…
The trial
"Wormtail." Harry and Sirius hissed as they got a look at the whimpering man lying on the floor. Their hiss caused all activity in the kitchen to stop and Harry, Jess, and Sirius whipped out their wands as they approached Wormtail.
Peter Pettigrew began shaking from head-to-toe as he looked up into the hard cold faces of Remus Lupin, Sirius Black and Harry and Jessica Potter, all standing above him pointing their wands at him with hard cold faces.
"H-Harry, S-Sirius." Whimpered Peter as he looked up at Harry and Sirius. "P-please forgive me." Wormtail sobbed as he threw himself at their feet.
"How dare you ask for forgiveness after what you've done?" Snarled Sirius as he kicked Wormtail away from him. "You sold James and Lily too Voldemort."
"I didn't mean to, the Dark Lord would have killed me if I didn't." sobbed Peter pitifully as he lay on his back looking at the twins and two marauders.
"THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED." Roared Sirius as his eyes flashed and spittle at the corners of his mouth, the Weasleys flinched at his voice.
"Like we would have died for you." Spat Remus as he slammed the kitchen door shut and threw a locking charm at it.
"I gave you a free pass to atone for your sins." Harry said in a cold voice. "But instead you ran away like a coward." Wormtail flinched at his words as he sobbed louder.
"And then you killed Cedric Diggory before bringing Voldemort back to power." Spat Jess in disgust as she looked upon the sobbing man.
"Give us one good reason why we shouldn't kill you where you lay." Sirius said as he levelled his wand at Peter's heart. Molly looked about to speak up, but the glare from Remus told her to hold her tongue.
"I-I can tell you secrets of the Dark Lord." Whimpered Peter pathetically as he sat up with a sob.
"Oh don't worry Wormtail, by the time we're done you'll be singing Voldemort's secrets." Remus spat before kicking Peter in the face, busting if not breaking his nose as he fell back on his back.
"P-please…" Sobbed Peter as he held his hands over his bleeding nose.
Harry walked up to the sobbing man before squatting down and grabbing him by the throat. "Because of you, my sister and I grew up orphans, not even knowing the other existed, why should I show you any mercy?" he began to squeeze Peter's throat.
"That's enough." Spoke Molly Weasley loudly as Peter's face began turning purple however, Harry either did not hear her or did not care as he continued to squeeze Peter's neck.
"Let him go Harry." Said Ginny from the table, Harry ignored her too.
"HARRY." Shouted Ron as Peter slowly began turning blue.
"Stop him." Said Bill as he turned to look at Jess, Sirius, and Remus who were watching Harry. "He'll be arrested for murder otherwise." That seemed to do it as Jess walked up behind Harry and put her hand on his shoulder.
"Let him go Harry." Jess spoke quietly in Harry's ear.
"He needs to pay." Said Harry as he finally released Peter who began gasping while trying to get some air back in his body.
"And he will pay." Said Jess as she helped Harry up. "But killing him is letting him get of the easy way." She steered him over to the table and sat him down in a chair across from the red-haired twins.
"She's right mate." Spoke Fred as he poured a glass of Pumpkin juice for Harry. "He needs to stand trial for what he's done." He passed the glass to Harry before sitting back in his chair.
"That way he goes to Azkaban and Sirius can be a free man again." Said George to the nodded agreement from Harry as Jess sat next to him.
"Right, I'll go call the Auror's then." Said Molly when she was sure nothing else was going to happen, Remus and Sirius had calmed down and watching over a tightly bound Peter. Ten minutes later a squad of six Auror's came tumbling out of the kitchen fire followed by Amelia Bones and Cornelius Fudge.
"Sirius Black." Shouted Fudge when he caught sight of the escaped convict. "Auror's arrest him." The six Auror's quickly drew their wands and pointed them at Sirius, who grinned at them before pointing down at Peter still lying on the floor.
"Minister, Madam Bones its Peter Pettigrew." Said a grey haired Auror after following where Sirius was pointing and spotting the rat-like man.
"What that's impossible." Sputtered Fudge as he came bustling forwards. "Pettigrew's de…" he trailed off as he too looked upon the alive Peter Pettigrew.
"I don't mean to gloat." Began Harry as he made his way over to the group and grinned at Fudge. "But I fucking told you so; ok yeah I do mean to gloat." Sirius snorted at their dumb-founded expressions.
"Maybe now you'll give me the trail I was denied all those years ago." Grinned Sirius as Fudge looked at him.
"Just because Pettigrew's alive doesn't prove anything." Spat Fudge as he glared at Sirius who just continued to grin at him.
"Of course it does, it proves that Sirius did not kill him as was first thought." Remus said with a wolfish grin as he threw an arm around Sirius' shoulders.
"So what, he still betrayed the Potter's to You-know…" that was as far as he got before Harry spoke over him.
"Admit it Fudge, the Ministry fucked up and placed an innocent man in prison without a trail I might add." Harry said speaking loudly over Fudge.
"What do you mean without a trail?" Asked Amelia Bones speaking up for the first time as she looked between Harry and Sirius.
"Fudge here and his then boss Crouch threw me in Azkaban without a trail." Said Sirius as he glared at Fudge.
"Is this true Fudge." Asked Amelia as she stared hard at Fudge who began squirming under her intense gaze.
"I-i-i-it was Crouch's idea, said there was no need for a trail as all evidence pointed to Black, waste of tax payers money he said." Fudge rambled trying to worm his way out of it. However, Amelia seemed to grow angrier as he spoke.
"Auror's arrest Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black and Cornelius Fudge." Commanded Amelia causing the six Aurors all grab onto one of the people mentioned (two each) before placing magical handcuffs on them and marching them towards the fireplace and back to the Ministry.
"You shall be sent notice of the trails in the next few days and some of you may be called as witnesses." Said Amelia before she turned back to the fireplace and followed the Auror's and Prisoners back to the Ministry.
"Well I think it's time you kids were in bed." Spoke Molly five minutes after the Auror's had left.
"I don't think so its 8:30." Snorted Harry as he began making himself a drink of coffee.
"I don't care what time it is there's an Order meeting in half an hour and you all need to be in bed before it starts." Molly said firmly as she put her hands on her hips and glared at Harry.
"There's a tea party is there." Commented Harry in a fake bright voice. "Good, it's time Dumbledore answered for his sins." At this, his face turned Dark.
"It is not your place to question Albus Dumbledore." Cried Molly in a shrill voice as she looked at Harry sternly.
"He took my sister away from me for thirteen years, so it is my place to question him." Harry's eyes flashed in anger as he spoke in a low harsh voice. Over the next half an hour Order Members began entering the kitchen as Molly tried to get Harry to leave, the youngest Weasley children had tried to stay but one look from their mother and they had fled to their rooms. Harry and Jess however would not budge and as it grew closer to the meeting starting Harry finally had enough.
"LOOK, you've got nothing else to say and you're repeating yourself so…"
"Bollocks." Jess said grinning as she finished Harry's sentence causing him and a few others to laugh uproariously.
"What seems to be the problem?" came the questioning voice of Albus Dumbledore as he entered the kitchen cutting off whatever Molly was about to say.
"Headmaster, the Potter's refuse to leave the kitchen after I have asked them to numerous times." Answered Molly before either Harry or Jess could open their mouths.
"What can you expect a Potter always thinks their above everyone else." Sneered Snape from beside the headmaster.
"I've seen people like you, but I had to pay admission." Jess said as she looked at Snape causing the younger people in the room to laugh quietly to themselves.
"All that you are, you owe to your parents. Why don't you send them a Knut and square the account?" Harry said causing people to stuff their fists in their mouths to keep from laughing to loudly.
"Judging by the old saying, "What you don't know can't hurt you, he's practically invulnerable." Jess said as to Harry causing Remus, Bill and Charlie to lose it and begin laughing aloud as Snape glared at the two.
"Learn from your parents' mistakes - use birth control." Snape snarled before Dumbledore could speak up and stop the insults.
"Please breathe the other way, you're bleaching my hair." As Harry said this Remus and the Weasley boys began howling with laughter.
"He can open his mail with that nose." Jess commented as Snape was quickly becoming puce with anger as Dumbledore finally spoke up.
"That's enough." Dumbledore said loudly with a stern look on his face however, Harry had to get one last insult in as he turned to his sister.
"The twinkle in his eyes is actually the sun shining between his ears." Harry said as Remus and the Weasley boys began crying with laughter.
"I SAID ENOUGH." Dumbledore shouted letting a little magic into his voice to so it echoed around the kitchen causing everyone to grow quiet and look at him while Harry and Jess continued to grin at him.
"Oh right, oh right keep your hair on." Grinned Harry whilst a few of the older members mumbled about respect.
"Now why don't you tell me why you and Miss Potter are still here when a meeting is about to start, which you are not allowed to be in." Dumbledore said in a firm voice.
"Well since I've nothing else to do I thought it was time you answered for your sins." Harry said in a hard voice as his face lost all humour
"I don't have any sins to answer for." Said a confused Dumbledore who was not used to people treating him the way Harry was.
"I beg to differ, how about splitting me and my sister up, or leaving me to live with the Dursleys." Harry said in a quiet but firm voice as he and Jess took seats to show they were not leaving until they got answers.
"I explained the reason for leaving you with your aunt and uncle." Replied Dumbledore with a sigh as he took a seat.
"Yeah, some shit about blood protection." Said Harry as he glared at Dumbledore. "And why did you take my sister away from me?"
"Because you're aunt and uncle refused to take both of you in and as you were the one to stop Voldemort I feared the Death Eaters would come after you more." Dumbledore explained in a tired voice as though he had answered the question a dozen times.
"That still does not explain why I've only just found out about her though." Harry spat at the headmaster who looked down but did not answer Harry.
"Are you going to tell us why you kept us apart?" Jess asked the headmaster who continued to say silent whilst he looked at his lap.
"Fine, you want to be a bastard then watch how much of a bastard I can be." Harry spat at the headmaster before getting out of his seat and making his way to the kitchen door followed by Jess.
Silence dominated the kitchen after Jess had slammed the door behind them. People looked at each other unsure of what to do or say, however it was McGonagall who broke the silence.
"Why did you split them up Albus?" McGonagall asked quietly when nobody else seemed willing to do so.
"I did it for the greater good." Dumbledore Answered finally looking up from staring at his lap.
"That's it, that's your reason." Remus said as he looked at Dumbledore.
"It's the truth." Said Dumbledore in a firm voice as he looked at the werewolf.
"Maybe it is but you will have to think of something better than that before Harry forgives you." Remus said in a confident sounding voice.
"Harry will calm down and see that everything I did was for the greater good." Dumbledore said in a smooth voice.
"You truly believe that?" Remus asked.
"I do."
"Then you do not know Harry Potter at all." Commented Remus in a tense voice. "Mark my words Headmaster; Harry will not take this lying down."
"What can Potter do?" Snape asked in sneering voice.
"A lot more than any of us know, Harry Potter is the most dangerous teen on the planet none of us know what he is truly capable off." Remus said with conviction. After which the meeting began, the main topic of discussion was of Remus capturing Pettigrew and the trails to come. Nothing much was really achieved.
Monday rolled around and Harry and Jess were getting ready to head to the Ministry, Courtroom 10 for Peter and Sirius' trial. They had received the summons the night before along with the Weasley's and Remus. Putting on his custom made black, Acromantula silk Ralph Lauren suit, inspected himself in the bathroom mirror. His hair was behaving itself today, more than usual, and without his glasses, it made for a very handsome, aristocratic image. He had gotten Muggle contact lenses on Saturday when Remus to took him and Jess into London and Diagon Alley. As he came out of his bathroom, Jess entered his room dressed in Emerald Green Acromantula silk dress robes that brought out her eyes wonderfully and went very well with her dark red hair.
"You look beautiful." Harry smiled, as he looked Jess over.
"You look very handsome yourself." Smiled Jess as she took in what he was wearing. "No tie?"
"No, I'm going for the rich casual look." Answered Harry with a grin, he had left the top two buttons of his shirt undone. "Ready to go?"
Floo-ing into the Atrium at 9:15am, with the Weasley's and Remus they had fifteen minutes to get to the courtroom. So after having their wands checked, they headed for the lifts. At 9:25, they entered and found seats. Harry looked around, and noticed that the full Wizengamot attended, and the public seating area was completely full, including at least one representative from all the major news agencies. At exactly 9:30, Sirius and Peter were brought into the courtroom escorted by six Auror's. They both had on magical handcuffs and after been placed in chairs in the middle of the courtroom they were bound to their seats.
Amelia Bones was presiding over the trial representing the Ministry as acting Minister, to her right sat Dumbledore as Head of the Wizengamot and would be the one to read out the verdict at the end of the trail.
"Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. We are here to try Lord Sirius Black and Mr. Peter Pettigrew for multiple charges." Amelia began as she stood from her seat. "Administer the Veritaserum to Lord Black." Amelia said as she motioned the ministry potions master forward. After the potion was administered and had taken effect, she began the questioning.
"Were you the secret keeper for James and Lily Potter?" Amelia Asked as everyone went quiet and leaned forward slightly.
"No." answered Sirius in a monotone voice. Buzzing began in the courtroom at his answer as people began whispering to each other.
"Who was the Keeper?" Amelia asked once she had gotten silence.
"Peter Pettigrew." The buzzing began again as Harry and Jess smiled.
"Why did you allow people to believe you were the keeper?" the room went silent once more, as everyone wanted to know the answer to this.
"Because we wanted to throw Voldemort off, have him come after me instead." Sirius Answered causing the buzzing of voices to start up again.
"Did you kill the thirteen Muggle's as you were accused?" Amelia asked after regaining silence.
"No." answered Sirius into the silence.
"Who did and what happened?" Amelia asked.
"Peter Pettigrew killed them when he shot a blasting curse at a gas pipe behind him, before cutting off his finger and transforming into his rat animagus form and escaping down a sewer drain." Answered Sirius after which the courtroom exploded in loud voices.
"SILENCE" yelled Amelia as she banged her gravel gaining silence after a few moments. She then turned to the Wizengamot members.
"You have heard his testimony under Veritaserum, please make you're verdicts." The Wizengamot threw up a silencing bubble before they began speaking among themselves. After five minutes, the bubble came down as Dumbledore stood from his chair.
"Chief warlock, have you reached a verdict?" Amelia asked Dumbledore.
"We have Madam Bones." Replied Dumbledore.
"Please read your verdict."
"On the charge of betraying James and Lily Potter leading to their deaths, we find the accused Sirius Black, not Guilty." Dumbledore read from a piece of Parchment.
"On the Charge of murdering thirteen Muggle's we find the accused Sirius Black not guilty." Dumbledore continued into the silent courtroom.
"On the charge of breaking out of Azkaban Prison we find the accused Sirius Black Guilty and issue a fine of two hundred Galleons, to be taken from the 12 Million Galleons that we are awarding him for his unlawful imprisonment." Dumbledore sat down to the buzzing of the courtroom as Harry, Jess and Remus waited for Bones to make it official.
"Lord Black you are free to go." Amelia banged her Gravel.
"YES." Cheered Harry, Jess, Remus and the Weasley children as Harry vaulted over the barrier and onto the courtroom floor as Sirius was released from his bindings.
"You're free." Laughed Harry as he embraced Sirius in a bear hug.
"Free as a bird." Laughed Sirius as he hugged Harry just as tightly as photographers took pictures of the two while reporters scribbled on their notebooks. As they released each other, they made their way into the gallery to watch Peter's questioning. As he walked, Sirius had his confident swagger back, his charming mischievous smile plastered on his face. They watched as the same questions were asked off Peter while under the potion. The spectators seemed to grow angrier with him as he answered positively for each question.
"On 24 June, of this year did you bring the Dark Lord Voldemort back to power?" As Amelia asked the question, the courtroom fell silent after the usual screams of fright at hearing the Dark Lords name spoke aloud.
"Yes." Answered Pettigrew in his monotone voice causing most of the spectators, reporters and most of the ministry workers to go pale with freight.
"How did you bring him back?" Amelia asked in whisper as she too had gone pale at the thought of another war with Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
"Using a ritual under the Dark Lords instruction." Answered Pettigrew into the silence.
"Where is the Dark Lord now?" Amelia said after a few moments in which nobody moved.
"Right here." Came a cold hissing voice from the back of the courtroom that caused everyone to freeze in terror. "Avada Kedavra." Time seemed to stop as the sickly green of the killing curse shot at Albus Dumbledore.
End of chapter
how's that for a cliff-hanger?" I know my courtroom trail was not much but I think I did ok with it, what about you the readers. Next chapter will be up later today or tomorrow depending which country, you live in… please review and continue to read my little story.
