Chapter 4

Peter Pettigrew is found! I took the way he was found the first time. Hope you enjoy

The daily prophet floated in with an owl and landed on the table. Holly was preparing breakfast and only got to open it when she was done. On the front page was a family of red heads waving and laughing. The headline was, Ministry employee, Arthur Weasley won a grand draw and is on holiday.

Holly smiled. She knew the Weasleys. They were in the Order together but they had a fall out after Sirius' arrest. If she knew anyone who deserved the win more, it was them. they were good people.

Then something caught her eyes. On the shoulder of one of the boys was a pet. A rat. Looking closely, it missed a toe and there was no mistaking it. Her heart beating fast, she laid it down and went to Lara's room and woke her.

"Mummy?" said Lara sleepily rubbing her eyes. "I am sorry love but we need to go to Aunt Andy's house now."

"Why?" "I just need to do something ok? You will sleep there and play with Dora ok." Lara nodded and she got up. Holly dressed her up. 20 minutes later they were flooing to the Tonks home.

"Hello Holly. Are you ok?" asked Ted who was having breakfast.

"Of course. I just need to do something first. Can Lara stay over?""Of course."

"Will you be back mummy? You promised to take me to the park." 'Of course love. I will be back soon. Be good ok?" Lara nodded then went off to Dora's room obviously to prank her like a 5 year old does.

Holly went straight to Azkaban and asked to see Sirius. Of course at first she was denied entry but after pestering, they eventually relented.

"Hey love. I wasn't expecting you this soon."

"This is an emergency Sirius. I found something. You won't believe this." she said and showed him the paper. "Look at the rat on the boy's shoulder." said Holly. Upon seeing the picture, Sirius' expression went wide. It confirmed it for Holly. That rat was indeed Peter. Sirius would know the rat from anywhere.

"That is him." said Sirius a myriad of feelings crossing him. He felt real hope for the first time as well as anger. How dare he live even as a rat after betraying his best friend! "Its him Holly!" said Sirius with a grin.

"You were right. He chose a light wizard family probably to keep tabs." said Holly. She was so excited. They had found the rat. Noone could take her down from such a high.

"That rat…" said Sirius. He had wasted 4 years of his life in here.

"So what now?" asked Sirius. "I won't tell a lot of people. We don't know who to trust seeing as they were quick to cast you aside. I need to do this so I won't tip him off. I am going to bring you home Sirius." said Holly with conviction.

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After returning from Azkaban, Holly apparated to Lupin's house. Due to Remus' belief that Sirius was guilty, there was no love lost between them despite him being Lara's godfather. They barely talked now and though she sent him pictures of his goddaughter and a birthday and Christmas note that was as far as it went. He had hurt her deeply and she could only imagine how Sirius felt.

Remus had never come around and had taken to work in muggle sites and had secluded himself altogether. It pained her a lot as they had been close friends but that was what war did to you. She found him drinking coffee. He was surprised to see her.

"Holly, what are you doing here?" "Seen the prophet?" asked Holly.

"No. I don't have access to it here."

She threw the prophet to him. "Look at the front page." Remus did and looked puzzled. "Look at the rat on the boy's shoulder." Remus did and he gasped as realization hit him. "Peter…It can't be…but…"

"What? Sirius killed him?" "I thought…How…"

"Same thing I have been telling you all these years. That Sirius is innocent." Remus slumped back down.

"There was the proof you needed." said Holly. "Still don't believe it?"

Remus looked ashamed. "Oh God, he is innocent…I…" "Save it Remus. I just came to show you so you wouldn't have to hear it from the papers."

"Please Holly, what can I do?" "What you should have done 4 years ago. Be a friend." said Holly curtly and she apparated away leaving Remus with his head in his hands.

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"You mean he is that rat!" "Yes. He is animagus. Now I need a way to get him." said Holly and Andromeda was so happy. She had sent his young woman and her daughter's pain. They needed Sirius in their life and now it was going to be made possible.

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Holly apparated to the Burrow when the Weasleys returned from their trip and after a bit of convincing, she was let in. She explained to them everything.

"I need to see the rat. Please. I will explain but don't tip it off." Arthur and Molly were skeptical but they called Percy in.

As soon as the rat saw Holly, it began squirming. Holly took the rat and cast a revealing spell and the rat began growing in front of them and they all gasped as they saw a bald man standing before them. He was short and faced like a rat. They all knew him. It was Peter Pettigrew, the man killed by Sirius who was awarded the order of Merlin. Holly petrified him immediately.

"Hello Peter. Been hiding I see…" There were gasped. "He is supposed to be dead." squeaked Molly.

"Well he is not obviously. Like I have been telling you, he framed Sirius. Guess my husband isn't the dark lunatic like his family huh…"

Molly had the grace to blush as she herself had said those words. "But how…" "How long have you had him?" "4 years…Percy found him in the garden and decided to keep him…" "Of course…"

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you here and now!" said Holly her green eyes as cold as an avada Kedavra, her voice calm but deadly. The rat shivered as the coward he was. He began muttering how he was scared of the lunatic Black, how he was running so he wouldn't catch him…

"Sirius Black is in prison and has been for the last 4 years yet you are hiding. Makes me wonder who you are hiding from. Your fellow supporters hmm? Rumor has it they were hunting you for the demise of their master….hmm… Maybe I should give you to Bellatrix as a Christmas present."At that the rat's bowels let loose.

"You will pay for killing my sister and James. You will pay for letting Sirius rot in jail while you gallivanted around the world." said Holly. She cast a spell that would tie his form making him unable to transform or do anything else.

"Thank you Arthur, Molly. I have a Crouch to hunt." said Holly and she took him to the ministry. There was total chaos as an order of Merlin man presumed dead was brought alive.

"There is the proof you wanted Crouch. Now do your job and do it well and just so you know, I made it a point to show a lot of people the traitor so you won't have time to do your games. Now get to it." snapped Holly and Crouch slumped. This would be the end of his career.

He had been convinced of Black's guilt yet here was the proof.

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Holly sat Lara on her lap. "You remember when I said I had to catch someone for daddy to come home?" asked Holly. Lara nodded her little head.

"You see, I found him." Lara's eyes widened. "You did?" Holly smiled nodding. "Daddy is coming home?" "Yes. He still has to go to trial." "What is trial?" "You will see." Lara was so happy.

After that, everything began happening. The Prophet had a story about Peter and how he is alive and how Sirius Black may be innocent after all.

A trial date was set much to Holly's anger. Now they try Peter a marked death eater but Sirius, one of their own had received none…well as long as Sirius was going to be let out it didn't matter.

Peter confessed under veriteserum how he had betrayed the Potters, how he had blown up the muggle street and set Sirius up. Everyone was stunned. Sirius Black Lord of the House of Black had been imprisoned while he was innocent. Everyone involved knew their career was over.

The day of Sirius' trial came and Holly along with Lara, Andromeda and Ted were in the trial. Holly saw Remus there too and she felt sad for the man. It would take time to heal the wounds and close the bridge he had created. Sirius under veriteserum collaborated Peter's story and he was released with compensation. 10 000 galleons for every year he was incarcerated.

Holly rushed into her husband's arms tears of joy running on her face.

"You did it love." said Sirius his voice raspy. She hugged his thin frame holding him close and could feel his ribs. A missile nearly knocked them over. It was Lara falling into her dad's arms.

"My princess…" said Sirius hugging her little body close. Sirius was truly a happy man. He couldn't help the tears as he hugged his little girl and life. He had them in his arms and didn't want to ever let go. Sirius turned and saw Remus looking at them but he turned away. It hurt a lot to think of him.

"Mr. Black…" Sirius looked up and saw Dumbledore.

"Dumbledore." he said coolly.

"You have to understand I had no…"

"Save it. I will be coming to get my godson as soon as I am better and I will fight you with all I have for him." He said coldly that it sent a shiver down Dumbledore's spine.

Dumbledore knew he had lost the support of Sirius and knew it would take a lot to get back to how things were. He had been so bound and anxious to take Harry away from the wizard world to the safety of Petunia' protection under blood wards that he had not tried to get Sirius. Now he realized he may have ruined it.

Remus watched at the reunion. Because of his wolf having lost 2 of its pack and Harry taken away, he had closed off and in that, he had lost his best friends not that he could call them that anymore and his god daughter and maybe even Harry. He knew he had a lot to do before Sirius even considered talking to him.

Lara was the happiest girl ever. She had her daddy back at last and she was so happy! She barely slept that night and spent a week sleeping with her mummy and daddy making sure he didn't leave ever again!.

there it is. Sirius is out of prison. do you want this to continue or not? Please review and tell me what you think.