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Chapter 4: The Aurors

Ouch! Why did the floor have to hurt so much? I opened me eyes to see that I had landed near a coffee machine. A tall gangly red headed man was looking at me with a puzzled look on his face. His face was freckled and his brown eyes shone in the well lit room. He was chuckling slightly. I suddenly heard someone speaking.

"Ron, break time is over. We need to find those escaped prisoners."

"Alright Harry, I'll just finish my coffee." Ron smiled as he lifted me off the ground. "Who are you?"

"I was going to ask you the same question, but seems like Harry has already answered my question. Names Padfoot or Sirius or Snuffles or Mr Black. Any of those would do Ron. So where am I?"

"You're in the Auror office, Mr Black. I don't know how you got here, I mean you are meant to be dead. Anyway, I think you better stay with me. I'll just say you are a trainee Auror to the others until we see Harry." I agreed with Ron and followed him as he led me to a desk.

The desk was covered in photos. There was a wedding picture. Ron was hugging a bushy brown haired girl. She looked very happy. There were baby photos. Finally on the wall behind there was pictures of wanted people. There were pictures of Dolohov, Greyback and Umbridge. Ron looked a little weary.

"Me and Harry have worked in the Auror office for nearly 11 years. I'm going to retire after this case and help George run his joke shop. Harry was made head of the office just over a year ago." I could help but smile when my godson's name was mentioned. A brown haired lady soon walked up to the desk. She hugged Ron tightly. I was uncomfortable with public displays of affection. The last time I had anything like a hug from a lover was the morning of the day I died. Then soon broke up as they noticed how uncomfortable I was.

"Ron, have you seen Harry. It's just that Andromeda wants to see him. Apparently it's about Teddy. Also there was a werewolf roaming around Tinworth without being under the influence of wolvesbane potion." She soon noticed me, "And who is this Ron?"

"Hermione, this sounds strange but you have to believe me, this is Sirius Black." I bowed for Hermione. She looked shocked.

"I guess we all better see Harry then." I followed them to a clean office. A blonde haired girl was busy talking to Harry. She looked tired and her hair was streaked with gray. She was clutching onto a set of files.

"I'll give these to the Minister before I leave. Thank you Mr Potter."

"No thank you Mary-Anne. I hope you and your daughter recover well." The woman walked away briskly but not without glancing at me and mouthing my name.

Harry was busy leafing through a set of files as Ron, Hermione and I entered the room. Harry looked and his face showed an expression of shock.

"That's not possible. Sirius, is that you? You look exactly like you did in the forest after I used the Resurrection stone. What are you doing here."

"Well if we knew we would tell you." Ron answered. Hermione couldn't help but roll her eyes. She seemed worried about something. Her mind was whizzing as she was trying to understand what was going on. I had at least one piece of good news. I did not have the marks of my time in Azkaban. I looked like a babe magnet. Hermione was busy whispering to Harry. His eyes widened in concern. He looked upset. His emerald green eyes were watering. He picked up a phone from his desk and dialled a number. I noticed how he mentioned the name Neville and escaped prisoners. There was the occasional nod and shake of the head. Ron passed me a cup of coffee. What was happening? Harry soon finished calling.

"Sirius, I want you to stay with Hermione in the Werewolf Registry office today. You are more experienced with helping werewolves than us. She will take you there. If I need to see you, I will send Ron to fetch you." Hermione soon led me to the werewolf registry.

The werewolf registry was strangely quiet as we entered. I remembered when James' mum used to work here. The people behind the desks were working quietly. They looked up and smiled at Hermione. She led me to her office.

"Sirius, it is really good to see you again. Well we need to find the identities of the werewolves that weren't under the influence of the wolvesbane potion. Sirius can you ask Sarah to head to Tinworth to ask for any information about a werewolf that was in that area last night. She will know what to do." She pointed to a dirty blonde lady. I quickly went to give her the instructions. I couldn't be cheerful in this environment. This place just reminded me of Remus and his lycanthropy. I explored the department. I couldn't help but explore where the files were stored. It seemed that the deceased's files were still kept. I pulled out a thick file. Remus Lupin's name was on it. I was about to sneak a look inside when Hermione came in and took the folder.

"Sirius, this isn't yours. I doubt that Remus ever gave you permission to read this." She put the folder back. "We are going to meet Ron and Harry and go to lunch." I followed as my belly rumbled.

The canteen was pretty full as we entered. Only one table was unfilled. Kingsley was sitting on a fairly empty table. He was accompanied by Prongs. Prongs seemed distracted. Harry led us to the table. Prongs and I couldn't help gossiping throughout the dinner. We were both concerned about the breakouts. I couldn't help but put forward my own suggestions. I knew from experience how dangerous these people were. We were told that both the Order and the DA would need to be contacted. Both James and I volunteered. We were given a list of people to contact. McGonagall and the other Professors, Bill Weasley, Mundungus, Hestia, Dedalus, Aberforth and Andromeda. We decided to find Minnie first. We left the Ministry to apperate to Hogsmeade.

Minnie looked at us weird as we entered Hogwarts. She mumbled about Remus Lupin being found. We explained about the necessity of her attending a meeting about the escapees. She agreed. She then decided to give us a Hogwarts tour. Slughorn was busy preparing a potion. The cauldron was steaming slightly.

"Hey Sluggy, what's up?" I shouted. Slughorn jumped. He spun quickly on the spot. He smiled widely when he noticed me. He quickly checked the potion and headed towards Minerva. She whispered quickly in his ear.

"Well at least we are going to have another person to test the potion on," he mumbled. Both James and I were clueless during this conversation. He seemed to be agreeing with McGonagall. She smiled as we bid him goodbye. Flitwick, Hagrid and Sprout all agreed to support us. We were at last taken to the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor. Minerva said she had to talk to Poppy about something urgent. The classroom seemed empty as we entered.

The Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor seemed very quiet. She was about the same size as me. Her hair was bright blonde and her eyes sparkled in the dimly lit room. I was about to open my mouth to speak when she left her desk and hugged me tightly.

"Wotcher Sirius!" She said, her hair changing to jet black, "And who is this?" She asked pointing at James.

"My name is James, James Potter." Prongs said as he shook her hand.

"Can I ask you something, Tonks?" I asked.

"If it's how I got here, then I don't know. I just fell in the middle of this classroom and scared the proper Professor. He thought he was going mad and decided to retire. So I applied for the job and got it. I mean if my husband could do this then why can't I?"

"Tonks, I was going to ask if you would attend a meeting tonight in the Great Hall. You see Death Eaters and evil people from the Ministry have escaped from Azkaban and Aurors have decided that the Order and the DA need to be brought back again."

"I will, once an Order member always an Order member."

"I wish you could have told Wormtail that." James added, a grin on his face. Tonks hugged both of us tightly before she whispered in my ear,

"do you know where Remus is?" I shook my head. I was pretty clueless to where he was and why Tonks so desperately wanted to see him.

Hogsmeade was hustling as we left the castle. It was a Hogsmeade weekend. Students were busy exploring the village getting sweets and pranking materials. We headed towards the shabby Hogs head. Aberforth was busy sweeping the dust away from the doorway of his pub. The goats were in the pen near the door. James nodded his head to Aberforth. He looked aghast as he saw me and James. He quickly pulled us into the pub.

"I thought I was going mad when I saw Albus and Severus in the village this morning. Now I know I'm not going mad. I'm guessing that it isn't just you four alive again," he asked James and I and two people at the counter.

"Great why did Potter and Black have to come here?" A drawling voice asked. The man lowered his hood. His black hair was still lank and greasy. His eyes were dark and his hooked nose dominated his features. It seemed that Snape still loathed us. The second figure simply rose his hand and begged for quiet.

"Now, you are no longer children, so will you please stop fighting like them. I don't think my brother would want a fight in his pub." Albus Dumbledore said. He lowered his hood. He hadn't changed since I knew him. His eyes still had power over me. He seemed to be reading my mind. "We all will attend the meeting tonight, after all the escapes of Dolohov, the Carrows, the Lestranges and Umbridge all concern the whole wizarding world. I believe that Severus and I can can contact some of the people on the list. Andromeda, is best talked to with family and people you trust. We might have some problems with Bill Weasley, however." James couldn't help but ask,

"But, why?"

"The place where he lives is protected by the secret keeper. James has never met him, both Sirius and I died before he moved there and Severus was believed to be a Death Eater at the time and so was never told. Therefore none of us can enter." We were all thinking deeply when Aberforth came up with an idea.

"I know Bill Weasley and his family. I could end them an owl explaining the situation and ask them to attend the meeting. Perhaps I could bribe him with a free drink to come here and then we can explain the situation properly."

"I think that could work." I said. The others agreed with me. We suddenly bid goodbye to the others. Severus and Albus decided to contact everyone on our list bar Andromeda and Bill. The cold air stung as we apperated to Andromeda's home.

We suddenly found ourselves very wet when we landed in the pond. I had forgotten that there was a pond in the garden. My boots made squelchy noises as we left the pond. The garden was filled with plenty of plants. I noticed that were Lilies and Lupins in the greenhouse. There were roses as well. The back door was open as I knocked on the door. Andromeda walked to the back door grouchily. Her light brown hair had plenty of grays in it. She was yawning loudly as she noticed who was at the door. She swore quietly as she hugged me,

"You two gave me a real fright. Why is it that everyone wants to scare me the last few days?"

"Maybe because it's funny." I reasoned. She hit me on the arm for that. I could hear hustling and bustling as we entered the kitchen. Lily was stirring something on the stove. A small boy was talking to her quietly.

"Teddy, your dad wasn't evil. He was good and kind and never sunk to the level my husband and his other friends did. He never bullied Severus though he should have done more to try and stop them bullying him. He was brave to deal with the prejudice and pain his condition brought. We should all be proud of Remus Lupin." The boy turned to look at us. He eyed us curiously. He seemed to think we were familiar.

"Lily, am I dreaming or do these men look a lot like my dad's friends at Hogwarts." She turned and smiled at us. She stopped stirring and led Teddy towards us.

"Teddy, this is Sirius and James, AKA Padfoot and Prongs. They were best friends with your dad and Sirius was Andromeda's favourite cousin." We both shook hands with him. Andromeda walked in as we were shaking hands.

"It's nice to see my grandson making friends. Now boys, why did you want to see me?"

"Mrs Tonks, we need people connected to the first or second wars to come to a meeting at Hogwarts. It's to do with the escapes from Azkaban. We need as much help as possible to find. Harry, Ron, Hermione and Kingsley all recommended you." James explained.

"I'm not as young as I used to be. Besides I have to look after Teddy. I don't think he will want to lose anymore of his family. I mean he lost his mum, dad and grandfather in the second wizarding war. Me and Harry are the only family he has left."

"Gran, we should all go. I mean I don't want my dad's murderer and the person who changed him loose for too long. I mean Greyback could have already changed someone since his escape. I know you may say I'm too young, but I know what's right and wrong and I want to fight for what's right." Andromeda hugged her grandson tightly. "I'm coming whether you like it or not. What's the point in living if evil survives."

"Fine we will all go tonight, but this meeting better finish quickly. We don't want Teddy to fall asleep at his birthday party tomorrow." We were very thankful to Teddy for making Andy change her mind. There was only one more person to get, Bill Weasley. We bid them goodbye, left a note for Andromeda and headed back to the Hog's head.

A bunch of red haired people were sitting at a table as we entered the pub. One of them was sitting in a wheelchair. He waved at us, a wide smile on his face. The eldest woman, Molly, gave me and James a big hug.

"It's lovely to see you again Sirius, your hair does need a cut dear though, and it is nice to meet you James." Arthur smiled as well and shook our hands. He whispered quietly in my ear.

"Been fixing up your motorbike. It's a real beauty. Planning to give it to Harry once it's fixed. Just need to charm it to fly and be invisible. Molly isn't exactly happy so this has got to stay our secret." I nodded in agreement. A red haired man with a missing ear hugged us next. He smiled as he told us that we were the secret to his success. I felt a little unnerved after that. Percy shook our hands pompously and informed us that he owed it to his family to fight for what is right this time. A tall gangly red haired man grabbed us into the corner to talk.

"It's really good to be back alive. I never thought I would see George again until he died. So how are you two finding living again"

"It's a bit surreal to be honest." James answered, "Where were you found?"

"I was found on the floor in my joke shops backroom. Angelina found me and dragged me to bed believing I was George. We was surprised when she found George still in bed. It took her a few minutes to figure out I was Fred. George was so happy to see me that he sent an owl to the rest of the family. Even Charlie came." Fred pointed to the tan,short and stocky member of the group. "So where were you found?"

"Well I was found by Ron, in the Auror office." I answered.

"Mary-Anne found me on the floor of the Minister's office." A tall long haired man with a scarred face was heading towards us. He was pushing a red haired man in a wheel chair.

"Fred, I know it's lovely to gossip away but, me and Derek need to talk to the young men."

"See you at the meeting guys."

"Later."

"Hello my name is Bill and this is my cousin Derek." He pointed to the wheel chair bound man. "Me and my family want to attend the meeting tonight. Both me and Derek are concerned about Greyback's escape. We know how dangerous it will be but it is a price worth paying." Derek seemed a little distracted. He seemed to be staring at me intensely. He took a hipflask from his pocket and quickly swallowed the fluid inside. "Anyway, me and my family best be off after all Derek is tired and needs to sleep before the meeting tonight. We waved goodbye.

"James, I'm just going for a quick walk . I'll be back in a few minutes."

I head straight for a bush before I transformed into a shaggy black dog. Maybe I do need a hair cut. Bill and Derek didn't notice me following as I eavesdropped on their conversation. I was shocked when Bill called Derek a different name.

"Reme, I know you hate using polyjuice potion, but you heard what Poppy said this morning. You are not meant to be out of bed today. We can't take you to the castle in your normal appearance or she would kill us and I'm sure you don't want to die again. Besides you are important and I'm sure your expertise can be used to find the escapees."

"It still doesn't mean I like taking more potions than necessary besides, how do you tell people you know your true identity whilst you are taking polyjuice potion without scaring them. I mean Fred, James, Severus, Albus and Sirius have no idea I'm alive as well. I hate having to pretend to be your cousin." I suddenly caught up with Reme. I licked his hand. "Hey Padfoot, you were listening on us weren't you." I transformed back into a human.

"Of course Remus, but, there seemed to be too many Weasley adults. Something didn't feel right so I decided to follow you. I guess I got some news to pass onto Prongs. By the way Tonks was looking for you." Bill couldn't help but interrupt.

"Where is she?"

"She's the new Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor. We saw her as we tried to convince some professors to come to the meeting tonight. Don't worry, she said she's coming. Now I best be off." I changed into Padfoot and bounded back to the pub. James seemed happy to see me. "Guess who I found," I teased.

"Don't know."

"Remus and he is coming to the meeting tonight." We couldn't help but smile. We would all be reunited tonight. I couldn't help but contemplate pulling a prank at the meeting. James seemed to be on the same wave length as me as we headed to the nearest joke shop. Remus might not be happy with us tonight but we are Marauders and this is what we do best.

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