AN2: I changed something from the first chapter. In the first chapter I said how the woman charged ten galleons for each add on, now it would normally be two-hundred and fifty as I'm thinking of some pretty powerful abilities.
AN: A request to my readers. In the reviews please put what sort of features you want Harry's eyes to have as I've only thought of a few so far. Any and all suggestions will be looked at and the ones I like the most will be used with credit given to the one who suggested it.
Rebirth
Chapter 3
-Harry-
"Shame about what happened at the end there," Beckendorf said as they made their way to lunch "I was enjoying learning about the hippogriphs before those idiots ruined it.".
"Hey Beck," Silena said warily, causing both him and his Americna friend to turn to her "can you go on ahead real quick. I…I need to talk to Harry alone.".
"Sure," Beck said nodding "just don't take too long.".
"What's wrong Silnea?" he asked concerned, taking her hand in his.
"N-not here Harry." the beautiful girl said blushing as she dragged him to an abandoned classroom down the hall. Once the door was closed she looked at him and he could tell she was steeling her nerves up for something "Harry I know that over the past few weeks we've been going on dates, and snogging, and spending all our time together but… but I need to know. What are we? What do you see us as? Is this just some sort of casual thing for you or do you want to be a real couple?".
"I thought we already were an official couple," he said confused as Silena gaped at him "aren't we?".
In way of answer Silena just laughed in relief before she leaned over and kissed him tenderly, an action he eagerly returned, wrapping his arms around his girlfriend's waist…they were several minutes late for lunch.
"So much for not taking too long," Beck snorted in amusement when they finally joined the rest of the School to eat "you guys settle your…'problem'?".
"What problem?" Silena asked with a grin as she sat down on his lap happily.
"Even if you guys settled our 'not a problem'," Beck said pointing down the table with a food laden fork "I'd say we'll soon have another one inbound. I did a little bit of asking around while waiting for you two to show up and found out that the red head girl, Ginny Weasley, put out a claim on lightning rod's ass. You're probably going to have to deal with it Silena as I really don't like the looks she's sending this way.".
Glancing in the direction Beck pointed he saw that Ginny was indeed sending glares at Silena while ocasinoally glancing at him with a lustfilled gaze that, frankly, disturbed him. "Oooookay," he said shuddering "creepy stalkers aside. We miss anything else?".
"Not really," Beck said shrugging "this is a school and as long as you aren't around nothing exciting happens.".
"Oi!" he exclaimed, pointing a chicken drumstick at his friend "I'll have you know that I don't go looking for trouble…trouble just has a habbit of stalking me worse than Ginny over there.".
"Speak of the devil," Silena muttered as she gazed at the doors "looks like trouble heard and is sending someone to make sure you don't get lonely.".
"The Weasley girl is heading this way too and her expression doesn't exactly convey a lot of warm feelings." Beck added, taking a bite from a hot dog as he did so.
"Harry Potter?" one of the red robed individuals he recognized from when Amelia Bones took away Dumbledore earlier in the morning. When he nodded the robed figure continued "An emergency session of the Wizenagamot has been called to handle the trial of Sirius Black. You are being summoned as a minor witness as well as to see that any crime against your family is settled. Due to the…nature of what could be revelad and how it may affect you Madame Bones has permitted that you may bring along two guests, an action supported by the Chief Warlock.".
"I'll have to inform Professor McGonagall…" he began before the head figure snapped his fingers, sending one of the other robed figures to the staff table. "I guess that's handled then," he said blandly before pushing away his plate "very well then. I'm bringing my girlfriend Silena Beauregard and my friend Charles Beckendorf with me.".
Nodding the man quickly ushered them out of the castle and past the wards before pulling out a piece of rope "Everyone grab on and we're leaving in three…two…one.".
At the count of one he felt a tug behind his navel before he was yanked from where he was standing before landing with a groan onto a hard tile floor with Beck and Silena next to him and the red robed figures standing up straight. "This way please." the head figure said as they were ushered past a wand checkpoint and into an elevator. As they went further and further down he took the time to look around, seeing every one of the red robed men and women was standing stiff as a board, a look of trepidation on their faces with each level they passed until a voice called out "Level ten…courtroom's and department of Mysteries.".
They were led into a side room and into a group of stands surrounding a pit that held a single chair covered in chains at the bottom and were placed next to Remus who smiled at them as they sat down. "After turning in the rat I sent a letter to Sirius asking him to turn himself in for trial and that we had caught Peter. Amelia signed it as well and Sirius turned himself in this morning," Remus explained once the men in red had left "hopefully by the end of the day he'll be a free man and that traitorous rat will be behind bars were he should be.".
Before he could answer the doors opened with a bang to reveal his godfather, wearing nothing but rags, his hair uncut and wild, tattoos lining the man's arms and manacles binding his arms and legs as he shuffled to the chair which, at a command word from the men who led Sirius in, glowed before the chains bound Sirius tightly.
"Let the record state that this hearing, for conspiracy with a Dark Lord, mass murder, and escape from lawful imprisonment for Sirius Black begins now, at one thirty one P.M. on the second of September." Fudge's voice called out from next to Dumbledore at the head of the room, Amelia Bones on Dumbledore's other side.
"Leading the prosecution," a simpering voice began from a woman dressed in all pink "Dolores Jane Umbridge, Undersecretary to the Minster.".
"Leading the Defense," another voice said firmly and, gazing at the source saw a woman who he didn't recognize but for some reason seemed familiar "Andromeda Tonks, Attorney.".
"How does the accused Plead?" Amelia asked the woman, Andromeda.
"Not guilty," the woman said, causing an outbreak of yells and jeers from those assembled in the stands "to all charges.".
"The first charge," Fudge called out "Conspiracy with a Dark Lord. Madame Umbridge, the stand is yours.".
"Sirius Black," the sickenlingly pink woman simpered as she strode over to his bound godfather "it is well known that you were a strong supporter of he-who-must-not-be-named and were considered his right hand.".
"Objection!" Andromeda declared loudly "That has never been proven.".
"Accepted," Amelia declared "Madame Umbridge, stick with accepted fact.".
"Very well," the woman said but he could see the anger in her eyes "Mr. Black. You were often spoken of by the Potter's as their secret Keeper, why if I recall correctly you even stated that you were such yourself. So how else could the Potter's have been killed by you-know-who if you hadn't sold them out?".
"Because I wasn't the real secret Keeper," Sirius Black said firmly "I was a decoy, a ruse to draw attention and distract from the real secret keeper. We hadn't realized though, that person we selected as the real secret Keeper was a servant of Voldemort.".
At that point it was clear to him that the woman, Umbridge, had no idea how to prosecute a case as she seemed to be struggling to not scream at his godfather or start shooting curses. "If the Proesecution has no further questions then the defense may take the stand." Amelia declared firmly and, when Umbridge said nothing, Andromeda walked up.
"Mr. Black," she said firmly as she stood in front of Sirius's bound form "you claim that you were a decoy secret keeper and that the real secret keeper was the one to sell Lily, James, and Harry Potter out to Voldemort. Who is this 'real' Secret Keeper?".
"Peter Pettigrew was the real secret Keeper," Sirius said firmly "we believed that nobody would suspect someone as uncourageous as Peter to be the one entrused with the secret…we hadn't realized he had already sworn allegiance to Voldemort when we cast the enchantment.".
"Do you have any proof for your claims?" Andromeda asked, her eyes showing that she was going in for the Kill against the ministry.
"I am willing to swear a magical vow to tell now lies during the remainder of this trial and that everything else I have spoken during the trial up to this point has been true." Sirius said firmly.
"Objection!" Umbridge screamed "I will not allow that murderer a wand!".
"Overruled!" Amelia roared back at the screeching woman "You have no authority to make declarations on what you will or won't 'allow' Madame Umbridge. Auror Shacklebolt, tighten the chains on the accused's right arm so he may hold the wand but be unable to point it.".
Nodding one of the men in red did as he was instructed before his godfather clearly spoke "I, Sirius Orion Black, swear on my life and magic that I have told no lies during my trial thus far and that I will tell no lies until my trial's completion, so mote it be.".
With that there was a blinding flash of light as the oath was sealed and Andromeda turned back towards Amelia, who had a triumphant gleam in her eye, as well as the panicked looking Dumbledore and Fudge "I request permission to question the accused on the further charges." Andromeda requested.
"Granted." Amelia said with a simple nod of her head and bang of her gavel that, to him, sounded like she was hammering in the nail of a coffin.
"Mr. Black," Andromeda began "while we have made it clear that you were not the Potter family secret keeper were you a Death Eater or in any way loyal to Voldemort.".
"No.".
"Did you murder Peter Pettigrew?"
"No.".
"Did you murder those twelve muggles?".
"No.".
"Who did commit the murders?".
"Peter Pettigrew fired a blasting curse at a gas mane which caused an explosion which killed the twelve muggles. Pettigrew then cut of his finger and turned into his unregistered animagus form of a rat.".
"Was your imprisonment in Azkaban legal?".
"No, I was never given a trial. The moment the aurors got back to their feet from the explosion I was stunned, bound, and thrown in Azkaban without trial.".
With that final sentence he knew that his godfather was going free and it was clear that Dumbledore and Fudge knew it as well.
