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Chapter 3

A real Halloween story

Frederick Baker

In the early hours of the morning, a great triumph was interlinked with great tragedy. He-who-must-not-be-named met his end at the hands of the Potter family. As the sky began to light and people began to look out of their windows at the day before, a strange sight met them. The Potter cottage in Godric's Hollow had appeared after not being seen for several months. The villagers each stated that they did not know of the existence of such a house until it revealed itself, returning their memories of such a place. Albus Dumbledore informed me that the house had been placed under the fidelius charm to protect the small family. The only way it could have reappeared was if the secret keeper betrayed the family. Not one of the Potters was found at the scene of the Dark Lords downfall and the search goes on. Anybody who has any knowledge of their whereabouts, or that of Sirius black (the secret keeper turned death eater) is urged to come forward. I think I speak for the whole magical community when I say, 'Thank you, Potters, for bringing this dreadful war to an end at last.' I hope they are found safely.

Sirius sighed as he looked up from the morning paper. He would have to clean up this mess as soon as possible. He did not particularly want to be public enemy number one for long. Unfortunately, he could not walk into the ministry at the moment, which meant that Lily would have to go and announce that she and her son had survived while her husband had not.

Lily was currently sobbing over James' body and apologising repeatedly. She had sent both men away so Sirius had retired to the kitchen to await the news. Severus was watching harry and was surprisingly good at it. Sirius had seen the warmth in his eyes after a little while, something that he had never seen before. It was reassuring to Sirius that if he was arrested, both Harry and Lily would have someone there for them.

Sirius decided not to rush Lily. She needed time to accept what had happened before she told the world so Sirius resolved to wait until she left the room of her own accord. He settled down for a long wait.

As the sun got gradually higher in the sky, Sirius began to think of what the world would be saying about him, how disgusted they would be that he had killed his best friend, which, in truth, he had done. He had convinced James to change secret keepers, thereby persuading him to chose the one that would result in his death.

As he laid his head in his hands, an owl flew in, dropped a letter, and left. Sirius picked it up with wary hands, expecting a curse or a howler.

Sirius, it began in a script he knew well. I truly hope there has been some mistake. I heard about what happened and I hope so much that they will be found alive. Somehow, I doubt it. I fell like something is different. I know that you were the secret keeper but I keep thinking, more hoping really, that somehow you are innocent. Until this is proven, however, I am cutting all contact with you. I hope that you will forgive me eventually if you are innocent. If you are guilty, I hope you are caught and I hope you are punished severely. There are three true marauders, Sirius, and I don't know who the fake is. I wish I did and did not have to doubt the wonderful people who became my family. Sorry. Remus.

The parchment was stained with tears, some of them Remus', some of them Sirius'. He hoped he would one day regain the trust of his closest remaining friend.

Severus walked into the kitchen carrying a quiet Harry and supporting Lily. H e helped Lily sit in a chair, handed her a mug of tea and picked up the paper. Lily shared a small, sad, smile with Sirius and sipped cautiously at her tea. Snape conjured a high chair and sat Harry in it. Sirius mashed up a banana from the fruit bowl and placed the small plastic dish in front of Harry. After he had finished feeding the baby, Severus put the paper down with a frown.

'Let me read it.' Croaked Lily quietly however her tone left no room for argument.

There was silence for a few moments until Lily put the paper down with a determined look on her face. Sirius recognised that this was the best thing that could have happened as he knew Lily's way of coping was to have some form of action to take.

'Well, it looks like a trip to the ministry his in order.' Lily began in a much clearer voice. 'I need to tell them what happened and clear your name Siri. Thanks for looking after us guys. I couldn't have made it through the night without you. I will take Harry with me. Stay here. I will see you soon.'

With that, she stood, grabbed an old travelling cloak form a hook and lifted Harry from the high chair. She ignored the boys strong objections and strode out of the house on a mission for justice.