Hermione, Ron, and Harry were staring wide-eyed at the red head currently in the library. He had stacks upon stacks of books surrounding him and was going through one in the matter of minutes. Flipping pages quickly and his eyes darting back and forth.
Whenever someone tried to say something to him, he would completely ignore them and continue reading. Ron looked miffed, "Is he deaf?"
Hermione sighed, "I just wanted to ask him about his job and where Allen is from."
Harry scratched the back of his head, "Well he looks pretty focused, maybe we should ask him later."
Ron turned to Hermione, "Looks like it is possible to find a bigger bookworm then you."
Hermione huffed, "Whatever Ronald." The golden trio then turned around at the sound of footsteps approaching. It was Allen.
The trio flashed him a smile which he returned before asking, "Where is…." With the trailing of his question Allen looked above their heads and saw towers of books, "never mind, found him."
Harry looked to Allen, "Is he always like this?"
Allen sighed exasperatedly, "unfortunately, yes." Allen then walked up to Lavi and managed to weave his way through the maze of novels to tap the red head's shoulder. Lavi didn't move. Allen tapped him again. Lavi didn't move. Allen rolled his eyes and picked up one of the biggest books on the stack behind him. He then lifted it above Lavi's head and the golden trio's eyes widened once more as Allen let go of the book.
The following thump and cry of pain echoed throughout the library leaving Lavi on the floor rubbing his head and glaring at Allen. "Moyashi-chan! What was that for?"
Allen rubbed the bridge of his nose, trying to relieve the oncoming headache, "Lavi, my name is Allen and Kanda already left. Don't you think you should be going now too?"
Lavi's single green eye widened and began to tear up, "Yu-chan left me?! He is so cruel! Why can't I stay here with you Moyashi-chan?"
As if on cue Allen yelled "Don't call me that!" at the same time a deeper voice from behind the golden trio said the same.
Lavi looked up, eyes sparkling in happiness, "You didn't leave me! I knew you cared Yu-chan!"
Kanda scoffed, "I did leave. The only reason I came back is because Lenalee threatened to start crying if I didn't come back and get you."
Lavi and Allen shivered simultaneously saying, "She's scary." Kanda nodded.
Then lavi turned to Allen with tears in his eyes, "I will miss you Moyashi-chan! So much!"
Allen simply sighed and patted his red unruly hair, "yeah, yeah." Then Kanda proceeded to grab the collar of Lavi's coat and drag him out of the library. Allen turned to the amused golden trio, "Why don't we head to the dining hall so I can open another gate?" They nodded.
On the way down the halls, following the sounds of a whining Lavi and an annoyed Kanda, Harry asked Allen, "Who is Lenalee? And why is she so scary?"
Allen chuckled, "She is another soldier where I am from and she is not that scary. She is actually one of the nicest people I know. What is scary is her brother, who also happens to be our supervisor. He loves his sister, to the point of being super overprotective, and if he found out one of us made his precious little sister cry…we'd be done for" Allen shivered.
The golden trio could not hold in their laughter. Once they calmed Ron asked, "So, we have seen you in action. What can they do?" pointing to the two exorcists down the hall.
Allen looked thoughtful for a moment, "Well, Kanda has a sword, obviously, and he uses that to fight. He is very fast and always strikes the weakest point on his enemy ending the battle quickly. Lavi has a hammer that can grow to any size he pleases whilst remaining the same weight in his hands. He is very strategic even though his weapon is blunt. They are both great soldiers and have done plenty to help the cause."
Hermione looked up to Allen, "What is that cause exactly?"
Allen looked back at her, never ceasing in his graceful walk, "To protect the innocent. To free the pitiful. To follow our own path." Harry, Hermione, and Ron all were silenced by simple yet profound words of Allen Walker.
In the dining hall all the students were seated in their respective places, leaning over in their spots so that they could see the uniformed exorcists depart through the beautiful ark Allen conjures. The three warriors were standing in front of the professors table when Allen turned to his comrades, "Ready?"
Lavi yelled, "No! I didn't get to read everything! I had fifteen more books left!"
Kanda growled, "Shut up Baka Usagi. We're ready Moyashi. Get us out of here."
Allen chuckled, "My pleasure Bakanda. And Lavi, check my library for books if you're so desperate."
Lavi's smile was instant, "thank you Moyashi-chan! You are the absolute best."
Allen shook his head before he began humming the same song that has already enchanted all of the witches and wizards. The pure white gate appeared and Allen turned to Lavi and Kanda, "Bye guys, I'll see you soon. Tell everyone I said hello."
With a nod Kanda stepped through the gate. Lavi looked into Allen's eyes for a moment, "please come back safe Allen. Even If you are more powerful than we could ever hope to become, we still worry" he hugged the white haired exorcist tightly "Don't forget that there are still those who know the true you."
Allen nodded with a sad smile on his face, "Thank you." Lavi stepped through the gate with one final bow to the students and professors. The gate disappeared and Allen turned to Dumbledore, "Thank you for allowing them to come through sir, it was nice to see them again."
Dumbledore nodded, "Of course young man. They were quite interesting"
Allen chuckled, "More so than you could ever know."
For the next few weeks the days passed as they normally would, until Allen was walking along the edges of the forbidden forest and stopped abruptly. He heard a shuffling in the distance which wasn't uncommon but the aura it held wasn't dangerous which was odd.
Allen stayed still and silent as the shuffling became louder, he soon identified it as a four legged animal walking through the underbrush. One minute later a black dog was a mere two feet in front of Allen. The dog did not see Allen at first, but when it did, it looked genuinely startled. Allen raised an eyebrow as the dog seemed to react like a human when it inhaled briskly.
Allen placed his hands in his pocket and the dog tensed. Allen slowly brought out a roast beef sandwich he had been saving for lunch. The dog's eyes brightened and its stomach growled. Allen chuckled, "Come on. You must be starving."
The black dog paused for a moment before quickly walking to eat the sandwich out of Allen's hand. Once the sandwich was gone the dog sat down and tilted its head to the left as if to ask for more.
Allen sighed, "Ya'know, if you were to show your true self you could eat the other sandwich I have with your own hands." The dog's eyes widened before it lowered its head. Allen rubbed the top off his head, "I know you are not a threat. I can tell. I think I know who you are if my research in the castle proves correct. If you are truly Sirius Black, I do not believe you killed those people. In fact, Dumbledore believes in your innocence as well. Why hide any longer? The best thing to do is prove yourself and you aren't going to do that by roaming around as a black dog." Allen chuckled, standing up.
The black dog looked up at Allen and looked back at the school before morphing into a tall man with scraggly black hair and kind yet troubled eyes. Allen smiled and handed Sirius another sandwich. Before Sirius could bring the meal to his lips he stopped, "How?"
Allen simply shrugged, "Not everything is what it seems."
Once Sirius was done eating the sandwich and said his thanks he turned to Allen, "What now?"
Allen looked up to the sky, "Well, in the end that is up to you. But if you would like I can take you to Dumbledore to speak. I have a feeling he knows you are a kind man Mr. Black."
Sirius looked hesitant but nodded his head nonetheless. Allen looked thoughtful for a moment before saying, " We should probably avoid any contact with the students. Just to be safe. If you don't mind, since apparition is impossible here, please use my methods." Allen then began to sing that beautiful song that reminded him of better times and the hope that once filled his heart.
Sirius gasped when the crystal like door appeared in front of the two, "What is that?"
"It is a gate. One that will bring us straight into the headmaster's office," he held out his hand, "if you will please come, I would be very grateful. It is time to clear up this horrid mistake." Sirius hesitated before grabbing the small gloved, yet notably strong, hand and stepping through the gate.
Dumbledore was sitting on his desk chair deep in thought when the white gate appeared before him. He wondered what could be the meaning of opening the gate straight into his office. With bated breath, Dumbledore waited, hoping that he would not receive unfortunate news. In one blinding flash of light, Allen emerged with the convict Sirius Black.
The animagus looked gaunt with pale translucent skin and his cheekbones too prominent. His blue eyes seemed dull and without hope.
Dumbledore rose an eyebrow delicately, "Allen, what is the meaning of this?"
Allen rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly, "Sorry to barge in here sir, but I figured this situation proves important. I found Sirius Black on the grounds in his animagus form."
Dumbledore nodded, "Ah, I see. And I assume there is a reason why you have not tried to, nor have you needed to, apprehend him."
Allen looked into the wizened wizard's eyes, "I believe he is innocent sir and I am sure he is willing to take veritaserum seeing as his trial is nonexistent."
Albus looked over to Sirius who had been silent throughout the entirety of the exchange, "Are you willing to subject yourself to the truth serum? Because while I may trust your word, the courts will not simply do so."
Sirius seemed to startle at being addressed. His eyes turned pensive as he thought of his long since passed friends, of the friend who still lived to hopefully be his friend once again, and the traitorous rat he wished to bring to justice. Finally, he thought of his godson and the oath he took years before to care for him always. He then straightened his back and squared his shoulders, his eyes gaining a light long since believed to be gone forever. "Yes, I am."
