Snake's Child

Disclaimer- Harry Potter is owned by J.K Rowlings

A/N - This chapter is bet shorter then others


Chapter 7

Harry woke up with a start. Looking around at his surroundings, he realised that he wasn't in the Gryffindor dorms. He looked to his side and found Sirius looking at him.

Suddenly, memories of the previous night crashed over him like a tidal wave. What had happened last night hadn't been a dream; it was real.

Everything was real. Padfoot's truth, his truth, his father's betrayal. Everything was true.

"Hey pup, sleep well?" asked Sirius.

"Pup?" questioned Harry.

"Yeah, when you were little, I used to call you my pup. You know what your first word was? Padfoot! Oh Merlin, James was so jealous. You should've seen his face, he—" Sirius stopped abruptly upon seeing Harry's pained expression. "Hey, I—I didn't want to upset you... I think we should call an elf for food or something." And with that, Sirius started to get up.

"Wait, p—please tell me more about me more about my father—uh I mean, parents. What were they like?" asked Harry, his voice thick with emotions. Sirius studied the boy for a moment before nodding and starting to tell Harry everything.

Severus was in his Potions class with hid third year students; his eyes were searching for a certain someone in the crowd of children. After the register, he looked at two Gryffindors and barked:
"Mr Weasley, Miss Granger, care to tell me where Harr—your friend is and why he isn't attending the class?"

"He wasn't feeling well, Professor. He had an appointment with Madam Pomfrey. She told him to rest," lied Hermione

"Ten points from Gryffindor for lying to your Professor," said Severus, glaring at the bushy-haired witch.

"She's not lying, Sir, and if Damien doesn't want to attend this class then that's his choice and if he doesn't want to see you, I can't blame him," said Ron through gritted teeth.

"Forty points from Gryffindor and detention with Filch for a month!" shouted Severus. The Slytherins looked smug while the Gryffindors flinched.

Later, Ron and Hermione were in the corridors. Hermione glared at Ron. "Are you insane, Ronald? He's a professor, for Merlin's sake," scolded Hermione.

Ron groaned. "I don't care if he's a fucking professor or not. After what that bastard did, he deserved it. He stole Damie—Harry from his home, lied to him his whole life, and kept him away from truth: that he's Harry Potter. I don't mind losing fifty points—or having detention with Filch. I gave that bastard what he deserved," said Ron.

"What? Damien is Harry Potter?" someone exclaimed from behind them. Ron and Hermione spun around to see Fred and George there, their eyes were huge with shock. Ron was opening and closing his mouth like a fish.

Great, just great. Now my idiot brothers know the truth, thought Ron.

"Look guys, what you heard is the truth, but you can't tell anyone. Apart from us, only Dumbledore, Professor Lupin, and Sirius know the truth," said Hermione.

"Wait, Sirius as in Sirius Black?" exclaimed the twin.

"Keep your damn voice low; do you want the whole castle to know? It's a long story. Let's take this somewhere more private," said Ron.


Sirius and Harry were still in Remus' room. Sirius convinced Harry to wear his glamour; Harry reluctantly agreed.

Just then, the door of Remus' room swung open and in entered four people. The first man was gruff looking, his face was covered with scars and a chunk of his nose was missing. He also had a wooden leg, but the scariest thing about him was his left eye. It was bigger than the right one, and both eyes had different colours.

One was black and the other was blue. He was accompanied by a dark-skinned man and another man, and then a girl with shoulder-length pink hair. They were pointing their wands at Sirius. The scary looking man muttered something and all of a sudden, Sirius was bound.

Sirius was struggling badly against the invisible hold. The other two Aurors came forward and restrained Sirius.

"Let him go! He didn't do anything. It's that rat's fault. It's all that bloody rat's fault!" shouted Harry.

"Stay back, kid. This is an official thing. Moody, what do you think he did to the boy? Used the Imperious Curse on him?" asked the dark-skinned man.

"We don't have time for this Shacklebolt. We've got to take him to Madame Bones. Everything should go as it was planned," said Moody. He looked at the girl who immediately took Pettigrew's cage. In blink of an eye, they Disapparated with Sirius—leaving Harry alone. Harry ran towards the Gryffindor dorms knowing very well that all of his classmates would be in their classes. On his way, he bumped into someone.

"Are you blind? Where do you think you're—" Severus stopped when he saw who it was. Harry was before him, looking worried and scared. "Dami—Harry, what happened? What's wrong, son?" asked Severus concerned.

"They took him. The Aurors took him. You must be really proud of yourself," said Harry bitterly.

"Aurors took whom?" asked Severus.

"Don't pretend. You know who I'm talking about. Sirius, they took Sirius. You—you called the Aurors, didn't you? You told them about his location. I—I hate you," shouted Harry, running away, leaving an aghast Severus alone.

Remus was in the Shrieking Shack. Today was the full moon and he was feeling weak. How could he be this careless? Just then Harry came running in.

"Professor Lupin, Professor Lupin, they took him. They took Sirius," said Harry, out of breath. He looked at Remus and asked: "What happened?"

"Full moon," Remus grunted. He attempted to get up, but fell.


Three days later, Harry joined Dumbledore and Remus in the Ministry of Magic for Sirius' trial. The court was full of people, including high-ranking Ministry officials, Aurors and a panel of seven judges including Fudge himself. Just then, the doors of the court opened and a group of Aurors entered with Sirius in chains. He was still struggling badly. Harry was horrified to see Sirius' condition. Then, the scary Alastor Moody or Mad-Eye as everyone called him came forward and looked at the panel of judges

"On the orders of Madam Amelia Bones, I am conducting Black's trial," said Moody, looking at a red-haired woman. Then, he opened a small phial and forced Sirius to drink it.

"What is your name?" asked Moody.

"Sirius Orion Black."

"With whom does your allegiance lie?" asked Moody.

"Dumbledore and Order of the Phoenix," replied Sirius.

"Did you murder those thirteen Muggles on the night of Halloween 1981?"

"No!"

"Have you killed anyone in your life?"

"No, but I have wanted to kill someone badly," confessed Sirius.

"Who and why?" asked Moody.

"Peter Pettigrew, because he betrayed the Potters and sold himself to Voldemort," said Sirius.

The whole court gasped when Sirius said Voldemort's name.

"To prove Black's innocence, I have further evidence," said Moody.

On cue, Kingsley and two other Aurors brought a man in. Upon seeing the man, the whole court broke into whispers.

Moody forced him to drink the same potion.

"What is your name?" asked Moody harshly.

"Peter Pettigrew," said the man.

"With whom does your allegiance lie?"

"The Dark Lord," said Peter—and again, everyone gasped.

"Did you murder those thirteen Muggles on the night of Halloween 1981?"

"Yes."

"Why?" shouted Moody.

"Being a Pureblood, I had to give the proof my loyalty to my master and do as he said," confessed Peter.

Moody looked at the man before him with disgust. "Did you betray the Potters to He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named?" he asked.

"Yes," said the mousy-looking man.

"After hearing both confessions, the court declares Sirius Black free and Peter Pettigrew will receive the Dementor's kiss," declared Madam Bones.

"Excuse me, Madame Bones, but because of the Ministry, I spent twelve years in Azkaban. Because of these people my life was—or is, ruined. As the sole heir to the Most Ancient and Noble House Of Black, I demand twelve-thousand Galleons as my compensation," said Sirius.

"This is insanity!" shouted a short woman, who was dressed entirely in pink. To Harry, she looked like a toad.

"Demand granted," declared Madam Bones, ignoring the toad woman.

After the trial, Sirius was hugged by Remus and Arthur. Moody, Dumbledore, and other Aurors shook his hand. Harry hugged him tightly, unaware of the fact that Lucius saw him. He was confused to see Severus' son attending Black's trial.

Sirius left the court with his head high while Aurors dragged a shouting Peter away.

"Dumbledore is a liar! Harry Potter is alive! Harry Potter is alive!"

But no one paid attention to him, or found his rant interesting