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Chapter Seven:Truth and Consequences
French Ministry of Magic Holding Cells
Sirius Black was slowly waking up and it felt like he had downed three bottles of fire-whiskey with no chaser. As he sat up, he cradled his head in his hands and tried to remember what happened.
The last thing he could recall was his cousin showing up at the house with Shack and Mad-eye.
"What in the hell happened to me?" he tried to recall.
That's when it all started to come back to him and he groaned. The three Aurors had come to try and talk him into getting Harry back to England. Sirius had known that that wasn't going to happen because Harry was still pissed at them over what everyone had done when he was sent to Azkaban.
When he told them no, he was stunned from behind and that was the last thing that he could remember.
"So where did I wind up?" he thought as he tried to reason it all out.
That's when a wizard showed up in Auror robes that Sirius recognized as belonging to the French Ministry.
"Welcome back to the land of the living, Monsieur Black. Before we release you, my supervisor would have a few words with you." the Auror said.
"Then lead on." Sirius agreed and followed him out of the cell to an office, where he found himself face to face with Jean-Paul Delacour.
Sirius decided that he wasn't in the mood for beating around the bush and decided ton just lay it out and find out what he could about his situation.
"Hello, Jean. How deep am I in?" Sirius asked.
To his surprise, Jean-Paul didn't lose his temper or crack a smile. He just looked at him regretfully.
"Sirius, we are keeping the three people that were with you in jail. You appeared in France and tried to kidnap Harry Potter. When he wouldn't leave with you, then your friends start a war in Rue de Magie. But everybody says that you didn't fire any spells. I can release you and send you home, but your friends are going to stand trial here. Do you understand me so far." Jean-Paul asked.
"Yeah, I understand. But why are you letting me go?" Sirius asked, confused.
"Sirius, we had you tested by a healer and it wasn't good. You were placed under the Imperious curse, and different compulsion charms and hexes." Jean-Paul said trying to keep himself under control.
Sirius didn't take the news as calmly. He started growling and he was ready to come un-glued.
"Who did it? Did you check their wands?" Sirius asked angrily.
"Unfortunately, Sirius, it looks like Moody cast the Imperious while the other three were casting the compulsion charms to keep you doing what they wanted." Jean-Paul explained.
"I see. Am I going to be barred from returning to France?"
"No, Sirius. That's why I'm talking to you now. You know why they did this. How you deal with it now will tell your godson whether or not he can trust you." Jean-Paul pointed out.
"Do you think he'll see me once I deal with the rest of this?" Sirius asked thoughtfully.
"I really don't know. I can tell him what I know but what you do when you get home s going to have a lot to do with it." Jean-Paul said.
"Can you get a copy of the file to Madame Bones in Britain and keep her up-dated? I'll speak to her as soon as I return. I would imagine that I'll be back here in the Black estate once I've completed my business there." Sirius said, his temper slowly calming down.
"I can do that. My Auror will escort you to the international port-key point and we will send you home at our expense this time." Jean-Paul explained.
"Thank you, Jean-Paul. Would you please tell Harry that I didn't want to be involved in this. I already threw Dumbledore out of my home. Thanks again." Sirius said as he stood up to leave.
"Good luck, Sirius." Jean-Paul said as the Auror led him out of his office and they made their way through the Ministry.
Ministry of Magic Britain
Madame Bones Office
Madame Bones was behind her desk going over some paperwork when one of her Aurors knocked on her door.
"Come in." she called as she finished signing a sheet.
"Sorry to bother you, Ma'am. But there's a message that the Minister needs to see you." he said.
"Alright. Let his assistant know that I should be there shortly. I have a couple of reports that need to be finished." she said.
"Yes ma'am." he said and ducked out of her office.
Before she could turn back to her paperwork, there was another knock on her door and she let out a sigh of resignation, thinking that Fudge had sent another message.
"Come in." she called as she sat back.
Instead of a messenger or an Auror, she was shocked to see Sirius Black walk through her door.
"Sirius? What are you doing here?" she asked in confusion.
"I've got a problem and I need to talk to you, Amelia." he said as he closed the door and sat down in front of her desk.
"Why? What's happened, Sirius?" she said.
"Amelia, Dumbledore is getting desperate. You need to floo call Jean-Paul and get some information from him." Sirius said quickly, "He's got some things that you need to see."
"What are you talking about?" Amelia asked confused at his suggestion.
"Amelia, this once I'm asking you to trust me. Call Jean-Paul." he pressed.
"Alright. Sit tight, Siri. Give me a few minutes." she said as she got up and went to the floo in her inner office.
When she came back out a few minutes later she was reading a folder and the look on her face was one of complete disbelief.
"Merlin's left nut! What the hell was Albus thinking." she said as she sat back down and looked at him.
"Tell me about it. I want to press charges for what they've done. I may never get to see Harry now." he said angrily.
"You do realize that I won't be able to get Albus for this, Sirius. Even with them testifying, it would be their word against his and you know how that would go." she said.
"I know. Handle it the best you can. But I'm going to get out of town for awhile so that I'm out of reach before he can it try again." Sirius explained.
"Alright. I have to meet with the Minister anyway, so I'll see what its possible to do." she promised.
"Thanks, Amelia. In the mean-time, I'm going home and take care of some things." he said, getting up.
"Good luck, Sirius. Just try to keep in touch with me." Amelia said as he left.
Amelia picked up the folder and headed for the Minister's office to fill Fudge in on what had just happened.
She took the lift to the Administrative floor and headed straight to the Minister's office where Percy Weasley was sitting and stood there for a minute before she cleared her throat.
"Yes, may I..." he started, then realized who he was talking to. "Oh, Madame Bones. I'm sorry, the Minister is expecting you. Go right on in."
"Thank you, Mr. Weasley." she said as she walked past him and knocked on the door.
She walked in at a called invitation and closed the door behind her. When she turned around she found that she was there with not only Fudge but Umbridge and Dumbledore.
"Come and sit down, Amelia. I think we need to talk. We were just at Gringotts and there is a situation we need to deal with." Fudge told her.
Amelia walked in and sat down carefully across from Fudge where she could keep an eye on the three of them while she talked.
"That's funny because we have an international incident that's brewing thanks to the Chief Wizard." she said.
"What are you talking about?" Fudge asked.
Amelia cast a quick duplication spell on the file and slid the duplicate across the desk for Fudge to read.
"What is this?" Fudge asked as he opened the folder.
"That is a copy of the file that the French DMLE has opened against three of our Aurors that were sent to kidnap Harry Potter." Amelia said as he started to read it, but his head jerked back up to look at her as soon as what she said registered on him.
"What are three of our Aurors doing on French soil?" Umbridge asked.
"Why don't you ask the Chief Warlock? Or better yet read the file." Amelia said snidely.
Fudge put on his reading glasses and began to peruse the file. By the time he had finished the charges and the interview papers, he was slowly turning a light shade of purple and he looked back to Amelia.
"What is Lord Black's reaction to this?" Fudge asked.
"As soon as they are back in England Lord Black intends to press charges against all three for what they've done to him." Amelia offered.
"No. you have to convince Lord Black to forgive them for their actions. What they did was for the Greater Good." Dumbledore said in his convincing grandfatherly persona with his eyes twinkling brightly.
"Are you, the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, suggesting that I try to subvert justice for you?" Amelia asked in front of the Minister and his Senior Undersecretary.
"No, I wouldn't do that. But he needs to learn how to forgive." Dumbledore said again.
"Albus, you do realize that because of their actions, these three Aurors are going to lose their jobs and may spend jail time for attacking a ward of a french citizen on French soil. Are you so self-righteous that you'll just throw them under the bus?" she demanded.
"They were acting for the greater good, Amelia. I can't let them be prosecuted for that." he argued.
"That's enough, Amelia. We have another situation that needs to be resolved." Fudge said, carefully keeping his volume regulated.
"What's that, Cornelius?" she asked.
"It would seem that Mr. Potter's actions have thrown us into a state of emergency." Fudge said.
"What kind of emergency?" Amelia asked.
"The little brat removed all of his vaults from Britain and had them re-located to France. When we went to confiscate them the Goblins informed us that because of this, we are in a state of economic emergency. The little vermin also said that because of t they were freezing all vaults and that selected vaults would be fined for the owner's part in causing the move." Umbridge spat out.
"What do you want me to do about it?" Amelia demanded.
"You're the Head of the DMLE. We expect you to get those vaults back in Britain and make sure that Potter is apprehended for causing this emergency."Umbridge said in her little girl voice.
"Perhaps you aren't aware of this, Delores, but Mr. Potter is a ward of Jean-Paul Delacour is his guardian and we have no jurisdiction over him. That's why three of our Aurors are being detained. Now, I have work to do. Good day." Amelia told them and got up to leave.
As she reached the door the door, she felt the hair on the back of her neck stand up and she whirled to the right with her wand flying into her hand.
"Crucio!" came from Umbridge but she missed. Amelia didn't miss.
"Expelliarmos!" she said an caught Umbridge's wand. "Delores Jane Umbridge, you are under arrest for attacking a Senior Department Head with an Unforgivable curse. Stupefy!"
Umbridge fell to the floor as Fudge began to protest and Dumbledore drew his wand.
"I wouldn't gentlemen. The first curse already set off and alarm in my department and Aurors will be here shortly. If you gentlemen attack me things could get messy." she warned.
"Delores is my Senior Under-Secretary. If you arrest her then it will cause chaos." Fudge argued.
"If you push me to let her go then things are going to get very ugly. Don't forget that I'm the only one that Mr. Potter trusts. Attack me and you lose any hope of working with him. Amelia warned.
Albus and Cornelius looked at her as her words registered and they realized that they had no choice in what to do.
"Take her away. She has disgraced her office." Cornelius finally said as he looked at Dumbledore.
"Smart choice, Cornelius. I'll take care of this." Amelia said as she levitated the toad looking woman out of the Minister's office.
