Chapter nine

Harry blinked, then his eyes focused, he could tell he wasn't at Hogwarts, 'Nooo, no.'

'Harry, it's fine, you're with me, Sirius.'

'Sirius,' Harry sat up and threw his arms around his godfather, 'They tried to take me.'

'I know mate, but you're safe here, Albus snuck you out, Tonks brought you here this morning. We got word that Kingsley and Tonks are making it look like your still at Hogwarts and they are protecting the room in the hospital. Albus will only tell your closest friends what's going on.'

Harry slowly let his godfather go, 'Who did it, was it Voldemort?'

'No, it came from the auror office. The head auror already knows you were innocent and his seriously pissed off right now so he's questioning his aurors. He believes Fudge ordered the portkey to get you in for interrogation without any of the teachers there. If it was any other student he would never try that as he knows their parents would call for him to be arrested.'

'I want him arrested for it and I want to sue him for what Umbridge did. He told her to do what she felt was right, it's his fault.'

'Then I will get Remus to organise a lawyer, but they can't see me. We'll work it. Are you hungry?'

'A bit, thirsty as well.'

'I'll fix you something,' Remus said then hurried from the room.

'How long can I stay?'

'You're staying here from now on but right now it's just until this is sorted. Albus believes it shouldn't be more than a few days, maybe a week. The head auror is involved so it shouldn't take long.'

'Since the Dursley's were my family, guardians, what happens when something happens in the magical world, like with my trial?'

'I am legally your guardian but as they believe I'm a murderer I can't do anything. Your parents trusted Remus but because of his problem the ministry will never allow it. Maybe Albus can become your legal guardian until my name is cleared.'

'No, Sirius, I don't trust him, not after all that's happened. Could Mr. Weasley, just until your name is cleared? Or maybe Madam Pomfrey, I trust her and Mr. Weasley?'

'Let me speak with Arthur when he gets home from work.'

'Here you go,' Remus walked into the room with a tray, he placed it over Harry's legs.

'Thanks Remus,' Harry sighed, he took a drink, 'Why does everything keep happening to me?'

'I wish I knew pup, but you're safe here so eat up and relax.'

'When I heard portkey,' Harry shuddered, 'Sirius.'

'You're safe, we'll make sure you are,' Sirius sat on the bed beside Harry, he put his arm around him, 'Eat up, you'll feel better.'

'Stay with me.'

'Of course I will. Remus, can you work on a lawyer for Harry, it needs to be someone you can trust but also someone that is willing to go after the minister.'

'I'll go speak with Kingsley, he would know someone,' Remus put his hand on Harry's foot, 'We won't let anything happened to you.'

'I know, thanks,' Harry sighed again but he slowly started to eat, 'I just get out of the hospital, I thought everything was over.'

'It will be, especially with what's been printed in the Quibbler. You're friends with Xeno's daughter, aren't you?'

'Yeah, Luna, she's a bit strange, but great, there's just something about her that you can't help being drawn to.'

'Do you like her Harry?'

Harry looked down, 'Not in that way…because,' he sighed.

'Tell me.'

'You might not like me if I tell you.'

'That will never happen, you're my godson, I love you pup.'

'I'm gay,' he whispered.

'Okay, so is there a boy you like?'

Harry looked up, 'You don't mind?'

'No, of course I don't. No one knows this about me, apart from Remus, your dad did, no one else, but I'm bisexual. So you see, I've shagged girls and boys, not for a while of course. So is there some boy you like?'

'Fred,' Harry shrugged, 'he likes me too.'

'So you're together?'

Harry shook his head, 'No, I said I'm still trying to figure it out. He wants to snog me though.'

Sirius chuckled, 'He probably wants to do more than that.'

'Sirius,' Harry blushed, 'I want to snog him.'

'Then tell him or just snog him.'

'I'll see, when I get back.'

'Do you want to hear something really good?'

'Yeah.'

'Just after the letter, your friends were heading out the great hall. Well, it seems Ginny flattened Hermione, punched her right in the face, put her on her arse. Not one person went to help her.'

'Ginny's like her mum, she has a temper. Did you hear Hermione lied to the aurors, told them I get angry and she believe I could hurt someone.'

'I heard, Albus explained to the aurors why she said that, they didn't believe her, even with Snape saying you're a trouble maker.'

'I knew he would, probably all the Slytherin's will. Do you think it was Voldemort that killed the Dursley's and Umbridge?'

'Yep, he's trying to get you out of the way. If you're stuck in Azkaban then he believes he would have no one standing in his way.'

'He really is stupid, I'm fifteen and not trained. I don't know anywhere near enough, not with the different shitty teachers we've had. Remus was the only decent teacher we had.'

'That's why you got stuck with Umbridge, no one will take the defence job, and they think it's jinxed.'

'Well, one teacher died, another lost his memory, Remus was forced to leave. One trapped in his own trunk, the last one murdered, I would say it's jinxed.'

Sirius laughed making Harry laugh, 'You're right, it is jinxed, Remus survived though.'

'Maybe because he's a werewolf.'

'Maybe, is that all you're going to eat?'

'My stomach feels terrible. I'm not sick or anything so can I get up?'

'Sure, come on, let's get downstairs.'

Sirius handed Harry a dressing gown then kept his arm around his godson as they walked down to the kitchen. Harry might not be as scared as he was acting, but no one could know what he had done. He would do it again if he had to.

'I want to learn Sirius, I need to know how to fight in case Voldemort does get me.'

'We'll suggest it to Albus, maybe Remus can visit you at Hogwarts, once or twice a week. I can help while you're here.'

'Do you think anything will stop him though?'

'We will stop him, all of us, we worked well together before. This time though we're being more cautious. Albus had everyone in the order take veritaserum. Even though I hate Snivellius he even had the potion, he's loyal to Albus and you're mother.'

'My mother, what's he got to do with her?'

'Snape was in love with her Harry, we were going to mention to you next time you visited. Lily and Snape were friends before they even began at Hogwarts. In fact it was Snape that told Lily she was a witch.'

'Petunia said that she heard that horrible boy mentioned dementors, I figured she was talking about dad.'

'Snape, they used to hang out together and Petunia didn't like Snape at all. When Lily got her letter for Hogwarts Petunia began to call Lily all types of names, Snape made a branch fall on her. He denied it but Lily knew he did it, he was trying to protect her. But you see, he can't get over the fact she married James, you look like him.'

'He's always saying I'm arrogant like my father, but how can I be like him when I never knew him. At least it explains his attitude, he's worse with me than everyone else.'

'We did hex him all the time, me and your dad, but if he got the chance he tried to hex us. He wasn't liked at all during our Hogwarts days, he was right into the dark arts, a typical Slytherin. Your dad and I were liked and your dad was popular because he was quidditch captain.'

'And you were the good looking one.'

'Were good looking, are you saying I'm not now?'

Harry rolled his eyes, 'Well, you do look a little haggard Sirius.'

'You cheeky brat.'

'We could all die, couldn't we Sirius,' Harry sighed.

'Yes, we could, just like the last time.'

'Why doesn't Fudge believe us, is he in with Voldemort?'

'No, we don't believe that, we think he just doesn't want the impending war to disrupt his quiet and safe life. There's been no real danger since that night Harry, he doesn't want to believe all the danger and murder is about to start again.'

'He knew about Quirrell and Voldemort, he heard what happened with the chamber of secrets. He's putting lives in danger by printing lies.'

'He is, so we've decided to ask Xenophilius to put out warnings. Like with inferi, he used them last time so he may use them again. Most people wouldn't know how to fight an inferi.'

'I don't, I only know about them because it was in one of my books. But it wasn't part of the lesson so I didn't read anything on it.'

'Fire, they don't like fire.'

'Well, I can do that, conjuring fire is easy.'

'Yes, it is and this is the type of information everyone will need to know. Normal fire will work on them so you don't have to produce fiend fyre.'

'I don't know how to conjure magical fire, just normal fire.'

'It's not that hard but you have to be strong enough to control it. This is what one of our meetings were about, having everyone informed, we also want everyone to learn to conjure a patronus.'

'He used dementors last time?'

'He did.'

'Well, I could teach my friends when I get back. Remus taught me using a boggart I'm sure there are more about the castle.'

'Then Remus can speak with Albus about that, maybe what he teachers you then you can teach them.'

Harry thought of what Sirius said, teach them, yes, he could teach his friends some spells. He had no choice but to learn more advanced stuff when he was studying for the triwizard tournament. He wouldn't allow anyone to know that he could do some dark magic, he needed to keep that secret to help him survive. But he did know a lot of legal spells, so maybe now it's time to pass on that knowledge to his friends so they have a fighting chance. If Sirius and Remus teach him more, than his friends could learn which could keep them alive.