A/n: OKAY OKAY, I've been getting evil hate mail, so if you guys want me to continue I will, Sirius was the winner of the polls and this chapter isn't the best I've written so please no hate review and I promise a better chapter.

Also if I read another flame review that says this is a Dumbledore worship story… Rips apart a hardback book of some type This isn't a Dumbledore worship Story, in fact Dumbledore is and be will rare in this story expect where's books call for him or when I feel he's needed!!!

Chapter 8: The truth of Fathers and A rat…

Quidditch Practice and school work began to tried out Harry on a Friday afternoon, Laura came back in and was greeted by Kryo, who attempted to tackle Laura to the floor and failed. "Still working on the charms essay?" Laura asked as she sat down in front of Harry.

"No, the potion essay…"

Laura sighs as she walks up stairs. Kryo walked over to Harry and whimpered lightly. "Kryo, I can't play…"

Kryo whimper as Laura came back down with her back pack and some food for Kryo. "Did Harry forget to feed you, Kryo?"

Kryo Barks at Laura and runs up to the bowl she just placed on the floor. "Sorry, Laura, I've been working on homework all day" Laura nods her head and places her potions and charms book in front of Harry and begins to work.


Drake walks around the grounds with Hermione as they talked about certain things. "So, your tribe is one of a few tribes of Natives American who still can perform magic?"

"Yeah, somewhat, there are about five tribes in the northeast part of the United States who avoided the force movement from muggles in the past who's still magical and I think seven tribes in the mid-west and around Death Valley. The American witches and Wizards including the Eaglehorn Family protect these tribes from the muggles by being secret keepers for the tribes. It's been like that for three hundred years. But there might be more in Canada, Mexico and the US, The secret keeper prevent that knowledge from being release." Drake explained.

"Do you have a tribal name?"

"In my tribe, my name is Mountain walker, mainly because of my animagus form…" Drake said.

"So it's true then…"

"My tribe believes in teaching magic around the child's fifth birthday and learning their spirit creature at seven years of age."

"Amazing, can I see you're animagus form, Please Drake?"

"Umm… Sorry Hermione… But I like to keep it a secret for now… Only Harry and Laura know my form, both of them are protective of their forms too."

"Laura and Harry are animagus too!"

"Yes, but don't tell them you know. If you begged Laura, she'll rip out of my throat and just Harry… Well let's just say Harry's punishment will be worst then what Laura could do."

Hermione nods her head as they start up to the castle.


"You told Hermione about the tribe?" Laura asked as Harry, Drake, and Laura met in their usual hiding spot to practice changing and fighting in their animagus forms. Harry was prowling around the room growling as the white lion at Drake.

"Yes, but she can be trusted, Laura, Hermione even asked about the myth about my people be able to become animagus at a young age."

Harry growled and roar lightly at Drake. "Harry is right, Drake, We can't let any one know our forms yet… Mainly Harry's and my…"

"She doesn't know what animals we can become, Harry… But the way she thinks… I swear I think she's a fox or and owl in spirit…" Harry changed back into his human form and looks at Drake

"Better hope she's not a fox…" Harry said with a slight fear in his voice…


The next morning at Breakfast, two owls landed in front of Laura, Laura sighed as she knew one owl to be her mother's owl, Dusk, but the other one she didn't know who he belong to. Laura took the two letters and feed both of the owls a piece of bacon. Laura stood up from the table as Dusk flew up to Laura shoulder and rests there.

"Okay, Dusk, you can follow me to the common room but then you've got to go home." Laura laughed lightly as she gently storks the dark owl's chest. Laura came up to the portal and mutters the password and walks up to the common room to the couch where she sat down as opens her mother's letter.

Laura,

First I want to say I'm sorry… I lied to both you and Harry about certain things in the past, mainly about your father, Laura. I know on your birthday, you received a book from someone who claimed was your father and that your potion professor told you he was still alive… Yes, Laura, your father is alive, but this was his plan to fake his death and your godfather helped plan his death in America so he could return home and help his best friend, James Potter. Your Father sent you a letter explaining why he did this. I'm so sorry Laura. I hope you'll forgive me for hiding this secret from you.

Mom

Laura looked at Dusk with tear streaming down her face, and looked at the other letter as she runs up stairs and cast a silence charm around bed and closed the curtain tightly around her bed before she opens the other letter.

My dearest Daughter,

I am so sorry for not being around for you or my godson, Harry, all this time, I can only imagine how beautiful you've grown and what pranks you pulled on Slytherin. From what I heard you're quite a potion maker like your mum and your godfather, I hope he's proud, the dirty Slytherin. Your Godfather, shockingly enough, is a good person, and I hope he'll tell you himself. I'm sorry I can't come to meet you, Laura, I'm in prison for something I've been framed for and I wish I could get back at the rat who betrayed my friends and myself. I lived in America for two years and fell in love with your mother, as beautiful as she is, we were going to be married when your mother found out she was going to have you. But plans changed when your godfather warned me if I stayed in America with your mom, something terrible would happen to both you and your mother. So your godfather, your mother, and I faked my death to fool everyone in America and I Left back for England to protect you… I'm sorry, my dearest Laura, as soon as I'm cleared and the rat is in jail, I'll protect from your godfather, any danger you could come across, and any boys who tries to ask you out on date. AH HA I knew I would get you embarrassed. Farewell, my daughter, we will be together again very soon.

Your Father,

Sirius Black

PS: if you find a rat with a miss toe, show him to Dumbledore.

Tears were pooling on her pillow as Laura finishes reading the letter, "You were trying to protect me, dad, but why…"


The next day, Laura told Harry and Ron about the letters while Hermione and Drake were in the library. "If he was framed, why is he asking for a rat?"

"You're asking me Harry… Besides I've never seen a rat with a missing toe…" Laura sighed as she stood up. "I'm still fatherless though, guys, and Mom is still sad because of this…"

Ron looks at Harry and then Laura who now has tear threatening to appear from her eyes, "I got to go." Ron said as he ran out and Harry decided to follow leaves Laura who now had her head down.

Ron and Harry came running to Gryffindor common room as Ron when up to the boy dorm. "Harry, I'm getting Scabbers quick."

"Why, Ron, he couldn't be the rat Sirius told Laura about…" Harry said as Ron grabbed the sleeping rat and gently places him in his cage.

"I think he is, Harry, He's missing a toe like he said in his letter, and I want to make sure." Ron said with a sheepish grin on his face.

Harry looked in the cage with the sleeping rat and notice the missing toe, but quickly pushes it to the side a slight angry boiling in him as Ron and him walks toward Professor Dumbledore's office


"So what do I hold the pleasure for this visit, Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley?" Professor Dumbledore said with a twinkle in his eyes as he offers the boys a lemon drop. Both boys politely said "no thanks" as Harry and Ron took a seat and Ron place Scabbers cage in front of Dumbledore.

Harry Explain the letter Laura got from Sirius and the ending asking her if she found a rat missing a toe to show it to Dumbledore. Professor Dumbledore looked at the cage with the still sleeping rat as he freezes the rat in place. "Mr. Weasley place him on the floor."

Ron did so and stood back with Harry as Professor Dumbledore waved his wand and the rat changed into a man with a rat like face. "Peter, how good to see you again."


Laura came down from breakfast the next day with Ron, Drake, Hermione, and Harry smiling at Laura. Laura mutters "good morning" and begins to drink some hot coco and grabs some fruit.

Harry pulls out a Daily Prophet, "You know Laura there's an interesting article in the Daily Prophet today."

Laura looks and read the head line on the front page and her eyes widen.

The Rat Catch, the Truth comes out, and Black is a Free Man.

Laura looks at Harry and Ron, "My Dad is a free man…."

"And he wants to meet his daughter today, Mom sent us a letter and says he coming here to meet us really soon." Harry said and Laura quickly ran out of the great hall. Harry pats Ron on the back, "Thanks Ron."

"As much as she drives me nuts, I rather see her happy." Ron said smiling as Dumbledore comes up to Harry and Ron. "Mr. Weasley, I been asked to tell you that Sirius would like to meet the boy to found Peter."

Ron's face turned white, "What…"

"Mustn't keep Sirius waiting, Harry and Ron," Drake said jokily to both boys as Harry and Ron followed Professor Dumbledore to the gates where Laura was happily waiting for him.

A Man enters through the gates next to Hagrid who was laughing. Laura stepped outside to see the man in front of her. He had short black hair and a small beard, and was wear reddish and blue robes. He stops a few feet from Laura who stood there looking at this strange man, "Dad?"

The man smiles at Laura and opens his arms as Laura ran into Sirius's arms and hugs him. As he hugs her, he begins think his dreams finally came true and his nightmares has ended. Laura was thinking the same thing but the thing that kept repeating in her mind was, 'I have my father back.'