'Criminal trial of twenty-second of July 1992, for offenses committed by Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore.' Amelia Bones announced to the hall.

It was a week after Harry's argument with Ron. Harry had tried contacting and making up with Ron several times since, and it had almost worked. However, when Harry let slip about having previously had part of Voldemort's soul inside of him, Ron cut all connections with his previous best friend.

Sirius, worried about word getting out and public outcry, got the Daily Prophet to publish to news along with all the details about the time bubble hospital, and to paint to situation in a good light, with the list of horcruxes they'd destroyed so far put into the article, to try and direct the attention away from Harry.

They also explained Harry's new appearance in the article, and made it front page news.

Sirius wanted to hurry up and get the trial over with, as to get things ready for Harry's birthday party in nine days.

They were going to invite Eddie, Annie, Matt, Ash, Hermione, all the Weasley children and the boys who Harry shared a dormitory with. It was going to be a sleepover sort of thing. They'd arrive on July 31st and they'd hang out in the Marauders Mansion for a while, playing Quidditch or whatever, then they'd all sleep in a hall Sirius had filled with four-poster beds like the ones in the Gryffindor dormitories. The next day they were all going to go to a Quidditch game between the Holyhead Harpies and the Montrose Magpies.

Sirius had rented them their own box at the very top of the Quidditch stadium to watch the game. He was planning to buy all the children (as well as perhaps himself and Remus) a pair of Omnioculars, which were no doubt going to be being sold by someone, as they were very popular at Quidditch games, for a good reason too.

After that they were going to meet all the players from both teams.

Harry had been following the Quidditch season on the Wizarding Wireless since it had begun, and he had taken a liking to the Montrose Magpies, who won most games.

Sirius was so lost in thought about how happy Harry would be with his birthday party, that he missed half of Dumbledore's trial.

'And how do you plead?' Bones asked, looking down at Dumbledore with a mixture of disgust and anger.

'Guilty.' Dumbledore said

A few people gasped, others looked to the person next to them to see if they shared their shock, whispering to them in disapproval.

'Silence!' Bones ordered. 'The Wizengamot is taking a break to discuss possible sentencing.'

There was a rumble as members of the Wizengamot stood up and walked into a small chamber opposite the entrance to the hall. It was a public trial, in front of the whole Wizengamot. They held it in the largest dungeon as they knew half of the Wizarding World would be attending.

Harry had begged Sirius to let him come to the trial, and at first, Sirius had insisted Harry not attend, but eventually he gave in, allowing Harry to come to the trial with him.

'Hey, Scales, do you want to come watch the Wizengamot choose a sentence for Dumbledore?' Sirius offered

'I didn't think I'd be allowed.' Harry admitted

'Well… You're not exactly…' Sirius said sheepishly. 'But I doubt anyone will mind.'

Harry stood up.

'Alright then.' Harry said, walking with Sirius to the chamber. 'What do you think he'll be sentenced to?'

'Well, it goes without saying that he'll likely be fired from his position as Headmaster of Hogwarts, Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, and any other positions of power he has, in addition to that he's likely going to serve a short sentence in Azkaban and be fined. The Daily Prophet will probably be made up of mainly articles discrediting Dumbledore and questioning all his other achievements for a month or two until all the shock dies down a little, but a few articles tarnishing his reputation and doubting everything he's ever done will still linger for a year or two. It's big news; Albus Dumbledore, most powerful wizard of the century sentenced to Azkaban.' Sirius said

It turns out Sirius was right, after about half an hour of heated debate of the subject, Harry finally worked up the courage and made a suggestion.

Everyone stared at him as soon as he spoke, almost as though they weren't even aware that he was in the room; which, to be fair, they probably didn't. Sirius put a hand on his shoulder and glared at everyone staring at him.

Sirius openly supported Harry's suggestion, even if he wasn't supposed to be in the room in the first place.

Amelia Bones praised Harry's suggestion and bravery for suggesting something, but told Sirius to inform the rest of them next time he was going to bring Harry in.

They ended up taking Harry's suggestion, altered slightly by Sirius and the rest of the Wizengamot.

Dumbledore's Order of Merlin was taken away from him, as well as all other awards and positions of power, including being Headmaster of Hogwarts. He was fined seven thousand Galleons and sentence to six months in Azkaban.

After the trial was over and the Aurors led Dumbledore out of the hall to await his portkey to Azkaban, Sirius and Harry went down to the ministry café to meet Remus for lunch.

'So how did Dumbledore's trial go?' Remus asked once they had ordered.

'He was fined and sentenced to six months in Azkaban.' Sirius replied

'You know, Sirius, I think the sentencing was a bit biased, especially considering it was because of you Dumbledore was taken to trial in the first place. I mean, you wouldn't have cared if it had been anyone other than Harry.' Remus pointed out

'Yes, but surely you're just as worried as me about Voldemort getting away with being a teacher for a whole year. Of course, Scales did an excellent job in stopping him from getting the Philosopher's Stone.' Sirius reached out and ruffled Harry's hair fondly.

Harry ducked out the way and glared and him, taking a bite of his sandwich.

'You looking forward to your birthday, kid?' Sirius asked him

'Yeah, I can't wait for the Quidditch match!' Harry said

'Great.' Sirius smiled at him. 'Do you want to write invitations tonight?'

'Yeah, alright. Can I go ask the Weasleys in person?' Harry asked

'Yeah, if you want, Scales. You can use my office's floo after we're done lunch and ask them.' Sirius said

'Okay,' Harry said, wolfing down the last of his lunch. Harry wiped his mouth on the back of his hand, covering it in the tomato ketchup from his bacon sandwich. 'Can I go now?

'Alright.' Sirius laughed

'Thanks.' Harry grinned, standing up and leaving the hall to call the Weasleys.

The only question was, after what happened, would Ron accept his invitation to his party and his offer of friendship?