Harry Potter and The Power of Memory
For disclaimer see prologue
"Mind Speak"
Chapter 09 Remus
As Harry and Sirius arrived at the cabin, a small pop was heard. Sirius looked down to see a small creature he immediately scooped up the creature and swung it around in a circle.
"Pixie it is so good to see you, I've missed you so much, how have you been?"
"Pixie is happy to see you too Master Sirius. Pixie and Rex have missed you, we thought that we would never see you again."
"You almost didn't, if it had not been for Harry here I would have been in Azkaban for the rest of my life."
"We thank you Master Harry, Master Sirius has been like family every since he came to live with Master James and his family when he was just 16."
"It is all right Pixie there is no need to thank me Sirius is my family too and I could never let him stay in that place knowing that I could help get him out."
"Still Pixie will make a great feast to celebrate Master Sirius being home."
"Thank you Pixie, can you tell me where my aunt and uncle are."
"Yes Master Harry they is in their room, would you like Pixie to tell them you wish to see them?"
"No we will go up and talk to them. Is Dudley with them?"
"No sir, Master Dudley is in his room reading. Do you wish Pixie to have him join you in his parent's room?"
"Yes thank you, then can you please bring some tea and biscuits up to us."
"Pixie will do so with pleasure."
Harry led Sirius up to his aunt and uncles room, they arrived just as Dudley was getting there.
"High Dud, I'd like you to meet my Godfather Sirius Black."
"Hello Mr. Black nice to meet you."
"Please call me Sirius; Mr. Black makes me feel old."
"All right I can do that. I take it you're here to talk to us all, since Pixie told me to join you here."
"Yes I am but let's go in so I can meet your parents before we continue."
After knocking and being let in by Kippy, Harry introduced Sirius to Vernon and Petunia and started to explain everything that had happened that day. To Harry's surprise Petunia and Vernon were not upset when they were told that Sirius had filed papers to adopt Harry.
"Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon, not to sound unappreciative but I'm a little surprised that you are taking Sirius' adopting me so easily. I would have thought that you would be more upset since you just became my magical guardians a little over a week ago."
"That's just it Harry, we became your guardians we didn't adopt you. If Sirius wants to be a father to you and you are willing to be his son we are more than happy for you and I know that your parents would be happy for you too. Besides didn't you say that David thought it would be best since Sirius is a wizard?"
"Yes he did, he thought that if I had a wizard as my guardian Dumbledore would have a harder time trying to get control of me. I know this is a lot to ask but is it all right if Sirius and whoever else is going to teach Dudley and I lives here with us?"
"Harry this is your home as much as it is ours even if you signed it over to us, it will always be your home more than ours. If we had known to start with that this cabin had belonged to your father's side instead of your mothers we would have chosen a different home, you should keep everything that belonged to your father and let us choose something that belonged to your mother's side instead."
"Thank you Uncle Vernon I will contact Norman and have him send a list of the properties just from Mum and Aunt Petunia's side of the family."
"Harry you don't need to thank us this house is rightfully yours, like I said we would have never accepted it if we knew that it had been your fathers."
"Now Harry you said that they were filing the charges against Dumbledore tomorrow, do you know what charges are being filed."
"Yes I do David mention them, they are: Failed to comply with a Will, Encouraging abuse, Using a compulsion charm on a letter in order to cause harm to a wizarding child, Binding the powers of a wizarding child without the guardians permission, Hiding the Magical Heritage of a wizarding child, and Neglecting a magical ward."
"That is a lot of charges what do you think will happen to him?"
"I'm not sure. What do you think will happen Sirius you use to be an Auror?"
"Well I would hope he get some prison time. Usually for charges like these if they can be proven the person would get 5 to 10 years, but with Dumbledore being who he is, he'll probably just get a fine of some sort and have to pay Harry compensation for damages."
"I hope you are wrong Sirius, I really hope that that man does some time for what he did."
"So do I Vernon, so do I."
Before they could continue, talking there was a tapping at the window. Kippy opened the window and an owl flew over and dropped a letter in Harry's lap.
Harry opened the letter slowly glanced at it for a moment when his eyes got wide he looked like he was about to cry everyone looked at him in concern.
"Harry what is it who was that letter from?"
"Sorry everyone it is just a surprise, it is from Remus. You were right Sirius Remus does still care about me, here why don't you read this to everyone I don't think could read it out loud without breaking down."
Sirius took the letter read it though once to himself before reading it aloud.
Harry,
I guess that I should introduce myself, my name is Remus Lupin I was a good friend of your parents before they died (you use to call me Uncle Moony). I read in The Daily Prophet that you are the Head of Nine Families and that you have a photographic memory. I am not sure if you remember me. I know that experiencing something as tragic as your parents murder can cause you to block out anything or anyone that you knew at that time. If you do remember me I guess that I should explain why I have never visited you. Albus Dumbledore one of the most powerful wizards of our time placed wards around your Aunts house, these wards were to protect you from Dark Wizards and Dark Creatures that followed Voldemort (he is the one that killed your parents). Unfortunately, I am also a Dark Creature (I am a Werewolf) so I could not get pass the wards to visit. I did however watch you from a distance. This past July (on your Birthday) I was following you in hopes of talking to you when an old friend stopped me to find out why I was in Surrey, by the time I got away from her and got to the alley that you had gone down you were gone. It was a few days before I was able to return to Surrey, you and your family were leaving. I think that you were going on Holiday since there was luggage on top of the car. After the article in The Daily Prophet, I saw Albus Dumbledore show up he seemed very angry he searched the house then stormed off. That is one of the reasons that I am writing to you, to warn you to watch out for him. I will describe him so you will know him when you see him. He is very old has long white hair and beard (it goes past his waist) his robes you cannot miss usually they are purple with yellow stars and moons. If you have ever seen a picture, of what muggles (non-magical people) think Merlin looks like that is pretty much what he looks like. You may wonder why I have not written you before. I have but the wards would not let mail though. Now that you are not at the house in Surrey, I hope that you are able to get mail, if you do receive this please write back I would love to visit with you if I am allowed.
With All My Love
Uncle Moony
"Harry you have to write him back and tell him to come here. You should also send a copy of this letter to Norman; there are more charges that can be filed because of what is in this letter. I am sure Norman will want to talk to Remus"
"I will Sirius. Can you write Norman while I write Remus, also ask him to send a list of properties belonging to my mum's side."
"You bet that I will kiddo. I cannot wait to see Albus's face when he sees the charges against him."
"Sirius have Norman come for dinner, Harry you have Mr. Lupin do the same. Then we can discuss that letter and what other charges might be added against Dumbledore after dinner."
"OK Aunt Petunia. I was going to ask Helios if he could bring Remus here, if he does Remus would be here a few minutes after I send Helios with the letter. Sirius does Remus know where the cabin is so if he cannot come when I send Helios he can still get here later."
"Yeah he spent Christmas here with us when we were still at Hogwarts and the summer after we graduated before he went to the Muggle University and James and I started Auror Training."
"Pixie"
"Yes Master Harry?"
"Does the cabin have any owls?"
"Yes Master Harry we has 3 owls, would you like me to get one."
"Yes please and give it to Sirius he has a letter to send to our solicitors. Then I would like you to set up rooms for Sirius and Remus if I have my way both of them will be living here from now on. Also we will have two extra people for dinner tonight."
"Masters Sirius and Remus have rooms I will have Susie and Biddy make sure that they is clean and ready to use."
"Thank you Pixie."
"Helios"
"Yes Harry?"
"Would you be willing to deliver a letter, wait for a response, and transport the person here if he is able to come."
"I would be happy to."
"It's to Remus, you remember me talking about him don't you?"
"He is the one who use to read with you in his lap."
"Yes it is. I am writing to him to let him know that he can come and visit me, I am also going to ask him if he would be willing to live here and teach me more about magic. If he agrees I am going to tell him to pack what he needs and you will transport him here."
I would be honored to wait for him, add a note at the bottom of your letter telling him that if he is not at his home and he wishes me to I will take him there so he can pack. Let him know that all he has to do is concentrate on where his home is and I can take him there."
"Thank you; I will explain who you are in the letter also."
After sending off their letters with instructions to Helios to transport Remus to his sitting room, Harry and Sirius went to Harry's room so that Harry could show Sirius the trunk.
"Sirius I think that you should have the trunk after all it was made for you and dad."
"No Harry it's your trunk. James designed and paid for it I just told him what I would like my room to look like. Did you have any charms placed on it? I know what charms your dad was going to put on it, with your mums help of course she was great at charms. I was just wondering if you had placed on it are the same as he would have."
"Hiram told me dad had already had him place indestructible on it. Then I had him add: Feather-Light, Shrinking, Notice-Me –Not, Sticking, A Locking charm using my blood, and he told not to tell anyone but I guess it is ok to tell you, he said that he charmed it so that I could practice magic while inside it and the Ministry would not be able to detect it."
"You do think a lot like your dad he would have placed all those charms except for the blood locking charm so that I could use it also."
A lot of them were recommended by Hiram they sounded good so I took them. The Blood Locking charm was so that my Aunt, Uncle, and Dudley couldn't get into it, at the time that I got the trunk I thought that they hated me."
In a flash of light Remus and Helios appeared in the middle of the room. Remus upon seeing Sirius pulled out his wand and moved in front of Harry as if to protect him.
"I don't know how you got out of Azkaban Sirius but I won't let you hurt Harry."
"Remus: I would never hurt Harry. I was innocent but no one would listen to me, they sent me to Azkaban without a trial. Harry was the one that got me out; today is the first time that I have seen the sun in 5 years. It will be in the Daily Prophet tomorrow. I'm free Moony, I'm really free."
"How did Harry get you out?"
It was that Photographic memory of his he remembered us switching Secret-Keepers. It was Wormtail that betrayed James and Lily not me."
"It's true Remus, Sirius betray us it was Peter he was our Secret-Keeper."
"Alright Harry I believe you it was just a shock seeing Sirius here when I thought he was in Azkaban."
"Well I guess that I should have told you in the letter that I sent you. It is just that I was excited about seeing you again. I thought that you didn't care about me any more since my parents were dead. Then I got your letter today that told me why you had not contacted me. Then Sirius told me I had to write back and ask you if you would be willing to come and stay with us and teach me more about Magic and the Magical World. I was going to write you back anyway, but with Sirius' encouragement I did it right away instead of putting it off."
"In that case I am glad Sirius was here. I don't know what I would have done if my letter to you didn't come back and I still did not receive a letter in return."
"I am not that way Remus. I would have answered even if it was just to say that I wanted you to leave me alone."
"Well I am glad that you asked me to come I have really missed you. Seeing you from a distance was all right, but you never left the Wards so I could not get close enough to talk to you. There were times that I thought I could see bruises on your face and arms. However, when I told Albus about it all he said was that you probly got them playing with your cousin. I do not think that he ever checked into it any further, at least never when I was watching the house."
"Remus are you telling me that Dumbledore knew that Harry might be being abused and never did anything about it."
"As far as I know Sirius Albus never went or sent anyone else to check on Harry."
"Well Harry that just proves that Dumbledore expected you to be abused. Remus I do not know if the Wizengamot will take your word into consideration but if Harry's Solicitor can get them to allow you to testify against Dumbledore would you be willing to tell them everything that you have told us?"
"Of course I would. He made it so that I could not have any kind of contact with Harry even though he knew how close we were before Lily and James died."
"One of Harry's solicitors is coming to dinner tonight. While he is here I want you to fill him in on every thing that you are aware of happening since Harry was sent to live with his Aunt."
David and Norman were both there for dinner. After dinner they spent several hours going over everything that Remus was able to tell them. They made copies of the letter Remus had sent Harry. They also said that Remus would be allowed to testify however he would have to submit to doing so under Veritaserum so that no one could accuse him of lying. The trial was to begin at 10 AM so they all agreed to meet in the Atrium at the Ministry at 9:30 before going down to the courtroom.
A/N: Next chapter the trial