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Two days after the discovery of the rat, Gran got a notice saying Neville and I had to be at the Ministry to give statements. I didn't know why since it was Larissa and her mother who made the real discovery but we went. Gran made sure we looked our best, my hair still wouldn't tame so she gave up after 10 minutes.

We Floo'd to the Ministry and Gran had to present her wand for inspection. The guard made a point of taking a long look at the scar on my forehead. We took the lifts to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. The Weasleys were there waiting.

"Hi. Have you been here long?" I asked taking a seat.

"No. Though we've heard Larissa yelling already."

That sent a warning off in my head. She never yelled unless something was happening. I got up and paced near the door of the room where Ginny pointed. I could hear talking so I stopped to listen better.

"Harry, get away from there," Gran scolded.

"Shhh."

I pressed my ear closer until I could hear clearly.

"If you say you were born in 1901 and am not a witch, how could you still look the way you do?"

"It's in my blood," Anastasia replied.

This wasn't going to go well. If they found out Anastasia is a vampire and that Larissa is half human-half vampire, they'll label them dangerous. I wasn't going to let friends, no family, suffer over something they had no control over.

I took a step away from the door and purposefully knocked the nearest chair over. A bit loudly, I apologized and asked the Weasleys if they'd seen Larissa and Anastasia. They gave me the weirdest looks but the door opened and they walked out.

"I still have a few questions so please stick around. Mrs. Molly Weasley, please come in," the witch said.

Molly went first, followed by her children. Neville was in there a bit longer and when he came out, he had a small smile on his face. When my name was called, Larissa pulled me into a hug and whispered not to drink the tea. I smiled at her telling her it'll be OK and followed the Auror into the other room.

"Have a seat. Would you like a cup of tea?"

"No, thank you."

"Would you like something else?"

"No, I'm good. So you ask me questions and I answer?"

"This is a dictation quill. Anything that is said will be recorded and at the end, if it matches your accounts of events, you will sign it. Would you like to begin?"

I nodded and waited for the questions.

"State your name."

"Harry James Potter."

"What happened at the Weasley's home a couple of day ago?"

I told her everything that happened. The quill scratched down what I said and the witch watched me. I wanted to gesture with my hands a few times but I kept them in my lap.

"How did you meet the Romanov family?"

"I was doing one of my chores when Larissa came over to talk to me. They had just moved in next door. She stood up against Dudley and we became friends. They knew my uncle wasn't being kind to me so they kept me away from him."

"Unkind how?"

"What does this have to do with finding Peter Pettigrew?"

"The other children explained that the elder Ms. Romanov had to leave while you were screaming. Can you explain that?"

"She doesn't do well around extreme emotions."

"Do you know who Ms. Romanov's father is?"

"Again this had nothing to do with Peter Pettigrew. One sniff and Anastasia found the one person you all thought was dead. I'd like to know what is going to be done about it. Will Sirius Black be released? I've read old copies of the Daily Prophet and know that he wasn't given a trial. Is that really fair? Here I thought the wizarding world was superior to that of the Muggle world but at least there, they have a saying of 'Innocent until proven guilty' and everyone is given a trial.

"Everyone keeps saying I'm the Boy Who Lived and that this world has me to thank for ending the war. I want Sirius Black to have a trial and his case proven. If not, I'm not above going to the media and reopening the past. If you won't listen to me, they will," I finished before grabbing the quill and signing the paper.

I got up and pushed the chair away from me. I opened the door and walked to the waiting room.

"We can go. She says she's all done with us."

"Harry," Anastasia said.

"No. It's all done. She'll owl if there's anything else."

We left and Floo'd to Larissa's house to play. We were given the tour and headed to the backyard to play on the swing-set.

Three days after our trip to the Ministry, the Daily Prophet announced the capture of Pettigrew and the release of Sirius. They didn't mention any of us by name. The article said that Pettigrew had been discovered while hiding among a wizarding family as a pet. Sirius was taken to St. Mungo's for treatment of malnourishment and dehydration and had been cleared of all charges since Pettigrew finally confessed to everything.