Chapter Ten
Remus was in his office perusing the Marauder's map looking for any sign of Sirius Black. He saw his son and his son's friends at Hagrid's cottage. He cringed knowing that Harry didn't need to see the execution of Buckbeak.
As they left Hagrid's cottage he thought his eyes were deceiving him. The map said with them was Peter Pettigrew. Before he could figure that out another name appeared, Sirius Black, pulling Ron and Peter into the Shrieking Shack passageway.
Before he ran off to the Shrieking Shack Remus quickly erased the Marauder's map and grabbed his extra vile of Wolfsbane.
He ran down the grounds to the passageway quickly making his way into the Shrieking Shack.
"Dad!" Harry screamed as Remus entered the room
"Harry, wolfsbane now."
Harry quickly drank his emergency supply of potion mentally scolding himself for rushing off without taking it.
"Now what is going on?" Remus asked looking around the room confused. There was Ron by the bed with his leg injured, clutching his rat. Hermoine and his son near their friend and then Sirius on the floor with Hermoine's cat, Crookshanks, on his chest.
"Look at the rat." Sirius screamed
In response Ron yelled, "It's just Scabbers. He's my pet."
Remus slowly connected the pieces,
"You switched, didn't you? You three thought I was the traitor." Remus screamed shooting bonds out of his wand tying Sirius up and gagging him. He stunned Pettigrew and conjured an unbreakable jar to put him in which he did.
He continued on,
"Harry upstairs now. Ron and Hermoine go back to the school using the invisibility cloak. Don't tell anybody just yet. Tell Dumbledore to come here in the morning."
The three children scurried out.
He undid Sirius' gag, "You have five minutes till the moon rises."
Sirius started in,
"We didn't think you were the traitor. I just thought that I was too obvious as the secret-keeper so we'd try to trick Voldemort. We were going to tell you but we never got the chance. You know that we had to perform the charm that night even though it was a full moon. I'm so sorry, moony."
Remus knew his old friend was telling the truth and he undid the bonds,
"Wait till morning."
He couldn't say anymore as the transformation took over.