Chapter 11

Sofia jerked awake when a banging came from the front door. Grabbing her wand, she quickly moved to the landing, wand aimed at the door. Barefooted, in her pyjamas, she creeped down the stairs silently. Taking a deep breath, Sofia reached for the door. It was the middle of the night, and no one knew she was here.

Cautiously opening the door, wand held high, she paused.

"Remus?" Sofia questioned, wand falling about to ask more but saw his face. "Remus, what's wrong, what's happened?" Sofia's heart beating faster,had something happened to Sirius.

"James and Lily" Remus said breathlessly. "They're dead" Sofia froze at Remus' words.

"What...what do you mean?" Sofia's voice cracking.

"Sirius...Lord Voldemort" Remus flustered and he stepped into the house, walking through the hallway and turned into the small living room. "Sirius betrayed us, James, Lily, all of us"

Sofia shook her head.

"No, he wouldn't" Sofia insisted.

"He told Voldemort where James and Lily were, he was the Secret-Keeper, only he knew. Voldemort went to the house, killed them." Remus said sadly. "Then...Sirius killed Peter, and 12 Muggles."

"No! No Sirius would never hurt a soul, he wouldn't betray James and Lily" Sofia paced the living room. "No, there's been a mistake"

"Sofia, they have taken him, the Ministry have taken him to Azkaban" Remus said, watching Sofia pace the room, full of worry and panic.

"Azkaban!" Sofia looked at Remus "No, no they can't take him to Azkaban, the Dementors, it'll destroy him." Sofia holding her head. Remus stood, moving to Sofia, but she stopped him, a hand out keeping him away. "i'll have to see him" Sofia ran up the stairs and she got changed. Not knowing Remus had followed her.

"You can't see him Sofia, they are coming, for you" Remus stood by the door, eyes to the ground as Sofia got changed, pulling on her jeans.

"Me, what do you mean they are coming after me?" Sofia questioned. Moving to Remus, not having put her shirt on yet. "Remus...why do they want me?" Sofia forced Remus to look at her.

"Because of Sirius, they think you were working with him alongside Voldemort" Remus said.

Sofia, shaking her head as she walked away tugged the T-shirt on. "Sofia...tell me it isn't true, have you turned to Voldemort?" Remus asked and Sofia spun around to stare at Remus.

"Are you...you are seriously asking me that. Remus Lupin! How dare you! How fucking dare you!" Sofia, now furious. How could such a close friend think that of Sofia. "Get out! Get out of my house. Your best friends Remus. How dare you think Sirius and I would do that" Sofia, tears falling, pushed Remus through the house and down the stairs, tossing him angrily out the door. About to slam it shut when she saw them standing there, wands aimed at her.

"I'm sorry Sofia" Remus spoke sadly, rearranging his robes as three burly Auror's from the Ministry of Magic surrounded Sofia.

"You were my friend Remus." Sofia stared to him, heartbroken as the men took hold of her, and they all apparated to the Ministry.

A week later, Sofia, locked in a room by herself. Exhausted, hair lank, and still wearing the same clothing from a week earlier when the Ministry had taken her. Having questioned her, tortured her, trying to force her to say the truth that her and Sirius had been working for Voldemort. But Sofia said nothing.

It had been at least 5 hours since Sofia had seen anyone. Not that she had access to any clock, only able to go by the sun moving across the hard ground. But her ears pricked up, being in the darkness, her other senses were heightened. She heard footsteps in the corridor. Sofia had no clue as to where she was. The best she knew was that she was in the Ministry of Magic, but she could tell you no more.

"You must stop this Minister, at once" An angry sounding voice was heard now. A new voice Sofia had not heard before.

"She is harbouring vital information Minnie" Retorted the Minister for Magic Millicent Bagnold. "We have finally brought justice to the Deatheaters Karkaroff, Rabastan and Lestrange, they are now in Azkaban for their crimes. Now I will do the same to McGregor, put her where she belongs, she is one of them, and I will make her speak. Bagnold said to Minnie, a healer from St Mungo's.

"But Minister" Minnie pleaded. "She is with child"

Silence followed the outburst, the Minister staring at Minnie.

Sofia heard those words, eyes shooting up and to the door. With child, Sirius' child. She was pregnant. Sofia had no idea.

Silence settled in the corridor for some time before the Minister spoke up.

"How far along is she?" Bagnold asked.

"6 weeks Minister" Minnie replied "As far as I am aware, she doesn't know herself"

"Good, do not tell her Minnie, best she not know, we cannot have a child born to these barbaric monsters" Bagnold stated, Minnie looked to her in horror.

"You cannot mean to speak of destroying the child" Minnie gasped.

"It must be done Minnie, the child cannot be allowed to live" Bagnold said. "You must go in now and get rid of it" She turned the corridor and left Minnie standing outside the door to where Sofia was being kept.

Taking a slow deep breath, Minnie stepped inside the room, looking through the darkness to Sofia who sat in the corner.

"Hello, I'm Minnie Arlington, I'm a healer from St Mungo's, I have been asked to check your health by the Minister" Minnie said nervously, although she knew Sofia was in chains and that she was greatly weakened, she still felt uneasy.

"I just want to check you over if you would allow me to do so" Minnie asked, staying by the door.

"I know why you are here" Sofia finally spoke, after a weeks silence, her voice was hoarse, darker than her normal friendly tone.

"You...you do?" Minnie's voice wavered.

"No healer can willingly destroy an innocent human being" Sofia looked at Minnie now, her face sunken, eyes dark. Minnie took half a step backwards, hitting the door behind her, fear coming over her body.

"I don't want to do it, but you're a deatheater...the Minister, she will throw me in Azkaban, my family" Minnie pleaded.

"I am not a deatheater Ms Arlington, you not believe my words, but they are true. Sirius Black is no deatheater, he would never hurt anyone, lease of all his best friend and his family." Sofia said slowly. "This is a child, a life, an innocent life, kill this and you become no better then Voldemort." Sofia stared directly at Minnie.

Frozen with fear, questioning what she should do. She could no kill a baby, deatheater or not, it was murder.

"What am I meant to do?" Minnie questioned.

"Leave, you can walk out, tell the Minister it is done" Sofia suggested. "Bagnold is unlikely to check" Minnie nodded to her.

"Yes, yes I will do that" Minnie nodded and she rushed out of the room, door locking behind her.

Sofia watched her go. Tear rolling down her cheek as she put a hand on her stomach.

"Sirius" She whispered sadly.