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It was like had been both cut from reality. They could still hear but the sounds meant nothing to them, it was just a foreign echo of what was happening in the pub. They watched as the adults got up and left, feeling as if everything was happening in slow motion. Alice suddenly got up and ran outside, not even noticing that Harry still had the cloak. He too got up but a lot slower than her; he was still digesting the information. Sirius Black had been his father's best friend. His best friend! he was their friend and he betrayed them! Everyone! Harry felt suddenly full of rage. He felt like hitting someone! He walked to woods surrounding Hogsmeade. He didn't know for how long he was there until he reached a little clearing and kicked a tree; only to curse loudly at the pain that spread in his foot.

Alice ran, ran and ran. She couldn't believe it. She felt disgusted. How could one man betray so much people all at once? She reached Hogwarts but didn't stop running. She didn't know where to go now. She didn't want to go to the common room. She didn't want to speak to anyone. She ended up in an abandoned classroom and let out a scream of rage. She shoved the chairs out of her way and sat against the wall. She suddenly felt ashamed. Her father was a horrible man. Her father had betrayed his friends! She didn't want to see him anymore, she wanted him as far as possible from her. She brought her knees to her chest and sobbed loudly.

"Harry?" He heard a small voice say. Harry turned around and saw Ron and Hermione standing there.

"Harry, what are you doing here?" Hermione asked again. Harry didn't say anything and sat down, running a hand through his hair. It took a while before he said anything but Ron and Hermione waited patiently, waiting for him to calm down. Finally, when he managed to speak coherently, he explained them everything, from the Marauder's map to Sirius Black's ultimate act of betrayal.

"Oh Harry..." Hermione said hugging him. "I am so sorry."

"You know what?" Harry said, suddenly feeling angry again. "I hope he finds me. And when he'll find me, I'll be ready. When he'll find me I will kill him."

"Harry No!" Hermione gasped.

"Hermione do you know what I hear each time the dementors get close to me? I hear my mother's screams as Voldemort is murdering her. This is all Sirius Black's fault. Don't you think I have to right to do this? He's the reason they're dead Hermione." Harry said. Ron and Hermione both stayed silent and slowly they returned to the castle.

"Have you seen Alice?" Harry asked.

"Only got a glimpse of her, she was running towards the castle I think." Ron said.

"I need to find her." Harry said.

"Are you mad at her?" Hermione asked.

"No. But knowing her, she probably thinks I am." Harry said. "You two go on, I'll find her." He opened the map and searched for her. He finally spotted 'Alissa Lyra Black' in an abandoned classroom on the sixth floor. Ge arrived there and slowly opened the door. The desks were dusty and there were spider webs everywhere. He heard somebody sobbing and saw Alice, curled up against the wall, he face in her hands. He quietly walked to her and sat down beside her. She flinched and looked at him, her eyes were red and puffy and it reminded Harry of what she looked like in the infirmary.

"Harry..." She whispered. Harry pulled her into a hug and rubbed small circles on her back.

"It's okay, I'm not mad at you. Nobody is. It's not your fault." He said. She hugged him tightly and pulled back.

"You really are the greatest friend I've ever had." She said. Harry blushed a bit and Alice laughed.

"Let's go eat." Harry said.

"But I don't–" Alice said.

"Yes, you are hungry, very hungry. Now let's go eat." Harry cut, taking her by the arm.

"Да, бабушка" she grumbled.

Harry woke up the next morning and was surprised that no one was there. He went to the common room where Alice was waiting for him.

"Where's everybody?" He asked.

"They're gone. It's the holidays remember?" She said.

"Oh. And where are Ron and Hermione?" He asked.

"Breakfast. Let's go join them." Alice said. Ron proposed to visit Hagrid after eating and when they arrived at his hut, they were greeted by loud sobs.

"Is it him? Is he crying?" Alice asked, frowning.

"Maybe, let's find out what's wrong." Ron said. He knocked and they heard heavy footsteps, Hagrid's. he opened the door and they saw that his eyes were red so they knew he had been the one crying.

"Oh, S'you. Come on in." He said. He returned inside the hut and collapsed heavily on his chair.

"Hagrid, what's wrong?" Hermione asked. Hagrid didn't answer, he just gave them a piece of parchment; it was a letter.

'Dear Mr. Hagrid,' it read. 'Further to our inquiry into the attack by a Hippogriff on a student in your class, we have accepted the assurances of Professor Dumbledore that you bear no responsibility for the regrettable incident. However, we must register our concern about the Hippogriff in question. We have decided to uphold the official complaint of Mr. Lucius Malfoy, and this matter will therefore be taken to the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures. The hearing will take place on April 20th, and we ask you to present yourself and your Hippogriff at the Committee's offices in London on that date. In the meantime, the Hippogriff should be kept tethered and isolated.' there was moment of silence and Alice exploded.

"THAT FOUL GIT! WAIT UNTIL I GET MY HAND ON THAT..." A slew of russian words followed her sentence and Harry highly suspected that they were insults. They left an hour later, after many attempts of cheering up Hagrid. They also spent the next days trying to help him for the trial but hadn't found anything so far. Alice had written to her Grand-Parents who promised to help but they hadn't written back yet.

All right, short chapter I know but I wanted Christmas to have it's own chapter! Also, you have probably noticed that there was a bit of Alice's POV, it won't happen often, only in very dramatic moments... I just wanted to clarify some things about her vision of her father after the three broomsticks incident. Another thing, 'Да, бабушка' means 'Yes, Grandmother.' I hope you all understand why I used Grandmother instead of mother... THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEWS WE ARE REALLY NEAR THE 100 KEEP REVIEWING! YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!

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