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Another Beginning

Chapter 21

Too long has it been since i updated my Twilight crossovers so here you go a night dedicated to them! :) enjoy

The Weasley's

Everyone was up and about Potter Manor, waiting for word about what was going on in the outside world. Everyone was aware that Regulus Black, Hermione Granger, Ronald Weasley, Ginny Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Severus Snape and Draco Malfoy were innocent and force imprisoned by Albus Dumbledore. They were waiting for everything to die down and be sorted before they actually came out of 'hiding' as it was. They were better; all had new wands so they didn't have to worry about being stabbed in the back. The Weasley's were still in his home, it had taken the Ministry until today to manage to get passed them all. They must have been strengthened by their son Bill Weasley when they moved in. If they got the Daily Prophet they would have of course strengthened the wards even more.

Finally a letter came through for them; it was Minister Bones informing them that the Weasley's were in custody.

Mr. Potter

We are writing to let you know the Weasley's have finally been captured and brought upon charges for their crimes against their family. They will be charged with treason for siding with Dumbledore and allowing him to do what he did and not alerting the proper authorities.

Now I know you are probably waiting quite eagerly for this information so I have ensured a quick and hasty trial. We cannot have what happened to Dumbledore, happen again. The Wizarding world was supposed to be more human than that and we hope to encourage them to regret their actions and maybe one day be integrated back into society.

The trial will take place today at 2.00 pm I do hope you get this in time; I shall look forward to seeing you.

Enclosed you will find a chalice set to go off at 1.55 if you wish to come.

Miranda Bones

Minister of Magic

"The trials at two guys" shouted Harry.

"Well that's good about time too" said Hermione coolly.

"Yes" murmured Ron his eyes full of anger and betrayal at what his family had done to him. He had been brought up to have family values, despite the fact they had no money they were to stick together. Help each other out and love one another until death it was the Weasley way his mum had insisted all the time. Yet she had left four of her youngest children to be sent to Azkaban. That was unforgivable and Ron just couldn't understand why she had done it.

The same thoughts circulated around the heads of the other three red headed Weasley children.

"I will come but afterwards I'm going to the Ministry to get the Black affairs back in order" said Regulus. "What Sirius gave you, you must keep I don't want to hear you trying to give it back" the no longer gaunt man said. He had looked even worse than his brother from his stay in Azkaban. Then again Regulus had been imprisoned even longer than Sirius.

"Okay" said Harry nodding his head. He himself had gotten the Potter affairs in order. Buying into certain companies that were doing well, so he could continue making money he had no doubt that's what Regulus was going to do. The Goblins were very good advisers and he agreed to a few of them he liked and so far they had been good investments. He had also begun renting some of the properties out so that would ensure a decent income too. Of course he had made sure Dobby and Winky had went around the homes cleaning them up and making sure no Potter artefacts was left among the thong of houses, flats and villa's, bungalows and Manor's he owned.

"I think I shall do the same" said Severus smoothly; he was going to stop being too proud and finally accepted the Prince money. Merge them with his single vault that was bulging after all he was the worlds renowned Potions Maker, the best and some people only accepted the best most particularly the Pureblood's. Not only that, he had actually created some of the most used potions in the world. Veritaserum and Wolfsbane potion, and many others too.

"I'd love to go but I best not" said Draco, as much as he would like to go and gloat this was going to be hard for Ron, Ginny, Fred and George. He had slowly gotten to know them and had found them just like him. Feeling betrayed by their families, loving them even despite all the bad that had happened and hating it. Hating all the loving memories they had of their families. Draco hated his father but loved his mother; she hadn't truly been a Death Eater.

"I'm going to support Ginny" explained Neville from where the red headed girl was curled around him. Just this morning Harry and the other vampires had heard Neville's declaration that he loved her and would like to go out with her if she would have him. Despite all the odds it seems being in Azkaban had strengthened Neville Longbottom's resolve. Something no one would have believed if they had seen him after being rescued from the dreaded Azkaban Prison.

"Yeah, I'm going too" explained Luna, from where she was next to Fred. Something else that had surprised Harry to no end a week ago Luna and Fred had began dating. It had started with nightmares getting the better of Luna, Fred had helped her and it had gone on from there.

"I guess we should just all go and get it over with" laughed Hermione rolling her eyes. That pair didn't shock him, he had known from the beginning they were made for each other. They had been dating when they were in Azkaban, trying to keep themselves sane, Hermione had used her animagus form to keep Ron warm sometimes. It helped it also helped keep Hermione warmer, as she had sprouted feathers everywhere.

Severus smirked in dry amusement.

"How are we getting there?" asked Edward, he had eyes only for Harry these days. Seeing how selfless he was, beautiful, gorgeous and how he demanded attention even from him a vampire with his magic and when he spoke was breathtaking. He was truly a leader, Edward only knew of one other like that and that was Jasper who already knew how he felt. Jasper had taken him aside and explained to him to go to Harry, explain how he felt without actually telling Edward outright that Harry felt something for him.

"Portkey, too many people she's left one for us anyway" explained Harry holding up the chalice.

"You still drink from those things?" asked Rosalie looking at it curiously, but not touching it. She hadn't seen one in years; no one drank or made such things anymore. They made her feel more at home in a weird way, not that her family had drunk from the chalices but the china cups. Her family had bought everything they could get their hands on; they were social climbers and had used her and her brothers to achieve their goals.

"At Hogwarts we do, but I've never seen them anywhere else" said Harry shrugging his shoulders putting the chalice down.

"Harry the Chalice is an important part of a Wizard's life, drinking from one indicates your status. Usually one has a chalice with their coat of arms on it, and usually only drinks from it at important meetings. Such as visiting the Minister of magic or a meeting at the Wizengamont or school board anything even interviewing someone for a job. The colour of the chalice indicates how much money you have, glass you have some money, bronze not much, silver a little, gold a lot" explained Severus his voice silky and smooth enthralling everyone with his voice.

"Oh" said Harry surprised.

"So I could drink from the Potter and Black ones?" asked Harry cocking his head to the side.

"Yes, well…it depends did Sirius actually name you heir? If he did then yes you can. You are officially a Black if you are not it's an insult to drink from the cup that doesn't belong to you" explained Regulus.

"Yes he named me his heir" explained Harry that was how he still had a good chunk of the Black money and a few homes.

"Then you have all rights to a Black chalice, there are many of them" said Regulus.

Harry snorted in bitter amusement "No there isn't, Fletcher stole all the Black stuff from the house. He sold it all on, including the Black Chalices" they were silver ones not the all important gold ones. The gold ones were in the vaults and had only been used for special occasions.

"Who is this Fletcher?" asked Regulus sitting up looking furious. The Cullen's looked curious and awed with this new information they were hearing about this strange new world they were now temporary a part of.

"He was a member of Dumbledore's order and a disgusting cretin, who resorted to thievery to make his money. Why Dumbledore let him in I'll never know, he couldn't do a thing right, if it wasn't for that disgraceful piece of work Harry wouldn't have ended up at the Ministry of Magic. Then Fudge might not have interfered with the running of the school and using that toad woman to torture students" sneered Severus sharply.

"Well he shall find himself in prison for a few months if he doesn't get everything back he's taken" said Regulus sharply; stealing from the Nobel Most Ancient House of Black was an insult. He was surprised his mother had let him get out of the door without screaming the house down.

"I agree I wouldn't want that thing anywhere near home" shuddered Draco in disgust; there wasn't an insult for the man. Hate his father or not the Malfoy home was beautiful. It was all his now that he was free and he was rather looking forward to seeing it once more.

"Why do purebloods feel the need to constantly show off with big Manors?" asked Hermione leaning back into Ron. She had loved the wacky look the burrow had until her memories were soiled with what they had done. Nothing had been perfect and it was so different, opposite from what her parent's home had been like.

"The more money you have the higher you rank, you need something to show off in it. Most Manors were built hundreds of years ago unless you are suddenly making a name for yourself now. Wouldn't you like to know your children have a secure home? Big enough for however many children they have and so forth?" asked Draco pointing out from the chair he sat in.

"It's not just the money, I love building big homes!" protested Esme putting in her own point of view. "I always ensure there is extra space for anything! It's just amazing having such a big home that people compliment on"

"That's what my mother was like a bit of both, loved building big homes to have plenty of space but also wanting to indicate she had a lot of money" said Regulus smirking wryly.

"Then how did you end up in Grimmauld Place?" asked Ron curiously.

"There was a lot of Black's in those days; our mother wasn't the head of the Black family. That was the home she was told to have, but she always had big dreams for when she finally did gain the headship of the Black family" said Regulus wryly.

"Oh I thought women weren't allowed to claim headships?" asked Rosalie.

"They are here, if there isn't a male to claim it, lines are important to our world. Especially if it was only females being born into the line, the eldest daughter would get it in the end" said Severus before Regulus could open his mouth.

"Then it would only be till her son, if she had one that is, reached seventeen then he would automatically claim it" chimed in Draco.

"That still happens in this day and age?" asked Carlisle sceptically.

"It does, whether we like to admit it or not Wizard's are held in a higher regard than Witches. I know plenty of women have done amazing things for the Wizarding world!" said Regulus seeing the outraged looks on the females in the rooms faces. "However, they are still looked at as mothers; Wizards are still looked at as the breadwinner. Males are supposed to handle money, finances etcetera"

"It does sound like this world is very backwards" said Emmett quietly, he was the youngest and didn't know what it was like back in the day.

"No but that's how it was in our days, if anything happened to my father I would be the man of the house or I would have been should my mother and I have not been affected by the epidemic that swept through my home town" said Edward curtly. "I would have had to provide for her, I would have gotten my father's money and I would have been the one that kept us going" nodded Edward as if he understood it better.

"It's unfair though, it's like saying woman can't think, can't count and cannot be relied on. The Muggle world isn't like that anymore I don't think the Wizarding world should be. Seventeen years old is far too young to have such a hardship put on them, or so much money. First fight they have with their family they can just threaten to cut them off, or actually do it and leave them penniless and alone without anything" explained Hermione.

"It's been done, that's why there is a clause there has to be a legitimate claim for denouncing family members" said Regulus.

"So how did she get away with disowning Sirius?" asked Harry quietly.

"He had run away from home, declared himself not a Black, not wanting to be part of the family anymore. Not wanting to follow in our footsteps, best decision he probably ever made but it matters not. He left the family and my mother had proof of that and disowned him" said Regulus.

"How did he get the Black money again then?" asked Esme confused.

"That's another clause in the archives, all the Black's had died or been put in prison. Sirius had never officially been arrested so the Black accounts were never stopped. A Black disowned or not, if he is the last one he would get the vaults" said Regulus.

"How did he get into the vaults to pay for that Firebolt?" asked Ginny curiously.

"I've always wondered about that since I found out Padfoot was Sirius Black" smirked Neville.

"We knew who it was" smirked Fred and George together.

"No you didn't, you knew who Padfoot was not who his true name was!" smirked Harry in amusement.

"Spoilsport" murmured Fred and George together pouting childishly. Luna giggled at the twin's antiques, she knew which one was which, and Fred had a spot that was bigger than Georges on his face.

Emmett laughed he loved the twins more than anyone else, he enjoyed talking to them and hearing about all the pranks they had pulled over the years.

"So how did he do it?" asked Ginny.

"I'm guessing he used an abandoned catalogue" said Severus the youngsters did bring up good points. How had Sirius Black managed to send Potter a Firebolt while on the run he couldn't just enter the shop and purchase it. Severus remembered it had killed Minerva to remove the Firebolt from Harry and test it, but she had been very relieved when she found nothing and was able to give it back. She had bloody preened for days over it and it had made Severus nauseous.

"Aren't they directed to someone's account?" asked Luna cocking her head to the side.

"Yes but until you fill it out and they get the approval from Gringotts nothing happens. Black must have found an unused one, used his account approved it next day brand new Firebolt" said Severus he no longer had his usual distaste for Sirius Black.

"It's nearly two o'clock" Alice abruptly pointed out.

It was like a rush to get to the Portkey, with so many people it was hard to get a good grip of it. Two minutes later they were off, lading with a thud in the Ministry grunting as they fell into one another.

"It's nice to see you again, for a moment there I feared only a chalice would come back" said Minister Bones kindly.

"And miss this? Never" sneered Ron furiously.

"Go on in and take your seats" said Minister Bones staring down the hall way. They quickly did as they were told, wanting to get the good seats before any were taken. The vampires took the second row their good hearing and eyesight made sure they didn't miss anything anyway.

It was five minutes before surprisingly all of the Weasley's were dragged in. Molly Weasley first, Arthur Weasley second, William Weasley third, Charlie Weasley fourth and Percy Weasley fifth. Ron idly noticed that Penelope and Fleur were there, looking confused and worried.

"Do you understand why you have been brought before this body?" asked Minister Bones standing up, her heels clicking nosily on the floor as she stood in the middle of the room. The Weasley's were incapable of speech as they stared at the very free members of their family.

"A verbal answer if you please!" boomed Jared newly appointed Head of the Wizengamont since Dumbledore's betrayal.

"No" wailed Molly looking confused and hurt.

"Very well we shall get on with the questioning then shall we? Administer the Veritaserum" said Minister Bones. It was now illegal not to use Veritaserum one law had already been passed. The second law was that no one could be imprisoned without trial; all signatures were required to get anyone in Azkaban. The entire Wizengamont and the Minister of Magic. The wards on Azkaban prison were huge, they had tried every means to get in and couldn't. No Portkey, no apparating, no way would someone end up in Azkaban without their consent.

Molly was administered first, the rest of the accused were 'silenced' with a silencing spell so they couldn't be heard. However, their words would be written down and recorded by their quick quill quotes. To be looked over and to see what they say and if they implicate themselves.

Ok last chance! next chapter means no redemption for any of them...will any of them have a potion on them? who do you want to see redeemed? will Fleur and Penelope be pregnant? want anything to do with their men when it all comes out? if you dont say now then im afraid you hold your tongue forever and forever hold your peace! hehe will the others also have remainants of a potion in them too which the younger ones fought? being magically more poweful than the older ones? R&R please!