Hey, it's me! Here's another chap! With a lot suspense!

Chapter 25

"I'm not sure that this is a good idea, guys." Gohan frowned as he followed his friend out of the castle.

"It just got worse. Look." Ron up ahead, where Malfoy and his cornies were looking at Hagrid's cabin and laughing. They grinned as they turned to look at Gohan and his friends.

"Ah, come to see the show?" Malfoy laughed, making Gohan's stomach boil with rage. Hermione immediately ripped from the group and whipped her wand out, pointing it at Malfoy's throat.

"Nice! I'm next." Videl smirked as she pounded her fist into her palm, making Malfoy go even more white.

"Guys, don't. He aint worth it." Gohan frowned. Hermione sighed as she lowered her wand. Then Hermione whirled and punched Malfoy in the face.

"Damn!" all three boys thought at the same time as Malfoy held his bleeding nose. The three Slytherins took off, running towards the castle.

"Nice job, Hermione!" Harry grinned.

"Where'd you learn to do that?" Gohan smirked.

"Basic women's self defense." Hermione smirked as she tucked her hair behind her ears. Videl gave her a high five.

"Come on, guys." Gohan said as he looked around, getting a funny feeling. They walked up to Hagrid's cabin, Gohan pausing to pat Buckbeak on the head, then Harry knocked on the door. It opened to reveal Hagrid, who was sniffing a little.

"What are yeh doing here?" Hagrid asked with shock and surprise, with a hint of anger.

"We wanted to wish you good luck!" Gohan said.

"And help you with the appeal!" Hermione added. Hagrid seemed to groan.

"Inside, quik!" Hagrid said, ushering the children inside.

"This is not a geed idea." Hagrid said as he placed tea and cakes in front of them. Gohan gulped. Those cakes were the one thing that he wouldn't eat.

"Oh, Ron, I heve something fer you." Hagrid said as he walked over to a bowl and pulled out…

"Scabbers!" Ron yelled with relief as he took his rat from Hagrid.

"I think you owe Hermione an apology, Ron." Gohan frowned as he crossed his arms. Hermione tapped her foot as she glared at Ron. After glancing at Gohan and Videl, who were glaring at him, Ron babbled out an apology, although it seemed pretty pathetic to Gohan.

"Ow!" Videl gasped as she held the back of her head.

"Videl, what's wrong?" Gohan frowned as he looked at the young girl, who turned to look out the window.

"Something hit me in the back of the…" Videl gasped.

"What's wrong?" ron asked.

"It's Professor Dumbledore! And he's with the Minister of Magic!" she gasped. Gohan's eyes widened as he ran to the window. Indeed, Cornelius Fudge was walking up the path with Dumbledore, as well a man dressed in black, who was holding a huge axe, making Gohan's blood boil.

"You've got te get out of here! You shouldn't be out after dark, especially you, Harry. Go out the back!" Hagrid said. The children nodded, and when Fudge had passed the garden, they ran out the door and snuck across the garden. Once they made it out to the trees, they turned to see Fudge knock on the door. Hagrid opened it, and feigned surprise.

"Ah, what brings yeh here, Cornelius?" Hagrid asked innocently.

"Ah yes, we're here to for the final appeal of the hippogriff Buckbeak…" Fudge started. Gohan narrowed his eyes and had an image of throwing Lucius Malfoy into a very deep hole.

"Come on." Gohan said softly as he lightly grabbed Hermione's hand, and pulled her away. The others followed Gohan up to the hill overlooking the cabin. They turned to see the executor walked out of the cabin, although they couldn't see Buckbeak from here. Then, they watched as the man raised the ax, and brought it down with a swing. Hermione burst into tears and hugged Ron, and, to his shock, Videl started crying on Harry. Gohan had never seen Videl cry before. Hut, he ignored this and frowned. Buckbeak's ki hadn't vanished. He was running through the forest, with…

"What the? That can't be right!" Gohan's eyes widened in surprise at the ki he felt.

"What? Scabbers!" Ron yelled, causing Gohan to whirl to see Ron's rat leap out of his hand and scurry away. Ron immediately took off after it, with the others in tow. Ron leaped and grabbed the rat… landing near a very familiar tree.

"You gotta be kidding me." Gohan groaned.

"Ron! Move!" Harry screamed.

"Huh?" Ron looked up in confusion. But then, Videl yelled out in shock, and Gohan whirled to see a big black dog bound past him, knocking Videl over.

"Isn't that the dog that Vegeta almost killed?" Gohan thought with confusion. Then, the dog grabbed Ron's leg and dragged him under the tree, vanishing a second later.

"No! Ron!" Gohan leaped after him, ignoring the yells of his friends and missing a tree branch by an inch. He dived into the tunnel, letting out a grunt as he hit the ground hard. He looked up as he heard Ron's screams from down the tunnel. Gohan frowned as he made his way through the tunnel. He didn't know that this tunnel was here.

"I wonder where it leads?" Gohan wondered as he kept on. He crawled out of the tunnel to find himself in a living room. It was obvious that the place was well past it's showing days. Everything was ripped, torn, and in tatters.

"Ron?" Gohan called out as he slowly walked forward.

"Gohan! Over here!" Ron yelled. Gohan walked through the open doorway in front of him. He saw Ron, in a chair, with his leg slightly red. He was clutching a squealing rat in one hand.

"Ron! Are you okay? Where's the dog?" Gohan asked as he ran up to Ron.

"It's a trick! He's the dog, Gohan! He's an animagus!" Ron yelled. Gohan turned to see…

"Sirius Black." Gohan said softly. There was no denying the identity of the man standing by the door. His hair was a mess, his clothes were tatters, his face had a hallowed out look and he was sickly thin. The man simply nodded.

"You're not killing anyone." Gohan snarled as he got into a fighting stance.

"No. Only one will die tonight." Sirius answered. Gohan answered by smashing his fist into Sirius's stomach, sending him flying into the wall, which cracked, showing the man in wood.

"Nice, Gohan! Kick his ass!" Ron yelled as Gohan shoved Sirius against the wall.

"So, you're going to kill me? Without hearing the truth?" Sirius asked. Gohan frowned.

"I know the truth! You sold James and Lily Potter to Voldemort! You're as bad as he was! James would be disgusted with you." Gohan snarled. Sirius softened.

"You're right. I failed my best friend. They trusted me and I failed them. I should have never trusted that rat!
Sirius snarled.

"Huh? Who are you talking about?" Gohan asked as he let Sirius go. Ron yelled in shock.

"Relax, Ron. The second he pulls a trick, I'll put him in a coma." Gohan frowned as he looked at Sirius.

"I didn't sell James and Lily out." Sirius said. Gohan frowned. He could tell when someone was lying, and Sirius wasn't lying.

"If you didn't… who did?" Gohan asked.

"Peter Pettigrew." Sirius said.

"What? He's dead! You killed him." Gohan frowned.

"No… no I didn't." Sirius said.

Meanwhile…

"Whoa!" Videl screamed as she dodged another tree branch.

"I really hate this thing!" Harry cursed as he dodged another branch. If it wasn't for Gohan's training, Harry would have been splattered by now. Hermione screamed as she hung onto a tree branch, which was waving wildly. He flipped into the air and pulled Hermione down, landing next to Videl. Then, they leaped out of the way of the next tree branch.

"Crookshacks!" Hermione screamed, causing Harry to turn see Hermione's cat to race past them and up to the tree. Then, the cat tapped a spot on the tree, and, to the children's surprise, the tree stopped cold.

"Wow, nice job!" Harry grinned as he leaped into the tunnel that Gohan had leaped into. When he started to stand up, Videl crashed on top of him, causing him to gasp as he fell back onto the ground on his back. He groaned and looked up to stare right into Videl's face, who blinked as she stared back at him. He blushed, given that he was able to get a clear look down Videl's shirt. Videl blushed as well. Since she was on Harry's chest, she could feel his well toned chest, from all his training. She couldn't help but stare at his eyes, which she thought resembled emerald orbs. Then, Hermione crashed next to them, snapping them out of their lust gaze. Harry and Videl sat up quickly and stammered as they dusted themselves off.

"It's too quiet." Harry said softly as they started to walk forward.

"Gohan? Ron?" Videl called out.

"We're over here! Just keep going forward!" Gohan yelled. Harry frowned as he emerged into the tattered room, followed by Videl and Hermione. They walked into the adjacent room to see Ron leaning against the chair with his rat.

"Ron!" the three quickly ran up to him.

"Jeez, I'd say that your leg is broken. Try not to use it." Videl said as she felt Ron's leg.

"Where's Gohan?" Harry asked.

"Here." Gohan said as he walked up in front of them, causing them to whirl to see him and Sirius. While Hermione and Videl gaped, Harry snarled.

"YOU!" Harry roared as he raced past Gohan, intent on sending Sirius to the morgue. Then, he felt something stop him cold, and he whirled to see Gohan holding him back, his arms wrapped through his shoulders. Harry felt his wand slip from his pocket, and saw it land in Sirius's hand a moment later.

"LET GO OF ME! TRAITOR!" Harry roared with rage as he struggled against Gohan.

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"What the bloody hell is wrong with you?" Videl yelled. Sirius's eyes widened as he stared at Videl.

"Veronica…" he said softly.

"You don't understand, Harry, let him explain!" Gohan yelled at his friend. Harry gritted his teeth as he relaxed, knowing that he couldn't break the saiyan's grip.

"I'd listen to Sirius, Harry." A familiar voice said, causing everyone to whirl to see Professor Lupin walk through the door.

"Remus!" Sirius said with surprise.

"Professor? How'd you?" Gohan asked. Lupin chuckled as he walked up to Sirius. Then, the two men hugged each other, much to the surprise of everyone else.

"Well, well, well...looking rather ragged tonight, aren't we Sirius? Finally, the flesh reflects the madness within." Lupin chuckled.

"Well you'd known all about the madness within, wouldn't you, Remus?" Sirius chuckled back. Then, the two men gave a small glance at Videl.

"She looks just like." Sirius began to say.

"I know, I know, Veronica." Remus said softly, which no one else heard.

"No! I trusted you! And all this time, you've been his friend. He's a werewolf! That's why he's been missing classes." Hermione yelled.

"How long have you known?" Remus asked curiously.

"Since Professor Snape set the essay." It was Gohan, not Hermione, who answered, causing her to stare at him. Lupin chuckled.

"Ah, you two truly are the most brilliant witch and wizard of your age. No offense, Gohan, but you certainly are much more brilliant than your father ever was." Lupin chuckled.

"You knew my dad?" Gohan asked curiously.

"A story for another day." Lupin answered.

"Let go of me, Gohan, so I can kill the man who betrayed my parents!" Harry snarled.

"No, you don't understand! Sirius didn't sell your parents out!" Gohan gritted his teeth.

"Then… who did?" Harry snarled.

"Peter Pettigrew. He's in this room, right now! Come out, Peter!" Sirius grinned as he strode forward. Then, the door burst open, and Snape rushed in, disarming Sirius with a flick of his wand.

"Well well, I hoped to be the one to catch you, Black." Snape chuckled. He glanced at Gohan.

"I'll enjoy watching your wand being snapped, Son." Snape smirked.

"What's the problem, Snivilus? Uncomfortable being in a room full of reminders from the past?" Sirius smirked. Snape snarled and pressed his wand into Sirius's throat, making him stop.

"I could do it, you know. But why deny the dementors? They're so longing to see you." Snape hissed, making everyone tremble.

"Is that a flicker of fear? Ah yes, the Dementor's Kiss, one can only imagine what that must be like to endure. It's said to be nearly unbearable to witness, but I'll do my best." Snape sneered, deepening Gohan's dislike of the man. Gohan frowned as he felt his wand slide out of his pocket. His eyes widened as Harry pulled free.

"After you." Snape sneered as he pointed at the door. Then, Harry pointed his wand out, causing Snape to sneer.

"Expeliamus!" Harry yelled, smashing Snape in the chest with the spell, sending him flying back into the wall. Gohan gaped as Snape slumped unconscious.

"Oh boy, we're dead." Gohan gaped as he looked at Snape.

"You attacked a teacher!" Hermione gaped.

"Tell me about Peter Pettigrew." Harry snarled.

"He was at school with us, we thought he was our friend. He was nothing but a traitor!" Remus snarled.

"He got Veronica killed!" Sirius roared with rage. Remus comforted Sirius before turning back to Harry.

"Who?" Gohan asked.

"My cousin… and your mother." Sirius said softly as he looked at Videl, getting shocked looks in response.

"What?" Videl sputtered.

"You look just like her. You have her hair, eyes, face…" Sirius said softly.

"Yes, another victim of Peter's treachery. Your mother escaped that day, which is the reason that your parents went into hiding, Harry." Remus said.

"I was supposed to be their secret keeper. But, I convinced them to use Peter instead. So, I was right when I said that I betrayed your parents. When I found out, I swore to kill Peter. I found him in London. He yelled out that I betrayed the Potters and blew up the street. He escaped into the sewer with the rest of the rats." Sirius spat.

"But where is he?" Gohan frowned.

"There!" Sirius snarled as he pointed at Ron.

"Me?" Ron gaped.

"Not you! Your rat!" Sirius snarled.

"But, Scabbers has been in my family for…" ron began.

"Twelve years. Biologically impossible, given that the normal span for a rat is three years." Gohan finished, fitting the pieces in place.

"Exactly." Sirius snarled.

"But…" Harry began to say.

"What better way to keep tabs on you, Harry? After all, it was his big mouth that put Riddle out of buisness. That probably pissed a few Death Eaters, such as Malfoy, off." Gohan smirked. Lupin smirked.

"And what better way to save his own ass than to hand you over…" Gohan trailed off as he glared at Ron.

"Get over here!" Gohan snarled as he snatched Ron's rat away, despite Ron's yells. Sirius snarled as he brought Harry's wand up. Sirius flicked his wand, causing Scabbers to turn into a small man, squirming in Gohan's grip. Ron gaped. Gohan snarled as he glared at Pettigrew.

"Peter Pettigrew, I assume." Gohan said emotionlessly. Harry and Videl gaped. Pettigrew wretched from Gohan's grip and sprinted towards the door. But, Harry stood in front of it. He winched as Peter grabbed his shoulder.

"Oh Harry! Look at you! You look just like James!" Then, Pettigrew backed away and sprinted up to Videl.

"And you! You look just like your mother, like Veronica!" He stammered.

"GET AWAY FROM HER!" Sirius roared with rage as he advanced on the terrified Pettigrew.

"How dare you talk about James and Veronica in front of them!" He snarled.

"You sold James and Lily to Voldemort, didn't you? And Veronica before that!" Lupin snarled.

"I didn't mean to! You know how he was, Sirius, what would you have done? What would you have done?" Peter whimpered.

"I WOULD HAVE DIED! I WOULD HAVE DIED BEFORE I BETRAYED MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY!" Sirius roared with rage as his fist whitened around his wand, to the point that Gohan thought that it was gonna snap. Peter whirled towards Gohan.

"You! Help me!" Peter whimpered as he grabbed Gohan's shirt.

"Don't count on it." Gohan spat.

'He's Goku's son, Peter. He's the last person you should be begging to." Lupin smirked. Gohan lightly swung his arm out, sending Peter tumbling to the door.

"You should have known, Peter, that if Voldemort didn't kill you, then we would, together!" Sirius snarled as he and Lupin raised their wands.

"NO!" Gohan stared at Harry, who was standing in front of the cowering Pettigrew and protecting him from Remus and Sirius.

"Harry… this man is the reason you have no parents." Sirius said softly.

"I know that. But we'll take him to the castle." Harry said softly. Then, he glanced at Videl.

"What do you think? " He asked. Videl snarled as he looked at the wimpering man.

"…fine. I'm no killer." She spat.

"Bless you, boy! Bless you both!" Peter cried with happiness.

"Shut up." Videl spat.

"I said we'll take you to the castle. Then the dementors can have you. And that's after Vegeta's done with you." Harry said emotionlessly. Peter faltered as Gohan grabbed his arm and forced him through the passage.

"What about him?" Harry asked as he glancd at Snape's form.

"Just leave him." Sirius said as he helped Ron up, Videl on the right.

"Sorry about your leg. I was going for the rat." Sirius said to Ron as they slowly went through the passage. The whole time, Videl was bombing Sirius with questions, to Harry's amusment.

"What was my mum like? Can I call you uncle Sirius? Are you my uncle? How'd she meet my dad?" Videl asked in a flurry of questions. Sirius chuckled.

"One at a time. What's your name again?" Sirius frowned, causing Videl to groan.

"Videl. My name is Videl." She sweat-dropped.

"Huh. That was my aunt's name. Videl Black. Your mother's full name was Veronica Irene Black. Man, was auntie pissed when she fell in love with that martial artist." Sirius chuckled.

"Yeah, but he's a bit of an airhead." She smiled.

"I can imagine." Sirius grinned as they exited the hole. He slowly walked forward and stared at the castle.

"You okay?" Harry asked.

"I remember the first day I walked through those doors. It will be a pleasure to do so again." Then, Sirius paused as he looked at Harry.

"Say… I don't know if you know this, but your parents made me our godfather. When this stuff is over, I was wondering… if you wanted to stay with me." Sirius asked, causing Harry to gape.

"I mean… that is, if you're happy with your relatives…" Sirius said.

"Are you nuts? When can I move in?" Harry grinned.

"One thing at a time, guys! Let's turn that sack of slime in first." Gohan smirked as he walked up with Pettigrew.

"I'm afraid I can't allow you to do that." A familiar voice rang out, making Gohan's blood go cold. Then, before he could do anything, he felt something slam into the back of his head, and he groaned as black slid over him.

"Gohan!" Harry screamed as his friend slumped onto the ground, unconscious.

"CELL!" Harry roared with rage as he whirled to see the android. Cell was standing over Gohan's limp form, dressed in black robes that fluttered behind him.

"I would advise handing Pettigrew over to me. I have business with him." Cell smiled, making Pettigrew shiver.

"Like hell you will." Ron snarled. Cell simply chuckled. Pettigrew took this moment to seize Gohan's fallen wand. Harry quickly disarmed him, but Pettigrew smiled as he turned into a rat and vanished in the grasses.

"I'll find him later." Cell frowned as he turned back towards the group of children.

"How'd you get here?" Harry asked nervously. Cell chuckled.

"I have you to thank for that." Cell laughed as he produced a piece of parchment.

"The Map!" Sirius snarled. Harry's face whitened.

"Harry!" Hermione whirled towards him.

"You idiot!" Videl snarled.

"And now…" Cell chuckled as he advanced on them, his hand sparking. Then, a roar made Cell turn in confusion to see Lupin scream as he looked at the full moon.

"Oh no! Remus! Please tell me you've taken your potion tonight!" Sirius yelled as he ran past Cell to his old classmate. Remus roared as he pitched forward, sending his friend flying.

"So… now I get to see a werewolf." Cell smiled. Harry quickly glanced at Gohan, but the young saiyan was facedown in the ground. He wouldn't transform. Harry looked back at Lupin. There was a terrible snarling noise. Lupin's head was lengthening. So was his body. His shoulders were hunching. Hair was sprouting visibly on his face and hands, which were curling into clawed paws. Lupin's clothes ripped apart as he rose, now looking part man, part wolf. Then, he leaned back and roared.

Here we got! Lots of fights next chap! Review!