Chapter 9

"Lord Hadrian Sirius Black, of the Ancient and Noble House of Black, is hereby declared innocent of all charges!" She then brought her hammer down with a loud thud.

Hadrian calmly stood up. His head was spinning all over the place. He took a deep breath in and looked sideways towards his lawyer, Daphne Greengrass. She was looking back at him, with a small smile gracing her lips. Not thinking about what he was doing, he took a few steps forward and engulfed her into a hug.

"Thank you, Daphne. Just thank you." he repeated multiple times into her long, strawberry scented hair.

"Your welcome, Hadrian."

James was holding Lily Potter as she shook in tears. Alexander looked relieved as he sat back in his chair. Sirius sat in his chair, looking relieved and happy. Rose on the other hand, could not hold it in anymore, as she jumped out of her chair and bolted towards her big brother. Her long smooth red-hair flying everywhere.

"Harry!" she shouted as she collided into his firm chest. The audience looked on with warm expressions. Reporters were taking back to back photos of the reunion of the family.

"Rose!" Hadrian replied in a hoarse voice. "How I've missed you! You've grown so much!"

"I've missed you too." she replied back whilst engulfing Hadrian in her signature grapple hugs.

The rest of the Potters slowly made their way towards Hadrian. The did not know what to do. They had treated Hadrian badly, through the last few years, bad-mouthing him wherever they went. As Hadrian let go of Rose, his eyes settled onto his adoptive parents. His face showed no emotion however the Potters looked very apprehensive, unsure of what to do. Hadrian gave them one look and hugged the his adoptive mother. She immediately melted into his arms. Begging for forgiveness.

"It is okay mother. I deserved it. I never should have done something like that. I should be the one saying sorry." He then kissed his mothers head and went over to his adoptive father and gave him a hug. They both patted each other's back. There was no need to say anything. They understood each other perfectly. Finally, he made it towards his younger brother. They looked at each other squarely in his eyes. Everyone watched with baited breath. Then suddenly, Alexander punched Hadrian across the face. Everyone was shocked.

"That is what you get for putting our family in so much pain!" he said angrily. Then his face softened and gave his brother a hug. "And this is what you get for a job well done." Both brothers laughed.

"You punch like a girl." Hadrian stated mockingly.

Sirius then came forward and gave Hadrian a hug however he did not say anything as he quickly made his way towards Daphne, wisely avoiding Lily Potter who was glaring menacingly at Sirius.

Amelia Bones watched sadly, from her Minister seat in the chamber. She saw the look on Hadrian face. He looked happy. He had such a handsome face. She wanted to get to know him. And she would be damned, if she let Sirius get away with it. He was one of the only other family she had. The other being her niece, the current Lady Bones, who was currently staring at the Potter reunion with a longing expression in her face.

Susan had lost her best friend, Hannah Abbot, during a Death Eater attack in Hogsmeade a year ago. She had not been the same since. Susan had always wished that she had someone like an older brother to guide her in times of need. Her aunt could only do so much. And standing in front of the members of the Wizengamot, was the person that she had always wanted, but he was never there. She wanted to get to know him. And if she could not make a family bond with him, then the least she could do was become friends.

Amelia then cleared he throat. "Lord Hadrian Black, upon leaving the chamber, you shall be escorted towards St Mongo's for a full health check-up. Your family may go with you." Hadrian nodded towards her and gave her a small smile. He had an had a feeling, that his biological mother would accompany him with the rest of his family.

Abruptly, someone started clapping, who he recognized to be one of his best-friends Rigel Malfoy, who was currently Lord Malfoy. He had never followed the Pureblood views like the rest of his family had. And he was never forced to take to Dark Mark but he was forced to be on the dark side. He was a healer, who was always ready to heal anybody who needed it. He had never done any death eater activities, hence why he was a free man. Same could be said about, Arianna Yaxley. Who was currently sitting as Lady Yaxley and was an enchanter. The rest of their friends had died in the final attack on the Headquarters. Rachel Zabini however had committed suicide, not liking the life that she was living and being forced into a marrige by her father. Her younger brother Blaise was now Lord of the Ancient and Noble House of Zabini. He had been a newbie death eater, before he was caught and sentenced to Azkaban for two years for bearing the Dark Mark. He had yet to take part in any of the Death Eater activites. He had just been realeased a couple of days before the Dark Lords defeat.

Moments later, the entire room was full of cheers and the sound of clapping. Hadrian gave them all a warm smile, and bowed. Then with the rest of his family, he left the hall. Reporters hastily followed them, shouting questions as they went. The news had already spread like wildfire throughout the ministry. As he walked out with everyone else towards the atrium, the ministry workers and visitors were looking at him in a mixture of awe, respect and fear. He merely chuckled at their expressions.

After waiting for a few minutes in the atrium the Minister and Lady Bones came bustling towards them with a few aurors.

"Excuse me sir?" asked a terrified auror. Hadrian raised an eyebrow at him. "Here is your wand sir." he quickly said and hastily handed the Elder Wand over. As soon as Hadrian touched the wand, instead of a flash of white light, his stormy grey eyes glowed white. Everyone involuntarily stepped back.

Once his eyes cleared, Lord Black asked, "Well? Should we get going?"

The lead auror nodded and hastily lead everyone to the apparition point. Then they all made to the magical hospital. Everyone in his vicinity shrieked when they noticed who he was. Thankfully, they all calmed down once they were told what happened by the Minister. Hadrian was then taken into a private family examination room.

It was a large room. The aurors were instructed to remain outside by his mother. The room was full with family members. They were, the Potters, Amelia and Susan Bones, Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Daphne Greengrass, and finally Sirius Black.

The head healer was then called in. He was told that he had a very important patient waiting in the biggest family examination room. He however was not told who it was. So you could manage his surprise when he saw the minister, along with many other famous people in there. His eyebrows hide into his hairline when he saw who his patient was. It was non-other than Hadrian Sirius Black. Everyone throughout Magical Britain had listened to the trial on the radio.

He immediately put on his professional mask. He at once told Hadrian to go into the changing room and take of his robes. He also handed him a pair of shorts to wear. Not long after, Hadrian came walking out with his chest pair. The only article of clothing he was wearing was a pair of long shorts. Except for the healer, every single person's jaw dropped once they laid their eyes on Hadrian's body.

He was a very muscluar man. They were still getting used to the fact that Hadrian did not look like the same person he was, when he was known as Harry James Potter. However, that wasn't what caught their eye. Their eyes were fixated on what lay on his muscular body. Their were tattoos on it, and a lot of them at that.

In the center of his spine was the sign of the deathly hallows. It had the elder wand going through it which started from the top of his spine and finished down towards the bottom. On his left arm shoulder, were four animals. They was Stag, Grim, Wolf and a Rat. They were all posed as if they were running. On the outside of his forearm, opposite of were the dark mark used to be, were two flowers wrapped up in each other. One was a Lily and another was a Rose. On his right arm, his entire arm was wrapped up in a single tattoo. It was a dragon and snake wrapped around his arm with a couple of bones here and there. All the tattoos were black and white.

All the men had grins on their faces. James and Alexander, were looking amazed at what was on his body. Sirius, was proud and giddy with join at his son. Rose Potter, was shocked as was the same with Susan. Daphne felt really warm, and her cheeks were red. On the other hand, Lily and Amelia were scandalised. What had he done to his skin.

Once everyone got out of their stupor, Lily and Amelia shouted at the same time, "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!" Everyone winced at their tone. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO YOUR SKIN?!"

Hadrian not at all intimidated, said, "They are tattoos. I know they are illegal to get down in Magical Britain, so when I was abroad, I got them done. I quite like them."

"How could you do this to your body?" question Lily. "All these meaningless pictures inked into your skin." added Amelia.

"What?! They are not meaningless!" he exclaimed. When they gave him a raised eyebrow he continued, "If you look closely, you will actually see what they actually are. On my back is the Elder Wand and the Peverell symbol." Both matriarchs nodded their head. "On my left shoulder, you have the Marauders. Prongs, Padfoot, Moony and Wormtail. Underneath them are two flowers which is a Lily and a Rose." They were all starting to realize what the tattoos were. The marauders actually had tears in their eyes. "On my right arm, you have a Snake, which is the Slytherin house animal, and a black dragon which is my anamigus form. Also on my arm are bones, which represent the Bones family."

They were all shocked when they found out that his anamigus form was a Dragon. They were all deeply touched at what the tattoos meant.

"Well we can't fault you now." stated Lily.

"Sirius has to much of an influence on you." said Amelia . "If only I had raised you." she muttered. Only Susan had heard her.

Sirius barked out a laugh however he quickly shut up once seeing the glares that he was getting from the matriarchs. The rest looked on bemusedly.

The healer, who had watched the entire exchange quietly, once again cleared his throat, which brought everyone back at the task at hand. He then told Hadrian to lie on the hospital bed, while he casted some charms over him. Everyone watched on silently.

"Well you seem fine enough. You are just a bit malnourished, however that should be overcomed in a day or two, after eating properly." Everyone was relieved at that. "I'll like to recommend you to a mind-healer though." before the protests could begin, he added. "Please do not take this the wrong way. I merely recommending this because he had just came out of Azkaban after a couple of weeks. Moreover, I can see the bags under your eyes, which indicates that you are not sleeping well either. Going to a mind-healer will help."

After some deep consideration, Hadrian accepted his advice. Not long later, Hadrian was free to go.

Once they were all cleared and out of St Munog's, James suggested, "How about you all come to Potter Manor, right now for dinner. It has been a long day."

"Yes, I think it would be a wonderful idea. We do after all, h" responded Amelia, her gaze lingering on Sirius, who gulped.

"I'd love to Lord Potter, but I've got to go." rejected Daphne.

"Why Daphne? You've done so much for me. The least we could do for you is to invite you for dinner." asked Hadrian.

"I know and I thank you. It's just that my family is returning back from France today. My younger brother has just graduated from Beauxbatons so they decided to return back to Britain since the war is finished." Daphne replied back, with a hint of sadness and happiness in her voice.

"Oh, ok. Enjoy yourself then." he then gave her hug. She happily returned it back and dissaperated. Moments later, the rest of the group disaperated to Potter Manor.

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