Another chapter for you beautiful people. Hope you enjoy it :D
On September the first Kreacher apparated Sirius and Hazel into the Shrieking Shack before leaving again. Over the summer every few days Sirius would get Kreacher to take him to some random place in England where he could be spotted and then disappear again. They'd continue to do this until they got to Peter.
Sirius would sneak into Hogwarts through the tunnel to try and figure a way into the castle while Hazel was in charge of mainly keeping them in supply of food and getting information from the village.
One night Sirius came back to the Shack with a cat.
Hazel frowned. "Please don't tell me that's an old girlfriend or something?"
Sirius transformed back into his human form and laughed. It was weird hearing him laugh because it sounded like a bark more than a laugh. "No, the cat is very smart figured out I wasn't a real dog instantly. I think he might help us."
Hazel looked confused. "How?"
"He can get into the castle, he belongs to someone, so he can get to the rat and bring him to us." Sirius explained. "Or show me a way in."
"And you can communicate this to him?" Hazel asked.
Sirius shrugged. "Like I said, he's smart. See Hazel this is our chance. We're going to get him." He promised her.
Hazel smiled. "I know."
Bright Eyes
The cat apparently tried to bring them the rat but when that didn't work, Sirius decided it was time to try and get into the castle.
"So you're going to let a cat show you into the castle while everyone is at the Halloween feast and then you're going to try and break into the Gryffindor Common Room?" Hazel asked Sirius.
"No. We're going to sneak into the castle with the cat showing us the way and you're going to try and get into the Gryffindor Common Room. The portrait guarding the common room is more likely to let you in than me." Sirius explained.
Hazel frowned. "How do you work that one out?"
"You're a helpless student who's forgotten the password." Sirius grinned at her.
So that was how Hazel found herself stood in front of a portrait of a woman in a pink dress. "I told you I can't remember the password. Please. Just let me in." Hazel pleaded with her.
The Fat Lady shook her head. "I'm sorry I can't young lady. You'll just have to wait until someone comes and knows the password."
"But that could be hours. Everyone is at the feast. Please Miss." Hazel pleaded.
"It's out of the question."
Hazel started to cry. "Please. I have to get in." She pleaded.
"No." The Fat Lady said firmly.
Just then Hazel felt Sirius grab her and a knife press to her throat. "You should have given her the password. Now let us in or I'll kill her." He threatened.
The Fat Lady let out a cry of shock. "Sirius Black."
"Yes. Now let us in." Sirius snarled.
"I can't. I can't let anyone in without a password. Even if I wanted to. The door will not open without a password." The Fat Lady shook her head.
Sirius let out a bellow, dropping Hazel he rushed forward and slashed at the painting.
The Fat Lady screamed and ran off to another portrait.
Hazel rushed forward and grabbed Sirius's arm. "Sirius we have to go now. She's probably gone to raise the alarm. We have to get out of here fast."
Sirius turned and looked at her. "Right. Come on." He grabbed her wrist and led her back the way they came and out into the grounds. Quickly they made for the Whomping Willow and went through the tunnel into the Shrieking Shack.
"Okay so that failed. We're just going to have to get the password somehow. Maybe I can go in and pretend to be a student and get the password off someone." Hazel suggested.
Sirius shook his head. "No. No, they'll know your face now. It's too risky. But maybe the cat." He bit his lip. "If someone writes down the password."
"Which is like a one in a million chance." Hazel pointed out.
"It may be but we don't have many options." Sirius rubbed his jaw. "And now Pettigrew is going to know I'm really coming for him."
Hazel placed her hand on his arm. "We will get him. Maybe Gryffindor has a really forgetful person and we'll get lucky. I mean they're probably going to boost security even more, I bet they'll make multiple everyday changing passwords or something and someone won't be able to keep up."
Sirius chuckled. "Maybe."
Bright Eyes
Professor McGonagall walked over to Professor Dumbledore. "I've checked over the lists three times Professor, no student from Gryffindor house is missing. Nor is there a student that matches the Fat Lady's description. What does it mean?"
Professor Dumbledore looked thoughtful. "It appears Minerva that Sirius Black is not acting alone." He glanced over at Harry Potter. "And that they bare a remarkable resemblance to Mr Potter."
Bright Eyes
For Christmas Sirius and Hazel went back to Grimauld Place and had a proper celebration. Sirius had gotten Kreacher to buy Hazel some books on non wand magic and divination, some sweets from Honeydukes and a pocketknife which could unlock any door among other things. Hazel had gotten Sirius some sweet treats, a book on magical cars and motorcycles and she'd knitted him a patchwork blanket of red and gold.
They ate far too much food and Sirius told her stories about her parents and what he and her dad used to get up to at school. They ended up staying Boxing Day as well. Before finally returning to the Shrieking Shack.
It wasn't until late Febuary that they finally got the chance they had been waiting for with a special delivery from their feline friend.
"What do you have there?" Hazel asked kneeling down and taking the bit of paper from the cat's mouth. She glanced it over and gasped. "Sirius, you're never going to believe it."
"What?" Sirius asked.
Hazel held up the paper. "It's the passwords." She turned and started petting the cat. "Who's a clever pud pud. You are. Yes you are." She cooed.
Sirius took the paper from her. "We need to go in tonight. Early in the morning when everyone is asleep."
Bright Eyes
Hazel had insisted that she come with Sirius. They were greeted at the entrance to the common room by a squat knight. Hazel read off the passwords on the piece of paper and soon landed on the right one and the portrait swung open. Slowly and with as much stealth as possible, they creapt into the deserted common room and up the stairs to the boy's dormatory.
"I've got a bad feeling about this Sirius." Hazel whispered.
"Shhh. It'll be fine." Sirius pushed open the door to the third year boys dorm and they both slipped inside. The cat leading the way. The cat walked over to a bed and Sirius crossed over to it but Hazel was distracted. She'd seen someone laying in a bed. A someone who could have been a male version of her. This had to be her brother.
Carefully Hazel moved over to his bed to get a closer look. She'd gotten just close enough that she could have reached out and touched him when a loud scream made her jump back. Next thing Sirius had grabbed her arm and pulled her from the room as fast as he could.
This time they didn't make for their usual exit, Sirius led her to a statue of a humpbacked witch with one eye. He tapped the hump with his wand and the hump opened to reveal a set of stairs and a tunnel. They climbed inside and Sirius quickly shut the hump and they hurried through the tunnel.
"This leads to the Honeyduke's shop basement. We can call Kreacher there to take us back to the Shrieking Shack." Sirius told her.
Hazel nodded.
Once back safely in the Shrieking Shack Hazel sat down on the rickety old bed and wrapped her arms around herself. "That was too close."
Sirius nodded. "I agree but we're close now Hazel. I can feel it." He promised her.
"I just… I don't want them to catch you." Hazel admitted.
"They won't." Sirius vowed wrapping her arm around her and pulled her close.
"I saw him. He was sleeping right there." Hazel told him. "I can't believe how much we look alike." She admitted.
Sirius smiled. "You will know him." He promised. "We'll be a family."
Hazel pulled him in for a tight hug.
Bright Eyes
Days turned into months and Hazel and Sirius didn't appear to have found another chance to get into the castle and find Pettigrew. Their mission was starting to feel completely hopeless.
Then one day Hazel was sat alone in the Shack reading one of the divination books Sirius had bought her when Sirius in dog form appeared dragging a screaming red haired boy into the room.
"What the bloody hell Sirius?!" Hazel exclaimed jumping from her seat.
Sirius turned back into his human form. "I'll explain later, help me get him onto the bed.
Between them, they managed to lift the struggling boy up onto the bed.
"You! You're Sirius Black! You're an animagus." The boy exclaimed. "My friends will get help, they'll come for you." He pointed at him.
Sirius shrugged. "Oh I know the Potters they can't help but come to rescue their best friends." And right on cue there was the sound of footsteps outside the door. Sirius grabbed Hazel and pulled her behind the door as it swung open.
A boy and a girl rushed into the room and over to the boy on the bed.
"Ron! Ron are you okay?" The boy, Hazel recognised to be Harry asked.
"Where's the dog?" The girl asked.
Ron shook his head. "Not a dog." He moaned. "Harry it's a trap…"
Harry frowned. "What?"
"He's the dog. He's an animagus." Ron pointed at the door.
And for the first time ever Harry Potter came face to face with Sirius Black and his baby sister Hazel Potter.
Stay tuned for the next chapter :D