Chapter four
Harry smirked at his godfather, 'I read up on the fidelius charm and found out that no one can pick up magic while under the charm. If the ministry could detect underage magic here then the charm would be useless. It was an accident that I found the information in the library, when I did, I used it to help clean.'
'Sorry, Albus told us not to mention that to any of you so Molly wouldn't get upset.'
'Sirius, Mrs Weasley isn't my mother, so she doesn't have the right to tell me what I can or can't do. Dumbledore has no say about what I can or can't do outside of Hogwarts. I'm getting sick of his secrets and not doing enough to keep people safe at Hogwarts. Blimey, I almost died four times in my first year alone and only one of those times was my doing. Add the rest of my years there. It's why I don't trust him, not with the amount of danger I was in, then add Snape and the way he acts. Also, there's so much bullying going on and he doesn't help in any way, actually, he's making it worse by ignoring it. But now, this prophecy, he didn't tell me and I would have gone to the ministry because I wouldn't know he would set a trap for me to make me get it.'
'He was shocked when you refuse to tell him about the vision until he came clean as to why Voldemort was trying to get you to the ministry. I don't thing there is many people who would say no to Albus Dumbledore.'
'That's why I did it. He likes to be told everything but he refuse to tell me why. I asked him at the end of my first year, I get why then, I was young but I still should have been told more so I would be more careful. I get that it's dangerous for anyone to know, especially since Voldemort wants to hear the whole thing. I don't need to know, but I need the basic information, which I now have. That is another reason why I'm not returning. Learning things like changing quills into goblet's won't help me defeat him. I need to learn more spells that can do some damage. I don't need a big range of spells, just a few that can hurt him, if I could hit him. I don't ever plan to work for the ministry so it's not like I need my newts. I only stayed to do my owls as I found out I had to or they would snap my wand. No one told me that, I heard a couple of boys talking about it in the library one day. I originally was going to leave not long after you left on Buckbeak. Anyway, You and Remus can teach me what could help in a fight with Voldemort, but also when you're not teaching me, then I watch what other magic you do and I can copy it. I've been good at doing that. Hermione would look up the spell for the DA, practice the wand movements then show me. I would do them straight away.'
'So, Hermione helped teach as well?'
'Well, no, most of the other students didn't really like Hermione, it's her…know-it-all attitude that annoys them. Also, she can sound a bit bossy which puts people off. She's a good friend, but like with everyone, she has her faults. She knows she's not that liked by a lot of the other students that's why we came up with this. Hermione is great at researching and learns the wand movements straight away even if she can't do the spell straight away. During the DA, I would do the spell once to show them, then do it again but slower so they would see exactly what I was doing. Many of us were surprised when it would be Luna who got it first, before Hermione. But eventually, all of them were able to do the spell. When Voldemort broke Bellatrix and the others out of Azkaban, Neville was the one that was getting the spells first, then Luna and Hermione.'
'If Hermione shows you how to perform the spell, why does it take her longer to do it?'
'Her problem is she wants everything to be perfect, to be exact as the description. Ron tried to tell her that as long as she does the main movements, say's the spell as she taps into her magic, she doesn't need it to be perfect. It's just her Sirius, she likes everything to be perfect. She sort of has to unlearn how she learns everything.'
'She will, eventually. Classes leading up to owls are important and the teachers let you know how important they are. All those classes are you teach you how to do magic and how to get the wand to work for you but also, it teaches you how to tap into your magic. Once you learn the basics then you just need to practice then to get through your owls to be able to continue, if you want to. From sixth year on, it's more about pulling the magic from inside you than the wand movements or the words behind the spell. That's when you begin to learn non verbal spells. By the time you've done your owls, you know enough to feel your magic when casting. But going on what we were originally talking about, yes, stay here, learn. Moony and I will work on a dozen or so spells that can do a lot of damage, without killing. Even though some deserve to die, with how the ministry is right now, we can't take the chance of being caught and sent to Azkaban if we kill people like my cousin. We'll stick with legal spells that can really hurt someone without killing them. Causing serious injuries will mean getting healed by a healer, if they don't then it will be their own fault if they die. We'll probably be able to talk Tonks, Kingsley and Mad-eye into teaching you. I think you should also begin some type of exercise. I'm sure you've seen, most witches and wizards stand still, cast spells and that's it, unless they are running after you. Imagine if you kept dodging their spells, they would get frustrated and end up making a mistake which gives you the opportunity to take them down. I might exercise with you now I don't look like myself.'
'Then we'll start that tomorrow. But I thought of getting fitter after the graveyard. I was running and dodging, yet they stayed in the same spot. Anyway, what do you think is happening at the ministry?'
'I don't know pup. Either nothing, or a big fight, with everyone believing it's you fighting him. I just hope everyone is okay.'
Harry nodded. He hoped everyone was okay as well. Facing Voldemort and his death eaters means some of the order could get seriously hurt, if not dead. He hated thinking that, but Harry knew it was a possibility that someone could die. If he had gone with his friends, all of them would have died, Harry was positive of that. Right now, there was no way he or his friends would know enough if they faced people like Bellatrix Lestrange.
Over the next couple of hours, Harry and Sirius were getting more concerned. They had no idea what was going on at the ministry which had them worried. They both kept thinking about it and hoping no one had died. They both had a couple of muggle beers to help calm their nerves, but they knew they couldn't drink more. They had to keep their wits about them. Just as both of them were beginning to believe some of the order may have been hurt or killed, Remus, Bill, Fleur and Charlie arrived back at the house. They were all injured, but nothing serious.
'What happened?' Harry blurted out straight away.
'It was as Albus believed. When he began to fight who he thought was you, Harry, he was shocked and he just stared. Albus was able to get him with a few good spells before he disappeared. But the good news is, Fudge and a bunch of ministries personnel saw him. Amelia was there, with some aurors, keeping out of the way and hidden so none of them would know it was a trap. They were hoping to capture him and his death eaters,' Remus said sitting down near Sirius.
'The rest of us were able to capture and secure the death eaters. There were thirteen of them, including Bellatrix and her husband. But the good news is, Lucius Malfoy was there. He won't get off this time. Amelia was already organising their trials. But she also worked on somewhere to keep them that you-know-who wouldn't find out about. She won't take the chance that he could break them out again if they had been sent to Azkaban,' Bill said.
'But I think Sirius will like the last bit of news,' Charlie grinned.
'What?'
'Peter was there Sirius, we got him. Amelia instantly used veritaserum on him and found out the truth. She also found out that Harry told Fudge about Peter, so she's furious with him. She's going to charge him with interfering with a criminal case. She had Kingsley go to WWN to announce that you were innocent and legally free. She believes Peter will be kissed since it would be too easy for him to escape being such a small animal. She's locked him into his rat form at the moment then sealed him in an unbreakable cage. She had Mad-eye hide the cage until the trial, he left information on that in case he dies. Information that Amelia, Albus, Minerva and Kingsley will find, if they need to.'
Harry was grinning at his godfather while Sirius just sat there staring, 'You're finally free Padfoot,' Harry said giving his godfather a hug.
'Blimey, I'm free. Damn, I just shaved as well.'
Bill and Charlie laughed as Fleur smiled, Remus shook his head in amusement, Harry just held his godfather.
'Fudge knows he's going to lose his job. Apart from lying about you-know-who, he always supported Lucius Malfoy and listened to the man. Fudge also did not listen to you about Sirius. Dumbledore told Amelia about what Umbridge had been doing, so aurors went straight to Hogwarts to arrest her. Minerva is going to press charges as well.' Bill explained.
'What about Harry, can he press charges against her?' Sirius asked.
'Yes, we'll work on taking Harry to see Amelia during the holidays. She mentioned that if for any reason Umbridge runs, she'll still be tried. Amelia is going to be very busy for a while. She's organising to take control until a new minister can be elected.'
'Who do you think will end up minister?' Harry asked.
'Many will want Amelia, but I know she likes her job so I'm not sure if she would want to leave that to become minister,' Remus said.
'The head auror would be one. After what happened with the triwizard tournament, Bagman is out and Crouch is dead. It would need to be someone that has been head of department for a long time, but also someone that can handle the pressure of a war that's about to start,' Bill said, 'If the war starts…he…just lost his financial support and most of his best fighters.'
'What about your dad? He's a great bloke and been at the ministry for a long time,' Harry said.
'Right now, I doubt anyone would take dad seriously because of his love of muggles,' Charlie said.
'As long as they aren't dark or follow him in any way, then it just needs someone who can handle the pressure,' Sirius said, 'Do I have to go do anything now I've been declared innocent?'
'Just go collect your old possessions that are in storage in the ministry. Everything has to be kept until the prisoner is released or died.'
'I don't even remember what I had on me that night, apart from my wand.'
'You'll find out tomorrow. Let's just have something to eat and a drink. We could use a drink right now,' Bill said.
Sirius led everyone into the kitchen where he poured everyone a drink, Harry got another muggle beer, the same with Remus who prefers beer, the others had Firewhiskey. Dobby got them all something to eat.
