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AN: I am so sorry for the long wait. Between college, real life, and writer's block on this story it just wasn't writing. Now don't fret I know this chapter is short I do have more coming. I just want to space them out in posting. Thank you iscarascaresyou, my best friend and beta for doing the revisions as fast as she did so that I could get these chapters out to my readers as fast as I could. Now on with the story.

Chapter Twenty

Sirius Faints

Kingsley was still trying to figure out how to tell Sirius that Tabitha was still alive and was at Hogwarts with Harry when Croaker spoke, "Mr. Black, I suggest you go up to the Minister's Office so that the Minister can talk with you at a more leisurely pace. Minister Shacklebolt I think that the talk that you have to have with Mr. Black will go better if you both are comfortable." Kingsley only nodded at Croaker, stood up and motioned for Sirius to follow him. Sirius followed Kingsley out of the Department of Mysteries and to the lifts to take them up to the Minister's Office. The higher the lift went the more awkward the silence became for Sirius. He was worried that his name wasn't cleared despite Moldyshorts having been defeated. 'Kingsley, has always been quite but this now is not normal.' Sirius thought as he trailed behind Kingsley.


Meanwhile Kingsley was also stuck in his own head. 'How do you tell a man that his fiancée was actually alive despite him believing that she has been dead for sixteen years?' Kingsley thought as he stepped into his office.

THUNK! Well he thought that the had thought the question. He heaved a great sigh and said "At least he fainted after we got to my office. Kingsley walked over and threw a pinch of floo powder into the flames and stepping in he shouted, "Hogwarts, Hospital Wing," waiting a second and saying the password, "Healing." After stepping into the Hospital Wing he shouted, "Poppy I need Your Help!"