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**Notes: Hope you all are enjoying it, here is a bit more. Thanks for the reviews and keep them coming .~~Minerva.
Chapter 15: Bitter Sweet
Special edition Daily Prophet
The Boy Who Got Attacked and the Free Man
It was announced late this afternoon that 10 Death Eaters from you-know-who attacked Mr. Harry Potter, the boy who lived, while on a picnic with his friends. . Mr. Potter survived the attack with minimal injuries while his friends were not harmed. All of the Death Eaters in question have been questioned and sent to Azkaban. They are Mr. R. Crabbe, Mr. G. Durlop, Mr. K. Glowery, Mr. V. Goyle, Mr. L. Malfoy, Mr. C. Nixon, Mr. T. Parkinson, Mr. P. Pettigrew, Mr. I. Ungth and Mr. M. Zabini. All have been questioned and sent to Azkaban.
As the result of finding Mr. P. Pettigrew alive the Ministry of Magic has pronounced Mr. S. Black innocent of all charges and was given 3000 Galleon restitution for serving time he never should have served in the first place. I was believed in 1981 Mr. S. Black was in such distress over the death or Mr. and Mrs. J. Potter that he murdered Mr. P. Pettigrew, as well as 13 muggles. During questioning Mr. Pettigrew admitted he had faked his death along with killing the muggles all while framing Mr. S. Black for the deed.
Rita Skeeter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harry was slowly waking up and he felt eyes watching him. He tried his best to ignore it but couldn't and his eyes fluttered open. Before he could focus on anything he felt a cold wet nose on his chin and a lick to encourage Harry to wake up. "Hey Snuffles" Harry croaked out. He was obviously still very groggy and worn out for the afternoons events.
"Harry come on, wake up we have something REALLY important we have to tell you." Ron trying his best to sound serious, but it wasn't doing very much good.
"Harry, wake up for a few minutes and I'll give you a potion to make you feel better, come on then, up, up." Exclaimed Severus.
Harry blinked and started to actually move his body, boy was it hard to move. He felt like he had run a hundred miles but knew he hadn't. He tried to remember what happen as to why he would be so tired. He searched his memory and finally grasped at what had happen and shot straight up in bed. Severus handed him his glasses so he could see. He looked around at everyone there, which was Severus, Remus, Albus, Sirius, in dog form anyway, Ron, Hermione and Ginny. Every last one of them had this incredibly huge smile on their face. Harry kind of figured what it was about but instead of telling him, they just shoved the special edition in his hands so he could see himself.
Harry read the article and then read it again just to make sure he read it right the first time. "Snuffles your a free man, we did it, we got you cleared" shouted Harry and hugging the big black dog in front of him. "But then why are you Snuffles right now and not Sirius?" The answer came in many licks to the face as well as paws pushing him back down on the bed signaling him to rest. Snuffles then got off the bed and shifted to Sirius.
"Harry you did it, you saved me. You mom would have been so proud of you." Sirius said with tears of great thanks to his godson.
"Your father IS proud of you Harry" Severus said with a smile for his son. "But you should rest you have to recover"
"But why am I here? The last thing I remember is I felt funny and I was doing things to Peter without a wand. How was I doing that?" Harry said, it took almost all of his energy to get all of that out.
"Harry you were so upset by hearing Mr. Pettigrew's voice that you had a surge of magic energy. You are a powerful wizard Harry this we have always known. You are drained of energy that is all. Nothing some sleep won't help. After Poppy releases you, which should be shortly, you will be going to your father's rooms to recover further. Considering who was caught we will have to be very vigilant of your safety. Some of Voldemort's inner circle was captured with our little plan today and most of them have children that attend school here." Dumbledore had lost his twinkle in his eye, Harry knew by that alone this was very serious. Harry needed to fully recover before facing the Slytherin's, they were going to be an angry lot to deal with.
"Ron, Hermione I want you to act up in MY class tomorrow so I can put you in detention. You will be joining us for a late supper, which is if you want too" Severus said with a grin on his face. "Sirius, if you would like you may come too, but I warn you my mother will be there so please behave."
"Thank you Severus that is a gracious offer and I accept. If you'll agree to it, we can put on the charade that I will be his guardian, since my name has been cleared and it is a known fact I am his godfather. This will help protect you from Voldemort and Harry can still enjoy having a "father" to go to when they go on summer holidays. Everyone would wonder what was going on if he stayed here for the summer instead of getting on the train." Sirius said without breathing.
Severus laughed "Well, I did have that in mind, but we can talk about it over dinner tomorrow"
Harry smiled seeing to two most important people in his life getting along. He knew it was only for him, but it still made him feel good, made him feel whole. Madam Pomfrey came over and insisted that Harry was fine just tired and he could return to Severus' private chambers if they wanted to go.
Ron and Hermione said their goodbyes to Harry and that they would see him tomorrow for a late supper. Harry got up and was a little shaky from being weakened by the events of the day and leaned on Severus for support. Sirius came over and was on the other side of Harry to help get him to the dungeons. Albus watched as the three of them left together. Albus thought to himself. 'Poor Harry, he real does have no chance at a *normal* childhood. The again, he is no *normal* child.' Albus headed off to his office.
In the Dungeons, they got Harry settled into the spare bedroom, got him into some pajamas; he didn't have the strength yet to shower so that would have to wait until morning. Sirius went out to the living room and waited for Severus. Severus giving Harry a dreamless sleep potion for the best night sleep Harry could get. "Dad, did we really do it, did we really clear Sirius?" Harry said groggily.
"Yes, Harry we did, he is free, this isn't a dream, your not going to wake up and him still be on the run, he IS free Harry and it is because of your determination that he is." Severus said gently stroking Harry's hair trying to coax him into his sleep. "You scared your grandmother and myself very much today with your little display of power. We're going to have to try and get you training to focus it to learn to use it to your advantage." Harry heard nothing of the second part of what Severus said. Harry was peacefully sleeping. "Sweet sleep Harry as no dreams will come tonight. I love you son, and I am very proud of you" Severus said in almost a whisper as not to be heard by anyone but himself and his son.
"Severus," Sirius started as Severus was walking out of the bedroom that Harry was in. "Is he sleeping?" Severus nodded. There was a clicking on the window suddenly, Severus opened the window and an owl flew in and rested on Sirius shoulder dropping a letter on the floor. Sirius bent down and picked it up. It was sealed with wax with the seal of the Ministry of Magic. Sirius knew it couldn't be anything bad so he didn't hesitate to open it. It was a formal written apology from the ministry, as well as a job offer for him to return to being an Auror. Sirius thought about it showed the letter to Severus.
"Are you going to take it?" Asked Severus.
"You know, I don't think I will. My place is here with Harry until Voldemort is stopped. He could use all the support he can get" Sirius said with concern in his voice. He hadn't really been able to get to know Harry, as he should have been able too over the last 14 years. He wasn't about to go traipsing off to a job when he could stay with Harry and get to know his godson and support him in his time of need. The next few weeks are going to be very hard on him and they needed to protect him. Between the Black money and the money he received by being falsely imprisoned there was no reason at all why he had to work. Yes he enjoyed being an Auror but right now Harry needed him. He had just put the parents of 6 Slytherin's in Azkaban. This was NOT going to be a good week for Harry. Not good at all.
In the Great Hall Dumbledore got everyone's attention. "Everyone, I have an announcement to make. Today a good many Slytherin's had their fathers put in Azkaban. This is tragic for the students indeed however if I hear one word of one thought of ANYONE going after Mr. Potter you will be expelled as well as tried by the Ministry of Magic. Now, if you are willing to spent time in Azkaban with your father" looking over at the Slytherin table "then by all means just tell me now so I can deal with you accordingly. NO harm is to come to Harry Potter. NONE. That is all, enjoy your dinner" The Gryffendor table was shiny with smile while the Slytherin table was frowning. Draco Malfoy looked positively livid for the events of the afternoon.
"If I find him alone he will wish they did kidnap him" stated Draco. "I will avenge my fathers capture."
**Notes: Hope you all are enjoying it, here is a bit more. Thanks for the reviews and keep them coming .~~Minerva.
Chapter 15: Bitter Sweet
Special edition Daily Prophet
The Boy Who Got Attacked and the Free Man
It was announced late this afternoon that 10 Death Eaters from you-know-who attacked Mr. Harry Potter, the boy who lived, while on a picnic with his friends. . Mr. Potter survived the attack with minimal injuries while his friends were not harmed. All of the Death Eaters in question have been questioned and sent to Azkaban. They are Mr. R. Crabbe, Mr. G. Durlop, Mr. K. Glowery, Mr. V. Goyle, Mr. L. Malfoy, Mr. C. Nixon, Mr. T. Parkinson, Mr. P. Pettigrew, Mr. I. Ungth and Mr. M. Zabini. All have been questioned and sent to Azkaban.
As the result of finding Mr. P. Pettigrew alive the Ministry of Magic has pronounced Mr. S. Black innocent of all charges and was given 3000 Galleon restitution for serving time he never should have served in the first place. I was believed in 1981 Mr. S. Black was in such distress over the death or Mr. and Mrs. J. Potter that he murdered Mr. P. Pettigrew, as well as 13 muggles. During questioning Mr. Pettigrew admitted he had faked his death along with killing the muggles all while framing Mr. S. Black for the deed.
Rita Skeeter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Harry was slowly waking up and he felt eyes watching him. He tried his best to ignore it but couldn't and his eyes fluttered open. Before he could focus on anything he felt a cold wet nose on his chin and a lick to encourage Harry to wake up. "Hey Snuffles" Harry croaked out. He was obviously still very groggy and worn out for the afternoons events.
"Harry come on, wake up we have something REALLY important we have to tell you." Ron trying his best to sound serious, but it wasn't doing very much good.
"Harry, wake up for a few minutes and I'll give you a potion to make you feel better, come on then, up, up." Exclaimed Severus.
Harry blinked and started to actually move his body, boy was it hard to move. He felt like he had run a hundred miles but knew he hadn't. He tried to remember what happen as to why he would be so tired. He searched his memory and finally grasped at what had happen and shot straight up in bed. Severus handed him his glasses so he could see. He looked around at everyone there, which was Severus, Remus, Albus, Sirius, in dog form anyway, Ron, Hermione and Ginny. Every last one of them had this incredibly huge smile on their face. Harry kind of figured what it was about but instead of telling him, they just shoved the special edition in his hands so he could see himself.
Harry read the article and then read it again just to make sure he read it right the first time. "Snuffles your a free man, we did it, we got you cleared" shouted Harry and hugging the big black dog in front of him. "But then why are you Snuffles right now and not Sirius?" The answer came in many licks to the face as well as paws pushing him back down on the bed signaling him to rest. Snuffles then got off the bed and shifted to Sirius.
"Harry you did it, you saved me. You mom would have been so proud of you." Sirius said with tears of great thanks to his godson.
"Your father IS proud of you Harry" Severus said with a smile for his son. "But you should rest you have to recover"
"But why am I here? The last thing I remember is I felt funny and I was doing things to Peter without a wand. How was I doing that?" Harry said, it took almost all of his energy to get all of that out.
"Harry you were so upset by hearing Mr. Pettigrew's voice that you had a surge of magic energy. You are a powerful wizard Harry this we have always known. You are drained of energy that is all. Nothing some sleep won't help. After Poppy releases you, which should be shortly, you will be going to your father's rooms to recover further. Considering who was caught we will have to be very vigilant of your safety. Some of Voldemort's inner circle was captured with our little plan today and most of them have children that attend school here." Dumbledore had lost his twinkle in his eye, Harry knew by that alone this was very serious. Harry needed to fully recover before facing the Slytherin's, they were going to be an angry lot to deal with.
"Ron, Hermione I want you to act up in MY class tomorrow so I can put you in detention. You will be joining us for a late supper, which is if you want too" Severus said with a grin on his face. "Sirius, if you would like you may come too, but I warn you my mother will be there so please behave."
"Thank you Severus that is a gracious offer and I accept. If you'll agree to it, we can put on the charade that I will be his guardian, since my name has been cleared and it is a known fact I am his godfather. This will help protect you from Voldemort and Harry can still enjoy having a "father" to go to when they go on summer holidays. Everyone would wonder what was going on if he stayed here for the summer instead of getting on the train." Sirius said without breathing.
Severus laughed "Well, I did have that in mind, but we can talk about it over dinner tomorrow"
Harry smiled seeing to two most important people in his life getting along. He knew it was only for him, but it still made him feel good, made him feel whole. Madam Pomfrey came over and insisted that Harry was fine just tired and he could return to Severus' private chambers if they wanted to go.
Ron and Hermione said their goodbyes to Harry and that they would see him tomorrow for a late supper. Harry got up and was a little shaky from being weakened by the events of the day and leaned on Severus for support. Sirius came over and was on the other side of Harry to help get him to the dungeons. Albus watched as the three of them left together. Albus thought to himself. 'Poor Harry, he real does have no chance at a *normal* childhood. The again, he is no *normal* child.' Albus headed off to his office.
In the Dungeons, they got Harry settled into the spare bedroom, got him into some pajamas; he didn't have the strength yet to shower so that would have to wait until morning. Sirius went out to the living room and waited for Severus. Severus giving Harry a dreamless sleep potion for the best night sleep Harry could get. "Dad, did we really do it, did we really clear Sirius?" Harry said groggily.
"Yes, Harry we did, he is free, this isn't a dream, your not going to wake up and him still be on the run, he IS free Harry and it is because of your determination that he is." Severus said gently stroking Harry's hair trying to coax him into his sleep. "You scared your grandmother and myself very much today with your little display of power. We're going to have to try and get you training to focus it to learn to use it to your advantage." Harry heard nothing of the second part of what Severus said. Harry was peacefully sleeping. "Sweet sleep Harry as no dreams will come tonight. I love you son, and I am very proud of you" Severus said in almost a whisper as not to be heard by anyone but himself and his son.
"Severus," Sirius started as Severus was walking out of the bedroom that Harry was in. "Is he sleeping?" Severus nodded. There was a clicking on the window suddenly, Severus opened the window and an owl flew in and rested on Sirius shoulder dropping a letter on the floor. Sirius bent down and picked it up. It was sealed with wax with the seal of the Ministry of Magic. Sirius knew it couldn't be anything bad so he didn't hesitate to open it. It was a formal written apology from the ministry, as well as a job offer for him to return to being an Auror. Sirius thought about it showed the letter to Severus.
"Are you going to take it?" Asked Severus.
"You know, I don't think I will. My place is here with Harry until Voldemort is stopped. He could use all the support he can get" Sirius said with concern in his voice. He hadn't really been able to get to know Harry, as he should have been able too over the last 14 years. He wasn't about to go traipsing off to a job when he could stay with Harry and get to know his godson and support him in his time of need. The next few weeks are going to be very hard on him and they needed to protect him. Between the Black money and the money he received by being falsely imprisoned there was no reason at all why he had to work. Yes he enjoyed being an Auror but right now Harry needed him. He had just put the parents of 6 Slytherin's in Azkaban. This was NOT going to be a good week for Harry. Not good at all.
In the Great Hall Dumbledore got everyone's attention. "Everyone, I have an announcement to make. Today a good many Slytherin's had their fathers put in Azkaban. This is tragic for the students indeed however if I hear one word of one thought of ANYONE going after Mr. Potter you will be expelled as well as tried by the Ministry of Magic. Now, if you are willing to spent time in Azkaban with your father" looking over at the Slytherin table "then by all means just tell me now so I can deal with you accordingly. NO harm is to come to Harry Potter. NONE. That is all, enjoy your dinner" The Gryffendor table was shiny with smile while the Slytherin table was frowning. Draco Malfoy looked positively livid for the events of the afternoon.
"If I find him alone he will wish they did kidnap him" stated Draco. "I will avenge my fathers capture."