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They stood facing each other for a while before one of the twins, Padfoot didn't know which, made a movement. Then all hell broke lose. The other twin opened his mouth to scream but neither got the chance. A scream of Stupify ran through the room and Sirius saw the two boys fall to the ground making a lot of noise. He didn't doubt the rest of the family would be up here in seconds, but there was no use in changing back. Instead he turned around and saw Ron standing there, a blank expression on his face, wand raised high.
"Ron..."
"Stand aside Sirius." Sirius did what he was told and watched how the whole family entered the room, wands in their hands. The first thing that caught their attention were the twins, slumped just inside the room. They all rushed inside and then Ron shouted.
"Expeliarimus." All wands in the room flew neatly to his hand. All eyes in the room locked on him and then moved to Sirius who was now standing behind the teenager. Horror began to spread through their features. Bill was the first to react, he began to move to the door but Ron was quicker.
"Fermere!" The door closed with a bang leaving all of them closed inside Ron's room. With a cold voice Ron said.
"Please, stay were you are, I don't want to have to stun you." Ginny fearfully went to Bill's and Charley's side, who were now looking murderously at their younger brother. Percy was now sitting on one of the bed looking hard at Sirius who was still standing behind Ron. Arthur and Molly were looking disbelieving at their youngest son. Arthur shifted his gaze hard to Sirius who cringed slightly under his glare.
"What have you done to my son?" Before Sirius could answer, Ron did it for him.
"Considering he doesn't have a wand I dare say he hasn't done anything to me." Arthur looked back at him.
"Then why, Ron? Why are you protecting this murderer? You know he wants to kill Harry, are you now helping him? You are supposed to be his best friend and now you're going to help this murderer to kill him!" By the time Arthur had finished Ron was red faced, barely controlling the fury he was feeling. Before he could answer a voice came from downstairs.
"Ron? Mrs Weasley?" Ginny bolted to the door and began to pound on it furiously. Ron made no movement to stop her, he had recognised Hermione's voice. He heard the girl come up the stairs.
"Hermione!"
"Ginny?" The voice had stopped before the door. "What's wrong?"
"You need to run! Go warn the ministry! Quick, before they kill us!"
"Who wants to kill you?" The voice sounded confused and Ron had to suppress a grin, his friend was to curious for her own good, but sometimes it came in handy.
"Sirius Black, and Ron is helping him! They have got our wands and have stunned the twins. Please, go quickly!" Silence followed Ginny's last statement. "Hermione!" Ginny was now sobbing against the door, desperately waiting the sound of footsteps going away. It didn't happen. Hermione's calm voice came through the door.
"Ginny, please move out of the way of the door." Before the girl could reply Ron's cold voice told her.
"Do as she says." Ginny moved trembling to her brothers and then a soft Alohomora was heard through the wood and the door opened, allowing Hermione to slip in. Percy shot up from the bed and bolted to the door. But Hermione was expecting it and quickly closed the door again, moving aside and letting Percy collide against the closed door. She whispered Fermere and they were all once again trapped inside the room. Molly was looking curiously at his youngest son, he wasn't making any move to take her wand, did that mean Hermione was also associated with that murderer? The girl calmly walked past Ron and then left the room astonished by hugging Sirius. The man smiled slightly and hugged her back.
"Hello Sirius."
"I'm glad to see you again Hermione." The girl looked around the room and sighed sadly, she kept her wand in her hand and joined Ron's side.
"Why are you here Sirius?" The man sighed at the girl's stern voice.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cause you two trouble. But Hogwarts and Moony's were to far away and this was the only place I could think about." Hermione frowned, not moving her gaze from the Weasleys who were listening intently.
"What do you mean Sirius? Why were you in such a hurry that you couldn't go to Hogwarts? You know the headmaster doesn't mind having you around." Now the Weasleys were shooting each other confused looks, Dumbledore knew about this?
"I know Hermione, but I didn't dare." Sirius quietly took the cage from between the folds of his robes and showed it to Hermione. The girl came closer and then her jaw dropped when she recognised the rat.
"You caught him" She whispered, a grin spreading through her face. "Oh, Sirius, you really caught him!" Sirius grinned back at her.
"Yeah, I guess I did." He looked over at Ron who hadn't moved from his place but was now grinning from ear to ear.
"Congratulations Sirius, about time someone caught the damn rat."
"Thank you Ron." Hermione looked around and sighed. She took one of the wands that Ron had in his pocked and handed it to Sirius, causing the rest of the crowd to gasp.
"What do we do now?" Ron relaxed a little now Sirius had a wand and could defend himself if the need arose.
"I wanted to borrow Pig to sent a letter to Dumbledore, it's a pity the twins had to see me."
"Don't worry about it Sirius. Pig is downstairs. Why don't you go sent the letter, Sirius?" The man nodded and walked to the door, knowing Ron and Hermione were covering his back in case one of the Weasleys decided to attack him with their bare hands. Luckily they were all to stunned to try to do anything. He firmly closed the door after him, barring it with magic and then went downstairs. He found the thinny owl flying happily through the kitchen. He took some parchment and a quill he always wore with him and quickly scribbled down:
Albus,
I've caught the rat, I'm at the Weasleys, sadly they have found out about me and Hermione and Ron have had to subdue them. Could you some immediately?
Padfoot.
He caught the thinny owl and tied the parchment around it's leg.
"Go to Hogwarts, bring this to Professor Dumbledore." The chirped happily and the flew out of the window.
To be continued...
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They stood facing each other for a while before one of the twins, Padfoot didn't know which, made a movement. Then all hell broke lose. The other twin opened his mouth to scream but neither got the chance. A scream of Stupify ran through the room and Sirius saw the two boys fall to the ground making a lot of noise. He didn't doubt the rest of the family would be up here in seconds, but there was no use in changing back. Instead he turned around and saw Ron standing there, a blank expression on his face, wand raised high.
"Ron..."
"Stand aside Sirius." Sirius did what he was told and watched how the whole family entered the room, wands in their hands. The first thing that caught their attention were the twins, slumped just inside the room. They all rushed inside and then Ron shouted.
"Expeliarimus." All wands in the room flew neatly to his hand. All eyes in the room locked on him and then moved to Sirius who was now standing behind the teenager. Horror began to spread through their features. Bill was the first to react, he began to move to the door but Ron was quicker.
"Fermere!" The door closed with a bang leaving all of them closed inside Ron's room. With a cold voice Ron said.
"Please, stay were you are, I don't want to have to stun you." Ginny fearfully went to Bill's and Charley's side, who were now looking murderously at their younger brother. Percy was now sitting on one of the bed looking hard at Sirius who was still standing behind Ron. Arthur and Molly were looking disbelieving at their youngest son. Arthur shifted his gaze hard to Sirius who cringed slightly under his glare.
"What have you done to my son?" Before Sirius could answer, Ron did it for him.
"Considering he doesn't have a wand I dare say he hasn't done anything to me." Arthur looked back at him.
"Then why, Ron? Why are you protecting this murderer? You know he wants to kill Harry, are you now helping him? You are supposed to be his best friend and now you're going to help this murderer to kill him!" By the time Arthur had finished Ron was red faced, barely controlling the fury he was feeling. Before he could answer a voice came from downstairs.
"Ron? Mrs Weasley?" Ginny bolted to the door and began to pound on it furiously. Ron made no movement to stop her, he had recognised Hermione's voice. He heard the girl come up the stairs.
"Hermione!"
"Ginny?" The voice had stopped before the door. "What's wrong?"
"You need to run! Go warn the ministry! Quick, before they kill us!"
"Who wants to kill you?" The voice sounded confused and Ron had to suppress a grin, his friend was to curious for her own good, but sometimes it came in handy.
"Sirius Black, and Ron is helping him! They have got our wands and have stunned the twins. Please, go quickly!" Silence followed Ginny's last statement. "Hermione!" Ginny was now sobbing against the door, desperately waiting the sound of footsteps going away. It didn't happen. Hermione's calm voice came through the door.
"Ginny, please move out of the way of the door." Before the girl could reply Ron's cold voice told her.
"Do as she says." Ginny moved trembling to her brothers and then a soft Alohomora was heard through the wood and the door opened, allowing Hermione to slip in. Percy shot up from the bed and bolted to the door. But Hermione was expecting it and quickly closed the door again, moving aside and letting Percy collide against the closed door. She whispered Fermere and they were all once again trapped inside the room. Molly was looking curiously at his youngest son, he wasn't making any move to take her wand, did that mean Hermione was also associated with that murderer? The girl calmly walked past Ron and then left the room astonished by hugging Sirius. The man smiled slightly and hugged her back.
"Hello Sirius."
"I'm glad to see you again Hermione." The girl looked around the room and sighed sadly, she kept her wand in her hand and joined Ron's side.
"Why are you here Sirius?" The man sighed at the girl's stern voice.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to cause you two trouble. But Hogwarts and Moony's were to far away and this was the only place I could think about." Hermione frowned, not moving her gaze from the Weasleys who were listening intently.
"What do you mean Sirius? Why were you in such a hurry that you couldn't go to Hogwarts? You know the headmaster doesn't mind having you around." Now the Weasleys were shooting each other confused looks, Dumbledore knew about this?
"I know Hermione, but I didn't dare." Sirius quietly took the cage from between the folds of his robes and showed it to Hermione. The girl came closer and then her jaw dropped when she recognised the rat.
"You caught him" She whispered, a grin spreading through her face. "Oh, Sirius, you really caught him!" Sirius grinned back at her.
"Yeah, I guess I did." He looked over at Ron who hadn't moved from his place but was now grinning from ear to ear.
"Congratulations Sirius, about time someone caught the damn rat."
"Thank you Ron." Hermione looked around and sighed. She took one of the wands that Ron had in his pocked and handed it to Sirius, causing the rest of the crowd to gasp.
"What do we do now?" Ron relaxed a little now Sirius had a wand and could defend himself if the need arose.
"I wanted to borrow Pig to sent a letter to Dumbledore, it's a pity the twins had to see me."
"Don't worry about it Sirius. Pig is downstairs. Why don't you go sent the letter, Sirius?" The man nodded and walked to the door, knowing Ron and Hermione were covering his back in case one of the Weasleys decided to attack him with their bare hands. Luckily they were all to stunned to try to do anything. He firmly closed the door after him, barring it with magic and then went downstairs. He found the thinny owl flying happily through the kitchen. He took some parchment and a quill he always wore with him and quickly scribbled down:
Albus,
I've caught the rat, I'm at the Weasleys, sadly they have found out about me and Hermione and Ron have had to subdue them. Could you some immediately?
Padfoot.
He caught the thinny owl and tied the parchment around it's leg.
"Go to Hogwarts, bring this to Professor Dumbledore." The chirped happily and the flew out of the window.
To be continued...