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Dumbledore was drinking some tea that same evening when the little owl of Ron Weasley entered his office. Surprised he took the owl wondering what the teenager might want, he had never wrote him before. He briefly thought about the possibility of it being from Harry but quickly dissmissed it, he knew very well Harry was still at his aunt and uncle's house, he would have known the instant he left the house. He took the letter and opened it, surprised to see Sirius's untidy handwriting. He read the letter over two times, a slight frown being replaced by a soft smile. So Sirius had finally done it. Dumbledore stood up, even if he was glad that Sirius had caught Wormtail he was a little worried about the rest of the Weasley family, knowing Ron and Hermione could sometimes reach extremes to protect someone. Dumbledore quickly left his office and walked out of the castle. After having left behind the anti-apparition wards he quickly apparated to the Burrow.
Sirius had been pacing through the kitchen, listening intently for any sound coming from upstairs. He was startled by a soft pop, announcing the arrival of a wizard. Sirius rose his wand, ready to defend himself, but he quickly relaxed when he saw Dumbledore watching him with a slight amusement on his features.
"Sorry, headmaster." The man smiled kindly at him.
"That's quite alright Sirius. Were is he?" Sirius pointed to the cage he had left on the table, where the rat was now slumbering. Dumbledore carefully opened the door and took the rat out of it's cage. He pointed his wand to it and muttered something under his breath. The rat slowly changed and a man was now laying on the floor looking terrified at them. Dumbledore lazily rose his wand again and whispered Stupify. Wormtail slumped on the floor stunned. The headmaster turned to Sirius who was watching all the happenings from a corner. "Why don't you go fetch the Weasleys and Hermione, Sirius? I'll warn the ministry." The man nodded and went upstairs. When he entered the room no one had moved an inch from their positions though he must have been gone nearly two hours. Hermione looked at him questioningly.
"Dumbledore is here, he has forced the little rat to appear. He's now warning the ministry, I guess Fudge will be here in a few minutes. He wants you to go downstairs." The two teenagers nodded their heads and pointed their wand to the twins. Together they muttered Enervate. Molly rushed to her twin son's when they woke up. For an instant they looked confused but then they saw Sirius standing before the door. They suddenly remembered and opened their mouths to scream. Ron's cold voice talked then.
"Don't force me to stun you again." the two of them turned around and narrowed their eyes.
"You little traitorous..." Hermoine cut through.
"We don't have time for your childish behaviour, come on, move, Dumbledore is waiting downstairs." She firmly pointed her wand at them and everyone began to walk out with Sirius walking in front and Ron and Hermione walking behind them. Dumbledore was waiting patiently at them in the living room. He got up and smiled gently at the Weasleys. There was a cage in front of him with a rat in it.
"Hello, everyone, how are you doing?" None of the Weasleys answered looking suspicious at him. The headmaster sighed and then looked at Ron and Hermione who were standing in front of the door. "Hello, you two, how are you doing?"
"Fine, sir, although Ron here is about to lose his temper about certain comments made by his family." Ron blushed a little but refused to look away. Dumbledore smiled sadly and then looked at the Weasleys.
"I would like to ask you to refrain yourself of any comment till we have had the chance to explain." He looked at the watch and then added. "Minister Fudge should be here any moment, Sirius maybe it should be a good idea if you changed back." The man looked a little unsure at his mentor but then nodded and with a soft pop he was once again a big, black dog, causing most of the Weasley family to gasp. Dumbledore turned to them. "I would appreciate it if you didn't say anything before I have the chance to talk with the minister."
"Talk to me about what?" Fudge had just arrived and was curiously looking around. Percy jumped up, ready to tell the man everything but he never got the chance, Hermione had whispered Stupify and the young man was now slumped on the ground. Molly rushed to his side and Fudge stood rooted on his spot looking confused at the girl. Dumbledore turned to the two teenagers and sighed.
"I think you have stunned enough people for today, could you please put your wands away? You wont be needing them anymore." Ron and Hermione looked at each other and reluctantly did as Dumbledore had said.
"Albus, what's going on?"
"Sit down Cornelius, I want you to meet someone." Dumbledore looked around and said. "Please, if everyone could take seats." Everyone obeyed, Charlie picked up his younger brother and placed him on a chair. Ron and Hermione were the last ones to sit down and they were soon joined by Padfoot. Seeing everyone with their attention to him the headmaster took the stunned rat out of it's cage and placed him on the ground. Muttering a spell everyone saw the rat starting to change. When the change was complete Arthur shot out of his chair.
"That's Peter Pettigrew!" Dumbledore nodded calmly and looked at the gapping minister.
"Yes he is, please Arthur sit down. Minister, with your permission I would like to question this man right now." He took a small vial from his pocket and showed it to the minister. "I've brought some veritaserum." Fudge took the vial, muttered something and the vial turned blue, proving it was real veritaserum.
"Very well Dumbledore, I don't know why you want to question him but I have a few questions myself." The old man nodded and put some drops of the vial in the man's mouth, then he revived him. The man sat up and looked with blank eyes at the headmaster.
"Hello Peter, do you know who I am?" The man nodded.
"Yes sir."
"I want to ask you something." The man nodded and Dumbledore took a breath. "Tell me, who was the Potter's secret keeper?" A few gasps rang around the room, only Ron and Hermione seemed unfazed looking murderously at the man.
"Dumbledore I don't think..."
"I was."
To be continued...
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Dumbledore was drinking some tea that same evening when the little owl of Ron Weasley entered his office. Surprised he took the owl wondering what the teenager might want, he had never wrote him before. He briefly thought about the possibility of it being from Harry but quickly dissmissed it, he knew very well Harry was still at his aunt and uncle's house, he would have known the instant he left the house. He took the letter and opened it, surprised to see Sirius's untidy handwriting. He read the letter over two times, a slight frown being replaced by a soft smile. So Sirius had finally done it. Dumbledore stood up, even if he was glad that Sirius had caught Wormtail he was a little worried about the rest of the Weasley family, knowing Ron and Hermione could sometimes reach extremes to protect someone. Dumbledore quickly left his office and walked out of the castle. After having left behind the anti-apparition wards he quickly apparated to the Burrow.
Sirius had been pacing through the kitchen, listening intently for any sound coming from upstairs. He was startled by a soft pop, announcing the arrival of a wizard. Sirius rose his wand, ready to defend himself, but he quickly relaxed when he saw Dumbledore watching him with a slight amusement on his features.
"Sorry, headmaster." The man smiled kindly at him.
"That's quite alright Sirius. Were is he?" Sirius pointed to the cage he had left on the table, where the rat was now slumbering. Dumbledore carefully opened the door and took the rat out of it's cage. He pointed his wand to it and muttered something under his breath. The rat slowly changed and a man was now laying on the floor looking terrified at them. Dumbledore lazily rose his wand again and whispered Stupify. Wormtail slumped on the floor stunned. The headmaster turned to Sirius who was watching all the happenings from a corner. "Why don't you go fetch the Weasleys and Hermione, Sirius? I'll warn the ministry." The man nodded and went upstairs. When he entered the room no one had moved an inch from their positions though he must have been gone nearly two hours. Hermione looked at him questioningly.
"Dumbledore is here, he has forced the little rat to appear. He's now warning the ministry, I guess Fudge will be here in a few minutes. He wants you to go downstairs." The two teenagers nodded their heads and pointed their wand to the twins. Together they muttered Enervate. Molly rushed to her twin son's when they woke up. For an instant they looked confused but then they saw Sirius standing before the door. They suddenly remembered and opened their mouths to scream. Ron's cold voice talked then.
"Don't force me to stun you again." the two of them turned around and narrowed their eyes.
"You little traitorous..." Hermoine cut through.
"We don't have time for your childish behaviour, come on, move, Dumbledore is waiting downstairs." She firmly pointed her wand at them and everyone began to walk out with Sirius walking in front and Ron and Hermione walking behind them. Dumbledore was waiting patiently at them in the living room. He got up and smiled gently at the Weasleys. There was a cage in front of him with a rat in it.
"Hello, everyone, how are you doing?" None of the Weasleys answered looking suspicious at him. The headmaster sighed and then looked at Ron and Hermione who were standing in front of the door. "Hello, you two, how are you doing?"
"Fine, sir, although Ron here is about to lose his temper about certain comments made by his family." Ron blushed a little but refused to look away. Dumbledore smiled sadly and then looked at the Weasleys.
"I would like to ask you to refrain yourself of any comment till we have had the chance to explain." He looked at the watch and then added. "Minister Fudge should be here any moment, Sirius maybe it should be a good idea if you changed back." The man looked a little unsure at his mentor but then nodded and with a soft pop he was once again a big, black dog, causing most of the Weasley family to gasp. Dumbledore turned to them. "I would appreciate it if you didn't say anything before I have the chance to talk with the minister."
"Talk to me about what?" Fudge had just arrived and was curiously looking around. Percy jumped up, ready to tell the man everything but he never got the chance, Hermione had whispered Stupify and the young man was now slumped on the ground. Molly rushed to his side and Fudge stood rooted on his spot looking confused at the girl. Dumbledore turned to the two teenagers and sighed.
"I think you have stunned enough people for today, could you please put your wands away? You wont be needing them anymore." Ron and Hermione looked at each other and reluctantly did as Dumbledore had said.
"Albus, what's going on?"
"Sit down Cornelius, I want you to meet someone." Dumbledore looked around and said. "Please, if everyone could take seats." Everyone obeyed, Charlie picked up his younger brother and placed him on a chair. Ron and Hermione were the last ones to sit down and they were soon joined by Padfoot. Seeing everyone with their attention to him the headmaster took the stunned rat out of it's cage and placed him on the ground. Muttering a spell everyone saw the rat starting to change. When the change was complete Arthur shot out of his chair.
"That's Peter Pettigrew!" Dumbledore nodded calmly and looked at the gapping minister.
"Yes he is, please Arthur sit down. Minister, with your permission I would like to question this man right now." He took a small vial from his pocket and showed it to the minister. "I've brought some veritaserum." Fudge took the vial, muttered something and the vial turned blue, proving it was real veritaserum.
"Very well Dumbledore, I don't know why you want to question him but I have a few questions myself." The old man nodded and put some drops of the vial in the man's mouth, then he revived him. The man sat up and looked with blank eyes at the headmaster.
"Hello Peter, do you know who I am?" The man nodded.
"Yes sir."
"I want to ask you something." The man nodded and Dumbledore took a breath. "Tell me, who was the Potter's secret keeper?" A few gasps rang around the room, only Ron and Hermione seemed unfazed looking murderously at the man.
"Dumbledore I don't think..."
"I was."
To be continued...
Author's notes: Thanks for all reviews.