Harry looked along the road and saw six people walking towards them. Remus noticed them at the same time.
"Looks like back up has arrived" he told the others.
"The odd squad more like" Sirius laughed when he saw who it was
"Wotcher" Tonks called out "I got as many as I could"
"Sssshhhh!" another voice said.
Next to Tonks was Kingsley Shacklebolt, then came Bill Weasley and Mundungus Fletcher followed up by Fred and George Weasley.
"Good job we aren't in trouble with those lot to save us" Ron muttered under his breath. Harry laughed.
Fred and George came over to them whilst the others joined the adults. The adults discussed what they should do next.
"Tonks, Kingsley, Severus and Dung, you come with me." Moody said "We'll check the rest of the village" They set of down the road.
"Sirius, you take the kids inside out of the way." Remus suggested "If Fudge sees you here, he'll have you back in Azkaban before we have chance to explain anything to him"
"Come on you lot" Sirius shouted as he opened the Potters front door again. Harry and Ron helped Hermione up the stairs while Ginny held the door open. Draco and Neville followed silently behind, still partly in shock from what they had seen. Fred and George went over to the remaining adults.
"You four" Talitha said to the oldest Weasley brothers "Can you collect up the bodies and bring them back here. Try not to be seen, although don't worry too much if you are. The Obliviators are going to have to come in a do a few memory charms anyway I'd imagine" Fred and Bill set of towards the grave yard, while George and Charlie headed towards the farm. That just left Talitha and Remus standing outside in the street.
"You ok?" Remus asked.
"Mmmm. Fine" Talitha answered as she sat down next to Wormtail and the stunned Dolohov. "It's just a lot to take in. We've been after these guys for such along time and now we've caught Voldemort's top four Death Eaters right here, in one night. Ok, two are dead but these two might be able to give us some answers about what he's up to"
"Don't forget the other two" Remus said jokingly.
"I bet not many Aurors have caught six Death Eaters in one night" Talitha laughed.
"Yeah you and Moody did good"
They both sat in silence for a few minutes until Fred and Bill returned with Rookwood and the unknown Death Eater floating behind them. Fred lowered his wand and dropped them next to Dolohov. Shortly after George and Charlie had returned with Bellatrix.
"Come on Fudge" Remus muttered to himself
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Inside the house, Sirius showed Harry round the house while the others sat in the living room. A lot of the Potters belongings were still there.
"I thought this house was destroyed when Voldemort killed my parents." Harry said.
"This isn't where you all were that night" Sirius told him "This was your grandparent's house. You're mum and dad were living in a cottage on the other side of the village. That's the house that was destroyed. This is where James and Talitha grew up"
"Who owns it now?" Harry asked.
"Well, officially it's yours" Sirius told him
"Mine?"
"Yeah, well it will be when you're eighteen. Until then it's in Talitha's name"
"I've got a house?" Harry asked again. Sirius smiled at him.
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"At last" Talitha said as she saw Cornelius Fudge and Arthur Weasley coming along the road towards them. Arthur went over to his sons.
"What's going on here then" Fudge asked as he got to Talitha and Remus
"We've caught you some Death Eaters" Talitha told him
Fudge studied the six at the side of the road
"Three dead" Remus told him "Lestrange, Rookwood and Jugson. Two stunned, Dolohov and Malfoy and I think you'll be interested in the sixth one"
"Is that?" Fudge asked
"Peter Pettigrew" Talitha confirmed
"But he" Fudge started
"Was killed fifteen years ago?" Remus interrupted "Actually he wasn't, as we tried to tell you a few years back. He's alive and well and until tonight loyally serving Voldemort"
"I've got him under Imperious." Talitha told Fudge "He's an unregistered animagus and we don't trust him not to transform"
"So that means that Black didn't kill him" Fudge sounded surprised. He walked over to where the Death Eaters were.
"You know, I think he's got it" Remus muttered. Talitha grinned
"Does that mean Sirius is cleared of all charges?" She called over to Fudge.
"I believe it does" Fudge replied
"And this will be made public knowledge and he'll get a full apology from the ministry?" Remus asked. Fudge nodded
"I'll witness that" Arthur said smiling. Remus and Talitha hugged each other and then ran into the house to share the good news.
"You're cleared!" They yelled at Sirius as soon as they got through the door
"What?" Sirius asked, in disbelief.
"Fudge is outside, he believed us once he saw Wormtail" Talitha said excitedly as she hugged Sirius.
"Looks like back up has arrived" he told the others.
"The odd squad more like" Sirius laughed when he saw who it was
"Wotcher" Tonks called out "I got as many as I could"
"Sssshhhh!" another voice said.
Next to Tonks was Kingsley Shacklebolt, then came Bill Weasley and Mundungus Fletcher followed up by Fred and George Weasley.
"Good job we aren't in trouble with those lot to save us" Ron muttered under his breath. Harry laughed.
Fred and George came over to them whilst the others joined the adults. The adults discussed what they should do next.
"Tonks, Kingsley, Severus and Dung, you come with me." Moody said "We'll check the rest of the village" They set of down the road.
"Sirius, you take the kids inside out of the way." Remus suggested "If Fudge sees you here, he'll have you back in Azkaban before we have chance to explain anything to him"
"Come on you lot" Sirius shouted as he opened the Potters front door again. Harry and Ron helped Hermione up the stairs while Ginny held the door open. Draco and Neville followed silently behind, still partly in shock from what they had seen. Fred and George went over to the remaining adults.
"You four" Talitha said to the oldest Weasley brothers "Can you collect up the bodies and bring them back here. Try not to be seen, although don't worry too much if you are. The Obliviators are going to have to come in a do a few memory charms anyway I'd imagine" Fred and Bill set of towards the grave yard, while George and Charlie headed towards the farm. That just left Talitha and Remus standing outside in the street.
"You ok?" Remus asked.
"Mmmm. Fine" Talitha answered as she sat down next to Wormtail and the stunned Dolohov. "It's just a lot to take in. We've been after these guys for such along time and now we've caught Voldemort's top four Death Eaters right here, in one night. Ok, two are dead but these two might be able to give us some answers about what he's up to"
"Don't forget the other two" Remus said jokingly.
"I bet not many Aurors have caught six Death Eaters in one night" Talitha laughed.
"Yeah you and Moody did good"
They both sat in silence for a few minutes until Fred and Bill returned with Rookwood and the unknown Death Eater floating behind them. Fred lowered his wand and dropped them next to Dolohov. Shortly after George and Charlie had returned with Bellatrix.
"Come on Fudge" Remus muttered to himself
~~~~~~~
Inside the house, Sirius showed Harry round the house while the others sat in the living room. A lot of the Potters belongings were still there.
"I thought this house was destroyed when Voldemort killed my parents." Harry said.
"This isn't where you all were that night" Sirius told him "This was your grandparent's house. You're mum and dad were living in a cottage on the other side of the village. That's the house that was destroyed. This is where James and Talitha grew up"
"Who owns it now?" Harry asked.
"Well, officially it's yours" Sirius told him
"Mine?"
"Yeah, well it will be when you're eighteen. Until then it's in Talitha's name"
"I've got a house?" Harry asked again. Sirius smiled at him.
~~~~~~~~
"At last" Talitha said as she saw Cornelius Fudge and Arthur Weasley coming along the road towards them. Arthur went over to his sons.
"What's going on here then" Fudge asked as he got to Talitha and Remus
"We've caught you some Death Eaters" Talitha told him
Fudge studied the six at the side of the road
"Three dead" Remus told him "Lestrange, Rookwood and Jugson. Two stunned, Dolohov and Malfoy and I think you'll be interested in the sixth one"
"Is that?" Fudge asked
"Peter Pettigrew" Talitha confirmed
"But he" Fudge started
"Was killed fifteen years ago?" Remus interrupted "Actually he wasn't, as we tried to tell you a few years back. He's alive and well and until tonight loyally serving Voldemort"
"I've got him under Imperious." Talitha told Fudge "He's an unregistered animagus and we don't trust him not to transform"
"So that means that Black didn't kill him" Fudge sounded surprised. He walked over to where the Death Eaters were.
"You know, I think he's got it" Remus muttered. Talitha grinned
"Does that mean Sirius is cleared of all charges?" She called over to Fudge.
"I believe it does" Fudge replied
"And this will be made public knowledge and he'll get a full apology from the ministry?" Remus asked. Fudge nodded
"I'll witness that" Arthur said smiling. Remus and Talitha hugged each other and then ran into the house to share the good news.
"You're cleared!" They yelled at Sirius as soon as they got through the door
"What?" Sirius asked, in disbelief.
"Fudge is outside, he believed us once he saw Wormtail" Talitha said excitedly as she hugged Sirius.