Chapter 3: Beginning The Inquiry
After a week of Aurors visiting, Harry being begged to come back early and many sleepless nights because of a wailing baby, Harry finally got back from parental leave.
"Harry, finally. We began to think you were planning to become a houseman."
"Very funny, Tonks."
"She has a point. It was all over the newspapers you would lead this inquiry and you show up a week later."
"Give him a rest." Sirius yelled. "He has got all right to stay away. He's not the Ministry's slave."
"You definitely haven't got a family of your own." James grinned.
"Does he still need to be protected by his father and godfather?" Tonks joked.
"You better shut up, Nymphy." Sirius smirked.
"You wouldn't."
"Are you sure?" Sirius smirked even wider and draped an arm around Tonks shoulder.
"Never use my first name, Black!"
"I do what I want, since I'm a free-man."
"Stop fighting, you could use that energy to tell me who's in my team. If I didn't know better, I'd say you were brother and sister." Harry shouted.
Soft giggling and sniggering filled the room as Tonks and Sirius turned a light shade of red.
"Well, you got those two on you team, Kingsley and me." James answered.
"Wow, and I'm suppose to solve a mystery with so many people?" Harry said sarcastically.
"Currently looks that way." Sirius joked.
"Whatever. Ok, listen closely I'm only going to say this once. Kingsley, you'll be looking inside the Ministry for clues. Tonks, you'll go to Patricia and see if she knows anything, maybe comfort her if necessary and you two will come with me to Hogwarts to see if Dumbledore noticed any dark activities."
"Are we suppose to just show up at Hogwarts?" Sirius asked.
"No stupid. I sent a letter to Dumbledore telling I was coming. I'm now waiting for the reply." Harry answered, hitting Sirius over the head.
"That hurts."
"Serves you right, Padfoot." James laughed.
At that moment Fawkes appeared in the room carrying a letter. Harry took it and read it.
"Ok, that's our clear. Move!"
Kingsley left the room and the other four apparated to their destinations.
~~~Hogwarts~~~
"Ah, Harry, James, Sirius, welcome back to Hogwarts. The Headmaster is in his office waiting for you." McGonagall greeted. "Oh, and congratulations. What's his name?"
"Thank you, professor, and his name is David." Harry replied.
"David James Potter." James said proudly.
McGonagall smiled and then left for her class.
When they arrived at the Gargoyle, Sirius did a brilliant discovery.
"We don't know the password."
"Correction, you don't know the password." Harry smiled. "Hot chocolate."
"How come you know it?" Sirius whined.
"You still act like you are a teenager." James joked.
"That doesn't tell me why Harry knew the password."
"It's simple. Dumbledore told him. You could figure out we didn't have the password, is it to much for your brains to figure that out to?"
"Yup."
Harry shook his head and knocked on Dumbledore's door.
"Come in."
"Hello, Albus. Please excuse these two, I don't even know why I brought them with me, but hey, maybe Sirius will learn how to use his brain and be of some help." Harry greeted.
"HEY!"
"Hello Harry, nice to see you again. Congratulations with your son and don't worry I won't mind those two." Dumbledore greeted as he stood up from his chair behind his desk.
"HEY!"
"Shut up, Sirius, or I'll get that ducktape out again." James warned. "Hello headmaster."
"Hello to you too, James, and of course to you too Sirius. Please take a seat and I'll see if I can help you."
A/N: Hope you liked it. Please review.
After a week of Aurors visiting, Harry being begged to come back early and many sleepless nights because of a wailing baby, Harry finally got back from parental leave.
"Harry, finally. We began to think you were planning to become a houseman."
"Very funny, Tonks."
"She has a point. It was all over the newspapers you would lead this inquiry and you show up a week later."
"Give him a rest." Sirius yelled. "He has got all right to stay away. He's not the Ministry's slave."
"You definitely haven't got a family of your own." James grinned.
"Does he still need to be protected by his father and godfather?" Tonks joked.
"You better shut up, Nymphy." Sirius smirked.
"You wouldn't."
"Are you sure?" Sirius smirked even wider and draped an arm around Tonks shoulder.
"Never use my first name, Black!"
"I do what I want, since I'm a free-man."
"Stop fighting, you could use that energy to tell me who's in my team. If I didn't know better, I'd say you were brother and sister." Harry shouted.
Soft giggling and sniggering filled the room as Tonks and Sirius turned a light shade of red.
"Well, you got those two on you team, Kingsley and me." James answered.
"Wow, and I'm suppose to solve a mystery with so many people?" Harry said sarcastically.
"Currently looks that way." Sirius joked.
"Whatever. Ok, listen closely I'm only going to say this once. Kingsley, you'll be looking inside the Ministry for clues. Tonks, you'll go to Patricia and see if she knows anything, maybe comfort her if necessary and you two will come with me to Hogwarts to see if Dumbledore noticed any dark activities."
"Are we suppose to just show up at Hogwarts?" Sirius asked.
"No stupid. I sent a letter to Dumbledore telling I was coming. I'm now waiting for the reply." Harry answered, hitting Sirius over the head.
"That hurts."
"Serves you right, Padfoot." James laughed.
At that moment Fawkes appeared in the room carrying a letter. Harry took it and read it.
"Ok, that's our clear. Move!"
Kingsley left the room and the other four apparated to their destinations.
~~~Hogwarts~~~
"Ah, Harry, James, Sirius, welcome back to Hogwarts. The Headmaster is in his office waiting for you." McGonagall greeted. "Oh, and congratulations. What's his name?"
"Thank you, professor, and his name is David." Harry replied.
"David James Potter." James said proudly.
McGonagall smiled and then left for her class.
When they arrived at the Gargoyle, Sirius did a brilliant discovery.
"We don't know the password."
"Correction, you don't know the password." Harry smiled. "Hot chocolate."
"How come you know it?" Sirius whined.
"You still act like you are a teenager." James joked.
"That doesn't tell me why Harry knew the password."
"It's simple. Dumbledore told him. You could figure out we didn't have the password, is it to much for your brains to figure that out to?"
"Yup."
Harry shook his head and knocked on Dumbledore's door.
"Come in."
"Hello, Albus. Please excuse these two, I don't even know why I brought them with me, but hey, maybe Sirius will learn how to use his brain and be of some help." Harry greeted.
"HEY!"
"Hello Harry, nice to see you again. Congratulations with your son and don't worry I won't mind those two." Dumbledore greeted as he stood up from his chair behind his desk.
"HEY!"
"Shut up, Sirius, or I'll get that ducktape out again." James warned. "Hello headmaster."
"Hello to you too, James, and of course to you too Sirius. Please take a seat and I'll see if I can help you."
A/N: Hope you liked it. Please review.