Chapter #40
Sirius flung himself out of the fireplace and seized the shocked Remus Lupin by the collar of his ragged robes.
"Where's Harry? Is Voldemort gonna kill him? Did they hurt him? Are you sending people to get him? Is Snape the one who brought him to Voldemort? I knew he was on the dark."
"SIRIUS!" Remus interrupted loudly. Sirius stopped, his hands waving soundlessly above his head, staring at Lupin and looking in all the world like a madman. "Harry is right here at Hogwarts. It's Hermione that Voldemort has."
"She's alive though, right? Oh, I should be comforting Harry, but really Remus, you made it sound so urgent." Sirius answered, his shoulders slumping.
"Sirius, this is a very serious situation, no pun intended." Remus replied. "Seems Hermione was rescued last summer by James Potter. She knew he was alive. Apparently he handed himself in and now he's gone after Hermione. Severus is with him, though." Sirius exploded again.
"Alive? Ridiculous! James is dead, what is this, some kind of sick game? Don't tell me you told Harry? Oh god, he must be so confused.." Sirius was ranting again, and he knew it. His arms were waving wildly in the air as he paced back and forth, talking up a storm.
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Harry and Ginny sat together on the stairs, Ginny sniffing and Harry looking guilty as hell, when he heard the voice yell,
"SIRIUS!" He turned to Ginny.
"I guess I better go talk to Dumbledore now. Thanks Gin."
"You're welcome, Harry. Would you like me to come with you?"
"Yes, please." Harry replied weakly, feeling like a small child, and the two walked into Dumbldores' office. Ginny froze and pointed at Sirius, who was waving his arms like a madman.
"SIRIUS BLACK!" Sirius stopped in the middle of the floor and stared at Ginny.
"Who are you?" he asked before turning to his godson. "Harry, are you alright? You've been crying, haven't you? Come here." Sirius rushed up to the boy and pulled him into a relieved hug.
"Sirius, I'm fine." Harry answered softly. "Ginny, this is my godfather Sirius, Sirius, my girlfriend Ginny Weasley. She's Rons' sister." He introduced awkwardly.
"He.. He's a mur.murderer." Ginny stammered.
"No, no he's not. Sirius is innocent. Gin, it's a really long story. I'll explain later."
"Nice to meet you." Sirius held out his hand carefully, and Ginny took it, nervousness written all over her face. Harry turned to Dumbledore, his anger under more control than before, thanks to Ginny.
"Sorry for blowing up like that earlier, sir." He muttered in embarrassment. Sirius looked over at him in surprise.
"Harry, you really shouldn't shout at your professors." He scolded gently. Harry glared at him.
"I know, Sirius, but."
"Harry has been reprimanded, Sirius. You can thank Miss Weasley for that." Dumbledore interrupted, his eyes twinkling in amusement. Sirius shook his head.
"Right, sorry. Now what's all this about James?" he asked angrily. "Headmaster, it was not James. He's dead, you know that. Maybe it was someone else, but it couldn't have been James. A death eater, probably. In disguise." Harry nodded quietly by his godfathers' side.
"But Sirius, who would do that, and why?" Remus asked in confusion.
"To get close to Harry." Sirius replied sharply, draping a protective arm around his godsons' shoulder. "To do what they're doing right now. Making him upset."
"Sirius, I'm fine." Harry retorted loudly.
"Then what about Severus? He thought it was James. He let it into the castle! And that man is not easily tricked!" Remus stated wildly.
"Yeah, because he's a death eater too!" Sirius retorted.
"Sirius, Remus, that's enough!" Dumbledore said sharply. "Severus is not a death eater. As for this James-look- alike, we will have to see. Though personally, I do believe it really is him. "And I would like you all to relax. Miss Weasley, if it is Harrys' wish you may stay here. If he prefers you leave, then you must. Harry?"
"Will you stay, Gin?" Harry asked hopefully. Ginny smiled and moved forward, her eyes flicking nervously at Sirius before leaning against Harry and allowing his arm to rest around her waist. Sirius moved away with a wry grin.
"I'll leave you two to your business then. Just remember Harry, there's plenty of fish in the sea."
"Sirius!" Remus cried. Sirius laughed happily. "You dog." Remus added with a hearty grin at his friend.
"If you want me to stay here, I will." Ginny whispered to Harry, who smiled gratefully.
"Thanks." He whispered back.
"Anytime." Ginny answered with a smile. The mood in the room was considerably lighter, but the chatter was interrupted as the fireplace shook and the flames turned emerald.
"Somebody's' flooing here." Remus said with a frown.
"Yeah, and there's' more than one of them too." Sirius muttered. The fire started to whirl in the fireplace, and Harry, Ginny, Remus, Sirius, and Dumbledore all waited as a ball of soot landed on the floor, followed by two more balls of soot.
The occupants in the room stared in shock at what they saw.
[Drum roll please]
Sirius flung himself out of the fireplace and seized the shocked Remus Lupin by the collar of his ragged robes.
"Where's Harry? Is Voldemort gonna kill him? Did they hurt him? Are you sending people to get him? Is Snape the one who brought him to Voldemort? I knew he was on the dark."
"SIRIUS!" Remus interrupted loudly. Sirius stopped, his hands waving soundlessly above his head, staring at Lupin and looking in all the world like a madman. "Harry is right here at Hogwarts. It's Hermione that Voldemort has."
"She's alive though, right? Oh, I should be comforting Harry, but really Remus, you made it sound so urgent." Sirius answered, his shoulders slumping.
"Sirius, this is a very serious situation, no pun intended." Remus replied. "Seems Hermione was rescued last summer by James Potter. She knew he was alive. Apparently he handed himself in and now he's gone after Hermione. Severus is with him, though." Sirius exploded again.
"Alive? Ridiculous! James is dead, what is this, some kind of sick game? Don't tell me you told Harry? Oh god, he must be so confused.." Sirius was ranting again, and he knew it. His arms were waving wildly in the air as he paced back and forth, talking up a storm.
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Harry and Ginny sat together on the stairs, Ginny sniffing and Harry looking guilty as hell, when he heard the voice yell,
"SIRIUS!" He turned to Ginny.
"I guess I better go talk to Dumbledore now. Thanks Gin."
"You're welcome, Harry. Would you like me to come with you?"
"Yes, please." Harry replied weakly, feeling like a small child, and the two walked into Dumbldores' office. Ginny froze and pointed at Sirius, who was waving his arms like a madman.
"SIRIUS BLACK!" Sirius stopped in the middle of the floor and stared at Ginny.
"Who are you?" he asked before turning to his godson. "Harry, are you alright? You've been crying, haven't you? Come here." Sirius rushed up to the boy and pulled him into a relieved hug.
"Sirius, I'm fine." Harry answered softly. "Ginny, this is my godfather Sirius, Sirius, my girlfriend Ginny Weasley. She's Rons' sister." He introduced awkwardly.
"He.. He's a mur.murderer." Ginny stammered.
"No, no he's not. Sirius is innocent. Gin, it's a really long story. I'll explain later."
"Nice to meet you." Sirius held out his hand carefully, and Ginny took it, nervousness written all over her face. Harry turned to Dumbledore, his anger under more control than before, thanks to Ginny.
"Sorry for blowing up like that earlier, sir." He muttered in embarrassment. Sirius looked over at him in surprise.
"Harry, you really shouldn't shout at your professors." He scolded gently. Harry glared at him.
"I know, Sirius, but."
"Harry has been reprimanded, Sirius. You can thank Miss Weasley for that." Dumbledore interrupted, his eyes twinkling in amusement. Sirius shook his head.
"Right, sorry. Now what's all this about James?" he asked angrily. "Headmaster, it was not James. He's dead, you know that. Maybe it was someone else, but it couldn't have been James. A death eater, probably. In disguise." Harry nodded quietly by his godfathers' side.
"But Sirius, who would do that, and why?" Remus asked in confusion.
"To get close to Harry." Sirius replied sharply, draping a protective arm around his godsons' shoulder. "To do what they're doing right now. Making him upset."
"Sirius, I'm fine." Harry retorted loudly.
"Then what about Severus? He thought it was James. He let it into the castle! And that man is not easily tricked!" Remus stated wildly.
"Yeah, because he's a death eater too!" Sirius retorted.
"Sirius, Remus, that's enough!" Dumbledore said sharply. "Severus is not a death eater. As for this James-look- alike, we will have to see. Though personally, I do believe it really is him. "And I would like you all to relax. Miss Weasley, if it is Harrys' wish you may stay here. If he prefers you leave, then you must. Harry?"
"Will you stay, Gin?" Harry asked hopefully. Ginny smiled and moved forward, her eyes flicking nervously at Sirius before leaning against Harry and allowing his arm to rest around her waist. Sirius moved away with a wry grin.
"I'll leave you two to your business then. Just remember Harry, there's plenty of fish in the sea."
"Sirius!" Remus cried. Sirius laughed happily. "You dog." Remus added with a hearty grin at his friend.
"If you want me to stay here, I will." Ginny whispered to Harry, who smiled gratefully.
"Thanks." He whispered back.
"Anytime." Ginny answered with a smile. The mood in the room was considerably lighter, but the chatter was interrupted as the fireplace shook and the flames turned emerald.
"Somebody's' flooing here." Remus said with a frown.
"Yeah, and there's' more than one of them too." Sirius muttered. The fire started to whirl in the fireplace, and Harry, Ginny, Remus, Sirius, and Dumbledore all waited as a ball of soot landed on the floor, followed by two more balls of soot.
The occupants in the room stared in shock at what they saw.
[Drum roll please]
