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"Harry, I'm sorry." Remus said as he followed Harry's look and saw Albus standing near the entrance of the hotel.
"Don't worry about it." Harry said as he tried to force a smile for Remus's benefit.
Took a deep breath to calm the anger that seemed to swell up inside as he reluctantly begin to move forward. He knew that he had been taking a huge chance by contacting Remus and Tonks and asking them to join him and Sirius for the last few days of their vacation, however he could tell that Sirius was missing them, and had decided that it would be worth it, if it made his godfather happy.
"Mr. Potter, a word in private if you please." Albus said as he sent Sirius a scathing glare as they all entered the hotel and made their way up to the suite that Sirius and Harry were staying in.
"Do you have any idea, how much trouble you have caused by your recent actions?" Albus demanded angrily one he and Harry were locked away in one the bedrooms.
"Your childish behavior has caused more problems than you can even begin to imagine."
"Childish?" Harry interrupted, deciding that he was not going to just let Dumbledore walk all over him ever again.
"You, of all people should know I have never acted like a child. A child would have someone to care about him, make sure he had the things he needed while growing up. A child would have someone to talk to about his problems. A child would be able to cry if they were hurt. A child would be able to play without fear that some insane egotistical power hungry idiot was going to appear out of nowhere and kill him. I think you and I both know that I have NEVER had the opportunity to be childish in my life." Harry stated as he met the headmasters angry glare with one of his own. Silently daring the man to continue.
A few moments later a gentle tap on the door broke the angry silence in the room as the door opened and several wizards Harry had never seen before entered the room.
"Headmaster, I am Sean Wood, I trust that you and Mr. Potter are ready?" Sean asked as he made a mental note of the scene before him.
"Ready for what?" Harry asked as he calmly turned to face the three men standing by the door.
"The minister of our country has requested that you and party appear before a special counsel meeting to explain why you have entered our country illegally. Mr. Lupin, Mr. Black and Ms. Tonks, have already departed and are waiting for you at the ministry." Sean said as he smiled at Harry.
"Then we should so that no one is kept waiting." Harry said as he returned the man's friendly smile and crossed the room to his side, his instincts telling him that he could trust the man, despite the look of mistrust on Dumbledore's face.
"Harry Potter pleased to meet you all." Harry said as he extended his hand and smiled warmly at each of the three men completely ignoring Albus as they made their way out of the hotel and climbed into a long black limousine.
The short ride to the United States Ministry of Magic was filled with talk as Harry asked each man what he did, and enquired about his families. All the while Harry's mind was filled with dread that Sirius might be detained and sent back to prison.
Harry walked down the long corridor of the Ministry building, listening intently while Sean gave him a brief tour of the building before leading him into a large room where Remus, Tonks and Sirius were waiting.
"If you all will follow me." Sean said sending a reassuring smile to them all as he led them inside a large room where there were several people gathered around a large table waiting for them to arrive.
"Please be seated while I tell the minister that you have arrived." Sean said as he waved his hand in the direction of five empty chairs on the far side of the table.
"That won't be necessary." The minister said as he entered the room from a side door and smiled warmly at Harry, Remus, Tonks, and Sirius. Before turning his attention to Albus.
"Headmaster Dumbledore, I assume you have told your friends why we are all gathered here today." The minister said as he straightened a stack of papers that someone had just placed before him.
"Unfortunately I was unable to do so before your men arrived." Albus stated acidly, not at all liking the fact that he had been forced to deal with the mess that Harry had created.
"Well since I don't have all day to deal with this, I will make this short." The minister stated as he waved his hand and several sheets of paper appeared before Harry and the others, listing the laws that had been broken since their entrance into the country.
Harry silently looked glanced down at the list and sat stunned at the long list of charges against them. He and Sirius had been extremely careful about using magic of any kind since their arrival.
Glancing over at Sirius, Harry could not help but see he had gone pale beneath the tan he had acquired during the last few weeks.
"I am willing to overlook some of the less serious charges listed, however even I cannot overlook the fact that Mr. Black is an escaped convict and the fact that Mr. Potter is an accomplice by helping him to enter this country. However, I try and be fair in all matters that cross my desk, so rather than pass immediate judgment, I am willing to listen to what you all have to say." The minister stated as he leaned back in his chair and waited for an explanation.
Harry listened in silence as Sirius began to nervously defend himself, until Harry realized by the look on the minister's face that he did not believe a word Sirius was saying. Glancing at the headmaster of his school, Harry could not help but feel that he was not going to help Sirius at all.
"Excuse me sir." Harry said interrupting his godfather.
"I wondering if I might have a word with you in private." Harry requested as he sent the minister his most charming smile and rose to his feet.
"Mr. Potter, unlike the ministry of Britain, I am just a representative of the people of this council. A spokesperson, there fore to speak with me in privet would accomplish nothing, however if you wish to speak privately with the entire council, I am sure that the other's in your party would not object to waiting outside for a few moments." The minister said as he nodded for the other's to leave the room.
"First of all, I would like to thank you all for indulging me and my wish to speak to you all privately." Harry said as he rose to his feet addressed the council.
"Second, I would like to state for the record, that my godfather, Sirius Black, is truly an innocent man. He was sent to prison by the Minister of Britain, without a trial, nor the chance to defend himself in any way. I know that this all might sound farfetched, however, it is the truth." Harry stated.
"I would like the chance to prove my godfather innocent by requesting that you give him a truth potion of your choosing. You can then question him, all I ask is that once this is done, that you set him free, if you are all convinced that he was wrongly accused." Harry added before sitting down.
"Mr. Potter, you have to admit, that it would save us all a lot of time to just contact the Britain Ministry and deport you all, letting them deal with this entire matter as they see fit." The minister stated.
"I agree that that would be the easiest thing to do, but what is easy is not always right. It is the choices that we make, that determine whether we are people of pride, honor and trust or people of deceit, lies and self- serving. To simply deport us to Britain, you would be sending an innocent man back to a hell he escaped only because he knew my life to be in danger." Harry said as he took a sip of the water that had been set before him.
"However, if knowing that you would be doing what is fair, and what is right, is not enough, I have something else to offer." Harry added as he realized that the council was not willing to waste any more time than was absolutely necessary.
"What would this something else be?" The minister asked wondering what the young man sitting across from them could have that could possibly be important enough to get his godfather a trial.
"Harry, I'm sorry." Remus said as he followed Harry's look and saw Albus standing near the entrance of the hotel.
"Don't worry about it." Harry said as he tried to force a smile for Remus's benefit.
Took a deep breath to calm the anger that seemed to swell up inside as he reluctantly begin to move forward. He knew that he had been taking a huge chance by contacting Remus and Tonks and asking them to join him and Sirius for the last few days of their vacation, however he could tell that Sirius was missing them, and had decided that it would be worth it, if it made his godfather happy.
"Mr. Potter, a word in private if you please." Albus said as he sent Sirius a scathing glare as they all entered the hotel and made their way up to the suite that Sirius and Harry were staying in.
"Do you have any idea, how much trouble you have caused by your recent actions?" Albus demanded angrily one he and Harry were locked away in one the bedrooms.
"Your childish behavior has caused more problems than you can even begin to imagine."
"Childish?" Harry interrupted, deciding that he was not going to just let Dumbledore walk all over him ever again.
"You, of all people should know I have never acted like a child. A child would have someone to care about him, make sure he had the things he needed while growing up. A child would have someone to talk to about his problems. A child would be able to cry if they were hurt. A child would be able to play without fear that some insane egotistical power hungry idiot was going to appear out of nowhere and kill him. I think you and I both know that I have NEVER had the opportunity to be childish in my life." Harry stated as he met the headmasters angry glare with one of his own. Silently daring the man to continue.
A few moments later a gentle tap on the door broke the angry silence in the room as the door opened and several wizards Harry had never seen before entered the room.
"Headmaster, I am Sean Wood, I trust that you and Mr. Potter are ready?" Sean asked as he made a mental note of the scene before him.
"Ready for what?" Harry asked as he calmly turned to face the three men standing by the door.
"The minister of our country has requested that you and party appear before a special counsel meeting to explain why you have entered our country illegally. Mr. Lupin, Mr. Black and Ms. Tonks, have already departed and are waiting for you at the ministry." Sean said as he smiled at Harry.
"Then we should so that no one is kept waiting." Harry said as he returned the man's friendly smile and crossed the room to his side, his instincts telling him that he could trust the man, despite the look of mistrust on Dumbledore's face.
"Harry Potter pleased to meet you all." Harry said as he extended his hand and smiled warmly at each of the three men completely ignoring Albus as they made their way out of the hotel and climbed into a long black limousine.
The short ride to the United States Ministry of Magic was filled with talk as Harry asked each man what he did, and enquired about his families. All the while Harry's mind was filled with dread that Sirius might be detained and sent back to prison.
Harry walked down the long corridor of the Ministry building, listening intently while Sean gave him a brief tour of the building before leading him into a large room where Remus, Tonks and Sirius were waiting.
"If you all will follow me." Sean said sending a reassuring smile to them all as he led them inside a large room where there were several people gathered around a large table waiting for them to arrive.
"Please be seated while I tell the minister that you have arrived." Sean said as he waved his hand in the direction of five empty chairs on the far side of the table.
"That won't be necessary." The minister said as he entered the room from a side door and smiled warmly at Harry, Remus, Tonks, and Sirius. Before turning his attention to Albus.
"Headmaster Dumbledore, I assume you have told your friends why we are all gathered here today." The minister said as he straightened a stack of papers that someone had just placed before him.
"Unfortunately I was unable to do so before your men arrived." Albus stated acidly, not at all liking the fact that he had been forced to deal with the mess that Harry had created.
"Well since I don't have all day to deal with this, I will make this short." The minister stated as he waved his hand and several sheets of paper appeared before Harry and the others, listing the laws that had been broken since their entrance into the country.
Harry silently looked glanced down at the list and sat stunned at the long list of charges against them. He and Sirius had been extremely careful about using magic of any kind since their arrival.
Glancing over at Sirius, Harry could not help but see he had gone pale beneath the tan he had acquired during the last few weeks.
"I am willing to overlook some of the less serious charges listed, however even I cannot overlook the fact that Mr. Black is an escaped convict and the fact that Mr. Potter is an accomplice by helping him to enter this country. However, I try and be fair in all matters that cross my desk, so rather than pass immediate judgment, I am willing to listen to what you all have to say." The minister stated as he leaned back in his chair and waited for an explanation.
Harry listened in silence as Sirius began to nervously defend himself, until Harry realized by the look on the minister's face that he did not believe a word Sirius was saying. Glancing at the headmaster of his school, Harry could not help but feel that he was not going to help Sirius at all.
"Excuse me sir." Harry said interrupting his godfather.
"I wondering if I might have a word with you in private." Harry requested as he sent the minister his most charming smile and rose to his feet.
"Mr. Potter, unlike the ministry of Britain, I am just a representative of the people of this council. A spokesperson, there fore to speak with me in privet would accomplish nothing, however if you wish to speak privately with the entire council, I am sure that the other's in your party would not object to waiting outside for a few moments." The minister said as he nodded for the other's to leave the room.
"First of all, I would like to thank you all for indulging me and my wish to speak to you all privately." Harry said as he rose to his feet addressed the council.
"Second, I would like to state for the record, that my godfather, Sirius Black, is truly an innocent man. He was sent to prison by the Minister of Britain, without a trial, nor the chance to defend himself in any way. I know that this all might sound farfetched, however, it is the truth." Harry stated.
"I would like the chance to prove my godfather innocent by requesting that you give him a truth potion of your choosing. You can then question him, all I ask is that once this is done, that you set him free, if you are all convinced that he was wrongly accused." Harry added before sitting down.
"Mr. Potter, you have to admit, that it would save us all a lot of time to just contact the Britain Ministry and deport you all, letting them deal with this entire matter as they see fit." The minister stated.
"I agree that that would be the easiest thing to do, but what is easy is not always right. It is the choices that we make, that determine whether we are people of pride, honor and trust or people of deceit, lies and self- serving. To simply deport us to Britain, you would be sending an innocent man back to a hell he escaped only because he knew my life to be in danger." Harry said as he took a sip of the water that had been set before him.
"However, if knowing that you would be doing what is fair, and what is right, is not enough, I have something else to offer." Harry added as he realized that the council was not willing to waste any more time than was absolutely necessary.
"What would this something else be?" The minister asked wondering what the young man sitting across from them could have that could possibly be important enough to get his godfather a trial.