Chapter 1 Innocent Death

'Shocking business…shocking…miracle none of them died…imagine the boy-who-lived killed by dementors…never heard the like…by thunder, it was lucky you were there, Snape… amazing, truly amazing that you could get a Patronus to ward off all those Dementors'

'Thank you, Minister.'

'Order of Merlin, First Class, I'd say. I shudder to think what would have happened if you hadn't been able to save the children!'

'Thank you very much indeed, Minister.'

'Nasty cut you've got there…from Black, I suppose?'

'As a matter of fact, it was Potter, Weasley and Granger, Minister…'

'No!'

'Black had clearly bewitched them to belive his lies, I could see it immediately. A Confundus Charm, to judge by their behavior…

Harry sat up in bed putting his glasses on and getting his wand. He felt very groggy and his eyelids felt too heavy to lift. Everything seemed to be working very slowly in his brain. He didn't think he was hearing right. Why would Snape get the Order of Merlin?

'I need to see the Headmaster,' he said.

'Potter,' said Madam Pomfrey soothingly, 'it's all right. They've got Black. You're safe now, he can't hurt you. He's locked away upstairs. The Dementors will be performing the Kiss any moment now-'

'WHAT?'

Harry jumped out of bed; Hermione had done the same.

'Minister, listen!' Harry broke into the conversation, stumbling out of the hospital wing. All he wanted to do was lie back on the comfortable bed forever but he had to make them see reason, for Sirius. 'Sirius Black's innocent I tell you! Peter Pettigrew faked his own death and has escaped again! We saw him there tonight! You can't let the Dementors do that to Sirius, he's-'

But Fudge was shacking his head with a small smile on his face.

'Harry, Harry, you're very confused, you've been thorough a dreadful ordeal, lie back down, now, we've got everything under control, just have some chocolate and rest…'

'YOU HAVEN'T!' HARRY YELLED. ' YOU'VR GOT THE WRONG MAN!'

'Minister, listen, please,' Hermione started but was interrupted by Dumbledore entering the room.

'Professor Dumbledore, Sirius Black –' Harry said but was broken off by Snape.

'I suppose he's told you the same fairy tale he's planted in Potter's mind? He spat 'Something about a rat, and Pettigrew being alive –'

'That, indeed, is Black's story,' said Dumbledore, surveying Snape closely through his half-moon spectacles. 'I would like to speak to Harry and Hermione alone. I belive you have other business to attend to with Black.' Dumbledore said with a significant look at Snape and Fudge.

'Yes, yes you're right of cause. Come Professor' Fudge said before walking out of the room, followed by Snape.

'Professor, Black's telling the truth – we saw Pettigrew –'

'- he escaped when Professor Lupin turned into a werewolf-'

'- he's a rat, we're not confused he was there-'

'- Pettigrew's front paw, I mean, finger, he cut it off –'

' – Pettigrew attacked Ron, it wasn't Sirius, he's innocent-'

But Dumbledore held up his hand to stem the flood of explanations.

' Now listen to me and stop being foolish. Black has hit you with a number of curses and you are not in your right mind. Black is a dangerous man, so you must understand that Fudge has got no choice but to give him the Dementor's kiss. If he was let go… we would be faced with dark and terrible times.'

'NO SIRIUS IS INNOCENT!' Harry cried leaping out of bed.

'I am truly sorry. Restrainio. Expelliarmus.' Dumbledore cried catching their wands. 'Try to sleep you need to rest'.

'LET ME GO! PLEASE NO, NOT SIRIUS, PLEASE SIR YOU MUST SEE HE'S INNOCENT, HE'S DONE NOTHING WRONG!' Harry yelled, unable to do anything more while confined to his bed.

A single, piercing scream cut through the night before silence closed in around the hospital wing once more. A cold, harshness entered Harry's eyes and his face turned into an expressionless mask. Inside he was seething, How could they? He was innocent. Damn it he was innocent. They just killed the wrong man they killed Sirius.

'Harry I'm so sorry but he was a dark and twisted man. It was all lies what he told you. This is for the best.' Dumbledore said comfortingly to Harry as he lifted the restraining charm from Harry and Hermione.

'Yes, all for the best…' Harry replied softly, more to hide his seething emotions than to answer Dumbledore.

You won't get away with this. I won't let you.

Damn you Dumbledore. Damn you Fudge.

Damn all of you that took away any chance of happiness.

You forced me to live in hell with the Dursley's my whole childhood and now you take away my godfather.

Yet you expect me to be your faithful servant, the savoir of the light.

Fools.

I will have revenge.

Author's Notes: Much of this chapter has been copied directly from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I have only done it in this chapter to link my story with canon and show the place where it deviates. No other chapters will contain text directly from any of the Harry Potter books.

Restrainio stop someone from moving from the place where they are, they can talk.