Chapter 14: The Mission
After talking to all the teachers whom she had grown up with Severus and Bailey headed off to Voldemort's manor. "Now remember what I said. Use Petrificus Totalus and apparate to the ministry Dumbledore will be there with the Minister of Magic and his top Aurors."
"Got it now will you go and distract them." Bailey whispered as they entered the house. Bailey hid under Dumbledore's invisibility cloak.
"Mcnair where's Pettigrew? I needed to talk to him about something." Snape asked.
"He's asleep." Mcnair grunted then walked away. Snape wakled into the next room and opened the door for Bailey. "5 minutes is all that I can promise you."
Bailey pulled off the invisibility cloak. "Petrificus Totalus." She then took his hand and apparated to the ministry.
"Dumbledore, Minister, I give you the very real and very much alive Peter Pettigrew. See Sirius Black never killed James Potter." Bailey said handing Peter over to Frank.
"Who are you?" The new Minister asked.
"I'm Bailey Potter, niece of James Potter and finance to Sirius Black.
"Dumbledore is this true?" One of the Aurors asked.
"Yes, Bailey was hiding in America. Severus Snape got her to come back."
"Frank please go to Azkaban and release Mr. Black. Send him to Hogwarts." The Minister said Frank left.
"Thank you miss Potter, and Congradulations." The Minister shook her hand.
"Well we must be off." Dumbledore said escorting Bailey back to Hogwarts.
"Dumbledore can you please get Harry, and whoever he feels comfortable around please. Give us about ten minutes though. I want to talk to Sirius." Bailey sat down infront of Dumbledore's desk. Frank arrived with Sirius. He looked exactly like he did beofre he went in just older.
"Bailey he's all yours." Frank said sitting him down.
"Bailey is that really you?" Sirius asked wide eyed.
"Yeah it's me, I'm back. Severus and I captured Pettigrew and you've been freed. Dumbledore is getting James' son for me." Bailey said hugging him.
"You're engaged?" Sirius said broken hearted.
"Yeah to you, I've never taken the ring off and never gave up on you. I told you I loved you and I meant it." Bailey said kissing him.
"I love you too. I've missed you and when the Daily Prophet said you went missing and you might have been dead. I hated hearing that."
"I did I ran away to America. I just got back today. I was upset when I heard that you killed James until Severus told me the truth now get out of those Azkaban clothes and into these." Bailey said handing him some of his old clothes.
"Thanks, I'm sorry for leaving you." Sirius said changing clothes.
"You never left, I did." Bailey said kissing him. "I've missed that also." A few minutes later Harry, Hermione, Ron, Lupin, and Dumbledore entered the room.
"Lupin wanted to be here for this also." Dumbledore said.
"Professor are we in trouble? What's Sirius Black doing here?" Hermione asked frightened.
"Don't worry Miss Granger, Sirius is innocent, they caught Peter Pettigrew. I've invited you here because there is soemthing Harry needs to know." Dumbledore said sitting down and drawing up extra chairs.
"Harry have you heard of the Marauders?" Bailey asked sitting on Sirius' lap.
"Yeah my dad was on of them." Harry said confused.
"Well your mum, Lupin, Sirius, and I are the other Marauders. So was Peter. Peter killed your parents by telling Voldemort where they werehiding. Your grandparents, and my parents were killed by Death Eaters also. Sirius is your Godfather Henry." Bailey said watching the expressions change on Harry's face.
"Bailey tell him all of it." Dumbledore said.
"Harry I"m James' niece, which means your my cousin, and ocne Sirius and I settle down and find jobs we would like it if you come to live with us instead of the Dursleys. I heard how horrible they are to you." Bailey said looking straight at Harry.
"I would love to but what took you so long to find me?" Harry asked.
"When I heard abotu James, Lily, and Peter I was distraught, but when I found out my fiance was the one who killed htem I couldn't stand it, I ran away that night to America. I contacted a trusted friend last week, and just got here today."
"You trust Snape?" Ron said, he couldn't help himself.
"Yes, we went to school together and he was a very good friend of mine, even though James hated it." Bailey said laughing.
"Bailey you can take Snape's place until he returns and when he does you can assist Remus. Sirius I talked to the Minister and he said you could work in the International Games and Sports section of the Ministry." Dumbledore said smiling, seeing Sirius and Bailey back together made him smile.
"Thank you Dumbledore." Bailey said hugging him.
"It's the least I can do, for now a room had been set up for you in the old Head Boy and Girl tower. Lupin's residence is there also." The three adults left for the tower.
"It's so good to see you three together again. May I have the password please?" The portrait asked.
"Maraudering." Lupin said smiling.
"Ah music to my ears." The portrait said as it opened.
"You never changed it?" Bailey asked.
"What would the point be? I left it just in case you decided to coem back one night. Well I'm off to bed it's been a long night." Lupin said walking up the staircase.
"I haven't been in here since graduation." Bailey smiled and pulled Sirius onto the couch and started kissing him.
"I'm glad you never gave up on me, on us. I can't wait to marry you finally. I'm not waiting another four years." Sirius said kissing her back They fell asleep on the couch in each other's arms. That morning Lupin saw them but didn't bother in waking them up. Instead he covered them with a blanket and headed for the Great Hall.