The following events take place between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m.

Sirius trotted down yet another alleyway. Aurors were everywhere, looking for him. He had to change back into human form in order to apparate, but he hadn't found a safe spot yet. Turning yet another corner, he stopped suddenly.

He sniffed. That smell was very familiar. Wormtail! he realized. Putting his nose to the ground, Sirius sniffed through the piles of garbage gathered in the alley. He moved along most of the alley before realizing the smell had been headed in the opposite direction.

He took off at a run, pausing from time to time to keep the scent. He had him now.

---------------5:08

"I'm not fooled" Dumbledore heard, waking immediately. Alastor Moody sat down beside him.

Dumbledore smiled. "But everyone else is, that is the important part, Alastor."

Moody smiled crookedly. "Has he said anything of use yet? He's been going for over thirty minutes now. Look at them-not one of them is paying attention. Eh!" Moody cried.

Everyone turned to look at him. Crouch stopped talking. "Not that it's really my place, but I think the time to spout rhetoric has passed. The war is over, ladies and gentlemen. Now, we've got a madman to catch. I say we go after him. What say all of you?"

Dumbledore smiled. "If only you had arrived sooner, Alastor, I may have been saved from my second uncomfortable nap on the night." The other members of the Wizengamot began to talk to one another. Crouch looked rather affronted, but quickly fell into conversation.

"They just needed a push to get them going. I'm heading over the aurors office. They're all in a tizzy over there. Half of them want to take Black down, no questions asked. The other half is willing to give him a fair trial. I'm the only one who's pushing to find Pettigrew, seeing as both Black and Remus were so keen to locate him tonight."

Dumbledore nodded. "I should be getting back to Hogwarts." he rose, and, saying his goodbyes. He and Moody left the courtroom and walked briskly back to the main level.

"I'll leave you here, Albus." Moody said gruffly. "Try and keep that joke shop you call a school under control today." he said, winking. Dumbledore smiled and stepped into a floo grate.

"Headmaster's Office!" he said clearly, disappearing in a cloud of green flames and smoke.

-----5:29

Sirius had lost the scent four blocks down from where he'd started. Cursing, he decided to go to Godric's Hollow.

Sirius had been expecting to have to search for a clue as to Harry's whereabouts. When he'd arrived, he spotted him immediately, sitting in the middle of a shiny orb, clapping happily.

Harry giggled when he spotted Sirius, reaching out his hands. Sirius laughed and walked towards him. The orb stopped him before he could touch Harry.

Harry grabbed his toy wand and pointed it at him, "Siwis!" he said, clapping his hands. Sirius' smile grew wider.

"Oh, Harry." Sirius said quietly. He rummaged around the wreckage and pulled the orange ball out. He threw it up in the air a few times, catching it.

"Siwis, Siwis!" Harry repeated. Sirius placed the orange ball at the edge of the shield.

"I can't stay, little one. They're looking for me, Harry. But I promise I'll keep an eye on you, ok?" Sirius promised. "I'm your guardian now. I'll take care of you."

Sirius strode off into the clearing before turning back into his dog form, trying as hard as he could to ignore Harry's cries. "Sorry, little boy. I have to find someone."

------5:39

Severus Snape was sitting in the leather armchair in his rooms. His feet were propped up on the ottoman, mug of coffee in his hands.

He normally didn't drink the stuff, but he needed stronger drink than tea to help him through the morning. The students were all up. Breakfast would begin in just over twenty minutes.

Hopefully, he thought, they would all be exhausted by their through-the-night merry making and needs naps in the afternoon. That would be splendid.

He was beginning to doze off when an insistent tapping on the window. Turning, he saw Lucius' owl outside, a letter clutched in its beak. He sighed. He had been waiting for the inevitable note.

Walking to the window and unlatching it, the eagle owl soared in to his room and deposited the letter deftly in his hands. Severus immediately went to his jar or owl treats and offered one up. Lucius' owl took and swooped back out of the room.

His hands were trembling, he realized, as he unsealed the envelope with his wand. He wondered what Lucius had to say.

Severus-
Being at Hogwarts, you must know more than what has leaked out. Is it true? The Dark Lord was defeated? Please let me know.

Lucius

Severus folded the letter and replaced it in the envelope. Lucius Malfoy was scared. He needed to tell Dumbledore. He wondered if this could be used as evidence against Lucius.

-----5:47

Dumbledore had arrived at his office, only to realize young Harry was still sitting at Godric's Hollow. He had informed Fawkes of his plans and immediately left again.

As he approached the scene, he looked around. The charms and spells the Ministry had put in place were holding. No muggles were milling about. To them, the house appeared as it always had, no damage whatsoever.

To Dumbledore, though, the sight again brought tears to his eyes. Waving his wand, he gathered up the charred remains of James and Lily, placing them in urns he had brought with him. Setting them off to the side, he approached Harry.

He seemed undisturbed. He doesn't understand, Dumbledore thought sadly. Currently, Harry was napping, curled on his blanket, tightly clutching his toy wand, the wand he and Minerva had given him.

As Dumbledore sat down on a pile of boards next to he orb, he noticed something. Strange. That ball wasn't there before. Reaching down, he grabbed the orange ball from the pile of dirt it had been resting on.

There were teeth marks on it. Again, odd. The Potters owned no dog, and these certainly weren't baby teeth marks. He looked at it again closely before setting it back down.

"I will send someone to fetch you, Harry. We just need to set a few things right first." he informed the sleeping babe.