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~ "' The Devil made me do it.' I have never made one of them do
anything. They live their own tiny lives. I do not live their lives
for them." ~
~ Lucifer ~
Half an hour later Snape and Dumbledore entered the room.
"Sirius, Rinoa could you come with me please?"
"Where are we going Albus?" asked Sirius.
"To the ministry, you're going to be pardoned and Rinoa is going to contest Lucious Malfoy's request of custody."
"Will they let her do that?" asked Remus.
"Couldn't one of us just file her as a dependent until she graduates?" asked Molly Weasley.
"I hope it won't come to that, but if it does I have a plan," said Albus. "Severus would you mind remaining here until we return?"
"No headmaster."
"Good, Thank you. Well, we'd best be off."
And with that Albus Dumbledore in a flurry of purple robes left the room with Sirius and Rinoa trailing behind. Neither was looking forward to going to the Ministry of Magic.
When the three guests piled out o the phone booth and into the lobby Sirius and Rinoa both felt terribly out of place. Sirius was wearing a pair of old muggle jeans and a black T-shirt. His black hair was rather unkempt and hung in his unshaven face. Rinoa was wearing some baggy black pants, her knee-high lace up Doc Martins, and a black and red ¾ sleeve baseball shirt. Her beautiful red hair was up in a very high ponytail that distinctly resemble something from the 80's (do ya'll remember that?) and happened to fall right in front of the scar on her lip from the attack. To say that two stuck out would be a drastic understatement, and they both seemed to be rooted to the spot. Albus turned to them and gestured for them to follow him to the security stand. Neither wanted to go in there. Sirius paled, remembering his rather quick and unfair trial, and Rinoa was shaking as all the workers stared at them in wonder.
Sirius noticed her discomfort. "C'mon Rhin," he said putting a friendly arm around her shoulders. "We're Gryfindors, we can do this."
Rinoa nodded set her features in determination and followed Albus beside Sirius ignoring the stares of ministry officials along the way.
At 12 Grimmald Place...
"Remus?"
"Yes 'mione."
"Can Lucious Malfoy really get custody of Rhin? I mean legally? She's seventeen already and she'll be eighteen in November, I don't understand how that's possible if she's an adult by wizarding standards."
"Well, she's an adult, but she's till in school. I think that's why the Wizemagot is even considering this. On top of that, she doesn't have any means of supporting herself."
"Yes she does," Snape stated. It was the first time he had spoken since the three had left.
"What do you mean professor?" asked Tonks.
"Her parents left her a trust fund. When Melissa died she willed everything to Rinoa, so on top of the very sizable fortune her parents left her she now has Melissa's assets as well."
"How did you find that out?" asked Arthur.
"I asked the headmaster the same question as Ms. Granger."
Ministry...
Their wands had been registered and they were now in the office of the minister of magic, Cornelius Fudge (idiot extraordinaire). The rather amusing thing was that Fudge had invited Nancy White to report for the Prophet along with her very click crazy cameraman, who wouldn't stop taking pictures until Sirius growled at him. The two men had had a very difficult time restraining Rhin from cursing her on the spot, the only thing that got her was when they said it would hinder her own case for Fudge to see how "unstable" she was. However, Rinoa sent very frightening glares her way whenever she could, and Ms. White not having realized that Rinoa was going to be there was recoiling away from her.
Cornelius Fudge signed the papers freeing Sirius and granting him his compensation, and after posing for a few photographs attempted to extricate the group from his office.
"Not so fast Cornelius, you are forgetting our other matter of business. Young Ms. Edwards here is a legal adult in our world and therefore should not be forced to live with anyone she doesn't wish to."
"I understand that Albus, but she is still in school and will need a suitable place to stay for the summer. Children are not allowed to remain at Hogwarts during the summer holiday."
In that moment Sirius and Rinoa understood Dumbledore's plan.
"She can stay with me," sated Sirius. "After all she is friends with my Godson and my home is mine again. I would be honored to have her."
"Be that as it may Mr. Black, Mr. Malfoy has offered first and is prepared to pay for her schooling."
"Excuse me minister," Rinoa said quietly but forcefully effectively cutting him off. "But I believe as an adult I'm alowed to choose who I would like to reside with. I do not require Lucious Malfoy (she spit the name out like something vile) to pay for my schooling, nor do I desire him to do so. I have a very sizeable fortune left to me by my parents and I would appreciate it if you would refrain from treating me like an eleven-year-old child lost in the woods. I am an adult, I am head girl, and I can decide on my own. I would like to reside with Mr. Black."
Cornelius Fudge had a look of pure astonishment on his ugly face. Apparently he did not realize Rinoa Edwards was able to speak at all let alone form opinions.
"Well, now that that is settled I happen to have the paperwork right here with me so Sirius, Rinoa if you would just sign. Thank you, now I'll witness and there we go. It was lovely seeing you Cornelius," Albus said grinning as they exited the office.
The flames in the kitchen fireplace burned bright green before the form of Sirius Black fell out of the grate, followed shortly by Rinoa Edwards and Albus Dumbledore. The tale of what happened at the ministry was told and a sort of mini celebration was held at dinner to commemorate the occasion. Around midnight after most had left Harry decided to go for a walk and ended up in the library. When he entered he saw Rinoa sitting on the sill of an enormous window overlooking the surrounding neighborhood.
"Hey," she said quietly.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you," Harry turned to leave.
"Wait, I've been wanting to speak to you alone for a while and I probably won't get the chance again."
"Alright, what did you want to speak to me about?"
"I wanted to thank you for sending the Order after me that night. I don't know what would've happened if I hadn't been able to join, I would probably be rotting in a dungeon in Malfoy Manor. So, Thank you."
"Your Welcome."
Authors notes: Does everybody like it? Review please it makes me do the happy dance.
~ "' The Devil made me do it.' I have never made one of them do
anything. They live their own tiny lives. I do not live their lives
for them." ~
~ Lucifer ~
Half an hour later Snape and Dumbledore entered the room.
"Sirius, Rinoa could you come with me please?"
"Where are we going Albus?" asked Sirius.
"To the ministry, you're going to be pardoned and Rinoa is going to contest Lucious Malfoy's request of custody."
"Will they let her do that?" asked Remus.
"Couldn't one of us just file her as a dependent until she graduates?" asked Molly Weasley.
"I hope it won't come to that, but if it does I have a plan," said Albus. "Severus would you mind remaining here until we return?"
"No headmaster."
"Good, Thank you. Well, we'd best be off."
And with that Albus Dumbledore in a flurry of purple robes left the room with Sirius and Rinoa trailing behind. Neither was looking forward to going to the Ministry of Magic.
When the three guests piled out o the phone booth and into the lobby Sirius and Rinoa both felt terribly out of place. Sirius was wearing a pair of old muggle jeans and a black T-shirt. His black hair was rather unkempt and hung in his unshaven face. Rinoa was wearing some baggy black pants, her knee-high lace up Doc Martins, and a black and red ¾ sleeve baseball shirt. Her beautiful red hair was up in a very high ponytail that distinctly resemble something from the 80's (do ya'll remember that?) and happened to fall right in front of the scar on her lip from the attack. To say that two stuck out would be a drastic understatement, and they both seemed to be rooted to the spot. Albus turned to them and gestured for them to follow him to the security stand. Neither wanted to go in there. Sirius paled, remembering his rather quick and unfair trial, and Rinoa was shaking as all the workers stared at them in wonder.
Sirius noticed her discomfort. "C'mon Rhin," he said putting a friendly arm around her shoulders. "We're Gryfindors, we can do this."
Rinoa nodded set her features in determination and followed Albus beside Sirius ignoring the stares of ministry officials along the way.
At 12 Grimmald Place...
"Remus?"
"Yes 'mione."
"Can Lucious Malfoy really get custody of Rhin? I mean legally? She's seventeen already and she'll be eighteen in November, I don't understand how that's possible if she's an adult by wizarding standards."
"Well, she's an adult, but she's till in school. I think that's why the Wizemagot is even considering this. On top of that, she doesn't have any means of supporting herself."
"Yes she does," Snape stated. It was the first time he had spoken since the three had left.
"What do you mean professor?" asked Tonks.
"Her parents left her a trust fund. When Melissa died she willed everything to Rinoa, so on top of the very sizable fortune her parents left her she now has Melissa's assets as well."
"How did you find that out?" asked Arthur.
"I asked the headmaster the same question as Ms. Granger."
Ministry...
Their wands had been registered and they were now in the office of the minister of magic, Cornelius Fudge (idiot extraordinaire). The rather amusing thing was that Fudge had invited Nancy White to report for the Prophet along with her very click crazy cameraman, who wouldn't stop taking pictures until Sirius growled at him. The two men had had a very difficult time restraining Rhin from cursing her on the spot, the only thing that got her was when they said it would hinder her own case for Fudge to see how "unstable" she was. However, Rinoa sent very frightening glares her way whenever she could, and Ms. White not having realized that Rinoa was going to be there was recoiling away from her.
Cornelius Fudge signed the papers freeing Sirius and granting him his compensation, and after posing for a few photographs attempted to extricate the group from his office.
"Not so fast Cornelius, you are forgetting our other matter of business. Young Ms. Edwards here is a legal adult in our world and therefore should not be forced to live with anyone she doesn't wish to."
"I understand that Albus, but she is still in school and will need a suitable place to stay for the summer. Children are not allowed to remain at Hogwarts during the summer holiday."
In that moment Sirius and Rinoa understood Dumbledore's plan.
"She can stay with me," sated Sirius. "After all she is friends with my Godson and my home is mine again. I would be honored to have her."
"Be that as it may Mr. Black, Mr. Malfoy has offered first and is prepared to pay for her schooling."
"Excuse me minister," Rinoa said quietly but forcefully effectively cutting him off. "But I believe as an adult I'm alowed to choose who I would like to reside with. I do not require Lucious Malfoy (she spit the name out like something vile) to pay for my schooling, nor do I desire him to do so. I have a very sizeable fortune left to me by my parents and I would appreciate it if you would refrain from treating me like an eleven-year-old child lost in the woods. I am an adult, I am head girl, and I can decide on my own. I would like to reside with Mr. Black."
Cornelius Fudge had a look of pure astonishment on his ugly face. Apparently he did not realize Rinoa Edwards was able to speak at all let alone form opinions.
"Well, now that that is settled I happen to have the paperwork right here with me so Sirius, Rinoa if you would just sign. Thank you, now I'll witness and there we go. It was lovely seeing you Cornelius," Albus said grinning as they exited the office.
The flames in the kitchen fireplace burned bright green before the form of Sirius Black fell out of the grate, followed shortly by Rinoa Edwards and Albus Dumbledore. The tale of what happened at the ministry was told and a sort of mini celebration was held at dinner to commemorate the occasion. Around midnight after most had left Harry decided to go for a walk and ended up in the library. When he entered he saw Rinoa sitting on the sill of an enormous window overlooking the surrounding neighborhood.
"Hey," she said quietly.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you," Harry turned to leave.
"Wait, I've been wanting to speak to you alone for a while and I probably won't get the chance again."
"Alright, what did you want to speak to me about?"
"I wanted to thank you for sending the Order after me that night. I don't know what would've happened if I hadn't been able to join, I would probably be rotting in a dungeon in Malfoy Manor. So, Thank you."
"Your Welcome."
Authors notes: Does everybody like it? Review please it makes me do the happy dance.
