Harry Potter and the New Start

The Outside World

Hi everyone! Big thanks to all of the reviewers! I'm sorry if in the responses someone's name didn't get bolded or your response is bunched up with someone elses. It's perfect on my computer, but it didn't quite look so good when I uploaded it. I tried to fix it all, but I might have missed something!

For everyone who was wondering when Remus would appear, here's your chapter!

-----------------------------------Hogwarts

Arabella's face disappeared from his fireplace with a pop, and Albus sat down in his chair heavily. Harry Potter was missing.

"Albus?" Minerva McGonagall almost timidly whispered. The headmaster of Hogwarts stared straight ahead and didn't even acknowledge that she'd said anything. "What does this mean?"

After a few seconds of silence, Dumbledore sighed. "It means, Minerva, that Sirius Black escaped to take Harry."

Minerva gasped. "No, Albus. There's no way! He's just a baby."

The Headmaster looked as though he'd aged years in only moments. Black's escape and Harry's disappearance corresponded with each other too closely for it to be coincidence. "There is no way that it was someone else. Black has taken Harry back."

"Well, what can we do?" McGonagall asked him. What she didn't realize was that Dumbledore was almost as idealess as she was.

"We search for them, hoping to find Harry alive and well." Albus simply stated. There was nothing else to it. But if Black didn't want to be found, if he knew someplace that others did not, then there would be no hope in finding him.

Something that Sirius Black's former teacher knew all too well. "And if we don't find Harry alive? If we don't find him at all?"

"Then the fate of the wizarding world is in jeopardy."

Like Dumbledore had done moments ago, Minerva sank down into the chair opposite Dumbledore's desk. "Oh dear."

"And if Sirius does not kill Harry, then I fear that things may be worse." Dumbledore mused as he shook his head. The twinkle in his blue eyes wasn't present, which scared Minerva just as much as the news itself. It was as though they didn't have any hope.

Her eyes narrowed in confusion, "What do you mean, Albus."

Again, Dumbledore sighed. He looked down at his desk. "Harry is powerful, we've always known that. When he comes of age, he will be more powerful than I am, or Voldemort." He ignored his fellow professor's wince at the name, "If Harry is raised to follow Voldemort's ways...not even I can stop him."

Minerva's heart clenched again. "That poor little boy. How could Black do this? It doesn't make sense."

"Sense isn't something that Black has displayed in quite some time." Dumbledore lamented. Not just talking about the Potter's demise. Even in his school days, Sirius Black was not known for his common sense. And in the words of James Potter himself, Sirius also wasn't known for his sanity either. At the time it had just been a joke, but not even Dumbledore himself could have predicted how right James would be.

Something told McGonagall that it was time to leave. She silently got up and walked from the room. Once the door was closed, Dumbledore pulled a picture from his desk.

The Marauders.

He'd watched the group of friends grow since day one. They all intrigued and amused him. Though, he'd never admit it - their pranks had been an endless source of amusement to him.

But it was the group itself that served to puzzle him. Such an unlikely group of friends. One, a werewolf hiding his secret. Another a coward – no matter how well meaning, in the group of such brave boys. The next was from a family so old and so well known for its good doing, and he was carrying on their light ways merely with a smile. The last was doing the same as the other, but he wasn't from the same family, his family was nothing but pure evil.

Dumbledore thought that Sirius would rise above it. And for so long it seemed he did. He was sorted to Gryffindor, not Slytherin like every other member of the Black family. He befriended the Potter family to the point where he went to live with them in his sixth year. He shunned his parents and his brother. He became an auror, with James by his side as his partner. They were two of the best aurors that had ever been seen, save Alastor Moody.

And on top of all of that, he was so close to James, Lily and Harry. He treated Lily like a sister at all times. And for seven years he was inseparable to James. Even after school had ended, they saw each other almost every day. Then when little Harry came along, most people thought that Lily and James were fools for making Sirius the godfather. Especially when Sirius was still such a child himself.

But anyone who had been around Harry and Sirius would see how much Sirius adored the child. He spoiled Harry and took his godfather role very seriously. The first thing he took very seriously in his entire life.

James had been so pleased that there would be someone around who loved Harry if anything were to have happened to him. But now, as it turned out, Peter was dead and Remus was alone. Black was the traitor that no one would have guessed. And he had Harry.

"I'm so sorry, James."

------------------------------Remus Lupin's Cottage

The werewolf paced his small living room back and forth. He'd been in constant movement since he had heard about Sirius and Harry from McGonagall. "How could you, Sirius?"

Harry was just a baby. As small innocent child. He was James's child. And Sirius had taken him. He might have killed him already as it was. "You've taken James and Peter, weren't they enough? Why couldn't you just let Harry be?" He whispered. He knew that there was no one in the room, but that didn't matter to him anymore.

The look on Sirius's face when Harry had been put in his arms was still fresh in his mind. It felt like a lifetime ago, but in reality it was only a year or so ago. So much had happened. They were all happy then. There was no threat of Voldemort.

Well, there had been. But the impending birth of the next marauder had outshone it.

At the time Remus had been sure that there was no way that Sirius could go dark. How could things have changed so quickly? "What made you do it, Padfoot? Why did you switch sides? You defied your parents so long, why now?"

That was question that only Sirius himself could answer. But Remus was sure that if he ever ran into his old friend, he would be too angry to speak, let alone have a deep conversation on reasons for changing loyalties.

"We'll get him back, Sirius. You wait and see. I promise."

-------------------------------------Daily Prophet

Boy Who Lived Vanished!

Sirius Black Escaped From Azkaban!

By Rita Skeeter

The night that every wizard knows by heart now has a new twist in its story. As everyone knows, that was the night when You-Know-Who vanished and the wizarding world found its savior in little Harry Potter. The same night, Sirius Black met his downfall in Peter Pettigrew. According to sources, Harry Potter was sent to live in a undisclosed location while Black when to the Azkaban prison.

On November 28 we received word that Sirius Black, right hand and heir to the Dark Lord, had escaped from his top security cell in Azkaban. This is a feat that has been never before attempted, let alone achieved. The dementors are said to be furious that Black escaped and that they will stop at nothing to return him to his cell.

But coincidentally or not – you be the judge – two days later, little Harry was kidnapped from his home. This was done under the nose of a ministry official of Albus Dumbledore's choosing and numerous ward set up by the ministry of magic.

"Harry Potter's disappearance is being looked into with as many of our aurors as we can send out." Was the official statement from Cornelius Fudge, Minister of Magic.

But is this enough to find the boy who survived the killing curse? And does Sirius Black have anything to do with his disappearance? Most wizards say yes, "That Black was always trouble. To have betrayed Lily and James is crime enough! But to have taken Harry? The worst of his crimes!" says Doris Crockford, a local witch.

While others are calling for a harsher punishment. Dedalus Diggle says, "Fudge should be canned! He wasn't fit for the job then, he's proved he isn't now!" Diggle goes on to give his opinion on Black, "Forget throwing him into Azkaban. Now that he's done it, he'll just get out again. Black always was smart. Just didn't know he was that smart. No, the only way to stop that boy is the Kiss!"

Diggle is of course, speaking of the Dementor's Kiss. When performed, the Kiss will suck the soul out of a person's mouth. If this is harsh or not is up to Fudge. The Minister is under scrutiny as to whether or not he can find Potter. If he fails to do so many people are demanding his resignation. Once again, there is a fraction of people pushing for Dumbledore as Minister, though he has refused the position many times already.

Will Harry Potter and Sirius Black be found? And if so, will the Boy-Who-Lived still be alive?

All right, as promised, you have gotten some of the outside world's feelings on the escape. I'd just like to quickly say, that I'm quite pleased that you all liked Boo the house elf. My black cat – by the name of Boo – is also happy with this. Hehe...

Yana5- I'm glad you liked Boo. She stays in the story through the whole thing. And if the story continues on to Harry's school years and some stories in between, then she will most likely continue through there too. Thanks!

Padfootluver- Sorry, the name stays as is. LOL, though that was a good suggestion. :-) You stay my faithful reviewer, I'll stay your faithful updater. Deal?

Chibi-NarutoKawaii- I'm happy you like the idea. I'll try to update as fast as I can! Thanks for the review!

GNatgirl- I think one deserves a bit more time than that! LOL. Was the update fast enough?

Kungzoune- So glad you're continuing to enjoy the story. Thanks for the review!

Jocelyn Angel- Not a mushy fan? I'm not sure if there's anything particularly mushy throughout the story, but you never know. As for Boo, I actually couldn't remember exactly how house elves talk, but I'm glad you like it all the same. Thanks for the review!

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PrincessSkywalkerOrgana- Oooh! You caught me! I didn't even think of that! Wow...I feel kinda stupid now. Jeez, you'll have to come up with an explanation for that yourself. I'm sorry. Though, I can tell you that Remus comes next chapter. Does that make up for my total mess up there? I'll try to think up a reason and add it in soon. Thanks for the review though.

Jellybaybee555- I'm right there next to you drooling, believe me! LOL. Thanks for the review.

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Takemeunder23- These are my favorite kinds of stories too, along with James and Harry stuff. As you can tell, I'm a big fan of the stories about Harry and a father figure. Remus comes next chapter, though, you may not think his appearance is the best. You'll see. Thanks!

Yami Rose- Why would I take that the wrong way. If anything, it completes the circle. As writing the chapters gets me out of homework of all kinds, so its only fitting that its gets out of doing that too. LOL. Thanks for reviewing!

Person who had a smilie face as your reviewer name-Wipe your eyes, it won't stay sweet forever. Hehe...thanks for the review! (I'm really sorry, but I kept trying to get the smilie to stay when I uploaded, but it didn't want to. So, I had to go with the next best thing, LOL)

Nytingale- Nope, the elves aren't going to throw Sirius and Harry out. I'm happy that you like the idea of a castle. Thanks for the review!

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Athenakitty- You're big on asking questions I can answer, aren't you? Well, lets see what I can answer...Dumbledore may or may not find out in this one (I have another story in this universe that I've started, you know, as a sequel which can be posted if anyone wants to read it after this is done, but anyway, he does find out in that for sure). No, Boo doesn't go to Dumbledore. Three, one would assume that (LOL). Next, not in this story. Can't answer the next one or the one after that. Hehe. Thanks for the review.

Rominion- I thought it was a good name too. Kind of reminds me of the Emerald City from Wizard of Oz (something I didn't even think of until after I'd named the castle, LOL). Thanks for reviewing!

She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named- I think the story will switch back and forth between slightly sad and upbeat. But I'm not a fan of stories that are just knocking the characters down with more depression and awful things each chapter. I like to break it up. You got your Remus in this chapter, and don't worry, this isn't the last of him!

YoshimiWolfspaw- Another person who liked Boo! Good, I'm so glad. I was worried she would come off overly annoying or something. I added the bit with Lily, I thought it was cute – glad you liked it. Thanks!

Luvguurl- Go ahead, use Emeralds. I'm sure there are a million other fanfictions that have used that as a nickname for Harry, so it's far from mine. That was quite the rhyming you had at the end! LOL. Thanks for the review! I'll update as fast as I can.

Hermoine21- I'm glad you liked the name of the castle, I thought it would be cute. Besides, it takes care of Sirius's making sure that Harry answers to it! Thanks for reviewing!

Harrycrazy- I'm writing a bit ahead of what you're all reading, so don't worry about that. Thanks for the review!

HoshiHikari4ever- Yep, I'm trying to make Harry quite cute, though it doesn't actually require a lot of work. LOL. You'll see what everyone else thinks, actually, you've pretty much just seen in this chapter. At least for a while. Thanks!

Moonmage- I hope the wait wasn't painful! School started for me on Thursday, so updates might be a bit slower now. I do have other things that need updating in addition to this, so my schedule is a tad hectic right now. But don't worry, I'm going to be sure that at least once a week there's a new chapter up. Thanks for reviewing!

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