Never in a Million Years

I do not own any of the characters, they are all J. K. Rowling's except for Visco and Lilly Daisy.

['....'] -- Thoughts

"...." -- Talking

Chapter 8- Sirius? Seriously?

Visco slowly woke up. Rows of white-sheeted beds gradually came into view. Pictures of past Hogwarts nurses lined the walls. Each picture showed a different scene. One even showed a young man with three extra arms and an extra head. But this picture was invisible to anyone who didn't already know it was there. A real nurse, in the hospital wing, could be found leaning over a bed fixing a broken arm.

Dumbledore was sitting next to his bed. Harry Potter was sitting on Visco's other side. Dumbledore had his wand pointed at Visco.

"Wha... What? What happened? Where am I?" He stammered in a voice unlike his own. Snape ran into the room. The potion was still in affect. He still looked like his father, Voldemort.

"He... He's-" Snape said out of breath. "He's not the Dark Lord!" Visco looked around from face to face. Each face showed a different expression. He held up his hand, looked at the back then turned it over and looked at the other side.

"He's right Professor. I saw him take the Polijuice potion." Harry added quickly. Visco dropped his hand and looked up so fast it seemed that he was scared of it.

"Severus, Harry, I believe you, but there is only one problem with this. The Polijuice potion only lasts for one hour. He has been out for three hours." Dumbledore surveyed Harry and Professor Snape through his half-moon glasses. Still he had not acknowledged that Visco was there.

"Which student drank the Polijuice potion, Severus?" Dumbledore questioned. He offered Snape a chair but the potions master refused it.

"Riddle", the reply was short but was said with hatred.

"Any ideas why the potion turned him into his father?" This time Dumbledore turned his gaze to Harry. After waiting for an answer and not getting any, the older man returned to looking at Snape.

"No", Snape's gaze turned to Harry. "But he did use Potter's hair..." A smirk was spreading across Snape's face.

"No, Severus. He can't be the Dark Lord." Harry was taken back. How did Dumbledore know what Snape was thinking? This scared him a little. "Potter, who gave you your firebolt?"

"My godfather, Sirius Black," Harry answered in a monotone voice. His eyes lowered in sadness. Dumbledore's faint smile was hidden under his white beard.

"Severus this is indeed Harry Potter, not some imposture. Do you still have the potion?" Snape nodded.

"Can you bring me that, and the correct form of this potion."? As Dumbledore said this Snape stared Harry in the eye, turned around, and quickly walked out of the hospital wing.

"Harry you may go. It seems to me that I need to find something that I have misplaced." Dumbledore's gaze drifted, but only for a second. He realized Harry was still there. "Enjoy your weekend."

Harry walked out of the door. He started heading back to the Gryffindor common room. As he passed an empty classroom he stopped. A faint glow was coming from the room. Curiosity filled him. Cautiously he walked inside.

Empty wooden desks and chairs lined the walls. In the center of the room was a small black table standing all by itself. Atop it was a stone bowl that was decorated with symbols that Harry could not understand. He knew this was a pensive. Harry had come across a pensive three times before. Wondering what it would show him this time, he approached it. Slowly he extended his hand and touched the silvery liquid within.

Harry felt his feet leave the ground. The next moment he found himself in an empty courtroom. Rows of chairs lined the wall. There was no sign of life in the room. It was completely silent. Harry looked around, sat down on a bench. He knew where he was. He was in a room that was part of the Department of Mysteries.

Moments later Dumbledore entered the room. He swiftly walked over to the other side of the room. Harry's stomach dropped. He hadn't seen this in the room when he first walked in. A veil was standing right before Dumbledore. Harry knew this was the same veil in which his godfather had fallen through. Harry watched as Dumbledore walked calmly through the curtains of the veil and disappeared. Harry was confused. He thought that whoever went into the veil could never come out. He had seen Dumbledore not even an hour ago.

Only seconds later Dumbledore came out of the veil, but with another person hovering eerily next to him.

"Sirius!" Harry screamed, but he knew Dumbledore could not hear him. He watched Dumbledore closely as he gently put Sirius on the floor and performed a reversal spell.

Sirius slowly opened his eyes. The next minute Harry found himself standing beside Dumbledore's desk. The old courtroom had vanished. Harry looked around. Sirius was now standing with Dumbledore in a corner talking.

"Remember Sirius, you cannot take one step out of this office." Dumbledore said.

"I know, I know." Sirius said. He had heard this many times before.

"Sirius?" Dumbledore stared firmly at him. Sirius had picked up a small dagger off Dumbledore desk, and was now have a sword fight with an invisible opponent.

"I'm sorry. Go on." Sirius responded in a bored voice, haphazardly putting the dagger back on the desk. Harry smiled. He was so happy to hear his godfather's voice again.

"If someone besides me enters the room you must not be seen. Is this all clear to you?" Dumbledore stared into Sirius's eyes. Harry got the impression that Dumbledore could see if Sirius was lying or telling the truth.

"Ok... But what about Harry? He should know that I'm alive. He has that right doesn't he?"

"He will know in due time."

"But why not now? Do you know the pain he must be feeling? I was one of the last links to his parents. At one point it seemed that Harry thought I was his parental figure. Now he thinks me dead!"

"Voldemort might see you." Dumbledore said calmly.

"Fine!" Sirius said louder than necessary. Sirius changed into a dog and ran from view. Dumbledore sighed and slowly made his way over to his chair and sat down. His right hand was massaging his temples. Only a few times had Harry seen Dumbledore look so old. This was one of those times.

Harry felt a hand on his shoulder. The scene in front of him disappeared into a swirling of memories.

"Good day, Harry", Dumbledore said. A kind look was on his face. His blue eyes were sparkling.

"He's alive and you never told me! I think the due time has long past!" Harry yelled at the old man that stood before him. The anger in his face was strong, and his eyes looked like they were on fire.

"I was going to tell you later . . . at the right time." Dumbledore looked past the anger and responded calmly.

"You don't trust me, do you? You never told about the prophecy until last year. You kept that from me for five years. And that was only after the closest thing I have ever had to a father was thought to be dead. Is there anything else you are hiding from me?" Harry's emerald eyes pierced into Dumbledore's calm blue ones.

"No, Harry, there is nothing I am hiding from you."

"Fine!" Harry ran from the room in the direction of Dumbledore's office.

"Sugarquill!" Harry shouted to the stone gargoyle that blocked his way. Then the entrance opened as Harry charged into Dumbledore's office.

"Sirius! I know you are here. I know you are alive!" Harry shouted with hope in his voice.

"Come on! I saw you in Dumbledore's pensive. You're not dead. I know you are not. You can come out now." Harry pleaded to the room. A silent tear ran down his cheek. What if the images he saw were wrong. Harry slowly slouched down into the nearest wooden chair. His head was in his hands.

"Please Sirius," He cried out, "Please!"

A hand gripped the boys' shacking shoulders. Harry jumped and looked up.

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As I promised the next chapter... I really hoped you liked it. I'm sorry it took me so long. I had to write up another chapter for a different story, and I lost the notebook in which I was writing and story in over the summer. As you see I have thankfully found it. That means the chapters will be posted sooner. Well that is if I don't have too much homework. Thank you Danny for being a wonderful beta reader!!

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