Later in the castle.

"Thanks Adrian."

"For what?"

"Catching me."

"What are friends for?"

She smiles at him, and heads to the library. She reaches into her pocket for the note for Madam Pince and feels another piece of paper. She pulls the letter from her pocket and looks at it. She turns and heads for the Owlrey. When she gets there she sits down and opens the letter.

Dear Adrian,

Don't worry about getting my name cleared. We'll worry about that later. Remus told me you were upset. You know I wouldn't try to kill you, I Love you to much. They were just trying to get you to turn on me. Have you meet Harry yet? He hasn't mentioned you in any of his letters. Well I guess it's just a matter of time. I have to go; Kreacher is trying to save more of Mother's things.

Love always,
Your favorite black dog, Snuffles.

Adrian folds the letter up and places it back in her pocket. She looks up and sees Harry taking his owl over to the window.

"Harry?"

He looks over at her.

"Yes?"

"You sending a letter to snuffles?"

"Yes."

"I'd like to send him one to. Do you have a quill and parchment with you?"

"In my bag, I'll get it for you."

She watches him open his bag and retrieve the items. He hands them to her and waits with Hedwig by the window. Adrian starts writing.

Dear Snuffles,

Yes, I've met your godson. Obviously as I am using his owl. I'm glad to hear you've spoken to Uncle Remus. Do you know how Aunt Amelia and Chrissy are? We lost the Quidditch match today. Slytherin vs. Gryffindor. (They beat us 150--20) I have to get to class so I guess I'll send you another owl when next I have a chance.

Your Dearest Little Girl,

Adrian

Adrian sealed the parchment and handed it to Harry.

"Thanks Harry."

He ties the second piece of parchment to Hedwig's leg and sends her out the window. He turns to say something to Adrian but she's gone. He walks to the common room thinking about Adrian. He looks up and sees the portrait of the Fat Lady. His feet had taken him there without him realizing it.

"Fairy lights"

He says to the fat lady. The portrait swung out to reveal the common room. Ron and Hermione found him sitting in front of the fire two hours later.

"Why weren't you at diner Harry?"

"I was just thinking about Adrian and lost track of time I guess."

"Is she a veela like Fleur?"

"I don't think so Ron."

Sirius is sitting in the kitchen with Remus and Moody when a snowy owl flies in.

"Hello Hedwig. What have you brought me today?"

He takes the two letters off of the owl and pushes a plate with some bits of food on it toward her. She hoots her appreciation and starts eating it. Sirius opens the first piece of parchment and reads it.

Dear Snuffles,

How are you? Nothing interesting has happened here. In fact the most exciting thing that happened this year was the transfer student from Durmstrang. She says she's your daughter. Do you really have a daughter? Can you tell me about her? I've got to go so I'll talk to you soon.

Your godson,

Harry

Sirius opens the second letter and laughs when he reads it. He looks at Hedwig.

"I see they've met. Well I want you to take a letter back to them."

He goes and finds two pieces of parchment, a quill, and ink. He sits down at the table and starts writing. When he finishes he ties the letters to Hedwig's leg and she flies off.

Harry sits down for breakfast the next day and sees Hedwig fly in over to the Slytherin table and drop a letter to Adrian before flying over to him. He opens the letter and reads:

Harry,

Yes Adrian is my daughter, but I think she should tell you about her past.

Snuffles

Harry folds the parchment and looks at the Slytherin table. Adrian was gone.

Up in the Owlrey

Adrian sits down and opens her letter.

Dear Adrian,

I'm glad to hear you won your first game of the season. Amelia and Chrissy are fine Remus gives me an update every time he comes. I hope to see you soon.

Snuffles

Adrian laughs as she finishes the letter. Harry walks in.

"Hello Harry."

"Hello."

"What can I do for you?"

"Can you tell me about..."

"My life?"

"Yeah."

"People think I have it easy growing up with the Minister of Magic. They would be wrong. My life is hard and more complicated than it seems and that's all because I grew up with the Minister of Magic. I grew up in the spotlight. People always told me how precious I was then turned around and said "Poor thing with no parents." I heard that kind of thing everywhere I went. My grandfather had never told me about my father and rarely talked about my mother. Truth is he never knew who my father was. The ones who knew him weren't allowed to get anywhere near me. I finally asked my grandfather who he was but all he would say was "He left you. You and your mother." Finally when I was 9 years old I met someone in Diagon alley that knew my parents. I didn't even know the guys name. He just came up to me and asked if I wanted to know who my parents were. I told him yes I did. So we sat down and he bought me ice cream and he told me all about them. He told me my mothers name was Adaleigh, and that she was the prettiest girl in her year. He told me my father was one of his close friends at school and that he was a troublemaker. He talked about my parents for a long time then I asked him why I was living with my Grandfather and not my wonderful parents. He told me that when I was a year old my father had gone over to a friends house and had taken me with him. Just after we got there I started crying and saying that she was hurt. He didn't understand but he went home to check on her anyway. When my father got home he found a mark above the house. He went to Dumbledor and asked him to come. He was afraid. Dumbledor went in and found my mother dead at the top of the stairs. At this point he asked if I wanted him to stop. I told him no. So He then told me that my father had gone a few months later to see this same friend and his wife and had found them both dead. After that my father had gone after the man that had killed them and that he had been arrested for the murders of 13 people. My grandfather came hurrying over and took me away to a store where he asked the owner to watch me for a moment. He went back to the stranger and started yelling at him. The storeowner told me the strangers name was Remus Lupin. Then I heard my grandfather yelling "She's not your niece! She isn't old enough to know all this yet! " Remus just stood his ground and waited for grandfather to stop yelling then he left. On the day of my 10th birthday I got an owl explaining more about him. He said he was sorry he hadn't introduced himself and he said he was my uncle. His wife was my mother's sister and that grandfather had disowned her for marrying him because he was what they called a half-breed."

Harry sat there staring at her.

"Remus is your uncle?"

"Yes."

"I don't know what to say."

"Good then that means I can go. I have classes to get to and I think I'm late."

"Classes? Classes! I forgot! And we're late for potions. Snape'll give me detention for weeks for this."

"No he won't."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because I'm with you. I'm in his house."

"You're also Sirius's daughter."

"So?"

"He hates your father."

"I know but that can't be helped. Come on before we miss class altogether."

They take off down the corridors. They don't stop until they get to the dungeon classroom. Harry stops to catch his breath, Adrian waits.

"Ready Harry?"

He nods. She opens the door and walks in Harry just behind her.

"You two are late."

"We know professor. We're sorry."

"Take your seats, and begin."

Adrian sits down beside Draco. Harry and Ron look at each other in astonishment. Harry sits down beside Ron. He looks at Adrian. She smiles and winks.

Later at the feast.

"How did she do it? I still don't understand."

"I don't either Hermione. She told me he wouldn't do anything."

"What did you expect? She's a Slytherin. What did she tell you Harry?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean what's her story."

"Oh she's the minister's grand daughter, Sirius's daughter, and Lupin's niece. He mother was killed by Death Eaters. And she used to play with me before Wormtail betrayed everyone."

"That's what she told you to make you so late for the class? That would have taken her like 10 seconds to tell you."

"She told me how she found out about her parents. Fudge hadn't told her. She told me how she ended up living where she is. I never did find out why she went to Durmstrang."

"Harry I think you should leave her alone for a while."

"Why Hermione?

"She's been upset lately."

"No she hasn't."

"Shut up Ron. I can tell. And it has something to do with her father."

"How do you know that Hermione?"

"Harry he's here."

"Who? Snuffles?"

"Yeah. I saw him running up the grounds to the castle."

"When!"

"Just before we came to diner."

Harry stood up suddenly and ran to Dumbledore's office. He wasn't at diner Harry noticed. He stopped in front of the stone gargoyle. And realized he didn't know the password.

"I really should ask him if he would tell me what it is and when he changes it. Let's see. How about... Lemon drops!"

No movement

"Lemons? Bertie Botts every flavor jelly beans? He doesn't like those though. Ice mice? Treacle Tart?"

The Gargoyle leapt aside and Harry ran up to the office. He knocked on the door and heard a dog barking on the other side of the door.

"Hermione was right."

He opens the door. And is knocked over by a giant black dog.

"Well hello to you to."

Harry tries to get to his feet but the dog is too heavy.

"Sirius perhaps you should get off of Harry."

The dog moves slowly to get off. Harry tackles his Godfather as he takes his true form as a man.

"Sirius!"

"Hello Harry."

Someone was giggling in the corner.

"Who is that?"

"I would have thought you would know Harry."

"Adrian."

"Yes."

Harry returns to his common room a couple of hours later.

"Harry where did you go! We couldn't find you anywhere!"

"I was with Adrian in Dumbledore's office."

"Why?"

"You were right Hermione, Snuffles was here. We talked for a long time."

"We knew that Harry."

"Oh yeah Sorry."

"Harry I went to Madame Pince to see if the Library had any old Daily Prophets."

"And?"

"They do. Harry I found the Prophet for the day after Adrian's mother was killed."

She hands him a piece of parchment. On the front of the paper was a picture of a man, a woman and a younger couple with a baby. The woman was crying, the man was faced away from the young couple. The younger girl looked on the verge of tears. The man beside her was trying to comfort her.

"That's..."

"Remus and Fudge. The woman crying is Fudge's wife. I think the young woman and the baby are Adrian's aunt and cousin. Do you know their names? The article didn't say. It only said that the junior minister's oldest daughter had been found dead in her home on the morning of... When was it? Oh the 14th of February. And that the Dark Mark was found above the home. It doesn't say who found her or even mention her husband and daughter. They aren't in the picture either."

"They weren't there."

"Why not?"

"Sirius wasn't ready. He found her. He told the headmaster."

"How did you know that Harry?"

"Adrian told me."

They all go up to bed. Harry lays awake for quite a while thinking about Sirius and Adrian.

"Miss Black have you told him?"

"No Professor I haven't"

"You should. He needs to hear it as much as you need to talk about it."

"I'll tell him Headmaster."

She leaves for her dorm.

"You have a wonderful daughter Sirius. Well-behaved and well-mannered."

"She's just like her mother."