"It is not my place to tell you Harry. She has her secrets and guessing from what I have been told she has doesn't want you to know."
Sirius carefully picked her up while Lupin bound Snape and Peter. They walked out of the building in the most unusual group Harry had ever seen.
Crookshanks was up front followed by Snape, Lupin, Peter and Ron. Sirius and Calleigh came next with Hermione and Harry in at the end. The question that seemed to be one everyone's mind was etched into Harry's. What was wrong with Calleigh? Was she even alive?
He glanced over at Sirius, and just barely saw her chest rise and fall in even breaths. He started to regret everything he had said and done to her since he realized that Sirius had been her father. He felt terrible.
"You know what this means?" Sirius said abruptly to Harry as they made their slow progress along the tunnel. "Turning Pettigrew in?"
"You're free," said Harry.
"Yes, but. Since I am guessing the way you have acted toward Calleigh that you had known more then you let on sometimes. So I can only assume that you know I am your godfather," Sirius said. "Well, you parents appointed me your guardian. So then if anything was to happen to them, you would come live me, with us."
Harry waited. He can't believe he just heard what he thought he heard. A chance to get out of Privet Drive. Away from the Dursleys possibly forever.
"I'll understand, of course, if you want to stay with your aunt and uncle," said Black clearing his throat. "But, well think, about it. Once my name's cleared, you could have a different home."
"Live with you, you and Calleigh?" Harry said. "Leave the Dursleys?"
"Of course, I thought you wouldn't want to," said Black quickly. "I understand, I just thought I'd –"
"Are you insane?" burst Harry. "Of course I want to leave the Dursleys!"
"You want to?" he said. "You mean it?"
"Yeah, I mean it!" said Harry.
Sirius face broke into the first true smile Harry had seen upon it. He could see why Calleigh had fought so hard against everything Harry had said about him. He really looked like a father, like someone that would enjoy raising Harry. It made him like ten years younger.