Trouble
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A cloud shifted above them and Leah looked up to see the full moon. She looked at Ron, Peter and Remus.
"Oh shit…Dad." Leah said, pointing. Remus looked like he was in pain. Leah knew he was turning into the werewolf. "God…where's mum when you need her?"
"Why? What help will your mum be able to give?" Harry asked, looking at the three ahead of them. Leah didn't have time to answer because at that moment Remus broke away from Peter and Ron. "RON!"
"Don't!" Sirius said, grabbing Harry. Leah looked at Sirius as he transformed into the dog and pulled Remus away from Ron and Peter. She watched Remus and Sirius fight with each other. Leah didn't think and ran forward when Remus managed to throw Sirius away from him.
"Remus don't!" She said. Remus turned to look at her and let out a growl. Leah took a step back but remembered what Sabrina said about not showing him that she was afraid. Leah took a deep breath and stared at Remus. The werewolf seemed caught by surprise by the lack of fear showing…or something, because Remus didn't do anything. Out of no where Sirius leaped at Remus, knocking him away from Leah.
Peter grabbed at Remus' wand and there was a flash of light.
"Don't move!" Harry said, turning his wand on Peter. It was too late, Peter had turned into the rat and was gone.
"Dad!" Leah yelled. "Peter's gone." Sirius, who looked pretty beaten, got up and took off in the direction Leah and Harry were pointed. They joined Hermione in looking at Ron whose mouth and eyes were half open. "God…what did he do to him?"
"There's nothing we can do for these two." Harry said, looking at Ron then at Snape. Just then they heard yelping and all three stood up quickly. "Sirius!"
"Oh no." Leah said. She and Harry looked at each other then at Hermione before the three of them took off. They ran to the lake where they saw Sirius, human again, on all fours with his hands over his head. Leah ran right over to his side and fell to her knees before she felt it. The coldness…the dementors. Harry and Hermione ran over.
"Leah…Hermione…think of something happy." Harry commanded, taking out his wand. "Expecto Patronium!" Leah couldn't stand but she did try. It wasn't working though, she couldn't think of anything but her father who now looked like he was dead. Leah looked and saw Hermione faint then she looked at Harry. He was trying to get a patronius but to no avail. Leah fainted at that moment and fell over Sirius' body.
"Nasty cut you got there…Black's work no doubt." Fudge said. Leah opened her eyes and looked around. She saw Harry and Hermione on the beds next to her. Hermione seemed to have spotted Leah and pointed at her. Harry turned and looked at her. Both pressed a finger to their lips.
"Actually it was Potter, Granger, Weasley and Miss Black." Snape said. Leah looked at the door to see it opened. "They seemed convinced that Black was innocent."
"Yes…Leah and her mother have been saying that for the last few years." Fudge said.
"I saw it at once…a confounding spell." Snape said. At that moment Madam Pomfrey came out of her office and noticed the three teens were awake.
"Ah…about time…here." She brought over a huge chunk of chocolate and broke it up before giving a piece to the three teens.
"God…too much chocolate." Leah muttered. The door opened more and in walked Snape and Fudge. "Minister…my father is innocent…it was Peter Pettigrew."
"Now miss Black…if I didn't believe you before, what makes you think I'll believe you now?" Fudge asked.
"She's telling the truth…we saw him." Harry said.
"What did I tell you?" Snape said. "Very good job."
"We're not confounded!" Harry said.
"Minister…don't you think you could listen to what Harry and Leah have to say?" Hermione asked.
"Miss Granger…Hold your tongue!" Snape said. Leah muttered something and Snape glared at her.
"Now now Snape…the children are distressed after dealing with such a…" Fudge said.
"WE'RE NOT DISTRESSED!" Leah screamed.
"Minister…Professor Snape…I think you two should leave." Madam Pomfrey said. "My patients need rest and their not getting it with you here." The door opened again and Dumbledore came in.
"I need to talk to Miss Black, Mister Potter and Miss Granger…alone." Dumbledore said.
"Headmaster…" Madam Pomfrey went to object.
"This cannot wait." Dumbledore said. Fudge and Snape left through the still open door and Madam Pomfrey went into her office. Leah, Harry and Hermione burst into explanation but were silenced by Dumbledore raising his hand. "It is time for me to talk and for you to listen. There isn't much time."
"Professor…it wasn't my dad." Leah said. "You saw him at Hogwarts…he would never do those things."
"It was Peter Pettigrew." Harry said.
"He switched at the last minute." Leah said.
"I have heard the same story from Sirius." Dumbledore said.
"And you believe us don't you?" Leah asked.
"Yes…I do." Dumbledore said. "But everything he has done this year do not seem like acts of a innocent man…attacking the fat lady, getting into Gryffindor tower. Whether Pettigrew was alive or not." There was a silence.
"Their gonna kiss him…aren't they." Leah said quietly.
"They can't do that!" Harry said.
"Listen…what we need…is more time." Dumbledore said, looking squarely at Hermione. Leah looked at Hermione as well. Hermione looked confused but then understanding dawned on her face. "There isn't much of it at the moment." He then told them that Sirius was held in Flitwick's office and which window that was. "If all goes well…you will be able to save more then one innocent life tonight." Dumbledore headed to the door and turned around once more. "I'm going to lock you in now. It is…twenty minutes to midnight…Miss Granger…three turns should do it." He then left.
"Three turns? What is he talking about…Hermione?" Harry asked. He looked at Leah who was standing next to Hermione now." Leah?"
"Harry get over here….quick." Hermione said. Harry did as she told and Hermione threw a chain over his neck and Leah's. There was a tiny hourglass on it and Hermione turned it three times. As soon as everything started spinning, Leah closed her eyes. She grabbed Harry's arm and Hermione's arm to make sure they were still there. When she felt her feet hit ground, Leah opened her eyes and looked around.
"Ok…hospital wing…now in the main hall…explain." She said, looking at Hermione. Hermione grabbed both her and Harry and yanked them into a closet. For the next few minutes she explained about the time turner. "And you never told us?" Leah pretended to be upset but after getting looks from her friends she sighed and looked at the door. "Ok…I think we've gone past now…let's go."
"Alright." Harry said. Quickly and quietly the three made their way out of the castle and down to Hagrid's hut, hiding in the forest.
"Ok…this is gonna be hard…as soon as McNair sees Buckbeak, we gotta get him out of there." Hermione said.
"That gives us all of…a minute." Harry said bitterly.
"We'll manage." Leah said. They watched as their own selves came out the back door of Hagrid's while Fudge, McNair and Dumbledore were coming to the front. Hermione threw the cloak over the four of them just as Hagrid went back inside. Leah kept her eyes on Buckbeak and didn't bother listening to what was being said inside the hut. She looked at the window and watched. McNair's face appeared in it then disappeared. "Ok…go Harry."
"Right." Harry said, darting out from behind the tree. He bowed, Buckbeak bowed back, and Harry untied the rope. Hermione helped him pull Buckbeak behind the trees but the hippogriff was being stubborn.
"Shit!" Leah said. She ran out and grabbed the dead ferrets she had seen Hagrid freed Buckbeak. She grabbed them and ignored the feeling. "Buckbeak…hey…looky what I got." Buckbeak looked at her and followed Leah into the forest where she threw a ferret for him to eat as a reward. "Good Buckbeak." Hermione let go of the rope but Harry held onto it.
Fudge and the others came out of the hut and there was a big commotion before they all went back inside.
"Sirius." Harry said, pointing. Leah and Hermione looked and saw the Black dog tackle Harry. They watched as it did it again and Ron pushed Harry and Leah out of the way.
"Will everyone stop pushing me?" Leah smirked at hearing herself say that.
"It all looks worse from this view." Hermione said as they watched her and Harry trying to dodge the branches to get in after Sirius. When they finally followed Crookshanks into the hole, a few seconds later Fudge, McNair and Dumbledore all came out of the hut.
"Just after we went in." Harry groaned. "If only Dumbledore had come too."
"Fudge would have come as well." Hermione said.
"Yeah…I bet he would have told McNair to kill my dad right then and there." Leah said, frowning.
"Now what?" Hermione asked.
"Now…we wait." Harry said. He tied Buckbeak to a tree and joined Hermione in sitting on the ground. He looked up at Leah who was leaning against a tree with her arms crossed. "How come you never told us?"
"Told you what?" Leah asked, looking at him.
"That Sirius was your dad?" Harry asked.
"Well…it didn't seem to matter for the first two years. We had other things to worry about." Leah said, tucking her hair behind her ear and looking at her friends. She still wasn't sure how she didn't get as hurt as they did…although it was probably because she never tried getting past the trees branches. "And this year…well…you were pissed when I told you."
"Yeah well…then…I was about to kill him." Harry said. "And having one of my best friends tell me not to and say that he's their father…"
"Yeah I can understand that." Leah said. "I just didn't want you to be like Snape and thinking that I was helping him get into the castle…so I kept my mouth shut." She was vaguely aware of Hagrid leaving his hut, all Leah could think about was her dad. She watched as Remus ran out of the castle and disappeared into the hole, then a while later Snape did the same, but he disappeared under the invisibility cloak. "Everyone's in there now." The other two nodded. "Hey Harry…what happened after I fainted? Shouldn't the dementors have turned us into mindless zombies or something?" Harry went about explaining about the patronius.
"Whoever did it must have been a very powerful wizard." Hermione said. "Did you see who it was?"
"Yeah." Harry said slowly.
"Well who?" Hermione asked.
"I think…I think it was my dad." Harry said. Leah pushed herself away from the tree and let her arms fall to her sides.
"Harry…your dad…he's well…dead." Hermione said.
"I know." Harry said. "I guess I just wasn't seeing right…I fainted right afterwards." There was a silence and Leah looked at the tree to see it freeze.
"Here we come." She said. The other two stood up. They watched as everyone came out from the hole and start towards the castle. Then it all froze and next moment, Remus had turned into the werewolf.
"We have to move!" Harry said.
"We can't!" Hermione said.
"Hermione…Remus is gonna run into the forest…right at us!" Leah said. Hermione gasped and untied Buckbeak. "Come on…Hagrid's is empty." They ran into the hut, hearing the werewolf howl. After a while Harry suggested he go outside to watch. There was a small argument between him and Hermione but Hermione agreed and Harry left, leaving the girls and Buckbeak alone.
"This is all really weird isn't it?" Hermione asked.
"You have no idea." Leah said. After another silence, they headed out to get Harry. Hermione got upset when they found him out in the open but Harry explained up until the point where Leah announced that it was time to get Sirius out of Flitwick's office. It wasn't easy but they all managed to get onto Buckbeak, agreeing that Harry be in the front, Hermione in the middle, and Leah in the back to make sure Hermione didn't fall off.
"Oh I don't like this…or I don't like this at all." Hermione kept complaining. They got to the window, Hermione unlocked it and Sirius got on behind Leah. They flew to the top of the tower where Leah got off Buckbeak as fast as she could, getting curious looks from Harry and Sirius. She didn't want to admit it…she wanted her father free…but free to be with her and her mother…not to be on the other side of the damn planet just to get away from the dementors. She didn't want to spend too much time with him or else she'd get attached and she wouldn't allow that…right?
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