So, chapter 7 already. Half way through My Parents, The Whitelighters. Hope you enjoy this chapter, its what happens at the Ministry, obviously.
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Chapter 7: Down At The Ministry
At the Ministry…
Before they had flooed to the Ministry Atrium, Sirius had changed to his dog form, so not to have been stunned or even killed on sight, he was still a wanted criminal. The three friends fell out of the grate into the Atrium. Luckily, there was no one on guard so they proceeded towards the Minister's office. When they reached his receptionist, she was filing her nails.
"How may I help you?" She asked in a half bothered voice, only noticing them by the shadow they had cast over her desk. She was only 18, fresh out of Hogwarts with no where else to go as she hadn't got the qualifications to become an Auror.
"Yes, we're here to see Minister Fudge." James told her.
"I'm sorry, no one can see the Minister without…" She looked up and saw James Potter. She recognised his face. She screamed.
"You're dead! Oh My Merlin!" She screamed again and ran into the Minister's office.
"Well, that's one way to make an entrance, Prongs." Remus said with a grin.
"That's me, the king of entrances." He grinned back.
The Minister came out of the office with his receptionist, who ran past James, Remus and Sirius, tears down her face.
"What is all this about? Who are you and why do you have my receptionist in hysterics?" Fudge asked coming out of his office and gasped at the sight of James.
"James Potter. Just came to set some things straight, like the fact I am not dead." James grinned at Fudge's shocked face.
"Come into my office." James and Remus walked in but fudge stopped Sirius. "I'm sorry, but why did you bring this mutt?"
"Oh well you see, he has become quite attached to me, and when people try to separate him from me, well he tends to get slightly snappy." James winked at Sirius without Fudge seeing, who then growled and put his ears back. Fudge gave a very loud gulp.
"Very well." Sirius walked in and sat by James' feet. Fudge sat down at his desk. "So, who are you really? You can't be James Potter, the Potters died nearly 16 years ago. Next you'll be trying to tell me that Lily Potter is alive and well too."
James and Remus grinned to each other and Sirius gave them both a dog grin. "As a matter of fact minister, she is. She is currently with our son, Harry."
"How can you prove this?" Fudge asked.
"Well, if you would like to give me some veritaserum to prove all of this, then I would gladly take it." James asked brightly.
Fudge thought for a moment then waved his wand and a vial appeared on his desk. "Just a few drops will suffice." He said as Remus administered the veritaserum. He let one drop of the potion fall into James' mouth. His eyes slowly became unfocused and his face blank. And then the questioning began.
"What is your full name?"
"James Harold Potter." He replied in a monotone voice.
"When were you born?"
"25th December 1968."
"Who were your parents?" Fudge asked him.
"Harold Brian Potter and Susan Kimberley Potter."
"When did you die?"
"31st October 1990."
"How did you die?" Remus tensed up. Despite his friend sitting right next to him, he was still uneasy about hearing how he died. Sirius licked his hand, he hated seeing his friend like that.
"My wife and I were both subjected to the Cruciatus before the Killing curse."
"How exactly are you back, Mr. Potter?"
"I don't know how we are back." Remus looked at him, and seeing James wink at him he guessed that most of the veritaserum had worn off or James had fought it off, so he could now tell a small lie.
Who was your secret keeper?" Fudge asked, hoping to catch him out.
"Peter Pettigrew."
"Ha, you're wrong. Sirius Black was the Potter's secret keeper." Fudge said gleefully.
"No, we switched at the last moment. It was a ploy as Sirius would have been an obvious choice."
Fudge's face fell. He had been proven wrong on two accounts. "So Black has been innocent all these years?"
"Yes. You kept an innocent man in Azkaban for 12 years. And kept him on the run for 4 years." Remus told him, before quickly adding, "And Peter Pettigrew is still alive. I saw him running with the Death Eaters at the Quidditch World Cup 3 years ago." Remus lied. He knew he wasn't there, but he couldn't tell him how he actually knew.
Fudge now looked as if he was a fish out of water, opening and shutting his mouth. "Very well."
"So is Sirius now freed?" James asked blinking a lot, the effects of the veritaserum now completely worn off.
"Yes, I guess the charges against Mr. Black will have to be removed and a nation-wide hunt for Mr. Pettigrew."
"There's something you should know about him as well. He is a rat animagus. He, erm, became one in his fifth year, well he told us that." Remus added. James and Sirius both looked grateful that he had not mentioned their becoming animagi. Fudge's eyes widened.
"Pettigrew became an illegal animagus while he was still in school? He has more power than I imagined. But none the less, we shall post that with the bulletin. Is that all, gentlemen." Sirius growled and bared his teeth. "And, erm, dog."
James and Remus stood up. "Yes, that is it, Minister. Now if you will excuse us, my wife and son are awaiting our return. Come on Snuffles." The three Marauders walked out of the office, now officially innocent and not dead.
Sorry its not longer, its just a chapter to tell you what happened at the Ministry. Woo, Sirius is free and that rat will be getting what should have come to him 16 years ago, I love writing my stories! I always get what I want! Now, if only I could find a way to get myself in there and marry my favourite characters... lol!