The room was deadly silent when Sirius finished his story. Silent tears wracked his body. l He tried as hard as he could to stop the emotions he was feeling inside himself, he didn't want Harry to sense them. Sirius looked about the room only two people had tears in their eyes, Remus and Nick. Dumbledore looked somber, Fudge and Crouch looked bored and annoyed and the three aurors had there expressions had there faces blank of all emotion they might be feeling.

Not wasting any time Crouch clapped his hands together startling everyone. "Now on to the next order of business." Lupin shot him a glare, "What did you do the days following October 31?"

"Albus... Give him some time!" Remus and Nick both said at the same time.

"He's had sic year worth of time to think about this. I will call for the Dementors to get his testimony! (is that the right word?) Crouch sneered pulling out his wand.

Taking a deep shivering breath Sirius launched into yet another painful memory. "I spent a day or two sulking, I was lost in misery, my family had died. If you knew me as a kid I thought of the Potters as my only family, along with Remus and Peter. Lilly came into that family near our 6th year when she and James started dating." Sirius and Remus both smiled at the happy times that he had been brought up. "I thought it was all my fault, and I still do that they had died. I didn't exactly know where my god son had been taken to and I was alone. Remus had his own problems, for a few days so I was alone. I didn't go to Peter because he was never one to talk to; he never helped with my feelings." Remus was about to add something but Albus shook his head 'no'.

"I kept thinking that if I didn't listen to Peter I would have been there. If I was there James and I could have taken Voldemort. I know we could of. James and I have never lost a duel, we were unbeatable no one could beat us. I could have saved both of there lives." Sirius swallowed hard. "Then I started thinking, how did Voldemort find there house? It was guarded only Peter should have known-"

"Only Peter? I t was you? You were there Secret Keeper..." Remus questioned, Dumbledore nodded his head he thought the same thing.

"No it wasn't. I got James to switch to Peter at the last minute, who would think that Peter was the one person who knew where the Potter's house was? No one would. Voldemort and all of the Deatheaters would have thought that only I would know since I was James' best friend.

Sirius Black charged through the door of the Potter's house. "James! James we need to talk!" He yelled through the house.

"Sirius is that you?" Lilly asked coming out of the unfinished nursery. Lilly Potter had a big bulge in her stomach.

"Yes my dear Lilly I have brought you chocolate, only I would-"

James came running down the hall skidding to a stop in front of Sirius. "Don't you even think about it Black." He joked turning to Lilly he handed her a large box. "Only I your night in shinning armor would bring you fair lady your prize for being so lovely. I have traveled to a distant land called Hogsmeade for the best chocolate in all the land. I had to slay many of the Hogwarts pupils to get you the best of the best my lady." James finished bowing and kissing Lilly's hand and smiling at Sirius.

"Yah yah yah okay so that's better than mine is but I did get her a chocolate rose though." Sirius handed the rose to Lilly and pulled James into his room. (Yes his room he was there a lot)

"What's up Siri?" James asked plopping down on the bed.

"I can't be your secret keeper..." Sirius started. James shot up instantly serious. "Now before you go all nuts on me hear me out. Every one will think that I'm your secret keeper right?" James nodded, "No one would think that Peter would be your secret keeper right?" James hesitantly nodded not liking where this was going. "I think you should pick him to be the Secret Keeper, I'll just pretend that I am that's all. It would be a lot safer."

"No! No... absolutely not!" Lilly said at the door way. "Honey I know you like Peter but I don't want him to be our Secret Keeper. It just doesn't sit right with me that's all. I'd feel much better if Sirius was."

"Lilly it would be safer for you guys if Peter is and I was just a decoy. Please I oh this to you guys. I've known James my whole life if it wasn't for his help over the years I wouldn't be the man I am to day. Let me make this decision for you I know this will work." For maybe the first time in his life Sirius Black was being sincere, how couldn't he be when he was playing around with his best friends family? "Please..."

Lilly thought about it, it might be a good idea. "What do you think James?" She asked solemnly already knowing what the answer was going to be.

"I say we do it. Sirius is my best friend like hell I'm not going to back him up on a decision. Oh by the way Paddy, your going to be a god father!" James said happily hugging his best friend who was rendered speechless.

"Does that answer your question Remus?" Sirius asked quietly, the sandy haired man nodded his head not looking up at Sirius.

"What happened after Harry was taken from you? When you were wondering about how You-Know-Who killed Lilly and James Potter?" Fudge asked primly.

"I sat there and thought about it for a long time before I came to the only decision that could be made. It was Peter. He was the only one aside from me that knew about where the Potters were." Sirius began.

"Mr. Sirius, you said that Peter was the only one who knew where they were, why did you know?" Asked one of the Aurors, Sirius smiled.

"I knew because I was Harry's god father. They wanted me to come see him, do you really think that they wouldn't tell me I was his best friend. We knew each other since we were little kids. He wouldn't keep something that big from me.

The black haired Auror was good. "How do you know he wouldn't?"

"Listen kid you didn't know James. You don't know me. We were the best of friends nothing ever could separate us. I knew 6 months before any one else did that James was going to ask Lilly to marry him on our graduation day. I was the first person to know that Lilly was pregnant with Harry. I was the only one there for him when his dad-" Sirius paused he would not tell any one that. "Never mind that one. I know a lot of things that no one else knows. You just have to believe me. Give me Veritaserum if you don't believe me. I know he trusted me, I knew he would trust me with his life and I trusted him with mine. You don't know a thing about me, and don't you dare assume that you know James!" Sirius finished almost yelling.

The Auror in question shut his mouth quickly and focused his attention on the quill making sure it was working properly.