Remus watched the whole scene play out, knowing the ending before it happened. A woman like Bella would rather die than be captured, she would rather die than give information, rather die for her cause and be a martyr than be a failure. Harry fell to his knees in front of the dead body and he didn't move even after Tonks had gotten rid of the body.
Remus nodded to Ron and Hermione and Harry's friends followed Tonks out of the Alleyway leaving Harry and Remus alone. Remus knelt beside the boy who lived and grasped his shoulder. "There will be other death eaters, other ways to find out information, this isn't over and this isn't defeat.
Harry turned on his former professor, eyes full of question and asked in an eerie calm voice, "Do I have a sister?"
Remus was floored by the question, he opened his mouth to answer and found no words. How could he know? Remus asked himself. The realization hit him like sack of bricks, Bella must have told him. Remus toyed with the idea of lying to Harry but realized the time for honesty was upon them.
"Yes" Remus whispered, looking at the floor.
"Why. Didn't. Someone. Tell. Me?" Harry asked, his voice suddenly low and pained, his words sounded halted and separated.
"We-it-we" Remus stammered, not prepared for this conversation. "We didn't know where she was or if she was even alive"
"I want to know, I need to know everything" Harry replied.
"Ok" Remus agreed, "But this isn't the place" Remus stood up and was relieved when Harry followed his lead. Remus tried to grasp Harry shoulder again as they walked away and was horrified when the boy threw him off and stalked away.
"It's complicated" McGonagall explained to Harry. "Not many people knew about it until it was over. It's so hard to explain"
"Try" Harry ordered.
Remus cleared his throat and looked to Minerva for help. She averted his eyes and he resigned himself to being the messenger. "No one knew about her until after she was gone, well no one except Dumbledore and the parties involved. I, myself, didn't find out until after James and Lily were gone. I was given the job of sifting through paperwork after they died and I stumbled across a letter James wrote talking about his daughter. I went to Dumbledore, and Dumbledore wouldn't tell me anything except who the mother was and that baby was ok?"
"So she's my half-sister" Harry said aloud, mostly to himself. "James's daughter with someone else"
"Yes" Remus confirmed, "When you came to the Wizarding world, you were only eleven and Dumbledore felt you were too young to understand."
"I have heard all this before" Harry cut him off, "Dumbledore always found a way to excuse keeping things from me"
"Let him talk" Minerva snapped at Harry. Harry crossed his arms and continued to scowl, and motioned for Remus to continue.
"And after a while as you grew, we honestly forgot" Remus finished.
"Who was her mother?" Harry asked.
Remus looked Minerva and sighed, "Bellatrix Lastrange"
"No" Harry shouted and jumped up from the table, "That can't be. That can't possibly be. It must have been a trick, dark magic, polyjuice potion or..."Harry trailed off as Remus shook his head.
"No, James was with Bellatrix of his volition" Remus replied.
"Did they date, were they together?" Harry asked in disgust.
"No" Remus answered, "When we were in school James was really popular and had a lot of friends. He had some slytherin friends, Bella in particular and she always had a crush on him. After graduation, your mom and dad had a fight and broke up. During the few weeks they we are apart James and Bella...well I think you know what they did and that is the story"
"No, that's not the story" Harry argued, "What happened to my sister?"
"Snape found out Bella had the baby and told Dumbledore. Dumbledore tracked the baby down and kept an eye on her and that's all Dumbledore would tell me" Remus said, "I am sorry but there were only four people who could know the whereabouts of your sister and 3 of those people are dead"
"And the fourth?" Harry asked, afraid of the answer.
"Is in Azkaban" Remus answered, "It's Severus Snape"
Harry shuddered as he approached Azkaban, the demeanors have been gone for quite sometime but there was still the gloomy fog that hung above the fortress and that would never go away. He walked as quickly as he could into the main building and found himself looking at Percy Weasley.
"Potter?" Percy asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I am here to visit a prisoner" Harry replied brusquely. "What are you doing here?"
"I work here," Percy answered. "What prisoner are you here to see?"
"Severus Snape" Harry told him. Percy looked through some files on his desk. "Please follow me" he grabbed a set of keys off of his desk and led Harry put of the office and into a dark corridor. Harry cringed as he passed the cells, people were screaming in pain and terror; others were staring at Percy and Harry, with empty, imploring eyes. Harry noticed more and more protective devices as they walked father and he realized they must have been approaching the most dangerous of criminals.
"Is this order business?" Percy asked in a hushed tone.
"I am sorry Percy, but that is confidential until the order sees fir to release that information" Harry replied. Percy stiffened realizing that Harry was making fun of him. Harry couldn't help it; Percy still had made no effort to apologize to the Weasley's, why would he think Harry would reveal Order information to him?
"Here we are" Percy announced. He put a key into the lock of small, heavily bared cell. Percy stood back and let Harry enter. Harry walked into a small room and noticed there was pane of glass, unbreakable, Harry imagined, between him and Snape. Snape was sitting in a chair and looked to be writing. Harry cleared his throat and his former professor turned to look at the source of the noise.
"Severus" Harry greeted the man coolly.
"Potter" Snape growled in response, "How are you?"
"I am just peachy" Harry replied, "and you? You have been here what, a year now? How is Azkaban treating you?"
Harry remembered when they caught Snape, wormtail of all people turned him in, Harry assisted Remus in the capture of Severus Snape and they turned him over to the ministry when he refused to give up any information on the death eaters. He was tried for the murder of Albus Dumbledore among many other things and sentenced to life in Azkaban.
"I am rather enjoying my little vacation" Snape answered, 'It's very relaxing here"
Harry snorted and rolled his eyes, just like Snape to call Azkaban a vacation, Harry was still fuming he that Snape was sentenced to the death.
"I am sure this isn't a social call," Snape finally said after a few moments of silence. He turned back around to his writing. "I suggest you make your point Potter, I am sure the Wizarding world is just lost with out your guidance"
Harry shrugged the malicious sarcasm off and cleared his throat again. "Where's my sister?"
"You have a sister?" Snape asked looking as if this were a surprise to him.
"Don't play dumb with me Severus" Harry snapped, "I know you were the one who alerted Dumbledore to her in the first place, just do us both a favor and tell me what you know"
Snape studied Harry for a long tense moment then smirked at him. "Who told you?" he asked.
"Bellatrix" Harry replied.
Snape looked surprised at this information, "Did you capture her?"
"No" Harry admitted, "She killed herself right before we could take her in and right after she told me I had a sister"
Snape chuckled, "Just like Bella, drop a bombshell like that and then leave them wondering. You have to respect her madness" He trailed off still chuckling, "I always hated that bitch"
"Tell me where my sister is" Harry repeated.
"Now, Potter you have to know I am not going to tell you that information" Snape informed him.
"Damn ii, tell me or" Harry raged and then trailed off noticing Snape's smirk still present.
"Potter your not going to do anything" Snape replied. Then he jumped out the chair and approached the glass; he tapped on it to get Harry's attention. "Think Potter I was a teacher for almost twenty years, why would I just tell you something. I want you to find it on your own? I will give you the information you need to start and then you have to do the work. If I just tell you, then you will never learn"
Harry wanted to rampage and make him tell but Harry knew that was pointless. He sighed in resignation. He motioned for Snape to go on.
"Your sister was born at St.Mungo's in late 1979" Snape started, "She was named Morgan Black, she lived with Bella's parents until Bella they died a mere six months after her birth. Once I alerted Dumbledore to this he found the girl and took her to a muggle orphanage and arranged an adoption."
"Was the orphanage in London?" Harry asked and Snape nodded.
"It was affiliated with the Catholic religion, it was named St.Mary's Orphanage, I believe" Severus replied. "And that, my dear boy is all I will tell you for now. Feel free to come back if you get stuck"
Harry turned and left the room without another word, praying he wouldn't have to come back again. He sent a letter to Remus, advising him he had business in London and would be returning within a week's time. Then Harry set off for London in search for his sister.