Harry Potter and the Dark Lord
Chapter 26: Acquittal
Summary: Set in Harry's sixth year. He encounters far more than he ever could have expected, but he does not have to go through it alone. An old friend returns to help him. Harry's defeat of Voldemort rests on him getting The Scepter of Light and Dark, something that would allow Voldemort to destroy the world if he can get the whole thing. Voldemort's powers are getting stronger and Harry has more than one encounter with him.
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This Chapter: Someone gets aquitted of crimes that he (or she) did not commit.
Now.........on with the story!
Harry left Dumbledore's office a few minutes later with Sirius feeling exhausted. He was terrified of what Voldemort could make him do while he was possessing him. Thinking hard, he wasn't paying attention to where he was going, and as a result, ran smack into a wall.
"Oops." he said. Sirius let out a short bark. Harry sighed. Now that Voldemort could possess him undetected, Sirius was going to follow him everywhere. Harry worked hard in his classes the rest of the day. He was determined to learn as much as he could to try and defeat Voldemort.
At the end of the week, Harry was almost caught up in his classes because of his hard work. He was taking the Dreamless Sleep Potion every night and had had no nightmares of Voldemort. Harry woke up Saturday morning and got dressed. Harry and Sirius met Ron, Hermione, and Ginny in the Common Room.
Harry kissed Ginny on the cheek and she grabbed his hand. They walked down to the Great Hall to have breakfast. They sat down and began to eat. About five minutes later, the post owls arrived.
A large, tawny owl landed in front of Hermione, carrying the Daily Prophet. Hermione paid the owl and it took off. She unrolled the paper and disappeared behind it. Seconds later, she let out a loud shriek.
She handed the paper to Harry, who spit out his mouthful of orange juice when he saw the cover page:
Attack On Ministry Results in Acquittal for Sirius Black.
Harry quickly skimmed the article. It told of how Death Eaters had entered the Ministry of Magic with about twenty dementors.
Fudge and Percy had both been kissed by the dementors and many others had nearly been kissed. It also said that Ron's dad, Arthur Weasley had been appointed the new Minister of Magic.
Mr. Weasley had ordered a full investigation of Sirius and had found out about Fudge's cover-up of Barty Crouch, Jr's confession. Now Sirius was going to be acquitted and given the Order of Merlin, First Class. Peter Pettigrew's Order of Merlin was going to be revoked.
"Wow." said Harry softly as he passed the paper to Ron. He nudged Sirius, who was lying under the table.
"Sirius, you're free." said Harry. Sirius got out from under the table. Harry looked to the staff table. Dumbledore motioned for him to come up to the staff table. Harry got up and went to the staff table, followed by Sirius.
"I'm going to tell the students about Sirius." whispered Dumbledore. Harry nodded and went back to the Gryffindor table, but Sirius did not follow him. Dumbledore stood up and the Great Hall was silenced.
"For those of you who don't know, Sirius Black has been acquitted. He did not commit the crimes that he was convicted of doing. That was done by another wizard, Peter Pettigrew. Now, it is time for you to recognize the true identity of someone among you. This is Sirius Black." said Dumbledore, pointing to the large dog that sat in front of the staff table. Sirius transformed and Harry heard a few screams. Apparently, some students didn't believe in Sirius's innocence.
"Sirius will be remaining here for the rest of the year." said Dumbledore as he sat back down. Immediately, the Great Hall erupted in loud whispers. Sirius went to sit with Harry and his friends, but Dumbledore motioned for him to sit at the staff table next to him.
"I want you to keep a close eye on him. You're still to follow him everywhere. I don't want Harry to be alone for even a second. I don't think he realizes how much danger he is in." said Dumbledore quietly to Sirius.
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