Halloween was a dull day. Atleast for Harry Potter. The day had passed with their classes. It was seven in the evening and Harry was in the common room. Tracy was helping Blaise with charms while Daphne was reading a book.

"I think I'll take a walk"

Daphne looked up from her book and frowned "It's nearly time for dinner."

"I think I'll skip it"

Blaise and Tracey had too looked to me. Blaise was confused. "But why?"

"Well I don't want to celebrate considering that today is the death anniversary of my parents." I said but not rudely.

Realisation dawned on their faces and They said sorry. I just shrugged it off and walked out ensuring that I had my invisibility cloak and Marauders Map.

Fifteen minutes later I was walking through the hallways when I heard a scream. I quickly pulled my wand out along with the map. "I solemnly swear that I'm upto no good" I said while touching the wand to the parchment. The lines began to form and just around the corner in a girls bathroom I saw the name Hermione Granger. But what caught my attention was the name near the door to the bathroom. There was a Troll in the school. Or maybe someone named Troll but what are the chances for that? So cursing myself I slowly moved towards the bathroom. The troll was facing towards Granger with its club raised to strike. Meanwhile Granger was hiding beneath a sink. Knowing that trolls have thick skin, I had to use a powerful spell. I aimed my wand at its neck, and fired the gouging spell, defodio. It was a fifth year spell. A moment later the troll lay dead on the floor, meanwhile I was panting very hard. It did drain a lot of your power considering that I was a eleven year old. I heard footsteps coming and Professor McGonagall, Snape and Quirrel arrived. They all looked shocked, while Quirrel fainted.

"What happened here? Why aren't you all in the common room? Explain yourself" McGonagall shouted.

I took over the conversation after regaing my breath and said "Well Profesor I was walking through the castle since I didn't want to celebrate the death of my parents. It was then that I heard a scream and came to check what it was. I saw a troll about to hit Granger, so I subdued the troll, using a gouging charm considering that troll skin is resistant to small spells."

She looked shocked. After composing herself she said,"Well that is understandable, but a first year taking down a fully grown mountain troll? What were you doing here Miss. Granger?"

"I was walking out of charms classroom when Weasley said something about me. I just wanted to be alone and came here. But a troll came here and was about to attack me Professor." she said with a sniff, obviously attempting to hide that she was crying.

"20 points to Slytherin for saving another students life, Mr.Potter. And I believe that Mr.Weasley shall be punished. Correct Minerva?" Snape said smoothly.

"Yes I'll take you to the Hospital wing Miss Granger. You too Mister Potter."

"Ah, Don't worry Minerva I'll take him to the Dungeons after giving him a pepper up potion. I believe he's just tired. Right Potter?" Snape asked with a sharp look towards me. I just nodded and he pulled me along with him. He was striding towards the Dungeons with me following. We reached the entrance to the Slytherin Common room and before entering he said," I hope that you don't do anything stupid like that again" And he walked off.

Taking a breath I entered the common room. Just then a blonde missile fell into my arms. Daphne was hugging me. "Where were you? We were really worried." I saw Blaise smirking. Afterwards they had me recite the entire incident.

"You took down a mountain troll? You could've died." Daphne said and started berating me. Even then she looked cute. Wait...Where did that come from?

Blaise still looked amused with just a raised brow.

Days passed and the news of me taking down a mountain troll had spread the whole school. When I was at Library, Granger had come and thanked me for saving her life. Meanwhile I just said that It's no big deal. She had apparently wanted to study with me and I refused saying that other Slytherins wouldn't be pleased about it and it was true. Though Blaise Daphne and Tracey didn't have blood issues, Associating with Granger might negatively impact my standing in Slytherin. I did give her pointers to not act like a bossy know-it-all and even suggested her a book on Pureblood customs and traditions. Also I did guide her to Neville Longbottom. I planned on making friends in other years but I can't start with Gryffindors. I had to slowly start with Ravenclaw, expanding to Hufflepuff and then to Gryffindors. I already had befriended Michael Corner, Terry Boot, Lisa Turpin, Sue Li and Padma Patil. We had formed a study group along with Daphne, Blaise and Tracey. Surprisingly, Theodore Nott, Pansy Parkinson and Millicent Bulstrode had joined the group. They had abandoned Malfoy camp after the prank and had been civil towards me. And Ron Weasley did recieve detention for 2 weeks and Gryffindor lost 20 points. Months went by and Yuletide was just around the corner.

I hadn't put my name in the list of people who had decided to stay behind. Only a few even had chosen to do that and no one in Slytherin opted to stay over Yule. Currently I was under my invisibility cloak with the map in hand and walking towards Gryffindor common room. I had seen an interesting name in the Marauders Map. I said the password that I had overheard from a student yesterday. The portrait swing open and I entered the common room. It was awfully...red. I just ignored it and climbed the stairs to the first years dorm. That was even more disgusting. They had to share an entire room. There were four beds and no privacy. The dorm room even had a disgusting smell and I could hear Weasley's snores. I silently crept towards his bed and quickly stunned the rat and placed him in a cage. This was going to be fun.

Today was 22nd of December. Harry was currently walking towards the Office of the head of DMLE to meet Madam Amelia Bones at the ministry. He had a cage in his left hand with an unconscious rat in it. After talking to her secretary he was let in her room. "Good morning Madam Bones"

She looked up from the papers she had been checking. She took a glance at Harry and her eyes widened when she saw the Potter Crest in his Lordship robes. "Good Morning, Lord Potter. How may I be of your service?"

"Well I had come to fix some injustice done by your department"

"Oh? And what would that be?"

"Well when I went through the Will of my parents, I found something interesting. It states that the supposed murder and right hand man of Voldemort, Sirius Black was actually my oath sworn Godfather. So he couldn't have betrayed my parents. Their will also says thar Peter Pettigrew was the actual secret keeper."

"That's not possible. Let me check the trial transcripts. Cornelly, Please bring all files about Sirius Black" She said to her secretary. After 5 minutes her secretary came back and informed that there were no trial transcripts of Sirius Black. Amelia was shocked. "Well Lord Potter, It seems that he may not have had a trial. But arranging one would be difficult considering that we have no evidence other than the Wills. Cornelius would never allow something like this get out. Even if he was proven innocent of not betraying your parents, He did kill Peter Pettigrew and 12 muggles. I don't think he would escape Azkaban."

"Well about that, I have found that Peter Pettigrew is actually alive and has been hiding as a pet rat of one Ronald Weasley of Gryffindor. Here it is" Harry placed the cage on the table. Amelia quickly cast Animagus Revelio. The rat glowed. She stunned it once again, opened the cage and placed the rat on the floor. Casting the Animagus reversal spell, on the floor was a short man with small watery eyes and a pointed nose. He very much looked like a rat. Madam Bones quickly tied him up and pulled his left sleep up. There was a faded black tattoo with a snake and skull. She quickly called two aurors. And in came Rufus Scrimgeour and Kingsley Shacklebolt. She instructed them to bring a vial of veritaserum and pointed her wand at a dictaquill. Harry meanwhile just sat back and watched the proceedings with a smirk. She shoved the vial of truthserum down the throat of Pettigrew and woke him up.

"What is your name?"

"Peter Alfred Pettigrew"

"What is your date of birth?"

"June 2nd, 1960"

"Were you a follower and Death Eater of the Dark Lord Voldemort?"

"Yes"

"Were you the Secret Keeper of Potter Cottage which was under the Fidelius charm on October 31st, 1981?"

"Yes"

"Did you willingly betray the Potter family by giving up the Secret to the Dark Lord?"

"Yes"

"What happened on the third of November, 1981?"

"Sirius had been following me. He is more powerful than I am. I knew I couldn't win if I decided to face and fight him. When he cornered me, I shouted out, asking him why he had betrayed James and Lily. Then I hit him with a cheering charm, blasted the gas line, cut off my finger to fake my death and transformed into my animagus form and escaped."

She stunned him again and turned towards Harry "Turns out that your Godfather is innocent. But we have to be very careful while arranging a trial. We can't have the Minister knowing this. I'll have Sirius Black transferred to the Ministry holding cell. On 25th there will be the Winter session of the Wizengamot followed by the Ministry Yule Ball. I do take that you do have to attend it?" I nodded. "Good. We'll do the trial then, so the Minister can't hush it up. You may arrange a solicitor if you wish"

"I will do that Madam Bones and please, call me Harry"Harry extended his hand. She shook it.

"I will be living then. Thank you"Harry walked out and planned for the trial.

Sirius Black was currently crawled up with his knees near his chest. The dementors just passed by his cell and once again it had brought the bad memories back. He was stupid. Why did he go behind Pettigrew? He should've taken care of his godson. Harry. That was the only thought in his head. Suddenly the door to his cell creaked open. Three aurors stepped in. One face he recognised. The woman in front, Amelia. They had dated for 2 years in Hogwarts. But had broken up after her brother had died.

"Finally giving me the kiss eh?" He asked in a raspy voice. But there was no humor as his remark was followed by coughing. His throat had been tired. Every time the dementor passed by, his memories would make him scream. His mother torturing him under the cruciatus curse and the dead body of James.

"Sirius Orion Black, It has come to our attention that you had not been recieved a trial. So you will be transferred to the ministry holding cells, where you will await for your trial."

His eye widened. Trial? He was getting a trial! He could prove his innocence. At first he had thought that they were going to kill him through the dementor's kiss. But he was getting a trial! Magic restraints were placed on him and he was taken by the aurors.

It was three days after his meeting with Amelia Bones. Currently Harry was sitting to the side of the Wizengamot chambers. Slowly the chamber had started filling in. Since it was the winter session, there would also be many heirs present. All families along with head of departments would also join the Yule Ball hosted by the ministry. Harry got up and went towards the seats of Ancient Houses. He found the seat with Potter Crest and sat on it. On the balcony, some of the public along with many reporters were present. Harry had asked Ragnarok to leak that he will be taking his place at the Wizengamot today. This will also ensure that Sirius's innocence will become public quickly. Towards Harry's left was Agusta Longbottom and to his right was Cyrus Greengrass. He made small talk with both of them. To the opposite side of the chamber was the high seat of the Chief Warlock with Minister to his right and Head of DMLE to his left. Chief Warlock, Albus Dumbledore came in and banged his gavel. "Today 25th of December, 1991, the 1056th Winter session of Wizengamot is about to begin. Before that anyone have any announcements?" It was a tradition, where Houses announce about births, marriage or other things. Some houses made a few announcements and once no one had anything to say, Harry lit the tip of his wand. Dumbledore seemed to have taken notice of him. "Yes, Lord Potter?"

Harry stood up gracefully and let a tingle of his magic out. It pulsed like a small aura around his skin similar to the sorting ceremony. "As being the last member of my family, I have taken my position as the Lord as of my 11th Birthday. I would like to reactivate my family seats and possibly appoint a proxy."

"Very well, who would-"

"Oh that's not all Chief Warlock." He motioned Harry to continue."I did an inheritance test at Gringotts and it has come to my attention that my maternal family was from a long thought extinct line, making me it's heir too. So as the Lord of House Potter and House Emrys, I hearby activate the Potter and Emrys family seat." As he was speaking Harry had raised my hand and willed for the rings to appear. When he did mention the name Emrys, a lot of people gasped. Ofcourse everyone knew that Emrys was the House of Merlin. The reporters were writing furiously and Dumbledore had his eye brows raised to his hairline. He quickly composed and banged the gavel.

"I as Chief Warlock, do hearby recognise as the seats of House Potter and Emrys as reactivated. So be it."

"Thank you Chief Warlock." Harry sat back and he saw many people glancing at his direction.

"Well what is the first case to preside over, Madam Bones?"

Amelia walked to the center of the chamber."Respected members of this august body, Three days ago we have come to a crucial fact that an innocent man was placed into Azkaban without a trial."

"Who is this person Madam?" Asked Dumbledore

"Well Lord Sirius Orion Black, of Most Ancient and Most Noble House of Black was placed into Azkaban without a trial. Lord Potter-Emrys, had read the will of his parents where it said that the actual secret keeper of the Potter Cottage in Godric's Hollow was Peter Pettigrew." There was chaos in the chambers. Many were refusing to believe that Sirius Black was innocent. Dumbledore again banged his gavel for silence.

"But that doesn't change the fact that he did kill Peter Pettigrew and 12 muggles, Madam" spoke someone from the dark faction.

"Ah yes, about that. Bring him in" said Madam Bones and the aurors brought in Pettigrew."Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you Peter Pettigrew" There was absolute pandemonium. It took two bangs from Dumbledore's wand to quiet the hall down. Harry saw the minister sweating. Pettigrew was placed in a chair and tied up.

"Esteemed members, I can not see such a disgusting treatment of a national hero. Do remember that he was given Order of Merlin, First Class for his service." said Lord Malfoy.

"Lord Malfoy, Mr Pettigrew has been hiding as a rat and he has a dark mark in his arm. Why would he have to hide for 10 years if he was innocent? Chief Warlock, since Pettigrew was declared dead, there is no law against giving him truthserum. May I?"

"Proceed Madam Bones"

Auror Shacklebolt shoved 3 drops of veritaserum down his throat.

"What is your name?"

"Peter Alfred Pettigrew"

"What is your date of birth?"

"June 2nd, 1960"

"Were you a follower and Death Eater of the Dark Lord Voldemort?"

"Yes" .The crowd gasped

"Were you the Secret Keeper of Potter Cottage which was under the Fidelius charm on October 31st, 1981?"

"Yes"

"Did you willingly betray the Potter family by giving up the Secret to the Dark Lord?"

"Yes"

"What happened on the third of November, 1981?"

"Sirius had been following me. He is more powerful than I am. I knew I couldn't win if I decided to face and fight him. When he cornered me, I shouted out, asking him why he had betrayed James and Lily. Then I hit him with a cheering charm, blasted the gas line, cut off my finger to fake my death and transformed into my animagus form and escaped."

Many people were shocked. Sirius Black was brought in but he wore clean clothes and seemed like he had been well groomed. The chamber was silent. Dumbledore cleared his throat. "Peter Alfred Pettigrew, you have been charged with the facilitation of the murder of the Lord and Lady of the Most Ancient and Noble House of Potter and for the murder of thirteen muggles. For this crime, you will be sentenced to life in Azkaban. All those who agree?" A majority of them lit their wands. "So convicted"

"Sirius Orion Black, you had been falsely charged and placed in Azkaban without a trial. The Ministry deeply apologises for this debacle. I hereby order the DMLE to pursue this matter and find out how Lord Black was denied a trial. The Ministry also wishes to compensate you 2 million galleons for your unjust imprisonment."

The Wizengamot was then adjourned. Harry walked over to his Godfather. "Hello Lord Black"

Sirius took a look at him and his eyes went wide. Harry was suddenly in a bone crushing embrace of his godfather. Sirius was crying. "Harry, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have went behind him..."Sirius started to ramble with sniffs but Harry stopped him.

"That's fine Sirius, I don't blame you" They stayed together like that for a few minutes, when someone interrupted them. Sirius looked up and there was Amelia Bones.

"Thank you Amy."

"Well Harry is the one who caught Pettigrew. I just helped him set up a trial. You should thank him."

"Sirius, I'll go back to Potter Castle. I have already informed Andromeda Tonks about the trial. She'll be waiting for you at St Mungo's. Ok?"

"Ok Harry. And Thank you"

Sirius was taken to St Mungo's by Madam Bones. Harry meanwhile portkeyed back to Potter Castle. He hadn't opened his presents since he went for the trial. He had gifted Blaise a rare tome on History, Tracey got a beautiful bracelet, while he gifted a blue heart shaped pendent to Daphne. His other friends, including Granger got boxes of chocolates from him. Harry opened his presents and saw that Daphne had gifted him a sculpture of him flying on a broom craved into wood. She was good at art. Tracey gave him some new clothes while Blaise had gotten him a Knife. When he looked into it, it wan no ordinary knife, but made by dwarves and it contained many runes. Weapons made by dwarves were not as good as goblin made but had many magical properties. Blaise had also given him a holster for it. Boot had given him a broom repair kit while others sent him chocolates.