"I just can't believe I held that man while I slept!" Said Ron in a whisper

"I'm sorry Ron... but crookshanks tried to prevent it" Hermione rubbed her cat belly "what I fail to understand is why it took so long to catch him"

"Maybe he neglected his facade now that Sirius Black is on the loose... he thought it was a good time to reunite"

Urania just heard them talk while she ate her porridge, at this point, only aurors knew the meaning of Pettigrew disguise, despite being published by the prophet there wasn't enough information available to the public. Of course all eyes were on Harry "it was a friend of potter's father" "I heard he constantly bit Harry in his sleep" everyone had something to say on the matter.

The owls came with the mail and thousands of letters and boxes flew across the room. One fell on her lap while she reached for a cup of juice. It had the royal seal, which meant Fernando himself wrote it.

Don't waste my patience...

She bit her lip and crumpled the letter in her hands.

"Bad news?" Harry's soft voice spoke next to her, she looked at the boy's deep green eyes and his worried aura. "Just my cousin being annoying"

"That I can relate to..." He laughed "but I think mine's worse than yours... my aunt and uncle absolutely hate magic and Dudley is always making fun of me... it's such a relief to stay here at school"

She rested her chin on her palm " Harry... how I wish for you to experience what is to live in a loving family of wizards"

The boy gave her a sad smile and returned to his bowl of cereal.

"How are you feeling with all this attention?" Harry opened his mouth trying to find the words

"I don't know... it's always been like this, something happens and I'm in the middle of it." Hermione sat closer to him to rest a hand on his shoulder.

"Rania... did you know... it was him?"

Urania swallowed hard and looked the other way, she found Dumbledore's gaze fixed on her.

"I had a feeling... his aura felt slightly different"

"Did he say anything about my father?" The boy's aura roared in anger with spikes swirling around his chest.

"No... I just took him to Professor McGonagall's office, I don't know what he said." She took a toast and stood to leave.

"Thank you..." the redhead boy said furrowing his eyebrow.

"Don't thank me... I'll need to find you a new pet!"

*

"Come... come with me" Remus' heavy breathing made his words fault. He grabbed her arm and dragged her through the halls, she matched his speed and soon they were both running on the school grounds directly towards the whomping willow, he guided her through a dark tunnel, the moist soil under her boots making it hard to move.

"Lumos" they both lighted the tip of their wands and she immediately regretted her decision, as much as she loved animals she definitely hated insects. The tunnel smelled of damp earth and rotten wood, she followed him close until they reached a small door he gently pushed.

What they saw petrified them. Sirius stood in front of the trio looking like a maniac.

"You betrayed my parents... you're the reason they're dead!" Harry yelled from the other end of the room "No Harry, someone did betray your father but it was someone... until recently I believe dead" Remus stood in between.

"Who?"

"Peter Pettigrew!" Yelled Sirius "He sold your parents and made me look guilty by faking his own death... I hope he rottens in Azkaban" he spat the words as if to eliminate the venom they contained.

Harry kept looking at his friends and back at Sirius in disbelief.

"I'd never do anything to hurt Lily and James... He was my family" Sirius fell to his knees pleading Harry to believe him. "I don't remember being any happier as I was the day you were born" tears began flowing freely down his cheeks "I've waited 13 years to tell you this... I would have died rather than betray my friends"

Remus cheeks were flushed and his eyes began watering, he used the sleeve of his robe to dry the tears.

Harry slowly lowered his wand and stepped closer to Sirius. "Why did it take you so long to prove this?"

Sirius ran a hand through his hair " I had no idea where that bastard was... until I saw him on the prophet on his shoulder" he pointed at Ron who immediately flinched.

"I knew it was my chance..."

The boy's aura turned into a pale shade of green, he removed his glasses and rubbed his eyes.

"I've never had a real family... can you imagine how hard it was for me to learn that the only person close to me, betrayed my parents?" Sirius tried to reach him but Remus prevented him by holding his shoulder.

"Harry... the real traitor is now facing charges, you can be sure he will spend a lifetime in Azkaban" Remus soft voice had a calming effect on the boy's aura, the trio visibly relaxed. Urania passed by Sirius who was still kneeling in front of Harry.

"Are you okay?" She lowered herself at their eye level, Hermione and Ron nodded. "I think we must return to the castle, they'd noticed our absence by now." She put both arms around the girl and the boy to guide them through the tunnel.

"You go first... you too Professor Lupin... I would like to have a word with... Sirius." Ron protests were shut by Hermione's hard look.

"You knew everything Rania... why didn't you tell us?! We're not kids anymore!" Hermione free herself from her arm.

"This is not the time to have this conversation... just not here..." Soon she felt Harry's aura following close behind.

By the time they reached the school grounds the moon shined round as a coin above their heads. They heard a painful growl coming from Remus, before their eyes he started convulsing and panting, it was painful to watch.

Almost immediately Sirius turned into a large black dog and threw himself on Remus making him retreat. They were onto each other claws ripping flesh, digging and biting. Suddenly another howl filled the atmosphere, it seemed the pack was calling Remus to join them. "Go back to the castle..." she hadn't finished her sentence when the trio began running behind Sirius and into the forest.

Urania's feet felt numb from running so fast behind them, Hermione's hair was the only thing she could see in the middle of the dark, even Ron's red hair looked brown under the sudden fog that began covering the forest. She raised her head and saw hundreds of dementors circling a spot near them. When they reached the small clear next to the great lake, they saw Sirius laying on the ground, his eyes were closed and his breathing was almost imperceptible, the dementors had found them and were preparing to give him the most painful death. Harry ran next to him, from the tip of his wand silver light began pooling, he was trying so hard to cast patronum, but the dementors outnumbered his efforts. Urania grabbed his wand and move closer to them but froze when she saw someone move on the other end of the lake, at the same time that Harry redoubled his efforts, the silver figure of an animal came walking on the surface of the lake, its presence filled the place with warm and joy, Urania found herself remembering her mother's voice.

The stag made all dementors flee in panic, the fog lifted and the clear moonlight made everything more visible, she saw Harry fainting next to Sirius and his friends running to him.