A helping Hand

C37 A meeting of the blacks 2.

Augusta had made her way back into the ministry and almost ran into a man that looked a lot like Lucius. "I'm sorry Mr?"

"Malfoy, Michel Malfoy" Michel told her as he mists the way she grabbed her wand and pushed it under his nose.

"Augusta stop it" Amelia screamed from the door of her office. "Mr. Malfoy is on our side".

Augusta narrowed her eyes and pushed her wand a little higher against his nose. "Are you sure, I never met a good Malfoy before".

"Augusta, stop it," Amelia said again. "Mr. Malfoy is a squib and he was cast out by his family" Amelia snapped at Augusta. "Now both of you into my office" she snapped. It was there that Amelia filled Augusta in on who Mr, Malfoy was and also what he had done for them. As she was done she turned to Michel and asked "Now Mr, Malfoy what can I do for you today," Amelia asked him.

"I came here to ask how things were going but also to tell you I got a request from the judge that handled the case of Harry Potter. He told me that there was a history between him and Albus Dumbledore and he wanted to be there when the case of Harry Potter came before the Wizengamot".

Amelia who had been standing dropped back into her chair. "Is this case really getting complicated or am I the only one who feels this way".

Augusta smiled, "Ah don't complain, Amelia. You know you love every minute of it. The more complicated it gets the more you like it".

Amelia smiled and nodded as she took out the files she got that morning. "Well now that I have told you all we have done until now, there is a thing I found out this morning, But First I want to know what the Goblins told you, Augusta.

Augusta gave her a dirty look before she started to speak. "Well I got more information then I thought I would get, According to the Goblins, there are three people who can claim the title of Lord Black. The first two are unknown to me but the third in line is one Draco Malfoy. I also know that it is a male because females aren't eligible to become the lord of house Black".

"Well then I think it is fair to say that Sirius Black might be the first in line," Amelia told offhandedly.

Augusta gave her a penetrating look, one that made Amelia chuckle and explained further as she placed the folder she had in her hand on the desk in front of her. "Sirius never got a trial. He was captured and shipped off to Azkaban. He was placed in the most secure wing of Azkaban on the order of Minister Bagnold and Albus Dumbledore. Now I do know it was a hard time so they may have placed him there and forgot about him. Or he was placed there deliberately".

Augusta gave a deep sigh. "So Sirius is guilty or there has been an innocent man sitting in Azkaban for the last six to seven years".

"Yep, another problem we have to deal with," Amelia said softly.

*#*

Andromeda sat down behind her desk and looked at her aunty. It had been almost fifteen years ago that she had seen her for the last time. It was at the start of the last war. Every squib and Muggleborn had to hide or run away just to protect themselves. "What happened to you, where have you been, the last time I saw you, you were at aunt Dorea. You were with little Andrea of eight years old, How is she doing".

"Andromeda please, calm down and take a breather," Silvia told her as she laid her hands on the hands of Andromeda and smiled sweetly at her.

"I'm sorry darling, sorry that I didn't come back earlier. You know when the war ended. I heard about how they attacked Ted after it and it just scared me. The magical world wasn't a place for squibs like me and Alex. The bigots were still out there and the best got off after a lie. I still can't believe they believed all that shit about the imperious curse and the only thing we had was a boy of one and a half years old. It was that boy who defeated the Dark Lord but it didn't wake up the others about the bigotry that was still going on. Now I do know that Ted got all better and you too are taking the fight to the bigots but it is still a dangers place for us without a witch or wizard at our side".

Andromeda just looked at Silvia and listened before she started to look at the others who came with her. "You must be Alex the one who got my aunt head over heels".

Andrea laughed a little as Alex saluted with a smile and Andromeda gaze shifted from Alex over to her. "You must be little Andrea, you know I can still remember you running around at aunt Dorea's home with your pigtails waiving in the wind".

Andrea blushed just before she blurted "Now I remember you. You were the one who introduced me to Lily Evens the first time I went to Hogwarts with aunty Minerva".

Andromeda smiled and turned her eyes to the last one in the room and her gaze snapped to the lightning bolt scar on his forehead. "What is Harry Potter doing here" she snapped.

Harry took a step back and Andrea instinctively pulled him into a hug, as if she was protecting him from the big bad Andromeda.

Alex just looked on as Silvia stood and stepped between them, she placed her hands on the desk and bent a little towards Andromeda. "Don't snap at your nephew like that".

Andromeda looked up at those words. "Nephew? James is my Neph, Ahh it makes Harry my... Why is he here with you, If he was with you from the start then there wouldn't have been all this secretly, and in Merlin's name does he look like he hasn't eaten in a month".

Silvia sat back down and looked fondly at Andromeda. "That is the niece I remember and why that niece became a lawyer," Silvia said. "Now, we need your help by getting some answers. We want to know who the next Lord Black is, just so he can reinstate us. If you can't do that then we want you to get Harry to stay with our family as our responsibility or even our ward".

Andromeda nodded. "If I do that, then I will step on a lot of toes. Especial on the toes of the purebloods" Andromeda told them. "I also need some information from Sirius but the ministry will never allow me to see the files of his case or the right to visit him in Azkaban. I also need to know how you got Harry with to be with you, did you abduct him or something".

Silvia smiled a little. She then started to tell the story of Harry and what her daughter had done for him. In the end, she finished with "Well, you think about it. While we go to Sirius. Just tell me what you want to know and I will find it out for you. That boy has some explaining to do to his aunty".

*#*

It was twenty minutes later that Andromeda sat back behind her desk. Ted would be back in an hour and she had a lot to tell him. A knock on the door brought her out of her thoughts. "Ah he is early," she said to herself as she rushed over to the door. She opened it and saw the last person she expected. "Amelia, what does the ministry want with me?"

A/N: This was it again at this time, this is my Christmas present to all of you.

Gr Winmau.