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Sitting at his office desk James continued to read through the various letters he'd found amongst the Dursley's stuff. He was interrupted reading a riveting letter from Jane Petunias friend who'd had a baby who died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by a letter market urgent.
Lord Christian Harrison Grey,
Your presence is required in exactly two hours for an emergency meeting of the Wizengamot in relation to the trial of one Sirius Orion Black as arranged by our chief warlock Albus Dumbledore himself. However as Albus Dumbledore knew the man in question he will not be present at the trial as he is a serious conflict of interest. See you in two hours.
Signed, Minister Millicent Bagnold.
He left a note for Harry and Arianna and went to his Diagon Alley home to get the appropriate robes as he was very interested to speak to Sirius Orion Black if he was indeed innocent which knowing Dumbledore he well could be. He arrived in his other home and greeted his elf Suzie who prepared his robes for him. Soon enough after making sure to eat his lunch he went over to the ministry entering court room number seven. He sat in the second row waiting as everyone else filled in. Amelia Bones stood in becoming the chief warlock for this case. As everyone was seated she spoke clearly in a commanding tone.
Welcome to the sixth sitting of the Wizengamot this year alone. Today is the trial of Sirius Orion Black who is believed to be the one responsible for giving Lord Voldermort the whereabouts of the home of Lillian and James Potter whereby he then entered killing them and attempting to kill their son which we all know was a failure. Now the point of this trial is to not pass judgement until the end. I reserve the right to make everyone give a vow to that affect right now. Good stuff now that we've all given vows, bring in the prisoner and present him with six drops of veritas serum. She said as he was brought in and fed the serum. He didn't look too bad after three or four days in Azkaban.
She told everyone he'd be asked a few standard questions to see that serum was indeed working before getting into it.
Please sir give me your name and date of birth.
I am Sirius Orion Black born on September 18th 1960.
Ok very good. Please tell me do you support the greater good or Voldermort?
I don't support Voldermort as anyone who checks me will see I have no mark but I don't support this idea of the greater good either. I am a grey wizard. I won't always resort to the unforgivables but people must see that simply stunning the disgusting followers of Voldermort is never going to work. These cretins need to be killed. In my humble opinion they lost their right to a second chance the day they sold their soul to that son of a bitch!
Have you ever considered becoming a death eater?
Yes I have as a teenager. My mother disowned her own son choosing to burn him off the family tree because I was not dark enough for her. I thought that becoming a death eater would gain her love but when I saw that it would I realised that being a death eater simply to gain my mothers love was not a good enough reason to become one. Fuck her if she can't just love me the way I am. I mean let's face it she's always hated me for being in Gryffindor.
Who was the secret keeper for the Potters residence?
Initially it was indeed me but as myself, James, Peter Pettigrew and Remus Lupin love pranking people we thought it would be hilarious to change the secret keeper to Peter to fool you all which unfortunately for me worked. You all thought it was me when it wasn't.
Did you suspect he was working for Voldermort Peter Pettigrew I mean?
No we never did none of us. I mean Peter is a fat lump of a man who never really looked like the kind of man who even had the stones to be following Voldermort of all people.
Did you kill Peter Pettigrew and fifteen muggles once you'd found about him?
No I didn't. Peter isn't dead either. Back in school due to personal circumstances I'd rather not get into myself, James, Remus and Peter became illegal animaguses. I know it's illegal that we didn't register ourselves and I'm sorry about that. I'm a black dog, James was a stag and Peter is a common garden rat. When I found out what he'd done I went after him to kill him for betraying his so called best friends to Voldermort but when I caught up to him he sliced off his own finger, blew up a gas canister killing all those muggles and disappeared into the sewers. If there is a way of capturing animaguses I don't know it so I'm sorry about that. I did say when captured that I killed my friends as it had been my idea to make Peter their new secret keeper and so I felt responsible. It was my fault for choosing them and now I've lost my best friends forever! He said bursting into tears making everyone gasp at that. It was clear he was not responsible.
Now to become a secret keeper you must cast the fidelious and could you please tell the court which one of you did it?
We couldn't do it so we had Albus Dumbledore do it for us. We watched him clearly so we could memorise how to do it should we ever wish to change it which James then did for when we selected Peter. As Dumbledore did it first and wasn't even told about our change in secret keepers I imagine he probably does think it was me which is a shame.
Okay please take the prisoner downstairs and give him the antidote to the serum and wait now for I will summon the rat. I know the spell as all us Aurors need to know it. It's not something Sirius Orion Black who was training to be an Auror had learned yet which is why he didn't know of it. Mind the noise as there will be a blast sound when he comes here. I am just erecting anti animgus wards. She said doing just that. It did take ten minutes but eventually to the shock and horror of everyone he was present. He was forced to transform back and placed into magical suppressing cuffs where he was fed the veritas serum and the two wands he'd had on him his own and Voldermorts were removed forcefully..
Okay please state your name and date of birth.
I am Peter John Pettigrew born on the twenty sixth of March 1960.
Are you a follower of the greater good or Lord Voldermort?
Oh I fully follow Lord Voldermort. We need to be rid of the mudbloods as soon as we can. I even have the mark to prove it on my left arm. Obviously I don't have the stones to do much but that doesn't mean I'm useless either.
Did you sell him the location of Lillian and James Potter?
I did but I had no choice it was either tell him where they live or loose my life and to be honest I actually quite like my life. I know it's bad to end theirs in order to save my own but to be honest if I don't think of number one who will do it?
Did you try to frame Sirius Black by cutting off your own finger and killing those muggles by blasting the gas canister?
Oh right. Well obviously I must have. I didn't know I'd hit a gas canister. I never was the best at spells. I just know that I hit something which exploded killing everyone while I escaped into the sewers.
Did you care that you had essentially set Sirius Orion Black up to spend his life in jail for a crime he didn't commit?
As I said before if I don't think of number one who would do it? Anyway he's a disgrace and his family hate him because he's not dark enough. He's a scum of earth whose mother blasted him off the family tree for it. She'll never love him and neither will anyone else if I have any say in the matter. He's as useless as butter in the sun fucking prick.
Did you ever care about young Harry James Potter at all or what might happen to him afterwards?
Not really. He was supposed to die and didn't. Would he like a damn medal with that? I have no ides where he went and to be honest I don't care to know. I hope he gets all that comes to him.
Where did you go before you came here?
I went to Devon to hang with the Weasley family. I mean I didn't know them that well but they accepted me as a pet rat into their family no questions asked stupid fucking saps. I was fed and put in a warm cage to sleep which is the least I deserved after my hard days work. I mean what idiot finds a rat in the garden and thinks hey this will make a great pet. Even if it was there son he's a fool.
On your arrival here two wands were taken from you who did they belong to?
The ash wand is mine and the white one belongs to Lord Voldermort. I will be giving it to him when he revives himself to kill Harry Potter for good. As I did this good deed I will be given a front row seat for the action and I can't wait for it. Little Peter John Pettigrew will finally get the recognition he deserves. Remus John Lupin is a werewolf which is why we even became animaguses and I hope he's hanged for it. He's totally harmless but seeing him die friendless would be so much fun. I mean he's smarter then half the people in this room but as I told him before werewolves in our society though they only change once a month will never be respected enough to be employed. He should be killed and or put in a jail cell where he'll kill himself when he transforms. What a sad sap thinking anyone would actually love him!
Who else that you know of is in Lord Voldermorts inner circle?
Lucius Malfoy which is a big surprise considering his power in our world. I mean he really does hide it well doesn't he? Severus Snape is one but doesn't actually want to be one. He only became one because Voldermort tricked him. He said he'd make him a potions master which did happen but not because he joined. What a fool. I mean the only way to get rid of it would be via muggle surgery to cut that section of the arm out and replace it with skin from other areas. Voldermort did that on purpose as he knew no one would ever go to the muggles to get the cure. That was genius I think. I mean greaseface Snivillious will have to live with it his whole life now even though he doesn't want it anymore.
Okay bring the prisoner down the cells and wait for my instructions! She said as he was carted off cackling evilly. Both Minerva and Remus Lupin himself who had been in the stands watching the trial cried openly in shock. Minerva was furious Albus had been so sure he'd done it when he clearly hadn't. Remus felt ashamed he'd believed it was Sirius as well. He was alarmed everyone now knew he was a werewolf.
Now we need to decide what to do. All those in favour of clearing Sirius Orion Black of all charges and compensating him for a few days raise your wands now. Okay then that's decided.
Hem hem! Are we seriously just going to forget that we have a werewolf here in our presence? I mean he might kill us all including all of our children! I don't feel one bit safe and I want him disposed of now!
Madame Umbridge he's not the one on trial here. If you feel badly about it then I'd suggest you leave. Mr Lupin would you consent to taking one drop of veritas serum just so we can as we have you here put it on record as to how you became a werewolf?
He agreed easily thinking that if people knew it would be easier for him.
How did you become a werewolf and who do you support in this whole thing?
I was six years old when I went walking with my family in the woods near my home and I was attacked by none other then Fenrir Greyback. He bit me so badly I almost died but they managed to save my life. Thanks to him I'll always be a monster one day a month and no one will ever love me. I am grey like Sirius.
Thank you Mr Lupin. I feel as the Wizengamot is here we should deal with everything of importance now. It may take longer yes but once everything is done we can then head home with clear consciences. If Minister Bagnold agrees we will deal with the case at hand and give everyone here present including her some veritas serum about Voldermort?
I do so consent. It will be easier and clear up some confusion for everyone present. Please proceed and may I point out that anyone who doesn't comply will find themselves jobless before they can say salary!
Now back to the current trial all those who believe Peter John Pettigrew should have his soul fed to the dementors in here in just five minutes raise your wands. Okay then that's sorted please bring up the prisoners again.
Lord Sirius Orion Black you are hereby freed of all charges and the black mark taken off your record. You will be given twenty thousand galleons compensation for wrongful imprisonment which will be in your account in a few hours. You are as of now promoted to Senior Auror trainer in the Aurors Corpse and expected to return to work after a two week vacation. It is now in your record. Put it this way you are almost like my undersecretary. Now bring up the second prisoner. Peter Brian Pettigrew you are guilty of the crimes of leading Lord Voldermort to your friends and framing Sirius Orion Black here amongst other things. You will now have your soul fed to the dementors!
She ordered as Sirius broke down in tears and Peter screamed as the dementors entered. There were ten of them for maximum punishment and he screamed out soiling his pants as everyone watched in horror as his soul was ripped from his body. Soon enough there was nothing but bones left behind which the dementors then picked up eating between them and left as they were instructed to do so. Everyone was given veritas serum and asked who they followed. Lucius Malfoy and Dawlish amongst others were questioned more intensely on what they'd done before being fed to the dementors too. It was rather harrowing to watch but needed to be done if people were going to take this law system seriously. After the trial had ended Christian approached Sirius.
"Lord Sirius Orion Black I am Lord Christian James Grey and I need to speak to you in private about your godson. Please come with me as it is of extreme importance that we have a serious conversation!"
"Oh god I hope Harry's alright! Please lead the way!" he said as the entered a room which was warded and silenced for privacy.
"Okay now I need to show you a very difficult memory to watch which will explain why the youth has been blood adopted by me and is my custody. I need a vow that you will not share this information or anything you see in this memory with anyone at all!" he said as Sirius looked at him in confusion.
"Well this is not normal at all is it? How confusing! I Sirius Orion Black do herby swear on my life and magic that I will never tell anyone at all of what I see here so mote it be!" he said as he delved into the memories coming out some time later fuming.
"That bastard! I don't care what he thought I did he had no right whatsoever to do what he had done!" he snapped.
"Now as you've noticed Harry looks nothing like his parents and more like me but I want you to know that you are welcome at either or these addresses at any time of day or night to see Harry. You are still his godfather and I will never ever stop you. I have a nanny for him Lady Arianna Ravenswood and she works wonders for him. Also I must now tell you that I work for MI5 which you saw in the memory and so Harry will grow up knowing how to defend him the muggle way and magical way. I will teach him the muggle way mainly and I'd love for you to teach him the magical way. He should begin his training when he's eight. I'd be the best for the muggle side of things and the magical side of things but as you don't know how muggles work you can do the magical side of things. Do you agree?" he asked Sirius who smiled deeply.
"Oh Lord Grey indeed I do agree. Thank you so much for not stopping me form seeing him. I'll be over for breakfast with him for most morning meals. I wanted to ask you have the muggles got something which can set fire to something that magical flames won't work on?" he asked as Christian smiled.
"Indeed we do. Here you go and now when you press this, a flame comes out and then when you release the flames go away. I almost forgot to tell you that one of my properties is in the muggle world and whilst I am there I am known as James Christian Bond or 007 and Harry is known as Thomas Lawrence Bond my son. In the magical world I am known as Christian James Grey and Harry is known as Harrison James Potter Grey should he choose to add in the Grey at a later date!" he said as Sirius took the device home with him.
He entered the ancestral home of the black family smiling.
Stupid mudblood loving idiot. No son of mine would ever disgrace this family in such an awful way. I will always love Regulus over you, you useless sack of shit! You will never ever be my son I hate you!
Do shut up mother! He said using the lighter to burn the portrait successfully. Like most people the Black's never protected against the muggle world as they never thought muggles would have anything that could cause them any serious harm. Conjuring water for the now spreading flames he out the flames and put the ashes into the fireplace.
"Kreacher! You have one of two choices. Either clean up this whole house giving me any and all dark items you ever find and make it so I can live in it again or you can get clothes which believe me I am not afraid to give you. If you want respect it must be earned and so you are to treat everyone the same!"
"Yes Master. Kreacher is not happy but Kreacher will do it! The house will be glorious once again even if it does take a week to complete!" he said as Sirius smiled slightly.
"I will be gone for that time and I expect to be notified when it's done. I'll be staying in a magical hotel until then. See you later Kreacher and thank you for making the wise decision to respect me and any guests I may have in my home later on!" he said as he left once again.
At home James arrived minus his fancy robes to find Harry asleep in his cot after a tiring evening. He hadn't realised it had been such a long day. They'd been to the park where they met another child who could do magic. Arianna had spoken to the child's parents who were shocked to hear about it but agreed that training their daughter safely was the best option. Her name was Hermione Jean Granger and she would be a frequent visitor to their home.
"Arianna I must retire to bed now as I am very tired indeed. I am delighted to hear about Miss Granger and I hope to see her around here more. It would do Harry good to have an ally to train with before he goes to school! Goodnight my dear and thank you very much!" he said as he left the room.
"You are most welcome James. Thank you too Harry is so much happier now!" she said as she too retired to bed falling asleep as soon as her head had hit the pillow.