Ok, so I wrote this because Buchworm13 wanted me too. Hope you like it.
Three years later, Sirius Black awoke from his light slumber to the creaking, crashing sound of a cell door opening and closing. In the darkness, Sirius could hear the telltale sounds of sobbing.
Moving to the cell door, Sirius saw a great bulky shape in the cell opposite his. It seemed so familiar. If only he could remember who it was.
A dementor glided past, its robes fluttering in the breeze that constantly chilled the occupants of Azkaban. The giant man lifted his head and Sirius got his first glimpse of a wild bearded face with black beady eyes.
"Hagrid!" Sirius could not contain his cry of surprise. Why would the gentle gamekeeper be here of all places?
Hagrid himself seemed startled that a criminal worthy of Azkaban would know his name. "Who's there?" He called gruffly.
"Sirius Black." Sirius answered, not taking the usual pleasure he had from scaring the new inmates. "Why the hell are you here?"
Hagrid inhaled sharply before deciding to answer. "The Chamber of Secrets 'as been opened. Hogwarts is in Danger."
"Wasn't it the last time that somebody was killed?!"
"Yeah, an' they've blamed it on me."
Sirius sat back, shocked. "Do you know how it was opened?"
"Nah. Though some think it was little Harry Potter."
"Harry Potter!"
Memories flew into Sirius' mind. Lily, James and baby Harry flickered beneath his eyelids.
"I promised." He whispered.
"What?"
Sirius didn't answer, he was staring out of his small window to the grey sky outside, relieving a day years ago.
"Promise me Sirius. Promise me you'll look after my son if I get killed in this war."
"I promise, James, but I really don't think I'll need too. You're not going to die! Not with me as Secret keeper anyway."
Almost a year later.
Cornelius Fudge was cold, hungry and wanted to go home. The only things stopping him were the prisoners, who didn't really want to see him anyway.
Each cell was another picture of despair. He couldn't imagine being a guard.
"Morning Minister. Wait, it is morning?"
The speaker was a prisoner. An infamous prisoner at that. An infamous prisoner known as Sirius Black.
"Black." He greeted the lowlife. "I see you're still sane."
"Oh yes Minister. I always am. Did you know that for a time I actually had Rubeus Hagrid to talk to! What you're playing at I do not know."
"That's very nice Black but if you don't mind I must carry on wi-"
"Is that a newspaper?"
"Err, yes?"
"Can I have it?"
The poor man looked desperate and Fudge considered for a moment.
"Only, I used to do the crossword. I would love to do another."
What harm could it do? Fudge thought. It's only a newspaper. He handed it through the bars to the prisoner who grabbed it eagerly and started to read.
Fudge allowed himself a small smile as he left the prison.
The next day, a large black dog was seen swimming onto a beach in the West of Ireland. It was extremely thin and the elderly shopkeeper who took pity and gave it some food didn't even spare a thought for where it had come from. She also didn't wonder what it was thinking although if she had she would never have guessed.
I'm going to find you Harry, just like your parents would have wanted.
What do you think? Review and you can tell me.
NOTE: I'm not sure where Azkaban is so i thought maybe somewhere in the North Atlantic Ocean so that Sirius would swim to Ireland. Cross to England. ( I live in England! Whoo!) Across to Little Whinging adn then up to Scotland and Hogwarts. Thanks for reading!