Chapter twenty
Lee, Fred and George conjured bed, so even though it was a little squashed, no one minded. Harry and Luna went to one of the new beds where Harry fell asleep instantly.
'I knew he was forcing himself to stay awake, he wanted to know it was over before he could relax,' Ron said.
'He'll be fine now Ron, the soul is gone, he has more power and two death eaters have been taken care of,' Neville said.
'Hey, Pettigrew was one of them, do you think it means Snuffles will finally get his name clear?' Ron asked.
'If he is questioned using the truth potion then they will realise it was Pettigrew that killed those muggles…' Fred said.
'…and set the Potters up,' George said.
'What are you lot on about?' Angelina asked.
'Sirius Black is innocent, my rat Scabbers was an animagus, Peter Pettigrew. Harry lives with his godfather now, he basically blackmailed Dumbledore, even if it wasn't the real Dumbledore.'
'Ron, Hermione and Harry saw proof, at the end of last year. Ron was grabbed by a dog who dragged him into the shrieking shack,' Fred said.
'Harry and Hermione ran after him, where they found Sirius Black, he was the dog,' George said.
'Well, Lupin turned up who had taken the map off Harry, he saw the name Peter Pettigrew on it so he knew something was going on,' Ron said.
'After a lot of talking and magic Harry heard the truth, Peter was the secret keeper for his family,' Fred said.
'He let Moldyshorts into the Potters home. When he ran Sirius went after him, he was the one that killed those muggles to set Sirius up,' George said.
'We tried to tell Fudge, he refused to believe us, Snape said we were confunded since he hated Harry's dad and Sirius,' Ron said.
'Sirius had to go into hiding, Harry and Hermione helped him escape on Buckbeak,' Fred said.
'Dumbledore organised the order of the phoenix, they used the old Black home, so we got to hear the full story and meet Sirius,' George said.
'He's a good bloke and if you're wondering why he slashed the portrait, he was after Scabbers. It's why he tried to break in during the Halloween feast, he knew we would all be down in the school. He wasn't going to put any of us in danger, but he knew Peter would fight. Scabbers took off after the second time, he was hiding in Hagrid's cabin, away from Sirius,' Ron said.
'So after all this and this Peter Pettigrew was caught, Harry's godfather might finally get his name cleared,' Katie said.
'I sent a letter to my gran, she was taking the information to Madam Bones, now with this, I think they will finally give the man a trial.'
'You mean he wasn't given a trial?' Alicia asked.
'No, he was just sent straight to Azkaban,' Ron said.
'So even though this Dumbledore wasn't real, he never helped Sirius,' Fred said.
'Yeah, as chief warlock he could have ordered Sirius to stand trial, like he did for Snape,' George said.
'He goes out on a limb for Snape saying he was Dumbledore's spy so Snape is allowed to go free, yet Sirius isn't asked one question,' Ron said.
'Even though this was a fake Dumbledore, the real one still left Harry with those abusive muggles,' Fred said.
'And didn't bother to help Sirius,' George said.
'So between what happened here, and gran, we're hoping that they will give Sirius a trial then Harry can finally live with his real family, one that loves him,' Neville said.
'Well, since that was a fake Dumbledore, we can do that prank Harry mentioned,' Lee said.
'We could do Snape instead,' Ron grinned.
'Now that will be hard, he lives in the dungeons with no windows,' Neville said.
'We'll figure out a way, but it will take all of us to make sure Snape isn't anywhere near his rooms while we try to break in,' Fred said.
'Let's get some sleep, oh and anyone that snores, silencing charms please, especially you Ron,' George said.
The group all headed to different beds, Ron did cast a silencing charm around his bed before the lights were extinguished.
The following morning the girls went to their dorm rooms, Ginny showered first before walking Luna back to Ravenclaw tower. Harry, Ron and Neville went to the Gryffindor boy's showers but he told Luna he would meet her outside the great hall so they could have breakfast together.
Even though the danger was over, the Weasley twins, the girls from the quidditch team, Lee, Ron, Ginny and Neville still surrounded Harry as they walked down through the castle. They got looks from a lot of people, some suspicious as if they knew whatever happened the previous night then this group around Harry Potter was involved.
Harry grinned when he saw Luna who joined him then they joined hands before they all walked into the great hall. Harry couldn't stop smiling at Luna as she sat on his lap at the Gryffindor table.
'Hey, what happens with the triwizard tournament now?' Ron asked.
'It was Dumbledore that pushed for it, yet it wasn't really him,' Fred said.
'It was only here so it would get Harry to Voldyshorts,' George said.
'Maybe McGonagall will mention it, but the other two schools are still here,' Lee gestured towards the Slytherin and Ravenclaw tables where the Beauxbatons and Durmstrange students were sitting.
'I suppose we'll find out, sooner or later,' Neville said.
Right at the end of breakfast McGonagall called for quiet, she didn't go into details about exactly what had taken place the previous night. She had informed everyone that Albus Dumbledore had died around two years ago and the man that was here was a death eater using polyjuice potion, same with the man who was thought to be Mad-eye Moody. She went on to explain that classes were suspended for a week, she also said that the triwizard tournament was cancelled since it was only organised to kidnap a student and aid the death eaters in trying to resurrect Voldemort. The students screamed or shuddered at hearing the name, all accept a group of Gryffindors and one Ravenclaw. But many students had looked towards Harry Potter when McGonagall mentioned kidnapping of a student. McGonagall went on to explained that since the students of Beauxbatons and Durmstrange were still there, they were going to have an entertaining night with the three schools over the course of three nights, one night for each school could show their talent and everyone could enjoy themselves. She only did that because of how much preparation and practice the students had done to be ready. After that she dismissed everyone before she went back to speaking with some of the other teachers.
'What I don't get Minerva is why Mr Potter did not go to you about this information,' Pomona said.
'I can answer that,' Filius said.
'Then please do Filius.'
'He said you support Albus, he also said you never helped before and lastly he said you were with Albus when you placed Harry, as a baby on a doorstep with people who hated our kind. He was told he was walking by that age yet he was left there, like he was a piece of rubbish. He told me those people, the muggles he lived with have been arrested for child abuse, and that is the reason he stopped trusting both you and Albus, Minerva. I was shocked to hear that the-boy-who-lived was left on a doorstep in the middle of the night.'
'I did not want to be involved, Albus made up his mind that Harry was to remain with Lily's sister.'
'But a doorstep Minerva, if Lily was alive she would curse the pair of you, she was very talented,' Filius said, he did not hide how upset he was.
'I have no excuse except to say I did trust Albus, I know now that trusting that man was wrong. I asked Albus many times how Harry was when he was young, he always explained that he was well cared for, that his family loved him. He is not the man I used to know, but I have no idea why he changed so much.'
'He liked power Minerva, so even though he turned down the job of minister, he had the power over every student in this country's magical world. He had a lot of influence over them and had a way to get most to trust him. I was forced to obey him due to an unbreakable vow, but some of the things he asked me to do could be considered dark or at least borderline dark,' Severus said, 'Even though I did despise James Potter, I cared for Lily, I was going to make sure her son was safe. Albus decided that I should play the part of hating the-boy-who-lived, that way when the dark lord returned then the death eaters would believe I was still loyal to the dark forces. I went to Albus about my suspicions when I first saw Potter, he was too small and too thin, I also noticed faint bruises on his arm during my first class with him. Albus forbid me to mention it again.'
'I was also under an unbreakable vow, I was to treat Harry but never tell anyone what I found. His file was sealed, by Albus,' Poppy said, 'For some reason he did not want anyone to know what that boy went through, I wasn't even allowed to fix his old injuries, just the new ones.'
'He was willing to sacrifice Harry so he did not want the boy to have a decent life which would make Harry want to live, not die,' Filius said.
'I believe we all might begin to hear stories about albus Dumbledore, but this time the truth will come out and none of it will be good,' minerva sighed. She had made mistakes, and every mistake could be traced back to her belief and trust in Albus Dumbledore.