Chapter 6

Sirius looked up as he saw the group coming to his cell. The guard nodded to Jonathan and left, and Jonathan smiled at the man's retreating form. Another contact he was happy he had. He turned to Sirius and examined the man.

'My wife will never let you keep your hair that long. If you're lucky she will allow you out the bathroom by tonight.

Sirius grinned hopefully.

'Does that mean you have him?'

Jonathan nodded, and pulled the hood off the third member of their party. He'd placed Pettigrew under the imperious curse, a crime sure, but he was certain no one would bother checking for it when they found the man. Sirius growled at him, then looked at Jonathan.

'What's the plan?'

Jonathan glanced at his son.

'Before I tell you, are you willing to keep a secret?'

'For what you have done for me I will keep a thousand secrets. And the moment I get a wand I'll swear to it' Sirius replied.

Jonathan smiled at the man.

'Very well then. The plan is Julian here will switch you and Pettigrew. Then he will remove the magic of every deatheater prisoner here'.

Sirius was stunned.

'What?! How is that possible?!'

'That is the reason I asked you to keep our secret' Jonathan replied and nodded to Julian.

He too wondered just how it was possible when Julian told him, but accepted that Demon was the one in control of that aspect and with Demons anything was possible. He might have wanted Demon to kill them rather than take their magic, but that would cause too much suspicion. A pity really, they all deserved death.

Sirius mouth dropped open as the shy and innocent looking boy suddenly turned into a winged beast. He gulped as the Demon stared at him.

'There is no need to worry. Demon will not harm you' Jonathan reassured.

Sirius wasn't so sure, but watched stunned as Demon touched the cell door and it swung open. Jonathan motioned for him to come out and he slowly crept forward. Demon didn't pay him much attention as Pettigrew was pushed inside. The curse lifted and a small memory charm added to stop him mentioning the imperious, then the door locked behind him. He jerked in panic, then promptly fainted when he saw Demon. Sirius then watched in stunned amazement as Demon took flight and soared down the corridor. He heard people start to scream and winced. Obviously having your magic taken away hurt like a bitch. He glanced at Pettigrew and wondered if Julian had already taken the magic from the rat.

'He's been seen to. We wouldn't want him escaping again. I placed a silencing charm between the office and the cells. The guards won't come' Jonathan answered.

Sirius nodded absentmindedly as he listened to the screams echoing around the prison. A few wails joined in.

'We found that Dementors really don't like Demons. Have they been bothering you much since we left?' Jonathan said with a smile.

Sirius blinked. No, they hadn't been bothering him. He turned to Jonathan with wide eyes.

'Julian "asked them nicely" to leave you alone' the older man chuckled.

Sirius bit his lip as chuckles threatened to escape.

'I'm beginning to like young Julian more and more' he grinned, pushing back the more negative emotions until he was calm enough to work through them.

Jonathan nodded gratefully and handed him the cloak, he covered himself as Demon returned and changed back, Julian making a face and spelling away a little gore on his shirt. Jonathan gave the boy a look, but Julian wouldn't answer. Together they left the prison, discovering and promptly ignoring the pool of blood coming from Bellatrix Lestrange's cell.

'Must have got hold of a sharp object. She was always crazy' Julian muttered.

The pair swallowed, but otherwise agreed.

Sirius breathing a sigh of relief when the guards didn't bat an eyelid at their passing. Jonathan apparated them back home and made introductions. Sirius couldn't help but smile as he watched his godson playing happily with little Evangeline. The green eyed boy had looked at him for a moment, chewing his lip in concentration. Then Ebony had beamed and launched himself at Sirius with a cry of 'Padfoot!' Sirius was thanking every deity he knew, tears running down his cheeks, as he held his godson close.

After that rather tearful reunion, Sirius was ushered upstairs by Rose to clean up. They set out some of Jonathan's clothes for the younger man to wear and he came out the shower feeling better than he'd done in years. It was only topped by a delicious meal made by Rose, and he sat smiling and laughing as the pair of three year olds talked away about what they did that day. Rose had brewed him a case of nutrition potions to be taken with every meal, and her stern look stopped Sirius from even thinking about protesting. Like a good boy he swallowed the vial of liquid, grimacing at the taste. Evangeline had giggled at him and he stuck his tongue out at her, causing more giggles.

Sirius was given a full explanation. He'd already heard about the Dursleys, and was glad to know Vernon and Petunia were in custody. He was horrified to know Ebony had a horcrux in his scar, and thankful Demon had taken it out. He asked Jonathan about other possible horcruxes, and was told Demon would handle them once Julian was older, and that it was best not many people knew about them just encase word got to deatheaters. He had to bite his tongue hard to stop himself swearing violently when he found out Evangeline was Julian's daughter. The idea that that bastard Voldemort could do that to a child, worse still invite his deatheaters to do the same! In private he asked Jonathan if they knew who the other father was. The older man told him they never tested Evangeline, and it didn't matter. All that mattered was that she had a daddy who dotted on her, grandparents who thought the world of her, and a brother to play with.

With dinner over Jonathan led Sirius to the spare room, telling him he could stay for as long as he needed. He then offered to buy the younger man clothes and a wand the next day, and waved off Sirius' protests. Sirius promised to pay the man back as soon as he could for his generosity. The entire family decided to go out with him and make a day of it. With Ebony and Sirius under a glamour they set out early to Diagon Alley. Sirius was impressed at how polite and well behaved Evangeline was. All around him children were screaming and running and demanding and here this little girl was walking with her daddy, holding his hand, and hardly giving a glance to the toyshop or the sweetshop. Jonathan said that Julian, though young, was an excellent parent and had taught his daughter to ask nicely if she wanted to see something and not to demand sweets and toys. Ebony was of course just as well behaved, holding Sirius' hand and gazing round in awe.

They spent some time in just about every store. Sirius was given a full wardrobe, much to his protest, and he was sure Ollivander knew who he was selling the wand to. He was just glad the man kept his mouth shut. They made a trip to Gringotts where Sirius checked on his vault. The Goblins seemed happy to see him and assured him his vault hadn't been touched. They even made him a new key. They mentioned to him that it might be best he was tested encase he had any titles. Sirius, surprised, arranged a time and date for the test, then had asked permission to use one of their owls to get in touch with a friend, and handed over some money for the service as he scribbled a note. With that done there was a small argument about paying Jonathan back, but eventually Sirius got his way. He then treated everyone to ice cream, much to the delight of Evangeline and Ebony.

With all his clothes put away, Sirius lay on his bed thinking. He wondered where Remus was. He wondered why Albus had sealed James and Lily's Wills. Most of all he wondered when Pettigrew would be discovered. He cracked a grin. That discovery was going to cause quite a bit of chaos in the wizarding world. Only topped by the gruesome discovery of the late Bellatrix Lestrange.