Note: I do not own 'Harry Potter' but do own my own characters...if anything doesn't seem to jive with the books, it's not meant to...Hope you enjoy it...

Sirius had put Regulus' painting in the front sitting room so that was where she went. Her father looked as if he was sleeping so she took a spot on the couch and waited for him to wake up.

"You are the only person who'd come in here and not purposefully wake me up. How was your first term at Hogwarts?"

"Going good until this morning. I had friends, I was doing well in my classes, I had a guy who likes me, and then it falls apart. I have to stay here until March."

Regulus asked why and she explained the Ministry letter and then what Lucius sent. His reaction was calm and collected. He didn't want his daughter to know how angry he was at Lucius so he kept it inside. If he had still been alive, he would have strangled the man.

"Have you come across a red book while in my room?"

"No. Why?"

"Taking that locket wasn't the only thing I had as insurance," he smirked.

Pyx levitated the portrait up to her room, which had been her father's. Kreacher kept the room clean while she was gone so she didn't have to worry about cleaning it of dust. She rested the painting against the dresser and went searching for a red book. After a few minutes, Regulus chuckled and called his daughter over.

"Maybe I should tell you where it is. Go into that far right corner and three boards from the wall, there is a loose one. It's under the board."

"Why didn't I think to look for a loose floorboard? Only an evil genius would have thought to look for that first," she said sarcastically.

"Just get the bloody book, Pyx," he mocked.

She got onto her hands and knees and found the loose board. She pried it up and grabbed the book. There were other things down there but she'd look at that stuff later. Pyx dusted it off and sat beside the portrait.

"Everything I did for the Dark Lord or witnessed, I wrote in there. There's names, descriptions, dates, and other information. I know I've written about Lucius several times in there. It was him who took me in front of the Dark Lord for the joining ritual."

"I've heard that he said he was under the Imperius curse. Why would they believe this journal over a man with Galleons to back him up?" she asked, looking at the book in her lap.

"Because of what I hid with the journal. You noticed the other things in there? Find the velvet pouch."

Pyx found the pouch and a little box. She ignored the box and poured out the contents of the pouch. There were 5 vials of a silvery substance.

"Those are memories. I pulled those out before my last task. Paired with the journal, there's nothing that can save Lucius. Well except if the Minister's a Death Eater. I've heard that the Order has several high ranking Aurors so I'm sure that wouldn't matter."

"But how can I prove to them that Uncle Sirius isn't a Death Eater? Harry told me that it was Peter Pettigrew who informed Voldemort where his parents were."

"Pettigrew sold out his best friends? I never really liked him. He's mentioned in the journal. Sirius told me that they never questioned him under Veritaserum so they could do that."

Pyx and Regulus talked about a way to prove Sirius innocent and set Lucius and Wormtail up. They talked long into the night, ignoring Mrs. Weasley when she came to let the girl know it was dinner time or when Sirius threatened to carry her out. She just blew him out of the door, telling him that their plan was more important than food.