'Why can't you just think for one time before you act?' Sirius shouted.

'He was a threat!' Remus shouted back. He had told Sirius what had happened the last fifteen hours after he had put Ron on his couch, still unconscious. Of course Sirius wasn't happy with any of it.

'That traitor was the only proof of my innocence! You've just ruined it!'

'No, I haven't, we can still go and get his body and then…' Remus said more calmly now.

'THAT'S NOT THE POINT!' Sirius interrupted.

'Than what is your problem?' Remus asked impatiently.

'You just can't hold in your temper! You need to think a little bit further before you do something rushed, Moony!' Sirius yelled.

'Calm down now, Sirius. There is no need to…'

'I'VE WAITED TWELVE YEARS! I CAN BE ANGRY WITH YOU WHEN I WANT TO!'

'You know you can't stay angry with me, Padfoot, you're my friend. Now would you please stop shouting? I don't want Hermione to hear all of this,' Remus said, looking worried at Hermione. She hadn't said anything since they arrived in the office. She was just sitting in a chair, staring straight to the fireplace.

'Then apologize!' Sirius said a little bit less loud.

'Yes, I am sorry, I truly am… But you can't say that you feel sorry for Peter, can you?' Remus asked.

'No, of course not. He deserved it more than anyone. But I hope for your sake that you can still find that body!' Sirius said threatening with his voice still raised.

'Stop talking so loudly, you know that my ears are oversensitive, please. I will get that body for you. Later, okay? We need to check on Ron right now,' Remus said and he turned to Ron once more to see if he was alright.

Sirius didn't argue anymore, he knew that he was being a little bit unreasonable. He would have killed Peter too if he had the chance, he was sure about that. Maybe that was why he was angry with Remus, maybe he was just jealous because of the fact that he didn't get the opportunity to kill that rat himself.

'Hermione?' Remus asked worried when he saw that Hermione didn't even check on Ron to see if her friend was okay. 'Is everything alright?'

'Fine,' she mumbled. She didn't look up to Remus or Ron, she just kept staring straight forward.

Remus wanted to question Hermione further, but then Ron opened his eyes and he looked around weakly.

'What… Where am I?' he whispered confused.

'My office, you were unconscious, do you remember what happened?' Remus asked.

'Yes… I… No… no this is not really happening, tell me that I am dreaming,' Ron said suddenly frightened.

'You're not dreaming. Why do you think?' Remus asked curiously, but then he saw that Ron was looking at Sirius. Of course.

'This is not real…' Ron murmured with difficulty.

'Ron, please calm down, you are not dreaming. This is Sirius Black and no, he is not dangerous. He is innocent, but the story is too long to tell right now. Just trust me, can you do that?' Remus said, trying to reassure Ron.

'I guess… Professor? I am sorry… About, you know,' Ron said softly.

'There is no need to apologize, Ron. I have already forgiven you. You know, I was planning on giving you detention for the next month, but seeing you in this state, I think that you don't really need detention. Let's just forget about everything,' Remus said.

'Thanks… Where is Hermione?' Ron asked, but then he saw her sitting on the chair. She looked up when he mentioned her name.

'Ron. Good to see that you are awake,' she said, she sounded a little bit cold, while she was normally always friendly and warm.

'Is everything alright, 'Mione?' Ron asked and he sat up from the couch.

'Why does everyone want to know how I am? I'm fine, alright?' she answered.

'Sure,' Ron said and he got up to his feet. He trembled a little bit, but he managed to remain standing. Then he walked carefully over to Hermione and he pulled her in for a hug. She didn't hug him back very warmly, but she didn't push him away either.

'Thank you, Hermione, for saving me,' Ron said, then he suddenly realized that Remus was in the same room and he pulled back abruptly. Remus didn't say anything, however, he just gave Ron a reassuring smile, telling him that it was okay.

'I think I want to go back to my dormitory, I need some rest,' Ron said eventually.

'It's not wise to walk to the Gryffindor Tower on your own in this state,' Remus said.

'Then you should go with me, or Hermione,' Ron suggested.

Hermione shook her head stubbornly, she didn't look like she was planning on going anywhere. She didn't feel like going back to the dormitory right now. Hermione didn't know exactly what it was, but she felt different, as though there was nothing to be happy about anymore.

'I'm not leaving Hermione right now, Ron, I am sorry. You should stay for…' Remus said, but Sirius interrupted him.

'I can go with you, if you want. I understand it completely if you don't want me to go with you, but I assure you that I won't kill you,' Sirius said with a small smile.

Ron looked as though he was considering the option. He really wanted to go back to the dormitory, but he wasn't sure if Sirius could be trusted.

'How are you going to do that, Sirius? You can't be seen,' Remus remarked.

'I know that. It is late, I can go in my dog form. Besides, I know a shorter route to the Tower, just give me the map and I can make sure I won't be seen,' Sirius said and he took the map.

Ron looked from Sirius to Remus. He didn't know anything about a map either. Things were getting more and more confusing for him.

'There is something else, isn't there, Sirius?' Remus asked, judging the expression on his friend's face.

'No, I am just sick of sitting here all day,' Sirius simply stated.

'How much I want to believe you, I think you hope to see Harry. Promise me that you won't go looking for him. Just bring Ron to the Tower and come straight back,' Remus said.

'But I want to…' Sirius said.

'No. I've told you, you can see Harry later. Not now. Ron, is it okay if Sirius is going with you?' Remus asked.

'Yes… I suppose so?' Ron said, still not completely certain. But he knew that Sirius wouldn't do him any harm as long as they were at Hogwarts. Besides, Sirius didn't even look like a murderer, he seemed like a friendly man.

'Good, it's a shame that we don't have James' cloak, though,' Sirius said.

'James? Cloak? You don't mean Harry's cloak? He… Wait. Did you know James Potter? Harry's father?' Ron asked, now the confusion was complete.

'Yes… We both knew him. We were his friends. He had a cloak…' Sirius answered, but Ron finished his sentence.

'Of invisibility! Yes, Harry has it now!' Ron said.

'I knew it, I already suspected that James would've passed it on to his son,' Sirius smiled and then he transformed into a dog.

Ron looked at the dog surprised, another thing he didn't know about.

'He is an animagus?' he asked in awe.

'Yes, he is, well, I suppose it is time to go, Ron. Please take this map with you and give it to Sirius when you've reached the Tower, alright?' Remus said and Ron nodded. Then both Ron and Sirius left the office and went to the Gryffindor Tower together.

Remus turned towards Hermione, who was still in the chair, not responding on anything that happened in the office.

'How are you feeling, Hermione?' Remus asked concerned.

'None of your business,' Hermione snapped.