Disclaimer: We all know how these work, I acknowledge that J., Warner Bros. and Scholastic own Harry Potter and all other characters and settings from cannon, and I get to write whatever I please and even add in characters of my own as long as I don't get any money. The no money sucks but there you go, at least I don't get lawyers knocking on my door. Addendum: If you recognize a name of a character from elsewhere it isn't mine.

A/N: To everyone who gripes about my punctuation and lack there of . Sorry, you're complaining to a dyslexic. I try but the reality is my mind tends to blur past it and fill it in whether it's there or not. I proof read my work seven or eight times before I post but even after I post I can always find more errors. The other option is I post less often but since everyone always is clamoring update soon I do errors and all. Also sorry for the slow update RL issues, not as much time to type as I would like, heat and writer's block that I'm trying to work through. I hope the length of the chapter appeases you for the wait.

Sirius' Savior

Chapter 57 The Fallout Part Two

In England the International Portkey Authority Point at Heathrow the warning bell went off all of the portkeys that were for travelers that day to the States were sudden inactive. "What the hell..."

Montgomery Scott arrive at the Portkey Authority showed his credentials and immediately apparated to the Ministry. Since no one was there, Montgomery made sure that the ICW records had indeed been received by the Department of International Cooperation. He made enough copies of the file Roderick gave him so that every member of the Wizengamot could have one and sent them along with a early call to an emergency session of the Wizengamot. He then marched to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement; he had some aurors who were facing veritaserum trials if only they knew it. He filed the arrest warrants for the aurors that were named in the file. He hoped they would actually stand trial. That was of course assuming that this was the action of a few men versus the actions of the entire Wizengamot.

Across England that morning tea and coffee spewed across many tables. Andromeda Black-Tonks and Amelia Bones read through the file and tried dialing Sirius' phone but they got no answer. Worried they hurried through their morning routine and rushed to the Ministry.

Around the world ministries of Magic or their equivalent were notified that there would be delays at portkey stations coming into the United States as they would be verifying nationality of incoming travelers. British magical citizens would not be welcome in the States, as there had been an attack by British Nationals inside the States. In Indonesia, Indra Budiono and the Magical president grinned, they called Roy Mustang and were given details. In response to which they cheerfully filed sanctions with the ICW towards Britain and encouraged their regional allies to do so as well.

An hour later the Wizengamot convened. The uproar in the room was enormous. Albus Dumbledore struggled to call the Wizengamot to order. Amelia Bones finally resorted to a sound spell that was very loud and high pitched so the members all quit talking and blocked their ears. When the sound stopped the room was quiet.

Montgomery Scott was the first to break the silence."Ladies and Gentlemen of the Wizengamot I called this mornings early emergency session for two reasons the first is to ascertain if the Wizengamot approved the attack carried out by seven British Aurors and if not what you plan to do to avert the war that is even now looming on the horizon for the attack on the sovereignty of the United States. A war which the U.S. Magical President has assured me is likely to spill over into the non magical population as well."

This statement caused another uproar to erupt. Cornelius Fudge sensed this was going to be bad and attempted to slip from the room only to be met at the door by Amelia Bones and the largest Auror in the corps, Kingsley Shaklebolt. She glared at him and said, "I suggest you stay here Cornelius. Seven Aurors well let's see Moody, Dawlish, Trent, Keeler, Williamson, Avery and Parkinson away on your orders Minister."

"Oddly enough those are the same aurors named in the file. Care to explain?" Albus questioned.

"Like you didn't know, Albus. I know Moody reported his lead to you as well! Besides you want Potter back here under the your control as much as I do."

Amelia took charge. "As allegations have been claimed against you as well Chief Warlock. I'm afraid you will have to step down until they can be investigated, Elder Ogden perhaps you would take the Chief Warlock's seat while this is being investigated. Meanwhile Auror Savage see to it that the aurors on that list are brought here immediately."

"Auror Savage, you need not search for Keeler, Avery or Parkinson. The first is in the custody of WIS the other two are dead. Consequences of firing deadly spells killing one person, and putting three others in the hospital. As for the rest I've already sworn warrants against them." Montgomery stated. He turned to speak to the Wizengamot. "With your permission Elder..."

"Granted."

"Ladies and Gentlemen of the Wizengamot we have a crisis on our hands because some people have acted without considering the overall effect of those actions. First background information December 1988 Sirius Black made a plea for a stay of extradition in the States until the next ICW conference. They did a veritaserum interrogation based on the ICW communique sent out by us in 1981 and transcripts of his trial here in England. They also investigated his activities of the previous seven years. They-"

Bartemius Crouch came in waving a handful of parchments. "What the bloody hell have you done Fudge, as of five minutes ago we are under ICW sanctions from twenty ministries worldwide. No portkeys to those countries are being honored and I have been trying undo what ever it was that you've done and to figure out what what caused it. Scott... What are you doing here? You're supposed to be in the States."

"Didn't you read the notice I sent out when I got here this morning? I'm glad you could join us though. I suspect you will find most of the explanation about what Fudge and possibly our Chief Warlock have been up to in my briefing."

Bartemius Crouch moved to his seat.

"As I was saying the Unites States investigated Sirius Black's claims of injustice and granted his plea for a stay of extradition. As such he was granted amnesty and is regarded as a conditional citizen of their country."

Montgomery was interrupted by many members of the Wizengamot shouting"What about Harry Potter?"

"Black claimed as godfather he was listed in the wills as guardian, therefore it was his right to take the child. The only way to ascertain the truth of that statement is to open the Potter wills."

Andomeda Tonks instantly stood up. "I, Andromeda Black Tonks, move that the Wizengamot unseal the Potter wills."

Amelia Bones stood, "I, Amelia Susan Bones, second the motion."

Elder Ogden said, "Discussion?"

Andomeda Tonks said, "I was not a member of this body when the trial for my cousin was held. I do not believe that my cousin was a Death Eater or betrayed Lily and James Potter however it may have appeared. I know he was godfather to Harry Potter. Therefore he was first in line to get custody of Harry. My cousin wasn't granted the opportunity to speak for himself in the trial that was performed; which makes me question the legality of that trial and the motives of our Chief Warlock who was Judge and a beneficiary in that trial. I would like the wills to be opened to ascertain if the leader of light is as light as he claims."

Elder Ogden said, " Counter arguments?"

Albus Dumbledore looked at Daedalus Diggle and Elphias Doge. They both stood, " How dare you Mrs. Tonks, Albus Dumbledore is of the highest repute whereas your family..."

Albus spoke, "I have always only had the best interests of the wizarding world at heart."

Elder Ogden said, "Anyone else?'

Augusta Longbottom rose, "I for one would like the secrecy of so many years pulled away."

Amelia Bones spoke up, "I have a memory concerning the innocence of Black in this matter in my possession. I believe unsealing the wills will make Dumbledore's motives clear. With the Wizengamot's permission I would retrieve it from my office safe."

Elder Ogden said "Fine. In the mean time Mr. Scott continue."

"Black has apparently continued in his trade as an auror in countries other than England and was running an auror training scenario for the Americans at their Chicago Facility. They were doing an off campus exercise when seven British Aurors and twelve local hires attacked. Trainees and some experienced aurors were stunned however Black and his two bodyguards were attacked with spells of a darker intent. Harry Potter who was also present at the exercise escaped those trying to capture him and got hit by spells intended for Black. One of Blacks bodyguards is dead the other is hospitalized, as are Black and Potter.

"By attacking Black at a WIS training exercise and disregarding the properly filed ICW stay of extradition, we have effectively attacked the sovereignty of the United States. I have spoken to the Magical President. He wants to know if this was the act of the Wizengamot or if it was the act of a few men. If it was the act of a few men he wants them arrested and tried by an emergency convened ICW tribunal. If it was the act of the Wizengamot he regards it as an act of war and he intends to involve the muggles. I have," he checked his watch. "sixty seven hours and twenty minutes to let him know which it is. The clock is ticking." He sat down.

The Wizengamot absolutely buzzed as they discussed the revelations. Amelia Bones entered with on of the Departments projector pensieves the room again grew quiet. She poured the memory of the Secret keeper in and activated it. Many in the room were stunned they had always assumed that Dumbledore knew what he was saying when he said that Black betrayed the Potters.

When the memory came to an end. Elder Ogden had a harsher look on his face. "Ladies and Gentlemen of the Wizengamot we have before us a motion to open the wills of James and Lily Potter as the issue of Sirius Black relates heavily to the crisis before us. All those in favor of breaking the seal."

A chorus of Ayes and a sea of raised hands echoed in the chamber.

"All opposed?"

Another smaller sea of hands was seen.

"Motion carries." A clerk was dispatched to get the wills. "Now as to the auror attack and who ordered it. Obviously not the Wizengamot, which leaves Cornelius Oswald Fudge and Albus Dumbledore as suspected instigators. Given the threat of exposure to muggles that has been issued I feel this should automatically include veritaserum. So I ask for a motion from the floor."

"Elder I, Bartemius Crouch, move that veritaserum be used in this matter."

"I, Augusta Longbottom, second the motion."

"Discussion." No one stood to speak. "There is a motion to use veritaserum to acquire the truth on the matter of the attack on the Magical United States all in favor."All but a few hands rose in approval. "Opposed." Elder Ogden noted that the hands that opposed were Albus Dumbledore and those that were die hard supporters of the Chief Warlock. "Motion carries. Now Minister Fudge if you will take a seat in the witness chair. Auror Shaklebolt if you will administer the veritaserum." He waited until Fudge's face had a glazed look.

Montgomery Scott did the questioning."For the Wizengamot's record what is your name."

"Cornelius Oswald Fudge."

"Did you order the Aurors to attack the United States?"

"No."

"What were their orders?"

"I ordered them to capture or take out Black and retrieve Harry Potter."

"Who all knew?"

"I knew, Alastor Moody and because Moody knew I suspect Albus Dumbledore. Moody wouldn't have come to me with this if he didn't have Dumbledore's okay."

"Did you know about Black's stay of extradition?"

"No how would I?"

"ICW Communiques. Don't you get one and have to sign it each week?"

"Yes but they're so boring I never read them." The Wizengamot universally cringed.

"Did you think of the potential consequences when you gave the orders?"

"I thought of the public's reaction to rescuing Harry Potter from Black."

"No other scenarios came to your mind? No other possibilities occurred to you?

"No. Should it have?"

Multiple groans were heard. Elder Ogden frowned "Any more questions?" when no one asked one he gestured for the antidote.

Even as the antidote was being administered Rufus Scrimgeour announced "I, Rufus Scrimgeour, move that Cornelius Oswald Fudge be removed from his office based on sheer incompetence."

Pius Thicknesse who was famous for opposing anything Rufus suggested said "I Pius Thicknesse, second that motion."

"Discussion?" Elder Ogden quickly looked around "All in favor?" Hands around the room raised. "Opposed?" Not a single hand was raised. "Motion carries Cornelius Oswald Fudge you are no longer the British Minister of Magic due to your sheer incompetence. You will be held in a ministry holding cell until your trial before the ICW."

"But you can't!" Fudge wailed.

"Would you rather it be Azkaban?" Amelia Bones snarled. "Shacklebolt escort Mister Fudge to the Holding cell."

The clerk who had been sent for the sealed Potter wills entered the room. Elder Ogden touched his wand to the seal holding the file containing the Potter wills. By order of the Wizengamot by a sixty five to forty eight vote I declare this seal broken. The seal opened. Elder Ogden read the wills aloud.

"Albus Dumbledore by the looks of things you deliberately withheld information from this body in the matter of Sirius Black,in an effort to gain control of Harry James Potter."

A sudden snarl near the door took everyone by surprise as Alastor Moody came out from beneath an invisibility cloak. Albus was drawing his wand; Alastor Moody's "Expelliarmus and flash of light hit the wand in Albus' hand and sent it flying to Moody. As soon as he caught it Alastor snapped it. "You lied to me for years! You lied! You bastard! You lied to everyone! You and your greater good... Because of you I … Because of you James' son is ..I believed you and now Harry is... I ..." The auror who was known for being the toughest and the hardest collapsed and started to cry. Shacklebolt who was just returning to the chamber from taking Fudge to the holding cell, saw Moody sitting there and fired a expelliarmus closely followed by an incarcerous at Moody.

"Well ladies and gentlemen it appears we have two more people to interrogate as to this matter.

Who first?" Elder Ogden asked.

Montgomery Scott spoke up, "I believe that should be Alastor Moody given he participated in the attack in the U.S."

Alastor appeared completely willing when he was fed his dose of veritaserum.

"Name?"

"Alastor Copernicus Moody"

"Did you attack a group of American Wizards in an effort to retrieve Harry Potter and capture or kill Sirius Black?"

"Yes."

"On whose orders?"

"Officially Cornelius Oswald Fudge."

"Unofficially?"

"Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore."

"Anyone else?"

"No I wanted to go out of my own desire for revenge for my godson."

"Your godson?"

"James Charlus Potter."

"Tell us about your recent trip to the U.S."

"I and the six other aurors went to the U.S. to capture or kill Sirius Black and rescue Harry Potter. I stopped in New York and found the ICW stay of extradition and request for ICW trial to overturn the trial here. I assumed it was Black manipulating the system to evade justice. Chambers told me Black and the boy would be in Chicago starting June 22 but that the best time to attack would be three weeks later when they would be at an exercise off the WIS base."

"Who were the other six aurors?

"John Dawlish, Jason Keeler, Robert Williamson, Bobby Trent, Simon Avery, Bill Parkinson."

"And was your information from Chambers accurate?"

"Yes."

"Tell me about the attack."

"I hired a dozen local talent mostly people with a grudge against WIS. The exercise consisted of seventeen Americans, Black and the boy. It was about protecting a principal during an attack when the odds are even. We watched all day through the first two run throughs so we would know where everyone would be. I took out the five trainees that were acting as guardians to the boy using potioned darts then I went to grab him. He fought me off, and he..."

"He what?"

"He apparated to Black."

"What was everyone else doing?"

"Dawlish and two locals were stunning the pretend attackers. Williamson, Trent and five of the locals were trying were trying to stun half the observers. Keeler, Avery, Parkinson and two of the locals were responsible for the group with Black in it. The other locals were to guard the perimeter and keep the WIS perimeter from realizing what was happening. I gave instructions not to fire anything but stunners."

"Were those orders followed?"

"No. Avery and Parkinson were firing spells of a more lethal variety."

"Then what happened?"

"Harry apparated to Black. Avery and Parkinson fired sectumsempras simultaneously from opposite sides towards Black and Potter they hit and both were down, then from out of nowhere lightning hit Avery and Parkinson. Since things had gone so badly I apparated out to our rendezvous point then portkeyed myself and the others who escaped the mess back here to England."

Amelia Bones couldn't help it she paled.

"I am not familiar with the spell you named, what does it do?"

"It's a very dark cutting curse, without the counter curse anyone hit with it dies within twenty four hours but usually they die within the first four. We aurors saw it at the end of the last war. As far as I know it's only been used here in England which means healers in the States won't know the counter. I don't even know the counter or I might have stayed and tried to save the boy."

Montgomery now understood the anger the President had displayed. "Auror Moody who chose the aurors for this attack?"

"Cornelius Fudge. I agreed with most his choices but not Parkinson and Avery."

"Why?

"I didn't trust them they're the sort we were arresting during the last war."

Montgomery looked to Elder Ogden who looked to Amelia Bones. Amelia shook her head. And Shacklebolt administered the antidote.

"Your turn, Chief Warlock."

Albus took the veritaserum with dignity.

"Your name?

"Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore."

"Did you know in advance of the attack in the U.S.?'

"No."

"Did you know that Moody had a lead on Sirius Black's location?"

"Yes."

"Did you know the ICW had a stay of extradition and a trial request for Sirius Black on file?"

"Yes."

"Did you anticipate Moody attacking Black in the U.S.?

"Not exactly."

"What do you mean?"

"It was probable once he had a location on Black he would make an attempt especially if it was confirmed Harry Potter was with him, but it was also possible that he would let the ICW guidelines halt his actions.

"Did you anticipate his actions would create problems with the other Magical ministries world wide?"

Despite the veritaserum Dumbledore frowned "No."

"Why did you discredit Sirius Black in 1981?"

"He had custody of the prophesied child. I need to control the child for the greater good of the wizarding world. Only I can teach him what he needs to know to defeat Voldemort."

"He-Who-must-not-be-named is gone, dead; he died in 1981."

"No he will be back and only Harry Potter can defeat him."

"How do you know this?"

"I heard the prophecy, and am reading the signs."

"Isn't it arrogant of you to believe only you can train the boy?"

"I am the leader of the light. Who else could train him for such a task?"

"What kind of leader of the light would condemn an innocent man to Azkaban? Isn't it your responsibility as Chief Warlock to uphold the law. Hiding the truth and condemning Sirius Black is breaking the law regardless of your reasons. Encouraging or rather not discouraging Alastor Moody and endangering Magical Britain is intolerable as well. I, Andromeda Black Tonks, move that the Chief Warlock be stripped of his position for his blatant disregard of the Laws of Wizarding Britain."

"The Greater Good of the Wizarding World is not served by having a man who manipulates and controls large amounts of power in that world, and serves his own agenda. Your lack of action in insisting Moody observe the ICW Communiques has endangered all of us. I, Augusta Longbottom, second the motion to remove Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore from his Position of Chief Warlock."

Elder Ogden announced, "Discussion?"

No one said anything. He decided that Dumbledore's additional seats would be counted as being absent rather than allowing the man to add them to his count as it appeared he had manipulated himself into holding those seats anyway and announced his decision to the room."All in favor?" As hands raised around the room he could tell it would be close so he asked his clerk to double check the count. After confirming the count. He said "All opposed?"

Ogden noticed that even under veritaserum Dumbledore voted not to be removed. Dumbledore was a holder of many seats including the Potter seat. When he finished the count he was glad he had because if he had allowed the extra seats to be counted Dumbledore would not have been removed.

"By a two seat margin, Chief Warlock Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, you are removed from office."

"Dumbledore have you broken additional laws since framing Sirius Black."

"I have not broken laws. It is not technically illegal in magical Britain to suppress evidence nor to seal a will. I issued no orders I merely let others do as they wished. I allowed others to make decisions without pointing out when they broke the law, but I did not break the law. I merely acted for the greater good."

In that moment many members of the Wizengamot had their blinders ripped away. Elder Ogden who had found his disbelief growing as the day had gone on suddenly saw very clearly exactly what kind of person his old friend was. "Auror Shacklebolt remove this man from my sight put him in a holding cell."

"As much as I wish I could Elder since he has broken no laws I cannot. Further more since he has a seat on the Wizengamot I cannot remove him from the chamber unless he wishes to go."

"Fine," Elder Ogden snarled. "Mr. Scott as you have been acquainted the longest with the Magical President how do you recommend we proceed."

"As we find the remaining aurors we should take them into custody, and we should finish the job of assuring President Stevens that we aren't taking this lightly by electing a new minister. While Albus Dumbledore issued no orders he definitely contributed to the problem, so we should elect a new Chief Warlock. Hopefully these changes will also appease the other ministries worldwide and assure them we don't take attacks on sovereignty lightly."