Megan POV

I put my plate of toast down on the kitchen side and walk to answer the door. The door creaked as I pulled it open and I made a mental note to oil the hinges but that thought went out the window when I saw who was standing there.

If it was even possible, Sirius Black looked much worse in person than he did in the pictures on the front of the Daily Prophet. The giant bags under his eyes looked so heavy I am surprised they weren't weighing him down and he was so skinny he looked like he hadn't eaten more than a small bread roll for everyday he was in that prison.

I just stood staring for a while, unable to believe my eyes until he spoke, "I didn't know what else to go." He croaked. "Can I come in?" I shook myself out of my unpleasant reverie and nodded quickly. As soon as the door was closed I pulled him into a tight hug. His smell, although both unpleasant and strong, didn't bother me in the slightest. I was just happy to have my friend back, even if he was an on the run fugitive.

"You know, that is the first bit of kindness anybody has shown me for twelve years." He managed to smile when I had let go of him. "I must say, I am grateful you live in the middle of nowhere or else it would have been impossible to get here."

"Well, with mine and Remus' Lycanthropy problem we sort of need a place away from civilisation, even with the benefits of the Wolfsbane potion." Sirius nodded in understanding and I led him into the living room. "I hope you don't mind me saying, but you seem remarkably... sane for someone who has been in the presence of the Dementors for as long as you have." I remarked as he sat down on the sofa. I wandered into the kitchen and began rooting through the fridge for something he could eat. I had bread but was betting he would prefer something with flavour.

"I guess you could say I am." Sirius replied from the living room. "It must have been the fact that I knew I was innocent, I t wasn't a happy thought so the Dementors couldn't take it from me." I pulled last night's leftover Lasagne from the fridge and heated it up with a quick spell before dishing it up onto a plate and filling a glass with water.

"You should know that I always believed you were innocent." I said as I carried the food into the living room and handed it to him.

"I know." He said as he began to eat. We sat in silence until he was finished. I knew what it was like to be starving and I wasn't about to interrupt the only proper meal he'd had in so long with questions about his escape. "Remus wasn't so sure though was he?" Sirius said the moment his plate was clean.

I shook my head. "Well, you were the Potter's secret keeper so he has every reason not to believe you and the evidence against you is uncanny. I only believed your innocence because I know for certain you are not capable of that sort of betrayal. Although I cannot work out how anybody could have known the location of the Potter's without you telling them... unless the spell was cast wrong."

"The spell was not cast wrong." He muttered.

"Then you revealed their location to somebody." I said with surprise. Sirius shook his head. "Then how..."

"I didn't know their location." He interrupted quickly.

"But you were their secret keeper, you..." I trailed off as he shook his head again.

"I wasn't." He sighed. "I persuaded James to change his secret keeper to Peter because I thought nobody would suspect him." My eyes widened in realisation of what he was saying.

"It isn't your fault Sirius." I reassured him. "You would have died protecting them; you thought it was best to have Peter be their secret keeper."

"I know, but I made a mistake and it cost the lives of two of my closest friends." He sighed again and rested his head against the back of the sofa.

"Why didn't you tell me and Remus this?" I asked calmly.

"Because I didn't want to risk it, you could have been spies for Voldemort. Forgive me for suspecting you." A single tear escaped his eye and I was hit with the realisation that the Dementors had tormented him a lot more than he was letting on.

"Of course I forgive you." I said before being overcome with anger towards Peter for being such a traitor. "Have you escaped for revenge?" I asked him and he nodded. "I want to help." Sirius' eyes widened with shock but I could also see that he was glad to have somebody on his side for once.

"Are you sure?" The promise I had made for Remus literally hours before pulsed in the back of my mind. I had sworn not to help Sirius. Could I really betray Remus' trust like this, it seemed important to him. But then I thought of Sirius who had sat alone for years in Azkaban. He deserved my help and Peter deserved to die. I nodded my head.

"I'm sure." I smiled while fighting to suppress the strong feelings of guilt that were building up inside me. I smile broke across Sirius' face which reassured me that I had made the right decision.

"Well, if it helps, I know exactly where Pettigrew is." He said and pulled out a newspaper cutting from a pocket in his ragged trousers. As he handed it to me I looked down to see a picture of a large family and on the shoulder of one of the younger boys was a rat.

"Is that Pettigrew?" I asked pointing to the rat. Sirius nodded.

"Unmistakably." He smiled again. "It says underneath the picture that the younger members of the family will be going back to Hogwarts this year and that every one of them is in the Gryffindor house."

"Then we have a problem." I said. "Remus is the New Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher there and I kind of promised him I wouldn't help you. He is worried that I could be arrested for helping a fugitive." The smile fell from Sirius' face.

"Then I will go alone. I don't wish to put you in this situation and he is right, I am more trouble for you than it is worth." I shook my head.

"I am still coming. I want revenge on Pettigrew as much as you do, well maybe not quite as much, but I still want it. We will just have to be extra careful." I assured him.

"But your promise."

"I made it in haste; I never expected to actually see you." I said. "I have to help you, I just hope Remus doesn't find out..." I trailed off. "So, we know that Pettigrew is at Hogwarts."

"Yes but it is surrounded by death eaters so I have no idea how we are going to get in." Sirius said, he had clearly just accepted my situation and was leaving the decision up to me which I was grateful for. "I can remember most of the passageways into Hogwarts but after Filch confiscated our map from us he has most likely found all of them and has them guarded."

"I have an idea." I said with a smile playing on my lips.

"You do?" Sirius looked both surprised and overjoyed. "What is it?"

"Well, there is the passageway though the Shrieking Shack isn't there; it leads directly onto the grounds out of the Whomping Willow. I know how to calm the tree."

"Ok, now we are getting somewhere. I think it best if we travel to Hogwarts with me in my Animagus from so that nobody notices me." I nodded in agreement.

"You are right, that's defiantly best. You should also probably have a wand." I said as I thought over the things we would need for a long journey and the time we will be staying at Hogwarts in hiding.

"I actually already have a wand." Sirius said and I frowned.

"How did you..?"

"I stole it. I'm not proud of having done that but I needed one." I nodded once to show my understanding of the situation and stood up.

"Ok, I am going to get some stuff ready and pack for the journey. It is up to you whether you help or not." I said before wandering into the bedroom and pulling out several changes of clothes. "You could have a shower if you like, no offence but you kind of stink." He laughed slightly.

"That would be nice." I heard him stand up and head through into the bathroom. I pulled a bag from a drawer and cast an undetectable extension charm on it. I then stuffed a lode of clothes inside along with a stack of parchment, quills and ink so I could respond to Remus' owls without arousing suspicion from him. After doing this I ran to the kitchen and pulled a very large vial of Wolfsbane potion from the cupboard. I had cooked it up over a week ago and it was meant to last both Remus and I six months but with Remus at Hogwarts it would last me alone a good year. A fortunate coincidence I'd say considering I didn't know how long Sirius and I would be gone.

All those rumours about having to take the potion fresh are a myth, in actual fact it can last well over a year before losing its potency and it doesn't have to be taken while hot, it just makes the taste much more tolerable.

I put the potion inside the bag too just as the shower in the bathroom turned off. When Sirius emerged he was still wearing the tattered remains of his prison clothing but in general he looked much cleaner.

"Do you want some different clothing, I'm sure Remus has something that will fit?" I asked as I finished packing the bag. Sirius shook his head.

"No, I will be spending most of the journey as a dog anyway so I see no reason to damage any of his clothing." I shrugged my shoulders.

"Ok, Suit yourself. When do you want to leave?" I asked.

"How about now." I nodded in agreement.

"Makes sense seeing as travelling there will take a couple of months." I said. I wasn't going to risk apparating in case the Ministry had methods of tracking it that I didn't know about. I turned away so Sirius could transform and only looked back when I heard a faint snuffling sound. In front of me sat a black dog where Sirius had been standing. "Hello Snuffles," I laughed.

Sirius began scratching his ear. "Should I get you a flea collar; I hear they sell pink ones." I joked. Sirius growled in response.

"Ok fine, no flea collar." I smiled, "Shall we go." He snorted a yes and I opened the door for us to leave.

So she is breaking her promise to Remus and helping Sirius. Will she regret this decision in the end.

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