Harry took in the scene he had created. Lupin looked surprised but Harry was more drawn to the undertones of his expression, for Harry could swear he looked almost a bit relieved to see Harry standing there. Embry looked taken a back and uncomfortable, in which Harry didn't blame her. She had already been caught in the middle of Lupin and Mr. Weasley's disagreement, and now three teenagers had popped out of thin air ambushing what was supposed to be a private conversation. Mr. Weasley's shock of their appearance was slowly fading into a look of almost exhaustion. He took off his glasses and placed them upon the shabby bar table, rubbing his eyes tiredly.

"How did you know we would be meeting here?" Mr. Weasley asked slowly as he placed his glasses back on and looked up at them for answers.

"We heard your conversation at the burrow this morning, we heard talk of the veil and we wanted to know more." Hermione piped up, her voice was apologetic but imploring.

"We had to know more, I knew immediately Lupin was talking about Sirius." Harry said desperate for Mr. Weasley to understand and desperate for answers.

"I understand Harry, I really do and I hope very much you're not left disappointed. I must go and find Molly before she works herself into a panic about where you three have gone though." Mr. Weasley said giving Harry a look that was filled with sadness. He slowly stood up and pulled on his old cloak and headed for the door of the pub. Harry did feel sorry for him having to relay the news that Ron, Hermione, and himself had once again found themselves immersed in information that wasn't meant for them but much older members of the order of the phoenix to deal with. He shook these thoughts however reminding himself that this was his business, this was about Sirius.

"Hello, Embry it is right?" Hermione asked seating herself at the small table with Lupin and the woman. Harry and Ron followed her direction and took a seat next to her as well. Embry looked taken aback at Hermione whom she didn't know addressing her with a question, but nodded for Hermione to continue to her question.

"Why do you want to help Sirius Black, when he is known to be an awful dark wizard who murdered people and escaped Azkaban?" Hermione asked and Ron looked quite taken aback at her abrasive question.

"Well he was cleared of all charges, Hermione." Ron pointed out fairly.

"I know Ron, but the image he had leaves an impression unless you knew him as we did. I'm sorry to be so blunt but I've read what very little there is about the Department of Mysteries and this is a great risk for you to take with your career to even talk to us." Hermione said giving Embry an apologetic but questioning stare.

"I do understand where you're coming from, but you see I did know Sirius, I went to Hogwarts with him." Embry said.

"Really? You knew him back then?" Harry blurted out surprised by this information but now that she said it he did notice she looked to be the same age as Lupin and Sirius. Just less aged for she had neither suffered years in Azkaban or the afflictions of being a werewolf as Sirius and Lupin had.

"I did, and when he was taken away to Azkaban I couldn't believe Sirius was behind what he was accused of. Now all these years later I heard of what truly happened and how he was thought to have perished in the very department in which I work. I felt implored to reach out to Remus to share my knowledge of the veil if there was even a sliver of hope of helping." She finished sadly and Harry was starting to be drawn to trusting this woman for she seemed genuine in her sadness for Sirius.

"Is there a way to get through the veil without basically risking death?" Ron asked speaking for the first time.

"We need to meet with Mr. Clarkson, he knows far more on the veil than I do and he can help more than I." Embry answered.

"I think we should start our journey to meet him today as we talked about previously, Harry will be accompanying now for Sirius was his godfather and I know better than to try and talk him out of it." Lupin directed, Hermione and Ron both looked as if they were going to speak up but Lupin with a smirk held up a hand and cut across them.

"Yes, I know you two will be coming along for the Journey we just have to…" but lupin was cut off by the door to the pub slamming open and hitting the wall with a loud bang.

Mrs. Weasley strode into the bar with Mr. Weasley and Ginny in tow looking fearful of her wrath for she did looked quite furious.

"How could you sneak off like that, with seeing how this place has changed!" She shouted pointing furiously towards the bare streets of a once happier Diagon Alley. Hermione looked guilty, Ron horrified.

"Mrs. Weasley I'm sorry, I really am, but I had to know about what I heard this morning… about Sirius." Harry said quietly.

"That's all very understandable but it's time to get back home, this isn't the best place to discuss business… Remus and Arthur will continue this." Mrs. Weasley said gesturing for them to stand and follow her.

"What no way! I'm going with them to meet Mr. Clarkson and find out more about the veil." Harry cried out incredulously, how could they possible believe he would just go home now.

"Harry after what happened in the Department of Mysteries, I think it's time to leave this one to us. We're just worried one of these times you three get lost in one of your adventures you're going to end up seriously hurt." Mr. Weasley said gently.

"This isn't just some pointless adventure, this about Sirius, and it's my fault he's even dead or wherever he is!" Harry said frustrated.

"Harry…" Mrs. Weasley started to say but Harry didn't want the pity and cut across her.

"Sirius was always there when I needed him, he lived in a cave and survived off rats when I was in the Triwizard Tournament even. If you think anything but that I'm going to do the same for him then you're crazy."

"I'm helping him mum, Sirius was our mate." Ron said to and Hermione nodded in agreement.

"Can we please get on the journey to Mr. Clarkson?" Harry asked shifting his attention back on Embry and Lupin before Mr. and Mrs. Weasley could say anything else on stopping him.