Flight; Chapter One, May:

Bellatrix leveled her wand at Sirius. "Well cousin," her voice childishly high pitched, "it seems you've come to save itty bitty baby Potter."

Sirius calmly locked his gaze with Bella's, her eyes told him so much more than words did. He nodded once before bringing his own wand up. "A fight Bella?" His voice taunted as his gaze tracked the exits from the room.

Bella jerked her head to the side, "You won't get away this time Sirius Black; My Lord wants a word with you."

Sirius' gaze flickered in the direction Bella had indicated, and he continued the vicious banter as he walked towards the door way. "Cousin." He nodded.

Bella lowered her wand when he slipped from sight. Family always came first.

~oOo~

Sirius slipped through the door and into a long corridor. He could hear the sounds of fighting echoing from all directions, but continued on the path Bella had indicated. Wand raised he peered around the corner and found Cissa with her husband and son. They were in the shadows waiting. Sirius, also keeping to the shadows, crept along until he was by their side.

Lucius Malfoy calmly tracked his wife's cousin, admiring the training that allowed the man to become almost invisible. He leveled his wand at the man's chest, "Why are you here?"

"To take flight."

Lucius lowered his wand and nodded as his wife threw herself into her cousin's arms. "Thank you." She breathed.

Sirius tightened his hold on the shaking woman; family was everything to the Black's and the Malfoy's.

"Here is the paperwork." Lucius handed a shrunken bundle of papers to Sirius. "The goblins will have the potion." With the aid of many an obliviate, the adoption paperwork for one Harry James Potter had been formally filed with the ministry. Lucius would aid in 'uncovering' the paperwork at the right time, and no one (i.e. Dumbledore) would be able to go after Lord Black for kidnapping, or contest his right to hold guardianship, especially after the blood adoption was finalized.

Sirius nodded once before gesturing Draco over.

Narcissa Malfoy grabbed her son and held him tightly. "We'll come for you when it's safe."

Draco kissed her cheek, then pulling her arms from around his neck, turned to his father. "Father…"

Lord Malfoy, a man of grace and decorum, drew his only son into his arms and hugged him tightly. "Please be safe my Dragon, and remember that we love you."

Draco returned the hug and looked up into his father's eyes, swirling silver eyes that matched his own, and blinked back a few tears. He hugged his father one last time before drawing quickly away.

Sirius pulled him into a half hug, "We'll send word when we are safe."

The elder Malfoy's nodded once before melting back into the shadows; Narcissa to cautiously make her way out of the ministry and back to Malfoy manor, and Lucius to resume his roll.

Sirius sharply tapped the top of Draco's head with his wand disillusioning him, and whispered for him to follow and keep his guard up. They crept back out into the corridor and headed to the room of many doors. Hopefully Remus had been able to keep Sirius' absence covered, and he would be able to slip back into the guard unnoticed.

They reached the room and Sirius had just slipped back into place next to Remus when Dumbledore gestured for the guard to follow. Sirius felt Draco's fingers clutch at his robes as they took off running. He chanced a glance at Tonk's who surreptitiously nodded, she knew what to do.

Sounds of yelling and cursing could be heard, as well as the tell tale flashes of light, and the guard ran right into the middle of it. Sirius and Remus worked seamlessly together, both shielding Draco. The blond kept as close to the men as possible, stunning those he could. The three made their way to the side, looking towards where Lucius and Bella seemingly had Harry cornered.

"Sirius." They heard Harry yelled out relief evident in his voice.

Sirius waded into the fray after whispering for Remus and Draco to head for the bank. Along the way he managed to stun both Neville Longbottom and Luna Lovegood and disillusioning them, shoved them into a closet.

Remus and Draco made their way back along the edges of the fight, the disillusioned teen holding tightly to the werewolf's robes. They slowly and methodically managed to creep towards the open door leading back out into the main halls of the Ministry; Remus hoped that Dumbledore would be too preoccupied to notice that Remus was no longer with the guard. Once the two had cleared the room, they ran for the atrium and immediately for a floo. Remus threw the powder in the fire and clutching the invisible teen tightly to his chest shouted, "Gringotts, Diagon Alley." The two twirled away in a flash green.

~oOo~

Harry briefly made eye contact with his godfather, he knew the plan, and he trusted Sirius. He hoped that Sirius had managed to keep his word and that any friends that Harry had been unable to keep from following would be put out of harm's way. He trusted Sirius when the man had told him that Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix LeStrange would not harm him. Sirius had made Harry promise to keep in character and fight, Lucius and Bella could take care of themselves. When his godfather was finally by his side, he chanced another glance up; he didn't understand what was going on, but he trusted Sirius and Remus. Word had come through the Weasley twins and Harry had followed the directions to the letter.

Two on two, the four kept up the pretense of a fight, calmly waiting for Tonks and Bill to somehow end up at their backs. Bill had gotten a goblin made portkey that would take Harry and Sirius directly into the heavily protected bank, and Sirius had made arrangements with Tonks to help shield Bill until he found a way to pass it off unnoticed; unfortunately it looked like it would have to been in the midst of the fight.

Sirius had taken Narcissa's words to heart and had spoken with Molly Weasley. The red headed mother to all, had nodded wisely and not two days later, through a nifty invention of the twins, Bill had been in contact with him. Bill had been told the details, and had confirmed the Malfoy's intentions. They had then made arrangements for Bill to be in the Diagon Alley branch of Gringotts, and Arthur had been sent to 'fetch' him when Albus had been alerted to Harry's presence in the Ministry.

Sirius saw Bill and Tonks get into position from the corner of his eye, and using Tonks as somewhat of a shield the portkey was pressed into his hand. "Harry." Sirius called his godsons name and the teen instantly stuck his hand out. Sirius pressed one end of the portkey into the small hand and whispered the password at the same time sending a wordless flash hex towards Lucius and Bella. When the light had cleared, Sirius and Harry were gone, and Tonks and Bill were calmly dueling Malfoy and LeStrange.

~oOo~

Lord Voldemort made his appearance, and upon sensing the Potter boy was not there, furiously apparated out, his death eaters following.

~oOo~

The stun having worn off, Neville and Luna tumbled from the closet to see Ginny, Ron, and Hermione shouting for Harry. He was gone.