Title: Truth behind the name and the lies pt.3

Pairing: DracoxHarry, OliverxPercy, twincest, growing RemusxSeverus,

Fandom : HP

Notes: An abused boy finds out he's a wizard and a hero; his tormented mind rebels. One person sees through the misconceptions to the real Harry and treats him the way he deserves. How does this change them both and those around them

Evil Kitty Dictator-
'DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN. Hahahahaha that was excellent! Can't wait for Sirius' big entrance.' - Excellent? Thank you. Sirius' big entrance will be epic.

Suto-Chan-
'boo for the cliffy but great chapter otherwise.'

So since I keep forgetting and I am not allowed to write another review on the same chapter I added it here, so I have say that I hope you don't have Hermione with Krum because that would be terrible, besides I think Blaise and Hermione would be perfect together if they get together' One problem with Blase and Hermione as a couple. Blaise's gaydar works a little too well. He told the twins, takes one to know one plus I said all the boys in their group were gay. Hermione I think is straight. Bouncing back and forth between three pairings for her; HermionexVictor, HermionexTerry Boot and snorts for the comic relief Hermione and Luna *snorts making them all gay seems a little much. They need a token straight friend and writing Hermione lesbian might be too much.

Pairings I Know of: DracoxHarry, twincest, OliverxPercy, RemusxSeverus, Blaisexmale [Virtual cookies for the person who guesses the name,] I'm going to let Bill end up with Fleur I like them. Stalker Ginny! Partial tempting to allow Seamus and Colin *hides*

viper4snake-
'loved the way you finished this story. I hope to read more of yours soon' -

Zwolftd-
'wOOHOO!FINALLY Sirius will turn innocent if everyone have the proof to tell the ministry or the minister of magic(he's useless,really!) and Peter stop say anything that nonsense you're traitor. You make some people suffer by your actions. I wanna kill him for make Harry have been through the worst time of his life with that cruel relatives.' -

CryingTwilightTears-
'WOW I ALMOST CRIED. I Can feel this story in my blood! its so awesommmeeee! PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ UPDATE I CANT WAIT OMGGGGGGGGGG' - Aww it affects you that much? yay!

TheIrisHeart-
'EEEEEEEEE! adorable! the plot is unraveling (must faster than in the book) and remus/severus are growing closer! and this version of sirius is... slightly creepy. keep up the good work! xD] - Sirius' appearance and insulting of Severus is moving rev closer because Remus isn't standing for it. Severus is slowly warming to his old schoolmate, his defense of Remus is proof.
Creepy? Sirius? Well, he hasn't ripped up a tapestry, or threatened Ron with a knife, or made Ron break his leg. He always insults Snape in the books and bullied him relentlessly. He was a magical Dudley who was a ladies man.

ThePen23-
'Mean! Hurry please! Great writing by the way. Some of the best I've read.' - I didn't want the chapters too long. I have to keep my readers entertained after all.

Evil Kitty Dictator-
'Hahaha Sev to the rescue! That was goooooood. Innocent yet unlikable, brilliant! After that's all done I think Sirius is gonna have to leave them lone unless he changes his personality. Can't wait for the rest. ^-^ ' - Sev to the rescue was fun. He doesn't realize he is starting to care for Remus...it's adorable. I think Sirius' personalty was too glossed over in the books. I see him as a good looking Dudley-like person who is a player. He takes as much pleasure in tormenting people as Harry's cousin. He isn't currently good looking and the probablity of marrying a beautiful witch is getting smaller lols.

Yana5-
'Sirius grow up' - Yes, Please. Or you'll lose Remus as a friend forever and Harry won't ever want anything to do with you...

Makurayami Ookami
'well written. this is good.' - Thank you

Freya Black-
chapter 9: 'Severus x Remus EVER! s2 Sirius x ?' - I really like the pairing now. It just seems to fit...not sure about playboy Sirius. *glares at him* he's pissing me off.
chapter 10: 'Ahh, how sweet! Put a new chapter soon, this is beautiful!' - Working on it lols.

Notes: Any objection to Remus having a crush on Severus? I think I have five [I mean seven] votes for a RemusxSeverus relationship...

Chapter 11- Veritaserum and Lucius to the rescue again

Remus levitated Peter on to a recently emptied table.

McGonagall transfigured another table into a chair for Sirius.

Draco reluctantly left Harry with Blaisé giving his friend the look, 'protect Harry or else'. not that he expected that it would get very dangerous, he was sure after all the DADA training he'd given Harry last year that his Adder could take care of himself IF he learned to harness his fear. He tapped Uncle Sev's shoulder, "Should I get father? He can insist as a member of the Wizengamot that the case be reopened. He does have one vote, I believe Andromeda has two. That should be enough to at least have an inquiry…"

Severus nodded, "Get him. It might not be bad to have Madam Bones, she has a highly developed sense of justice, it's the Hufflepuff in her. Perhaps, Percy should come. He is going into politics. Consider this a learning experience." He muttered a charm that would send an announcement through the castle.

"Would Head Boy Percy Weasley please report to the Potions classroom? Your presence is requested and no Head Girl Penelope Clearwater's presence is not requested."

Draco slipped out to his godfather's office floo to find his father and perhaps Aunt Annie as well. He'd summon an Auror but he wasn't sure it would be the right choice. But he trusted Madam Bones…

XoooooX

Draco returned with Lucius, Andromeda and Madam Bones, the head of Magical Law Enforcement.

Severus bowed, "Madam Bones…"

McGonagall transfigured their guests a chair, as headmistress she had to display some courtesy.

Remus smiled, "Amelia Bones, I remember you from my years as a student."

Amelia blinked, "Remus Lupin? I am surprised to find you here, given your condition." then she spotted Sirius who was sitting calmly and seemingly not under guard, "You caught Black. Thank Heavens. Since his escape the entire Ministry has been scouring the country for him. Why is he not confined?"

Sirius chuckled, "I have not threatened anyone Amelia. I have no wand and the person I was searching for is currently bound. I hope that at least one of my charges might be overturned. I see you didn't notice Hogwarts' other unwelcome guest."

Lucius chuckled, "Little Peter Pettigrew, I see the reports of your death have been greatly exaggerated."

Severus nodded, "As much as it pains me to admit, it is Pettigrew who was marked and not Black. Never would have suspected the spineless prat. I supposed he was the type to sell his loyalty to the most powerful. Apparently, he may have faked his own death. I suggest Madam Bones that you have Finite Incanteum cast upon their wands to see which wand blew up that street. Pettigrew hasn't quite denied Black's claim that Pettigrew did that with a wand behind his back. Though you can check his finger, it looks to be cut rather then blown off. All of which it pains me to admit casts serious doubt on Pettigrew's public accusation. Is there a spell to test who was a Secret-Keeper? That would clarify things a bit."

Amelia tilted her head, "If there is such a charm, perhaps Professor Flitwick knows it."

Blaise interrupted, "All Pettigrew does is lie. I can smell it."

Amelia raised an eyebrow, "Oh really? What are you then…"

Blaisé shifted nervously, "This doesn't leave this chamber…"

She nodded, "On my honor as a member of the Magical Law Enforcement."

Blaisé straightened, "I'm…half Veela…"

"I thought all Veela were female…"

Blaisé snorted, "Common misconception, male Veela are rare but we share the same tastes and abilities as female Veela. We normally are born only when a Veela mates with a wizard, we are only attracted to other males. Two Female Veela are also capable of having children but the process was never explained to me. Mother tends to travel a lot. I keep the truth of my parentage to myself due to the prejudices of my house and more conservative Pure-Blood supremacist wizards."

"You can smell a lie?" that was something Amelia wasn't sure how to take…

"They are amoung the strongest smelling emotions, second only to fear. Fear and anger are so close it takes a keen nose to distinguish them." Blaisé shrugged.

Percy had been standing off to behind Severus and Remus but moved to Lucius' left, waiting for instructions.

Andromeda swept in, "I hope this is…" she stared, "Sirius, why was I called? I don't have anything to say to him."

Remus asked gently, "If it was possible that he was accused and sentenced unfairly, then as the Head of the House of Black, is not your duty to ensure he receives justice? I'm not asking as his friend."

Andromeda glared at Sirius, "It is my duty to ensure he receive justice, on one condition; if his sentence is overturned in any way he must swear loyalty to me as the head of our House."

Sirius grinned, "I always knew you were my favorite cousin. Of course I promise."

"Flattery will get you nowhere." Andromeda sneered.

Amelia sighed, "I will send a request for the wands." she pulled out parchment and her seal, writing an official request for evidence from Sirius Black's trail before the Wizengamot. "I take it this inquiry is requested by both your houses…"

Lucius nodded, "My assistant Percy Weasley, would be more then happy to take that request for you I am sure."

Percy grinned, more then pleased to help his future boss. Being present at a private Ministry inquiry was a rare opportunity.

"As the conservator of the Potter Estate and Head of the House of Black, I request the inquiry on behalf of Harry Potter. He deserves to know the truth of the night his parents died." Andromeda interjected.

"Three votes then. That is enough for the Head of Magical Law Enforcement to look into the case. You have Veritaserum, it isn't admissible in court but is fine for interrogation. " she held out the sealed parchment to Percy, "Go straight to the Ministry. You need to go to level two. Find the office of Evidence. Give this to the wizard there. His name should be Janus Proudfoot. He is the one currently on rotation."

Percy bowed taking the letter and hurrying away, eager to do his mission. He was proud that he was being trusted with it…

Severus held out the vial, "Black knows he has no choice but to agree. We informed Pettigrew he would be questioned under its influence. I do prefer to have it overseen by a member of Magical Law Enforcement making it all legal."

Minerva nodded, "I would prefer this to be legal. It is an unusual situation and honestly I want the Dementors as far away from Hogwarts. I heard what happened on the train. They tried to attack Harry and his friends."

"I did not agree to the Dementors here. I was against it. Fudge is a moron. Though I am glad he assigned me to your case Andromeda against the terrible Muggles. I made the best choice I could. I hope you are happy now Harry…"

Harry smiled, "Papa takes really good care of me. I'm tied with Blaisé for second place for marks the last few years. I have the second highest marks in Potions. We go for my Mind Healer appointments every week and he helps me with my studies. I was hurt during my match last year against Slytherin and papa fixed my arm."

Amelia smiled, "I didn't know he was as adapt with Healing as he was with potions…"

"I passed the Healer exams under an alias." Severus shrugged. "I like being well-rounded magically; which is serving me well now that I am Deputy Headmaster as well as the Head of Slytherin House. I'm a Potions Master, a Healer and a certified Duelist. I consider myself a bit of an expert on Defense…I taught Draco well enough and he taught Defense to his fellow Slytherin Second Years as well as Harry and Hermione Granger."

Remus grinned, "I knew you should have been Head Boy, you're brilliant."

Sirius grumbled but was ignored.

"Back to the inquiry." Amelia took the vial and approached Sirius, "Open your mouth Black."

"For you Amelia Bones, anything…" Sirius drawled.

"Don't flirt with me. I still don't like you." Amelia glared as she poured three drops on his tongue, "In his current condition…" she wrinkled her nose, "he should be affected by the serum due to his weaken state from being in Azkaban."

Sirius grinned showing off his yellowed teeth, "I'll glad tell you anything you want to know."

Remus growled, "Who was James and Lily's Secret-Keeper."

Sirius sighed, "It was supposed to me though Dumbledore offered when James said they were going into hiding. I told them that I would be too obvious but James wanted me anyway. I thought I would do more good fighting rather then hiding because I was their Secret-Keeper. I recommended the rat, I mean Peter. I thought he would be the least likely to be suspected. Should have insisted on Remus or taken the duty myself, I would never had betrayed James…"

"So Peter Pettigrew was James and Lily Potter's Secret-Keeper…" Amelia clarified.

"Yes. I was Secret-Keeper to Peter's safe house. It was one of the Potter properties. After I heard about the attack in Godric's Hallow I raced there to check on Peter but he was gone and it didn't look like he had been there in a while. There were no signs of forced entry or a struggle. Which led me to suspect he had to be the one to have betrayed them."

"Did you try to kill Peter Pettigrew?"

"No. He blew up the street as I'm sure his wand will prove and he killed those Muggles. I wanted to kill him. He turned himself into a rat after cutting off his own finger."

"Turned himself into a rat?"

"Yes. Peter is an unregistered animagus. He is a rat."

"Why was he unregistered?"

Sirius' face twisted, "Do…I have to answer…" he couldn't lie but he didn't want to say anything that might get Remus in trouble.

Remus blinked at Sirius' attempt to not answer Madam Bones.

Madam Bones sighed, that was a different reaction to a question. "Why do you not want to answer?"

"I don't want to get an innocent person in trouble." Being a werewolf they would blame Remus when he didn't know anything until after they had managed to become Animagi.

Severus already knew about why James, Sirius and Peter became Animagi, but he was surprised that Sirius didn't want to tell.

"Fine. So you are telling me that Pettigrew is an unregistered animagus. Tell me how did you escape Azkaban?"

Sirius shrugged, "I knew Peter was living with the Weasleys because of newspaper Fudge was dumb enough to give me this summer. He was sitting on the youngest boy's shoulder. I recognized him and made my plan to escape. I kept one thing to myself that the Ministry didn't know. I too was an unregistered animagus, a large black dog, similar in size to the Grim. If my sentence is overturned surely I'll be forced to register and fined. If my cousin will let me have one of my vaults back I am sure I'll have to pay a fine. Though I don't know what my distinguishing mark is. Peter's is currently his bald spot, he's been going bald since he was sixteen…and missing toe."

"Sirius has a birthmark on his left shoulder that is still visible when he is in his animagus form. It looks like a torch, it is brown rather then black." Remus interrupted.

Amelia turned to look at him, "How do you know this?"

Sirius shook his head, trying to beg him to be quiet.

"I saw him transform a time or two probably just because he wanted to show off. I was sure he had registered after becoming an Auror." Remus wasn't being entirely truthful, he wasn't under Veritaserum. The important people knew the truth and that was what mattered. He realize finally that Sirius hadn't told why to protect him…perhaps, if Sirius learned to treat Severus with respect after this inquiry perhaps they could be friends again.

Severus knew Remus was lying about how he knew about Sirius being an animagus, he sighed. It didn't matter to him, considering that he didn't want Remus in trouble, he could tell that Madam Bones didn't trust his friend. Honestly, that hurt…convenient forgetting that he hadn't trusted Remus as of this summer when the current Head of Gryffindor offered to make the Unbreakable Vow to him.

"I'm satisfied with Black's testimony. If the wands prove his story, I will recommend he is released to the Head of his House, Madam Black-Tonks. He will be convicted of being an unregistered animagus but considering the punishment is a mandatory one year sentence in Azkaban and you served twelve years you should be released for time served. Pettigrew's estate should owe you for being wrongfully incarcerated. Though the fine will be enforced." Amelia said.

Sirius bowed his head, "Thank you…if I'm cleared do you think I can go back to work as an Auror? I'd like to try…to get my life back."

"We'll see. It would take time to convince them you were innocent. Though seeing a living Pettigrew with a Dark Mark might help change their mind. I wish you hadn't been sentenced without a trial." Amelia moved to Pettigrew's hogtied form moved the ropes from his mouth. "I am giving you Veritaserum. You will answer my questions. I am the head of the Magical Law Enforcers department and a member of the Wizengamot." she poured three drops on his tongue and used a spell to make him swallow. "You accused Sirius Black of betraying James and Lily Potter and being responsible for their deaths. Was it true…"

Peter bit his lip, eyes darting around.

Remus moved to take Severus' hand, "I see. Now he won't speak. He kept lying when we told him we could smell it and now he won't talk."

Severus tried not to react to the touch, he was surprised that Remus would act like this in front of Madam Bones. "He can't lie…perhaps, since he sold his soul he is incapable of the truth."

"You were a Death Eater…" Peter yelped.

Severus smirked, "How could you know that? They wore masks did they not? Besides, you would only know if you were one. I never went out on a raid, I never used the death curse. I'm not sure if I've really used the Unforgivables. I was mostly their resident potions master and was asked to spy on Hogwarts but changed sides when Lily was in danger. Despite my mistakes I still cared for her, I may not have liked James but I didn't want him dead."

"Avoiding answering is a way to make us assume your guilt. Should we see what you wand has to say? Will it support your public accusation or will it support Black's statement under Veritaserum?" Amelia asked, annoyed with Peter's refusal to answer questions, was he afraid of the truth?

Peter pleaded, "Remus…help me…"

Remus opened his mouth to speak but Sirius had beat him.

"Help you? You stole my reputation and twelve years of my life from me. You set me up, framed me for your crimes. I was your friend, we protected you from the very people you betrayed us to."

"You don't understand…" Peter whispered.

"Then enlighten us. We're waiting Mr. Pettigrew…" Amelia said, seriously tempted to curse him.

Severus turned to Lucius, "I wonder, do you think he faked his own death and framed Black for his crimes to escape a loyal Death Eater like Bellatrix?"

Lucius toyed with his cane, "Perhaps, I \did suspect her for a time as the person who cast the Imperius curse on me. She was a highly fanatical woman, first person in the family to become a Death Eater. She was very obsessed with the Dark Lord…she would have tracked him like a bloodhound if she knew he was the one who sent him to the Potters. Then again, no one would have guessed he was a real rat…"

Peter wiggled trying to get free and failed instead of answering, Severus' Incarcerus charm worked too well.

Percy walked in, "They sent me with the evidence Madam Bones but they insisted I be accompanied with an Auror.

Amelia turned and gave a slight smile, "Ah Kingsley. I am pleased they sent me someone with common sense and a brain." she glanced at Peter, "Are you going to talk or is your wand going to do it for you? What would Kingsley find if he cast Priori Incantato? Would he find out the last spell you cast was the Blasting curse?"

Peter said nothing, he merely stared at them with his watery eyes.

"Cast the spell."

Kingsley set the wand, Pettigrew's wand on the floor of the Potions lab and held out his own wand.

"I did it! I betrayed James and Lily! I was a Death Eater! I used a Blasting curse! I killed twelve Muggles and fake my death. I framed Sirius."

Sirius smirked, "That wasn't so hard now was it."

"I think we're done here. Peter Pettigrew, you are under arrest for the murder of twelve Muggles, use of magic in the presence of Muggles and framing Sirius Black for your murder. You will be tried before the Wizengamot. Kingsley, retrieve him. Sirius, you will accompany us to the Ministry with Madam Black-Tonks, you will stay until your testimony after that I assume you shall be released." was Amelia's ruling.

Sirius let out a sigh of relief, "Thank Merlin."

"Now it would be nice to have Dementors leave our school. I'd hate to have a threat to Harry's well-being here." Severus insisted.

"Very well, I will have them recalled Black will not be Kissed, merely held over until Pettigrew's trial."

Amelia left, Kingsley followed carrying the wands and using his own to move the bound rat man. Sirius and Andromeda right behind them.

"Well that ended more peacefully then I would have expected."

Remus smiled at Severus, "Do you trust me now…"

Severus nodded slowly, "Yes…you…have proven yourself."

Harry asked softly, "Does that mean Remus is joining our family…"

Remus chuckled, "I want to but it's up to Severus…"

I hope I didn't disappoint the RemusxSeverus fans out there. I have issues seeing Remus the werewolf as anything but seme...though Severus will protest...