Haven't you ever wondered what all these blank pages are for? I mean it is the end of the book. Isn't it? Well that's what you thought wasn't it? Let me and me alone tell you, you were wrong. What you are currently reading happens to be the guide to the new story I have already published. If you were to go back through my series you will find hints and hidden clues to how to get here. But I guess since you are reading this now, you found my secrets. I will hereby give you a high honor Congratulations by telling you where to find my next story. It is on the next page. Read on and good luck.
-J.K. Rowling
I have taken the liberty to copy the story down for you. It took me a while to find out how to do this. So I hope you enjoy this.
This is the lost thirty-eighth chapter of the Deathly Hallows:
All was well. Until he put down his hand and turned around. Everything faded into total darkness. In the country of Surrey, in a town named of Little Whinging, at a normal street named Privet Drive, in the normal house of number four was completely normal… almost. The mantelpiece and walls were lined with pictures of a normal family of three. The weird thing was this house had four occupants. This other occupant was short and scrawny with messy black hair and bright emerald eyes. This small ten year old boy had just woken up from the most amazing dream he has ever had, strange, sad, extremely painful and completely mental, but still amazing.
This is the beginning of the revealed story.
He had woken from a glorious dream of a letter that changed his life forever. The best part was he remembered every detail of it. He then remembered today could be the day that everything changes at the zoo. He knew he had to test it so he stood up and put on his biggest clothes and he thought of something. He mutter the spell and his clothes resized to fit him. Silently celebrating he stepped out of his cupboard and went to the kitchen and did some simple spells on the old pots and pans to only allow him to use them. Then he did some spells on everything to stop anyone or anything to hurt him with them. Then he went back to the cupboard and sat down at lost in thought. After 15 minutes he stood and went to the kitchen. And got our all the supplies he knew he would need, but when he went to open the bacon he heard his aunt beat on the door of the unoccupied cupboard saying "Up! Get Up! Now!" Then she came into the kitchen and was shocked to see him there. Before she could say Harry piped up with a nice soft but still loud enough for her to hear "Would you like me to cook, not burn, the bacon to ensure that Dudley's birthday is perfect?" he had seen all of this. From this morning on.
Petunia stood there with an open mouth, she couldn't think of anything to say. It was a polite question and it summarized what she was going to say. She closed her mouth, pursed her lips and said "Yes, that's right."
She was shocked to say the least but it took everything she had to not cry after he said "Right away Petunia, anything you ask I will do."
He came over with three perfectly sized portions, half a portion to Petunia's plate, six to Vernon's, and seven and a half to Dudley. She couldn't figure out why him being polite bothered her today. Then it hit her, he was just like Lily, kind, polite, all in all a good person. Her face had sadness and regret plastered all over it like it had been there forever, it felt like she had been hiding her real feelings for that long.
"Tuney, what's wrong? Are you alright?" said Harry unconsciously flipping the bacon. He knew his mum used to call Petunia, Tuney. He also knew Lily asked Petunia this when she scowled when her and James arrived at her wedding. Her wedding was the last time Petunia had seen Lily alive. Petunia remembered this right at the second Harry cast Muggle-repelling and Silencing wards around the kitchen..
"Harry!" she said starting to bawl "I'm s-s-sorry-y-y Harry!" she all but screamed.
"It's ok Aunt Petunia. I understand." said Harry softly as if not to scare her.
"I have to t-tell you something a-about w-w-what you are." she said as if Harry would hurt her.
"You don't have to. I know I'm a wizard."Then tears started to come when he remembered who he could lose because he is a wizard. "And I know what happened to m-mum and d-dad. I had a dream of my future last night, it was very… informative… and awful."
"Harry! I'm so sorry! I should have told you! I shouldn't have let that… that MONSTER I call my HUSBAND hurt you. We have to leave! Without Vernon!" she shouted and flinched at the word husband.
"You don't have to do that, if you don't have to. It's fine, really. I'm used to it." said Harry glumly.
"Yes we do! It is WRONG what we have done to you! You deserve better! I shouldn't have let him do that! I owe more than that to Lily! To you! It pains me, more pain than you will ever know!"
"You're WRONG! That dream was vivid i could feel the pain of it all! All the lives that we lost! My honorary Uncle! His Wife! My Brother in Law! The best headmaster ever! The best professor ever! Even my GODFATHER!" shrieked Harry.
"mmmm-mmm I'm s-s-so s-s-s-sorry! I didn't know! I made many mistakes! Who doesn't?!" shrieked Petunia.
"I know people who have made many mistakes, some bigger than others. Like one ending with my godfather sitting in a prison for the last 9 years…" said Harry quietly with an idea to visit one of his favorite houses.
"In your dream you must have done magic, can you make me invisible without a wand?"
He cast a silent Disillusionment Charm on her and said "Okay you're invisible now"
"Thank you, Harry. Do you mind putting that one… that one… and this one… in the car?" she said gesturing to boxes around the room.
"I'll get it. Is that it?"
"No when you are done make a list of what YOU want to do today of get today and I'll see what I can do."
"Wow! Thank you!" he said.
Petunia went to her closet silently and opened and grabbed 2 suitcases and a duffel bag. She loaded a bunch of her clothes into one suitcase and loaded all the expensive jewelry into it as well. She put all the money in the room into the duffel bag. She then proceeded to Dudley's room and stuffed his clothes into another suitcase and put in one game and one movie. She went downstairs and went through the sitting room's hiding places and took all the money, then the same with the kitchen. She put all the things in the car and came back and went to Dudley's room and told him to get up, get dressed and come down ready to leave in 5 minutes. He agreed sourly but otherwise didn't say anything. She went down and saw Harry putting the s on Galleons for a wand, he then took off the charm because he heard her. She saw that a trip to Diagon Alley was first, naturally. But then what he wrote next surprised her it read Ottery St. Catchpole.
"Why go there?" she asked hesitantly, kind of not wanting to know.
"I have friends there and people who will understand, plus I need to do this to get Sirius Black, my godfather, out of Azkaban."
"hhhhhh Oh my goodness! That's where he is?!" shrilled Petunia
"Yes, and for something he didn't do." he said bitterly as Dudley walked down the steps. Then Petunia said happily "Alright lets go!"
"I woke up dad for you he should be down shortly." said Dudley proud of himself.
Both Harry and Petunia's bulged out eyes met for a moment before Harry grabbed his list then they proceeded to drag Dudley to the car and speed off. After about a minute Petunia, tired of hearing Dudley whine about no breakfast, muttered to Harry "shut him up" and he said "hex or charm"
"Charm for now…" she said as a small smirk appeared at her lips.
After a long but quiet car ride they arrived. "Finally" she said and then she turned to Harry and jerked her head slightly to Dudley. He removed the charm and said or rather screamed at Dudley.
"Okay, don't say a word to anyone I don't say you can! No mouthing off! Never ever touch ANYTHING! Be polite!" after that she reached into the duffle bag and pulled out £200 and said "Alright lets go!"
They quietly entered the Leaky Cauldron and slipped past the crowd and went to the wall. After hitting the brick they went to Gringotts and exchanged the money to Galleons.
Harry walked out with the forty Galleons, and walked to Ollivander's. He walked in paid for his wand and walked out then walked to Eeylops Owl Emporium and bought Hedwig. He then went to Scribbulus Writing Implements to get loads of parchment, ink, and quills. He figured it would look weird to his relatives and all of the magical world if a ten year old boy set out a patronus. It would also draw attention to him and he didn't want that. Harry Potter the Boy Who Lived, in Diagon Alley. Oh how they would celebrate. He pulled out of his thoughts and stared at the parchment, deciding what to right. He then quickly scribbled out a note that read:
Dear Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore,
I'd like to have my key to my vault at Gringotts, and my dad's cloak. Not to be rude or anything but I require to talk to you today at the Burrow, home of the Weasleys. Perhaps around one or so and if you would please inform Molly and Arthur, I will personally be attending. I have extremely important matters to discuss. Including a dark secret of Voldemort and Sirius Black. I would like to thank you and selfishly ask another favor of housing when I get there, it isn't what you think. Petunia, her son, Dudley, and I need to find a residence and I know you had blood wards around the old house. Thank you very very much.
Harry James Potter, Heir of the Potter Family
He was going for mature approach. His body couldn't contain all of his emotions so he was going to try to come off as mature to a mentor of his. He sent that to Albus with Hedwig and then went to the car with Petunia and a note with very detailed directions to the Burrow.
Albus Dumbledore read over the note, extremely confused. How did little, 10 year old, Harry Potter know things about the wizarding world his guardians didn't? Why did he know it in the first place? His guardians were said to hate magic. Heir of the Potter Family, how did he know how to make that sound, well, adultlike and official. How did he know Albus' full name? How does he already know about Voldemort and Sirius Black? Did he really know something about them that Albus didn't? He couldn't wait to find out. Albus Dumbledore quickly stood from his chair and into his back room. He went to a shelf that had a folded cloak and a key on it. He quickly stowed the two in his cloak and sent the owl back to harry. He then flooed to the Weasley's house. He informed them what Harry requested. Arthur heard the name 'Harry Potter,' that was then quickly followed by 'Wants to talk to us here.', hearing this, Arthur was quick to rush his children up to their rooms to change. He told them to go swimming for a while.
No sooner did the back door shut, then there was a knock at the front door. Harry.
Petunia and Dudley stayed in the car when they got there. Petunia, choosing to occupy herself with the crossword puzzle from the paper and Dudley, miraculously, chose to be quiet and brood over why this was the worst birthday ever. They were going weird places, seeing weird things and it was all Harry's fault.
Albus was there with Molly and Arthur in the kitchen. He knocked on the door and Albus opened the door and said "Harry! How good to see you it has been far too long! Come in Come in! Sit! Here is your key and cloak by the way."
After Harry pocketed the key and cloak he sat and turned to Arthur and said "Arthur Weasley, Molly Weasley formally a Prewett! How good to see you again… I'll get there in a moment." He added after seeing their confused faces."So Professor, where do we start?"
"How about where you just said again. I imagine they haven't seen you since you were one, maybe not even then." he said.
"Alright this may sound strange but, I had an interesting dream about my future until the year 2017." he started. That was very surprising to them. "In the dream sometimes it was awful but it had it's moments one of which I would like to talk to you about. And please don't be afraid if I tell you how my dream went, most of your children did just fine." He ended with a half smile. Every took a while to process this, then Molly perked up, mostly registering the last part.
"Awwww. Who did my little Ron end up with? And Ginny?!" said Molly happily.
"Ron ends up with his seven year bestfriend of both of us, we were like brothers. Hermione Granger, she is in our year, she is a muggle-born and extremely brilliant. As for Ginny…."
"Oooo! Who? Please tell us!" she said happily. She was at the edge of her seat and practically bouncing.
"I will if you don't give any indication whatsoever that you know and you won't help. Do I have your word?" he asked.
"Yes! Yes of course just tell me!" said Molly. She almost slid off her seat.
He started grinning widely. Remembering all the times they had in the dream together. "Well who does she idolize now? The boy-who-lived? Or the Chosen One? Along those lines."
"You?! Oh my MERLIN! That is amazing! She loves you!" said Molly bouncing now.
"I know and gladly the feelings are mutual. But I will keep quiet for now." He said somewhat sadley.
"Now Harry, please you said about Sirius Black and Voldemort's secret as I recall. Even a house for you relatives?" said a grinning Dumbledore.
"Oh.. um.. yes I'm starting with the house I suppose. This morning I was talking with Petunia and she broke down into tears. After she calmed down, she gathered all the money in the house and some of her clothes and left with me and Dudley. She and Dudley now don't have anywhere to stay. I was hoping you could help them out, I'll pay of course." he said.
Dumbledore nodded, "I'll see what I can do." he said. "Now, Voldemort and Sirius Black." he said.
"I guess out of the two then, Voldemort's secret because well it is easier to explain. I know it is strange, but well I'm gonna just come out with it. Voldemort has seven horcruxes… seven. I am one of them, Salazar Slytherin's locket is one located at 12 Grimmauld Place right now, one and so is Helga Hufflepuff's cup located in the Lestrange's vault the last time I saw it that is, Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem in the room of requirement, a diary at Malfoy Manor, a ring at the Gaunt house, and snake Voldemort has not yet made, but if I stay away from a certain zoo today, he won't make it."
To say that Molly, Arthur, and Dumbledore were shocked was an understatement beyond compare. "I do know how to destroy them, Fiendfyre and the venom of a basilisk. And I myself can get rid of six while I am hoping Professor Snape will help me with, well, me."
"Wow Harry this dream is very… informative." stated Dumbledore with a dazed look.
"Yes because I can stop people from dying this time. Including yourself Dumbledore, Severus, Sirius, Remus, one of the Weasley boys and to many others." said Harry a bit bitterly, the tears were going to start leaking but he stopped them. Though he saw the shocked faces of everyone.
"Who was it?" said Molly almost in tears.
"I will not directly tell you. However out of all your children he will be the first one I will hug so keep that in mind."
"O-Okay." said Molly silently crying. Not only because of one of her children but because she knew the rest of the people on Harry's list.
"It is alright Mrs. Weasley I'm gonna make sure he lives this time. That they all do. And trust me I do know of one other person who took his death worse than both of you combined." He said gesturing to the head Weasley's. "You will figure it out when I finally get to hug him again! It feels like it really is 2017! I can't wait to see them!"
"Harry, you said something about Sirius Black." stated Dumbledore calmly although he truly looks like he was going to cry. Showing emotion, that was new.
"Um right yeah." he said then he looked directly at Mr. Weasley and said "Is Ron and Ginny outside?"
"Yes" said Mr. Weasley completely puzzled.
"Scabbers" Harry spat the name. "Where is he?"
"Here, do you want me to go fetch him? Percy sent him home because he refused to eat and is getting skinnier. Ron's been caring for him so he is in his room." he asked.
"If you don't mind I'll do it." he saw their faces looking at him strangely "I lived here for a while during the summers, so I know where the rooms are." He finished."Ron's room is under the attic. It is also orange. Go Cannons" he said sarcastically. Harry ran up the stairs feeling so wonderful. He reached Ron's room and opened the door and went to the cage and grabbed the rats cage, with the filthy traitor sleeping inside. He bounded down the steps so quietly even though he was running and said "Professor, would you please with the Weasleys' permission of course, take us all to the Ministry of Magic? More specifically to Barty Crouch or Cornelius Fudge? It is urgent" asked Harry very politely.
Arthur, Molly, and Dumbledore were confused but silently agreed. They used the floo and ended up in Barty Crouch's office.
Dumbledore stepped threw last and said "Ah Mr. Crouch sorry to drop in but Harry here said it was urgent."
"Oh yes yes please of course." said Barty looking strangely at them until he saw Harry and said "Merlin's beard! Harry, as in Harry Potter? The second most powerful wizard in the world? The Boy-Who-Lived?!"
Dumbledore, Molly and Arthur all opened their mouths to say something. Molly to scold him, Arthur to make piece after Molly's scolding and Dumbledore to say something wisely to get him over his shock and to shut him up nicely. But Harry beat them to it.
"Yes the Harry Potter. The second most powerful wizard in the world and the boy-who-lived. And sorry for saying this but you are extremely lucky I don't hex you right now as lets say 'accidental magic'!" shouted a furious but almost calm Harry.
Everyone looked shocked at his outburst especially Crouch. "I'm very sorry Mr. Potter for my outburst and whatever else I did to make you dislike me so much already."
"You mean like locking someone in Azkaban when they are innocent. And without even a trial?" said Harry silently fuming.
"What are you talking about when have I ever done that?" said Crouch exasperated.
"9 years ago! With my own godfather! Who is innocent! And I have proof right here in this cage!" said Harry holding up Scabbers. "This is an animagus."
"There hasn't been a registered animagus rat in over two centuries." said Crouch as a matter of fact.
"Good for you! He isn't registered." said Harry "Watch" and Harry cast the spell to change him back after locking the door and putting up portkey and apparition wards. Silently and wandlessly because that was still in his back pocket. Peter then changed into himself and everyone in the room was shocked except Harry.
"See, this is Peter Pettigrew. Missing a finger and if you will allow me I will give him this" he said as he opened a cabinet and pulled out a bottle of what he knew was Veritaserum. After everyone nodded Harry made Peter swallow it and he said to Peter "Who was the Potter secret keeper?"
"Me, Peter Pettigrew."
"So you killed the 12 muggles and framed Sirius Black?"
"Yes"
Now Mr. Crouch have you heard enough?" said Harry
"Hold on" said Barty turning to Peter "Did you tell the Dark Lord where the Potter's were living?"
"Yes, but then the dark lord fail before I could get my reward of joining their ranks."
"Are you an illegal animagus."
"Yes I am a rat that has been lately named Scabbers." said Peter
"You are Wormtail, the marauder, Yes?" asked Harry
"I was but Moony and Padfoot will not forgive me since I betrayed Prongs." said Peter in a monotone voice.
"Do you mind if I talk to Peter completely alone for a minute or two?" asked Harry "Don't worry I'll give you my wand."
"Alright but only a minute so hurry up and do NOT kill him." said Crouch sternly.
"I wouldn't. Dead, the truth lies with him and Sirius would have to stay in Azkaban." Harry said adding a smirk as soon as they turned away. As they left the office he replaced the locking spell and put a silencing charm so powerful Dumbledore couldn't break it when he tried. Harry knew he tried to do that because he figured out he can tell where magic is and when it is used, not only see it but feel it too. 'Cool!' he thought.
'Imperio' he thought as he turned his hand on Peter. Then he said quietly "You will go willingly to Azkaban and tell the truth for the rest of your life. You will escape from Azkaban and revive your master in the Graveyard by the Gaunt House, only after he is mortal. You will enter my name under a different school to ensure I am in the Triwizard tournament. You will do a complex potion in the Graveyard using the blood of Mr. Barty Crouch Sr he will not die and you will stop the Dark Lord from doing so. After you aid me kill Voldemort, you will stun all present death eaters and demand for each of you the dementors kiss." As soon as he was done Peter stood there and Harry muttered "Stupefy." and then put magical binds on him. Then silently lifted the charm and opened the door and invited them back in and Mr. Weasley looked absolutely horrified and said "What did you do to him?!"
Harry looked it did look like Peter was dead and thought he may have used too much force in his Stunner.
"Oh he does look dead doesn't he?" They all nodded so Harry continued with "Sorry must have put more force into my stunner...whoops." Everyone looked relieved at his statement so he continued. It hadn't sunk in with the wandless magic yet. "I believe his plus all of ours on just what happened is enough for me to be able to get Sirius out of that horrid place?" Harry asked hopefully.
"Yes, if we all proceed to Mr. Fudge's office we can show him and give Peter a one way ticket to Azkaban. And Sirius can return." said Barty and they walked in to the door of Fudge's office. Dumbledore gave Harry back his wand on the way so he was able to levitate Peter.
Dumbledore knocked on the door. "Enter" they heard rather loudly from the other side of the door. On the other end of the door Fudge gaped at the almost random group of people to enter his office. He gasped at who he saw with them who was now being levitated by a man….young boy, to young for a wand even. His gasp became more audible when he say who the young boy was. Hair, little, green eyes...scar! It can't be him. Can it? Powerful yes extra-ordinary yes, image of his father yes, his mum's eyes yes, scar yes! It is him! Thought Cornelius.
Before he could stop himself he said "Why is the great Harry Potter levitating the poor man who was killed by the traitor to his parents?"
What he saw next was Harry put his wand down and flash to his side in his face and snarled "DO NOT INSULT MY GODFATHER! AND THIS PIECE OF CRAP ISN'T DEAD OR INNOCENT! YOU ARE LUCKY I HAVE TO KEEP CONCENTRATION TO KEEP HIM UP AND I'M TRYING TOO HARD TO SUPPRESS THE URGE TO DO IT OR YOU WOULD BE AT THE BAD END OF MY HEXES!"
Fudge visibly flinched and backed away from the raw magic pouring off of Harry and the words from his mouth. He didn't bother making a comment about insulting the minister. But truth be told he was deathly afraid of this 10 year old boy as of now.
Mr. Weasley spoke smoothly "Harry, he didn't know. Sirius will be out soon enough. Just keep your calm and take this anger off on a tree back at the burrow or something." At these word Harry visibly relaxed and the magic dulled so much only Fudge could feel it.
"W-what is going on here?" said Fudge at the same time Barty took his wand and pressed it to his head and took out a memory and did a simple, to Harry, spell to project it as they rewatched the visit to Mr. Crouch's office.
"Harry, Dumbledore will you please come to Azkaban with me? I believe there is a need to free and innocent man and to lock up a guilty one." said Fudge sighing in defeat after the memory was over.
"YES!" Harry said immediately and Dumbledore merely nodded with a genuine smile on his lips. He was almost as excited as Harry. One of his favorite students, though he wouldn't admit it outloud, was not guilty of betraying his best friend, another favorite student. Harry could actually enjoy his godfather.
"Tell my cousin and aunt not to wait any longer, that I will be back in a few hours with Sirius and they can do something fun." said Harry before they apparated to the ferry to Azkaban with Pettigrew floating behind them. They boarded the ferry and when they got their the captain said "How long will you be there Minister? And How many will be coming back?" "30 minutes and 4 of us, do not attack when you see Sirius Black coming back he is innocent."
"Okay minister, I won't" Jared said, smiling lightly. He knew Sirius Black from school.
When they went in two guards took them to a cell to put Pettigrew in, everyone 'accidently' forgot to put the anti-animagus wards up. Then they put Harry in the middle with adults surrounding him when they walked down a hall filled with Death Eaters. Then they got to Sirius' cell and he addresses the minister in a rough and tired voice but still with honor and sanity,"Good afternoon Minister! What do I owe the pleasure?"
"I bring good news!" he said simply.
"Oh?" asked Sirius. "Like what? Did you find me a girlfriend?" he asked trying to peer over him.
"No, You have been released because of some boy, very strange boy but you may like him for more that the reason of him releasing you."
At these word Sirius brightened up a bunch,"So you believe me when I say I am innocent now? Hmmm, I'd like to know who opened your eyes, no offence. But alright, who is it?"
Crouch turned around and motioned the still hidden Harry forward. He stepped forward in front of Sirius and said excitedly, "Hey Sirius!"
"HARRY!" he said extremely excited now.
"Calm down, I knew I was good looking and all, but really calm down. You don't have to shout over it." said Harry.
"Just like your father you are. Even the looks! Not the eyes of course, they were your mums. So much to do, people to visit. Remus! Is he still around? If he is you must meet him! He will be sure to love you, and be surprised no doubt." He rambled on excitedly.
"Calm down Padfoot! Merlin, quit rambling. We will get to see him. And I haven't seen him but I know who Moony is!" said Harry smirking.
"OH MY MERLIN! A MINI PRONGS!" said Sirius really loud. He was truly ginning. It was a bit obscured though, as he had his face pressed against the bar.
"Thank you now come on, Padfoot. We have loads to do and not long to do it!" said Harry silently removing the wards he had placed around cells in the dream as Head Auror. Then he opened the door and gestured for him to get out.
"How in Merlin's Beard did you do that? You know how to unlock the door? You didn't wave a wand or say anything!" said Padfoot.
"I consider myself a mini Moony too, and wandless and non verbal magic? I can do it. Plus if you know what to do than it is so easy to get out." Then he turned his head because he felt slit pricks in his brain and said to the imprisoned Death Eaters.
"Not to mention my Occlumency shields are probably the best in the world! Yeah I'm looking at you LESTRANGE! DOLOHOV!" they coward in their cells and the pricking stopped. Then he felt a major pricking. And turned to face Dumbledore sensing he was cauze of the pricking. Harry laughed looking into Dumbledore's eyes "Having any luck?" Then the pricking got harder until it stopped and Dumbledore just stared at him "That was magnificent! He truly has the best shields I have ever seen! I couldn't get through them! They were so strong! Amazing! You have to be the best Wizard in the world! My shields are no where close to that! Very unique! Most are just walls, you have a small defenceless wall and a maze behind it!"
"Saying you get through the maze there is also a Hungarian Horntail that you have to ride out of, land, and then maneuver your way around a large lake, and the mermaids will let you though saying you make it to them, from there you go to Hogwarts and have to find the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets and then figure out how to get into the Chamber of Secrets and defeat a basilisk." he said. He arranged it that his 4th year self would have been able to do it, but not even Albus Dumbledore could.
"That is extra ordinary!" said Dumbledore. "Will you try to get though mine?" he asked.
Harry cast the spell without warning and study the shields for a second before immediately getting through the weakest point in them, what he was thinking now, and seeing loads of memories before he pulled out smiling. Dumbledore stood there gaping at him. Harry smiled and Dumbledore's astonishment was back.
"You truly are the greatest sorcerer in the world! You broke my shields almost immediately… by the way why did you hesitate?"
"I wanted to look at them first, to see how strong they were? Find the weakest point, Want me to try again, sir?"
"Sure!" said Dumbledore a bit enthusiastically.
Harry went in again and went in immediately went in and saw loads of memories until he pulled out smirking widely.
"You did it didn't you? Oh, godson of mine!" spoke Sirius after watching this whole exchange in wonder watching just how powerful his godson is. He hugged him fiercely. "Can't breath" Harry choked out and Sirius let go "Sorry," he whispered.
"Yes immediately!" said Dumbledore. Fudge just watched in awe, Dumbledore was just beaten by a 10 year old boy who got his godfather out of jail. Dumbledore was worried though, one of the memories he just saw was witnessing the prophecy.
Then, after leaving the floor full of Death Eaters, they arrived at a small office where they filled out all of the paper work even giving Sirius custody of Harry. Sirius was to be awarded a lot of money for Barty and Fudge's mistake. They started making their way past the dementors. Harry was limply holding his wand by his side while Fudge and Dumbledore gaped at Harry's patronus. Harry wouldn't give Sirius time to gap so he started to talk.
"So Padfoot, I need to ask you to remain calm on the off chance my relatives are still at the Burrow. My Aunt and Dudley are there, so don't flip on them." he spoke hesitantly.
"Why would I freak out?" asked Sirius.
Harry gulped and walked ahead a bit and lifted up his shirt and spun around twice. Sirius gasped. All the scars, bruises and scabs. Then Harry rolled up his sleeves to expose more.
"There are more under my pants." said Harry softly.
Sirius left out a murderous growl imitating his animagus form. "What did they do to you?" he got out between growls.
"Vernon tried to beat my 'freakishness' out of me. Petunia never beat me though, but she was being abused as well. Dudley, their boy, was raised to the likings of Vernon so he didn't know any better." said Harry.
"How many times? Starting at what age?" Sirius growled out.
"Too many to count, and the earliest I can remember is two." replied Harry calmly.
Sirius all but howled. Harry chuckled, "Aw don't get your old knickers in a twist, I was used to it. Plus I'm alright now and we are away from Vernon." said Harry.
Sirius just looked at him, "You know I'm gonna eat my hat if you don't get into Gryffindor." said Sirius after a moment.
"Alright I'll keep you to it."
"Wait you don't expect to be in Gryffindor?"
"Well, it depends." he said, "But you never know."
"Alrighty then." said Sirius, "But tell me something. How did you know I was innocent?"
"I'm going to leave the answer alone for now but, lets just say Intuition." said Harry. "James Potter and Sirius Black, Head Marauders, classic pranksters, best friends, roommates, brothers. Why betray him after all those years? It is amazing everyone else believed you betrayed him." replied Harry.
"Oh look, a smart one we have here." said Sirius smirking.
"It wouldn't be hard to figure out that you wouldn't be bad. I mean you ran away from a dark house full of death eaters and ended up on the doorstep of Potter Manor at 3 am. A lot. I mean really, what evil person does that? Truly I don't think the wizarding world has a half a brain to share." said Harry.
"You really are a genius. I can't believe no one thought of this before now. I can understand Moony though. I mean I did think he was the spy. How stupid I was." he said glumly.
"He thought it was you and no one even suspected Peter. I guess you were all pretty stupid but Sirius say it was Remus or anyone other than Peter as the spy, that plan probably would've worked."
"You give me too much credit. It is my fault your parents were taken from you. I as good as killed them."
"Not really, like I said, the plan would have worked if that coward hadn't been foolish enough to go to Voldemort. And plus did you want them dead?" he asked.
"No of course not." said Sirius immediately.
"Then it wasn't your fault. It was Voldemort's. He is the idiot that tried killing off the Potter line. Backfired didn't it." he said nugging his arm into Sirius.
"Of course it did, Potters break the rules. It is kind of your job. Death includes the rules." he replied.
"Yes that and chasing red heads." replied Harry.
"Ohhh lady friends?" he asked slyly.
"Yeah lady friends, plan on getting any?" said Harry looking at him with raised eyebrows and an expectant expression that told him he did want an answer. Sirius blushed a bit. Harry smirked "Take that as a yes."
They arrived at the ferry and Sirius greeted the person. "Hey Jared." he said.
"Hey Sirius, you know when you got here you didn't strike me as a criminal."
"Thanks Jared. But no offence, I hope to never see you again." laughed Sirius.
"None taken, quite frankly I don't want to see you again either. Go enjoy yourself."
At the apparation point, Fudge left to go back to the Ministry, but only after a goodbye and a very forced apology. The three remaining apparated to the Burrow. They smelt what was cooking. Molly must have been cooking.
"Wow! That smells g- what is that muggle car doing here?" asked Sirius.
"O wow my relatives are still here… But the car is empty." Then they saw Arthur open the door and dash the ten feet between them and the door to Sirius and said "Sirius! It's been too long! Come in have food! It's Molly's cooking! Harry, Dumbledore come in!" said Mr. Weasley.
"Very sorry, Hogwarts has loads of paper work to be finished, I promise to catch up soon!" said Dumbledore as he left. Harry and Sirius walked in with Sirius arm over Harry's shoulder. They walked in and the first thing Harry saw was Ginny. They made eye contact before he made himself turn to Ron. He waved to them and looked to Molly who gestured him to the seat in between Ginny and Sirius. He shot Mrs. Weasley a grateful look.
She returned with a smile. Then, before anyone could say anything about the exchange, she said " You two need more food in you!" gesturing to Sirius and Harry they smiled the same smiled, as Ginny scooted closer. He smiled even bigger and so did Sirius because he noticed too. Molly Weasley, the best cooker in the world, laid out a nice lunch. Chicken and Ham pies, not to mention the treacle tart and homemade fudge for dessert.
After the best meal they all had in a while especially Harry and Sirius, seeing as prison food wasn't very good and Harry couldn't remember what he had for his last real meal. Then Petunia, who had been invited in by Molly for the meal earlier, said to Harry "We are going to motel tonight and are looking for houses soon, are you coming with us or going with Sirius or the Weasleys?"
"If he doesn't mind I'll go with Sirius." said Harry. Then Sirius who was two feet away, afraid to distance himself from Harry, heard and said "He can come with me!"
"Great!" Harry said as he turned to Petunia "I will walk you out."
When they got out there Harry said "Tuney, I hope I can see you soon. I don't know when Padfoot will give me up for a minute." he said smiling then he hugged her and said "This is long over due, and it is from mum too."
Petunia sniffled and let go as Harry summoned his things, it wasn't much. Just Dudley's cast offs, his parchment, quills, and ink. Not to mention owl treats and a cage. "Thank you Harry, I do love you." "love you too Tuney" Harry said smiling.
Dudley was still confused so he just waved slightly and got in the car.
In a graveyard in a deserted town two people stirred slightly in their grave. It would have been so strange to people who knew what they looked like when they died, they seemed to still be aging. Instead of the young age of 21, they now looked to be 31, what they would have been had they not died. It would have been a strange sight, if anyone could see through 6 feet of dirt and the top of a 2 person coffin.