Severus' Daughter: Year One

Chapter 6: Sirius Comes Home

It took Albus a week to get Sirius a trial date, an extra day for him to find and capture Peter, placing him in a Ministry Holding Cell, and another week for the trial to begin. Severus kept up with the massages and exercises for Rosalie, and her leg muscles were slowly getting better, she still wasn't able to walk though. On the day of the trial Severus and Remus made their way to the Ministry whilst Minerva stayed at home with Rosalie, who had been told about what Albus did and, again, that she shouldn't completely trust Albus.

It appeared that Albus had told everyone that he found Peter alive and well, caught him and brought him to a Ministry Holding Cell, before questioning him under Veritaserum. He then found out that Sirius was innocent and found that Sirius hadn't received a trial, by mistake because of the amount of trials and arrests that occurred at that time, and decided to give him his trial now. Apparently that way the public wouldn't be in such a large uproar about the situation.

At the end of the trial Sirius was declared innocent and Peter was sentenced to life in Azkaban, where he would stay in an Animagi-proofed cell, meaning he wouldn't be able to escape. Sirius was asked to stay in St Mungo's for a week in order to rehabilitate from his stint in Azkaban, he was also given 10,000 galleons for every year he spent in Azkaban, he also had to register his Animagus form. Severus and Remus were the ones to escort Sirius to St Mungo's, they helped him get settled in and watched diligently as the nurses looked after the newly declared free man.

A shock came, however, when they were told that Sirius was pregnant when he went to Azkaban, but, unfortunately, he suffered a miscarriage not long after being imprisoned. Sirius started crying at that point, obviously remembering the event, and he clung to his husband as he apologised for losing their child, over and over again. Remus comforted him as best as he could, but Severus could tell that his werewolf friend trusted Albus a lot less now, especially since his stunt caused his and Sirius' unborn child to die.

Severus decided to leave the newly reunited couple alone, promising to check on them the next day, Remus had decided to stay with Sirius for the night to make sure that his husband was okay.

When Severus stepped through the floo, into his home, he glared at the man he saw sitting in one of the arm chairs. Minerva was sitting in another arm chair, also glaring at the man.

"How is Sirius?" Minerva asked, "Albus explained that he would be staying in St Mungo's for the week and that you and Remus had escorted him there."

"I'm sure he would be fine if he hadn't just spent ten years in Azkaban for crimes he didn't commit because Albus wanted him there, and not in the way. I'm sure he would be even better if he hadn't had a miscarriage whilst in Azkaban as well, because, you see, he was pregnant when Albus left him there to rot and the state of the place caused him to miscarry. Now he is currently crying his heart out and apologising for something that is in no way his fault, whilst Remus, who is incredibly angry with Albus by the way, tries to comfort him despite the fact he is also mourning the loss of his child, whom he only just found out existed because Sirius was going to tell him about the pregnancy that night, but he wasn't able to, which is due to the fact that Albus left him in the worst prison in the world despite the fact that Albus knew that Sirius was at least partially innocent and deserved a trial. Which is something he gave to all of the other supposed Death Eaters, but failed to give to someone who didn't even have the Dark Mark on their forearm." Severus explained, still glaring at the man he called his father.

Minerva gasped, "Oh, that poor man. As if he hadn't suffered enough." She said, glaring harder at the pale old man in the chair opposite her.

"I didn't know about the baby." Albus tried to defend himself.

"Of course you didn't. You knew that they were trying for a baby, though. And that doesn't justify the fact that you left an innocent man to rot in the worst prison in the world without the right to a trial, despite the fact that you knew said man was innocent of at least one of his purported crimes." Severus snarled. "Where's Rosie?"

"She's napping." Minerva answered, still not taking her glaring eyes off the old man.

"Has Albus been near her?" Severus asked, desperately hoping that the answer was no.

"No, he only just arrived five minutes before yourself."

"Good. I swear to Merlin, Albus, if you cause someone else to lose their child, whether directly or indirectly, I will take my family to somewhere you will never find us to use us in your grand schemes. And I will make sure that the Daily Prophet and some other papers have some stories to print about you that would slowly turn the public against you. And I don't believe it would take long considering your actions caused the Lord of an Ancient and Noble Pureblood House to lose their unborn child, and the saviour of the Wizarding World to be severely abused by her Muggle relatives because you decided it was a good idea to not give the memories back to her Wizarding family and she didn't know she had a father, a grandmother, and more family. And I am sure I can find out more information about you as well. I swear to Merlin, if you don't leave my daughter and the rest of my family alone I will tear down your reputation, then allow an enraged werewolf to rip you to pieces, and he probably wouldn't be punished after the Wizarding World finds out that your actions caused the death of his cub, and the abuse of his goddaughter whom he also considers one of his cubs. If you try to use any of us again, I will take my family somewhere they will be safe from you, from the Dark Lord, from everyone. And if you hide anything about my daughter from me, or talk to her about anything other than school, or try to use her or test her in any way, or train her, I will make sure that whatever I find out about you will be leaked to the public. Now, can you leave, please? And I suggest not going to see Sirius and Remus, Sirius is a mess that doesn't like you right now, and Remus is an angry werewolf who lost his mate and child for no reason. He may have his mate back in his life, but he doesn't have his child, does he? Go and set something else to rights." Severus said, glaring at the old man the whole time.

Albus was pale when he left through the floo, but the two in the living room didn't care. He had caused too much damage. Severus sat in the now vacant armchair and breathed a sigh of relief now that the man was gone.

"How was Rosie when I was gone?" Severus asked his mother.

"She was fine, nervous, but I taught her some transfiguration theory to take her mind off it. She seemed intrigued, she can't wait to start proper lessons, she told me. I also told her a bit about potions and she sounded incredibly interested in that, according to her it sounds a lot like cooking and that was the only chore, other than gardening, that she enjoyed. She also wants you to teach her how to make some potions when she is able to walk again." Minerva answered with a smile on her face. "I think we have a little Potions Mistress on our hands." She added, causing Severus to smile brightly.

The smile was lost however when he heard his daughter scream from upstairs. He jumped out of the chair and dashed up the stairs, entering his daughters' bedroom to find her crying and mumbling as she tossed and turned in bed, obviously in a nightmare. He rushed over to her and sat next to her on the bed, gathering her gently into his arms, ignoring her flinch and rubbing her back in gentle circles as he tried to get her to wake up.

"Rosie, baby, it's okay. Daddy's here. I have you now. You're safe. It's just a nightmare, sweetie. Wake up for me. Come on. Open those beautiful green eyes for daddy. I've got you. You're safe. You're at home, with me and grandma. No one is going to hurt you any more, I promise. If they even try they have a lot of people, including myself that they will have to answer to. Daddy's here, baby." He said quietly as he comforted her, helping her to slowly open her eyes and escape the nightmare.

"Daddy?" She said, her voice hoarse from the screaming and crying.

"I'm here, baby. And I'm not going anywhere, I promise. You're okay now. You're safe now." He replied, kissing the top of her head gently. "Do you want to tell me about your dream? Talking can help sometimes."

"I'm not ready, yet." She whispered, clutching her fathers' robes tightly in her fist as she leant into him.

"That's okay, Rosie. Whenever you are ready to talk, though, I am here for you."

"I know, daddy." She answered quietly. "Did Uncle Padfoot get released from prison?"

"Yes. He's in the hospital now though, recovering. He'll be there for a week, but then he'll come home. Uncle Moony is going to stay with him so it will just be you, me and your grandma for a week." Severus explained.

"Is he okay?" His daughter asked, worriedly. He loved that even when she had just suffered her first thought was of someone else, but he hated it as well, wanting her to be able to think about herself and her needs. Damn Albus and the Dursleys for making her think herself not important.

"Not yet, but he will be. And we can help him get better."

"We should make him a cake." She said smiling. "Does he like cake?"

"Yes, he likes cake. I believe chocolate cake is his favourite." Severus smiled also, kissing her head once again. "Are you feeling better now?"

"Yes, but I don't want to go back to sleep."

"It's okay, you don't have to. What would you like to do instead?"

"Can we talk about potions?"

"Of course we can. What would you like to know?" Severus said, not noticing a smiling Minerva leaving the room as she saw the two bonding more and more.

"Why do ingredients need different cutting methods for different potions?"

And Severus went on explaining about ingredients, potions and more. Answering all of the questions that she had. Knowing that she was going to be brilliant at his subject, not that he was surprised with her having him and Lily as her parents. Lily was great at potions as well, she could have gotten the Mastery along side him, but chose to do her charms Mastery first.

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By the time Sirius arrived at Moon Cottage a week after being released from Azkaban, Minerva and Severus had managed to tell Rosalie about the baby that Sirius had lost and how that was a sore subject for both Sirius and Remus. She promised to not mention it, or anything about babies until the men started talking about it themselves. She also understood that the adults were now more angry at her grandfather because of the miscarriage, as he knew that Sirius was innocent of at least one of his purported crimes and so should have given him a trial like he did with all of the other supposed Death Eaters as Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot.

Minerva and Rosalie baked a chocolate cake for Sirius, wanting to welcome him home properly, and hopefully make him feel slightly better. Whilst they did so Rosalie sat on a stool, helping to mix the batter, etc. since she still wasn't able to walk, even if her leg muscles were nearly fixed. Severus was going to start teaching her how to walk again in a week, at which point the salve and exercises would have fixed the muscles and she would be able to put pressure on them without hurting or damaging them more. Thanks to the nutrient potions and the balanced diet, which still consisted of small meals as her stomach couldn't handle too much, she had also put on weight. You could no longer easily count her ribs. They still stuck out but not as much as before. And her spine wasn't as visible either.

When Remus stepped out of the floo, closely followed by his husband; Severus, Minerva and Rosalie were all in the living room waiting for them. Rosalie was sitting in an armchair, her legs resting on the footstool. Severus and Minerva stood from the long sofa when they stepped out of the fireplace and went to greet them; hugging both men and welcoming them home.

Remus walked over to his goddaughter and hugged her as she welcomed him home, having missed him for the past week. Sirius walked over to her as well.

"Hello, Snakelette." Sirius said, looking at her in awe.

"Hello, Uncle Padfoot." She greeted, smiling brightly at him and opening her arms wide.

Sirius knelt down and wrapped his around gently around his goddaughter, she wrapped her arms around him as well; both of them smiling.

"Oh, grandma and I made you a cake!" Rosalie told Sirius excitedly when they parted after a few minutes of silent hugging.

"Really? Is it chocolate flavoured?" Sirius replied, grinning for the first time in ten years.

"Of course! It is your favourite flavour after all!" She said, giggling slightly.

Sirius gasped. "However did you know?"

"Daddy told me!" She giggled.

"Did he now? Then I must thank him most humbly for telling you so that I didn't end up with a cake as horrible as lemon cake!" Sirius laughed with his goddaughter, not noticing the three people watching them with small smiles on their faces, happy that the two laughing were on the mend despite all that had happened to them.

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