A/N: Thanks to everyone who reveiwed! This part was tricky for me write.
Sirius Cottage's name "The Light House" is I believe from: "A Harry Situation" by Jelsemium, or "Recnac Transfaerso" by Celebony, I love their stories, and I loved the name so I snatched it! (Light as opposed to Black, he's showing his disteaste for his family and their beliefs.)
Summery: Sirius got to Harry before Hagrid on Halloween 1981, he took the baby far from harm to a remote cottage "The Light House", now Sirius finds himself hiding from the Ministry while trying to raise a baby, luckily Remus is around to lend a hand... however inexperanced it also maybe.
Disclaimer: (how did I manage to forget this? Wish I could remember so I could do it again...) Me no ownz it it ownz me.
Warnings: Fish
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Dealing With Sirius
By Cloud
Ch. 6: In Which There Is A Sirius Problem...
At 7:20 that evening Sirius and Remus where ready, Harry was sitting on the floor near the fire place, this would be his first ever trip by Floo... not mind you, that he knew that yet...
"Prongs sit!" instructed the child trying to get his teddybear to sit up on its own... predictably it fell over and the baby pouted.
Sirius came over and picked him up, "You ready to go kiddo?"
"What?" asked the baby tilting his head in the usual cute way.
Sirius chuckled, "You'll like Albus's office Harry, there's lots of nice shiny things."
"Niceshiny Silver things..." muttered Remus darkly, fidgeting with his robes.
Sirius shot him a sympathetic look, "I'm sure the Headmaster moved them, knowing you were coming."
Remus didn't say anything.
Harry squirmed abit and Sirius started bouncing him.
"Moony sad?" asked Harry.
Remus smiled, "No Moony's okay."
"Okay." smiled the baby going back to poking at his teddybear's glass eyes.
Sirius and Remus shared a look, Harry acted just like his father...
"How much longer?" asked Sirius shifting his weight to the other foot.
Remus looked at his watch, "Its only been three minutes... Maybe we should sit down?"
Sirius huffed and flopped back on the sofa, Harry squeeled happily.
Remus walked over and sat down calmly, Sirius rolled his eyes.
Remus reached over and pulled Harry onto his lap, the baby giggled, Sirius pouted getting back up and stalked over to the bookcase under the staires near Harry's daybed.
He returned a moment later holding one of the Potter Family Albums, Placing it on the coffee table were they could both see, opening to the first page they once again saw James and Lily in their Hogwarts Robes, HeadBoy and HeadGirl badges gleaming on their chests as they smiled brightly at the camera holding hands.
It had been tooken the very last day of seventh year, just minutes before the carriges came, in behind the two the castle stood in all her glory in the warm June sun. Picture James suddenly said something that made Lily look over at him, smiling threatningly, the boy scooted away before taking off running, Lily chasing him.
Sirius and Remus smiled sadly and laughed a bit.
"Mummy." said Harry watching as Lily reapeared further back by the castle looking around furiously for James.
A stag suddenly bounded across the picture, Sirius and Remus lost it completely then and started laughing, the look of complete and utter shock on Lily's face being just too much.
"Prongs." cooed Harry, one tiny finger touching the stag, who had cantered back out, and was now watching Lily, its ears twitching in amusement.
Lily huffed in annoyance and crossed her arms over her chest, the stag turned to look at her once then bent its head and started grazing, Lily ran forward and tackled it, stunned the stag fell over and with a pop transformed back into James Potter.
"Daddy." said Harry, Sirius reached over and ruffled the boy's hair.
Remus looked at his watch, "It's 7:33, lets go."
Sirius nodded and closed the album.
"Bye mummy." said Harry, Remus hugged him, and then handed him over to Sirius.
"Maybe you should take him Moony... That way it doesn't look like I'm holding the kid hostage." snorted Sirius.
Remus smiled and took Harry back.
"Prongs up?" asked Harry, both Marauders looked down at the teddybear on the sofa.
"Damn Cheering Charms." muttered Sirius, as he found himself once again smiling after handing the bear over.
He looked at his watch, "Bugger! We're late! its 7:35!"
"Bugger!" chirped Harry, Sirius bit his lip.
Remus ignored him and moved over to the bucket of Floo Powder, "We'll go first so hopefully Harry won't cry."
Sirius nodded, stepping over behind them.
Remus repositioned the baby then in a smart move handed the teddybear over to Sirius to bring, the werewolf then scooped out some powder and threw it in saying "Albus Dumbledore's Office." and stepping in.
Harry had been looking back at the teddybear and thus didn't notice the emerald flames till they were ingulfed in them. Remus held the baby tightly as they spun down past grate after grate, bouncing and bumping.
Harry was stalk still his head buried in Remus's robes, the sounds around him roaring in his small ears.
Remus landed with a thud on his back, Harry peaking out to see where they were.
The Minister of Magic, Millicent Bagnold glared at the young man, "This is notSirius Black."
Remus stooded up dusting off his robes.
It was then everyone finally noticed just whatthe young man was holding.
"That's Harry Potter!" cried the Minster, several Aurors moved forward threatningly.
"Bugger." chirped Harry happily. looking as if he'd just said something profound.
"My gracious!" scowled the woman looking offened.
"That's my Godson!"
Everyone turned to where Sirius Black was standing leaned up against the mantle calmly, arms crossed, he'd arrived just a moment earlier.
Harry reached toward the teddybear in Sirius hand, "Prongs."
Sirius stood up straight unfolding his arms and walked over handing the bear to him and ruffling the baby's hair.
Remus remained silent, eyeing the Auror squad uneasily.
Dumbledore cleared his throat then, earning everyones attension, he was seated behind his desk, beside him stood a tall man with a toothbrush mustashe, his hands clasped behind him, his back and shoulders stiff.
"Minister, my I please introduce, Mister Sirius Orion Black, his Godson, Harry James Potter and Sirius's friend Mister Remus John Lupin. Gentleman the Minister of Magic, Millicent Bagnold, and here beside me Mister Bartimus Crouch, Head of Law Inforcement at the Ministry, he'll be overseeing today's hearing." intoned Dumbledore pleasantly.
The Minister didn't seem impressed with Sirius or Remus, Remus would've wagered she'd convict both of them if she could. A thought only confirmed by the woman's cold glare.
Bartimus Crouch for his part didn't comment, he looked reather annoyed, but nodded anyway.
Sirius nodded, and looked around a scowl on his face as he spotted what he'd been looking for, there, halfways hidden behind the Auror, was Peter Pettigrew, his onetime bestfriend, he could have hexxed the rat, but he'd given Remus his wand to prevent that from happening... he was extreamly tempted to ask for it back.
Remus caught sight of Peter too. And backed away slightly holding Harry closer.
"Wormy." cooed Harry, obviously he'd seen him too, "Bugger."
Remus shushed the baby, the Minister giving him a sour look.
Remus paled slightly, he relaxed tho as he caught sight of a familiar face, Alastor "Mad-eye" Moody, Head of the Auror's was standing in the back behind Dumbledore. The man was looking a little worse for wear, a chunk was missing from his nose.
Remus looked away feeling slightly queasy at the sight.
Dumbledore looked pointedly at Mr. Crouch, then back at Sirius, "Shall we begin?"
Sirius nodded and took a seat. Peter fidgited in the corner, Remus stood back, and Harry squeeled abit.
Crouch motioned and one of the Auror steepped forward a 1/8 full vaile of clear liquid in his hand, he handed it to Sirius, who drank it down without question and the Trail began.
And now seeing as the authoress has a terrible intolerance for repetitisum, we will skip the questioning of Sirius Black for Her and your own sanities sake.
(You'll thank me later.)
Crouch stepped back then and sighed, He then Motioned for them to bring Peter up, forcefully, they then administered the Vertiserum, Sirius was given the antidote and then walked back and stood by Remus who looked like he'd reather be anywhere else just then then about to hear Peter's testimony.
"Peter Nathanial Pettigrew, Is it true that you were the Secret Keeper For Lily and James Potter?" asked Crouch sternly.
"Yes." said Peter his voice dull and hallow.
"But you weren't originally suposed to be?"
"No."
"Who was?"
"Sirius Black."
"And why then was there a switch?" asked Crouch, Sirius rolled his eyes, hadn't he just been asked this too?
"Sirius thought it would be a good idea."
"Why?"
"Because he thought no one would suspect me."
"And did they?"
"No."
Crouch was taking his dear sweet time it seemed, Sirius sighed, Remus shifted his weight, and moved Harry over to his other arm.
"Did you tell He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named where the Potters were?"
Peter seemed to struggle to stay quite, Crouch asked again.
"Did you tell You-Know-Who Where The Potters were?"
Peter struggled again Sirius snarled, "JUST SPIT IT OUT PETER! YOU TOLD VOLDEMORT WHERE JAMES LILY AND HARRY WERE DIDN'T YOU!!?"
"Yes." said Peter finally sobbing.
"Why?" asked Remus softly.
"He would have killed me if I hadn't." sobbed the other blounde.
Remus turned away, not wanting to watch anymore, he focused on getting Harry to hold still.
"Then you should have died Peter! James would have if he was in your place!" cried Sirius furiously, though the volum had lowered.
"I know." came Peter's whispered reply.
Dumbledore sighed rubbing his eyes, he looked at Crouch, who seemed content.
Millicent Bagnold was speachless. Much to Sirius and Remus's great satisfaction.
"Well then, I believe that settles it; Peter Nathanial Pettigrew, you are hereby sentenced 350 years in Azkaban for the betrail and ade in the murders of James Charlus Potter and Lily May Evens Potter-"
Whatever Crouch may have been preparing to say next he never got the chance, an explosion rocked the room just then there was smoke and screaming everywhere.
When the smoke settled, several Auror were seriously injured, Crouch was lying on the floor his arm and right leg bleeding profusely, and Millicent Bagnold Minister of magic and five of the Auror lay dead.
Sirius's shoulder felt broken, his face was scratched and bleeding, looking up he saw Peter was gone the bag of floo powder riped open and laying ruined on the floor, "Moony??"
The young Lycanthorpe was laying on his side about four feet away, motionless a large gash on his head bleeding.
"REMUS!!!" screamed Sirius crawled over to his fallen friend, reaching out a shaking hand Sirius touched the blounde's shoulder, Remus flinched, eyes fluttering.
Sirius sighed, releif flooding him, then his blood froze, "Where's Harry? Where's Harry!?"
Sirius jumped to his feet, startling everyone, "HARRY??!"
"He's gone Padfoot... Wormtail..." Remus started, but his head slupped to the side unconcousness claming him.
Dumbledore and Mad-eye were looking murderous.
Sirius was at a complete loss.
Harry was gone.
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TBC
Cliffy ne? I had a real hard time writting this, the repeditism was killing me, (I literally fell asleep twice from boardom.)
I eventually just cut alot of it out unwilling to finish it, cause it was going on forever, which is why the trail scene is so choppy, I hope no one minds too much...
Next: Ch. 7: In Which Their Search Begins...
-Cloud