Redemption and Rebellion

The next day Sirius's trial happened, thankfully he had Andromeda represent him. Say what you want about the woman, but she was very good at her job. She made sure that the only questions they even remotely considered answering were related to the case and she wouldn't let Sirius or Harry even speak when asked anything that wasn't related to the case.

The court wanted Sirius to take truth serum but Andromeda didn't let that happen, she made them settle with Sirius making a magical vow to prove he didn't betray the Potters, kill Peter or kill those muggles. When they started asking questions about Harry's involvement then she upped her game and made sure all their questions were on topic.

Harry swore a magical vow to say that he didn't help Sirius escaped, he was then asked how he knew Sirius was innocent.

"I remember him playing with me when I was younger, I remembered a nice man, not a mass murderer. Plus, I knew he was my godfather and I had guessed that he took the godfathers oath, it was a good guess on my part."

Part way through the trial, Harry had learnt a rather interesting fact, apparently Peter Pettigrew was originally considered to be Adrian's godfather. But his parents changed their minds and wanted to go with Lupin, but he refused due to his lycanthropy.

At the end of the trial, Harry stood outside with Sirius and the two embraced each other in a loving hug.

"Thank you, thank you ever so much" Sirius said gratefully

"You don't have to thank me" Harry said

"Yes I do" Sirius cut him off "not just for helping me get out of Azkaban, but for actually visiting me there. Hell on earth and you visited just for me! And you believed in me! You always believed in me and that means more than you could ever believe!"

"I just did what any good godson would do" Harry shrugged "so, do you have anywhere to stay?"

"At the moment I'm just going to rent a room in Hogsmead or the leaky cauldron, either that or go back to Grimmauld place and I hate that place. But before I decide, I wanted to ask you something"

"Go on" Harry prompted

"Well" Sirius scratched the back of his neck nervously "it's just that…well…I understand if you don't want to….but…I wanted to ask if you wanted to live with me"

"You…you want me to live with you?"

"I understand if you don't want to…"

"No!" Harry said quickly "I'd love to! It's just that…if you want me then…you have to take someone else too"

"I haven't forgotten about Adrian, I know I'm not technically his godfather but…"

"No, that's not who I meant. Who is his godfather anyway?"

"Frank Longbottom" Sirius answered "your mum and dad originally wanted to go for Remus or the traitor but then went with him"

"Hmm, good to know but who I actually meant was Rose"

"Rose?"

"Yes, she's a really good friend. She's like my sister"

"Wait, I remember you telling me about her before, Lord Flight's daughter"

"Yes, her" Harry nodded "I'm her head of house and she's like my sister, I don't want to abandon her"

"Fine, she can come" Sirius agreed "if that's what you want. You know, for a moment I thought that you wanted to ask me if you could bring your girlfriend with you. With that being said, are you still dating that girl, what was her name? Daphne?"

"Yes, and she is my fiancée" Harry reminded him

"So? It's the wizarding world, you can have at least four wives"

"You're disgusting Sirius"

"Hey, I was only kidding"

"No you weren't"

"No I wasn't" Sirius laughed "but for real, hold on to that one, she sounds like a good one"

"She is" Harry replied "now I have to get back to school"

"I'm going to Gringotts, then I'm going to rent a room then I'll owl you once I've decided if I'm going back to Grimmauld place or getting a new house"

"I'd go back to Grimmauld place if I was you" Harry responded "it's cheaper than getting a new house"

"True" Sirius conceded "but I still hate that place"

"Well, change it then" Harry replied

"Change it?" Sirius echoed

"Yeah, it's your house now, do whatever the hell you want with it. If you want to paint it Gryffindor red and then place pictures of unicorns all around it then you could and nobody would be able to stop you"

"You're right" A weird glint came into Sirius's eyes "this Christmas you can come over, you and me are going to Grimmauld place and we're redecorating!"

"Awesome!" Harry responded, just as a familiar headache made itself known

"Sirius, Harry" The two turned to see Dumbledore walking towards them

"Mad goat approaching" Harry whispered

"I know, what do you want to do?" Sirius whispered back

"I'd suggest cut him up and sell him but apparently he counts as a human and that's illegal"

"It's good to see the both of you" Dumbledore said as he reached them

"Well, we are quite a handsome sight, aren't we Sirius?" Harry looked to his godfather

"Too right Prongslet, such a shame we're both mad"

"I prefer the term eccentric"

"Can I just say, I'm thrilled to have you back Sirius and I'd like to offer my most heartfelt apologies for not helping you" Dumbledore said

"Well….thank you for that" Sirius replied slowly, if Dumbledore thought that Sirius would go back to being just another yes man then he had another thing coming. But for now, he'd play along.

"You're welcome" Dumbledore smiled, he then turned to Harry "it's a pleasure to see you here Mr Potter. Though, I must say that I am disappointed with your behaviour in the interrogation room"

"interrogation room?" Sirius looked at Harry

"I insulted the interrogator, put him in handcuffs then vanished the glass window in the room and demanded my lawyer and food" Harry said by way of an answer "in my defence, he was a bit of a dick"

"Understandable" Sirius nodded

"And as for sir" Harry turned to Dumbledore "I don't really care, we ain't in school and I'm not obligated to behave just to please you"

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