Triumph of Justice

With the evidence Harry had shown, there was no one stupid enough to raise his hand.

"All for clearing the accused of all charges?" Dumbledore asked and the hands went up in masses.

"Sirius Orion Black, you have been cleared of all charges against you. I want to personally apologize for not having made sure that the laws have been followed during those dark times and thought you capable of those horrible crimes. I declare that you are given reparation of 50.000 galleons for every year you were held innocently in Azkaban. The Ministry will pay for all bills of St. Mungo's to restore your health after your long-term stay in Azkaban." Dumbledore said.

The chains that bound Sirius to the chair fell off and he looked like he couldn't believe it yet. He was finally free and the one to manage that miracle was his eleven year old godson. He turned to Harry and saw the boy grinning.

"Thank you, Harry. I don't know how I can ever repay what you did for me. I had given up hope of ever getting out of there. In the beginning I was sure they would find out the truth once I got a trial, but they never got me. How did you find out I was innocent?" Sirius asked.

"I didn't know it, but I thought it was impossible that somebody hit with a blasting hex wouldn't leave more remains than a finger. So there had to be more to it. After reading up on the records my suspicions grew. After all, if you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable must be the truth. That's my favourite saying from a famous fictional muggle detective called Sherlock Holmes. So if it was impossible that only a finger remained if Pettigrew was killed by a blasting hex, he had to be alive somewhere. Which meant you didn't kill him and probably the muggles as well. But the only one to know was you and by demanding a trial I could find out for sure." Harry said.

"Mr Potter." Harry heard the voice of Rita Skeeter behind him. A big group of reporters had come down to interview him and Sirius. Now it was show time.

"Rita Skeeter for the Daily Prophet. A few questions please." She asked.

"As long as you keep your questions to the trial and not get personal I will answer some questions, Madam Skeeter. I don't have to stress that I expect you to truthfully report on my statements?" Harry asked.

"Of course Mr Potter." She hastily agreed. After all, this story was good enough on its own.

"Then fire away." Harry said.

"Why were you so convinced that Mr Black was innocent?" She asked.

"I was informed about the reasons why I didn't grow up with my godfather by Professor Dumbledore in late June while I had to stay at St. Mungo's to treat some problems that were caused by my muggle relatives and which my teachers at primary school hadn't managed to counteract. When I asked for the reasons for Mr Black's imprisonment I was told the stories and spotted some things that didn't add up. Like the finger that was the only thing remaining of Pettigrew, which I pointed out in my defence. So I wanted to know more and asked Professor Dumbledore that he got my godfather a trial. I didn't want anything more.

"After all, every citizen in Great Britain has the right under the law of the crown for a trial. It doesn't matter that the Ministry of Magic governs the wizarding part of Great Britain, we are still subjects of her Majesty the Queen." Harry said.

"Mr Potter, Richard Davies for Magic Tomorrow. Why did you take over the defence for Mr Black personally? After all you are just eleven years old." Another reporter asked.

"Well, I tried to get a professional barrister at law to take over the case, but they all refused, stating they didn't want to take a lost case." Harry answered.

"Mr Potter, you said your muggle relatives were the cause for your stay at St. Mungo's. What did they do to you?" Rita asked.

"That is personal Madam Skeeter. I will just say they have to face charges for child abuse and theft from me soon." Harry said.

He was sure Rita would snoop into the Dursley's family now. They would be the most hated people in the country.

"Mr Potter, how were you able to present such a well-structured defence? Do you intend to go into making a career of being a barrister at law?" Richard Davies asked.

"I don't know yet which profession I want to follow when I am an adult. I would have preferred to not have been forced doing the job an adult should have done in my stead, but the only one willing to at least listen to my godfather was Professor Dumbledore and he is the Chief Warlock and had to preside over this trial. And how I was able to do this, well, I have buried myself in all the law books the Hogwarts library had on the topic for three weeks. And as a Ravenclaw I know how to do research properly." He stated.

"Yes, your sorting was a surprise for many. Most people had expected you to go to Gryffindor house like your parents." Rita asked.

"I was pretty sure I would end in Ravenclaw. During my time in primary school the library was my refuge from my brutal cousin and his gang. The librarian helped me hide there and showed me books she thought would interest me. My knowledge about criminal investigation comes mostly from a muggle mystery novel series I love called Sherlock Holmes." Harry said.

"Mr Black, what are your plans now that you are free?" Davies asked.

"I'll first get back to my normal strength and then I will request to be given custody of my godson if he wants to live with me. Lily and James made me his godfather and thanks to the actions of others and a bit of misjudgement on my part in my grief, I lost the chance to be there for him these past ten years. I don't know yet if I will return to my former position in the DMLE. Due to the war I never took a formal exam for aurors like many others at the time. We were just given the training and then let into the field. I'd have to discuss this with Madam Bones after I am healed." Sirius said.

"Mr Black, I think something else needs to be taken care of now." Madam Bones' voice was heard saying.

The reporters parted and Amelia stepped forward and held Sirius' wand out to him. Sirius took it smiling and felt great being reconnected with his wand after all this time.

"Thank you, Madam Bones." Sirius said.

"I also wanted to apologize for not having believed in you. You were one of us and have fought against the Death Eaters many times. I should at least have investigated your guilt more, I'm really sorry." She said.

"Apology accepted. You were just following orders of Crouch. He is the one whom I won't forgive. If he had just done his job nothing of this would ever have happened." Sirius answered.

"One last question then I need to go." Harry said.

"How do you feel as the youngest Quidditch player at Hogwarts in a century?" Rita asked.

"It's great. I love flying and playing Quidditch and my team-mates are great. I hope we can win the Quidditch Cup this year for Ravenclaw. But we still need to win against Gryffindor and Slytherin and both teams are strong, but I like a good challenge." Harry said.

Then he turned around and walked out of the courtroom, Sirius following him. Harry had organized for a private room with a floo-connection to talk to Sirius in private.

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