Goodbye Alice in Wonderland | By : windy Category: Harry Potter > Slash - Male/Male > Harry/Lucius Views: 21909 -:- Recommendations : 2 -:- Currently Reading : 8 |
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Disclaimer: Harry Potter and properties are owned by JK Rowling. I don't make money from writing this fanfiction. The story contains spoiler of all Harry Potter series especially the Deathly Hallows. This chapter is betaed by Danyealle. I want to say thanks for her help.
Goodbye Alice in Wonderland
Chapter VII
The Great Hall was buzzing when Harry, Hermione and Ron entered that morning. The whispers intensified tenfold when the students realized that Harry was in the hall. He knew the reason behind this ruckus. Lucius had warned him beforehand. A glance at the teacher's table told him that Dumbledore and McGonagall were worried while Snape was scowling fiercely.
"What is going on in here?" Ron asked in bewilderment.
"I think we're going to find out soon," he replied, seeing the delivery owl came to his way with Daily Prophet.
And sure it was. The paper was blazing the headline 'Sirius Black is released from Azkaban! Claims innocent!' Harry read further to the news. Apparently Lucius had contacted Fudge and told him about the whole made up story. With bribe it was easy for Fudge to grant the trial for his godfather.
Whispers in Gryffindor table died down as he seated himself, followed by Ron and Hermione.
"Uh…Harry," Dean Thomas began carefully. "Have you seen the paper?"
"Yeah," he answered calmly.
Dean looked like as though he didn't know what to say next to address the matter. Seamus, Neville, Ginny and everyone else in earshot too, who obviously curious about his reaction, didn't dare to voice the question.
"Hiya Harry," Fred and George showed up next.
"We've just read it," George said.
"-that you have a godfather-" Fred continued.
"-who's supposed to have betrayed your parents."
Hermione threw them nasty look at this.
"-but now claims to be innocent." Fred continued, ignoring Hermione's glare.
"-after spending twelve years in Azkaban." George said.
"So what do you think about this?" they finished simultaneously.
"I'm glad that he finally got out from Azkaban," he answered sincerely. "I can't believe that the Ministry put him there without a trial but knowing how Fudge is...well, it isn't a surprise."
Fred raised his eyebrow. "Badmouthing the Minister already? Wow, Harry. Never thought you had it in you.'
"Yeah," George nodded seriously. "There is a still hope for you."
"Stop egging him on," Hermione said. "So, Harry, what are you going to do?" she asked carefully.
"Well, I'm going to meet Sirius, that's for sure. Then I'm going to arrange it so I can live with him."
"What?" Hermione looked at him incredulously. "But, Harry, you don't even know him!"
"He is my godfather. That's enough for me." He answered.
"Woah, Harry. That's very optimistic of you." Fred said solemnly.
"Yeah, or very stupid." George added. "It's difficult to choose."
"Fred! George!" Hermione snapped at them, which had no effect at all.
Ron, on the other hand, was too busy with his food to participate in the conversation.
"Hermione, are you sure you don't want to eat breakfast?" he asked. "Because our first lesson is Potions."
The twins made disgusted face. Hermione gasped and quickly returned her focus at her meal. It wouldn't do to come go late and lose any points. She still had a lot of time to scold Harry later.
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Snape was in foul mood. No doubt because of the news of Sirius' release. The potions master even snapped at Slytherin students even though he didn't deduct any points. But it was enough for them to realize the dire situation they were in so everyone behaved for the rest of the lesson.
As Snape's main target, Harry already lost thirty points when he finished his potion. He brewed it correctly, of course. Seeing that the potions they learned at Hogwarts was basic potions for Auror training, he mastered it already.
However Snape was suspicious of him. "Potter!" the man snapped. "What is this?"
"Healing Balm, Sir," he replied politely.
"No doubt cheating from Granger," Snape said.
"No, Sir," he said in calm tone. Harry knew that his calmness infuriated the potions master. "I merely followed the instruction in the text book."
Snape took his text book then, intent to find any sign of cheating. The man froze in the midway when he saw the cover of the book. Harry noticed that Snape's hands were trembling. With great reluctance Snape returned the book carefully and stalked away.
Hermione and Ron exchanged confused looks but Harry merely glanced at his potions book cover, where Lily Evans' name was written on it.
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At the same time, in the Ministry of Magic, Sirius Black was finally on trial.
"What is your name?"
"Sirius Black the Third."
"Were you the Secret Keepers of the Potters family?"
"No, I wasn't."
There were gasps and murmurs among Wizengamot's members for this. "Who was the Secret Keeper?"
"Petter Pettigrew."
Again, there were shocked gasps and murmurs.
"James and I decided that me being the Secret Keeper would be too obvious so we decided to switch to Peter Pettigrew but he betrayed us to Voldemort." Sirius said in monotone voice as the result of Veritaserum he had drank before. "So I chased after him."
"Did you kill Peter Pettigrew?"
"No. He blew up the street and escaped, killing the Muggles as the result. But before that, he cut off his finger to put the blame on me."
That was the last question Sirius had to answer. After some discussion, it was decided that Sirius Black is innocent. Peter Pettigrew was the traitor. The Aurors would look for him. Also, the Order of Merlin that Pettigrew received, presumably posthumously was revoked. The Ministry would also pay Sirius one hundred and twenty thousand Galleon for the twelve years he spent in Azkaban. The news hit the paper the next day.
"Black is innocent." Harry read aloud. "See, I told you so."
"And Pettigrew is the traitor." Ron added. "I can't believe it. I mean, he was your dad best friend for Merlin's sake! How could he betray your parents like that?"
Harry widely decided not to mention the fact that Ron had the rat as his pet for a few years. "It's all Voldemort's fault." He said loudly. "A man betrays his friends. A son left his family. Another son killed his own father. All for Voldemort. I don't know what people see in that stupid snake face. Kissing his robe, really? It's very disgusting actually."
Fred and George laughed aloud at this. Then they decided to parody the whole thing with Harry as Voldemort. The action that Harry supported wholeheartedly.
"Oh my Lord," Fred began. "Can I kiss your robe?"
Harry glared at him. "No, you can't, you pitiful Death Munchers."
There were shocked gasps at this.
"But why not my Lord?" George whined pitifully.
"Because I hate brainless idiot like you. That's why." Harry raised his voice. "I told you to jump from the cliff and you did. I told you to rob a seventy years old woman and you did. It's so boring." He paused and then said. "But the real reason is because I have just gone to the restroom and the hem of my robe accidentally fell into the hole, if you know what I mean. It's not very hygienic you see."
Hermione burst out laughing, followed Fred and George and majority of the students. The Slytherin students were glaring daggers at him but Harry ignored them. It's just the beginning. He still had a lot of degrading things to say about Voldemort.
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A few days had passed and Harry was finally able to meet his godfather. Lucius and he had agreed to tell Sirius the truth, although that task fell to him.
"Welcome, dear," his husband greeted him, leaning down to kiss his forehead.
"Lucius," he greeted the man. "Where is Sirius? Is he alright?"
Lucius smirked. "He is in the main guestroom. Your godfather is fine although his ego is wounded."
Harry laughed. "Well, after numerous escapes, and failure each and every time it's predictable that Sirius is rather frustrate now."
He wasn't that confident though when he stood in front of the door of the main guestroom. He knocked the door and opened it, only to duck in time as a chair hurled at his head.
"Harry?" A broken whisper said.
There standing in front of him was his godfather. Sirius was very thin and his grey eyes bore a sunken, haunted look.
"Sirius!" He ran to Sirius and hugged him, never wanting to let go, savouring his godfather's affectionate embrace. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry!" he whispered, remembering the falling body of Sirius to the veil in the Department of Mysteries.
After a few minutes they finally let go. "Harry, is really this you?" Sirius asked in disbelief. "You look like exactly your father. Except your eyes. They belonged to Lily."
"Yeah," he smiled. "I get that a lot."
"Harry, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I should have taken a better care of you instead of running after the traitor." Sirius whispered then he frowned. "But what are you doing here? Isn't this Malfoy house? I tried to run away but I failed. Damn! It's hard without wand."
Now, that was a hard question to answer. "I think you better sit down first, Sirius."
"I have a bad feeling about this," his godfather muttered.
Thus, his explanation began with interruptions here and there from Sirius. Harry was forced to cast calming spell on his godfather so many times that he became worried the spell lost its potency.
"Time travel? Wow!" Sirius shook his head in disbelief. "That is the absolute best prank ever!"
"That is James's fault." He muttered.
Sirius laughed. "That's what you get for naming him James Sirius. The greatest pranksters to ever walk in the halls of Hogwarts."
"But I'm really glad for the opportunity to make everything better."
Sirius reached over and grabbed his shoulder. "Hey, it isn't your fault, you know. Everything is Voldemort's fault. As for my death, it's that bitch's fault." Sirius paused at this. "It's really weird talking about that version of the future. Anyway I want to say that don't blame yourself for everything and don't put the burden on your shoulder alone."
"Since when did you became you wise?" he asked.
"Well, spending twelve years in Azkaban will do that to you." Sirius grumbled.
"Lucius tried to knock that concept in my head too." He admitted.
Sirius made a face. "Lucius Malfoy…Of all people in the world, why him?"
The reaction was better than before, when Sirius destroyed every piece of furniture that existed in the room.
He smiled. "Lucius is great actually."
"Eeeww! I just didn't hear that." Sirius said, disgusted at the revelation. He could continue his life without knowing that fact.
Harry laughed. Even though there were still a lot of things to do, he felt better with Sirius' presence. His alive godfather…
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Meanwhile, in his study, Lucius Malfoy already prepared the next step of his plan. "Dobby!" he called the elf.
"Master call?" the house elf appeared a second later. Even though Dobby was now Harry's elf, he would follow his order if it had to do with Harry.
"You would do anything to protect Harry, wouldn't you?"
Dobby's eyes widened. "Yes! Yes! Dobby will protect Master Harry!"
"Then I want you to go to Azkaban. Pour this to the food of every prisoner with the Dark Mark in their arms." He gestured to the vial of poison in his desk. It was special poison he chose for this. The victim would appear as if they died because of food poisoning. And with the bad sanitary and poor living condition in Azkaban, nobody would question it. "No one must know about this." He warned.
"I understand! I understand!" Dobby bobbed his head.
"Not even Harry." He finished.
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