Harry Potter and the Deceptions of life - Chapter 3: Malfoy's and Ministry

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Seph's life has been turned upside down, she's still running on automatic and hasn't had chance to sit and contemplate all that has happened but there is more to sort before she can finally process all that's happened and finally come to terms with her new life.

I do not own the right to Harry Potter, Rights go to J R Rowling and her publishers, this is just my take on how it could have been.

-----This story is set after Chamber of Secrets-----

Harry Potter and the Deceptions of life

Chapter 3: Malfoy’s and Ministry

As Seph stepped out of the fireplace at the Malfoy manor her eyes were wide, strangely enough though 2 men using the study she had entered paid her no mind as they continued to argue.

‘As I have been saying for years Albus Dumbledore should be removed from his position Minister, he is a danger to the children,’ said a man Seph recognised at Lucius

‘Ah but there had been no deaths and last year’s problems have gone away,’ said the man Seph recognised as the Minister for Magic

‘He is trying to make me look bad Minister, do you realise he led the Potter boy to believe I was the one that gave the Weasley girl that wretched book,’ said Lucius

‘Calm Lucius, I am sure it is a misunderstanding,’ said Fudge

‘It isn’t,’ Seph found herself saying without thought

She gulped as both men turned to her, fortunately Lucius noticed Narcissa

‘Cissa it is good to see you, have you been out all day, I thought you only had a meeting in the morning, and who is this young lady with you,’ said Lucius as he kissed Seph’s hand making her blush

‘It is a long story and one both you and the Minister should hear,’ said Narcissa

‘I can’t stay too long,’ said Fudge

‘Trust me you will want to stay for this, if I were you I would cancel all appointments, this may take some time and it is very important,’ said Narcissa

‘Okay dear but you still haven’t said what this young lady’s name is,’ said Lucius

‘She is your niece Persephone Sapphira Black daughter of Sapphira Antheia Black and Severus Tiberius Snape,’ said Narcissa

Lucius eye’s were wide ‘You only have 2 sisters so is Sapphira a sister of Sirius,’

‘No Sapphira was my younger sister who was kidnapped at birth and replaced with a still born, my family were Obliviated so we did not know the truth, and even when we learnt it we were mind wiped again.’ Said Narcissa angrily

Seph didn’t know where to put herself and stood with her head down tear in her eyes

‘Sapphira was raised in a muggle home as Lily Evans,’ said Narcissa

Both the Minister and Lucius gasped

‘You mean this girl is the boy who lived,’ said Fudge

‘Yes although even that was possibly staged,’ said Narcissa

‘Lucius may I use your house elf, I need to cancel my schedule for tonight, this takes precedence,’ said Fudge

‘Yes Minister,’ said Lucius as the Minister wrote a quick note before Lucius called an elf to deliver the message

‘Is Severus here yet,’ asked Narcissa

‘I haven’t seen him he is most likely with Draco if he is here, I have only recently got back from several meeting’s,’ said Lucius ‘We will find him and meet in the dining hall,’

‘Scarlet,’ said Seph

‘Yes Mistress,’

‘Can you ask Professor Snape to meet us in the dining hall please?’

‘Scarlet will do as Mistress asks,’ said the elf before popping away

Lucius’s eyes were wide ‘I take it that was your house elf,’ he asked

‘Yes one of 2 personal ones I have, the others are at the estates I own,’ said Seph

Lucius seemed impressed, and then he noticed Seph’s rings

‘If I am not mistaken those are the Black, Potter and Snape family rings,’

‘They are, both my mother and James Potter asked Gragnok to read me their will’s yesterday, I am now head of the Potter family, recognised as one of the Black family heiress’s and have been recognised as a the heiress to the Snape family,’ said Seph ‘Uncle,’

Lucius again looked wide eyed

‘I want to apologise for my behaviour last year at Hogwart’s, I was left clues which made the perpetrator of the years happenings appear to be you, I am sorry for losing you a house elf and for acting immaturely.’ Said Seph

‘Think nothing of it my dear and you don’t have to call me uncle, Luc or Lucius will do,’ he said as he gave the girl a gentle hug ‘come let us head to the dining hall and discuss the situation fully,’ he said as he took Seph’s arm and led them all out the room towards the dining hall.

Severus and Draco were waiting outside the dining hall as the group approached, Severus smiled at Seph, Draco approached and took Seph’s hand.

‘Who is this beautiful young woman father, I hope you are not cheating on mother,’ he said with a grin

Seph blushed ‘DRACO,’

Draco looked startled ‘I see my reputation precedes me,’ he said smoothly

‘You wish,’ she snorted with a very Snape like raised eyebrow causing Severus to laugh

‘Draco maybe I should introduce your cousin Persephone Sapphira Black daughter of Sapphira Antheia Black and your godfather Severus Tiberius Snape,’ said Lucius

Draco paled as Seph found herself giggling

‘Sorry Draco, I really don’t know you very well and in our first year you offered me friendship and I refused because I thought you were snobbish, I apologise for that and ask that maybe we can start over, there is a lot I don’t know about the Wizarding world and maybe you can be a good teacher,’

Draco looked even more confused

‘All will be revealed however I will say this now Draco, your cousin has been through a lot and she hasn’t even begun to deal with many of the issues that have just come up for her so I ask you as my godson to watch out for her and be her friend no matter what you are about to hear,’ said Snape

‘I will,’ said Draco

The group sat at the table, Lucius at the head with Narcissa to his right followed by Draco, Severus was to his left with Seph next to him and the Minister was at the end of the table. The food soon appeared and all began to eat as Snape began.

‘Firstly I will inform everyone here, Seph contacted me last night because she had had a meeting at Gringotts which had brought light to many things, firstly that she was not who she thought she was, secondly that her parents were not who she believed them to be and many other things,’ said Snape

‘May I ask who you were before Seph as you said I met you in school but I believe I would have remembered such a beauty,’ said Draco

Seph blushed and lowered her head

‘I was Harry James Potter son of Lily and James Potter,’ said Seph nervously

Draco gasped however he quickly recovered and got up before walking around the table, Seph braced herself knowing Draco was either about to Hex her to death or beat her to a pulp, needless to say she was surprised as hell when 2 strong arms drew her into a gentle hug, after a seconds the arms released her and she found Draco’s hand lifting her chin.

‘Do not be ashamed there is obviously a lot to this story and I for one would like to hear it, I promised your father I would be your friend and listen and I meant it,’ he said as he kissed her forehead and returned to his seat

Seph sat shocked and blushing for a minute before she snapped out of her daze when the Minister spoke
‘So how did this happen,’ he asked

‘Well from what I was told by a message left by my mother, I had been made to look like a boy at birth to protect me, the best explanation is if I get you to imagine what I have surmised as of yet from everything I have been told since yesterday,’

The group nodded

‘Okay imagine you want to create a weapon or a tool, a totally obedient tool that will be a source of hope for people, imagine you defeated a dark lord and it gave you power and status, people looked up to you and you enjoyed that power but a number of years later you found many already forgetting what you did,’

‘So you need a new Dark Lord to appear, what better way than to create one,’ said Seph

‘Create a Dark Lord on purpose,’ said Fudge

‘Yes, what better way to do it than at a school, but you can’t just use anybody, it will take planning and the right candidate, Tom Marvolo Riddle steps into view, he is perfect, mother died at a young age, father a muggle who abandoned him, brought up in an abusive orphanage. He is the perfect base to work on.’

‘Now deprive him of any further love or affection, every year force him to return to the muggle orphanage to be abused, and push him hard to excel in his studies, give him a taste of power like prefect or head boy but never give him praise. Sooner or later the boy grows to hate muggles this moves to muggleborns,’

‘The only wizards who seem worth anything are purebloods because at least they have tradition and certain ways of dealing with people, anyway eventually you create the Dark Lord, only you find he isn’t as blood thirsty as you wish he was, so you have to make sure people loyal to you do things claiming it was done in the Dark Lords name.’

‘The problem is The Dark lord never openly chooses to fight, he never attends battles and there is no way to kill him and look good in public, so you need to draw him out. You begin preparing for this by stealing a girl from her family and bringing her up as a muggleborn, but somewhere along the line she discovers the truth.’

‘She tells her real parents and sisters, he parent’s are killed and her sisters mind wiped, one of the sisters is so affected by the mind wipe she begins to lose her sanity, the other has been led to believe she hated the girl. The girl herself goes quiet and gets with a boy you want to use as a spy. So you hatch a plan,’

‘Firstly you tell the boyfriend that if he doesn’t spy for you his girlfriend may die, then while the boyfriend is away spying you tell the girlfriend her love is dead after being caught as a spy and if the Dark Lord knows of her child he may come after them. Needless to say fearing for her child’s life she asks a close friend to pretend to marry her so the Dark Lord won’t suspect it was the traitor’s child.

‘2 months after the child is born the boyfriend returns from his mission to find his girlfriend in another man’s house with child, you feel betrayed and refuse to listen to what she tries to tell you, you close down your emotions and become nothing but the perfect spy,’ Meanwhile the girl is forced into hiding when she is told the Dark Lord has heard a prophesy relating to her child.

‘To protect her child further she makes the child look male and more like her friend they then go into hiding, The manipulator tries to encourage the girl to use a close friend as secret keeper but as they already have suspicious they chose someone else, unfortunately for them the person is more prone to manipulation than the one they were advised to use.’

‘That person betrays them to both sides, The Dark Lord does not believe the prophesy and feels his name is being tarnished again so he attends the hiding place on Halloween he finds he is too late the manipulator is already there and the girl and her friend are dead, the Dark Lord then finds himself on the receiving of a spell that rips him from his body and marks the child as an equal,’

‘When people arrive on the scene they find the mother and the supposed husband dead and the child cut by a curse. People are led to believe the child survived the killing curse and he is hailed as a saviour because the dark lord is no more. The manipulator doesn’t get the credit though so he needs a new plan,’

‘He sends the child to live with the family he originally planted the girl in, knowing full well that they hate magic and will abuse the child because it is different from them. The child is indeed abused, beaten regularly by the supposed cousin, starved and forced to work as less than a house elf and only given rags to wear.’

‘He is lied to about his parents death and they never celebrate his birthday or show him any love what so ever, they treat him as a complete freak especially if there is ever a hint of magic, of course they also deny magic exists, so the child grows up alone with no friends and ignorant of the very thing that defines him.’

’10 years later Hagrid the gamekeeper a simple man but caring arrives and takes the boy to see the Wizarding world, Hagrid is so excited to be helping the boy who lived he misses the sign of abuse, and is so pre-occupied he never even noticed the boys glasses are broke and he is wearing rags, when the boy enters Hogwart’s he is shown love for the first time,’

‘The old manipulator makes sure to show kindness to the lonely love starved boy, the potions master and spy see’s his child as the spitting image of James his betrayer and he shuns the child making sure to make the child life hell thinking he is just like his father, the only one to actually show affection is the old manipulator,’

‘Of course this makes the child more loyal and trusting of the old man who seems to care for him, now all the manipulator needs to do is place the child in circumstances where it appears the dark lord is trying to rise again, this gets the Wizarding world praising the attention starved humble boy and even though it places the child and school in danger it makes the old manipulator look good in the eyes of the public for protecting and nurturing their saviour,’ said Seph

‘By sending the child back each year to live in abuse you are insuring you keep control and keep the child humble, either that of the child will snap and create the next Dark Lord for him to kill and gain power.’ Said Seph

Seph’s audience were all open mouthed in shock from her hypothesis

‘You’re saying Albus Dumbledore is the real Dark Lord, what makes you think it is him, why do it like this surely he would gather followers and just attack.’ Said Fudge

‘Minister if I pick up this fork and threw it at you, I would be blamed would I not.’ Said Seph

Fudge nodded

‘However if I used my mind to pick up a fork and send it at you who in this room could hold the blame, bearing in mind there are 2 people who were made to appear as Deatheater’s the wife of a suspected death eater and the son of the same, then there is the golden boy Harry Potter, who would you accuse of throwing the fork when no-one’s hands touched it,’ asked Seph

‘I apologise for what I just said I am just trying to use an example and make a point, what is done in the shadows is harder to prove and also causes distrust,’ said Seph as she addressed the Malfoy’s and Snape

‘Think nothing of it dear, your hypothesis and examples make very valid points,’ said Lucius with a smile

Fudge sat and considered all that had been said

‘You are correct Miss Black and I see your point but the problem is proving your hypothesis correct,’ said Fudge

‘I agree, the problem is if Dumbledore learns of who I am he will no doubt try to alter me again and either harm my family or mind wipe them and anyone else who knows of who I really am, Minister tell me about Sirius Black,’ said Seph

Fudge paled ‘The man was sent to Azkaban for betraying Lily and James Potter, killing 12 muggles and Peter Pettigrew,’ said Fudge ‘Why would you want to know about him,’

‘Was he ever given a trial,’ asked Seph with a raised brow, she already knew the answer but wanted to hear it from fudge

‘No all the evidence pointed to him Albus.....’ he broke off

‘Yes I have no doubt Dumbledore informed the Ministry Sirius was the Potter’s secret keeper, but in fact he wasn’t,’ said Seph ‘Emerald,’

The house elf appeared ‘Yes Mistress,’

‘Can you please get the purple gem from my trunk,’ asked Seph

Emerald nodded and popped away only to return seconds later with the gem

‘Thank you,’ the elf nodded and vanished

Seph placed the gem in the centre of the table and immediately Lily’s Image appeared

‘This message is in case something should happen to Sirius Black if we are dead, we were told by Albus Dumbledore that the Dark Lord was after my child, we were to go into hiding under Fidelus and Dumbledore suggested using Sirius Black, we had suspicious about Dumbledore and as it was widely known Sirius was James best friend we decided to use another.’

‘We chose Peter Pettigrew and Sirius was to act as a decoy, if the Dark Lord was really after us we felt he would go after Sirius first, this would then give us time to find another hiding place, however if we are dead there is a good chance we were betrayed by Peter, if so Sirius may go after him and do something stupid.’

‘However we feel Dumbledore may plan to frame Sirius to make sure Seph’s godfather cannot take care of her, there are some things about Peter that should be known if we are killed that might help find him should he go into hiding, the main thing is that Peter is an unregistered Animagus, his form is that of a grey rat.’

‘James and Sirius are also unregistered Animagus, James is a stag and Sirius is a big black dog, the 3 of them became Animagus in their 5th years at Hogwart’s to help a friend Remus Lupin and a condition he has. If we are dead and Sirius is blamed please we ask give him a trial under veritaserum to help prove his innocence, we know he would never betray us.’ Said Lily as her image faded

Fudge looked shocked as did everyone else

‘The question is did Sirius really kill those muggles or did someone find a way to frame him keeping him from looking after me and spoiling well made plans,’ said Seph

‘I think it best Minister if we arrange a trail for my wife and Miss Black’s cousin, it appears things may not be as they seem,’ said Lucius

‘Quite, quite,’ said Fudge ‘I will need the use of your owl to begin the process, I will have Sirius removed from Azkaban tonight and held at the Ministry till the trial can be arranged, however given the situation I will try to ensure the trial is tomorrow morning,’ said Fudge

‘If you will excuse us we shall return in a moment,’ said Lucius

Lucius and Fudge quickly left the room heading to Lucius’s study, Seph’s masks of calm were slowly breaking down and she was struggling to keep from sobbing, she had sat both last night and today and considered the whole thing, looking at it from every angle before she came up with her hypothesis.

And after imparting her theories she was feeling rather mentally and emotionally drained, when her idea’s were in her head they seemed so surreal but speaking the words and letting those thoughts out just brought back to her all that had been taken from her and her mother all because of one man wanting to have power behind the scenes.

Finally she could hold back no longer and tears began streaming down her face before strong arms picked her up and she was placed on a lap before being enveloped, Seph glanced up to see Snape holding her, he kissed her forehead and she buried her head in his shoulder and wept. She wept for her mother, for James Potter and for every wrong that had been done against her family.

Seph wasn’t sure how long she was there, she didn’t care Snape was warm, not the cold potions professor he made himself out to be but the kind gentle man her mother fell in love with. Eventually she drifted off to sleep in his arms.

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It was morning before Seph opened her eyes to an unfamiliar bed, she slowly pushed herself up wondering where she was and what had happened, she found herself in an ornate four poster bed with soft pastel peach hangings, the bed sheets were a similar colour and felt soft and smooth, from her shopping the other day she surmised they were satin sheets.

Ironically she had never even heard of the material until Narcissa had introduced her to it while at Madam Malkin’s, in fact she only knew harsh materials like wool until yesterday, she had never known of Kashmir, silks and satins before. Seph blushed on seeing what she was wearing, it was a soft short nightdress that did nothing to conceal her nipples or figure.

Seph pulled the hangings back and gasped at the room she was in, it was fairly big, with an ornate dresser and there was even a pale peach leather couch and matching chaise longue. The carpet was cream and felt soft to her feet as she stood up to investigate her surroundings. There were 4 doors leading from the room.

The first turned out to be a lavish bath suite complete with a sunken marble bath, Seph noticed the hair and bath products she and her aunt had purchased here already neatly laid out. The second door was a toilet. The third led to a common room which Seph decided she would investigate in a short while and the last door let to a walk in wardrobe.

The wardrobe rooms rails were filled with the clothes Seph and her aunt had purchased yesterday, everything appeared neatly arranged with all skirts, dresses and so on placed together, shoes and boots were neatly placed on special shelves designed for such items and there was even a place for the bags.
Seph was brought out of her musings by a gentle knock at the door; she darted to the bed to cover herself

‘Come in,’ said Seph blushing

Narcissa entered closing the door behind her

‘Good morning honey, did you sleep well,’ she asked with a soft smile as she made her way to the bed and sat next to Seph

‘Yes, err... how did I...’

‘Get here,’ said Narcissa

Seph nodded

‘Well you fell asleep in your father’s arms, so he carried you up and left before I changed your clothes and tucked you in,’ said Narcissa

Seph visibly relaxed ‘I don’t even remember falling asleep,’

‘Well it is to be expected you have had a busy few days finding you are not what or who you thought you were, finding a father who had no idea you existed, your transformation, meeting me, our shopping trip and then meeting Fudge and explaining your theories to us, It was a wonder you stayed awake as long as you did,’ said Narcissa with a smile

‘Unfortunately you can’t relax just yet, Fudge sent word Sirius was moved to the Ministry last night and Amelia Bones head of Magical Law enforcement has agreed to give Sirius a trial this morning, so we have to get you ready,’ said Narcissa

Seph nodded as she got up and followed her aunt to the bath suite, she blushed as Narcissa asked her to undress and began teaching Seph about her hair care and body care products. As Seph began to bathe whilst blushing Narcissa began to inform Seph about her body and things all girls should know about their themselves especially what they need to know at the onset of puberty.

‘You mean I will have...’ she couldn’t say it; she just couldn’t say the word. Seph had once heard a couple of girls talking about periods and menstrual cramps but never paid much attention.

‘Yes honey and it is nothing to be embarrassed about it is a natural process all girls go through,’ said Narcissa

‘Is it painful,’ she asked ‘I mean bleeding and all,’

‘It can be, although it isn’t the blood itself that causes the pain, and there are potions that will help ease any discomfort,’

Narcissa went on to explain the potions she had bought Seph the other day as well as the other products needed, she explained how to recognise the first signs and when to take the potions and use the other products. After a while Seph was out the bath and Narcissa dried her off using magic before Seph was wrapped in a bathrobe and led into her bedchamber.

Narcissa then went into the wardrobe and began to pick out something suitable to wear, Seph found herself blushing again at the lacy underwear Narcissa handed her but she quickly put them on knowing there was no way she could argue, Narcissa then handed Seph a short green dress and matching dress robes before finally helping her choose shoes.

Narcissa had suggested court shoes that had a low heel, and after a little while learning to balance in the blasted things Seph finally managed to walk without tripping over her own feet, she was still a little unstable but Narcissa was confident by the time they were to leave for the Ministry Seph would be able to walk more comfortably.

Narcissa also began to teach Seph the basics of make-up but Narcissa did most of the work because they were pressed for time. The pair made their way down to the dining hall for breakfast to find Snape, Lucius and Draco already there.

‘Morning Seph,’ said Snape and Lucius together

‘Morning,’ said Seph feeling nervous

‘Seph I just want to say I think you’re really brave,’ said Draco

‘Huh,’ said Seph confused

‘With everything you have just found out and everything your going through, you know with getting used to a new body and learning to be the opposite to everything you once thought you were, I think your pretty brave to be able to cope so well and I still stand by what I said yesterday and on the first day of Hogwart’s,’

‘I would like to be your friend Seph, that is if you will have me,’ Draco said

Seph smiled ‘I would like that Draco,’ she beamed

They settled down for breakfast and Seph noticed Lucius had the daily. The picture on the front cover caught her eye straight away.

‘Uncle...sorry Lucius when you have read that can have it please,’ asked Seph

‘Certainly,’ said Lucius

Seph thanked him and began eating, breakfast was a relaxed affair, they discussed Sirius and his pending trial and also discussed plans for the rest of summer, Seph didn’t think she would have much time to relax as Narcissa discussed the various girl training she would be having over the summer, from etiquette and deportment to Make-up and beauty.

After they finished breakfast it was time to head to the Ministry and Lucius handed Seph the Prophet saying she could read it while they waited for the trial to begin so she would not be bored. After collecting their cloaks they used the Floo network to head straight to the Ministry. Seph was caught by Snape as she tumbled from the fireplace at the Ministry.

Her eyes went wide as she took in the sight of the magnificent interior of the place, in the main room there was a giant fountain with 3 figures in the centre, no matter where her eyes went there was something new to look at as they made their way through the building. At the main reception for the courts they had to present their wands for inspection before being allowed through.

After going down several spiral staircases they appeared in what looked like a dungeon, but she was informed each door led to a courtroom. Soon they were all sitting within court 4 awaiting the trial to begin and Seph turned her attention to the paper.

MINISTRY OF MAGIC EMPLOYEE SCOOPS GRAND PRIZE

Arthur Weasley, Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office at the Ministry of Magic, has won the annual Daily Prophet Grand Prize Galleon Draw.

A delighted Mr Weasley told the Daily Prophet, 'We will be spending the gold on a summer holiday in Egypt, where our eldest son, Bill, works as a curse breaker for Gringotts Wizarding Bank.'

The Weasley family will be spending a month in Egypt, returning for the start of the new school year at Hogwarts, which five of the Weasley children currently attend.

She had barely finished reading when the Judge entered and Sirius was brought in, there standing in the middle of the chamber was Sirius Black, his hair was shaggy and looked knotted and dirty, his clothes looked like rags and he appeared thin and pale. He looked at them his eyes narrowing on Narcissa before he noticed Seph.

His eyes widened as she smiled at him as he was strapped into a chair before his guards left.

‘My name is Amelia Bones and I will be the judge presiding over this case. This trial has been requested by Minister Fudge who has informed me new evidence has been brought forward by a Miss Persephone Black.’

‘Could Miss Black please approach the bench with her evidence?’

Seph felt nervous but stood and approached, she noticed since her name was mentioned Sirius’s eyes never left her even once. Seph placed the gem on the counter and Amelia watched as the message played.

Amelia regarded Seph after the message was complete ‘And how may I ask are you related to the Potter’s Miss Black,’ she asked

Seph looked around the room noticing there was no one else present ‘Is this room sound proof,’

Amelia nodded

‘Then I need to ask your oath that what I am about to tell you will never be revealed by you to anyone,’

Amelia considered the girl before replying ‘Then you have my oath,’ she said as she glowed light blue

‘I was their son Harry James Potter, Lily Potter was never married to James and Lily was not even Lily she was Sapphira Black, she had been taken from her family when she was born and placed in a muggle family, when she grew up and had me she feared that because of who my father was that I would be in danger so she disguised me as a boy.’ Said Seph as she looked down ashamed

‘That is quite a story, and who is your real father,’

‘Professor Severus Snape.’

What proof do you have that you are or were Harry Potter,’ asked Amelia

Seph held up her hands to show Amelia her three rings ‘I am the head of the Potter family, I am heiress of the Snape family and one of the Heiress’s of the Black family your honour.’

Amelia seemed please with the evidence after all only a Potter could wear the Potter ring; it simply would not accept anyone other than the heir of the previous head of house.

‘If you need I can also get the gem my mother left to tell me who I am and why they made me look like a boy,’ said Seph

‘That will not be needed, what you have shown is enough proof, I assume all this has only just come to light,’

‘Yes I only found out that I am a girl 2 days ago and it wasn’t until yesterday before my body had finished changing to its correct form,’ said Seph

‘Miss Black I must applaud you, you seem to be doing rather well, I myself would probably have a heart attack from that news, anyway let us get on with this trial.’ Amelia called one of the guards back who came carrying a vial of potion.

‘Sirius Orion Black, will you accept a trial under Veritaserum,’ asked Amelia

‘I will,’ said Sirius with a gruff voice

The guard approached Sirius and administered the potion, Sirius’s eyes glazed over and the guard confirmed Sirius was ready.

‘Is your name Sirius Orion Black,’ asked Amelia

‘Yes,’ said Sirius

‘Were you Lily and James Potter’s secret keeper,’ asked Amelia

‘No, I was not I was to be a decoy, both James and I felt it would be safer, Peter Pettigrew was to be secret keeper,’ said Sirius

‘Did you murder 12 muggles and Peter Pettigrew,’ asked Amelia

‘No when I found Peter he drew attention shouting that I betrayed Lily and James, in the confusion he threw a Bombarda spell behind him killing the muggles then he cut off his finger and used his Animagus form to escape.’ Said Sirius

‘We do not have Mr Pettigrew registered as an Animagus,’

‘That is because in our 5th year at Hogwart’s James, Peter and I became illegal Animagi to help a friend,’ said Sirius

‘Can you confirm Peter’s Animagus form,’ asked Amelia

‘He is a grey rat, obviously he should have a missing toe now,’ said Sirius

Suddenly Seph’s mind was a whirl and she jumped up

‘I know where he is, I’ve seen him,’ she practically shouted

‘You do,’ asked Amelia shocked

‘Yes and I can even show you,’ said Seph

Amelia eyed the young girl before continuing ‘Where have you seen him,’ she asked

Seph held up the paper

‘Step up here,’ said Amelia

Seph walked nervously over to Amelia and showed her the paper, there was a picture of the Weasley’s and on Ron’s shoulder was Scabbers the rat, he was grey and had a toe missing as described by Sirius.

‘Ron calls him Scabbers, he told me he has been in the family for around 11 years, if I am not mistaken rat’s tend not to live that long,’ said Seph

‘Kingsley gather a few Aura’s and go now to secure this rat before the Weasley’s leave for Egypt, bring it straight here, use extreme caution.’ said Amelia ‘Use the antidote on Sirius before you leave.’

Sirius’s eyes became unglazed before Amelia began to speak again

‘Sirius Orion Black, it is with pleasure that I find you not guilty of any of the charges you were imprisoned for, I hereby release you and will make recommendations to provide adequate compensation for the years you were incarcerated in Azkaban, although I doubt any money could make up for such injustice,’ said Amelia ‘however you will need to register your Animagus form,’

‘I will your honour,’ said Sirius as he was freed from the chair

‘I will make sure the possessions you had during your arrest are waiting for you when you get back, I assume you will wish to witness to the trial of Peter Pettigrew,’ asked Amelia

‘Yes your honour, I want to see him pay for his crimes,’ said Sirius

‘Return here in 3 hours, hopefully by then Pettigrew will be in custody,’ said Amelia

‘Thank you,’ said Sirius as he walked over towards the Malfoy’s, Snape and Seph, his eyes were on Seph only

He crouched in front of her and took one of her hands ‘You look just as beautiful as your mother, I can’t thank you enough for what you have done today, I only wish I could have been there for you all these years. I have no idea how I am going to repay you,’ he said as he kissed her hand

‘Well you can start by coming with us and getting cleaned up, I can’t have you running around with dirty paws now can I,’ asked Seph

Sirius’s eyes widened before he nodded and turned to the others

‘Lucius, my dear cousin Cissa and Severus it is good to see you, and who is this fine young man? Draco perhaps.’ He asked getting up

‘I am, I am surprised you know of me,’ said Draco

‘I was still a free man when you were born,’ said Sirius

‘It is good to see you Siri, I only wish it had been under better circumstances and that my sister was still here with us,’

‘As do I,’ said Sirius in a sad tone as Lucius and Severus also greeted Sirius

‘Come we will head to the Manor so you can get cleaned up,’ said Lucius

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One Thing About This Story

Is that it changes the very fabric of the Potter Verse. Just who is who in this story is enough to fund several Gringott's account on sheer speculation.
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Oh-kay!

I've not been a Potter fan, never read any or seen the movies; but I thought I'd take a look at these stories. Have to confess, however, that about halfway through this chapter, when Seph was explaining all the ins and outs to the minister and the other man, my eyes begin to glaze over and I started skipping vast portions of the text. I've no doubt it all makes perfect sense to those who are Potter fans. All I can say is, if you can conceive all this in your head and lay it out for others to read, you are a far smarter person than I. If I had a hat, I'd take it off in your honor. ;-)

Interesting...

One thing (well one big thing) concerns me. And that is the time from when Snape left to "spy" and when he returned to find the "potters" with the baby. Two months? He should have been able to count, and unless he believed that James had cucoled hum seven months or so earlier, the baby had to be his... Dumbledore would have been able to count as well, and would have known the child was Snapes. And, so would Peter, come to think of it...

Beside this, an interesting yarn.

Hi Annette You have to

Hi Annette

You have to remember Lily and James were really good friends during the 7th year and even after Snape had become friends it was a rocky friendship and there may have been a little distrust from the start concerning James because of his closeness to Lily.

Snape was also sent on the mission very very close to Seph's conception, coming back after months and seeing pictures of a baby boy with no resemblance to you but strong features of James plus all the twisting Dumbledore could have done in relation it is no wonder Snape felt betrayed as far as he saw the minute he was gone James moved in on Lily.

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I'm loving.

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each new chapter as you post it. I've been a Harry Potter fan from the beginning. I've even been a character in the Holly Potter stories. Keep up the great work.

Bright Blessings

I'm personally loving this

I mean, this is by far one of the most interesting takes on the Potter-verse. And while it is AU, it is not that inconceivable that this could have been played out like this. Please keep up the good work and more chapters as soon as you can... please!!!
Shannon Johnston

Samirah M. Johnstone

the new potter-verse

As a long time reader of all of the Potter books, this presents an interesting alternative universe (shades of Sprague deCamp). Keep the stories coming!

Harry Potter Fanfics

If you are not clear, there are multiple sites that house nothing but thousands of Harry Potter fanfics. All the way from various characters changing sex, to Harry and Snape falling in love from a detonated spell that should have protected them and whatever you can dream up. Megumi-chan, I haven't taken the time to read the original books, but I have seen the movies multiple times (14 grandkids, ya know how it is). I know the movies hardly do the books justice. I have read a couple dozen fanfics of different types just to see what is out there. While yours does make radical changes in the storyline, thats what fanfics are about. It seems to be well written, and well done, and I am interested in more. It does seem that Harry could have taken a bit more time to investigate things before jumping in head first. The crystals could have been faked up, and the story planted, and the goblins induced to comply. The house elves could have been ordered to comply also. The magic rings could possibly have been faked also. Harry could be right to trust the rings and crystals, but he also could be making a huge mistake, leaving herself wide open for revenge. The Malfoys have been way to considerate and eassy going about hating Harry turning to acceptance of Seph. Guess we'll just have to wait and see how it turns out. BTW, it seems I have seen your name on a few other stories. I haven't taken the time to go looking, but have you posted others elsehwere?

A great read from a Harry Potter fan

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Megumi-chan,

A great story. I have read the first three chapters this morning. A great story - I already said that didn't I.

A few concerns: As others have said - I am concerned that the behaviour of the Malfoys is very different to that described by JKR. Please understand that readers may be a little suspicious of this.

My main concern is the work done by your editor. Not well done at all. There are inappropriate capitalisations, absent and incorrect punctuation making it difficult to read. It would be great if, in part 4, your editor has picked up his/her game.

Even so, the story content and plotline are terrific and I look forward to reading the next installments.

Robyn B
Sydney

Robyn B
Sydney

Great Story!!

I enjoyed it a lot even though it caused me great guilt because of my love of the J.K. Rowling original. It seemed disloyal somehow to be rooting for Severus Snape and the Malfoys and booing dear old Albus Dumbledore.

I look forward to having my loyalties divided even further by more instalments.

Yours from the Great White North,

Jenny Grier (Mrs.)

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Yours from the Great White North,

Jenny Grier (Mrs.)

Wonderful

Im looking forward for Chapter 4 :}

Good guy bad guy swap

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I've read a lot of fan fiction where the background and behavior of some characters are wildly different, but the publicly known version of their background matches that of canon. For instance, in the awesome story Season of Change Bellatrix Black is extraordinarily noble but on her wedding day a slave spell was placed on her that almost totally replaced her memories, but the real personality wasn't totally wiped out. The resulting battle of personalities drove her insane.

https://bigclosetr.us/topshelf/book/47997/season-change

Mooooorrrrreeeee

Please write more
LOVE this story

right now this is my number 1 story I am waiting on

Hypothesis

The hypothesis was way too long and way to drawn out and it changes the very fabric of the pottervsrse. The having Voldemort not being the to kill her parents doesn’t square with what happened in books one and two the rest could work.

hugs :)
Michelle SidheElf Amaianna