Easily spotting Ron talking to Hermione with in the crowd waiting to follow McGonagall to Hogsmeade you quickly ran up to them with a handful of snow. Bringing a finger to your lips when Hermione glanced at you to shush her you quickly shoved the snow down the back of Ron's shirt making him yelp in surprise as he bent backwards trying to void the snow. "(First/Name) bloody hell?! What was that for?"

Ron asked as both you and Hermione burst into giggles. "You dropped your guard. What else was I supposed to do?" You asked as McGonagall called for everyone to follow her. "Hey (First/Name) where's Triton?" Hermione asked, making you smile as you turned to her. "He hates winter so he opted to stay on the fireplace mantel back in my common room." You said as you tightened your coat around you more at the thought of the winter air.

As you followed Ron and Hermione around Hogsmeade you bought multiple things to send home to Allen and your parents knowing that they'd get a kick out of some of the candies and enchanted toys. Up until they led you to the Shrieking Shack. "And this is the most haunted place in all of Brittan." Hermione said leading you over a small hill and to a barbed wire fence where in the distance you could see through the thick, undulating veils of winter fog, the Shrieking Shack an eerie silhouette in the gloom.

Frowning as your shoulders dropped, "Really? The most haunted place in all of Brittan? Hermione Hogwarts is haunted, we have ghosts coming and going all the time. We even have house ghosts." You said making both Ron and Hermione stand stiffly, attempting, as best they can, to conceal the fact that, basically, they're scared stiff. "No, (First/Name) it's not like Hogwarts at all. The ghost that resides there is dangerous; it doesn't phase through you like normal ghosts it can literally touch and attack you."

Hermione said making your eyes widen and look back at the desolate building in the distance as you shifted uncomfortably. "Well thats, um that's a bit worrisome." You muttered when you heard a familiar voice sneer. "Well, well. Look who's here. You two shopping for your dream home? Seems a bit grand for you, WeaselBee. Don't your family all sleep in one room?" Draco asked smugly making you frown "Oh shove off Draco. You're ruining the atmosphere here with your calone."

You hissed getting the blond to turn to you with an eyebrow raise. "Oh look the nanny's here too. Plan on moving in with 'em and bring up their dozen or so Weaselbeasts?" Draco asked, crossing his arms as he got in your face. Glaring back at him you jumped back when a snowball came outta nowhere and smacked him square in the cheek. Watching the blond jump back and splutter "Who did that!" before glancing about in confusion, when Wame Splat he takes two more snowballs to the face making you quickly back away into Ron and Hermione who just as quickly pulled you away.

As Draco turned to Crabbe and Goyle and growled. "Well, don't just stand there!" making them start for you, Ron, and Hermione, when their knees gave out and they fall headfirst into the snow. Holding back a squeak of minor fright you tightly held onto Hermione as Draco started to back away fearfully, eying the mist. "Wait a minute, there's something out here, Aaaaaahhhh!!!" Malfoy said before screaming as his ski mask was pulled over his eyes, before he spun about, then was suddenly sent stumbling over the rise and out of sight. Instantly making Crabbe and Goyle join him.

Standing frozen you quickly yelled "NOPE! I'm out, see you guys back at the castle." Before trying to dah off when something wrapped around your waist making you scream and instantly freeze in terror as Hermione and Ron screamed and called for you when you heard a very familiar laugh behind you. Gasping you quickly spun around and tore Harry's invisibility cloak off. "Harry?! Holy giant squid in the lake you scared me!"

You yelled lightly smacking Harry's chest as he bent forward while still laughing as Ron and Hermione came up to him "That wasn't bloody funny!" Ron said, smiling at his friend when you quickly bent down to get a snowball ready to pelt Harry in the neck as pay back and starting a mini war between you and your friends. Freezing after the snowball fight. "Haarrryy ccaarryy me! I'm cold and it's your fault that the battle started in the first place."

You groaned draping yourself over the wild haired boy as the four of you trudge through the swirling snow after Harry told you how he found a way to sneak into Hogsmeade. Rolling his eyes as he opened his arms to carry you, You grinned and turned into your animagus form so Harry wouldn't get tired of carrying your weight as Ron shook his head. "Those weasels! Never told me about any Marauder's Map!" Ron hissed, getting Hermione to turn to him with a disapproving look.

"But Harry isn't going to keep it. He's going to turn it over to Professor McGonagall, aren't you?" She asked turning to the said boy as he picked you up and cradled you to his chest as he turned to her. "Oh sure. Along with his invisibility cloak, his pack of exploding snap cards, his-" Ron said trying to defend Harry as Hermione rolled her eyes and shook her head muttering. "Oh, shut up." When the four of you saw a Ministry sleigh come to a stop in front of the Three Broomsticks.

Moving in Harry's arms to lay on your back to get a better view you watched as Hagrid swung the door open and with unfortunate ease off of the fittings. As Fudge joined McGonagall and a curvy barmaid at the door. "Rosmerta, m'dear!" Fudge greeted when Hermione leaned in close to Harry with a cheeky smile "That's Madam Rosmerta. Ron fancies her." She said getting Ron to flush a bit. "It's not true!" He hissed making Harry quickly turn to him. "Shhh!" He hissed turning back to what Fudge was saying.

"I trust business is good?" Fudge asked, making the barmaid glare a bit as she brought the hammer in her hand up to point at the Minister who bagan to back away. "It'd be a right, sight better if the Ministry wasn't sending Dementors into my pub every other night!" Rosmerta hissed getting Cornelius to try and weakly defend himself with "We have a killer on the loose." Making the curvy witch tsk at him. "Sirius Black? In Hogsmeade! And what would bring him here?"

She asked turning back to what she was doing when the minister leaned in close whispering. "Harry Potter." Getting the witch to turn to him and say Harry's name louder. Making Fudge look around nervously, then jerk his head toward the pub. Making him lead Rosmerta and McGonagall inside. Eyes widening suddenly as Harry quickly flung on the invisibility cloak on, you looked up at him worriedly as your nose twitched "Oh no, Harry don't do it!" You thought, shaking your head frantically as he followed the older three witches and wizard inside the pub.

Watching as Harry threaded through the teeming pub and nearly collides into a few people  you jumped when an unshaven wizards arm whipps down throwing a dart that just barely mist Harry's eyes as he ducked and pierced the cork backing of a disfigured dartboard behind him. "Oh Merlin, get us out of here!" You thought as Harry hurried on, trailing Fudge and McGonagall up a dark stairwell as Rosmerta led them into a small back room.

Watching the door begin to shut you dug your tiny claws into Harry's shirt as he sprinted to catch it when it slammed shut. Grimacing at the loud sound you turned to Harry as he tried to quietly open it and sneak in. Feeling Harry tighten his hold on you as McGonagall turned to the door and frowned before re-closing the door harder this time before she joined Fudge and Rosmerta y the fireplace. "Come on then. Let's hear it." Rosmerta hissed sitting down on the couch perched in front of the fireplace getting McGonagall to say as she stepped forward.

"Years ago, when Harry Potter's parents were marked for death, they went into hiding. Few knew where they were. One who did was Black. And he told..." McGonagall started looking down a bit as the barmaid shifted in her seat. "You-Know-Who. I've heard this rot. It was all over The Daily Prophet back in the day. And I'll say now what I said then: Of all the boys I ran out of here, Black's the last who would've gone over to the dark side. Hearsay. That's all the Ministry had." Rosmerta said, turning to Fudge who looked a bit cross.

"Ha! Tell that to Peter Pettigrew!" Fudge hissed pointing at the witch as she rose a brow curiously. "Peter Pettigrew?" Rosmerta asked, getting McGonagall to tilt her head a bit. "Little lump of a boy? Always tagging after Black and-" She started making the witch snap her fingers finally remembering the name. "Oh I remember him. What's he got to do with it?" Rosmerta asked as McGonagall sighed "After the Potters were killed, Pettigrew went looking for Black. And, unfortunately... found him." Minerva said getting Harry to tightly hug you close as the atmosphere became more serious.

"Black was vicious. He didn't kill Pettigrew. He destroyed him. A finger. That's all that was left. A finger, there's your hearsay." Fudge spat angrily, making Rosmerta look to McGonagall as she nodded grimly. Gasping "Oh no, no, no, no! Don't say it! Not now! Not in front of Harry!" You thoust frantically as Harry's hold on you made it difficult to breath making you grimace as Professor McGonagall continued "Sirius Black may not have put his hands to the Potters, but he's the reason they're dead. And now he wants to finish what he started."

She said as Rosmerta sat back and crossed her arms "Harry?" She said plainly, making McGonagall nod, as a pained look crossed her face. "But that's not the worst of it." Fudge said as you began shaking your head knowing what was going to be said next as Rosmerta questioned "What could be worse?" Making McGonagall drop her shoulders a bit. "Sirius Black was and remains today... Harry Potter's godfather."

She said sadly making Harry subconsciously clamp down on you in a monsterous hug making you squeek in pain just before the green eyed boy bolted from the room, down the stairs and out back into the winter air. Grunting as you tried to loosen Harry's hold you heard him gasping as he ran to someplace quiet. Feeling Harry roughly sit on a rock you wriggled to turn yourself to face him as your bunny shoulders dropped. "Oh Harry, I'm so sorry you weren't supposed to find out like this! I'm so sorry!" You thought standing on your hind legs to cuddle close to Harry in a bunny hug as he began sobbing into your soft black and grey fur as he held you close.

Feeling the cloak being removed you turned to Hermione as she looked at Harry with a sympathetic look as Harry looked into the mist, eyes stinging with tears and breathing deeply to calming himself before gritting out. "He was their friend. And he betrayed them. He was their Friend!" Harry started gripping your fur into a fist as his eyes hardened and turned to both Ron and Hermione. "I hope he finds me. But when he does, I'm going to be ready. When he does, I'm going to kill him!" Harry yelled out, making you gasp quietly as tears started to bubble up making you hide in Harry's shoulder as he noticed his painful hold on you and immediately let go before hugging you more gently.

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Rather long chapter yeh? I didn't know to split it off into two chapters so i left it as just one long thing. Hope you enjoyed it!