Wolfstar: Two Men And a Baby

Chapter 2: The Hearing To Change Fates

Until Sirius was found a fit guardian, Sirius had to hand Harry over to the Dursley's, which he did not like one bit. And despite Sirius and the Dursley's already coming to an agreement, they would have to preach there cases all over again.

In the two days leading up to the trial Sirius spent it preparing his case, and preparing his tiny little flat for the arrival of his godson. The later proved difficult as he had been unemployed for quite sometime as he had focused all his efforts to fighting the Dark Lord and his deatheaters. He managed to get a secondhand crib, a small box of diapers, and a single container of formula mix before his money ran out. For the case preparations however he felt more confident, he had Dumbledore and Remus in his corner, as well as the Dursley's agreement that they simply don't want Harry.

Sirius was confident up until he stood outside the chaber where the Wizengamot would be soon deciding his fate and the fate of Harry Potter. He now felt overwelmed, the weight of the situation was getting to him. He probably would have started spiraling if Remus hadn't noticed his distress and put his hands on his shoulders.

'Sirius, Sirius, are you ok?'

'I don't know Remus, what if this doesn't go well, what neither I nor the Dursley's get Harry, then he wouldn't be safe and it would be all my fault, and-'

'Sirius, calm down, its going to be ok. Dumbledore and I have your back. I am not going to let them take Harry, I am here for you Sirius.'

It just occurred to Sirius that he never apologized for breaking contact with Remus, and despite the months of silence here his best friend was, by his side. He was about to say something when the doors opened and a young assistant in all pink stuck out.

'They are ready for you Mr Black.'

It was not a big trial, only three judges. Sirius took his place at the podium while the others were of to the side. The judge in the centre of the three began.

'Sirius Orion Black, you have been called here today to see if you truly are a fit guardian to raise the fifteen month old Harry James Potter. You will state your case, we will state the opposition, there will be a brief intermission, you will have a chance to make last minute additions, and then we shall come to a verdict. Do you understand?'

'Yes, I do.'

'Then you may now proceed.'

'To start, in James Potter's will, I am chosen to be Harry's guardian. This is not including the fact that the secondary guardian candidates, the Dursley's, have already written in writing that they do not wish to be Harry Potter's caretakers.

'For my character, I am a loyal friend, and a man who will fight for what's right. I fought against You-Know-Who so that we can be free, and now I wish to fight to give Harry as happy and as normal a life as he can. If my word is not strong enough, you have in front of you two long written statements by the auror Remus Lupin, and Professor Albus Dumbledore himself, and they are here in person to clarify anything there written statement doesn't say.'

'Thank you Sirius Black. Now, we must state our concerns. Both your brother Regulus Black and your first cousin Bellatrix Lestrange were known deatheaters, the later just being arrested for the crime of using the Cruciatus Curse in two innocent people until insanity-'

'She did?!'

Sirius was in shock, he knew through the Order of the Phoenix that Bellatrix had indeed become a deatheater, but even then he never would have assumed she would ever do such a thing. The last light he held for his family dimmed.

'Indeed, and you were raised under the same roof as these terrorists, we can't hold you responsible for there actions, but we have to consider you potentially as dangerous. Speaking of which, on the first of November you were involved in an altercation that resulted in the death of twelve muggles as well as injured many more, and although you have been proven innocent of casting the spell itself, if you hadn't tracked down Pettigrew in broad daylight for a wizards duel, those muggles would almost certainly still be alive today.