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The Plot Thickens and Chaos Ensues

Who doesn't love to wake up to someone screaming in utter horror and fear at three in the morning? Harry and Hermione were forced awake by a shrill scream emanating from the kitchen. The two were up and armed in seconds, rushing down the stairs, and nearly decapitating Snape with a wiffle bat and small lamp they had grabbed as weapons. The three found Sirius standing on a chair in the kitchen screaming and crying while pointing at a tiny spider on the far wall.

Harry set their bat down as they went to put the spider outside, ignoring Snape yelling at Sirius for waking them up over something so stupid. Hermione moved to lean on them, yawning, and debating the castration of one ex-convict. The two stumbled to the living room to collapse into Harry's favorite chair, falling back to sleep curled together for warmth. Snape grumbled as he walked into the livingroom to sleep in the other chair, not wanting to bother walking up the stairs, and threw a small blanket over the two.

They all woke up in the living room hours later at eight am. Hermione and Harry decided to make breakfast, meaning Harry wanted to make crepes and Hermione forced them to teach her. There were a few mishaps, flour and egg got on the ceiling somehow, but breakfast was finished after a short while. They loaded four plates with crepes covered in powdered sugar and different berries.

Breakfast was normally a quiet affair for the people at the table, today however, Hermione explained to Sirius about gender identity and pronouns while Harry and Snape peacefully ate their breakfast. It was still muted, but the lull of conversation created a lovely atmosphere.

"We need to figure out how we're going to prove Sirius's innocence," Harry finally spoke after finishing their food. "Maybe we could get Ron to bring Scabb- er, Pettigrew here so we can turn him in?"

"That's an option, but Fudge could easily keep everything hushed up and still send dementors after Black."

"We could talk to Amelia Bones! She was extremely fair when we were in auror training together. We could get her to come here discreetly and provide the rat as evidence! I could stay as Snuffles until after all of you explain everything!"

"Sounds like a good plan. We could get Miss Bones to promise to not arrest Sirius before we explain."

"Then we're set! But can someone explain what a dementor is?"

The rest of the morning was spent with Sirius explaining different magical creatures to the enraptured duo while Snape drafted a letter to Amelia Bones. He gave no real information about the case, but hinted at having the information she needed. The draft of the letter was quickly passed around the table in order to thoroughly check it. After it was approved, the letter was sent off with Hedwig, who was extremely happy with the task.

Harry stood up to stretch and retrieve the supplies to write their own letter to Ron when everything went out of control. Sirius turned into Snuffles and began to bark and growl at the door as someone, or someones, knocked loudly. Snape went to stand up, but his cloak had gotten caught on his foot. He slipped and took Hermione down with him, Harry managed to dodge out of the way and went to open the front door while shoving Snuffles back with the side of their foot. Amid all of this, Aspen, who had been staying out of Snape's sight, heard the commotion and came down to protect Harry, effectively scaring Snuffles. Harry managed to yank the door open as Snuffles jumped onto them and brought them to the ground in front of the Weasley clan.

"We can explain?"