The Noble House Black.

Part 13

Leo's Pov, 

"He was at school with us. We thought he was our friend!" Remus says but it's like Harry just spoke my mind as he grabs his wand and points it at Sirius and Remus. "-No. Pettigrew's dead. You killed him!"

"No, he didn't. I thought so too, until you mentioned Pettigrew on the map!" Remus says as he moves to block the path towards Sirius. "Than the bloody map was lying." I say with a shake of my head. 

"The map never lies! Pettigrew's alive! And he's right there!" Sirius says as he points at Ron?! RON?! Ow this man has lost his marbles truly. "Me?! He's mental!" 

"Not you! Your rat!" He says and wait what he's saying the rat is a man! "Scabbers has been in my family for--" Ron starts before he's followed up by Sirius. "Twelve years? Curiously long life for a common garden rat! He's missing a toe, isn't he?" He says and my eyes widen slightly........ it can't be right?! 

"So what?" Ron says before I speak in disbelief.  "All they could find of Pettigrew was his--" 

"Finger! Dirty coward cut it off so everyone would think he was dead! And then he transformed into a rat!" Sirius says as he walks over to Ron and said rat is going absolutely mental right now as it tries to escape. 

"Show us." Harry says and I nod my head in agreement. "Give it to him, Ron." I say but Ron's not having it as Sirius practically has to pry it out of the boys hands. 

"What are you trying to do to him? Scabbers! Leave him alone! Get off him! What are you doing?" Ron yells as Sirius places the rat down on the piano and grabs a wand up as they start to throw spells towards the rat that's trying to get away but just before it can disappear in a whole in the wall someone must have hit it as..... as it turns into a lumpy... short man! 

"Ew Ron you've been sleeping with a dirty old man!" I yell with a gag as the man with rat like features is being pulled out of the hole by Sirius and Remus. "Ah! Remus? Sirius. My old friends!" Peter? says after he rubbed his face like a rat and tries to run for it and is soon pushed back by Remus and Sirius. 

"Harry! Look at you. You look so much like your father. James. We were the best of friends" He tries as he moves for Harry who I pull behind me. "Stay the fuck away from him." I say as I hold my wand up towards the man? rat? Manrat. 

"How dare you speak to Harry! How dare you talk about James in front of him!" Sirius yells as he moves beside us protectively. Before the rat man tries to run for it as he runs behind the piano making the two other men trap him either side as they point their wands at him. 

"You sold James and Lily, and Sirius and Emily to Voldemort!" Remus says "l didn't mean to! The Dark Lord. You have no idea the weapons he possesses! Ask yourself, Sirius! What would you have done? What would you have done?" Peter cries out as making me take a step forward..... he's the reason for all of this..... i-it's his fault. Moving in front of the door as Peter climbs underneath the piano. 

"Died, rather than betray my wife and friends!" 

"Emily wouldn't have wanted me killed! Your mother and uncle would have spared me! They would have shown me mercy!" He tries as he moves his head close to my face before I push him away from me and slam my forehead against his face making him back away in fear as I throw a right hook against his face. 

"I'm going to bloody kill you!" I yell as I point my wand against his face making the rat man cower down in fear as he whimpers in fear. "No!" Harry yells and I look over my shoulder to my cousin who must have fallen on his head!" 

"No he's the reason your parents are dead! The reason my mother is dead, and you think he... he deserves mercy!" I almost yell his way before I'm being slightly pulled away by Hermione as a roar like sound leaves my lips as I kick a half broken chair over that now is fully broken as it slams against the wall. 

"l know what he is. But we'll take him to the castle." Harry says and the castle! "Bless you, boy. Bless you!" Peter says as he moves on his knees is ready to kiss Harry's shoes. 

"Get off! I said we'd take you to the castle. After that, the dementors can have you." Harry says and now a grin appears on my lips. "Ow yes the kiss........ can't wait to see it, I think it will be my new favorite memory." I say as I wiggle my brows at Peter who cowards away in fear again with a bloody lip and nose that I gave him. 

.................

"Sorry about the bite. I reckon that twinges a bit." Sirius speaks as he and Harry help Ron down the stairs while I walk in front with my wand in hand. "A bit? A bit? You almost tore my leg off!" 

"I was going for the rat. Normally, I have a very sweet disposition as a dog. More than once, James suggested that I make the change permanent. The tail l could live with. But the fleas, they're murder." Sirius says and I keep moving with my eyes in front of me, if he gave me or Dawn fleas I'm beating his ass. 

Moving out of the whole I slightly walk over to the castle as I look at it with a sigh leaving my lips. "You talked more when I was still a dog." The voice of Sirius says as he moves to stand next to me. 

"I liked you more when you were just a homeless street mutt." I mumble as I don't even look at the man next to me. "I was supposed to be there that night..... I should have been there I could have saved maybe all of you." 

"You would have ended up dead like the rest of them." I state with a shake of my head. "You wouldn't have hated me, I would have maybe been a hero in your story and not a villain." He counters and I shrug my shoulders. "A story of one's life keeps writing itself until one closes it's eyes in this world and moves on, my story is not yet finished so who knows if you are truly a villain in it." I say as I look at him from the corner of my eyes...... he's innocent and all these years I thought he was a murdered he didn't kill those muggles it was Peter..... he didn't betray mom and Harry's family it was all Peter. 

"It's beautiful, isn't it? I'll never forget the first time I walked through those doors. It'll be nice to do it again as a free man. That was a noble thing you did back there. He doesn't deserve it." Sirius says as Harry also walks over. 

"I didn't think my dad would have wanted his best friends......to become killers or his godson for that matter. Besides, dead, the truth dies with him. Alive, you're free." Harry says and I turn towards him with a raised brow. "Have you always been this wise?" 

"One of us has to be it, you well let's say your anger can be quite scary." He says and it makes a chuckle leave my lips. "Turn me into a flobberworm. Anything but the dementors! Ron! Haven't I been a good pet? You won't let them give me.....to the dementors, will you? I was your rat! Sweet, clever girl! Surely you won't--" Peter pleads as he's being helped out of the whole by Remus. 

"I'm only telling you once! Move away from her before I blast you away!" I loudly say towards Peter who cowards away in fear as he sees me looking at him unfazed. 

"I don't know if you know, Harry......but when you were born, James and Lily made me your godfather." Sirius says as we turn back towards the castle again. "I know." 

"And I know Professor McGonagall has been there for you Leo that Hogwarts has been your home, and Harry I can understand if you choose to stay with your aunt and uncle...or you here at Hogwarts ...but if you eve both wanted a different home...." Sirius begins nervously before it's finished by Harry.... is he offering what I think he is?

"What? Come and live with you?" 

"It's just a thought. I can understand if you both don't want to."  He  says and I look at him with a raised brow but a amused smirk on my lips. "I still like you more as a dog." I say and soon Hermione yells my name. 

"Leo!" 

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