The One Marauder Who Captured My Heart

Chapter 15 ~ That One Marauder Who Captured My Heart

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I opened my eyes and immediately Sirius's face came into my view. He was dabbing my forehead with a wet cloth.

"You're awake". He stated avoiding my eye contact.

"Where's Maia?" I panicked jumping up in my bed.

Sirius stood up, "She's asleep. Katie, they think you did it, the Aurors are investigating". Sirius said solemnly.

"Sirius, it wasn't me. I swear! It was-" I found my breath rushing out of my mouth restricting me from saying his name.

"Who? Who was it Katie? Cause right now all fingers are pointed at you. You were the only one in here. The door was locked, the windows were closed and an anti-disapparation jinx is in every ward. No one else could have gotten in". Sirius explained.

An idea sprung into my head, "Grab me a paper and quill, I will write it down".

Sirius walked out of the room and returned minutes later with my request, "Here". Sirius handed them to me.

I rested the two on my leg and began to write. My hands were writing the name Voldemort but only two letters appeared on the paper spelling out one word. Me.

Sirius's eyes widen and he stepped away from me, "Katie!" He hissed.

I repeatedly shook my head and continued to write down the name but it only kept coming out as 'Me' 'Me' 'Me'.

"No Sirius! It wasn't me! I'm being framed! It was-" The word wouldn't come out.

I screamed in frustration and spazzed out angrily in my bed. Nurses rushed in and the same purple liquid was poured down my throat. I fell back into that horrid darkness, except this time I was alone.

The next time I awoke there was no Sirius tending to me. The room was empty. I blinked twice. I wasn't in the hospital room any more. Instead I was sitting in what looked to be an office in the Ministry of Magic. There were files spread out on the desk and one had my name and picture in it. I went to reach for it when my hands were pulled back. I was handcuffed???

"It's good to see you're awake...Ms Riddle". A voice growled roughly. The owner of the voice stepped around me. There in my view was a mild-aged man, who was leaning on a walking stick. He had scars all over his skin and a fake eye staring at me intently.

"It's Black". I corrected.

"Hmph". He replied sitting opposite me and writing down something. "Drink this". He demanded shoving a phial into my hand, this time it contained clear liquid.

"What is it?" I responded raising an eyebrow.

"Vertiserum. I advise you drink it if you are innocent, it may save your arse from Azkaban". He growled.

I gasped and I tried to raise the liquid to my lips but failed. "I kinda can't" I said, lifting my hands helplessly, which were connected to the handles of the chair.

"You'll manage". He said gruffly.

I rolled my eyes and tilted my head down to my hands and poured the serum into my mouth.

"What is your first name, middle name, maiden name". He asked.

"Kathryn Jacqueline Riddle". I answered.

"Good now we begin".

During the interrogation I was asked questions about my history at Hogwarts, my friends, my enemies, my parents, my habits, and my health. Each of my answers were truthful; not that I could lie anyway.

"Ok last questions. If you did not injure your daughter, Maia Katie Nadia Black, then who did?"

My heart beat faster, how could I answer this? Would I be allowed to answer this? I decided to put my little 'riddle' (Hahaha get it?? Riddle? Riddle? No? Oh ok L ) to the test.

"I...am restricted from saying".

The man raised his eyebrows at looked down his nose at me, "How so?"

I sighed, "Someone, very large, put an enchantment on me".

"A giant?" The interrogator guessed.

I burst out laughing even though this wasn't a laughing matter. "No. He...is very...magical...dark-"

"Ah, you're father". He answered.

I nodded unable to agree, but inside I was excitedly dancing, hahaha beat that dad! I mentally celebrated.

He jotted something on the paper again, "Alright, I will have my Aurors investigate. You will be released on probation". He flicked his wand and the handcuffs vanished. I rubbed my red wrists.

"Thanks". I mumbled standing up.

"Hmph. Here, Sirius Black is waiting for you at your house, use the Floo Network. Oh and Katie everyone will be watching you. One step out of line and you'll be back here before you can say Azkaban". He warned.

I gulped but nodded.

He turned around to his desk as I walked over to the fire place, "Sir?" I said. I knew he was listening.

"Can you tell me your name?"

"Alastor Moody". He responded roughly.

I smiled, "Well Alastor, you my friend, have an awesome eye!"

I heard him chuckle but then he covered it with a cough and twisted in his chair to face me, a now serious expression on his face, "We are not friends".

I laughed, took some floo powder and stepped into the fire place, "Grimmauld Place!" I shouted and was carried away by the green flames.

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I landed in the grate of Grimmauld Place covered in soot. Sirius was sitting at the table sipping water.

"You're free". He acknowledged.

"On probation."

"Hmph".

"What you didn't want me to be?"

He shrugged.

"Why?"

He shrugged again.

"Becau-"

"Because I don't know if I can trust you with our daughter". He cut me off.

"Excuse me?" I scoffed brushing off my robes.

"You heard me".

I rolled my eyes, "Sirius look at us, we are already bickering and it's only our first day home with Maia".

Sirius rose from his chair and rinsed his cup then faced me, "No. There is no us. There is no we. There is no our. Not at the moment anyway". He growled and then stalked out of the room.

My heart shattered, right there, into a million pieces. Why couldn't he trust me? If the Moody could then why could he?

I walked up a couple of flights of stairs and into the library. I picked up the closet book and fell back onto the couch. The book cover was blank and dusty, who knows what it was called, at the moment I didn't care. I just wanted to get out of this place, to fall into another world devised by some great author who wasn't dealing with my problems.

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