Months later, it was wedding day. It was quite a decent turnout, all things considered. Most of the guests were friends of Harry's dad, but it was still the happiest moment of Harry's life.
Ginny certainly looked the happiest Harry had seen her in months--ever since her father left, she'd been down, but the wedding brought back her happiness in full swing.
As he was dancing with Ginny at the reception, however, he noticed three guests there that hadn't been at the wedding.
They were a man, a woman, and a son, all blonde.
Despite the fact that they'd managed to get their hands on new and expensive dress robes, Harry recognized them immediately; they were the Malfoys.
"Perfect," Harry muttered as his and Ginny's dance came to a halt. "Just perfect."
"What is it?" Ginny asked, following his line of sight. Then she, too, frowned.
"Isn't that Cho's family?" she asked.
"Yeah," Harry said. "They've got a lot of nerve, showing up here. Come on."
Holding Ginny's hand, he stormed over to the Malfoys, nearly knocking over Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks.
"What the hell are you guys doing here?" Harry snarled.
Lucius donned a look of shock.
"No need to be so touchy, Potter, just wanted to wish you and your bride our best," he said coolly.
Harry nearly snorted.
"You know, most of our wedding guests are on a first-name basis with us," he said. "Now, I'll ask you one more time: why are you here?"
"I told you he wouldn't buy it, Lucius," Narcissa said. "Just tell the boy what you know."
"I have news about Ginny's father. He's not what you think he is," Lucius said.
Ginny looked surprised, then angry; Harry's blood ran cold. They couldn't know about Sirius being a convict, could they?
"Tell us what you know," Harry demanded in a low voice.
Draco cast them a look of disdain.
"Why should we tell you?" he asked. "You're just a couple of blood-traitors."
Ginny dug into her pocket and extracted a handful of Galleons.
"Start talking," she said coldly. Lucius took the money, looking gleeful.
"The girl's father—he's a murderer," Lucius said.
Ginny bristled.
"He is not—my father would never—" Ginny snarled, but Lucius cut across her.
"Let me finish girl," he hissed.
Ginny fell silent, and Lucius continued.
"I ran into Sirius Black that night in the sewers, the night the barricade fell; he had a corpse over his back," Lucius said.
"I'll fill you in later," Harry whispered to Ginny, spotting the look of confusion on her face at the name 'Sirius Black'.
"And if you still don't believe me, I got a—souvenir—from the corpse," Lucius went on, pulling out a silvery cloak. "I took this from the corpse on his back."
Harry recognized the cloak immediately. It was his invisibility cloak. He snatched it up immediately.
"I know this," he whispered. "It's my invisibility cloak!"
