Out of The Shadows (Golden Trio Era) {1}

The Full Moon

As they reached the end of the tunnel, stepping out under the whomping willow, Sirius pulled Mikayla and Harry aside. Sirius looks up at the castle, "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." He took a small pause before telling Harry what happened in the shack was very noble of him, even if Peter didn't deserve it. "I didn't think my dad would've wanted his best friends to become killers. Besides, dead the truth dies with him, Alive, you're free." Harry smiles at Sirius, "Plus, I don't think your daughter would've liked to witness someone being murdered." Mikayla nodded smiling at Black, who smiled at his daughter for the first time. "I don't know if you know, Harry, but when you were born, James and Lily made me your godfather." Harry told Sirius that he did know about him being his godfather. "I can understand if you choose to stay with your aunt and uncle, but if you ever wanted a different home..." Harry cut off Sirius questioning the choice to live with him, "Well me and Mikayla, if she'll have me. Well it was just a thought. I can understand if neither of you want to." Mikayla beamed looking at her dad and Harry ecstatically.

Hermione yelling Harry's name, caused the three to panically turn around. She points out the moon, as it was coming into view, "It's a full moon tonight, Lupin!" Mikayla informed them right before Sirius ran to Lupin, and Harry ran to Ron and Hermione. "Get Ron up!" Mikayla instructed Harry and Hermione as Sirius tried to keep Lupin human, which was failing. Sirius dropped the wand in his hand, Harry tried to disarm Pettigrew after he picked up the wand but it was too late. Mikayla began chasing the rat trying to catch it before he disappeared into the Dark forest, she could hear her friends screaming, she turned and made her way back towards them, wand in hand. "Argenti Protego!" Mikayla yelled conjuring a physical silver shield in front of her friends and Snape as Lupin and Sirius fight. When the werewolf chases Sirius away from the group, Mikayla removes the shield and follows them with Harry following her. Harry picks up a rock, throwing it at werewolf Lupin, hitting him in the head before he could seriously injure Sirius. Lupin roars making his way towards Mikayla and Harry, Mikayla stands in front of Harry telling him to run but he doesn't move. They all hear a howl coming from the forest, this confuses werewolf Lupin, there was another howl, this one sounded different, Lupin rushes towards the forest. Mikayla exhales in relief, before hearing Sirius whimper, she sees him limping making his way down the hill, Harry runs to follow him, Mikayla stays still for a minute before following them, she quickly caught up with Harry.

They saw Sirius laying beside a small lake, he was still causing Mikayla to rush to his side, "No, Dad!" She yelled at the unconscious bloody man in front of her. There's was a crackling sound, Mikayla looked towards the small lake and watched as it froze solid. Sirius' eyes shot open and he shouted in fright, looking straight up, Mikayla and Harry followed his gaze to see hundreds of dementors circling them. "Harry, I don't know the spell!" Mikayla shouts panicking, "Fill your mind with the happiest memory of your life and the say, EXPECTO PATRONUM!" Harry yells, Mikayla searches her mind for the happiest moment of it, flashes of winning the Quidditch cup filled her mind, her kiss with Fred that was magical, lifting the cup as the crowd cheered, Mikayla yelled the spell but only a small shield of silver light erupted from her wand, ridding two dementors. A third Dementor swooped at her, sucking roughly as Mikayla felt her happiness slip away. She remembered what Sirius had asked them just before Lupin turned, let that memory fill up her mind. Her silvery shield was brighter and bigger this time, but only protected them from a handful of Dementors, Mikayla could feel the darkness try to consume her, she tried the charm again but failed as she heard Harry screaming. She saw a tiny silvery ball float out of Sirius' mouth before a silver Dog and Deer were standing together across the lake, "Mammy?" she whispered before losing consciousness.

"I saw my dad." Harry spoke when he woke up, Mikayla had woken up minutes before hand saying she had seen her mam. "What?" Hermione asked, "He sent the dementors away, I saw him across the lake, he was with someone." "My mam." Mikayla called across the room. "Listen you two, they've captured Sirius. Any minute the dementors are gonna perform the kiss." Hermione informed them, Mikayla hopped out of bed, having a little wobble before catching her balance. "You mean they're gonna kill him?" Harry begins to get up, "No. It's worse. Much worse. They're going to suck out his soul." Mikayla tells him as she stood at his bed, just as she finished, Dumbledore enters the hospital wing. The three of them rush over to Dumbledore, telling him that he's got to stop them, and that Sirius is innocent. "It's Scabbers who did it." Ron calls from his bed, "Scabbers?" Dumbledore quested curiously, "He's my rat, sir. He's not really a rat. He was a rat. He was my brother Percy's rat. But the they gave him an owl-" Mikayla cut Ron off, "Peter Pettigrew is an animagus acting as Ron's rat. He's the one who murdered those people, and faked his own death to frame Sirius." Mikayla short-cutted Ron's spiel. "The point is, we know the truth. Please Professor, believe us." Hermione begs, "I do, Miss Granger. But i'm sorry to say the word of four 13-year-old wizards will convince few others." Dumbledore pauses, making his way over to Ron and place is hand on his injured leg, "A child's voice, however honest and true, is meaningless to those who forgotten how to listen." Dumbledore walks back towards the other three as he states that time in a mysterious and powerful thing that if meddled with can be extremely dangerous. "Sirius Black is in the topmost cell of the Dark tower. You know the laws, girls. You must not be seen. And you would do well, I feel, to return before the last chime. If not, the consequences are too ghastly to discuss. If you succeed tonight more than one innocent life may be spared. Three turns should do it, I think." Dumbledore turns, walks out the door, before turning back around. "Oh, and by the way. When in doubt, I find retracing my steps to be wise place to begin. Good luck." And with that he disappeared.