𝑩𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒌 || h.potter

seven || Year 3 ✔️

Harry and Amelia hurries on, trailing Fudge and McGonagall to a dark stairwell as Rosmerta leads them knot a small black room. Rosmerta closes the door and Amelia opens the door Rosmerta looks at it in surprise but didn't ask, she closed the door shut once again, harder this time. Snow flutters off the sill of a half-open window.

"Come on then. Let's hear it." said Madam Rosmerta, putting her hands on her hips.

"Years ago, when Harry Potter's parents were marked for death, they went into hiding. Few knew where they were. One who did was Black. And he told-" McGonagall was cut off by Rosmerta.

"You-Know-Who. I've heard this rot. It was all over The Daily Prophet back in the day. And I'll say now what I said then: Of all the boys I ran out of here, Black's the last who would've gone over to the dark side. Hearsay. That's all the Ministry has. Hearsay."

"Ha! Tell that to Peter Pattigrew!" laughed Fudge.

"Peter Pattigrew?" repeated Rosmerta.

"Little lump of a boy? Always tagging after Black and James Potter—" McGonagall was about to finish but she was cut off my Rosmerta again. Harry stiffens.

"I remember him. What's he got to do with it?" asked Rosmerta.

"After the Potters were killed, Pattigrew went looking for Black. And, unfortunately...found him." explained McGonagall.

"Black was vicious." continued Fudge. "He didn't kill Pattigrew. He destroyed him. A finger. That's all that was left. A finger—there's your Hearsay."

Rosmerta looks at McGonagall and nods grimly.

"Sirius Black May not have put his hands to the Potters, but he's the reason they're dead. And now he wants to finished what he started." McGonagall sighed.

"Harry..." mumbled Rosmerta. "Now, how about Amelia? She is a Dale, one of the riches and most powerful pure bloods. What makes her a target of the killer?"

"Well, Amelia's biological mother also went to hiding. It's a similar story to Potters, but he is the one that killed her mother, Black was commanded by You-Know-Who. He looked for Amelia in the house. But was no where to be seen. He ended up burning the entire house." explained McGonagall.

Rosmerta nods, looking pained.

"But that's not the worst of it all." sighed Fudge, Amelia and Harry share a look.

"What could be worse?" furrowed Rosmerta.

"Sirius Black was and remains today...Harry Potter's godfather." replied McGonagall. Harry and Amelia share a look, Amelia then puts a hand on his shoulder. "And you know what could be even worse?"

"There's something even worse then that?" breathed Rosmerta, eyes widening in surprise.

"Sirius Black is...Amelia Dale's Father." replied Fudge, McGonagall nods grimly.

Amelia felt like her soul had left her body. Tears started welling in her eyes, Harry looks at her and helped her by holding her arm. She felt like she was going to faint.

Her father killed her mother.

Her father was the reason why her best friends' parents are dead.