A NEW BEGINNING

8. The Trial - 2

PREVIOUSLY IN A NEW BEGINNING

The Potter-Black-Lupin Family and Severus Snape get ready for the trial.

________________________________________

A few hours later, in courtroom no. 05,

Sirius Black walked in with Severus, Alaya, Harry and Remus with him. The Wizengamot was already present and was waiting. The minister saw him and told "Sirius Black, since we found Peter Pettigrew, the chains on the chair will not bind you. But you will need to sit there till we bring the actual accused in." Sirius nodded and sat in the chair present in the centre of the room, while the others took the seats towards the right side of the chair.

"Mr. Black, do you consent in using Veritaserum to answer the questions we'll ask you?" asked the head of the DMLE, Amelia Bones. "Yes, ma'am." "Administer it." Once administered, the questioning started after the serum was allowed to set in.

"Are you Sirius Orion Black of No. 12 Grimmauld Place?"

"Yes"

"Were you the secret keeper for the Potter's hideout as of 31st October, 1981?"

"No"

"Who was it?"

"It was Peter Pettigrew. We switched a week before that Halloween night."

"Why?"

"I being their secret keeper was too obvious. So, we switched to Peter and I was a decoy."

"Did you murder Peter Pettigrew?"

"No. But I wanted to. He was the reason James and Lily were dead and Harry and Alaya, orphans."

"Did you blow up the street and kill 12 muggles?"

"No"

"Who did it?"

"Peter Pettigrew"

"Administer the antidote." Ordered Amelia. Once the effects of the serum wore off, she raised the two main questions. "All those in favor of conviction." There was only one hand that went up. "All those in favor of clearing the accused of all charges." Everyone, except for a toad faced woman wearing a pink cardigan (you know who it is), lifted their hands. A unanimous vote.