Dumbledore's Downfall (it'll take place, just later on): Year 1

Chapter 6

It had taken a couple weeks, but they finally had come up with a plan to pressure the ministry into a hearing for Sirius. Lucius was a very persistent man and Fudge had finally given in. The man was pretty weak, at least in Tom's opinion. He hated fudge a lot, and so did a lot of others, especially the people that creature laws affected. Lucius had come rushing into the study, in the middle of the meeting when Fudge had finally agreed to give Sirius a trial using veritaserum.

"TOM." Lucius shouted as he was running in, not caring if he was interrupting. This was some rather important progress, and would also hopefully lead them to getting Harry, because the ministry wouldn't let Remus take him, and most likely wouldn't let Sirius take care of Harry either. They all knew that Lily would want Severus to have Harry if Remus and Sirius couldn't have him. She wouldn't want her son going to Petunia and her oaf of a husband.

Tom looked up at his frantic husband. "Yes? Is everything okay? Shouldn't you be at-" he stopped when Lucius shushed him mid sentence. 'The audacity of this man' Tom had that to himself with a small smile.

"Tom I need you to shut the hell up, I have some important news, really really important news." He said, bouncing slightly "Fudge agreed to a trial with veritaserum for Sirius!" He practically shouted.

Remus stood up from where he was. "He-He did?" He whispered. Remus had tears in his eyes. Even though it had maybe been a month, it had felt like a lifetime since he had seen his lover. Remus ran over to Lucius and hugged him tightly. "Thank you so much Lucius." He said softly.

Lucius smiled and hugged Remus back, pulling away when the man let go. "No problem Remus. Sirius doesn't deserve to be in there. This is all Dumbledore's fault. I don't understand how that man works so fast. The trial is in 2 days. It is open to the public as well, so we all need to get there early, just in case something goes wrong. Although Tom and Severus need to stay here with Draco, I feel it is not safe for them to be there." Lucius said turning to Tom.

Tom nodded. "I'm okay with that and Sev will be happy to stay home with Draco and I." Tom said before going back to the meeting and finishing up with his people. They were trying to spread their views and gain followers. They were hitting it big with the wizards who were banned from different things because of creature laws.

Two days seemed to take forever to pass but it was finally the day of the trial, and it was already tense, even though the trial hadn't started. Lucius was going to try and speak on behalf of Sirius if needed, but hopefully since the man would be under veritaserum it would be short and simple. The court was packed full of people. Some from Dumbledore's "side" of things and then Tom's followers were there as well. It had been decided that Remus wouldn't be in the room, in case anything would be brought against him for being there. Everyone was speaking quietly and a hush fell over the room when Sirius was led in. (Also note that even though Albus is Chief Warlock at the moment he isn't leading the trial because conflict of interest)

He was shackled (and put in that cage thing that was in the Goblet of Fire movie, but they failed to give it a name.) Even though the man had only been in Azkaban for maybe a month, he looked terrible. They had really done a number on Sirius while he was in there. Sirius was administered the veritaserum and the trail began.

Fudge began the trial. "The date is December 2nd, 1981. Time is 11:15 am and this is the trial of Sirius Black for the murder of 12 muggles and using magic out in the open. Veritaserum has been administered and I will now ask some basic questions to make sure it is in effect." he stated and turned to Sirius. "Please state your full name and date of birth."

"Sirius Orion Black. November the 3rd, 1959." Sirius replied promptly, searching the crowd for Remus, hoping that the man had his godson. He missed Harry dearly. He was aching to see the happy little boy that looked so much like James but with Lily's eyes. Everything had happened all at once, and he didn't even know what had happened to Harry.

Fudge nodded to confirm the information and went on with his next questions. "Can you tell me what happened leading up to the event of November the 1st?"

Sirius took a deep breath and let the veritaserum do its job, he was innocent after all. "Well, you see I was mourning the loss of my two dear friends Lily and James the night of the 31st. I had gone off by myself, not wanting to be around Remus. Lily and James had spent the evening in with Harry, because we took him trick or treating the night before. That is a muggle tradition Lily enjoyed and wanted to pass it on to Harry. Originally I was going to a Halloween party, but I got the news around 9:30 before I could leave. I know I am Harry's godfather, but the aurors were going to have him checked out at first, and Lucius had assured me that he would handle some things so I could mourn and that I could get Harry on the 1st.." Sirius explained, taking a few breaths to steady himself. He continued on. "I don't remember the rest of the night to be honest, but I knew I made it back to my house. I ended up falling asleep, and the next thing I know I have Aurors breaking down my door and arresting me for the murder of 12 muggles, and I did not do that. I would never do that, especially since I was supposed to get my godson that day. Why would I go blow people up and risk Harry going to some random family." He said as there were audible gasps and shouting in the crowd.

Lucius smirked slightly, knowing they had this in the bag. Lucius cleared his throat "Excuse me Minister Fudge, but I believe Sirius Black here is a free man, and that he petitions for custody of his godson right away." Lucius said, looking toward Sirius who nodded his head.

The Minister silenced everyone and nodded "Well, I think that is all the evidence we need. Sirius Orion Black you have been cleared of all charged and you are a freeman. You will be compensated for the false charges against and will be taken to see a healer immediately. We will also start the paperwork for him petitioning for custody of his godson. We will meet at a later date to discuss things." Fudge declared and waved his wand. Sirius was free of chains and released from that cage thing.

Sirius ran towards Lucius and hugged him, not caring if he got the man dirty, he was free thanks to him. "Thank you so much Lucius. Where is Remus? More importantly, where have they taken Harry?" He asked as he was led to a more private room where he would be checked over by a healer.

Lucius held up a hand so the man would stop talking. "I'll bring Remus in and explain everything when we get back to the manor, okay? Right now we need to focus on getting you healthy." Lucius said gently. He waited until Sirius had responded with an okay and went to get the man's lover.