"..... and father said that the ICW also reprimanded Dumbledore for using such dangerous magical artifact for the tournament. Bsgman's department is under investigation since it was responsible for the security. The Wizengamot will be ripe for picking by the time of Winter session." Louise informed Aries, they walked down the road to Hogsmade. "Have you thought of any agendas? " she asked him.

"Not yet. I've been busy getting the financial side of things ready." Aries told her. "The accounts of my parents and uncle are a mess, since grandfather refused to touch them."

Louise hummed at that. "I'll think of something then, and get it cleared by you."

"That would be wise. I wouldn't want to scrape the entire Wizengamot from the walls after the winter meet." He joked, taking a jab at her viciousness.

"If you wanted someone tame, you'd have thought better than to propose to a veela." Louise retorted, leaning in close for a kiss, then abruptly pulled away. "Where are those three going?"

Aries turned his head to see Harry and his friends sneaking away from the village towards the mountains. "Does it matter?" he asked, a little impatient due to Louise's teasing.

"They are definitely up to something. Come on, Aries. Let's see what they see doing, then we can do something a little bit more forbidden than kissing in the forbidden forest tonight."

Aries had no idea how Louise was able to make him blush like that, but she definitely took it as a challenge and got a triumphant smirk on her face whenever she succeeded. Like the one she was wearing right now.

He decided not to argue further and both of them followed quietly after the trio, under disillusionment charm.

They followed them to a cave, where they followed a Grim looking dog inside. Sharing a look, Aries and Louise decided to enter too.

Aries was shocked when the dog transformed into his second cousin, the escaped criminal, Sirius Black.

"Harry! It's good to see you." He cried out, obviously happy. "You too, Ron, Hermione."

"Sirius." The happiness in Harry's voice was entirely genuine. He didn't look like he was meeting the person responsible for his parents death. Aries didn't understand what was going on, but decided on playing it safe. One silent spell from him had Black bound in unbreakable ropes.

"What the..." Another spell had him gagged.

"Would one of you explain what is going on here?" He addressed the trio.

"Aries! Louise! This isn't what it looks like." Harry exclaimed, distressed at seeing Black bound, his wand pointing at Aries' directing.

So he would fight to get Black free? Interesting.

"Why don't you explain then what is going on, Harry? " Louise said slowly, trying to calm him.

"Sirius is innocent. He was framed by Wormtail." came Harry's reply.

Aries merely raised an eyebrow at Granger to explain properly. She looked the most collected of the three.

She looked nervous but spoke in an even tone. "Last term we encountered Mr Black in the Shrieking Shack. At first we thought that he was there to kill Harry but it was because of Peter Pettigrew. He was a rat animagus and was hiding as Ron's rat for last 12 years after betraying the Potter's secret, killing 12 muggle and framing Mr. Black."

Aries was assaulted by the memories of his mother shouting about the rat's faults and the Dark Lord being gone.

"If that is true, why didn't you inform the authorities?" He asked.

"We tried, but Fudge believed Snape when he told him that we were confunded." Harry spat.

Aries exchanged a glance with Louise. Seeing her nod, he removed the gag from Black's mouth.

"You are Bella's son, aren't you?" Black sneered.

Aries couldn't help but stiffen, when Louise walked forward and took his hand in hers. "He is, like you are Walburga Black's son, which is irrelevant right now. Why wasn't your innocence not revealed during your trial?"

Black grimaced at hearing his mother's name before hearing the question. "Because I wasn't given a trial. I was chucked into an Azkaban cell where I waited for my trial for twelve years before I broke out." He raged.

Louise glanced back at him and the gleam in her eyes was all that he needed to see to know what she was thinking.

It looked like he had found his agenda for the Winter session.

To wreak havoc.