Thick black mist completely surrounded me. I walked through it trying to find a way out of the mist. But I couldn't find a way out. I heard voices. They echoed in my head. But I couldn't make sense of them. I walked in their direction but they continued to be muffled. My feet trudged tiringly over the wet ground on which I walked but I couldn't find a way out. The voices still remained on the periphery. I started walking faster and then broke into a run. But the mist spread on endlessly. I reached for my wand but it was not on me. I panicked as I started running faster and suddenly I slipped over the wet ground.

I tried reaching for something to grasp on but I couldn't find a thing as I fell face forward. I waited for an impact. For my face to hit the hard ground but it never came and I realized I was falling through an endless hole. I tried to grasp something to break my fall. But it only closed around the empty mist.

I suddenly hit something soft as my fall broke and the voices became clearer. And my eyes flew open. The green curtain of the hospital wing was open. And I saw Ron in the bed opposite mine. I sat up with a jerk.

My head spun and I felt a sharp pain in my side. I guess that is where I hit it when I fell trying to conjure a Patronus. I heard Dad talking to the minister about how Harry is given special privilege just because he is the boy who lived and how he tries to treat him like every other student all the time.

I snorted. Every other student? Am sure he doesn't treat any other student that well. I swear. He doesn't even treat me that well.

Madam Pomfrey came in and gave me some chocolate. Then she waved her wand to do a diagnostic check. "Just some bruises. I would say you are very lucky you have escaped with that. I have healed the cuts and the broken rib. You should be fine without the pain relief. You have any other complaints?"

I shook my head. My head was hurting like it would burst but am sure it will go away with sleep. And at the moment I would rather have the physical pain as distraction.

The door opened and the Minister entered. Potter shot up from his bed.

"Minister listen." he started. "Sirius Black is innocent. It was Peter Pettigrew. He faked his own death. You can't let the dementors do that to Sirius. He's-" but Fudge shaking his head interrupted him with a smile.

"Harry, Harry you are very confused. Don't worry. You should be in bed. We have everything under control." he said a calm expression on his face.

"NO YOU DON'T. YOU HAVE NOTHING UNDER CONTROL. YOU HAVE GOT THE WRONG MAN!" I screamed at the top of my volume. They all turned to look at me. My head was hurting worse with my outburst. It was pounding like someone was hitting me on my head with a hammer.

"Minister please. You need to listen." Hermione began even as Dad shot me a look like I was dung under his nose. I averted my eyes. I couldn't look him straight right now. Not when he was looking at me with so much hatred.

"It was Ron's rat. He's an animagus and I mean, he's innocent. I saw him too." Hermione explained.

"You see, Minister? Confunded .. Black's done a very good job on them..." Dad concluded calmly.

"WE ARE NOT CONFUNDED." me and Harry shouted at the same time. My recently healed rib hurt again with all the force of shouting but my head was completely on another dimension of pain. I held my head in both my hands as I pulled at my hair hoping it would just stop pounding. Sweat beaded on my forehead as I sat there and closed my eyes wishing the pain would disappear. But then again am not that lucky...

"Minister! Proffesor! You are causing them distress. I must insist that you leave. These are my patients." Madam Pomfrey interrupted us.

"I am not distressed." Harry yelled. "I am trying to tell them that Sirius is innocent. If they would just li-" but Madam Pomfrey fed him a large chunk of chocolate and he had to stop speaking.

"Now please minister these children need care. Please leave. You too Proffesor." she said as Dad showed no sign of movement. He was glaring me to oblivion. And the doors to the hospital wing burst open and we all turned to look that way. Dumbledore entered the hospital wing taking long strides.

"Oh Merlin! This is a hospital." began Madam Pomfrey going on a rant as all four of us burst into our story knowing that Dumbledore was the only person who could clear the mess at the moment.

"I suppose he told you the same cock and bull story that he fed Potter and...her?" Dad spat. "Something about Pettigrew being alive and a rat"

"That's not some story. That is the bloody truth." I shouted and instantly regretted it. My head had just stopped pounding slightly but it started back in full force. It felt as if my head would split in two and burst to pieces. I held my head in between my knees.

"That indeed is Black's version of the story." said Dumbledore quietly surveying Dad over his halfmoon spectacles.

"And does my evidence count for nothing?" Dad snarled but the loud voice hurt my head and I covered up my ears. "There was no trace of Pettigrew on the grounds or in the Shack."

"That is because that sneaky rodent escaped." I muttered even as Madam Pomfrey came up to me with a pain relief potion.

"You should have said something when I asked you earlier." she muttered as she poured the minty liquid into a goblet. She gave me a brown paste to swallow and massage in my throat before she gave it to me to drink. I took it grateful for some relief from the unbearable pain.

"Ms. Granger. HOLD YOUR TONGUE." Dad shouted as Hermione tried to explain that he had been unconscious the whole bloody time! My body was now feeling no pain but my head was feeling extremely light and a little fuzzy.

"Now Snape. The young lady is slightly imbalanced. We must make some allowances." Fudge said trying to sound all good. The potion was showing it's side effect as my ears started ringing.

"Severus, Cornelius. I need to speak to Harry and Hermione alone." Dumbledore said but he sounded distant. His voice was coming as though through a badly turned radio and my head went spinning. The scene in front of me swam as the faces became hazy.

"Shine doyawantaguwiddeb?" I heard Dumbledore say and I opened my mouth to say I don't get you but it came out all slurred. The potion is affecting my senses is the last thing I remember thinking as a dark veil fell over me and I fell asleep.

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I woke up the next morning in the hospital wing. I opened my eyes to see Ron snoring lightly on the bed beside me. I sat up and supported myself on my elbows. I looked around and saw Harry and Hermione in opposite beds. I saw the heavily bandaged leg of Ron and looked around. I noticed we were the only ones in there. I groaned. If they had released SIrius he should have been here too.

I threw away my bed covers and set off at a run to Dumbledore's office. I reached the gargoyle and saw Dumbledore descending down the escalator.

"Ah Shine! I was expecting you." he said serenely.

"Where's he?" I asked coming to the point.

"At the moment none of us know for certain. But he is safe I assure you." he replied.

Safe? Did he just say safe? He was kissed by dementors and shipped off most probably to Merlin knows where and the old fool says he's safe!

"Are you mental or just retarded?" I hissed in a low dangerous voice and he looked at me in amusement. That annoyed me even further.

"He was kissed by dementors. And you say he's safe? Are you trying to be funny? Cause that is really not funny. Not at all funny." I yelled.

"Shine you are jumping to conclusions-"

"Jumping to conclusions? Jumping to? I swear Dumbledore. What are you going to say now. He escaped? By some stupid miracle he escaped? What cock and bull story are you going to tell me this time?" I shouted so loud my voice reverberated off the walls of the empty corridor.

"Yes. Exactly that cock and bull story. Except it is the truth." Dumbledore replied chuckling quietly. I stared at him for a minute. And then I realized what he just said. My jaw dropped.

"He- he escaped? But how?" I asked the happy tears coming to my eyes. "Are you serious?" I asked unable to believe.

"Yes. He did indeed escape last night with a little extra time and help from Harry and Hermione." he replied smiling.

"A little extra time?" I asked raising an eyebrow. "You messed up the timelines? Merlin's pants Dumbledore you are great!" I laughed.

"And Shine what cock and bull story have I told you before?" Dumbledore asked innocently. I raised an eyebrow.

"You do not know Proffesor? What is the truth of my mother I ask? What about my twin? Let alone a cock and bull story about her death. You never bothered to tell me." I said suddenly all pent up anger of being lied to for years coming out in that moment. Dumbledore sighed loudly.

"I did it because I believed telling you the truth may not be the best thing in the world to do. I believed that telling the truth meant endangering both of you if one is in danger. But if you want to know then I can certainly tell you." he replied wearily.

"Yes I do want to know the truth. Especially about why I believed myself a murderer all these years and you never wished to rectify me." I said and Dumbledre muttered "Lemon drops."

The gargoyle swung around to reveal the staircase. We went up and reached his office. "I have some buisness to attend to. I will soon be back. Then we can discuss your past. Until then you may enjoy the liqourice wands."

And with that he backed out of his office leaving me to wait for him and my answers.

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