"Somehow with Harry being in Slytherin that doesn't surprise me."
"Yes, well, any help you could give me in that direction would be helpful as well."
"Of course Headmaster."
"Albus now, Remus, I am no longer your headmaster we are colleagues. So, I will see you on January 2nd. Have a Happy Christmas."
"I'll go to Flourish and Blotts and select books before the full moon in two days and owl them to you."
"I'll pen a note to Ebenezer. He'll take care of it and you won't have to owl me. Enjoy this time Remus. Soon enough it will be nose to the grindstone.
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"Mr. Black, perhaps I haven't made myself clear. Either you will cooperate with these sessions, or I will kick you out of my clinic and report you to the Wizengamot for non-compliance. You can then go out and drink yourself to death or find some other form of suicide; the way many former inmates of who spent five years or more in Azkaban have done. Of course the ones that didn't drink themselves to death or otherwise kill themselves, usually found a way to get themselves thrown back in there; most often through losing control over their inner anger and killing someone, usually their nearest and dearest. So what is your choice going to be?"
"Fine," Sirius snarled. "What did you want to know?"
"Let's start with something easy. You visited your godson, how did that go?"
"Poorly."
"How so?"
"He's a Slytherin."
"So? What does that mean he's in Slytherin?"
"He a sneaky, conniving, coward. James must be rolling in his grave with shame."
"You told him that, I presume?"
"Yeah."
Sirius was shocked when Paige slapped the back of his head hard. "OW! WHAT was THAT for?" He bellowed.
"For being a first class IDIOT!" She snarled. "Oooh… You are… You… Who got you out of prison?
"Jamieson Fawcett, he was working for a solicitor, Stephen Corner."
"Do you know who Corner, Davies, and Ogden's most important client is?"
"No, why would I?"
"Did you pay your legal bills or did someone else?"
"Someone else. What?" Paige was glaring at him and Sirius couldn't figure out why.
"Do you know who looked into finding the best care for you after you were exonerated? Who paid your bill in this clinic in advance?"
"No. I have no idea, I thought the ministry was paying for this."
"Your godson, you sanctimonious, thickheaded, prejudiced bastard. He has done nothing but help you, and you treat him like a pariah based on what house he was sorted to? I… I'm too furious. Today's session is cancelled, we'll resume tomorrow or maybe the day after. Arsehole, selfish, immature, self-absorbed bigot.." Paige muttered as she left the room.
Sirius sat there and blinked in shock. Harry was responsible for him getting a trial? Harry had paid for him to be in this clinic? Harry was concerned for his well-being? He felt as if he'd been dropped on his head. He shuffled to his feet and went to walk the path that wound around the grounds of the clinic. He had held himself aloof from everyone here, he had a sudden urge to change that. Late that afternoon, he was reading in his room when the assistant medi-witch that was on duty tapped on his door.
"You have a visitor, Mr. Black."
"A visitor? Who would come see me here?" he wondered as he followed her to the sitting room that acted as a place for family and friends to visit patients. When he entered the room he saw Remus.
"Moony!"
The two friends embraced for along moment. When they pulled apart their words were overlapping apologies.
"I'm sorry I ever believed you would betray James like that!"
"I'm sorry I believed your curse was getting the better of you. That you'd gone over to You-Know-Who."
The two sat down and Sirius cast a privacy spell. The two then spent the afternoon sorting the mistaken beliefs of the past. As the sun set, Remus stood, "I need to go. I'll visit again in a week."
"I'd like that. Sorry, I can't be with you tomorrow night."
"Yeah well, you need to get well first."
"I'm fine."
"Are you? Are you really?" Remus' concerned look said he didn't quite believe it.
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Cassandra looked at the clock. She smiled she closed the file in front of her. Working for Harry was such fun. She never knew what he was going to have her research next. She checked in three times a week with Petunia, but because Petunia approved of the projects she was working on for Harry she hadn't been given additional tasks. The next two weeks were going to be fun. She was actually invited to both the Davies' Solstice Party and the Longbottom Ball and House Party. Both were considered the parties to be at this season. She was supposed to meet the Hogwarts Express in thirty minutes and help keep a eye on Harry during the winter holidays. She was looking forward to seeing both Harry and her cousins.
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