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allowed. The families of the champions, of course, were allowed to be present, and Remus
had requested to be let in to see Harry, but Dumbledore explained that Bill and Molly
Weasley would be brought to Hogwarts to stand as Harry's family.
The news had left both Remus and Sirius fit to be tied.
They were Harry's family.
Sirius owled Remus back, promising full details of the tournament once he got them
from Harry, and then told him to go back to snogging his new girlfriend and mate—whom
Sirius had yet to meet or learn any details of, other than the fact that she and Remus had
been official for one month, and she did not care one bit about his lycanthropy.
Applause turned to anxious silence in the distance, and Padfoot kept his ears open,
waiting nervously to hear if a champion was declared. Nervous whispers turned to loud,
boisterous cheers of, "Harry! Harry! Harry!" that all too quickly gave way to screams of
horror. Padfoot shook in place, not knowing what to do. He felt horrible for feeling
relieved when he heard someone yell, "Diggory's dead! Cedric Diggory's dead!"
If he had wanted to rush forward to see what had happened, his chance was lost
when the crowds began rushing out over the grounds. A flock of French students ran to
the pastel blue coach while a large group of Durmstrang students made their way in an
orderly fashion toward the large ship that sat at the edge of the Black Lake.
Someone cleared their throat loudly, and he turned to see Minerva McGonagall
standing in front of the pumpkin patch, staring at him.
"Professor Dumbledore would like to see you in his office."
Had he been in a chipper mood, or in human form, Sirius might have made a
sarcastic comment about how that statement would have given him a flashback to his
youth. Instead, he followed behind her until they reached the castle, and then he ran as
quickly as he could, stopping at the stone gargoyle where he waited for Minerva to catch
up and give the password.
"Liquorice wands," she said, and they both watched as the spiral staircase opened,
allowing them inside.
The very second that the large oak door shut behind them, Sirius shifted into his
human form and turned to stand in front of the witch.
Minerva gasped and held her hand to her chest, her eyes remained wide in shock
for a split second before they narrowed. "Sirius Black!"